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 Minifters,  Le6l:urers,  Mailers 
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 AFTER    THE 
 
 Restoration  in  1660. 
 
 By,  or  before,  the  ACT  for 
 
 UNIFORMITY. 
 
 DefignM  for  the  preferving  to  Pofterity, 
 the  Memory  of  their  Names,  Charafters, 
 Writings  and  Sufferings. 
 
 "Jhe  Second.  Edition :  In  Two  Volumes,  VOL.  11. 
 By  EDMVND   CJLAMT.D.D. 
 
 '      LO  N  DO  N: 
 
 Printed  for  J.  Laxvrence,  in  the  Poultrey  ;  ^.  Nicholfon, 
 and  J.  Sprint,  in  Little  -  Britain  -^  B^.  I{obinJon^  in 
 St.  Paulas  Church-Yard  ;  N.  Clijfe,  and  D,  Jac'^son, 
 mChenpfide,     MDCCXIII. 
 
Ill, 
 
 THE 
 
 PREFACE 
 
 O  JVrite  of  Noneonformifts  afjJ  Dif- 
 fencers_,  is  in  the  Efieem  of  fome  <tJ^Aen^ 
 to  5wf^  </ Schifmaticks  ^t?^/ Rebels ; 
 T'o  command  them  is  little  better  than  to 
 v^rite  in  the  l^raife  o/Nero.  They  ha've  been  re- 
 frefented  infuch  a  manner^  as  if  no  Words  could  be 
 bad  enough  to  defcribe  them.  But  it  is  no  new 
 Thing  for  ^erfons  of  great  real  Worth  and  Eminence 
 to  be  thus  treated.  Away  with  fuch  Fellows 
 from  the  Earthy  for  it  is  not  fit  they  fliould  live, 
 is  Language  that  the  firfi  ff  readers  of  Chrifiianity  in 
 the  World  were  Us*d  to.  It  is  therefore  the  lefs  to  be 
 ■7ifondred  at^  if  they  who  are  d^firous  to  tread  in 
 their  Steps,  have  been  us'd  in  the  fame  manner.  The 
 DiiTenters  in  England  ha've  had  a  great  (lure  in 
 this  fort  ofUfage.  They  ha've  born  all  the  Obloquy 
 that  the  Stage,  ■  the  Tavern,  the  Frefs,  or  the  Fulpit 
 could  well  vent  againffi  them.  Preachers  and  Feets 
 have  made  merry  with  them  :  Wit  and  Malice,  In- 
 ter eft  andT^ower  have  jointly  conffird  again fi  them  : 
 <iAnd  yet  they  have  fome  Footing,  and  feme  Credit 
 fiill  left.  This  is  an  <iArgument  in  their  favour ^  to 
 fuch  as  confider  it.  There  is  fomething  nHore  than 
 Human  in  it. 
 
 If  they  that  Suffer  d  for  fZi«V  Nonconformity  in 
 62,  ivhatever  miftakes  they  might  labour  under, 
 did  not  do  it  out  of  a  Principle  of  Confcience,  they 
 overe  the  weakeft  People  in  the  World.  They  were 
 aEHve  in  their  own  Kuin  :  And  might  eafily  have 
 avoided  Mifery,  by  a  compliance,  which  nothirtg  could 
 he  reafonablyfuppos'd  capable  of  keeping  them  fi'om^ 
 if  they  had  not  been  afraid  of  Sinning  againft  GOD, 
 
 A  2  But 
 
iv  The    PREFACE. 
 
 But  when  that  check! d  them^  we  need  not  wonder 
 that  GOD  (hould  own  them  and  appear  for  them  : 
 Or  that  tho  they  fufferd  much,  they  jhould  he  con- 
 Jiderahly  fupported.  The  'very  ConduB  of  DMne 
 Pro'uidence  toivards  them  is  a  confirming  E'vidence^ 
 that  there  is  a  reality  in  Religion^  and  therefore  ought 
 to  he  confiderd  with  Ohfer'vation,  To  let  the  Me- 
 mory of  thefe  Men  Dye  is  injurious  to  Pofierity  ;  by 
 defrix-in^  them  of  what  might  contribute  to  -pro- 
 mote their  fteadinefs  to  their  Principles^  under  Hard* 
 Jhips  and  Severities, 
 
 To  rcco'ver  a  tolerable  Lift  however^  of  thofe  who 
 Tvere  Silenc  d  after  the  Refioration  <?/ Charles  11.  was 
 at  this  difiance  no  eafy  thing;  and  to  recover  CharaBers 
 of  a  number  of  them  yet  h^irder.  I  look  upon  it  as  the 
 more  needful  that  this  jlwuld  have  been  endeavour  dy 
 beca^fs  Dr.  Sam.  Parker  andfome  others ^  have  taken 
 a  Liberty  fo  flrangely  to  diminifJj  their  Number^ 
 whereby  they  have  in  effeB  charged  thofe  who  have 
 reported  them  to  have  been  about  Two  Thoufandy 
 with  falfifying  in  their  own  Favour  ,•  which  had  a 
 tendency  to  blacken  their  Memory y  if  they  7vere  not 
 clear  d  by  a  ju/l  Reprefentation, 
 
 i^yi  Catalogue  of  them  was  Printed  in  1665,  but 
 it  was  difficult  to  come  by y  and  very  fear ce,  I  could 
 fjot  obtain  a  fight  ofity  till  my  firfi  Edition  of  this 
 Work  was  got  thrQughthe  Prefs;  and  when  I  looKd 
 into  ity  I  found  it  very  deficient.  It  mentions  the 
 Names  of  thofe  who  were  EjeBed  in  London  and 
 jEffex^  *and  Eight  Counties  more,  but  has  not  a  word 
 of  all  the  refiy  and  yet  it  bears  the  Title  of  an  exad 
 Catalogue.  What  mufi  the  next  Jge  have  thought 
 of  the  Dlfienting  Aiinifiersy  to  find  them  afierti?7g 
 with  fo  much  jifjurancey  that  the  Number  of  the 
 EjeBrd  amounted  to  Two  Thoufandy  7i>hen  an  exact 
 Catalogue  cannot  reckon  up  above  Five  or  Six 
 fiundred  ?  I  ecu  d  not  but  thiitk  the  future  Reputation 
 of  many^  concern  d  in  the  clearing  of  this  mattery  by 
 Puhlilhin^  a  Lift  that  mi^ht  much  better   deferv^ 
 
 th? 
 
Tlie    PREFACE.  v. 
 
 the  Name  of  exadt,  than  one  that  contains  the 
 Names  of  little  more  than  a  ^tarter  part  of  them. 
 Accordingly^  I  fought  out  every  where  for  Aljlfiancey 
 and  ffter  feme  time  obtain  d  Four  written  Ca- 
 talogues. One  7vas  CoUec'ed  with  great  Jnduftry 
 and  Application  by  the  Reverend  Mr.  Wilih-ini 
 Taylor^  late  of  Newbery^  who  while  Chap- 
 lain to  the  late  Lord  Wharcon^  had  a  Correspondence 
 in  moft  parts  of  England^  in  purfuit  of  this  Defgn; 
 and  many  of  the  Letters  that  he  receivd  upon  thu  . 
 cccafion^  were  pat  into  my  Hands^  and  are  yet  by 
 me.  Two  I  receivd  from  the  laborious  Mr.  Roger 
 Morrice^  who  was  for  collecting  every  thing  that 
 was  Curious^  and  had  taken  a  great  deal  of  pains  in 
 order  to  the  compleating  juch  a  Dcpgn.  The  fourth 
 I  receivd  from  another  Hand,  i  collated  them  to- 
 gether ^  and  drew  one  Lift  out  of  all  of  them^  omit^ 
 ting  none  where  they  were  all  agreed  j  and  where 
 they  differ  dy  Ifometimes  follow  d  one  Copy,  and  fome- 
 times  another y  with  refpe^l  to  the  fever  a  I  Counties  ^ 
 according  to  the  Information  and  Advice  of  fuch  as 
 I  confulted  in  Verfon^  and  by  Letter ,  for  the  V laces 
 with  which  they  were  beft  Acfjuaintsd :  Hoping  that 
 iho'  my  Lift  did  not  prefently  prove  exact,  it  might 
 pave  the  way  for  one  at  length  that  might  as  much 
 deferve  that  Chari^Ur^  as  could  reafcnablj  he  ex- 
 fetledy  at  jo  many  Tears  diftance. 
 
 Several  things  concur  to  make  ExaBnefs  in  this 
 Cafe  difficult.  There  7vere  two  EjeHions  of  Minifiers 
 in  the  beginning  of  the  Reign  of  King  Charles  II  * 
 One  out  of  the  Livings  that  had  been  Sequefired^  and 
 another  by  the  Ad:  for  Uniformity.  1  obfervd  in 
 my  Preface  to  my  firji  Editi{m,  that  the  Lifis  I  had 
 met  with,  had  not  made  that  T^ifiinBion  in  this 
 refpeB  I  could  have  wiflid  for.  There  were  feme 
 few,  (and  as  far  as  my  Information  reaches,  they 
 *ivere  hut  very  few^  of  thofe  cajt  out  of  the  fecjueft-  ^ 
 red  Livings,  7vho  fiiU  kept  in  the  Church  after  the 
 %/iB  took  place.     I  ownd  that  here  and  there  one  of 
 
 A   ;  thefi 
 
vi.  The   PREFACE. 
 
 thefc  might  he  fiill  namd  as  EjeBed.  But  then  there 
 VJere  others  who  loft  their  Ecclefiaftical  Preferments 
 foon  after  the  Reftauration^  -whom  the  AB  of  Uni- 
 formity  found  unfoff'efsd  of  any  Benefice^  and  others 
 who  were  Chaplains  to  Ferfons  of  Quality ^  with- 
 out  any  other  Preferme7JtSy  againfi  whom  the 
 Church  Doers  were  by  the  AB  fiiut  and  harrd^  for 
 all  time  to  come.  1  intimated ^  that  halving  my  felf 
 ohfer-vd  and  inferted  fome  fuch^  I  thought  my  Lift 
 might  be  as  dfeBli/e  in  thcfe  of  this  latter ^  as  it 
 could  he  redundant  in  thoje  of  the  former  fort.  Some 
 were  EjeBed  tvjice :  Firfi  out  of  fequefired  Livings ^ 
 and  afttrwards  out  of  fome  other  place,  in  iphich 
 they  were  fx'd,  before  the  AB  took  -place,  by  which 
 they  were  totally  Silenc'd.  I  fignifyd  that  I  had 
 noted  jome  fuch,  and.  that  it  was  not  unlikely  hut 
 Jeveral  others  fnlght  have  efcaf  d  my  notice.  But 
 then  there  were  others  jufi  enter  d  upon  the  Minifiry^ 
 tho^7JGt  fully  fix  d  in  any  certain  Place,  who  were  as 
 much  Sihncd  by  that  Qy4B^,  as  if  they  had  been 
 EjcBed  out  of  Livings,  of  7vhlch  they  for  fome  time 
 had  had  Pofjeflon.  <tAnd  I  added,  that  as  many  of 
 thefe  might  perhaps  upon  fearch  be  found  omitted,  as 
 there  were  of  the  others  that  were  mention  d  twice, 
 and  at  two  Jeveral  places.  However,  any  thing  of 
 this  kind  either  way,  being  Inconfflent  7vlth  the  ex- 
 aBnefs  I  alm\l  at,  I  made  it  my  %jquejl  to  all  that 
 fijoidd  cafi  their  Eyes  on  what  I' puhlijh'd,  that  they 
 would  Jo  far  favour  and  oblige  me,  as  to  give  me 
 notice  of  any  ml  flakes  they  obfervd  of  either  fort. 
 And  I  mufi  now  own  my  felf  obliged  to  many^  both 
 lAlnljters  and  Gentlemen,  upon  this  zy^ccount. 
 
 (L/^t  the  end  of  each  County,  1  added  the  Names  of 
 fuch  as  I  could  obtain  the  Kno7vledge  of,  7vhe  tho 
 Nonconformlfts  at  frfl,  did  afterwards  comply  7vith 
 the  National  Eftabllfhment,  I  therefore  did  it,  that 
 it  mi^Jot  be  fecn^  how  fe7V.  under  all  the  Hardjhlps 
 and  ^DiJ advantages  which  Nonconformity  was  at- 
 tended wlth^  were  prevailed  on  by  any  oppofite .  pro- 
 
 fpec/. 
 
The    P  R  E  F  A  C  E.  vii 
 
 f 
 
 fpe^y  to  defert  their  Principles y  compard  "With  fuch 
 as  Wire  firm  in  adhering  to  them.  1  h^timated,  thap 
 I  herein  followed  the  forementkn  d  Lifis^  and  fijould 
 be  forry  for  any  mifiakes ;  hitt  upon  intimation  gi'ven^ 
 would  readily  Corred  them  :  <t^nd  I  ha'Ve  according-' 
 ly  done  it,  as  far  as  any  have  been  jo  kind  to  ajji-fi 
 me^  by  gi'ving  me  Information. 
 
 Lives  and  CharaBers  are  very  entertaining.  Hard- 
 ily any  part  of  Mr.  Baxter^  Narrative  was  more  ge" 
 neraUy  agreeable,  than  his  Brief  Account  0/  the  Mi-- 
 nifiers  of  Worccflierfhire,  and  the  parts  adjoining 
 That  my  Lift  therefore  might  not  be  a  dull  heap  ef 
 "Names  only,  1  added  the  Char  a^ers  of  many,  which 
 1  thought  a  juft  Debt  to  the  Memory  of  thofe  juho  had 
 defervdfo  well  of  Mankind,  who  fujjer  d  fo  brave- 
 ly to  maintain  their  Integrity',  and  rather  expos d 
 themfelves  and  their  Families  to  720  fmaljHardjlvpSy 
 than  they  w$uld  ftrain  their  Confciences,  I  took  the 
 pains  to  canfult  the  printed  Lives,  and  fcatter  d  Cha- 
 raiiers,  arid  Funeral  Sermons,  of  as  many  as  I  could 
 meet  with,  CoUetling  thence  what  appeared  fuitable 
 to  my  purpofe,  I  added,  an  a/^ccount  of  jome  feWy 
 my  own  Aajuaintance  with  whom,  put  me  into  a  Ca- 
 pacity of  giving  their  jujv  Charader,  And  had 
 Aiemoirs  co72cerni77g  feveral  others,  (of  whom  no 
 fiAccount  was  ever  Vrinted  before")  communicated  to 
 me  by  divers  Friends  in  City  and  Country,  who  were 
 hefi  able  to  do  them  fuflice.  This  was  a  Work  of 
 much  Time  and  Pains,  and  it  is  now  confiderably 
 augmented :  And  from  a  Chapter  in  another  Volume ^ 
 ts  become  a  Volume  by  it  felf  and  I  am  ready  to  own 
 by  what  Ajfijtance  it  is  thus  improvd. 
 
 Some  Angry  T^erfons  have  taken  no  little  Vleafurt 
 in  befpattering  thefe  worthy  Mtn,  whofe  Names  ra- 
 ther defervd  Embalming  :  But  none  hath  mon  fig- 
 nalizjd'  his  Rancour  and  Bitternefsy  m  ill-natur  d 
 particular  RtfeUions,  than  Mr.  Antony  a  Wood, 
 ^/je  Oxford  M'fforiographer ;  who  hath  been  takzn  tQ 
 iatk  by  fit^cral  ^for  his  other  failures^  while  no  one 
 
 A  4  that 
 
viii  The    PREFACE. 
 
 that  1  knoiv  off,  hath  been  fo  charitable  as  to  wife 
 off  the  foul  zy^fperfions  he  hath  cafl  on  thofe  of  our 
 denomination,  who,  to  fay  the  leafi,  defevvd  much 
 better  Treatment,  What  mufi  thofe  who  come  after  us 
 think  of  our  fufine  NegleEf,  jlj&uld  fuch  Malignant 
 Injinuations  as  his,  which  fo  blacken  the  whole  Body 
 of  our  Minifters,  and  the  mo  ft  leading  Men  among  ff 
 them  {fuer)  few  only  excepted)  be  fufferd  to  fafs  un- 
 contradiSied  ?  If  any  think  Innocence  needs  no  ApO;- 
 logy,  they  would  do  well  to  conjider,  whether  fuch 
 as  rife  up  among  us,  and  are  ftrangers  to  their  Cha~ 
 rablers,  may  not  fuppofe  there  was  fomething  of  Truth 
 in  his  fpiteful  Reflections,  if  none  had  the  Courage 
 fuhlickly  to  confront  them. 
 
 The  firft  Specimen  of  this  Authors  Abilities,  was 
 his  Anciquitaces  Univerfitatis  Oxon^    in  which 
 Bp.  Bar-  (^^J^^y  ^y^  ^y  words  of  a  learned  Bifljop  *)  there  is  not 
 nuineRe-  ^"^y  ^^^^^  Latin,  but  falfe  Englijlj  too^  and  many 
 mains.    "  had  Charaders  caft  on  good  Men,  efpecially  on 
 pag.  i8f,  the  Antl-Arminians,    who   are   all,    (efpecially 
 ^^4-         'DvfPrideaux)  made  Seditious  Perfons,  andSchil- 
 maticks,  if  not  Hereticks.  Nay,  our  firft  Refor- 
 mers (out  of  Veter  Heylins   angry,  and  (to  our 
 '  Church   and  Truth)  fcandalous  Writings)   are 
 made  Fanaticks.     The  Truth  is,  not  only  the 
 Latin,  but  alfo  the  matter  of  thofe  Antiquities, 
 being  Erroneous  in  feveral  Things,  may  prove 
 Scandalous,  and  give  our  Adverfaries  fome  oc- 
 cafion  to  cenfure,  not  only  the  Univerfit^,  but 
 the  Church  of  England,   and  our  Reformation. 
 yind  that  truly  great  Man,  Archbijhop  Tillotfon, 
 found  it  neceffary  to  'vindicate  the  Memory  of  that  Ex- 
 cellent Perfon,  Bijljop  Wilkins,  from  this  aAuthorS 
 Jifperfons^  in  his  Preface  to  a  Volume  of  that  Bijljofs 
 Sermons ;    And  after  a  ?mld  Cenfure,  concludes  {in 
 his  wonted  manner)  with  this  foft  RefleSlion  ;  That 
 there  is  no  readier  way  for  a  Man  to  bring  his 
 own  worth  into  Queftion,  than  by  endeavour- 
 ing to  detrad  from  the  worth  of  other  Men. 
 
 His 
 
The    PREFACE. 
 
 His    next  Work  was  his  Athene  Oxonienfes^ 
 ojjipb  an  Eye  to  which  BijJjop  Burnet  *  Stiles  him    *  The 
 a  Scriblcr^  and  hath  this  remarkable  Pajfage.    That  ^^'^  ^'- 
 poor  Writer  has  thrown  together  fuch  a  Tumul-'fj^^^l*"' 
 tuary  mixture  of  Stuff  and  Tattle^  and  has  been  ter  to  Ihe 
 fo  vifibly  a  Tool  offome  of  the  Church  ofRomcy^^Jhop  of 
 to  reproach  all  the  greateft  Men  of  our  Church  Coventry 
 that  no  Man  who  takes  care  of  his  own  Repu- J"^^^^'''' 
 tation,  will  take  any  thing  upon  Truft,  that  is  lo.  '^^' 
 faid  by  one  that  has  no  Reputation  to  lofe.     Fie 
 has  laid  together  all  that  the  malice  of  Miffiona- 
 ries   could  furnifti    him  with,    to  blemifh  the 
 Work  of  one  of  the  greateft  Men  of  our  Church, 
 Bifhop  j^E^fiL;  and  he   hath  Barbaroufly  at- 
 tacked the  Memory  of  Bifliop  WJ  R  D,  who 
 was  in  fo  many  refpeds  one  of  the  greateft  Men 
 of  his  Age^  but  that  he  had  appear'd  with  too 
 much  Zeal  againft  Fopery^  to   be  fpar'd  by  one 
 of  their  Fadion. 
 
 The  Truth  of  it  is,  the  Athence  Oxonienfes, 
 Hijiorically  reckoning  up  the  Writers  of  that  Fa- 
 mous Univerjityy  with  their  federal  Works,  was  a 
 "very  noble  Dejign :  But  the  Canker  d  Spirit  of  the 
 cy^uthor,  has  fpoir d  that  which  otherwife  had  been 
 07ie  of  the  heft  3ooks  that  a  /oi^Tr  0/ Biography  could 
 eafily  ha've  met  with.  His  RefiiClions,  which  an 
 many  times  as  "void  of  yudgjnent  as  Charity,  are  in- 
 tolerable.  He  f pares  none.  Many  of  the  mofi  emi- 
 nent Conformifts^  and  fome  that  were  the  Glory  of 
 the  EfiabliJI/d  Church,  arefcverely  lajh^d  as  7veU  as 
 the  Poor  Nonconformifts.  Nay  the  'oery  Martyrs 
 do  again  fuffer  under  him.  With  him  Bijhop  Farrars 
 (tAnfwer  to  the  Papifts  was  infujjicient.  The  lofs 
 of  excellent  Bijlwp  Hooper  (who  with  great  confian- 
 cy  endurd  the  Flames,  to  atteft  the  Truth  of  his  Re- 
 ligion in  oppofition  to  Popery)  he  fays,  was  lament- 
 ed by  fuch  as  pretended  to  Reformation.  And 
 indeed,  whu'ver  will  take  the  pains  to  purfue  the 
 Comparifon  with  Obfervation^    will  generally  find 
 
 better 
 
The    PREFACE. 
 
 better  Charac7ers  gi'ven  of  the  Papifts^  than  of 
 Proteftants.  He  could  not  ffare  the  Famous  ]o\ii 
 Fox,  and  his  Book  of  <ijl^artyrs ,  'which  he  declares 
 to  he  too  bitter  againft  the  Papifts.  And  as  for 
 the  Learned  'Bijhop  Bale,  he  is  with  him  a  meer 
 Whijfler^  and  to  he  run  down  ufon  all  Occafans : 
 jind  there  was  good  reafon  for  it ;  for  he  was  an  Ir- 
 reconcileahle Enemy  to  all  the  Relicks  o/^Popery. 
 
 He  7Jot  only  inveighs  againft  Dean  Sampfon  of 
 Chrid-Church,  as  one  in  Perpetual  motion  for 
 carrying  on  the  Holy  Caufe,  hut  reflecfs  with 
 freedom  on  T>r,  George  Abbot  Jrch-Bijhop  c/Can- 
 terburVj,  as  fliewing  more  refped  to  a  Cloak 
 than  a  Caflbck.  He  gi'ves  a  ftrange  CharaBer  of 
 Dr.  Holland,  who  he  fays  had  more  than  a  Sip 
 of  Learning.  He  adds,  he  vvasefteem'd  by  the 
 Precife  Men  of  his  Times,  and  after,  as  a  Man 
 mighty  in  the  Scriptures :  'But  for  his  party  be 
 had  not  one  word  to  add  in  his  Favour ,  tho  he  was 
 ^oSt or  of  the  Chair,  Dr.  Cracanthorp  is  infinu- 
 ated  to  he  a  foul  mouth'd  Writer  againft  the  Pa- 
 pifts. Bi^cp  Reynolds  is  recorded  for  a  Man 
 given  to  Change,  to  pleafe  a  Covetous  and 
 Politick  Confort :  And  Bijhop  Wilkins/cra  Man 
 of  unfettled  Principles ;  juith  this  Addition,  that 
 he  was  malign  d  by  the  Arch-Bifhops  Sheldon  and 
 Dolhen,  and  Bilhop  Fell,  for  his  wavering  and 
 inconftant  Mind  in  Religion.  If  this  he  True, 
 he  might  very  well  ha^fe  for  horn  to  mention  it^  for 
 their  fakes,  whofe  Memory  is  therehy  like  to  Suffer 
 with  impartial  ^cfterity ;  who,  in  all  prohahiUty, 
 will  prefer  the  Moderation  of  Bifiwp  Wilkins,  which 
 isfalfly  (Urd  Inccfiftancy,  to  the  Stiffnefs  and  Rigour 
 of  the  other  Three. 
 
 What  is  there  that  pwuld  make  this  Book  Admird^ 
 hy  any  that  love  either  Truth  or  Candour  ?  Inftead 
 of  hting  an  Ornameiit  to  the  Famous  Uftiverjity  of 
 Oxford,  'tis  really  a  Bkmiflj  to  it;  and  fo  will  re- 
 main as  long  as  'tis  Uncorre^ed*     Its  not  capable  oj 
 
 being 
 
The    PREFACE. 
 
 heing  purgd  hy  Flames.  It  cannot  indeed  befuppos^d^^ 
 hut  it  'was  a  Mortification  to  the  Author y  to  live  to 
 fee  his  Book  Cenfur'd  and  Burnt y  and  himfdf  Ex^ 
 peird  the  Univerjity.  Jufiice  was  hereby  done  to  many 
 worthy  Perfonsy  thd*  undejignedly :  For  'twas  upon 
 a  particular  Complaint y  that  the  Chancellors  Court 
 of  the  Univerfty  proceeded  to  that  Severity  y  which 
 -was  due  for  the  Injury  he  had  done  to  the  Memory 
 of  many.  But  the  Book  isfiill  an  Inflrument  of  lafi* 
 ing  Mifchiefy  hy  conveying  ill  ImpreffionSy  which 
 fometimes  are  never  retiify  d  afterwards.  And 
 ^hat  greater  injury  can  there  he y  than  to  perpetuate 
 the  Sufferings  of  deferving  Perfons  I 
 
 It  cannot  indeed  he  much  wondred^  that  he  who 
 treated  fome  of  the  greatefi  Men  of  the  Church 
 of  England,  with  fo  much  Contempt y  jhould  give 
 himftlf  a  Liberty  in  afperfing  the  Nonconfor- 
 milcs :  And  yet  is  it  not  a  Hard(bipy  if  they 
 are  the  only  Perjons  with  reference  to  whom  he  mufi 
 he  credited  ?  He  gives  fuffcient  warning  in  his  Pn^ 
 facey  to  all  that  have  any  thing  of  an  ingenuous  Tem^ 
 p,ery  or  are  for  dealing  with  others y  as  they  would  he 
 dealt  hy  themfelves.  For  he  declares y  that  the  Nof^ 
 conformifts  were  as  ufually,  fo  little  Friends  to 
 the  carrying  on  of  a  publick  Defign^  that  very 
 few,  and  thofe  very  unfatisfadory  Relations 
 could  be  obtained  from  them ;  and  that  there- 
 fore no  very  favourable  A(!:count  of  their  Wri- 
 tings was  to  be  expeded  from  him.  This  is  a- 
 fingular  Inftance  of  his  fairnefs  to  let  them  know  what 
 they  mu^  expeth  They  mufi  look  for  no  favour. 
 The  Truth  of  it  isy  they  never  expeBed  it  from  a  Man 
 of  his  Chara&er ;  no  nor  Jufiice  neithery  which 
 comes  a  degree  below  it :  And  that  was  the  true  Rea^ 
 fon,  why  fo  many  of  them  thought  it  to  no  purpofcy  to 
 hold  any  Correfpoiid&nce  7vith  himy  about  the  '^efign 
 he  had  in  Hand.  But  fome  there  were  that  were 
 free  and  open  in  communicating  Memoirs  to  him, 
 to  whom  he  refused  what  no  candid  M-Yiter  would 
 
 XI 
 
xii  The    P  R  E  F  A  C  E. 
 
 ,, .III-  II    I  -"I    •  ■  • '  I  
 
 hi,^^'&  denied y  1  had  it  from  a  Vernon  of  Note  and 
 *  The     Wcrth^^  ('who  is  fmce  Dead)  that  when  he  ohfer'vd 
 Learned    ^  con fider able  Mifiake  in  this  Author  s  Account   of 
 r     .  ,  ^"  hii  own  Father^  who  was  a  worthy  Nonconforming 
 Grew.        Minifier,  he  offered  him  to  have  been  at  the  Charge 
 of  Re-printing  that  Sheet ^  that  fo  that  mifiake  might 
 be  reBif/d:  But  fo  true  was  he  to  his  JVord,  that  he: 
 had  given  in  the  Cafe^  that  no  Favour  was  to  be  ex- 
 fetfed  from  him^  that  this  could  by  no  means  be  ob- 
 tain d.     Let  any  then  judge^  what  Regard  his  Cha- 
 racters of  them  may  deferve.     He  is  a  Writer  that 
 pretends  to  great  Exaclmfs,  and  yet  runs  into  a  great 
 many  grofs  Mifakes  in  matters  of  Fa5i  ;  which  had 
 hardly  been  cen fur  able  in  one  that  touches  on  fo  great 
 a  variety  of  Particulars^    had  he  but  allow  d  for 
 flips  and  overftghts^  an^  other  tJAlarks  of  human 
 Fallibility  ^  and  been  ready  to  correct   upon  better  In- 
 formation.    But    that    was   a    thing    below    him. 
 Dr.  Walter  Pope,  who  wrote  the  Life  of  his  Friend 
 Biflwp  Ward_,  vindicating  his  Memory  from  this  Au- 
 thor s  Reflections^  charges   him  home.     I II  add  his 
 words.    Here  (fays  he)  I  fhould  difmifs  Mr.  IVoody 
 and  clofe  this  Chapter^  had  I  not  Juft  caufe  for 
 quarrelling  with  him  upon  my  own  Account^ 
 for  having  endeavour'd  to  rob  me  of  my  de- 
 ferved  Praife^  snd  to  obfcure  the  moft  glorious 
 Adion  of  my  Life ;    in  not  mentioning  that 
 famous  Conteftation  concerning   Formalities^ 
 (meaning  the  Academical  Habits)  which  1  have  de- 
 fcrib'd  at  large  in  the  Fifth  Chapter,  or  my  being 
 Prodor,  which  cannot  but  be  either  out  of  Ig- 
 norance or  Defign,  either  of  which  is  fufficienc 
 to  ruin  the  Credit  of  an  Flidorian.     He  has  fal- 
 fify'd  the  Fliftory :  Flaving  made  the  Proctor's 
 By  field  and  Conant^   ferve   for  the  Years  16^7^ 
 and  16^8^  which  is  not  only  notorioufly  untrue, 
 but  alfo  it  thrufls  my  College,  and  my  felf  out 
 of   the   Fajii^    or  the   Univerfity  Chronicles; 
 which  is  an  intolerable  Grievance  to  Perfons 
 
 thirity 
 
The    PREFACE.  xiii 
 
 thirfty  ofFame^  and  Ambitious  of  Honour  :  But 
 for  our  Comfort^  whoever  confulrs  the  Univer- 
 fity  Regifter,  or  the  Convocation  Books^  will 
 be  eafily  and  clearly  convinced  of  the  Truth  of 
 what  I  have  here  alTcrted.  Hence  (fays  he)  I 
 conclude,  if  he  may  not  be  credited  in  a  i^atter 
 fo  notorioufly  known,  and  of  fuch  importance 
 to  his  Hiftory,  we  may,  with  good  reafon, 
 fufpe<5l  the  Character  he  gives  of  a  Perfon,  with 
 whom  I  firmly  believe  he  never  had  any  Conver- 
 fation.  But  nofwithfl^anding  all  this y  Iha^uefome- 
 times  borrow' d  frcm  fome  of  his  Characters ^  and  per- 
 haps fome  may  think  too  much,  I  ha've  alfo  taken 
 from  him  the  Degrees  of  federal  Terfonsy  and  fome 
 other  Particularsy  where  I  faw  no  reafon  to  fufpeci 
 a  wrong  hyafs,  and  wijh  he  maynt  ha-ve  fometimes 
 mifguided  me.  I  think  I  ha-ve  fome  reafon  to  fu[pe^ 
 and  fear  it,  hecaufe  in  one  particular  he  led  me  into 
 an  Error.  For  he  more  than  once  ajjerts^  that 
 Da  Manton  was  Son-in-Law  to  Mr.  Obadiah 
 Sedgwick.  I  was  not  apprehen/i'ue  of  any  danger 
 that  could  attend  my  crediting  his  Report  in  a  parti- 
 cular of  this  Nature :  But  was  afterwards  informed 
 by  thofe  who  knew  "very  well,  that  this  was  an  ab- 
 solute Fitliony  that  had  not  the  leaf  ground.  And 
 I  the  rather  mention  thisy  that  others  may  thence 
 judge,  how  little  Credit  is  to  be  given  to  that  '^Doughty 
 Author. 
 
 I  added  alfo  fome  other  Hints  in  my  Freface  to  my 
 firfi  Edition,  to  cb'viate  Obje^lions  that  I  thought 
 fome  might  be  apt  to  fiart  againfi  this  part  of  my 
 Work,  which  it  may  not  be  amifs  here  to  repeat. 
 Thus  I  ownd  my  inability  in  many  cafes,  to  do 
 Juftice  to  thefe  worthy  Men,  as  to  their  Degrees.  I 
 intimated.  That  where  any  'Printed  'Books  of  their 
 own  that  I  had  feen,  cr  had  by  me,  or  the  Accounts 
 gi'uen  of  them  by  others,  or  the  Information  of  their 
 jur'uiving  Friends,  fatisfyd  me  as  to  the  Degrees  of 
 any  of  the  Jikncd  Minijfers,  I  took  notice  of  them : 
 
 Tut 
 
xiv  The    PREFACE. 
 
 BuC  where  I  had  no  Light  any  of  thefe  ways^  I 
 thought:  it  was  jitter  to  be  filent^  than  to  pretend 
 t&  guefs.  And  I  defird  People  would  not  take  it 
 for  granted^  that  fuch  as  had  no  Degrees  mention  d 
 were  not  Graduates^  for  fear  of  thronging  them 
 and  me  too  :  Ihem^  in  f^ppofing  them  to  want  an 
 Ornament^  which  they  might  really  be  poffefsd  of: 
 And  we^  in  taking  that  as  7ny  denial^  which  might 
 he  only  the  fruit  oj  ?ny  Ignorance^  or  uncertainty 
 about  the  matter.  And  whereas  I  was  fenfible  my 
 Account  of  the  Works  of  thefe  EjeBed  Minijiers 
 was  very  Defetiive^  1  fignijyd  my  readinefs  to 
 fupply  thofe  Dcje&s  afterwards^  as  I  fbould  be  bet* 
 ter  injornid^  and  have  jarther  Oport unity. 
 
 And  becduje  fme  might  think  it  unfeafonable^ 
 to  revive  the  Memory  oj  thefe  good  Aien^  I  defi/d 
 it  might  be  confiderd^  that  there  woi  a  great  deal 
 oj  Quriofity  in  the  Aee  we  live  in,  which  inclines 
 Men  oj  Senfe  and  Thought^  to  be  inquifitive  into 
 the  Notions^  the  CondiS  and  Fate,  of  thofe  vf  a 
 different  Stamp)  jrom  themfelves^  as  well  as  of 
 thofe  who  ft  and  upon  the  Square  with  them  ^  thai 
 they  m.ay  have  the  better  under flanding  oj  Human 
 Hature^  as  well  as  oj  their  own  Country^  under 
 its  fever al  different  Faces,  And  ij  others  are 
 Strangers  to  fuch  a  fort  of  Curiofity^  't^s  not  in 
 my  Fewer  to  help  it. 
 
 Becaufe  feme  anight  complain  of  my  o?mtting  the 
 QharaUers  of  many  Ferfons  who  were  as  corfidera- 
 hie  as  mo  ft  oj  thofe  whotn  I  ?77-entwn'd  ^  i  pleaded 
 my  want  oj  Information^  and  that  fuch  an  Un- 
 dertaking was  ft  to  be  a  work  by  it  felfi  And 
 added.,  that  having  feveral  Memoirs  by  me.^  fo?ne 
 of  which  were  too  long.,  and  others  came  too  late., 
 to  be  then  inferted.,  it  was  my  intention  to  cajl 
 them  into  a  Jeparate  Account  of  thefe  Minifters  | 
 in  which  I  promised  to  infert  fuch  Particulars  con- 
 cermng  their  Friends  and  Acquaintance  then  omit- 
 
 ted^ 
 
The  PREFACE. 
 
 XV 
 
 ted^  as  any  Jhould  think  fit  to  Communicate^  thdt 
 were  well  attefled-^  and  at  the  Jame  lime  to  do 
 what  I  could  to  reffifie  fuch  Miftakes  as  I  jell  into 
 in  my  firfl  Ejjay  :  And  thk  Fromife  I  have  here 
 difcharg'd, 
 .  And  becaufe  fame  might  be  furpriz'd  that  1  kept 
 in  the  'Names  of  J  ever  al^  in  the  Extremities  of 
 Wales_,  who  were  of  a  different  Stamp  fro7n  thofe 
 Eje^led  in  other  Farts  •  /  movd  it  might  be  confi- 
 der'd^  that  pretending  to  publifh  a  Liji  of  thofe 
 voho  were  EjeSed  or  Silenc'd^  I  could  not  appre- 
 hend it  would  look  fo  well  J  or  me  to  pretend  to 
 pick  and  chufe.  Thefe^  as  well  as  others^  were 
 of  that  number^  which  was  all  that  was  intended 
 to  be  intimated  by  the  naming  them.  ''Tis  well 
 known  that  they  Tvho  hdd  the  Afcendant  in  thofe 
 Farts  between  1650  and  i<5do,  made  it  their  en- 
 deavour to  bring  in  an  Illiterate  Mintflry  ^  and 
 therefore  "'tis  not  at  all  to  be  wondred^  if  fome 
 illiterate  Mechanicks^  were  of  the  number  of  thofe 
 who  were  there  Ejetled,  But  however^  their  Cafe 
 admits  of  the  fame  Flea^  as  was  us'^d  with  refe- 
 rence to  fome  of  the  Mmifters  whofe  Livings  were 
 fequeftred  in  the  Farliament  Times,  They  were 
 as  freely  char£d  with  Immoralities^  as  thefe  Fer- 
 fo:^s  could  be  with  any  other  Defers :  But  it  was 
 ttr£don  their  behalf^  that  while  fuch  Charges  were 
 not  fairly  prov'd^  they  could  not  be  elledg'd  as  the 
 Caufe  of  their  EjeUiom  It  feems  to  me^  to  be 
 much  the  fame  here.  Had  any  fuch  Ferfons  as 
 thefe^  upon  fair  Trial^  been  Ejected  as  incompe- 
 tent^ their  Names  might  have  remain  d  buried  in 
 Oblivion  for  me :  But  when  they  were  caft  out  in 
 a  Heat^  without  any  Difference^  whether  they  were 
 qualify  d  or  unqualiffd^  they  fi and  all  fair  in  view 
 as  under  an  hardjhip  in  their  Eje^ion^  and  had 
 the:  Honour  c&nfer'd  upon  them  to  be  Suferers  in  a 
 goodCmfe, 
 
 Vfon 
 
xvi  The    PREFACE. 
 
 Upon  the  coiinng  out  of  my  Jirft  Edition^  which 
 was  foon  bought  up  and  generally  read^  and  for 
 •which  I  had  the  Thanh  of  Jeveral  Perfons  of 
 Quality y  and  Gentlemen  and  Divines  of  the  Church 
 ol  England,  as  well  as  of  the  Diffenters  from  all 
 parts  of  the  Nation  -,  many  were  incensed  to  that 
 Degree^  that  they  knew  not  how  to  keep  their  in- 
 dignation within  any  tolerable  Bounds.  One  pub* 
 lifl)d  his  Animadverjions^  and  Bedialogu'd  me^ 
 transferring  the  Scene  from  Stepney  to  Hamp- 
 ftead  :  But  his  Language  was  fo  Foul^  and  his  Spi- 
 rit Jg  Exulcerated'^  that  his  ozvn  Party  was  afham'd 
 of  him.  Another  came  out  with  a  Rebuke  to  me  ^ 
 and  he  falls  on  Air,  Baxter  in  his  wonted  way  •,  and 
 adds  fame  Reflexions  upon  Dr,  Owen,  Mr,  John 
 Goodwin,  and  Dr.  Cornelius  Burgefs,  and  feme 
 others^  and  then  bids  me  Try  my  skill  in  waffling 
 Blackamores  'till  they  are  White.  But  tho'  I'm 
 inclind  to  believe  the  Perfons  mentior^d-,  would 
 have  been  e^eem^d  White  enough  bj  that  Author,^ 
 had  they  fallen  in  with  the  Eflablifh'd  Churchy  yet 
 its  hard  to  fuppoje  I  fhould  be  under  any  Obli- 
 gation^ to  attempt  to  vindicate  them  or  any  others^ 
 in  all  that  ever  they  jaid  or  did.  A  third  fent 
 forth  a  Pamphlet^  which  he  calPd^  Seditious 
 Preachers,  ungodly  Teachers  ^  exemplify'd  in  the 
 Cafe  of  the  Minifters  EjeSed  in  1662,  oppos'd 
 chiefly  to  my  Abridgment-,  where  he  fays  I  have 
 Canoniz'd  them  for  fo  many  Saints  and  Confef- 
 fors.  He  fays^  I  wont  allow  of  any  Blemifh  or 
 Mifcarriage  in  any  one  Inftance.  Whereas  any 
 Man  that  reads  my  Book^  will  find  I  own  fever al-^ 
 without  pleading  for  an  ill  Things  or  pretending 
 it  to  be  ever  the  better^  or  ever  the  2?iore  cxcufa- 
 ble^  becaufe  done  by  one^  for  zvhom  /,  upon  Jome 
 Accounts^  have  a  Rejpeti,  He's  exceeding  angry 
 that  I  jpeak  Jo  well  of  Dr,  Owen,  and  reprejent 
 him  as  an  Ornn??icnt  of  the  Age  ^  whereas-  others 
 have  difcover'd  as  much  Difpleafure  at  my  not 
 
 faying 
 
The    PREFACE.  xvii 
 
 faying  more  in  kh  Favour^  as  at  any  enc  thing  in  my 
 whole  Performance.  He  won^t  allow  Dr.  Spurftow 
 to  have  been  an  humble^  peaceable  Man.  Why 
 whafs  the  matter^  He  was  one  of  the  Authors  of 
 Sme&ymnuus.  But  he  would  have  been  hard,  fut 
 to  it^  to  have  produced  any  thing  inconfiflent  with 
 Humility  and  Feaceablenefs  in  that  Work.  Nay^ 
 he  aferts  of  tbc  Ejcfted  Nonconformift  Minifters, 
 without  Exception^  that  they  never  came  in  by  the 
 Door,  and  therefore  were  thruit  out  again  as 
 Thieves  and  Robbers.  But  fare  he  jorgct  that  an 
 A&  of  Parliament  pafs\l  in  61^  that  Confirmed  them. 
 in  their  legal  fojjejfion :  And  if  they  were  legal 
 Foffeffors  in  di,  *tis  hard  they  flwuld  be  thrufi  out 
 ^x  Thieves  and  Robbers /;?  62.  As  ^z^//c/;  Thieves 
 and  Robbers  as  they  were^  they  might  have  kept 
 their  Places  ij  they  would  but  have  Conjornfd :  And 
 that  is  an  Evidence^  that  they  were  not  thruft  ouc 
 as  Thieves  and  Robbers.  But  when  Alcn  are  once 
 heated^  ''tis  a  common  thing  for  them  to  expo/e  them- 
 f elves ^  more  than  they  do  thofe  whom  they  fet 
 themjelves  againjt. 
 
 Another  Author  ^  (who  is  warm  enough  when-   *  see  the 
 ever  the  poor  Di (I enters  come  in  hps  i^ayj  fiys^  Hiflorkal 
 That  one  half  of  my  Catalogue  confiRs  of  fuch  as  -^^^^ount  of 
 were  forc'd  to  give  up  their  unjuft  PoffeiTions  in  So.  ^j^^^^^'and 
 But  he  appears  to  be  ill  skilled  in  A-^'ithmetick.  He  Toleration , 
 fays^  That  of  my  Difienting  Saints,  there's  not  one  p.  J9,  6o\ 
 of  them  mention'd  to  have  the  leaft  Mote  in  his  '^» 
 Eye,  or  failure  in  the  whole  couifc  of  his  Life, 
 But  it  is  not  in  my  power  to  help  his  Eye  fight. 
 Others  can  find  feveral.     And  when  he  tells  me^ 
 that  the  fame  Man,  {tho^  he  does  not  Name  bim^ 
 nor  do  1  know  who  it  war)  was  Schoolmafter  at 
 Reading,Newbery,  and  Wallingford,  he  quite  over- 
 fhoots  my  Capacity,     for  thd  I  have  often  heard  of 
 Pluralities  as  to  Livings^  yet  I  can^t  conceive  hov2 
 a  Man  could  multiply  Schools  at  fuch  a  rate^  as  to 
 bs  at  tht  fame  time  Mafter  in  three  fuch  diflant 
 
 a.  places. 
 
xviii  The   PREFACE. 
 
 places.  I  mufi  confejs  (were  his  Account  credible) 
 I  foould  freely  give  my  Vote  jor  the  Eje^ing  of 
 fuch  a  Man^  as  a  notorious  Non'ReJident. 
 
 A  nametejs  High  Church  Friend^  who/ent  me  a 
 Tdcket  of  hints  towards  the  Improvement  of  my 
 Second  Edition^  {of  whom  I  have  fometimes  taken 
 notice  in  the  firjl  Volume  of  th^  Work)  wants  to 
 know^  how  all  my  Sjints,  or  moft  of  them,  could 
 bt;  fatisned  to  eat  othtr  Mens.  Bread  for  ib  many 
 Years  without  Rcltitutioii?  And  he  puts  the  inat* 
 ter  home  to  7ne\  If  another  Man,  fays  he^  fhould 
 thrufi-  you  out  at  Weftminfler^  and  fend  you  a 
 grazing,  will  it  fatisfie  you  to  be  told  that  the 
 Wjges"  is  for  the  Work  ?  Had  thofe  Men  no  right 
 to  their  Property  and  Freehold  ?  I  profefs,  fays  he, 
 thisiiicksm'ightily  with  me,  and  1  think  can't  be 
 Anfwer'd.  Whereas  I  think  it  may  be  anfvcer''d 
 eaCiIy,  Aloji  of  thofe  Eje tied  in  62,  never  did  eat 
 other  Mens  Bread.  There  were  but  few  of  them^ 
 comparatively^  that  were  in  fcqueflred  Livings:^  and 
 fever  a  I  of  them  refused  any  fuch  when  they  were 
 offer  d  them,  Jind  among  thofe  that  did  accept  of 
 fuch  Livings y  fever al  paid  the  Fifth  allotted  by  the 
 Parliament  to  thofe  that  were  Ejeded^  tho^  fome  of 
 theyn  dcfcrvdit  little  enough.  Many  of  thofe  that 
 had  quitted  Sequc fired  Livings  after  the  Re ^ aura- 
 lion.^  were  got  mto  other  Livings  before  the ^^i  of 
 Uniformity,  and  were  as  legal  Roffe^ors  of  them  as 
 thofe  were  who  came  into  them  after  they  quitted 
 them^  upon  their  rcjufal  to  Conform  5  and  therefore 
 could  not  be  charged  with  eating  other  Mens  Bread^ 
 any  more  than  they  that  came  into  their  Livings^ 
 when  they  were  thrujl  out  of  them.  But  for  my  own 
 part,  if  at  Weftminfter,  or  any  where  elfe  that 
 I  have  any  concern,  I  could  not  be  allow  d  to  do 
 the  work  of  a  Minifler,  I  fhould  not  dcfire  what  thi^ 
 Gentleman  calls  the  Wages :  For  Lm  clearly  for 
 having  Work  and  Wages  go  together. 
 
 But 
 
The   PREFACE.  xix 
 
 But  the  fame  Gentleman^  in  his  Manujcript^ 
 puts  this  further  puzzling  ^e ft  ion  to  me  ^  Is  ic 
 not  faid  2000  Minifters  were  turn  d  out,  when  you 
 can't  mnke  thenfi  above  522  >  And  he  refers  me  to 
 a  Famphlet  caiPd^  Moderation  truly  ftitcd,  p.  65. 
 Con  fulling  his  Author  to  whom  he  direih  me^  I  find 
 Mr.  A.  is  very  f mart  upon  me.  He  f^iys^  the  In- 
 dex at  the  end  of  my  Book  amounts  Dut  to  922. 
 To  which  if  we  add  the  174  that  were  ejefted  by 
 the  Birtholomew  Aft,  and  afterwards  Conform'd^ 
 the  whole  number  that  were  ejefted,  hefays^2iX\{ts 
 but  to  696^  of  which  a  4th  part  did  airerwards 
 come  in.  But  had  this  Gentleman  minded  what 
 that  Index  pretends  to  contain^  he  would  have  found 
 it  to  have  been  only  the  Names  of  fuch  as  there  is 
 any  Account  of  in  the  foregoing  Lilt  of  Perfons 
 EjeSted  5  while  there  zvcu  a  great  many  hundred 
 Names  in  that  Lift.,  of  Perfons  of  whom  no  Account 
 wa^  pretended  to  he  given.  And  this  at  once  ff  oils 
 all  hk  Calculatim^  as exal  ashe  thought  himfelfin 
 numbring  the  People,  which  he  with  fo  much  plea- 
 fantnefs  refleBs  upon  me  for  leaving  to  others.  But 
 being  in.,  he  was  wiUirig  itfeems  to  go  on  in  finding 
 fault  ^  and  therefore  adds.,  that  to  make  up  thele 
 522,  I  am  forc'd  to  take  in  Afb^  who  was  buried 
 on  St.  Bartholomew's  Eve,  and  therefore  can't  be  ' 
 
 faid  to  be  Ejefted.  A  mighty  Crime!  confefsdhy 
 my  f elf  I  But  what  if  the  concern  for  the  Ejetlion 
 approaching^  haflend  hisEnd^  maynt  he  be  number'' d 
 among  thcfe.,  in  wbofe  Intenfl  hfs  Heart  wis  fo 
 much  ingagd^  Ay.,  but  it  ferns  1  am  alfoforcd  co 
 fetch  Vealin^  Winter  from  their  Col  leges  in  Dublin.^ 
 (tho\  I  never  heard  there  was  more  than  one  College 
 there)  and  Lukin  from  France^  to  make  them 
 Ejefled  Miniflcrs  here.  Whereas  Mr-  Veal  and 
 Dr.  Winter  were  really  driven  out  &f  Ireland,  and 
 Mr.  Lukin  returned  home  from  France,  and  were  as 
 much  Silenced  by  the  Acl  when  they  were  here^  as  if 
 they  had  b^en  Ejetled-^  and  more  than  that  was  ne- 
 
 a  a  #  vsr 
 
XX  The  PRE  FACE, 
 
 'Ver  pretended.    He  mujt  he  'very  much  dlfpos'd  to  find 
 faulty  that  reckons  thefe  Capital  ObjetHons.    But  he 
 has  not  done  yet ;  for  be  fays  that  if ,  as  I  intimate^ 
 fome  hundreds  of  worthy  Minifters  were  Ejed- 
 ed  beca'ufe  they  were  in  Sequeftrations^  there 
 will  not  remain  many  more  out  of  p2^  to 
 be  Ejeded  for  other  Reafons.     I  ^Anfwer^  that 
 for  any  thing  that  appears^  notwlthfiandrng  all  that 
 'ii?ere  caft  out  of  Sequeftred  Ll'vlngs,  there  might  /f-lll 
 he  2000  EjeBed  by  the  Acb  of  Uniformity.     Jnd 
 therefore  when  he  clofes  thits^  If  after  all^  he  can 
 raife  his  number  no  higher  than  5*22,  and  yet  we 
 find  him  and  his  Diffenting  Brethren  afferting 
 with  fo  much  alTurance  that  they  were  2000  ^ 
 furely  he  confirms  us  in  our  hard  Thoughts  of 
 them^  as  fiilfifying  in  their  own  favour^  and 
 blackens  their  Memory  by  this  Attempt  to  clear 
 them :  1  hclk've  mofi  Readers  nnll  he  apt  to  conclude^ 
 ttpon    cinfiderlng     the     Circumfiances      mention  d^ 
 that  this  Writer  was  'very  willing  to  entertain  hard 
 Thoughts^  whe^i  he  wfuld  Jo  freely  hoaft  of  being 
 confirmed  In  them^  where  there  was  jo  little  occafion 
 gl'uen.     However ^  I  think  hard  Thoughts  of  the 
 EjeBed  Mlnlftersy  or  their  Adherent s^  upen  the  Ac- 
 count of  their  falling  Jhort  of  the  Number  of  2000 
 that  has  been  mention  d  from  the  firft^  as  Ejetied^ 
 may  'very  fafely  he  forborn  from  he?jceforward :  For 
 in   the   Index  to   this  fecond  Edition^  there  is  the 
 ^JSlnmes  of  abo've  a  Thoufand  of  whom  fame  Account 
 ts  gl^en  y    and  I  dare  undertake,  (tho   I  hant  yet 
 counted  them)  there  are  upwards  of  a  thoufand  more ^ 
 whofe  Names  are  mention  d  In  the  Body  sf  the  Book 
 as  E'jetfcdy  of  whom  I  ha've  only  the  Names:  Tho*  1 
 hanje  fome  reafon  to  apprehend  from  what  has  been 
 fent  mey  e-ven  fince  this  was  Printed^  that  in  time  1 
 may  ha've  an  Account  of  a  good  part  of  them  too,  at 
 the  Service  of  fuch  as  defire  It. 
 
 They  that  will  compare  this  Account  of  the  EjeEted 
 and  SlltJKd  Mmi/lers,  with  that  In.  the  former  Edl- 
 
 tlcv^ 
 
The    PREFACE.  xxi 
 
 tiotty  7Vtll  fi?id  it  "Very  iliferefit,     I  ha^ve  not  only 
 'flacd  the  Coimties  in  an  Alphabetical  Order^    by 
 Tifhich  means  a  Flace  or  Verjon  may  be  fotwd  with 
 much  more  eafe  than  before^  but  I  ha-ve  added  the 
 'Degrees^  and  the  Works ^  and  Writings  of  fevtral^ 
 that  were  before  omitted.    Many  that  were  mentio?id 
 twice,  (and  feme  oftner)  are  now  mention  d  but  once. 
 Some  that  1  underftand  Conferm\l,  are  here  left  out 
 from  among  the  Nonconformifts :  And  fome  few  others 
 that  continu  d  among   the  Isfonconformifisy  are  here 
 refior  d  to  them,  tho    they  were  before  by  mlfiake  re- 
 prefented  as  Conforming  ^  as  Mr,  Glanvil  of  Taun- 
 ron_,  ^r.  Chadwick^  iWr.  Hodges  o/Gioucefter- 
 Ihire^  and  fome  others.     Some  that  were  before  left 
 cut,  are  here  added  ;    and  fe^ueral  that  were  before 
 brought  in,  are  here  left  out  of  the  Li/l  of  the  Ejecled, 
 if  by  any  Informations  1  could  obtain,  it  appear  d  they 
 died   before  the    Refiauration,      However,    I  ha've 
 kept   in  fome,  that  I  knew  a8lually  died  before  the 
 z^tk  of  Augaft  6z,  as  Mr.  Rcyner  of  Lincoln, 
 Mr.  Bowles    of    York,    Mr.  A(h    of  London, 
 Mr.  Woodward  of  Duv^ty,  and  fome  few  others; 
 hccaufe  they  are  all  well  known  to  have  been  prepard 
 for  that  Suffering  to  which  the  (*y^B  would  have  ex- 
 p&s'd  them ;  they  were  ready  to  (^uit  their  Livings y 
 and  had  done  it  intentionally  ,  and  one  of  them  (^as  I 
 have  it  under  the   hand  of  the  Perfon  to  whom  he 
 7vrote  it)  defird  only  to  live  to  that  'T>ay  if  it  might 
 be  the  Will  of  GOD,  that  he  might  bear  his  Tefimo- 
 ny  puhlickly,  on  the  behalf  of  the  Necejfty  of  a  far^ 
 ther  Reformation.    But  there  are  not  fo  many  of  thefe, 
 as  to  give  any  great  caufe  of  complaint,  that  the  num- 
 ber of  the  Ejected  is  that  way  much  aAugmented; 
 For  I  am  inclind  to  believe,  he  that  will  fet  himfelf 
 to  count  numbers,  will  find  more  thajs  2000  left  that 
 were  atlually  Ejected  or  Silencd  on  Bartholomew 
 'd^ay,  fufpojtng  them  to  have  been   wholly  omitted. 
 
 I  have  alfo  here  added  the  Characters  of  ftveral, 
 of  whom  I  before  had  only  the  Names :  zAnd  as  many 
 
 a   2  ChrijliaTt 
 
xxii  The   PREFACE. 
 
 Chrlfiian  Names  of  theje  Sufferers  as  I  could  recover y 
 'which  fvmetimes  was  difficult,  I  have  more  than 
 snce  confulted  Verfons  fro?n  whom  I  thought  I  might 
 expect  the  hefi  Information  as  to  thaty  arid  haue  found 
 them  difagree,  and  therefore  have  been  forced  to  leave 
 the  matter  in  the  uncertainty  in  which  they  left  mi 
 about  it,  I  have  alter  d  the  ffelUng  of  fever  al  Names  y 
 both  of  Perjons  and  Places y  as  to  which  fame  com- 
 plain  d ,  and  have  made  fo  many  ey^lterations  in 
 theje  and  many  other  reffeFts,  (which  one  that  corn- 
 fares  the  Two  Editions  will  eafily  obferve)  as  may 
 I  think  fatisfie  any  one  that  is  willing  to  be  fattsfydy 
 that  I  would  have  been  more  exaB  if  I  could :  And 
 that  the  Ailfiakes  that  remain^  are  not  wilful  ;  and 
 that  if  fiich  as  were  capable  ivculd  have  been  at  the 
 -pains  to  have  giveti  me  Information^  they  alfo  had 
 been  reBifyd. 
 
 In  fo7ne  of  thefe  Particulars  (tho  net  of  the  great  eft 
 confidtration)  I  have  had  experience  what  it  is  to  have 
 to  do  wifh  a  variety  of  Tempers.  Some  for  a  mlfiake 
 in  fpelllng  the  Names  of  their  Friends y  ha've  appear  d 
 as  angry  as  if  I  had  befpatterd  their  Memories.  Some 
 at  a  Letter  amifs  in  the  Names  of  places y  and  others 
 for  taking  the  Names  of  Hamlets  or  Country  Seats 
 (^7vith  which  they  (eem'd  to  think  all  the  World  muff 
 he  as  well  acquainted  as  thi^mfelves)  for  l-'arijhesy 
 have  cr/d  out^  O  tempora^  O  Mores  I  and  been 
 in  as  great  a  Commotlony  as  if  the  Verity  of  all 
 Hiiiory  had  been  dependi77g.  Some  have  been  Angry 
 that  their  Friends  have  been  Injertedy  thinking  it  a 
 dif grace  for  thern  to  appear  in  fuch  Company :  Mobile 
 ethers  have  appear  d  not  a  little  concern  d  that  their 
 Relations  were  omitted,  counting  it  an  honoi^ir  to  be 
 Related  to  fuch  Confffors.  Scmey  becaufe  I  have 
 ofKltted  tc  mtntkn  the  Confor^nb^g  of  feme  afterwards^ 
 who  are  mention  d  In  7ny  Llfi  as  Ejetiedy  and  atlu- 
 (illy  were  fo,  {and  whofe  Qofformlty  I  therefore  only 
 forbore  to  take  notice  of  becaufe  I  did  not  know  it) 
 hdve  reprcjentcd  my  Account  as  net  to  be  relied  on  : 
 
 Whereas 
 
The  PREFACE.  xxiii 
 
 IVhereas  I  defire  no  Man  to  rely  on  it  any  farther^ 
 than  as  the  hefl  <tAccount  I  could  give^  upon  the  befi 
 Information  I  could  obtain ^  allowing  for  fuch  mifiakes 
 as  are  unavoidable  at  fuch  a  difiance  of  time.  Some 
 have  chargd  me  Tvith  jaying  too  much  of  particular 
 ^■'erfons  mention  d;  and  others  7vith  being  too  concifcy 
 complaining  that  I  have  [aid  no  more.  Z^r.d  yet  af 
 ter  ally  Imufi  freely  oivn^  I  have  met  with  as  fiir 
 ^^artery  as  could  well  be  expecled  in  an  ylttempt  of 
 this  kind  J  in  which  fo  many,  7vho  are  difiinguifi'd 
 from  each  other  by  fo  many  little  particularities ^  are 
 apt  upon  one  account  or  another ^  to  reckon  themjelves 
 to  have  a  concern. 
 
 I  believe  all  will  agree ^  that  it  has  cofi  me  no  lit' 
 tie  pains  to  get  together  Juch  an  o^ccount  of  thefe 
 Sufferer Sy  as  is  here  publiflid  ^o  Tears  after  their 
 Kjeclment,  I  fljall  not  wonder  if  fome  give  them- 
 f elves  a  Liberty  to  call  the  Truth  of  my  Accounts  in 
 ^efiion.  The  famous  A/r.  John  Fox^  owr  Englifh 
 Martyrologifiy  met  with  but  an  harfJj  return  for  his 
 great  painsy  in  endeavouring  by  his  Hi/lcrical  Col- 
 let ions  to  do  Service  to  l^oflerity.  Some  that  found 
 themfelves  gall'd  with  his  Ferformancey  cry^d  out 
 azainfi  it,  and  faid,  io  many  Lines^  fo  many 
 Lies.  The  plauflble  Reafon  allcdgd  was  this^  they 
 did  not  know  whence  he  had  his  htformations.  Man- 
 kind are  the  fame  now  that  they  were  heretofore. 
 However y  that  I  may  as  far  as  1  am  able  give  fa- 
 tisfaciion,  I  (hall  here  let  the  World  know  what  Helps 
 I  have  had  in  this  part  of  my  Work. 
 
 Befides  what  Afifiance  I  had  from  Funeral  Ser- 
 mons y  Lives y  and  Prefaces y  already  extant y  I  have 
 had  fome  Helps  that  ivere  more  general j  and  others 
 more  particular.  I  have  had  confderahle  general 
 help  from  'Br.  Sampfon's  Papers,  among  which 
 there  was  a  particular  Lifi  of  the  Ejetied  in  each 
 County y  mojf  of  jvhich  had  the  Cenfures  of  feme  or 
 other  of  thole  who  had  been  Silenc'd  in  the  County, 
 upon  which  they  pafs  their  Cenfure  j  which  I  have 
 a  ii  made 
 
xxiv  The  PREFACE. 
 
 made  my  Ufe  of.  There  were  few  Counties  in  which 
 be  did  not  add  fome  CharaBers  of  the  Eje^edy  (^ei- 
 ther from  his  own  Knowledge^  as  particularly  in 
 Warwickfhire  j  or  from  the  Information  of  others-^ 
 the  Suhjiance  whereof  is  here  inferted,  Mr,  Stancliff^ 
 (who  now  reft s  from  his  Labours)  was  fo  kind  as  to 
 take  the  fains,  when  he  was  reading  the  Account  of 
 thefe  jVIinifiers  in  my  former  Edition,  to  make  Mar- 
 ginal Notes  all  along^  with  Hints  to  veBifie  mifiakes 
 that  he  ohfer-vd,  and  additional  CharaBers  of  fome 
 that  he  was  able  to  giz'e  an  Account  of,  and  then  he 
 fent  me  his  l^ook  (which  I  ha^ue  ftill  by  me)  for  my 
 civn  ufe  i?t  this  fecond  Edition.  <ijMr.  Jofeph  Hill 
 of  Rotterdam^  (jvho  is  fince  alfo  gone  to  his  reji) 
 was  tleasdy  as  he  was  reading  ozfer  my  former  Ac- 
 count, to  diciate  to  a  Friend  fuch  farther  Charatters 
 of  Terfons  upon  his  own  Knowledge,  as  his  Memory 
 would  help  him  in,  and  particularly  as  to  his  e/^c- 
 cfuai7itance  in  the  Uniyerjtty ,  and  his  own  Fupils 
 there;  which  were  fent  me  ever  in  loofe  Tapers^ 
 Good  Mr,  Stretron  alfo,  (who  is  lately  deceafed) 
 took  a  like  zyUetbod,  and  brought  me  his  Remarks, 
 oAll  thefe,  with  Alr.W'iWi^mTaylovs  Letters  from 
 all  parts,  ga-ve  me  no  little  help  and  aAjfjlance  in 
 thefe  Additions  and  Imfroveme?2ts, 
 
 Befides  7vhich  I  ha-ve  had  not  a  little  help  in  ?ny 
 CharaBers,  for  particular  Counties,  by  the  Affifiance 
 that  has  been  give?i  ?ne  by  Letters,  and  otherwife^ 
 from  i^/fr.  Taiients  for  Shropfliire^  iTfr.  Lukin 
 for  EffeXj  Mr.  Bury  for  SujfFolk^  A/r.  Bar- 
 nard for  Suiiex^  Mr.  James  Owen  for 
 Wales^  ilfr.  Forbes  for  Gloucefteriliire^  Mr. 
 Readj  (and  a  Taper  under  the  Hafids  of  Air.  Bad- 
 land)  for  Worcefterfiilrej  Mr.  Cheefman  for 
 Berklhire^  Mr.  Philips  for  j ever al  Wi'(ltrn  Counties, 
 Mr.  George  Hughes  for  Kent^  Mr.  Henry  for 
 Chefhire^  Mr.  Oliver  Heyvvood  for  Yorkfliire 
 and  Lancafliire^  and  Mr.  Quick  for  Devonfhire. 
 And  now  I  mention  Mr.  Quick  who  had  made  co?.- 
 Jlderabk  Colkci icns ,  Imuf  own  that  it  is  to  them  are 
 
 cw  ivg 
 
The    P  R  E  F  A  C  E.  xxv 
 
 owing  the  Accounts  here  puhlifh  d,  of  Mr.  William 
 Jenkins  of  London^  Mr.  Nicholas  Leverton  of 
 Cornwall  Mr.  George  Hughes  of  Plimouth, 
 Mr.  Thomas  Ford  of  Exeter,  Mr.  John  Saun- 
 ders o/Hamden,  Mr,  David  Anderfon  «5/ Walton 
 and  Mr,  Nathanael  Bali  of  Barly,  Ti^hich  are  no 
 fmall  Ornaments  of  this  Work. 
 
 I  have  alfo  Letters  from  fever  al  Farts^  relat'mg  to 
 Tarticulars  not  fo  "well  refrefented  before^  and  helfmg 
 me  to  Hints  of  Perfons  that  might  otherwife  have  been 
 forgotten,  I  have  in  this  re/feet  had  great  Ajfiftance 
 from  Mr.  Noble  of  Briftol,  and  fome  others.  Some 
 Gentlemen  "well  acquainted  with  fever al  of  the  ejelfed 
 <iylfini[hrs^  have  f ant  me  their  Charatlers.  Others 
 have  drawn  up  the  Characters  ef  their  Fathers  or 
 Grandfathers^  or  Uncles :  And  even  fome  Clergymen 
 of  the  Church  of  England,  have  been  fo  kind  as  to 
 fend  me  Charatfers  of  fome  of  the  filmed  Mmifiersy 
 to  whom  they  were  related^  or  with  whom  they  were 
 "iv  ell  acquainted.  It  would  have  been  fir  angCy  if  with 
 all  thefe  Helps  my  Work  JJjould  not  have  i'oiprovd. 
 However y  having  had  fome  tafieof  the  Kindncfs  and 
 Candour  of  fome  Teople,  I  keep  my  Vouchers  by  me^ 
 ready  to  be  producd  if  there  flivuld  be  occafton  j  that 
 I  may  have  the  Ufs  need  to  lie  at  their  Mercy. 
 
 (^And  yet  after  ally  lam  je7ifibleoj  majzy  and  great 
 Defe-fs  remaining.  The  Degrees  of  many  of  thefe 
 Minifiers  are  ftill  wanti-^g^  and  fo  are  their  Works, 
 I  fear  there  are  yet  Mijiakes  as  to  the  Works  of  fome 
 of  them.  I  the  rather  fear  it^  becaufe  fince  the  Print- 
 ing of  this  Volume  y  I  have  been  informed  by  an  hge- 
 nlous  Gcvtleman^  That  the  Trad  entituVd  CzO'D^ 
 the  King,  and  the  Church,  here  mtntiond^  p.  88i. 
 7vas  not  Written  by  /Z>^^^V/r.  Senior  to  whom  (after 
 Mr.  Wood)  I  had  afcriFd  it ;  but  by  One  of  another y 
 and  a  very  different  Stamp  and  Spirit.  Some  as  wor-^^ 
 thy  Fcrfons  as  mofi  here  me?itio?idy  are  but  ju/l  nam'd^ 
 whs  defervd  good  Charachrs.  Others  are  1  fear  quite 
 omitted*    And  jome  few  perhaps  may  be  fiill  nam' d 
 
 twice. 
 
xxvi  The    PREFACE. 
 
 twice.  'But  I  am  not  'without  hopes  of  fiill  doing 
 fomcthing  tev^rds  fttj>f  lying  theje  Defers ^  and  reBi- 
 fj'ing  fiich  MiftakeSy  if  it  fleafes  GOD  to  lengthen 
 out  my  Life^  and  tbej  that  ohfer've  them^  "will  but  he 
 fo  kind  as  to  fend  me  inform  Jtion. 
 
 I  fiW  far  from  taking  all  the  Tw9  thoufand'who  were 
 ejec/edj  fohaz'e  been  Aienoflike  Piety ^  or  firi^nefs  in 
 their  Morals.  I  have  taken  notice  of  the  contrary  in  the 
 Cafe  of  feveral.  o^nd  yet  think.  Two  thoufand fitch 
 Men  to  have  been  a  great  Bhjfng  to  the  Iforld  and 
 the  Churchy  and  the  lofs  of  their  Labours  to  have 
 been  an  unfpeakable  Damage.  I  am  heartily  forry^ 
 that  any  fiottld  go  on  to  vindicate  their  EjeBion.  It 
 really  griev  d  me  to  find  a  Gentleman  of  the  Charac- 
 terofthe  Compiler  of  the  %d  Volume  of  the  Complete 
 Hiftory  of  England^  fo  freely  pleading  for  the  Si- 
 lenci?Jg  them  J  a7td  making  fo  light  of  their  SujferingSi 
 He  that  reads  over  this  (L^ccoimt,  may  jee  from 
 County  to  County ^  how  many  of  thofe  that  were  ejeB- 
 cdy  ftiffi^rd  for  the  Royal  Caufe^  how  many  refused 
 to  take  the  Ing:igem2nt  formerly ^  when  fo  many 
 of  the  Epifcopal  Clergy  took  it,  and  pleaded  for 
 the  taking  of  it  i  and  how  many  were  EpifccpjUj 
 Ordain  d ;  and  yet  how  much  they  fujf'erd^  how  much 
 the  Laws  were  exceeded  in  many  1" laces ^  in  the  Se- 
 verity they  met  with  j  and  yet  how  GOD  own  d  arid 
 fupported  them,  and  provided  for  them. 
 
 Should  any   ask.  To  what  Vurpofe  is  fo  particular 
 an  (t^fccount  of  theje  "Terfons,  and  their  Sufferings 
 puhlifjdnow^  I  would  beg  leave  to  ask  them  ano- 
 ther ^.efiion  I    Is  there   not   a   Caufe  ?   For  are  not 
 their  Suffer :ngs  (tho'  not  to  be  e^ualTd  in  any  Vrote- 
 fiant  Country)  frequently   lefjtn  d^    Omitting  7nany 
 ■^  ^     'X     ^^l^^^h  does  not  a  late  celebrated  a^^uthoY  "^y  pcf  live- 
 ii;mion°'  h  ^S'^^'^y  ^'^^^  never  in  any  Place  ox  the  World, 
 i-ecognizM  was  io  bitter  Complaints^  for  fo  (lender  Oppref- 
 ?  7.         ilon,  as  the  Diffenters   have  ucter'd  for  what 
 they  lufferVI  upon  the  fcore  of  Opinion  in  Eng- 
 land^ New  Ut  it  be  judgd  from    the  ^Account  here 
 
 given, 
 
The    PREFACE.  xxvii 
 
 given,  7vhether  their  Sufferings  were  fo  light  and 
 trivial,  as  this  Gentleman  and  others  reprefent  them. 
 And  does  not  the  fame  Spirit  as  ragd  agai^tji  them, 
 yet  continue  among  us  ?  May  it  not  reafonablj  he  fup  - 
 posd.  That  they,  who  after  fuch  Hardjlnps  endurd, 
 reprefent  them  as  fuffering  little  or  nothing,  7i'ould 
 tredt  them  and  their  Succeffors  in  the  fame  manner  as 
 formerly,  when  an  opportunity  offer  d  ?  This  is  fo  agree- 
 able to  the  common  TVorkings  of  Human  Nature^  that 
 its  hard  trufting  fuch  a  Temper.  'Tis  bui  fit  that  the 
 Memory  ofthefe  Sufferings  jhould  he  revivd,  that  they 
 may  not  be  repeated.  The  ^Diffentcrs  are  very  free  ta 
 forgive  all  that  is  pafd^  but  would  be  glad  to  fee 
 more  ground  of  Hope,  that  jome  Men  would  not  gree- 
 dily embrace  the  firfi  Opportunity  of  aBi^jg  former 
 Excefjes  over  again,  if  any  are  hereby  exafperated, 
 tho  they  fliew  that  they  dont  much  like  their  own  Face 
 when  another  Jhews  them  its  deformity  ',  they  yet  give 
 too  much  ground  to  fufped,  they  have  a  remaining 
 fondftefsfor  that  that  is  the  Caufe  of  their  Deformity 
 and  would  not  uj2willingly  have  it  continud.  But  I 
 jjjould  think,  that  they  that  are  really  againft  all  Riger 
 and  Severity  in  Matters  of  Religion,  JJjould  be  free 
 to  have  any  Inftances  of  it  expos  d  in  all  Parties,  for 
 the  greater  future  Ccmtion.  They  that  would  have 
 pa fi  Faults  on  their  fide  for  gotten,  and  cannot  forbear 
 being  angry  when  they  are  told  of  them,  are  likely  to 
 continue  in  them :  While  they  that  are  as  free  their  own 
 Faults  JJjould  be  told,  as  they  are  to  tell  others  their 
 former  Failures,  on  purpofe  that  the  abhorrence  of  the 
 Fault  itfelf,  may  on  all  Sides  be  the  inore  heighten  d, 
 are  the  mofi  likely  to  mend,  and  be  the  heft  Proof 
 againfi    any  future  Temptations. 
 
 Upon  this  Account^  I  muft  ovm  myfelf  ji^ell pleas\l, 
 infiead  of  being  at  all  difturbW  or  griev  d,  at  the  At- 
 tempt to  transmit  to  Poficrity former  Sufferings  on  the 
 ether  fide.  I  de fire,  infi-ead  of  faring,  the  publifljJvo- 
 that  Hi /lory  that  hoi  been  fo  long  talk\l  of,  of  the 
 flardf.nps  endnrd  by  the   Epifcop.il  Party,  between 
 
xxviii  The  P  R  E  F  A  C  E. 
 
 1640^  aiid  1660.  I  am  glad  if  I  ha've  been  theOc 
 cafion  of  its  Publication.  I  am  as  far  from  "vindica- 
 ting the  Carriage  of  many  towards  themy  aitd  ths 
 Treatment  they  met  withy  as  any  Man.  I  ha've 
 great  boPeSy  that  the  re^uiving  the  memory  of  fafi 
 Hiir^mefs  and  Se'verity  on  both  Sidesy  and  the  dijlike 
 that  each  Side difco'vers  of  ity  when  their  own  Friends 
 are  the  Sufferers y  may  produce  at  length  fuch  a  general 
 j4bhorrence  of  all  Conjlraint  or  Force  in  Matters  of  Re- 
 ligion ^as  may  help  to  p-eferve  Honefl  Men  of  any  Sort 
 for  the  futurcy  from  all  Violence  to  their  Confciencesy 
 and  any  thing  that  the  Patients  can  call  Perfecution 
 7i;hile  the  Agents  arc  apt  to  giiJe  it  another  Turn. 
 
 tAt  the  fame  time,  1  mufl  acknowledgCy  I  [Ijould 
 ha've  been  glad  if  this  IVork  which  has  been  fo  long 
 expetledy  hi'id  Jeen  the  Light  before  the  Publication 
 of  this  my  Second  Editio77.  Fory  whereas  frem  the 
 Copy  of  Qxitvics  that  were  fome  I'ears  Jtnce  fent  a- 
 bout  the  Diocefe  of  ^'HOHy  I  find  they  that  are  con- 
 cern d  in  ity  would  be  jvilling  to  take  all  Opportuni- 
 ty 5  of  expofing  thefe  who  fuffer^d  for  their  No'nconfor- 
 Tfiity^  (who  I  am  yet  inclin  d  to  bellez'e  will  be  remem- 
 ber d  by  Peflerity  with  Honour)  Ijhould  ha^ve  reckon  d 
 it  an  Happinejsy  if  from  their  Searches^  I  might 
 either  ha've  recei^'d  Light  by  which  I  might  ha've 
 nflifyd  Mifakes  in  this  IFork ;  or  from  any 
 S&'ucrities  that  can  be  jujlly  chargd  on  thofcy  who 
 were  afterwards  fo  great  Sufferers y  torvards  their 
 Brethren,  when  they  had  the  ^ower  in  their  Handsy 
 1  might  haz'e  ha,d  an  Opportunity  of  gi'ving 
 others  the  more  effeBual  war?iing  againft  Rigor  and 
 Se'verity  upon  Occafion  of  any  Religious  Diffe- 
 rencesy  in  all  Times  to  come  :  And  that  for 
 this  ReafoH  among  others.  That  as  all  Things  here 
 are  gi'ven  to  change,  it  may  he  expeBedy  that  as 
 Times  77iay  turUythe  Meajure  with  which  they  ?ncted  to 
 Bthersy  jhould  be  ufed  toivards  themy  if  not  exceeded. 
 
 But  tho    the  Difficulties  which   this  great  work  of 
 theirs  has  met  with  in  pajfing  thro'  t/M  Prefs^  have 
 
 deprivd 
 
The    PREFACE.  xxix 
 
 deprivdme  of  this  Benefit  for  the  prefeTity  yet  I  hcpe^ 
 I  fha II  hereafter  have  ity  and  an  Opportunity  of  nta^ 
 king  my  Uje  of  it.  For  being  under  a  necejjity  of  ad^ 
 ^/«g- <!i?^  Appendix  to  this  Work ^  with  fome  farther 
 Account  offeveralofthe/e  ejected  (tJ^inifiersy  than  I 
 was  able  to  give  when  I  was  now  going  ouer  the  fe- 
 ^eralCounties  of 'Enghnd  andVi-Acs^for  want  of 
 fuch  Informations y  aslha've  receivd  fince,  I ^lall  be 
 glad  to  jhew  my  profiting  by  whate'ver  light  the  Werk 
 of  thefe  Gentlemen  ajfords  me^  and  be  ready  to  take 
 all  Oecafions  to  warn  againfi  future  Rigors  on  all 
 Hands y  from  any  vj>ell  attefied  Infiafjces  of  the  hard 
 Meafure  of  any  ofthofe  who  afterwards  fujftrd  for 
 their  Nonconformity^  towards  their  'Brethren^  which 
 they  found  it  no  eajy  Thing  to  hear^  when  it  was  re- 
 turjid  upon  them. 
 
 I  am  indeed  afraid^  that  fome  will  he  dijlhrh^dy 
 to  find  the  Accounts  which  they  kindly  fent  me  of  fe- 
 *veral  Minifters^  and  the  hints  of  others  in  order  to 
 the  amending  miftakes^  are  omitted  in  this  Work : 
 But  it  was  not  in  my  power  to  help  it.  For  tho'  I 
 did  intend  at  firfi  to  ha^ve  cafi  what  Accounts  were 
 tranfmitted  to  me  out  of  time,  into  Addenda  at  the 
 clofe  of  this  TVork,  yet  I  found  at  lafi  they  came  fo 
 thicky  that  had  I  purfud  my  fir  [I  intention  y  this  Vo- 
 lume would  ha^veJwilTd  jo  unreafonably,  as  to  have 
 born  no  proportion  to  the  other.  I  therefore  thought  it 
 better  to  refewe  them  for  an  Appendix^  which  (if 
 GOT)  give  Life  and  Health)  I  intend  (liall  follow. 
 And  I  am  Apprehenffve  that  when  what  is  here  pub- 
 difli'd  falls  into  the  Hands  of  fome,  who  find  them- 
 felves  able  to  furnifij  me  with  Additions  or  Corretfi- 
 onsy  it  may  be  an  inducement  to  them  not  to  fail  of 
 tranfmitting  them^  to  know  that  they  will  be  thank- 
 fully recei'v^dy  and  that  there  is  yet  room  for  ufing 
 them^  if  they  are  not  too  dilatory. 
 
 In  this  Append ix,  J  propofe  to  run  through  the 
 federal  Counties  in  the  Jame  Order  as  I  have  done  in 
 this  Volume^  adding^    altering^   and  amending,  ac- 
 
 fording 
 
xxK  The    PREFACE. 
 
 cording  to  ihe  light  Ijhall  receive »  either  oi  to  the 
 Char  ciders^  Degrees^  orWo?ks  of  the  Eje^ed-^  or 
 as  to  any  Mifldkes  I  may  have  yet  been  guilty -of 
 in  naming  the  f^me   Ferfons    tvoice^  or  in  repre- 
 
 fentingjuch  as  Conforming^  who  continiN  Koncon- 
 
 formijis^   or   any  fuch  as      'Konconformifis^    who 
 
 fell  in  with  the  Ejlablijlfd Church. 
 
 And  a^  I  take  this  Op (: or t unity  to  return  ?ny 
 Thanh  to  all  that  have  been  Jo  kind  as  to  lend  me 
 their  helping  Hand^  towards  the  improving  this 
 Account  of  the  Silenced  Mi niflers^  fo  much  beyond 
 the  former  ^  /o  I  make  it  my  recjueft  to  them^  that 
 they  will  yet  favour  me  with  any  farther  Ac- 
 counts oj  thefe  Worthies  that  are  z>oell Attefted-^  or 
 with  their  Obfervations  by  way  of  Cor  reding  Mi' 
 flakes  in  any  part  of  this  Work.     And  I  mufl  de- 
 
 ftre  that  fuch  as  are  dijpos'dto  give  what  AJfiflance 
 they  are  able  in  this  Cafe^  would  ufe  what  /peed 
 they  can  in  doing  it  ^  which  had  fome  done  before^ 
 this  Edition  had  come  forth  much  7nore  improved 
 than  it  is:  But  if  for  want  of  knowing  thk  my 
 Defire  in  time^  they  fhould  happen  to  delay  the 
 fending  me  fuch  Additions  or  Cor  regions  longer 
 than  they  would  other  wife  have  done  ^  I  beg  that  I 
 mayn't  upon  that  account  be  altogether  deprivd  of 
 them  ^  but  thdt  they  would  rather  fend  them^  be  it 
 never  folate^  than  not  at  all -^  that  any  future 
 Edition  of  this  Work  may  have  the  Benefit  oj  them-^ 
 'I'ho'  1  fhall  take  effc&ual  care  it  Jlall  be  fo  ma- 
 nag'd  as  to  be  no  detriment  to  the  Furchafers  of 
 thi^. 
 
 And  finding  that  fome  have  hitherto  been  difcou- 
 rapjd  from  doing  what  they  could  to  help  ?ne  in  this 
 Worky  hecaufe  it  was  fo  little  certain  intelligence 
 th^y  could  give  7fsc^  ichile  they  were  concerned  they 
 could  do  no  more  -,  i  muft  beg^  that  if  the  7niflake 
 77iy  Readers  dif cover  he  ever  fo  ffnall^  or  the  Light 
 thfy  can  give  7ne  be  in  Matters  ever  fo  minute^  {be 
 it  bar  as  to  the'  I)egree^  or  any  Work  oj  any  of  the 
 
 Eicilcd 
 
The   PREFACE. 
 
 XXXI 
 
 Eje^ed  '^Vinifters)  they  would  be  fo  kind  as  to 
 
 iraiifmit  if^  and  it  fhali  be  thankfully  accepted.  And 
 
 It  will  be  yet  more  kmdlyjaken^  ^j  J^c^  ^Js  have 
 
 Man  uf crip  t^  of  any  of  the  Silenc'd  Miniftrrs  within 
 
 their  reach  {and  I  am  credibly  informed  there  are 
 
 Jomefuch  thatJie  fhame fully  negle&ed)  would  give 
 
 me  notice^  and  help  we  to  the  Ferufal  of  them^  upon 
 
 7r,y  giving  reaJo?iable  SatisfaUion  that  they  fhall  be 
 
 afterwards  return  d  to  ihtir  proper  Owners^  which 
 
 1  am  willing  to  do.     And  tho  I  mujl  confejs  I  can 
 
 hardly  without  regret  think  how  many  are  gone  off 
 
 the  Stage  that  might  have  given  confiderable  Affi- 
 
 fiance  in  prof  ecu:  ing  this  Defjgn^  without  doing  any 
 
 thing  toiKmtfds  it^  yet  I  am  perfuadel  that  if  fuch 
 
 as  are  fill  living^  7nioht  be  prevailed  with  to  do 
 
 what  they  are   able  for  the  furtherance  of  it^  a 
 
 much  more  com  pie  at  Account  might  yet  be  given  of 
 
 ihefe  good  Men ^  concerning  whom  'tis  natural  to 
 
 Juppofe  Fofterity   will  be   inquifitive^   than  mo/} 
 
 would  have  expelled  after  the  expiring  of  Hjty 
 
 Tears  fince  their  EjcUmenp, 
 
 It  has  been  mov'd  to  me  by  fever al^  that  Ifhould 
 have  added  an  Account  of  thofe  who  were  bred  up 
 to  the  Mini  fry  among  us^^  fince  the  AftofUni- 
 iOrmity  took  pi  ace  ^  and  aft(r  having  been  fame 
 Tears  ufeful^  have  fimfh'd  their  Courfe.  Tkefe 
 voere  Silenc d  by  that  Atl^  rh&  not  E jetted*^  and 
 many  ofthon  very  welldejerve  to  have  their  'Names 
 iranfmitted  to  Fofteriiy  with  Hpnour,  But  had 
 I  attempted  this^  it  would  have  confiderably  fvoeird 
 a  IVork,  zjohich  fnffciently  grows  upon  ?riy  Hands 
 already,  I  muft  therefore  leave  that  Fr ovine e  to 
 fame  other  Hand :  'But  think  I  may  without  Vanity 
 be  allowed  to  fay  ^  of  many  of  this  Number,,  (Juch 
 as  Mr,  Natha;iael  Taylor^  Mr,  Timothy  Crui>>, 
 Mr.  Francis  Glafcock,  Mr,  James  Owcn^  Mr. 
 Timothy  Manlove,  Mr,  Chorkon  of  Manchefter, 
 Mr,  Thomas,  and ]o^t^h  Kcntifti^  M'.  John  j/?i 
 Nath^ael  Oidfield,  Dr  Benyon,  M  ,  b^^uthwel 
 
 of 
 
xxxii  The    PREFACE. 
 
 q/Newbery^  Mr.  Wilfon^/ Warwick,  jVf/-.  Whi- 
 taker  t^/Leeds,  Mv.  Jofeph  GWl  of  Hexham^  Mr. 
 Samuel  Eaton  ^/Mancheltsr,  Air.  Thom  is  a/i^  Be- 
 noni  Rowe,  Mr.  Timothy  Halliday,  Mr.  Natha- 
 nael  Scoales  <?/ Macclesfield,  M^'»  SamaelCoates 
 f?/ Mansfield,  Mr.  Willets  r/ Dudley,  Mr.  Wocd- 
 cock  of  Oxford,  Mr,  Samuel  Chandler  of  Andover, 
 a?7d  Mr.  Samuel  Lawrence^/  Nantwich,  ^c)  ihat 
 tho"  thy  bad  moflly  a  private  Education^  they  were 
 yet  Me/2  of  that  worth.,  that  neither  Oxford  nor 
 -  "Cambridge,zo<7^/<i  have  needed,  to  have  been  afhajrid 
 to  have  produced  them, 
 
 I  have  yet  one  farther  Requefl  to  fuch  as  are 
 either  hovers  of  l^onconfcrmity^  or  Enemfs  of  Per- 
 fect twn  in  one  Form  as  well  as  another.^  {and  I  am 
 not  without  hope  that  the  number  of  the  latter  will 
 at  laft  prevail)  that  if  upon  the  Publication  of  that 
 great  Work  on  the  Church  fide.,  that  has  been  fo 
 long  expetied^  they  find  in  it  fevere  Reflexions 
 on  any  of  the  ejeXed  filenc^d  Nonconformifis., 
 which  they  can  prove  to  be  unjuft  and  undefervd^ 
 they  would  favour  7ne  with  an  Account  of  their  Re- 
 marks., together  with  the  Evidence  with  njhich  they 
 fupport  them.,  that  I  may  add  the?n  in  my  defigrPd 
 Appendix,  in  which.,  after  I  have  had  a  little 
 breathing  time^  {which  is  no  more  than  is  needful 
 in  my  prefent  Circumflances)  I  propofe  (without  in 
 the  leaft  bearing  hard  on  thofe  of  different  Senti- 
 7nents)  as  fir  as  I  am  able^  to  do  juftice  to  a  nuin- 
 ber  of  Men.,  who  fir/nly  adher'^d  to.^  and  bravely 
 fuffer'dfor.^  that  zvhich  I  am  full}'  perfuaded  was  a 
 Good  Caufe,  and  a  Cauje  that  GOD  will  yet  own 
 and  appear  for, 
 
 Ifa,  66.  f.  Hear  the  word  of  the  LORD,  ye 
 that  tremble  at  his  Word,  your  Brethren  that 
 hated  you,  that  caft  you  out  for  my  Names 
 lake,  faid  let  the  LORD  be  glorified ;  But  he 
 fliall  appe:n'  ro  your  Joy,  and  they  fliall  be 
 aftumed- 
 
 AN 
 
Vol.  II. 
 A  N 
 
 ACCOUNT 
 
 OF     THE 
 
 Ministers,  Lecturers, 
 
 Masters  and  Fellows  of  COLLEGES, 
 and  School-Masters. 
 
 WHO 
 
 WereEjECTEDor  SILENCED, 
 
 after  the  Restauration,  in  1660, 
 
 By,  or  Before, 
 
 The  Act  of   Uniformity.^ 
 
 1  Shall  fir  ft  begin  with  ihofe  who  voere 
 Ejefted  or  Silenc'd  in  the  Two 
 Cities  of  London,  and  West- 
 minster ,  and  the  Borough    of 
 
 SoUTHWARK. 
 
 ROM  Sr.  Auftins,  gocxl  old  Mr.  Simeon  Ajhl 
 He  went  feaionably  to  Heaven,  at  the  very 
 Time  when  he  was  csft  out  of  the  Church., 
 He  was  bury'd  the  very  Even  q(  B^rtholomevp^ 
 Day.  He  had  his  Education  in  Emanuel 
 College  in  Cnmbridge.  His  firft  Employment  in  the 
 Miniftry  was  in  Staffurdjloire,  in  the  Neighbourhood  of 
 thofe  Eminent  Perfons,  Mr.  John  Bali,  Mr.  ^hrt  N/- 
 eolls  and  Mr.  L^nglsy^  with  all  of  whom  he  had  a  parti- 
 
 B  cular 
 
The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mw/jlers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    cuiar  and  intimate  Acquaintance.     But  for  his  Non- 
 s^x'^V"^  conformity  to  the  CtTcinonies,  and  refufing  to  read  the 
 Bocl^cf  Sports f  he  was   iGon  dilpiac  a  from  his  Living. 
 He   £.ain*d   howevci-   a  little   Liberty  in    an   exempt 
 Church  at  H^.cxbdl,  under  the  Covert  of  Sir  Jchn  Bur- 
 gc^nCf  and  elfewhcrc  under  the  Lord  Brook.  mWarvQick:- 
 fljire.     He  was  a  Chriftian  of  the  Primitive  Simplicity  ; 
 and  a  NDnccnfsrmift  of  the  Old  Stamp.     He  was  Emi- 
 nent for  a  Holy  Life,   a  Chearful  Mind,  and  a  fluent 
 Elegancy  in  Prater.     He  had  a  good  Eftatc,  and  was 
 inciin  d  to  Enrerrainments  and  Liberality;  his  Houle 
 was  much  frequented,  and  he  was  univerfally  belov'd* 
 He  was  Chaphin  to  the  Earl  oiMnnchcjlsr  in  the  Yv^ars, 
 and  fell  under  the  Obloquy  of  the  Ocm'vcllians  for  crol- 
 fing   their  Defigns,  and   particularly  for  his  vehement 
 oppofing  the  Efi^figemcnt.    He  had  a  confiderable  Hand 
 in  bringing  in   King  Chdrles  II.     He   dy'd  as  he  liv 'd, 
 in  great  Confolation  and   cheerful  Excrcife  of  Faith, 
 molefted  with  no  Fears  nor  Doubts.     He  was  one  of 
 *  Ths  Fa-tht  Ccrnhii!  Lecturers.     *  He  publiAi'd  his  Sermons  at 
 mousOld    the  Funerals  of  Mr. /^^3/>/:/<.^>' and  Mr.  G^tiiks^  -,  and 
 Noncon-  harh  not  left  any  thing  in  Print  befides,    except  fome 
 formifc     Sermons  preach'd  before    the    Parliam»enr,   and  upon 
 Air.  John   p^j^^.  other  particular  Occafions.     Mr.  Calnmy  preach'd 
 Ball  Cow-  i^j^  Funeral  Sermon,  and  gave  him  but  his  deferved 
 T-'''i'f.  Charad^r. 
 
 hifn  all  his 
 
 Covenant  of  Grace,  in  4?o,  104^. 
 
 From  St. LeenitrdsF:^fter-LAnp,Mv. James  Nnhm.Who 
 was  alfo  one  of  the  Primitive  Sincerity.  A  good  Lin- 
 guift,  a  zealous  excellent  Preacher,  commonly  cal- 
 led the  l/Vceping  Prcphsp,  becaufe  his  Scriouinefs  oft  ex- 
 prefs'd  itfclf  by  Tears :  Of  a  mofc  holy  blamelcfs  Life; 
 tho*  Learned,  yet  greatly  averfc  to  Conrroverfics  and 
 Difputes.^  In  almoft  all  things  like  Mr.  Ajh,  except 
 his  Natural  Temper,  and  the  Influence  It  had  upon  his 
 Soul.  Both  of  them  were  fo  compos'd  of  Humility, 
 Piety  and  Innocence,  that  no  Enemy  of  Godlincfs  that 
 knew  them,  durft  almoft  fay  any  Thing  againft  thcni. 
 But  as  one  was  Cheerful,  fo  the  other  was  from  his 
 Ycutb  furpriz'd  with  violent  Fits  of  Melane]joly  once 
 
 ia 
 
///London,  Weftminfter,  and  Southwark.     5 
 
 in  a  few  Years,  which  rho'  it  did  not  diftra(il  him,  yet  Vol.  IL 
 kept  him  '[ill  ic  was  over  in  a  moft  dcTpcndent  Cale,  vv^ 
 and  next  to  Delpair.  Leis  than  a  Year  before  he  d)'d, 
 he  fv:li  into  a  grievous  Fit,  in  which  he  was  fo  confidenc 
 of  his  Gracilcrnefs,  that  he  uluaily  cry'd  out,  O  ntt  one 
 Jfai\6f  Giaccy  net  ont good  Defve  or  Ttoougtit  l  lean  no 
 wore  p.r.y  tb/in  a  Pcft  !  if  an  Angel  f rem  Her^v-'u  would  tell 
 me  I  hnve  true  GrMce^  I  would  net  beiisve  him,  8cc.  And 
 tho*  orhcf  Miniftcrs  could  demonitrate  his  Sincerity  to 
 him  fo  aj  to  filcnce  him,  he  was  continuailv  harping 
 on  the  fame  String;  and  ufis  net  to  be  perluaded  he  was 
 Melancholy.  He  had  been  but  a  iiitie  while  rccov.T'd 
 when  the  Bdrthciomew  A<^  came  out,  which  caft  him  out 
 with  his  Brethren  :  And  his  Heart  t>cing  troubled  v^ith  ] 
 
 the  lad  Eilare  of  the  Church,  the  Multitude  of  filenc'd 
 Miniilers,  and  his  own  Unkr*.  iceablcnefs,  -his  Melan- 
 choly returned,  and  heconfum'd  to  Death.  A  Sermoii 
 was  prfach'd  at  his  Funeral  jan.  i.  i6<j-.  by  Dr.  T/jo- 
 rrhis  HortsHy  who  gave  him  a  confiderable  Charad^er ;  to 
 which  the  Render  is  rcferr'4.  He  printed  a  few  Cc- 
 caMonal  Diicourfcs  in  his  Lif<f-timc ;  and  a  few  Pra- 
 dical  Scrmcnl  of  his  have  been  pubiiAi'd  (inec  his 
 Dfsth. 
 
 Frcm  SuTnhhs,    Mi\  Arthur  Jack, fen  \.  One   ofun-^  ^^^   ^^g 
 weary'dlndufti'Vand  Dili£ence  ;  who  ftudy'd  14  or  16  ^^-c^unt  of 
 Hours  a  Day  at  the  Univcrfity,  and  eoni\anc;y   rofe  at  his  ufe& 
 3  or  4  of  the  Clock  in  the  Morning,  Summer  And  Win-  Death  pre^ 
 rer,  to  redeem  his  Time  ;  and  held  it  to  the  Age  or73.  fixd  ;o  ht^ 
 He  was  Minider  of  St.  Mkimeh  H'o&dftrest,    An.  1624,  Annota- 
 w^hcn  a  Pvrililencial  Sicknefs  rag'd  in  the  City;  and  con-  \^??\    °^ 
 tinu'd  all  the  time  of  it,  difcharging  ail  the  Ofiice?  and^^^*^^* 
 Duties  of  a  Faithful  Paftor  to  his  Flock ;  viirJng  infe- 
 d:ed  Pcrfons  without  fear,  tho'  to  the  hazarding  of  his 
 own  Lifr,  for  the  Good  of  Souls  in  the  Service  of  his 
 MASTER,  who  preferv'd  him  from  all  Infedion^  -^ 
 
 wkcn  Thoufands  fell  on  either  hand  of  him.  He  was 
 very  fuccefsful  in  his  Miniflry,  and  exceeding  ufefal 
 by  his  profitable  and  familiar  way  of  Catechizing.  Ke 
 was  Fin'd  500/.  for  refufing  to  give  in  Evidence  againft 
 Mr.  Levc,  and  commirred  Priioner  to  the  Fl?et,  vvhere 
 he  continu'd  aboat  17  Weeks.  After  the  Reftauratioii 
 he  was  ckofen  by  the  Provincial  Affembly  of  London,  to 
 prefent  the  BiUc   to  King  Charles,  in  his  Triumphal 
 
 B  %  Prcgrels 
 
Thi:  tjechd  or  Sil'cnc'd  M'rnfias^  &€. 
 
 Vol.  II.  PiGgreis  through  ihc  CiT}.  And  hi-  did  ad:iially  pre- 
 ^  ~  /  fcriE  it,  at  the  Head  of  the  City  Miriifters,  in  Sr.  FauL's 
 Church-yard,  over  againft  the  SciiooJ.  The  King  thank- 
 ed them  for  it,  and  promis'd,  To  make  that  Bock  the 
 Riile  of  his  Government  tiwd.  Life.  He  was  afterwards 
 One  of  the  Comir.idioners  at  the  Snvoy  :  And  finding  all 
 their  Endeavours  there  fruitlefs,  he,  when  the  fevere 
 A6fc  took  place,  retir'd  to  a  private  Life.  In  his  iaft 
 Sicknefs,-  he  diiccver'd  great  Serenity  and  Compofure, 
 and  cxprefs'd  much  Satisfadion  in  his  Spirit  as  to  his 
 Noficotifirmif)' ;  profeifing,  He  had  many  times  asl^d  God 
 Fcrgivencjs  en  his  Kjiccs,  for  his  ccmplvng  tso  much  voith 
 tinvparrantnhie  Imprfitictis  informer  Times.  He  dy'd  Aug.  5. 
 1666.  He  hath  left  behind  him  Annotations  on  feveral 
 parts  of  the  Bible^  in  3  Volumes  4^0. 
 
 From  Aldcym^nlury,  Mr.  Edmund CalriWyy  B.  D.  He 
 was  the  Son  of  a  Citizen  of  Lmdon,  and  bred  in  Pem- 
 hroke-H^U  in  Cnmbridge.  He  was  born  \nF  brunyy  iHl, 
 and  admitted  into  the  Univcrlity  at  1 5.  His  Inciinati- 
 cn  to  the  Arti-Armini^n  Parry,  hindering  his  Prefer- 
 ment there  at  that  time,  Bp.  Fcltcn  of  Ey,  took  notice 
 of  him,  and  made  him  his  Chaplain.  And  be  was  ever 
 after  a  thankfullmitaror  ofthe  Piety,  and  Charity,  and 
 Diligence  of  that  good  Bifliop;  and  would  often  men- 
 tion him  with  Honour.  And  wtll  he  might  ;  for  the 
 Bifhop  did  not  only  dircdl  him  in  his  younger  Srudies, 
 but  allow'd  him  Time  for  them  ;  giving  ftrid  Charge 
 to  his  Domicfticks  not  to  call  him  down  to  Family- 
 Prayers,  or  upon  other  Occafions,  unlels  he  had  half 
 an  Hour's  Warning,  that  fo  his  Studies  might  not  be 
 broken  off  abruptly.  Here  he  Study'd  at  the  rate  of 
 16  Hours  a  Day;  He  read  over  the  Gontrovcrfies  of 
 Bellnrmine'mure\y,wnh  all  his  Anfwerers ,  vi:(.  Chamier^ 
 T0)it(ilier,  I^ynolds,  and  others,  who  by  Parts  under- 
 took that  Goiiah  of  the  I{.mijh  Church,  fie  alfo  read 
 many  of  the  Schoolmen  ;  efpccially,  Thomas  Aquinas 
 in  whom  he  was  moft  exactly  vers'd,  being  able  to  ma- 
 nage moft  of  his  numerous  Difbindlions.  He  read  over 
 Sr.  Aiiguftinc's  Works  five  times;  and  many  other  emi- 
 nCBt  Authors  Ancient  and  Modern,  bcfide  his  Daily- 
 Study  ofthe  Holy  Scriptures,  and  Perufal  of  Commen- 
 tators upon  them.  After  the  Bifliop's  Death,  which- 
 was  in  1626,  his  6rft  Place  of  Charge,  was    at  Bury 
 
 St.  Edmunds. 
 
tn  London,  Weftminfter,  and.  Southwark.     5 
 
 St.  Edmu^idsy  in  Suffoll^^,  where  he  had  Mr.  Burroughs  Vol.  II. 
 for  his  Fellow  Labourer  :  And  there  he  continu'd  for  ^./""sr^ 
 above  Ten  Years,  'till  Bp.  t-Visus  Articles,  and  the 
 Book^  of  Sports,  drave  him  and  30  more  worth)  Mini- 
 fters  out  of  the  Diocele.  After  Mr.  Fcnncr'i  Death,  he 
 was  prefcnted  by  the  Nobie  Eariof  I4^armck^,  to  the 
 KcClory  of  I{ochf Old  in  EJf-Xy  and  he  accepted  it,  ho- 
 ping under  the  Wings  oi  fuch  a  Patron,  and  a  quieter 
 Biiliop,  to  have  mere  repofe  :  And  fo  he  had  for  his 
 Miniltry  ;  but  his  Body  felt  the  Hardlhip  of  his  remo- 
 val from  one  of  the  plcafanteft,  to  cne  of  the  moft 
 unheakhfui  Airs  in  England.  When  he  was  in  the 
 ftrength  of  his  Years,  he  was  feiz'd  wiih  a  tedious 
 Quartan  Aguc^  which  brought  upon  him  aDizzinefs  in 
 his  Head,  that  he  complain  d  of  all  his  Life  after; 
 which  vyas  the  Caulc  of  his  avoiding  the  Pulpit,  and 
 chufing  rather  to  Preach  in  the  Desk.  Upon  the 
 Death  of  Dr.  Stoughttn,  he  was  chofen  at  Alderman^ 
 bury.  He  came  thither  in  1639,  and  his  Patron 
 did  not  loole  him,  but  followed  him  to  London.  He 
 was  one  of  thofc  Divines,  who  An.  1641.  met  by  order 
 ot  Parliament  in  the  Jcrujalcm  Cbfimberj  with  feveral 
 Bifhops  and  Dccflors,  in  order  to  the  Accommodnting 
 Ecclefiaftical  Matters  :  In  which  Meeting,  by  mutual 
 Conceifions,  Things  were  brought  into  a  very  hopeful 
 Pofture ;  but  the  whole  Dcfign  was  fpoii'd  by  the 
 bringing  into  the  Houfe  the  Bill  againft  Bifnops,  &c. 
 He  was  afterwards  an  adlive  Member  of  the  Affiwhly, 
 He  was  a  great  Enemy  to  the  Scdlarics,  who  after- 
 wards grew  fo  Rampant.  He  was  in  his  Judgment  for 
 the  Prcsbyttridn  Difc'ipline  ;  but  of  known  Moderation 
 towards  thofe  of  other  Sentiments:  No  Miniilcr  in  the 
 City  was  more  follow'd  ;  nor  hath  there  ever  been  a 
 Week  day  LeClure  To  frequented  as  his  ;  which  was 
 attended  not  only  by  his  own  Parifli,  but  by  other  E- 
 iTiinent  Citizens,  and  many  Perfcns  of  the  Greateft 
 -Quality,  and  that  conftaqtly  for  20  Years  together  ;  for 
 there  feldcm  were  fo  few  as  60  Coaches  ."in  Oliver  % 
 Time  he  kept  himfelf  as  private  as  he  could  :  But  had 
 a  confiderable  Hand  in  caufing  Things  afterwards  to 
 return  into  their  proper  Channel.  He  preach'd  before 
 the  Parliament  the  Day  bcrcrc  thev  voted  the  King 
 Home,  and  was  one  of  thofe  Divines  who  were  f^nz  c- 
 ver  to  him  into  Holland,  He  wa§  reckon'd  to  have  the 
 B  3         '   '      "  greareft 
 
The  Ejecfed  or  Silenced  NVntfiers^    8rc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  gre^neit  luceixlt  in  Cour-r,  City  and  Country,  of  any  of 
 the  Minilters,  and  therefore  cxcren^<^ly  carefs'd  ar  firft  ; 
 but  loon  law  whither  Things  were  tending:  Among  o- 
 thtT  £vidt;nces  of  ir,  this  is  one  ;  That  having  G^'ncral 
 A4^^//<,for  his  Auditor  in  his  own  Church,  a  little  after 
 the  Keftauration,  oii  a  Sacr-^iment-Day,  he  had  Occa» 
 iion  CO  l|.-cak  cf  j^.-//''7  Lu:.e:,  "  And  why,  laid  he,  is  it 
 Ciiil'd  jilth-^,  but  bccaufe  it  makes  Men  do  bafe  and 
 filthy  things  r  Some  Men,  faid  he,  will  betray  Three 
 Kingdoms  for  filthy  Lucre's  hkst".  Saying  which, 
 he  threw  h's  Hiinderchief,  which  he  ufaally  wav'd  up. 
 and  down  while  he^was  preaching,  towards  the  Gene- 
 ral's Pew.  He  was  very  AClive  in  order  to  an  Ac- 
 commodaticn  ;  but  in  vain.  He  gc-neraliy  had  the 
 Chair  among  the  City  Minilters  in  rhcir  Meetings,  and 
 was  m^uch  eiUem'd  for  his  Prudence  and  Condud:.  He 
 vjzs  one  of  the-^Orw/j///  Ledi:urers:  He  re-fus'd  a  Bi- 
 flioprick,  becaufe  he  could  not  have  it  upon  the  Terms 
 cf  the  King's  Dec'aration  ;  but  kept  his  Temper  and 
 Mcdcration  after  he  was-  ejected.  I  have  been  credi- 
 bly informed,  that  Bp.  ]^fill{ins  hid  fuch  an  Opinion  of 
 his  Inlight  into  the  Controvcrfy  about  Church  Govern- 
 rncnr,  that  hehearnly  wiili-d  he  could  have  conform'd, 
 that  he  might  have  confronted  the  bold  and  confident 
 AiT.TLors  or  the  Jus  Dlvinwrn  of  Epifcopacy  in  the 
 Convocarion,  in  which  he  was  not  allcw'd  to  fir,  the* 
 he  was  chofen  one  of  the  Clerks  for  the  Ci^'.  And  yet 
 the  Author  of  the  Modem  Pkas  for  Compehenfisn^  Sec. 
 cmfiderdy  fays  p.  1 2.  I  hr:V?  been  credibly  inform  d,  (not 
 to  p'.y^hdt  I  am  nhis  to  mfil{c  it  good)  Thnt  M''.  Calamy, 
 did  brfcrc  Im  M^jejiy  nnd  dizers  L^rds  of  the  Counfely  pro- 
 fcfSf  th^t  there  v^as  not  ftny  thing  in  the  Ccnftituticn  of  the 
 Chu'cl\  to  r^hich  be  ecu 'd  not  CGnform,  xyere  it  net  for  the 
 fc/y.ridAH:{ing  rf  ethers.  Bur  Mr.  B^.xter  (in  his  Apology 
 for  Nn-ccrfirmity^  -p.  i')i.)  anAvers,  we  muft  teftifv, 
 fbmc  of  us  that  were  in  his  Company  from  firft  to  lafl, 
 we  heard  him  over  and  over  protcf^.  That  he  rook  {c- 
 veralrhinrs  in  Confonriity  to  be  intolerable  Sins.  And 
 ffa^sh)  h:'wro:c  th^7P  ckce  to  our  Reply;  he  may  be 
 judrV.  (  f  by  that.  He  was  Imprifona  in  terroreWf  for 
 Preaching  Occaficnally  after  Bartholcmevc  Day  ;  but 
 fcon  releasd,  wh:n  it  was  feen  what  a  Refort  of  Per- 
 fons  of  all  Qualities  there  was  to  him  in  Nervg/ite,  and 
 how  generally  the  Severity  was  refentcd.    Our  late 
 
 -    Hiftpriaii 
 
/;;  London,  Wcftminfter,  x;?^  South^vark.     7 
 
 Hiftorian  t  reprefents  his  Preaching  ac  that  time  as  Vol.  II. 
 Seditious.  But  ic  was  purely  occalion'cfby  a  Di (appoint-  ■  ■'V-v-' 
 menr,  as  ro  the  Preacher  cxpecftjd;  atid  the  Dilcourfet  r^^Cow- 
 (as  I  have  been  infcrni'd  by  thole  that  very  well  kniw  P{eat  Hlji. 
 it  to  be  true)  was  lyipremeditared.     That  hard  AVcrc ''^  ^"S- 
 thcrefore   might  have  Ix'cn  frar'd.     As   Circuinllanccs  p  '    i?  - 
 then  were,  there  might  well  be  a  Concern  ftirring  ^^^  ■>   -^  ^  ■^' 
 Serious  Religion,  vvhirh  was  in  no  imall  Danger.  And 
 had  this  Author  wav'd  charReficdicn,  his  Work  would 
 not  have  Joft  any  of  its  Beauty. 
 
 He  liv'd  to  lee  Lcndcn  in  Aflics,  the  fight  of  which 
 broke  his  Heart :  He  was  driven  thro'  the  Ruins 
 in  a  Coach,  and  feeing  the  delolatc  Condition 
 of  fo  ficurilhing  a  City,  for  which  he  had  fo  great  an 
 Affeclion,  his  tender  Spirit  recciv'd  fuch  Impremons, 
 as  he  cculd  never  vyearoit;  he  went  Home,  and  ne- 
 ver can:ic  out  of  his^Chambcr  more  ;  but  d)'d  within 
 a  Month.  He  hach  not  left  much  in  Print.  He  was 
 one  of  the  Authors  ofSynrcfrmnuus,  which  was  a  Cele- 
 brated Book  before  the  Civil  War.  He  had  a  Hand  in 
 drawing  up  the  Vindicntlcn  of  the  Presbjtcrinl  Govern^ 
 ment  nndMiiiiJiiyy  Printed  An.  1650.  and  the  Jm  Di- 
 ^iniim  Miriiflerii  Ev^ngelici,  &  Angiicnni^  Printed  An, 
 1654.  He  hath feveral  Sermons  in  Print,  which  he 
 Preach'd  before  the  two  Houfes  of  Lords  and  Commons, 
 and  the  Mngiftrates  of  the  City  ;  and  at  the  Funerals 
 ciD^.  Snm.  Boltcn,  the  Earlof  ;;^'/-wi"r/^,  Mr.  S/w.  Ajh, 
 8cc.  Bcfides  which.,  he  publifh'd  nothing  but  a  Vindi- 
 cation of  him.fflf  from,  the  Calum.nies  of  Mr.  Burton  j 
 and  a  frn^all  Trad  cali'd  The  Godly  Mms  Ark.,  er  City  cf 
 ^fug%  in  thi  Dify  of  his  Diftrrfs.  And  fince  his  Death 
 there  v^as  a  Trentifs  cfM^ditntiorij  printed  in  a  Cian- 
 ^eftine  way ;  not  by  his  Son,  or  from  his  Manii- 
 fcript,  but  from  fome  imperfedt  Notes  taken  by  an 
 Auditor. 
 
 From  St.  Magnus,  Mr.  J^cph  Caryl.  He  was  Educa» 
 ted  in  Ex:ter  College  Oxen,  where  Wood,  who  fcldom 
 fpeaks  truth  of  fuch  Men,  confeto,  he  was  a  Noted 
 Difputant.  When  he  came  to  London,  he  was  Preach- 
 er to  the  Honourable  Society  oi  Lincoln s- Inn,  where  he 
 continued  fevcrai  Years  wi:h  Good-liking  andApplaufe. 
 He  was  a  Member  of  the  Affembly  of  Divine? :  And 
 in  1653,  be  was  appointed  one  of  the  Jrien  for  the  Ap- 
 B  4  probatloit 
 
8  The  Ejeciedor  Silenc'^dMimJicrs^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  probation  of  Miniftcrs;  ftnd  had  univcrfally  the  Cha- 
 racter of  a  Lenrned  Man,  Befides  his  Faft  and  Thnnkf- 
 giving  Sermons  before  the  Parliament,  he  alfo  publifii'd 
 an  Exf>ojition  xfith  Praclical  Objcrvatiens  on  tie  Book^  of 
 Job,  in  1 1  Vol.  in  Afto.  (fince  put  into  two  Folios)  fomc 
 have  very  unworthily  rcprefented  this  Work  of  his,  as 
 a  Commentary  on  Pineda -,  or  a  Tranflation  of  it  :  But 
 he  that  will  but  be  at  the  pains  to  compare  them  a  little 
 together,  by  reading  a  Dozen  Leaves  in  Each,  will  find 
 this  a  grofs  Miftake.  He  had  alfo  an  hand  in  a  Book 
 cntitul'd.  An  Englijh  Greek,  Lexicon,  containing  the  De^ 
 rivations  and  varicus  Significaticm  of  all  the  Hl'rds  in 
 the  Nevp  Tejlatnent,  Sec,  OEl.  i66i.  And  after  his 
 Death,  was  pubiillid  The  Kature  and  Princiflcs  of  Love 
 as  the  End  of  the  Comrnnndmcnt -^  being  ibme  ofhisla^ 
 Sermons.     OBober  i6j^.     He  dfd  in  February  i6ji. 
 
 From  St.SefulchreSf  Mr.  Thomas   Gouge,  He  was  Son 
 to  the  Eminent  Dr.  Gouge  of  BlachcFryms.     He  was    a 
 Wonder   of  Charity,  Humility,  Sincerity  and  Mode- 
 ration.    "iAr.  Baxter  fays.    That  hg    never  heard  any    oite 
 Perfon,  of  what  ^anh^  Sort,  or  Scci  foever,  /peak,  one  iVord 
 to  his   Difr:onGur,  or  name  any  Fault  that  they  chargd  en 
 his  Life  or   DoBrinc  j  no  net   the  highcfi  Prdatifts  th?m- 
 felves,  fave  only  that  he  conform*  d  not  to    their  Impo fit  ions, 
 God  bleffed  him  with  a  good  Eftate,  and  he  liberally 
 Ms'd  it  in  Works  of  Charity,  which  he   made  indeed 
 ih^  Great  Buiinefs  of  his  Lif.?.     When  he  had   loft 
 much  by  the  Fire,  and    had  fettled   his   Children,  and 
 had  his  Wife  taken  from  him  by  Death  ,  he  had  but 
 150/.  a   Year  left,  and   he  gave  a   Hundred  of  it  to 
 Charitable  Ufes.     It  was  his  daily  Vf^ork  to  do  all  the 
 Good    he  could,  wiih   as  great  Diligence    and  Con- 
 ftancy  as  other  Men   labour  at  their  Trades.     He   vifi- 
 ted  the  Poor,  and  ilirr'd  up  the  Rich,  in  whom  he  had 
 any  Intcreft,  to  devote  at  leaft  the   loth  Part  of  their 
 Eftates  to  Works  of  Charity.     When  he  was  between 
 60  and  70  Years  old,    he    us'd  to  Travel  into  fVa/es, 
 anddilperlc  what  Money  he  could  fpare  himfclf,  or 
 colled:  from  others,  among  the   poor  labouring    perfe- 
 cuted  Miniftcrs  there.     He  fettled  in   the  chief  Towns 
 cffVal'ss.  great  many  Schools,  to  the  number  of  3  or 
 400,  .for  Women  to  teach   Children  to  read,    having 
 himfclf  undertaken  to  pay  ihcm   for  many  hundred 
 
 'Children. 
 
m  London,  Weftminfter,  W  Southwark,  ^  9 
 
 Children.     He    preach'd  himieif  in  WnUs    ^tiii  they  Vol.  II. 
 drove  him   from  Place  to  Place  by  Pcrfccution.     He  s^^^'^r^^, 
 
 went  conftantly  to  the  Parifh  Churches,  and  fome- 
 tiines  Communicated  with  them,  and  was  authorized 
 by  an  Old  Univcificy  Liccnfe  to  Preach  Occalion* 
 ally,  and  yet  for  fo  doing  was  Excommunicated  even 
 in  H'cdcs^  and  that  while  he  was  doing  all  this  Good. 
 He  procured  a  very  fair  Impreirion  of  the  Bible  in  the 
 IVckh  Tongue,  to  the  number  of  Sooo-  looo  of  which 
 v/cre  freely  given  to  the  Poor,  and  the  reft  fent  to  the 
 Principal  Cities  and  Towns  in  PVales,  to  be  fold  to 
 the  Rich  at  Reafonable  Rates,  vIt;^.  at  4  Shillings  a 
 Piccc  well  Bound  and  Clafp'd.  He  vyas  us'd  to  fay 
 often  with  Plcafure,  That  he  had  tvoo  Livings,  which 
 he  would  not  exchange  for  two  of  the  Grcatcjl  in  England, 
 mcmnng  Wales,  where  he  us'd  to  Travel  every  Tenr  to 
 Jpread  Kjiovpledge,  Piety^  /ind  c'jarity  ;  nnd  Chrifl's  Ho- 
 fpital,  where  he  us'd  freely  to  Cntcchi:^e  the  Poor  Children, 
 ill  order  to  the  voeil-Uying  the  Fcundatiuns  of  {{ellgicn  in 
 thsm,  in  their  tender  Tears. 
 
 A  late  Author  inliuuatcs  as  if  his  Charities  in    PVales^      Mr, 
 wcreonlytofcrve  a  Party,  and  that  the  viiiblc  Efffdt  of  Wynnes 
 them  is,  the  Increaje  of  the  Dijpntcrs   in   that    Ccuntry,^-'^'^'  v 
 This  Refledtion   on   his  Memory   is  as   falfe  as  it  ^^^'a^^f^^^ 
 invidious.     For  he  was  lb  far  from  thai:  narrownefs  o{jJl\l^ 
 Spirit  or  Bigotry  to  the  IntercR:  of  the  DifTenrers,  i^hat^^^^'V^ 
 heprocurd   the  Church  Catechi/m,  with  a  Practical  Ex- 
 pcdtion  of  ir,  and  the  Common-Prayer,  to  be  printed  in 
 ffelch,  and  freely   given  to  the  poorer  fort,  with   the 
 If^slch   Bible,    The  whole   Duty    of  Man,  The  Practice  of 
 Piety,  and  other  Pradlical  Books.     I  fhall  here  fubjoin 
 an  Account  of  his   Charities  in  fVales,    for  one  Year, 
 by  which  Ibme  Judgment  may  be  made,  as  to  the  reft. 
 It  was  in  the  Year  1674,  before  his  excellent   Imprel- 
 ficn  of  the    Britifi  Bible;    it  was  Printed  about   that 
 time  in  a  fingie  Sheer,  which  is  apt  to  be  loft  :  Where- 
 as'tis  Pity  but  it  fliould  be  preferv'd  to  Pofterity.     It 
 was  in  thcfe  Words;  An  Account  of  what  hath  been  dene 
 in  Wsilcs,  this  laft   Tear,   /row  Mid fu mm er    1674,   to 
 Lady-Day  1675,  in  pur/uance  of  the  ahovojaid  Tuft,  up- 
 m  the  Encouragement  of  divers  worthy  Perfons,  to  this  Pious 
 ^.nd  charitable  Dejign, 
 
 I.  In 
 
I  o  The  Ejected  or  Silenc^i  Mimjfers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  I.  In  51  of  the  chief  Towns  of  H^^les,  812  Poor 
 Children  have  been  and  arc  put  ro  School,  to  learn 
 Englijloy  over  and  above  the  500  put  to  School  the  laft 
 Year,  by  the  Charity  of  others  before  this  Truft  be- 
 gan. 
 
 2.  There  have  been  bought  and  DIftnbuted  in  fe- 
 Veral  Families,  32  aKVc/?  Bibles,  which  were  all  that 
 could  be  had  in  iVnles  or  London. 
 
 3.  240  Kew  Teftaments  'mPVilch,  to  be  giveji  away 
 to  Poor  People  that  can  read  J4^clch, 
 
 4.  5©o  J4^tJolcDutfs  of  M'tn  inT-Vdch^  to  be  Dlftribu- 
 red  in  like  manner. 
 
 Which  Pious  and  Charitable  unddrtaking  hath  al- 
 ready  provok'd  divers  of  the  better  Sort  of  the  M^dch, 
 to  put  above  500  of  the  poorcft  l^T'^.lch  Children  to 
 School,  upon  their  account.  So  that  about  1S50  in 
 all,  are  already  put  to  School  to  Jearh  to  read  EngUJh. 
 Attefted  by  us, 
 
 John  Tillotfo?!.  WillUnt  Durham.         Thomas  Gougf. 
 
 Benja.  Whit  chest.     Edx&ard  Stillingflcet      Matthevf  Pool. 
 Sif7iS72  Ford.  "John  Meriton.  Thomas  Firmin» 
 
 It's  eafier  to  traduce  than  imitate  fo  Divine  a  Charity,^ 
 whofc  Tendency  is  to  make  pcod  Chriftians,  and  ufe- 
 full  Members  cf  the  Common-V/ealth.  Mr.  Gouge 
 gave  to  the  Poor  ;>K-/c/:?,feveral  other  good  Books  which 
 he  procurd to  be  TranOated  and  Printed  in  l/Velch,  of 
 which  there  is  not  one  that  perluadcs  People  to  Non- 
 conformity^  but  they  contain  fuch  Prad^ical  Duties  as  all 
 good  Chriftians  are  and  muft  be  agreed  in. 
 
 If  the  Growth  of  DifH-nters  in  l>Vahshe  an  cffcdt  of 
 the  Increafc  cfK'iowledge  there,  we  can't  help  that. 
 They  whcfe  Confciences  are  enlighcenVi  and  mov'd  by 
 the  V/crd  cf  CGD  ,  will  be  always  difpcs'd  to  pay 
 a  greater  Veneraticn  to  Divine  Truths  and  Ordinances 
 than  to  fuch  Ways  and  Uiagesas  are  meerly  humane^ 
 and  will  be  naturally  apt  to  fcruple  thofe  things  that 
 want  txhe  farred  Imprefs  of  Divine  Authority.  And  if 
 this  Gentleman  thinks  the  bcft  Expedient  to  prevent 
 this,  is  to  keep  the  People  in  the  f^me  State  of  Igno- 
 4'ance  they  were  in,  during  the  Period,  of  which  hij 
 Hiftory  treats,  he  has  the  Pn^ifts  on  his  fide,  but  I  hope 
 Ronc  that  underf^and  Protcftant  Priijcipks.    He  D>'d 
 
 iliddcniy 
 
in  London,  Weftminfter,  ard  Sourhwark. 
 
 II 
 
 fuddcniy  in  the  77ch  Year  of  bis  Age,  without  any  Vol.  II. 
 Sicknd's  or  Y..i\\,  ur  Fear  of  Deich  ;  he  was  ht*ard  to  v./'V*W 
 give  a  Gruaii  m  his  Sleep,  and  he  was  ^cnc.  Mr.  Bnx- 
 tsr  {a)S,  He  never  Jaa>  him  Sad.  if  at  Che^^fuL,  His 
 Funeral  5crmo^  was  preach  d  by  Dv.TlUotji}]^  aher- 
 wards  Arch  Biiliop  ciCantertuy,  to  whole  Account  of 
 hlmthe  Keader  is  rcferr'd,  la  giving  his  Character^ 
 he  hath  rheic  W(.rds  am6ag  others ; — -So  that  all- things 
 eorijUn'd,  there  hnvs,  not  fined  the- Pr  imitlvt  Times  of  Chri., 
 ftianity^  bin  mnny  nrmng  the  Sons  cf  Men,  to  mhotn  thitf 
 Glorious  Chnr(ictsr  of  the  Son  ffGcd  mi*ht  he  Utter  apply  d, 
 that He  went  about  doing  Good.  And  he  alcribes  lo 
 him  the  iiril  Foundation  of  that  Charirable  Defign  of 
 Employing  the  Poor  at  "Work ,  which  Mr.  Thcmr^s  Fir* 
 min  af:erw^ards  improA-'d,  and  which  met  with  fuch 
 General  Applaufe.  He  hath  not  left  much  behind 
 him.  His  Book  ftil'd  iht.Prindplesof  [^ligion  explain  d 
 is  a5  valuable  as  moil  of  the  kind.- — He  hath  publiQi'd 
 alfb,  A  i>f"ord  to  Sinnc/s  ;  iti\dA  Sermon  of  Giod-lVorkj  ^ 
 both  in.  2w,.  together  with  Chriftian  Directions  to 
 walk  with  God.  i66i.  ^to.  and  the  fureft  and  fafeft 
 way  of  thriving  vIt^.  by  Charity  to  ihc  Poor.  1673.  A,to. 
 Toe  Young  Man's  Guide,  ^vo.  and  Ibme  Sermons  exciting 
 England  to  Gratitude,  for  the  Difcovcry  of  the  Popfh 
 Ploi:  12;. 
 
 V rom  Bennet  Finli^  Mr  Samuel  CUrk,  *    He  had  bin     *  see  bis 
 an   uleful   Preacher   many   Years   in  the  Country,  in  ^^„  ^^.  ^ 
 Clefloire  and    0/a)-p:icl{fy:rey    where   he  had  met  "with  count  of 
 Trouble  on  the  Accounu  of  the  Etcetera  Onth^  &c.  be-  hlmfelfbe" 
 fore  he  came  to  Londm  ;  but  here  he   liv'd   Comfor-/o-^  his 
 tab!y   and  Ufefuily,  'till  the  Vniformity  Acl  ftop'd  his  l^Ji  ^«^- 
 Mouth.     He   was  one   of  the  Commiiricners   at  iht^f  ^^^^''\ 
 Treaty  at  the  Savcy.     A   Man  of  great  Plainhcarred- 
 nefs   and  Sincerity.     The  Words  were  but  few  (  but 
 ipokcn  from   his  Heart,  and  expreiTive  of  the  Scnfe  of 
 many)  which   he  us'd  to  His' Majcfty  when   he  pre- 
 fented   the  Addrefs  to  him,  in  the  Name  ofthcMiai- 
 ftcrs,   Novemb.     16.   i66o.-^.Tour   Majeftys    Loyal    Sub- 
 feBs  f faith  he/  the   Miniflers  in,,  and  about  the   City  of 
 London,  have  commanded  us  humbly  te  prefent  this  their 
 Gratufatory     Acl-novpledgment  to  Your  I^jyal  Mfefly,    for 
 Tour  Gracious  Condcfcentions  in  ycur    Majefiy's  late   D.-- 
 il^r^ticn   cciicsrning   EcclefaJlicAl  Affnirs,     For  he  was 
 
 abundantly 
 
1 2  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimjiers^  &c. 
 
 VoJ.  II.  abundantly  fenfibJc,  with  many  others,  that  that  De- 
 V^-V^^  cJaracion  would  have  made  the  Nation  Happy.  And 
 rho'  he  was  nor  iatlsfy'd  afterwards  to  Conform  to  the 
 Terms  requir'd  by  Law  for  the  Exercife  of  his  Mini- 
 Hry,  he  yet  frequenied  the  Church  both  as  an  Hearer 
 and  Communicant.  He  Dy'd  Dec.  25.  1682.  His 
 Works  t  that  he  hath  left  behind  him  are  many,  of 
 which  a  Lift  is  here  added :  And  tho*'it  muft  beown*d 
 they  are  not  calculated  for  the  Nice  and  Curious,  yet 
 this  cannot  be  deny'd,  that  they  have  bin  very  ufeful 
 to  Perfons  of  a  Middle  Rank  ^  who  by  the  Help  of 
 -his  Induftrious  Pains,  have  q^qx.  much  Profitable  Know- 
 ledge, they  could  not  othcrwife  have  had  an  Oppor- 
 tunity of  Gaining, 
 
 t  H//  Works  are  thcfe,  j4  Martyr oJogy  vetth  the  Lives  of  2  ?.  Dlvims. 
 Fol  \6f'.  The  Lives  of  fiindry  Eminent  Perfons  in  this  latter  j4ge. 
 Fs'  68 ^  The  Marrow  if  Ecch/iajiical  Hlfory:  With  Cuts.  Fol. 
 T^<- Af/»rr5-3>  of  D^'vlnity  \  containing  fimdry  Cafes  of  Confcience.  Bol.  1659. 
 
 His  Examples.     Fol      The  Life  of  our  Blcfed  Saviour. ^   Difcourfe 
 
 figaind^  Toleration. J  Sheet  in   Defence  of  Tythes. Some    Serjnont 
 
 frcxcio'd  on  i'artieuUrOccafiins. -y4  Defer ipt ion  of  Gcrmzny.    The  Hi- 
 
 /»rr  ^/ Hungary.     A  Defcnptlon  of  the  \t   Provinces  of  the  Nether- 
 lands.       Lives  of  our  Englijh  Warrieurs. The  Duty  of  every  one   thst 
 
 intends  to  he  Savd.  An  Englijh  Di£iionary.—A  p/efident  for  Princes. 
 
 - — ^  Book  of  Apphthegr»Sj  ^C. 
 
 Air.  Thomeis  C^f:  *  Son  of  Mr.  George  C^fe,  Minifter 
 of  Brxley  in  f^ent'.  He  vvas  of  Chrift^Church  Oxon.  His 
 iirftpaftorai  Charge  was  at  Erfinghnm  in  Norfolk^  out  of 
 which  Piace  he  was  forc'd  by  Biihop  PP'rens  Severity. 
 He  wasfummon'd  to  the  high  CommiiTion  Court,  and 
 bail'd  ;  But  before  Anfwer  could  be  given  to  the  Ar- 
 tic'e*;  rr'.-f-r'd  agal-nfl  him,  the  Ccurc  was  taken'  away 
 
 Hi*  Works  are  : 
 Several  Sermons  preach'' d  before  th^  Lords  and  Commons —  Several  Ser- 
 worn  at  MiJkflreer  ahout  Go/s  waiting  to  he  Gracious  to  his  People,- Ser-- 
 won;  on  the  Covenant  —  And  foniPOth(r  Sermons  o-n  Particular  Occttftms^ 
 —Imitation  «f  the  Saints  opend  in  PraBual  ^viedit  sit  ions.  Qu-  i'666. 
 M««f  Pifgah:  Or,  A  ProfpiB  of  Heaven  Gorreciion,  Infruciicn  ,  Or] 
 ^Trcr,.fifeof  Afflin  ions. -The  firfl  andlaft  Sermon  in  the  Morning  Ex^ 
 trcife  at  St.  Giles's  i55p;  A;:da7Whsr  Scr?nc?i  on  the  SaiiBification  of  the 
 h&hbath,  in  the  Supplement  to  the  MorningrExercif<i  at  Crippiegate  ;  and 
 a  Funeral  Sermon  for  A//-,  Gualter  RofewcH  Mmifer  of  the  Gofpel  at 
 Charham/w  Kent,  Intituled  EJljahV  ^htemsnt,  qv  Corrupt icn  'irt  th^ 
 Saints, 
 
in  London/  Weftminfter,  and  Southwark      i  ^ 
 
 by  Ad:  of  Farliamcnr.  He  afterwards  ftrctled  in  the  Vol.  11. 
 Ciry  at  St.  Mary  Magdalen  MUkJirect,  and  was  very  la-  •,*^"V^ 
 borious  and  faithful  there  in  his  M'nifterial  Work. 
 He  iirft  fet  up  the  Morning-ExcYciJ;^  which  (to  the  Bene- 
 fit of  Mukicudesy  hach  been  kept  up  in  this  City  from 
 Place  to  Place,  ever  (ince,  except  when  the  Rigour  of 
 the  Times  prevented  it.  He  was  one  of  the  Airvrmbly 
 of  Divines.  He  was  turn'd  our  oi Mllkjlr^et,  forrefufing 
 the  tugagement:  He  was  afterwards  Ledturer  at  Al* 
 dernianipury,  and  Si.  Giles  Cripplc^ntc.  He  was  Impri- 
 fond  6  Months  in  the  Tower,  for  his  Concern  with 
 Mr.  Lovcy  together  with  Mr.  'Jcnkyn,  Dr.  Drake^  Mr. 
 Watjon  and  others.  When  they  who  were  then  in  Pow- 
 er, had  taken  away  Mr.  Love%  Life,  and  had  had  that 
 large  Confeirion  from  Mr.  Jcnkj7iy  which  gave  them  fa- 
 tisfa(flion,  they  became  more  lupple  to  the  reft,  acqui- 
 efcing  in  lelTer  Submilfionsfrom  them.  Dr.  Drake  was 
 caird  in  next,  who  fubmitted  to  the  Mercy  of  the 
 Court,  and  fo  did  the  reft.  And  it  had  been  a  Weak- 
 ncls  in  them  to  have  done  othcrwife,  fince  had  they 
 come  to  a  Tryal,  Overt-A6ts  would  have  been  as 
 fully  prov'd  upon  them,  as  upon  Mr.  Love.  Heretipon, 
 they  were  ail  releas'd,  and  reftor'd  to  theit  Tvliiiiltry, 
 and  mod  of  them  to  their  own  Places.  Mr.  C/f/c  made 
 the  belt  Ufc  he  could  of  his  Imprifonmcnr,  falling  then 
 inio  the  Medication  which  he  afterwards  Preach  d  and 
 Printed,  under  the  Title  of  C^j-rrr^/cw,  Inftnifjjoti,  He 
 was  afterwards  Redtor-  of  St.  Giles  in  the  Fields.  In 
 1^60,  he  was  one  of  the  Minifters  deputed  to  wait  up- 
 on the  King  at  the  H^gue,  to  Congratulate  his  Rcftau- 
 ration  :  And  in  1661,  one  of  the  Commifrionersar  the 
 Savoy.  When  his  Publick  Miniftry  was  at  an  end,  he 
 ceas'd  not  in  Private  to  be  doing  all  the  Gcod  he  could. 
 He  was  one  of  a  quick  and  warm  Spirir;  an  open  plain 
 Hearted  Man  ;  a  hearty  Lover  of  GOD,  Gcodnels, 
 and  all  Good  Men;  He  was  a  Scripture  Preacher  ; 
 a  Great  Man  in  Prayer,  and  one  that  brought  home 
 many  Souls  to  G  O  D.  He  dy'd  May  301682.  Aged 
 84  Year5.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was  preachd  by  Dr. 
 Thomas  Jacomhy  in  which  his  Character  may  be  feen 
 at  large. 
 
 From  Black,  Fr/arsy  Mr.  John   Glhhons,       Sometime 
 Fellow  of  Emanud  CoW^gQf  and  Prodor  of  the  Umverfi- 
 
 ty 
 
14  The  EjeUed  or  Silenced  Mintfiersy   Src 
 
 Vol.  II.  ty  of  Cambridge  :  A  very  Learned  and  Judicious  Man  ^ 
 s.X^V'N^  bur  withal  of  great  Modcily,who  dy  d  of  a  Conrampti- 
 on  not  long  afcer  his  being  Srienc'd  and  put  out.  I  know 
 HOtthac  he  hath  left  any  thing  behiud  him  as  a  SpecU 
 men  of  his  Abilities,  except  a  Scrin)n  upon  the  Nature 
 ef  JaftificnticHj  in  the  Morning  Excrcijc  at  St.  Giles  : 
 ("Which  is  lincc  Printed  by  itl'lf. )  And  anorher  about 
 CbeckJtigthefirft^fingsofSin,  in  the  M'J-^z/w^  Extrcife 
 zzCifplcgnte.  But  he  that  perufes  thefe,  will  hardly 
 forbear  Regret,  that  no  more  of  his  Worlds  fliould  be 
 publifli'd. 
 
 @  „  _  From  St.  Michaels ^ucrn,  Mr.  7Antfhcx9?0Gl*.  M.  A.' 
 *;7V  the  ^°^^  ^^  Fmncis  Pcc/Erq;  born  in  iht  City  oiTtri^.  Rlchnrd 
 Synopfis  ^^^^  Grandfather  of  this  M^nhsxv  Pod ,  was  dcicend- 
 Critico-  ^^  of  the  Ancient  Family  of  the  Poah  of  Sprinkhill  in 
 rum  Bi-  Dcrhyjhirc  y  and  be^ng  driven  theiace  upon  occalion  of 
 bliorum,  his  Inclination  to  the  Reformation,  he  liv'd  at  5//<e- 
 in  five  Fo'  Houfe,  andafrcrwards  at  Dmx  Ablsy  in  Torl^fhlre,  near 
 lumes  in  which  i^].ice  Mv.  AUtthew  Pool  had  loo  l.per  Jn.  lefz 
 Folio  :  him  by  his  Father,  who  marry'd  Alderman  Teptnns 
 :^hich  Daughter  of  Tc^'^t  This  was  the  Providential  OccaJT- 
 w  7ir  ^A  Of!  of  Mr.  Mntthcvv  Pod's  Birch  in  Tork,  He  had  h"$ 
 (  h  can  ^<^^<^^^'on  in  Emnnueuy^oWtgQy  under  Ur.  If^ortmng'cn, 
 1,^^^/y^^^^  Univerfally  acknowlcdg'd  a  very  Learned  Man.  He 
 fee  any  ^'^^  ^'^^'Y  facedous  in  his  Converlation,  very  true  to 
 /^iw^  To/^- his  Fricndj  very  ftridt  in  his  Piety,  and  univcrlal  in 
 rfibler0he^'t\i\s  Charity.  He  fet  on  foot  a  good  and  great  Projedt 
 ^  defpics'  for  maintaining  Youths  of  great  Parts  ,  Studioufiicls 
 i^ie  Non-  ap.d  Piety,  and  hopeful  Prcficience,  at  theUniv^rfities. 
 confer-  fie  had'  the  Approbation  of  the  Hsads  of  Houfes  in 
 ^^"•^^■^  both  of  them,  and  nominated  fuch  Excellent  Perfcns 
 ^nyhand)  ^-^^  Truftees,  and  foliicited  fo  (.'arncftly,  that  in  a  lit- 
 CTvns   to  be    ,     r^-  ,  ,  .  » j  r        i 
 
 .,    .    r,  tie  limc,   about  00 o /.  p£r  An.    was  prccurd  tor  that 
 
 sndviefiil  P'^^'P^^^*  Hcthflt  orov  d  atcerwards  the  Great  Sbcri9ck^ 
 £ooki  '  Fur  l^*^3u  of  St.  Paul's  I  am  inform'd  \vas  one  of  them.  Bun 
 yphich  ju^  this  Deiif^n Was  qiiaHi'd  by  the  Rcftr.uration.  He 
 are  bound  with  lo  Years  indcfarigablc  Study,  finidi'd  his  Synopjji^ 
 to  Conhim  Cr'iticQrum.  He  dv'd  at  Amft-rdnni  in  Holland,  in 
 3'h/i7:ks.  O^bsr  i6i<)  ;  leaving  behind  him  (fays  .^^W,  the  Oa-- 
 He  hnvhig  fgrd  Critick,  without  any  Cavil,  at  which  we  may  well 
 condcfccnd-  wonder)  the  Charsa:erofC/-'7r/,^?77w/  Criticv.s  &  C^fuifta; 
 ^^^'Jfj''^  a  Celebrated  Critick  and  Cafuift.  It  was  generally 
 k^y'.wjZj^  fufpcdcd  that  he  was  poyfon'd.  ^^^^ 
 
m  London,  Wefkninfter,  ^W  Southwark.  1 5 
 
 •soeU  inough  he  fecure  as  to  ether  Ceyifurers- — He  h«ith  alfo  publifli'd,  Tht 
 BlafphemerJIain  with  the  Sword  of  the  Spirit:  Proving  the  Deity  of  the 
 Holy  Ghojl.,  againfl  Biddle,  a  Tratb  in  J  2".  A  Model  for  the  maim f^in- 
 2?;^  of  Stiidevts  of  choice  j^ydities  in  the  Univerfityy  and  principally  in  or^ 
 dsr  to  theMiniflry  Qu.  kS^S.  u4 Letter  to  the  Lor^ Charles  Fleetwood. 
 Qu.  f^!>9  Quo  Warranto  :  Or.  a  Moderate  Debate  about  the  Vreacb^ 
 tng  of  Unordaind  Pcrfons,  ^c.  in  Findication  of  the^us  Divinum  Mi- 
 nifterii.  Written  by  the  y^ppointment  of  the  Provincial  Jjfcmbly  «;  Lon- 
 don. Evangelical  Worjhip  :  ^  Sermon  before  the  Lord  Mayor,  Aug.  26. 
 1660.  Vox  CJamantis  in  Dcferro.  ^  Latin  Piece  with  refpcB  to  the 
 Ejeciion  of  the  Minifters  at  Eartholomew-l  ay.  The  Nullity  of  the  Ko- 
 m\^\  Faith:  Oxon.  1666.  Ocravo.  Dialogues  between  a  Popijh  Priefi 
 and  an  EngViih.  Protejlant :  Wherein  the  principal  Points  a7id  y^rgmnents 
 of  both  Religions  are  truly  Proposed,  and  fully  Lv-amivid:  Oft.Lond.  iGSf, 
 And  feveral  times  afccr  in  Tr&elves.  A  Seafonable  Apology  for  Religion, 
 en  Matth.  ii.  '9.  Lond.  K573.  Qu.  8cc.  There  are  alfo  fo me  Ser- 
 mons of  his  in  the  Volumes  of  the  Morning- Exer c if e-  One  upon 
 The  SatisfaEfion  of  CHRIST,  in  that  at  St.  Giles'' s.  Another  abouV 
 theK\g\\x  Method  of  Application  to  the  Sick,  for  their  Good,  on 
 the  Part  both  of  MinifVers  and  people;  in  that  at  Cripplegate.  Another 
 lipon  Detraction,  in  the  Supplement  to  the  Morning  Exercife  at  Cripple- 
 gate.  And  another Agairjji  an  Externallnfalliblejttdge  in  theChurch  ofGod^ 
 in  that  againil  Pflpf;^.  He  alfo  wrote  a  Volume  Ol  Englijh  Armotati" 
 ens  on  the  Holy  Scripture  ;  intending  to  have  gone  thro'  it,  if  G  O  D 
 had  fpar'd  his  Life  :  Bat  he  went  no  farther  than  the  58th  Chapter 
 of  ifaiah.  Othtrs  undertook  to  •ompleat  his  Work.  But  the  Oxford  Co/- 
 IcBour  hath  mifahsn  their  Names.  For  he  mentions  Dr.  Bates,  Dr.Ja- 
 comb,  Mr.  Clarkfon,  and  Mr.  Alfop',  as  P  erf  on  s  concern' din  it,  with" 
 cut  any  Ground  in  the  World.  He  fays,  He  did  not  doubt,  but  Dr.  Owen 
 alfo  had  his  Share  in  the  Work.  But  they  who  are  to  be  influencd  hy  his 
 POjfJitive,  Affcrtions,  and  much  more  by  his  Doubts,  are  in  fair  Da?iger  of 
 being  bewilder  d.  In  eppojit/ou  to  his- Doubtful  one,  fll  here  add  a  true  Liji 
 9f  the  Compleaters  of  that  Ufeful  Work.  The  $^th  and  60th  Chapters  of 
 Lliiah,  were  done  by  Mrjackfon  o/Moulfcy.  The  Notes  on  the  reft  of 
 Ifaiah,  and  en  Jfc:rcn>iah,  and  Lamentations,  were  drawn  »p  by  Dr. 
 Collins.  Eztkid  by  Mr.  Hurik.  Daniel  ^7 /Jr.  Cooper.  T^«  Minor 
 Prophets_^j/ Mr  Hurft.  The  4  Evangelifls  by  Dr.  Collins.  The  ASis 
 by  Mr.  Vinke.  The  Epiftle  to  theKomdnjs  by  Mr.  Mayo.  The  two  E" 
 pijlles  to  the  Corinthians,  ond  that  to  the  Galatians,  ^y  Dr.  Collins. 
 That  to  the  Ephefians  by  "Mr.  Veal.  The  Epifiles  to  the  Philippians  and 
 Coloilians,  ^^  Mr.  Adams.  The  two  Epiftlesto  ?/:?^  ThcfTalonians,  hy 
 Mr.  Barker.  The  Epiftlesto  Timothy,  Titus,  and  Philemon,  by  Dr. 
 Collins.  That  to  the  Hebrews,  by  Mr.  Obadiah  Hughes.  The  Epiftle 
 cfjamcj,  two  Epiftles  of  St.  Peter,  and  the  Epiftle  of  St.  Judc,  by  Mr. 
 Veal.  The  three  Epifiles  o/S/.  John,  hy  Mr.  Howe.  And  the  Book  of  the 
 Kcvelation,  by  Dr.  CQllins, 
 
 Fronji 
 
1 6  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  MiniJlerSy  &c. 
 
 VoL  IL  From  St.  May  Stnyningy  Dr.  Nathanael  Holmes.  A 
 Man  well  skill'd  in  the  Tongues,  particularly  the  He^ 
 hrcv?.  His  Works  are  many  ;  the  mcft  rioted  are. 
 The  I\eJurreBicn  reveal' d,  FoL  1654.  in  which  Book, 
 tho*  the  Author  (liows  himfelf  a  MUlcnarinn,  yet  he 
 doth  not  contend  for  a  carnal,  ftTnfual,  grofs  and 
 worldly  Liberty  to  be  enjoy 'd  by  the  Saints  before  the 
 General  Reiurredtion,  but  for^a  Ipiritual,  purified  and 
 refin'd  Freedcn  from  Sin  and  Corruption.  He  after- 
 wards publifti'd  Ten  Exercitations  in  another  folio^  in 
 Vindication  of  this  Book.  And  another  Folio^  con- 
 taining 16  TreatiffS,  with  the  Title  of  His  fp^orkf - 
 with  leveral  other  Tradls.     He  Dfd  An.  i6jd. 
 
 From  AlhciUc'QQS  Brendjlreet,  Dr.  La:(arus  Seam/tn.  He 
 was  born  in  Lcieejler ,  and  bred  in  Emanuel  Colledge  in 
 Cfimh'idge,  but  as  he  came  in  mean  Circumftances  to 
 the  College,  fo  he  was  fore  d  loon  to  leave  it  ;  and 
 to  teach  School  for  a  Lively-hcod  :  fo  that  his  Learn- 
 ing Sprang  from  himfelf;  and  yet  even  the  envious 
 M^oodj  owns  him  to  have  bin  a  Learned  Man.  A  Ser- 
 mon accidentally  preach'd  Sit  Martyn's  Ludgatc ,  procur'd 
 Jiim  that  Led:urc  :  and  his  Reputation  there,  brought 
 him  into  Alhaliows  Breadftreet^  and  the  AiTembly,  where 
 he  appear  d  very  active,  and  very  skilful  in  managing 
 Conrroveriies  in  Divinity.  He  was  a  great  Divine, 
 thoroughly  ftudy'd  in  the  Original  Languages  ;  al- 
 wavs  carrying  about  with  him  a  fmall  P I  ant  in  Bible  ^ 
 without  Points,  for  his  Ordinary  ufe.  He  was  well 
 iluds  'd  in  theControvcrfy  ofChurch-Government,which 
 was  the  Occaiicn  ct  his  being  fent  by  the  Parliament 
 with  their  Commilfioncrs,  when  they  treated  with 
 King  Charhs  L  in  the  Ifle  of  J^Vlgbi ;  where  his 
 Majefty  took  particular  Notice  of  the  Doctor's  lingular 
 Ability  in  the  Debates  about  Church-Government, 
 which  were  afterv/ards  Printed  in  the  Coiledtion  of  his 
 Majefty 'sAVorks.  Upon  the  Invitation  of  an  Honou- 
 rable Lady,  who  was  the  Head  of  a  Noble  Family,  and 
 was  often  foUicitcd  by  Romifli  Priefts  to  change  hcf 
 Religion,  he  engag^'d  two  of  the  mofl  able  Pricfti 
 they'could  pick  out  in  a  Dlfpute,  in  the  prefence  of 
 the  Lord  and  Lady  for  their  Satisfadlon  :  And  by  fi- 
 lencing  them  upon  the  Head  of  Tranjubftantiation,  was 
 inftrumental  to  prcfcrvc  that  whole  Family  frojn  a  Re- 
 volt, 
 
in  London,    Weftminfter  ^;^^Southwark.    17 
 
 I'ok,  and  keep  them  ftedfaft  in  the  Proccftant  Religion.  Vol.  IL 
 While  he  was  Maftcr  o'i ^stsrJjcuJc  in  Cambridge^  he  ac- 
 quitted himielf  with  abundant  Honour,  He  was  ad- 
 mirable for  his  Patience  under  great  Pains.  He  was  an 
 excellent  Cafuift,  a  dextrous  Expolitor,  and  both  a 
 .judici(^us  and  rrloving  Preacher.  In  his  latter  Days  he 
 much  ftudy'd  the  Prophetick  part  of  Scripture.  He 
 wrote  fomeNote^on  the  v^eveUtions,  which  he  preient- 
 edto  my  hovd^^i^artcn  ;  but  they  were  never  Printed, 
 He  dy*d  September  1657.  Mi*.  Jenkj'n  preach'd  his  Fu- 
 neral Sermon,  in  which  the  Readei:  may  fee  his  Cha- 
 rader  at  large.  He  left  a  very  valuable  Library^ 
 which  was  the  lirft  that  tvas  fold  in  England  by  way  of 
 Audlion,  and  yielded  Seven  hundred  Pounds.  He  hath 
 extant  a  few  Sermons  which  he  preach'd  before  the 
 Long  Parliament,  A  Sermon  before  the  Lord  Mayors 
 yijtrii  the  7th  1650.  againft  DiviHons.  And  AVindi^a- 
 tion  of  the  J24dgmcnt  of  the  B^formsd  Churches,  Concerning 
 Ordinntion,  and  laying  on  of  Hands ^  &'C.  4/0.  1647^ 
 This  was  in  Anfwcr  to  Mr.  Sydr/ich  Sirnpfin^  Diatribe^ 
 concerning  Uuordain'd  Perfons  Preaching, 
 
 From  ChriJl.Church jMv,  William  Jcnfijn.  M.  A.  His 
 Grandfather  was  a  Gentleman  of  a  ConfiderableEftatCj 
 at  Folkftone  in  K^ent.  He  fent  hisEldeft  Son  (the  Father 
 of  this  Mv.JcnkJn)  10  C^nth ridge ^  deligning  him  for 
 fome  Eminent  Church-Preferment  :  Falling  there  un- 
 der Mr.  Perkjns's  Miniftry,  he  was  brought  to  great  Se- 
 rioufnefs,  and  embark'd  with  the  Puritans.  His  Fa- 
 ther difcovering  this  upon  his  return,  and  difliking  that 
 fort  of  People,  was  pleas'd  to  Dilinhcrlt  his  Son  oi  the 
 main  Body  of  his  Eftate,.but  fettled  on  him  a  Imall 
 part  of  his  Subfiftence.  Finding  his  Company  difa- 
 '  greeable  to  his  Father,  he  remov'd  from  his  Houic  td 
 Mr.  Richard  lipgers's  of  H^ethersfield.^n  oid  Puritan  Mi- 
 niftcr,  and  there  diligently  profecuted  his  Studies,  till 
 being ordain'd  he  w^asfix'd  Minifterof  5«^/^'i/>7  in  Suipik.-, 
 \vhcre  he  was  fignally  ufefal  to  many,  by  Preaching  and 
 Catechidne,  and  adorn'd  all  by  a  Holy.  Converlationi 
 Here  he  marry'd  the  Grandaughter  of  Mv.JoJm  B^gers 
 the  Proto-martyr  in  the  Marian  Days  ;  by  whom  hii 
 eldeft  Child  was  this  Mr.  H^llliam  Jsnkjn,  born  ac 
 Sudbury,  An.  161 2. 
 
The  Ejichd  crSUenc^iiMimJlerSyhc, 
 
 Vol.  II.  ^^^  Fa:herD)'d  when  he  was  vcry  Young.  The 
 ^^J^  Gr.Uiaiaihtr  berore-m^niiou  d,  iiili  alive  at  Folkjlcae, 
 kcind  Gxcreami)  fofmed  upon  his  Son's  Death,  and 
 lint  for  his  Grand  fen,  promiling  to  take  care  of  his 
 Education.  Kc  iiv'd  with  him  much  beiuv'd  tiii  Nine 
 Years  Old,  when  his  Mother  rl^ring  he  fliould  want  a 
 R^ii^'ioiis  Ediicaricn  th^re,  recali'd  him  Home  to  the 
 great  DUpieaiLire  of  the  Old  Gentleman.  Slie  and  a 
 fccond  Husband  Ihe  marry'd,  were  very  careful  to  train 
 him  up  in  fcnous  Piety  :  And  he  made  fuch  quick 
 Advances  in  School-Learning,  that  he  was  (ent  to  C^w- 
 hridge  in  the  Fourteenth  Year  of  his  Age,  to  St.  Jolms 
 Colie  ge,  and  plac'd  under  the  Tuition  of  Mr.  Anthony 
 Bu'gejs,  afterwards  the  Redor  of  Suttcn-Ccidjicld.  He 
 puriuM  the  Ccurfeofhis  Studies  wirh  great  Succefs, 
 and  his  Progrtfs  in  Piety  was  as  Eminent  as  in  Learn- 
 ing. His  Company  was  earneftly  courted  by  fome 
 Young  Wks  of  the  Univerficy,  for  his  fprightly  Genius  ; 
 bur  perceiving  their  Loofenels,  he  abiolutely  wav'd  an 
 Innmacy  with  them.  He  took  his  Degrees  with  great 
 Applaui^,  and  began  not  to  Preach  of  a  coniiderable 
 time  after  he  had  commenc'd  Majlcr  of  Arts. 
 
 Soon  afcer  he  appeared  in  Pubiick,  he  was  chofen  Le- 
 (Slurcr  of  St.  Nicholas  Accns,  Lmdon  :  And  called  thence 
 to  Hithcr\Q2.v  Cslchcficrm  EJpXj  w^hcre  hePirftm.arry'd. 
 The  Aguiflmefs  of  that  Place,  and  the  Solicitation  of 
 his  Lcndcu  Friends,  brought  him  back  to  this  City,  about 
 the  Year  1641.  where  he  was  chofen  Minifter  of  Chi  ft. 
 church,  and  fome  Months  after,  LeClurer  of  St.  Anne 
 Blaclirfriers,  He  Continued  to  iill  up  this  double  Sta- 
 tion wiih  great  Diligence  and  Acceptance,  till  upon  the 
 Dcf+rudion  of  the' Monarchy,  he,  with  others  of  his 
 Brethren,  refjs-'d  to  obierve  the  pubiick  Thankfgivings 
 appointed  by  the  Parliament.  For  this,  he  was  fufpend* 
 ed  from  his  Miniitry,  and  had  his  Benefice  ofChrift^ 
 Church  fequeftrcd.  This  induc'd  him  to  retire  ro  Bil- 
 lericn  in  Ejfcx,  Upon  his  rerurn  to  Londrn  at  about 
 fix  Mcnihs  end,  he  was  fcnt  to  the  Tcvoer  for  that  which 
 is  common] V  call'd  Lr-ves  Plot.  Some  have  cenfar'd 
 him  forthe  Peririon  heprefenrcd  on  that  Occafion  for 
 his  Life  to  the  Powers  then  in  being,  wherein  he  ac- 
 knowledg'd  them  under  all  the  Tides  they  allum'd  to 
 themielves,  as  if  he  deferted  the  Caufe  and  betrayed 
 Mr.  Love,  For  the  latter,  he  foiemnly  alTur'd  an  in- 
 timate 
 
in  London,  Weftminfter,  and  Southwark. 
 
 timate  Friend  of  his  Mr.  Q^ic/^,  (from  whoft-  Me- 
 moirs a\\  this  Account  is  extra^lUd,)  i  hat  he  us\i  his 
 Endeavours  as  much  for  laving  Mr.  L'-v-'s  Lif-  as  his 
 own.  And  asro  the  Petirion,  he  long  Icru;  icci  luch  an 
 Acknowledgment  of  that  Governnienu,  till  he  was  ia- 
 tisf\'d  ro  lubmit  to  it  by  Dr.  Ln:{iirus  Se/iman^  and  Or, 
 Arthuif  Minifiicr  oi  CUfhnm.  It  was  Dv.  A^^hu  that 
 drew  up  the  Petition  for  him,  and  with  freat  diilicuiry 
 prevail  d  on  him  to  lign  it.  He  was  blam  d  by  his  Bre- 
 thren that  he  had  not  concciv'd  ic  in  more  general 
 Terms,  as  others  had  done.  However,  upon  that  Pe- 
 tition, the  Parliament  voted  him  a  Pardon,  and  an  im- 
 mediate dicharge  from  Prifcn  and  his  Sequdiration. 
 The  like  was  done  by  other  P.eshyterian  Minilk^rs  upon 
 their  feveral  Petitions.  Mr.  Fe^k^,  the  noted  FJph^ 
 Monarchy  M^n,  was  then  pofll'lsd  of  Chrift-Chwch,  be- 
 ing put  in  by  the  Government  upon  Air.  j^enkyns  Se^ 
 queftration.  He  forbore  therefore  to  ejud:  him,  for 
 fear  of  giving  new  off.  nee.  But  his  Parifhioners  being 
 earneftto  enjoy  his  Labours,  {^t  up  a  Lcdtnre  forh'in 
 on  Lord's-D^.y  Mornings  at  Seven  a  Clock,  and  rais'd 
 him  a  confiderable  Subfcription  for  it.  In  this  and  his 
 Ledture  at  Black-fiims  (out  of  which  he  had  not  been 
 ejedled)  he  continu'd  till  Dr.  Gouges  Death,  when  he 
 was  chofcn  Palfor  of  that  Church.  Bur  a  variecv  o£ 
 Diftempers  coming  upon  him  there,  which  were  imfU-» 
 ted  to  the  unhealthinefs  of  the  Paribnage-houfe,  he 
 gladly  embrac'd  an  Opportunity  of  returning  to  Chift' 
 Church.Mr.  K?/«/^ becoming  obnoxious  to  heGovernmenc 
 was  remov'd,and  two  others  fucceiFively nor  fixing  rhere^ 
 upon  a  Vacancy,  the  Governors  of  Sr.  Bnytho'cmSvs  Ho- 
 fpitali  (in  whole  Gift  Chifl-Church  then  was)  [  refcnted 
 Mr.  'Jenlijnxo  it  afrefn  :  Which  he  readily  accc  teda 
 Here  he  excrcis'd  his  Miniftry  Morning  and  Afrernooit 
 to  a  crcuded  Congregation,  wirh  eminent  Succeis  upon 
 many,  and  parrltularly  upon  feveral  that  droD*d  in  oc- 
 cafionally.  He  was  very  Cautious  of  touching  upont 
 any  tHing  that  migh:  give  umbrage  to  the  Government, 
 when  he  knew  (b  many  Eves  were  upon  him  ;  but 
 wholly  applv'd  himfcjfro  Preach  C.lm'fl-^  /ind hi?/}  Cf uni- 
 fied. In  this  Cour(e,  he  was  fome  Yi-ars  upon  the 
 Names  given  ^.o  CHRIST  in  Scripture,  and  preach'd 
 over  the  EprjJh  ^f7t/d.%  which  he  afterwards  printed^ 
 Thus  he  remam'd  till  he  was  caft  oijc  with  his  Brethreiii 
 in  1(562.  C  3,  ~        '  He 
 
20  The  EjcChd  or  Silenc'^d  Mimjhrs^  SkC. 
 
 Vol.  11.  He  ccuid  not  be  fatisfy'd  to  defift  from  the  txercile 
 s^^'V*^' of  his  Miniftry  upon  the  AB  o{  Vniforynity,  but  ftill 
 prcach'd  in  private  as  he  had  Opportunity.  Upon  the 
 Oxford  Ati  (not  being  free  to  take  the  Oath  prcfcrib'd 
 in  it)  he  rciir'd  to  his  own  Houfe  at  Langlcy  in  Hert^ 
 fordjhirc^  and  prcach'd  there  every  Loras-D^^  to  fuch 
 as  were  wiJling  tohcarhim,  where  thrO*  the  good  Pro- 
 vidence of  G  O  D,  he  met  with  little  difturbance. 
 
 Upon  the  Indulgence  1671.  he  return'd  to  London , 
 where  he  had  a  new  Meeting-place  cred:cd  for  him  in 
 Jewen-ftreet.  Tho'  the  Plague  had  fwept  off  many  of 
 his  old  Congregation,  and  many  had  iix'd  themfeives 
 under  other  Minifters^  yet  he  icon  rais'd  a  numerous 
 Auditory.  He  was  chofen  by  the  Merchants  to  their 
 Ledlufe  at  Pinner  s-Hr^ll.  And  after  revoking  that  In- 
 dulgencc^  there  was  ^o  far  a  connivance,  that  his  Excr- 
 cifes  on  Lord's-Dnys  continu'd  undifturb'd,  till  that 
 terrible  Srotm  broke  out  againft  the  Kcnconflrmifis 
 in  1682.  Then  he  continu'd  to  preach  from  place 
 to  place,  where  they  could  meet  moft  fccretly,  and  our 
 of  the  reach  of  the  vile  Informers.  But  at  length,  on 
 Seft.  2.1684,  being  with  Three  other  Minifters,  Mr. 
 Keyriolds,  Mr.  John  Flavel  and  Mr.  Ksdhig^  fpending 
 the  D?ty  in  Prayer  with  many  of  his  Friends,  in  a  place 
 where  they  thought  themfeives  out  of  danger;  the  Sol- 
 diers broke  in  upon  them  in  the  midft  of  the  Exercife. 
 All  the  Minifters  made  their  efcape  except  Mr.  Jsnkjn, 
 who  was  carry 'd  before  two  Aldermen,  Sir  ^times  Ed- 
 w/jr^jand  Sir  Jtjjncs Smith,  who  treated  him  very  rudely, 
 well  knowing  it  w-ould  be  acceptable  above.  Upon 
 his  refuling  the  Oxford  Oath,  they  committed  him  to 
 l^evpgate,  rcfuiing  his  ofFfr  of  40/.  Fine,  which  the 
 Law  im.powrr'dthcm  to  take,  tho*  it  was  urg'd  that  the 
 Air  of  Kcvpiate  would  infallibly  fuitocare  him.  He  pe- 
 tition'd  the  King  for  a  Releafc,  which  was  back'd  by 
 an  Affurnnce  from  his  Phyficians,  That  Jm  Life  was  in 
 danger  pcm  his  cUfe  Iniprifonment.  But  no  other  An- 
 fwer  could  be  obtained  but  this  :  Jenkiny??/?//  he  n  Pri- 
 f.ner  ds  long  ni  he  lives.  The  Keepers  were  order'd  not 
 to  \ci  him  pray  with  any  Vifirants  ;  even  when  his 
 Daughter  came  to  ask  his  j^kfTing,  he  was  not  allow 'd 
 to  pray  with  her. 
 
r>!     '     •■ : 
 
 i/^  London,  Weftminfter^/^^Southwark.       21 
 
 He  foon  began  upon  his  Confinement  to  decline   in  Vol.  11. 
 his  Bodily  Health  ;    but  continu'd  all  along  in  the  ut-  wO/^^ 
 moll  Joy  and  Comibrt  of  SouL     He  faid  to  ons  of  hi§ 
 Friends,  /^/j/z^  a  vaft  dijference   is  there  between  this  And 
 ,Viy  fi>'ft  hnprifonment  I  Then  I  was  full  of  Doubts  and  Fears, 
 of  Grief  and  Anguijh  :  And  well  I  might  for  going  out  of 
 God's  Wny  and  my  C(flling,  to  meddle  with  Things  that  did 
 not  beUng  to   mc.     But   now  when  I  was  fcund  in  the  PVay 
 •fmy  Duty,  in  rnj  Mnftcr's  Bi^fincfs  ;  tho'  I  fujfcr  cv^n  to 
 Bonds  J,  yet  I  am  cowforted  beyond  me.njure.     The  L  O  f^D 
 Jheds  abroad  fm  Lcve  fenfibly    in   t?iy   Heart  ;  I  feel  it,  1 
 Jjave  ajfura7zce  of  it.     And  he  turn'd  to  ibme  that  were 
 weeping  by  him,  ff'jy  v^eepyefor  me,  (fays  he)  CHRJST 
 lives,  He  14    my  Friend,  a  Friend    bor?}    for  Adverfity,    ei 
 Friend  that  never  dies  :  fVeep   noi  for    me  3  but  weep  for 
 ycipjeliies  and  for  your  Children  ^     He  departed   this  Life 
 \i\Kem/^te,  Jan.  19.  i5S|,  when  he  had  been  a  Prifoner 
 four  Months  and  one  Week.     He  was  bury'd  by  his 
 friends  with   grear  Honour;  many   eminent  Perfons, 
 and  fome  Scores  of  Mourning-Coadies  attending   his 
 Fifineral,     A  little  before  his  Death,    he   faid,  A  Man 
 might  be  as  ejfjclually  murder  d  in  Newgate  as  ai  Tyburno 
 He  has  written    An  Expojltion  of  th   Epiftle  0/ Judc, 
 The  Biijy  Bi/hop :   Or  The   Vifltor  Vifited ;     in   4nffer   to 
 John  GoodsMin  s  S ion  College  Vifited,  Ato,  1684.     And  a 
 Vindicaticn  of  it  from  his  ^eply.     Publifliing  his  Funeral 
 Sermon  for  Dr  Seaman,  upon  occaficn  of  fome  Reflecti- 
 ons in  ir,  there  were  great  Heats.     One  wrote  an  Ani- 
 madvcrf^on    on  that  Sermon,  intituled,  A  Vindication 
 ef  ihe  Ccnfsrmi^ig  Cleigy,  from  the  Vnjuft  Afperfions  nf  He^ 
 rejy,  8cc.  in  a  Letter  to  a  Fiend.     In  Anfwer  to  which, 
 he  wrote  his  Celeufna,  feu  Clamr  ad  Theologcs  Hierarchic 
 Anglic4ihe:  4to.  1679.  Which  being  anfwer'd  m  Latin 
 by  Dr.  Groxie,  he  wrote  a  Reply  in  the  fame  Tongue, 
 yln,  168  r.     He  hath  alfo  a  Sermon  printed  in   the  Sup- 
 plement to  the  Morning  Exercife  at  Cripplegatc,    upon 
 Improving  th  prefent  Seafm  of  Grrtce.     And  another  in 
 the  Continuation  rf  the  Mornmg  Exercife;  about  Bewail^ 
 ing  the  Sins  of  the  Places  where  w:  live.     And  a  3d  about. 
 Venial  Si7.is^  [a  the  Morning  E:;ercijc  agaiqft  Popery, 
 
 From  St.  OUve  Southwaik.,  Mr.  J4^iiliam  Cooper.  The 
 firft  PJace  where  I  can  trace  anv  thing  of  him,  \h  at 
 ^ngmiro  ip    Suffix,  where  he  fix'd,  upon  this  cr  fomg 
 
22  The  tjecl'd  ur  ^ilenc'd  M^^ijftrs^    &C. 
 
 VcJ.  II.   luch  iik-  Occcilion.     His  lirll  Wife  was  Daughter  to  a 
 v^-V-N^  conlidcrabie  O^/c/j  Limner,  who  having  in  fomcthing  or 
 oiher  given  good  Content  to  Archbilhop  Lnud,  btgg*d 
 the  Favour  of  fome    Prefentacion  for  his  Son-in-law. 
 Hercuj-on,   {{l7i\^y7i'pc   being   then   vacant,  and    in  the 
 •iiichi-'ifhoi-'s  Gifc,  was  conferred  on  him.     Mt,  Coper 
 vcr;  happily  difappointtd  the  Exrediation  both  of  his 
 Parroii  and  Parifh  ;  proving  a  Puritm  :  Which  yet  was 
 iriuch  to   the   fatisfadion  of  the  more  Sober  and  Re- 
 ligious.    He  was  a  Critical  Linguift,  no  mean   Philo- 
 fcpber,  a  quick  Dif]-utanr,  and   well  vers'd  in  Contro- 
 venies  ;  a  Lv-arned  Expoficor,  a   Celebrated  Hiftorian, 
 and  a  Fine  Poet,  eUccially  in  Lntiyi.     He  was  Chaplain 
 to  the  Qucc-n  of  Bohemia,  (Morher  to  the  Princcfs  So/^/^ 
 of  tiannovcr^  on  whom  the  Succemon  to  the  Crown  of 
 En^.^nd   is     fettled    by    Ad   of   Parliament)    for   fe- 
 veral  Years  :  He  continued  in  her  Frar.ily  at  the  Hn^ue 
 frrm  1644  to  1 648.     He  was  greatly  refpccted  by  that 
 Vcrruous  Princess,  and  by  the  Sober  part  of  her  Court; 
 *  /  kror0  had  free  Cunvcrfation  (in  clean   Lntiyi)    with   the  Fo- 
 ftotth^n  he  re  'gn  Envoys  that  th  :n  referred  to  her ;   and  became  fo 
 /?>/».'/.' P>-.K- yvcjl  v(r>*din  the  Affairs  of  £'/r^/7^,  as   to  be  reckon'd 
 tid  finy      ,^fj  p,^,j;  Politician.     He   undcrftood  Men  as  well  as 
 ^^^g,  ex-  ^QQi^-s^  ^^,^^  ^35  gener  Jly  valu'd  and  refpcded  by  fuch 
 T'.Ai'r'    ^^  knew  him  :    And  moft,  by  them  that  knew  him 
 
 yno?!  hifore 
 
 tiOcP  fir  I:  lament,  on  7arh.  r  \  2,  3,  4  SomeSermons  inthe  A'forning  Exer- 
 Cites  :  One  in  thav  of  St.  GUtss,  on  The  Covenant  of  Works.  y/?/o- 
 ther  in  that  at  Cripolcgate  ^i-oKf  Giving  Thanks  in  all  Things,  ^nd 
 a  5^  :n  the  ronrinvaiion  of  the  Morning  Exercife  Queflions,  ontltat 
 ^ii'fiion,  ^Vh^T  m»(ft  we  do  ro  keep  ourfelve?  in  the  Love  of  GOD? 
 yS  Furnral  S''rr/ion  for  Mr  rinift-opher  Fowler  ;  and  fome  Papers  of  La- 
 t\\  Ferf^s;  tozetker  veith  Annotations  kPo?j  Daniel,  in  the  Cctttinuation 
 &fVoo\. 
 
 At  the  fame  Place  was  Silenc'd  Mr,  7^/?//'/:'  Venning^ 
 M,  A.  who  was  Ledurer,  and  Mr.  Samuel  Smith  M.  A. 
 t^^  hath  A.iiitanc.  Mr,  V^^nnhig  was  fome  time  o{  Emujiuel  Col- 
 tf,^\^^^'  '^'^''  ^"  Cnrnh^idgc.  He  was  a  popular  Preacher,  and 
 i,^,^/  ■  much  fojiov^'d  t-  He  was  a  moft  importunate  and  pre- 
 ^.A  ^Var-  '''-^-'-^^  Pleaaer  for  the  Poor,  who  were  very  numerous 
 niio  {-.  i'^  ^hat  Parifh.  He  Yearly  got  fome  Hundreds  of 
 Bsckili-  Pounds  for  them  5  having  fuch  a  way  of  recommend- 
 ders.     a.  ing 
 
//?  London,  Weftmlnfter,  ^WSouthvvark.     23 
 
 ing  Charity,  as  has  prevail'd  with  fcverai  to  give,  who  Vol.  11. 
 have  gone  to  Church  with  Refolurions  to  the  contrary.     /"Vv«/ 
 He  dy'd  March   the  loth    1673.   His  Funeral  Sermon 
 was  preach  d  h^  Mv.  Robert  Br tt^.  The  Way 
 
 Mv.Snmud  Smith    had   before  been  caft  our  of  the  ^^^^/^PP^" 
 Scqueftred    Living   of  Boden^'am    in  Hcrcfhdfioire^    but  j?|  ^^  ?' 
 was  Silenc'd  here.     He   hath  (ince  fettled  at  Ti^lndfor.  An  J"Jl'^. 
 where  he  IS  yet  living.  '  aj    ^  ^^^ 
 
 »;jf^w's  Flo  wings  .*  Or^  Milk  and  Honey.  5.  His  43  Orthoiicx  and 
 Mifccllaneous  Paradoxes.  6.  The  New  Command  renewed  :  Or,  Love 
 one  another.  7.  Myfteries  and  Revelations.  8.  Things  vvoith 
 thinking  on  :  Or,  Helps  to  Piety.  9.  Sin  the  Plague  of  Piaguei : 
 Or,  Sinful  Sin  the  worft  of  Evils. 
 
 From  St.  Buttol^hs  Aldgate,  Mr.  T^achnry  Crofton.  A 
 quick  and  warm,  but  upright  Man.  He  was  turn'd 
 out  from  TVicnhuy  in  Chcjhire  for  rtfafing  th^  Lig^ge- 
 ment,  and  appearing  very  zealous  to  diiiiiade  o:hers 
 from  taking  it.  He  not  long  after  King  Charles's  Re- 
 turn had  a  hotConteft  with  Bp.  G^udcn  about  the  Obli- 
 gation of  the  National  Vow,  calt'd  the  Solemn  League 
 nnd  C'vennnt.  TheBifliop  was  lor  Cancelling  it  intlre- 
 ly.  Mr.  Crofton  did  not  plead  for  it  as  binding  any 
 Man  to  Rebellion,  or  to  any  thing  Unlawful  ^  biu  as 
 obliging  every  one  that  tock  ir,  in  his  Place  and  Calling 
 to  endeavour  Reformation;  to  be  againft  Schilni,  Po- 
 pery, Prelacy  and  Profanenefs,  and  to  defend  the  King. 
 Many  Writings  pafs'd  on  both  fides  :  I^uc  at  length  they 
 who  had  the  upper-hand,  (as  hath  bin  uUial  in  the  like 
 Caf^^)  back'd  their  Arguments  with  Forct%  to  make 
 them  unanfwerable.  Mr.  Ocficn  was  fent  Fri(bncr  to 
 thcTo7(>cr;  where  when  he  had  continu'd  long,  at  a 
 vaft  Expence  and*Charge,  he  fought  to  ^et  an  Hnl?cai^ 
 Corpus  :  But  his  Life  being  thrcaten'd,  he  was  glad  to 
 let  the  Morion  fall,  and  at  laft  to  petition  for  his  Li- 
 berty, which  with  fome  difficulty  heobtain'd.  But  go- 
 ing into  his  own  Country  of  Chcfnirc^  he  was  there 
 again  caft  into  Prifon  :  And  when  he  procur'd  his  Li- 
 berty, he  was  forc'd  to  (ti  up  a  Grocer's  Shop  to  ^qi  a 
 Maintenance  for  his  Family.  While  he  was  in  the 
 Tower^  he  went  to  the  Chappel  Service  and  Sermon  ; 
 his  Judgment  being  againft  feparating  from  the  Pari  ill 
 Churches,  notwirhilanding  their  Conformity,  if  he 
 v/cre  no:  put  himfelf    to  nfe    the  Commou- Prayer 
 
 C  4  as.- 
 
24  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mtmjlers^  8cc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  as  a  Aliniftcr,  or  the  Ceremonies.  And  this  occaiion'd 
 v.^^V'^w  Ipmc  that  tho't  his  Courfe  unlawful,  to  write  againft  it  : 
 To  which  he  repiy'd  >vith  Sharpnefs  ^  and  lb  divers 
 Writings  were  publifh'd  an  both  Sides,  about  fuch 
 Oommunion.  He  afterwards  took  a  Farm  at  Linie 
 !Brjfcrd in  BccifordJ}:ire  j  where  he  ended  his  Life.  There 
 is  extant  of  his,  a  Book  of  the  Vertuc  and  Value  of  B^p- 
 ti/nj,  12''.  1658.  againft  Shnjcn.  And  Altar.worjhip  : 
 Or,  boxvlng  to  the  Cemniunion^'Inhle,  confide/d,  in  ii", 
 1661, 
 
 From  St.  Mr.rgnxct:  Mcjes  in  Frid^y-ftr.ect,  Mr.  Benja- 
 *  Hi  hath  ^^^  Needier :  A  worthy.  Divine  of  St.  John^s  College  ii> 
 left  hehiitd  Oxford.  After  he  was  Ejedtcd,  he  iiv'd  and  prcach'i 
 kirn,  Ex-  privately  at  Nortb-PVarnboroigh  in  Harripfhire,  where  he 
 pofitory  dy'd  in  1682  *. 
 Notes, 
 
 with  Fra£lical  Obfervatioos  towards  the  opening  the  five  firfl:  Chap- 
 ters of  the  Book  of  G^wc/?/ :  Deli'verd  hy  way  of  ExpsJiUon  hi  fever  a! 
 LordVDay  £.Yi?rn/r/,  0£l.  And  there  a^re  fever al  Sermons  of  his  in  ths 
 Aforning  Exercifes.  One  i?i  that  of  St.  GileiV,  upsn  the  Trinity.  A?i'- 
 her  in  that  at  Cripplcgate,  about  Difcovering  and  Mortifying  bcr 
 lov'd  Lulls,     jindet^d  in  that  figainjl  Popery,  of  the  \J(q  of  Images. 
 
 t  Befdet  From  Alh^llor^s  Lmnbard-flreet  ,Mv.  Tho77ias LyeM.  A. 
 ^wChiJd's  One  who  wasemincnciv  Uiefui  by  his  excellent  Arc 
 DcJjghr,  of  Catechizing  Young  Ones,  whom  he  by  rnany  Arti- 
 with  an  ^pg^  ent-e'd  to  delight  in  the  getting  Knowledge  in  the 
 ^"g  iJh  1^^^  Things.  Many  in  and  about  this  City,  to  this 
 TtiiT  a}da^^'^  recount  with  l*]eafure  his  unufual  Method  of  in- 
 Spellinf'-  ftruding  them  in  the  fif  ft  Principles  of  Religion,  where- 
 Book  ;  to- 
 gether rvith  The  Grounds  of  thcEnglifh  Tongue,  in  Viffc,  intermix  d 
 ivith  Moral  Precepts ;  and  his  Explanation  of  tF.e  AfTembly's  (hor- 
 ter  Catcchifm  ;  he  hathfome  Sermons  in  Print  in  rhe  Morning  Exercifcs. 
 One  in  that  at  St.  Giles'.f,  on  the  Union  of  Believers  with  CHRIST. 
 .Another  in  that  at  Cripplcgate,  about  Living  by  Faith  on  Divine  Pro- 
 vidence. ^  3 rtf /«  ^.?r^  Supplement,  en  ^i>^  Managing  of  Catechizing 
 by  Spiritual  Rules.  A  4,tk  in  thatagainfV.o^tvy.onWoxksoiSu.'r 
 perogation.  y^nd  a  sth  in  the  Connnuzzion,  §n  that  ^uejf ion,  VVhaC 
 may  Gracious  Parents  beft  do  for  the  Converfion  of  thole  Children, 
 \A,hofe  VVickedncfs  is  occafion'd  by  their  finful  Severity  or  Indul- 
 gence. He  alft  publifod  a  Sermon  which  he  Prsfuh'd  at  the  Fifner^l  of 
 Afr/.  Eliz.  Nicole,  in  1660. 
 
 My 
 
in  London,  Weftminfter  and  Southwark.      2  5 
 
 :n  he  had .  a  marvelloHS  Dexterity  :  And  I  have  heard  Vol.  IL 
 of  feveral  that  owe  their  firft  lerious  Impreirions  to  his  \,^^''-Y'>sJf 
 Pains  in  a  Catechetical  Way  3  in  which  he  was  not  Ta- 
 risfy'd  with  conveying  a  little  Notional  Knowledge, 
 ^^it'hout  doing  his  utmoft  to  fet  things  home  upon  the 
 Heart,  according  to  the  Capacity  of  his  Young  Audi- 
 tory, to  whom  he  always  difcover'd  a  moft  tender  Af- 
 fedion.     He  dy'cl  June  the  7th  1684. 
 
 From  St.  Saviours  Southwark^^  Mr.  Crodacott  and  Mr„ 
 Vf^ntkjns.  They  were  joynt  Paftors  here  and  fpread 
 the  Gcfpel  very  amicably  and  liiccefsfully.  The  for- 
 mer hath  a  Sermon  in  Print,  preach*d  before  the  Lord 
 Mayor,  (^c.  at  the  Spittle^  April  17.  1655,  concerning 
 The  Prefer flhlencfs  of  Hemienly  to  E-^rthly  Trcajures.  The 
 latter  hath  a  Sermon  in  the  Morning  Exsrcife  at  St. 
 Giles's  J  on  The  Mijery  of  Mtins  Eft  ate  by  Nature.  Mr. 
 Crodacott^  was  aJfo  a  Led:urer  at  St.  Sepulchres  on  the 
 Lord's-D^y  in  the  Afternoon,  and  on  Tnurjdays,  many 
 Years  i  and  much  honour  d  for  his  Work's  fake. 
 
 From  St.  Anthelins,  Mr.  Eli(is  Pledger.  He  preach- 
 ing at  hisMeeting  in  Lothbwyy  dy'd  fuddenly,  An.  i6j6. 
 He  hath  a  Sermon  in  the  Morning  Exercife  ^i  Cripple- 
 gate^  on  the  Quellion,  Of  the  Caujc  of  inward  Trouble  • 
 and  how  a  Qhriftian  fhould  behave himjclf  when  Invoard  and 
 Outward  Troubles  meet  ? 
 
 From  St. Peters  Cheap,  T>x.J^gc^  Drake  *.    Mr.  Bax-  *  ^^^   ^ 
 ter  fays.  He  was  a  0/cnder  of  Humility  and  Sincerity.     He  Annefl 
 was  one  of  the  Commiirioncrs   at  the  Savoy.     He   al-  ]ey\  pyg, 
 vvays   laid  by  a  tenth  part  of  his  worldly  Incomes  iorface  to  his 
 the  Poor,   before  he  us'd  any  himfelf.     There  is  ^Stv- Funeral 
 men  of  his  in  the  Morning  Exerrif^  zt  St.  Giles's,  on  the  Sernt on,  for 
 Believers  Dignity  nnd  Duty.    His  laft  Words  were  thefe  ;  ^^'^  Whi- 
 Jrfus  tfike  me,  1  am  ready.     He  wrote  A  Boundary  ta   the  taker. 
 I-Joly  Mount,  agninft:  MiTo  Huwphreyss  Free  Admijfion  to  the 
 Lord's- Sup  perl  Od.  1653.     'And,  The  iiar  fixed,  in  An- 
 fwerto  Mr. /-/z^w/^/jr^'/sRejoynder,  Oct.  1655. 
 
 From  Sr.  Mary  Magdalen  Bcrmondfey  in  Southvoark^^, 
 Air.  l^Villiam  HSitakrr  and  *Mr.  Torey.  The  former 
 was  the  Son  of  the  famous  Mr.  Jeremy  Pf1)itaker  ; 
 And  W4S    a    Man    of  great  Calmnefs,   Modcratiori 
 
 and 
 
0.6  The  Ejecied  or  Sile^c^d  MinijlerSj  &rc. 
 
 Vol.  II.   and    Pcaceabienefs ;  jound  in  Dcdtrine,  and  cxcmfimy 
 v^'V'*^  in  Life.     While  he  was  at  the  Univerfity,  his   Pietv^ 
 Learning,  Sweetnefs  of  Dilpofirion,  Candour  and   In- 
 genuity were  fo  Eminent,  that  he   wasLov'd  and  Ho- 
 nour'd   of  all  that  knew   him.     He  was  particularly- 
 noted  for  his  Gn.at  Skill   in  the  Oriental  Languages, 
 and  Heheip  and  Grc^k^Tongucs.     And  when  he  launch- 
 f  There  are  cd  out  into  the  World,  he  was  a  Peace  Preacher  and 
 i85^r«7a»xa  Peace  Maker,  whcre-evcr  he  came.     At  Hern-Church 
 ihattfisre    ^}iere  he   was  for   foiiie  time  Minifter,    He  ended  a 
 Ximin''^'^^^^'^^  Controverfy  of  many  Years  {landing,  abo.uc 
 5'    *  h    ^^'^^ch   the  Parties    concerned    had   expended  above  a 
 ■publiOidby  Thoufand  Pounds.     He  hath  a  Sermon  in  the  Morning 
 his  fViglsw  Exercije  At  St,  Giles's  dcfcribing  ih^Mediaor  cf  thcCcve^ 
 fnce  his      ^^wf  of  Grace.     And  another  in  that  at  Cr ipphgate,  tihoxit 
 Death, An.  being  Ccmpleat  in  Chift.     He  Dy'd  in  1673.     And  Dr. 
 jSyiivPith  Anncjiey,  who  was  his   Particular  Friend,  preach  d  his 
 sn  Epiftle  Funeral  Sermon,  in  v.hich  his  Character  may  be  feen 
 ify  Drjz-  at  large,  f  As  for   the  latter,  Mr.  To;  9',  he  after  his 
 comh^giv  5i|encin£^  crofs  d  the  Seas,  and  became  Paftour  of  the 
 sngfo 
 
 ome 
 
 '  r  Enzlifh  Church  at  Mlddlehur'jh  m  Z^d!and,  where  he 
 the  Author  }^^'  ^  ^"^  ^>'  ^  '"  S^eat  Refped. 
 
 From   Lnrvrence  Pouhney,  Mr.  Thomas   Tfadfaorth.  * 
 Some  time  Fellcw  of  Chrijl-Church  in  Cambridge.     He 
 was  Ledurer  of  St.  John   B^ptifi's.  He   was  an  able 
 Judicious  Man,   devoted  wholly  to  GOD  and   to   do 
 Good.     He   was  at  the  time  of  the  Reftauration  in 
 the  Sequeftred  Living  of  Nexvington^But-j,  where  be- 
 fore he  was  caft  our,  he  Preached  conftanrly  ;  and    zea- 
 louHy  taught  all  his  People  alfo  Houfe  by  Houfe.     He 
 gave  Bibles  to  the  Poor  of  his  Parifli,  and    expended 
 *  f ^.     notonlv  his  Time,  but  his  Eftate,  in  Hylrkj  cf  Charity, 
 y^^  ^Y     When  he   was  turn'd   out  there,  the  Lamentation    of 
 Trcltifcs     ^^^  People  would  have  mckcd  a  Heart   that   had   any 
 hehiMm  CompaiTion.     He   afterwards   rcmov'd  into  the  City  ; 
 ^  difcouYJe  and  when  by  the  Bartho!o7ncvc>  Acl  he  was  Ejeded  there 
 
 fifth:  Im- 
 
 mortality  of  the  Soul.  A  ferious  Exhortation  to  an  Holy  Life.  Se- 
 peration  no  Schifm,  &c.  And  after  his  Death  -were puhlij}'d  His  Re- 
 mains. OB.  1680.  He  hath  alfo  fame  Sermons  in  the  Morning  Excrcifes. 
 One  in  the  Supplement  to  the  Morning  Exercife  at  Cripplegate  upon  the 
 Indifpenfablcnefs  of  the  Duty  of  receiving  the  Lord  s  Supper.  ^«^ 
 another  in  the  Morning  Exercife  againft  Popery  ;  againft  f/;^Mals  as 
 a  Sacrifice,  &;,     His  Life  was  Primed  in  0<.'fi?v;>,   {680. 
 
 alfo, 
 
in  London,  Weftminfter,  and  Southwark.     27 
 
 alfo,  he  lor  iomc  time  rhro'  the  Peoples  Ddire  and  Vol.  II. 
 Nccelfity  )  Preach'd  pri\ately  to  one  Congregation  at  ^^^V^^ 
 'Ncmngton,  and  another  at  Theci/aJs,  by  turns;  without 
 taking  any  Maintenance  from  either:  And  afterwards 
 he  had  a  fix'd  Congregation  in  Scut'hvQarl^j  where  he 
 dy'd  of  the  Stone,  OdoUcr  the  29th  1676.  His  Diary 
 (which  is  printed  in  hisLife^  fliews  him  co  have  been 
 an  excellent  Chriftian. 
 
 From  St.  Mnry  Mngdden  Flfh-Jlreet,  Mr.  Thomas 
 Brcckj.  He  was  a  very  Affecting  Preacher,  and  Ufe- 
 ful  to  many.  And  tho*  he  usd  many  homely  Phra- 
 fes,  and  ibmetimes  too  familiar  Rcfemblances,  which 
 to  Nice  Criticks  appear  Ridiculous  ;  yet  he  did  more 
 good  to  Souls  than  many  of  the  ex^cfteft  Compofersr 
 And  let  the  Wics  of  the  Age  pafs  what  Ccniures  they 
 plcafc.  He  that  winneth  Souls  is  kT^e.  He  publifli'd 
 many  Books;  that  of  Hei'mcfsis  the  moft  coniiderable. 
 
 From  St.  Martins  in  the  Fields,  Mr.  Gabriel  Sangar^ 
 M.  A.  Turn'd  out  alfb  from  Stepte  Ajloton,  in  iVdtJhire. 
 He  was  the  Son  ot  Mr.  Taomns  Snngnr^  Minifter  oiSut- 
 tm  Mandevil  in  fViltJIjirCy  where  he  was  Bora  in  Ma)', 
 1608.  He  was  bred  in  Maudlin  Hall  in  Oxon.  His  Fa- 
 ther having  bought  the  Advowfon  oi  Sutton,  was  af- 
 ter his  Death  fucccded  there  by  his  Son,  who  was  or- 
 dain'd  by  Biihop  Dnvsnant.  Refufing  to  read  the  Book 
 oi  Sports,  he  was  Im^vKond  zt  Salisbury.  After  a  fliorc 
 Confinement,  he  returned  to  his  Family  and  People,and 
 continu'd  there 'rill  1645,  when  he  was  neceiTitated  to 
 remove,  having  been  frequently  Plunder'd  by  Parties 
 of  the  Kings  Soldiers,  and  once  carried  away  to  Salif- 
 bury  and  put  into  Prifon,  Having  recovered  his  Liberty, 
 he  went  to  Havmt  in  Hampjhii-e -,  but  the  Air  of  than 
 place  not  agreeing  with  the  Health  of  his  Family,  he 
 returned  back  again  into  Wiltjhire,  about  1647,"  and 
 letded  at  Chilmarl^,  a  Place  not  many  Miles  from  Sut^ 
 ton.  Here  he  met  with  a  great  deal  of  trouble  from 
 fonie  of  his  Parifliioners  thatrefus'd  to  pay  their  Tithes, 
 When  he  had  in  vain  tried  all  other  Methods,  he  had 
 recourfeto.the  Law,  which  occafion'd  his  coming  up 
 ■zoLondo72.  As  foon  as  the  Lavv^-Suit  was  at  an  end  he  re- 
 turn'd  to  Chilmnrk^;  where  he  had  not  been  many 
 Weeks  before  he  was  furpris'd  with  an  Invitation  from 
 
 the 
 
2S  The  Ejected  or  SUenc'^d  Mtniflers^   8c c, 
 
 Vol.  II.  the  People  of  St.  Martins  in  the  Fields,  to  be  their 
 Miniftcr,  he  having  preach'd  once  among  chem  while 
 he  was  at  London.  He  was  fo  far  Irom  feeking  or 
 making  any  Intereft  to  obtain  that  place,  that  he  had 
 not  the  leait  knowledge  or  thought  of  it,  before  he  re- 
 ceiv'd  an  account  that  the  Parilii  had  made  choice  of 
 him.  The  Quarrel  lb  me  Temper  of  the  People,  of  C/j//- 
 w/tr/^\vasnot  the  ieait  weighty  conlideration  to  deter- 
 mine him  to  accept  of  that  placcj  where  he  continued 
 ,12  Years.  Soon  after  the  RcitaurzLtion  of  King  Charles^ 
 the  Lord  Chancellor  who  had  bi^cn  his  School  fellow 
 at  Gillingh.^m  School  in  H^iltfrirc^  font  to  Mr.  Sangdr 
 and  profeffmg  a  peculiar  Kindnefs  to  him  oa  the  ac- 
 count of  their  beipg  Countrcy  Men,  and  well  known 
 to  one  another  in  their  younger  Years,  endeavour'd  to 
 reconcile  him  to  Conformity  but  in  vain  ,  tho'  he  fent 
 for  him  feveral  times,  and  Diicourfed  thofe  Matters 
 with  him,  fometimes  with  great  Calmnefs,  and  at  other- 
 times  with  more  Heat.  At  length  he  told  Mr.  Sangar 
 plainly,  that  if  he  wouM  nor  Conform,  he  muft  leave 
 St.  Mnnins,  and  remove  further  from  the  Court.  When 
 *twas  known  he  muft  leave  St.  IvUrtinSy  he  had  feveral 
 places  offjr'd  him,  but  his  Love  to  his  Natu^rai  Coun- 
 try made  him  accent  oi  Steeple  v^y/:?/v!??^whither  he  removed 
 with  his  Family  in  1661,  and  u'hence  he  was  Ejedicd 
 by  the  A:i  o^  V niformity  in  rhe  Year  foUowing.  After 
 he  wasturnM  out  of  h,is  Living,  he  at  the  intreaty  of 
 his  Friends  in  Sr.  Martins^  who  deiired  to  have  him 
 nearer  them,  rcmpv'd  and  came  to  Brompton.  Here 
 he  very  narrowly  pfcapcd  being  SeizM  and  Imprifbn'd  ^ 
 for  in  the  latter  end  of  1665  there  cam^s  fomc  Troop- 
 ers to  theHoufc  to  apprehend  him  :  And  fome  of  them 
 alighting  and  going  in  to  fearch  for  him,  as  they  were 
 running  eagerly  up  Stairs,  the  Servant  of  a  Gentleman 
 that  was  (ick  in  the  Houfe,  met  the  firfl  of  them  and 
 dcfir'd  they  would  not  make  fiich  a  Noifc,  and  give 
 luch  Difturbance,  becaufe  one  of  the  Family  was  vj(i- 
 ted  w4th  ficknefs.  Upon  hearing  thar,  they  immedi- 
 ately ran  down,  and  got  put  of  the  Houfe,  and  mount- 
 ed their  Horfcs  and  rcdc  away  with  all  fpeed,  appi-c- 
 hending  that  the  fick  Qentleman  had  the  Plague.  Soori 
 after  this  the  OA/d))-^  ^^^  drove  him  w  Eling,  and  he 
 went  from  thence  to  Brentfordj  where  he  continued  till 
 the  }>ing*s  Declaratipn  gave  him  Liberty  to  Preach  y 
 ■'■''"    ■■■■■■■ '   "     "■       '  thca 
 
in  Londoiij  Weftminrter  mA  Soythwark.     29 
 
 then  at  the  Intrcary  of  feveralof  his  old  Hearers  at  St.  Vol.  IL 
 Mnrtins^  he  return  d  into  that  Parifli,  and  Preach'd  to 
 them  as  he  had.  opportunity.  He  was  a  Grave  Peaceable 
 Divine,  of  great  Moderation.  He  thought  it  his  Duty, 
 after  he  was  Silcnc'd,  to  abide  in  the  Parifli  vidth  thole 
 of  his  Ancient  Flock  who  defired  him,  and  to  Vide 
 them,  cfpecially  in  the  time  of  Sicknefs:  At  which 
 Time  and  Seafon  many  thought  the  Help  of  the  Poor 
 Nonconformifts  needful  enough,  who  were  not  very 
 fond  of  their  Preaching  while  they  were  Well.  Once 
 going  to  vifit  a  good  Woman  who  fcnt  for  him.  Dr. 
 Lanflugh  (who  fucceedcd  him  in  the  Parifli,  and  was 
 afterwards  Bifliop  of  £.vf^fr)coming  after  him,  ask'dhim 
 with  Ibme  hcrcenefs,  l^Vi^t  Bufmejs  he  had  there  >  And 
 bid  him  leave  the  Room,  notwithftanding  that  he  wag 
 told,  That  he  cfiTnc  not  -without  being  Jsni  for.  So  impof- 
 iible  is  ittopleaiefome  People;  who,  whatever  is  pre- 
 tendedj  could  they  have  their  Will,  would  not  give  a 
 jot  more  Liberty  in  Private  than  in  Publick.  Upon 
 the  very  fame  Day  that  he  was  70  Years  Old  he  fell 
 fick,  and  afccr  a  few  Days  lilnefsDy'din  Mny  1678. 
 He  was  a  Pcrlbn  of  Great  Calmnefs  of  Temper.  He 
 was  the  Father  of  10  Children,  7  Sons  anfd  3  Daugh- 
 ters :  But  tho"*  he  had  a  numerous  Family,  he  was 
 given  to  Hofpltality.  He  publiflicd  a  little  Book  in 
 1 2v".  entituled  the  U^rk^  of  Fnith ;  containing  a  Ser- 
 mon of  his  own,  and  Heads  of  all  the  Sermons  that 
 were  preached  in  the  Month  that  the  Morning  Exercifi 
 Was  at  St.  Martins,  He  has  alfo  publifli'd  a  iliorc 
 Catcchifm  with  refpccl  to  the  Lord's  Sujiper, 
 
 From   B*irthoio7-new  Exchnnge,  Mr.  Philip  Nye.  *  He  M.  *  fjg  j^^f^ 
 A.  had  his  Education  in  Oxo?ij  where  he  was  a  very  hard  written    tt 
 Student.     He  was  in  Orders,  and    Officiated   (i\iQ  \i%  Utter  from 
 uncertain   in    what   Capacity)  at  St.  Michaels   Cornhill,  England, 
 An.  1636.     In  the  Year  1633.  he  crofs'd  the  Seas  into  ^» -^^V  Sr^- 
 HolUnd,  that  he  mirhr  be  free  from  Impofitions,    with  ^-^^^^  ^'» 
 which  he  was  diflkisfy'd.     He  return'd  at  the   begin- ^'^^^^^^^ 
 iiing  of  the  Long  P^rli^iynetit^  and  by  the  Earl  of  Man^  concerning 
 chejie/s  ¥d.vour,  became  Mimf^er  of J<Jniboltcn  in  Hun^  /^^^'y^ 
 tingdoTifl^ire.     In  1 643,   he  was  one  of  the  Affembly  of '^^^ff'J^ 
 Divines,    fitting  in  which  he  fucceedcd  D^.  I{cnve,   in  15.,/ j^^* 
 the  Rcdory  of  Aclm.  He  was  one  of  the   DifTenting  Rxortatian 
 fethrcn  in  that  Aflembly  5    the    Principal  Man  in  the  to  the  tak- 
 
 Man-;w^  of  tks 
 
JO  The  Eje-^cd  or  Silenced  MinijhrSj   &C. 
 
 managing  the  Meeting  of  the  Congregational  Churches 
 foUmnLea-  ^r  r^^^  Snvoy  by  the  e.oc^cior  s  Order,  where  the  Decla- 
 gue  and  rarion  of  the  Faith  and  Order  and  Practice  in  the  Con- 
 Covenant^  grcgAtional  Church^  s  in  Englmd  w-s  agreed  upon  and 
 t,  ^"^j^,  ^  confentcd  unto,  by  their  Elders  and  Melfengcrs.  The 
 and  La^'  ^^^'^i^ii^g  ^^'^^  ^^'^'  ^'^'  1658.  and  it  was  Printed  1659, 
 fulnefs  of  J"  ¥^'  This  Declaration  was  in  the  Year  following 
 thefolemn  Tranflared  into  Lntln,  b>  Profclfor  H6r;2/7fc/:,  andpub- 
 heague  liHi'd  atthe  end  of  his  Epiflol/i  nd  Dur.tm  de  Independent 
 and  Cove-  tijmo.  In  53,  he  was  made  one  of  the  T/je/j  r/M/w/- 
 nant  in  a  jfoyj^  After  his  N(  nconfcrmity,  he  liv'd  privately. 
 Speech  t9  He  v/as  a  Man  of  uncommon  Depth;  a:  d  fcldom,  if 
 the  Houfe  ^^.^^^  out-reach  d.  He  D>ed  in  September  1672.  He 
 cf Commons  ^^^  a  Compleat  Hiftcry  of  the  Old  Puritan  DifTenters 
 i  -iv  ^^'  in  Manufcript<  which  was  Burnt  at  Alderman  Clarkr 
 Difcourfe    (ons  m  the  Fire  of  Undcn. 
 
 ahut  To-  r  1  1       /> 
 
 leration  \  1644.  The  Keys  9]  the  KlngdoTH  of  Heaven,  and  Pox&er  thereof, ac« 
 cording  to  the  IVord  of  Ged,  5cc.  1644.  Mr.  Anthony  Sz^X^r  examindi 
 Or  yiDifcovery  of  his  Notorious  Faljhoods,  in  his  Dealing  rpith  the  Try^- 
 trs\f  Mi-nifcrs,  See.  ■'<554.  The  Principles  of  Faith,  pnfcnted  to  the 
 Committee  of  Parliament  for  Religion  ;  4?#.  1654.  Beams  of  former  Ligh^ 
 difcoveringhove  Evil  it  isto  impofe  Dotihful  and  Disputable  Forms  for 
 PraBifes  upon  Minjlers,  efpecially  under  the  Penalty  of  EjeHion  for  No?2' 
 conformity  to  the  fame  :  ^'66o  ^to.  Cafe  of  great  and  prefcnt  Ufe,  Sec. 
 Zvo.  l6jl.  The  la  A  fulnefs  of  the  Oath  of  Supremacy,  and  Power  of  the 
 King  in  EccUftaJlical  Affairs,  ^»ith  S^.  ElizaberhV  admonition,  Sec.  1683. 
 Ato.  It  was  then  reprinted,  and  in  i6SjJeing  printed  again,  it  was  dedi* 
 mt'ed  by  Mr.  Henry  Nye,  the  Author  s  Son,  to  K  James  the  II.  ^  Fin- 
 dication  of  the  Difenters,  Proving,  that  their  Particular  Congregations  ars 
 Tiot  inconfiilent  with  the  Kings  Supremacy  in  Ecclefiafiical  Affairs  ,  168^. 
 4/».  Some  Account  of  the  Nature,  Conjtitution  and  Pevper  of  EccleftajHcal 
 Courts-  printed  with  the  former  The  Lawfulnefs  of  hearing  the  Publick 
 Minift'ers  of  the  Church  of  England  ,  ^to.  1683.  He  hath  alf$  a  Serjnm 
 extant  J  preached  before  the  Citizens  •f  London,  An.    659. 
 
 Mr.  Lowdcr  was  Ejected  from  the  fame  Place.  He 
 was  a  Valuable,  Worthy  Man. 
 
 From  St.  John  Evangelijl,  Mr.  Robert  Tntnnl.  He 
 was  bred  in  iVcftminfte^-School,  and  Tr/w/V;'-College 
 Cambridge,  where  he  was  alfo  Fellow.  He  made  a 
 ftart  out  of  the  College  t.o  Coventry  for  a  Year,  where 
 he  was  entertained  for  Expounding  the  Scripture  in 
 Dr.  Grex^'s  Church,  and  Teaching  the  Free-School  un- 
 der Mr,  Franc  kjand  ^  in  both  which  Employs,  he  quit- 
 
in 
 
 London,  Weftminfter,  ^;i^SoutInvark.  gi 
 
 ted  himfelf  admirably  well,  and  had  not  remov'd  Vol.  II. 
 thence,  had  they  afforded  a  fuitable  Encouragement.  \y>^f^^ 
 He  was  nor  long  after  chofen  to  this  Parifli,  as  a  Suc- 
 celior  to  Mr.  Walker.  Being  ejedred  thence,  he  took 
 fneltcr  in  a  School,  taking  great  and  profitable  Pains  in 
 inftruCling  Youth,  whiitthe  cou'd  not  teach  Men.  For 
 the  grace  of  his  Profeifion,  he  by  his  Friends  obtained 
 his  M.ijeftv's  Mandate,  for  the  Degree  of  Dr.  in  Divi- 
 nity, ro  thcUniverfity  of  Qnmbrldg'^^  hoping  hereby  he 
 might  be  excused  from  the  ufuai  Subfcriptions,  which 
 his  Conlcience  could  not  admit  of^  for  he  had  obferv'd 
 that  fuch  as  took  Degrees,  as  an  Honorary  to  Foreign 
 Princes,  or  Ambaffadors,  or  fbme  of  them  that  had  the 
 King's  Letters,  were  not  prclVd  to  fuch  things.  Buc 
 fome  peeviOi  Men  had  their  Eyes  upon  him  :  After  the 
 Grace  was  paft,  they  cali'd  for  the  Book  of  Subfcripti- 
 ons, and  not  finding  his  Name  there,  they  flop'd  his 
 Admiirion,  and  fruftrated  his  ExpeClarion  ^  and  he 
 wasforc'd  to  x^iwxwreinfstia -^  not  the  worfe  Man,  but 
 upon  a  new  Tryal  the  more  firm  to  his  Principles.  He 
 liv'd  fome  while  after  this,  tho'  fine  titulo  nut  Phalcris, 
 to  be  ufeful  in  his  School,  (^c.  He  publifh'd  a  Dif- 
 courfe  in  ^to.  about  the  Fear  of  Death  ;  Or,  the  finful 
 Palpitation  tftheH^art.  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Skill 
 in  Vocal  and  Artificial  Mi^^ck,  which  rendred  him  ac- 
 ceptable to  many  of  the  Gentry  in  and  about  the  City. 
 
 From  St.  Brides,  Mr.  Thomas  White.   He  was  Ledu-  ^ 
 rer  there.  One  of  great  Humility  and  Sincerity  ;  and    ^^^^^^ 
 an  excellent  Pradlical,  Ufeful  Preacher.  *He  was  a  ge- j^^"?^,^ 
 neral    Scholar,   and    Mr.   ChUlingwrrth's   Amanuenfis  r^^j  j 
 Much  efleem'd,  and  protcdled  at  the  Chappel  at  Lw^-ft].uaions 
 gate  by  Bp.  Sheldon,  and  often  very  kindly  treated  by  for  the 
 i^ini  .  *  Art  of  Di- 
 
 vine Mc- 
 ditation,  In  Trvelvef,  Which  is  one  of  the  hefi  Eoeks  -eoe  have  upon  that 
 nfeful  Surje5f.  Obfervarions  on  the  ^rh  and  ^th  and  7th  Chapters  of 
 St.  Matthew.  Oci  1658.  A  Treatifc  of  the  Power  of  Godlinefs 
 0^7.  r<^58.^  A  Manual  for  Parents,  wherein  is  £fX  down  very  par- 
 ticular Direa-ions,  in  reference  to  Baprlzing,  Correaing,  &c.  A 
 pireBorytoChriftianPerfeffion,  firft  publifh'd  in  4fo,  '6^0.  and  then 
 in  12'  under  the  Title  of  ThePraBiceofChrlftian  PerfeBion,  Dedi- 
 cated to  the  Univerfiries.  16^6  He  hath  alfo  a  Sermon  in  the  Morn- 
 ing Fxercife  ^f  Cripplegate,  tfhout  thi  Faith  that  is ncceffary  in  an 
 acceptable  Prayer. 
 
 From 
 
3  2       The  Ejicfed  or  ^iUnCd  Mimjhrs^  &rc. 
 
 *  vt  h  th  ^^^"^  ^^°  ^^^'''y  ^^.Z'^^''^^^  Milkrftrest,  Mr.  jhoims  Voi- 
 ^ritt  /a  ^^"''  *  ^^  ^'^^  ^  Worthy,  Humble,  eminently  Pious 
 SpirirJal  M^"»  of  Ibber Principles,  and  great  Zeal  and  Diligence, 
 Antidote  ^^  ^^^  ^^^^  whole  New  Tejlamei^t  and  Pjalms  by  Heart, 
 for  a  Dy-  He  took  that  Pain?,  as  not  knowing  but  they  (as  he  has 
 ing  Soul  often  faid)  who  took  from  him  his  Pulpit  and  his  Cu- 
 $0.  i66^.  fliion,  might  in  time  demand  his  Bible  .alfo.  He  con- 
 God's^  tinu'd  in  the  City  the  whole  time  of  the  Plague  in  1 6  6  5 . 
 Terrible  Xhe  Awfulnefs  of  that  Defolating  Judgment,  and  the 
 Voice  m  numerous  fudden  Infianccs  of  Mortality,  thert  every 
 ^  ^pt'^y  where  obvious,  gave  a  peculiarEdge  to  theSpirit  of  the 
 and F^'re^  Preacher  and  his  Auditors  ;  i>o  that  labouring  con- 
 O^  166"  ft^n^b'*  and  with  great  fervour,  to  fet  in  with  Divine 
 ^  j^.,,^ 'pjr  Providence,  he  was  an  Inftrument  of  Good  to  vciT 
 Chrift's  many.  Mr.  H'ocd  fays,  He  was  always  held  in  grent 
 certain  Efleem  for  his  Piety,  hy  thcje  of  his  Perfuajjon.  Which  Is 
 and  fud-  more  than  can  be  faid  of  many,  by  Pcrlbns  of  anyPcr-^ 
 den  Ap-  fuafion  :  However,  as  for  Mr.  Vincent,  he  hath  a  good 
 pearance  Report  univerfally,  and  carry'd  an  unftain'd  Reputati* 
 to  Judg-  Q^  J.Q  j^ig  Grave  :  His  eminent  Piety  and  Uiefulnefs  bc- 
 ^<K^  A  ingown'd,  not  only  by  fome  of  a  particular  Party,  but 
 A  fwer^^y^^^^  fobcr  Per  fens,  who  had  the  Happinefs  of  being 
 to  the  acquainted  with  him.  And  'tis  out  of  the  power  of 
 Sandy  ^"^^  Kihlers  to  do  any  differvice  to  his  Name  or  Me- 
 Founda-  mory.  He  dy'd  at  Hoxtoyi,  in  Othber  1671.  His  Fu- 
 tion  of  ncral  Sermon  was  preach *d  by  Mr.  Slater. 
 Will.  Pen. 
 
 the  Quaker.  A  Defence  oFthe  Trinity,  Satisfa£tion  by  Chrl{l,ancl 
 thejuftification  of  Sinners :  in  12V*.  1667.  Wells  of  Salvation  o- 
 pen'd :  Or,  Words  whereby  we  may  be  fav'd  ;  with  Advice  to 
 Young  Men,  Ot?.  i66g.  An  Explanation  of  the  Aftemblics  fhorter 
 Catechifm  ,  0^5?.  73.  The  true  Chriftians  Love  of  the  unfeen  Chrifl:, 
 Oct.  i6']'j.  j^nd fevernl  Sermons.  One  in  the  Supplement  to  the 
 Morning  Exercife  at  Cripphgate,  on  the  BiefTcdnefs  ef  Forgivenefs. 
 ^nothrr  in  that  agai?:Ji  Popery,  »n  the  Wickedncfs  of  the  Doi!l:rine  of 
 the  Church  oi  Rcrne-,  which  forbids  to  Marry,  j^nd  fome  ether  Ser- 
 ?nons  printed  in  Oci/sv9,  Sec. 
 
 From  St.  Mary  J^vite-Chappel,  Mr.  TJ^'alley.  A  very, 
 Picus  and  Peaceable  Man,  who  afterwards  went  over 
 to  New  En^Und  ;  where  he  livM  much  delir'd,  and 
 d>'d  greatly  lamented,  on  Mnrch  24.  16']^.  He  print- 
 ed a  Difcourfe  intitul'd,  Bnlm  in  Gllead  to  heal  S'lons 
 M^Qunds :  Being  a  Sermon  preach'd  before  the  Colony 
 at  Ne^  Pli7n9uth,  Jan.   i.   being  the   Day  of  Elecliori 
 
 there 
 
in  London,  Wcftminfrer.  i;^i  South wark.     ^  j 
 
 there.     See  Cotton  Mnthsi\Y{vk,  oi  Ncx9  England,   Lib.  Vol.  IL 
 111.  Ch.  vi.  p.  222.  ^^y^-*^ 
 
 From  St.  Jchn  T^nchnry^  Mt.  t{nlfh  StrethilL 
 
 From  Sr.  OUve  Sihcr^ftreef,  Mr.  Thomas  Dou^ldfs. 
 He  tell  under  fome  Sc::nGals^"  and  afterwards  era veli'd, 
 and  rook  the  Degree  of  Dr.  of  Phyfick^  in  Padua;  rerurn^d 
 to  London,  and  pradlib'd  Phyfick,  and  ran  in  Dtrbn,  He 
 afterwards  went  into  Ireland,  and  dyM  obfcurcly.  He 
 wrote  a  Book  calPd  Jeruhbaal. 
 
 From  Bride-vocll,  Mr.  Gi'^/'^f?  Fcvpler.  AgoDdManj 
 and  much  efteem'd  and  lov'd  in  this  City.  He  dy'd  at 
 his  hir'd  Houfe  in  IJlin^ton. 
 
 From  Alhallows  on  th:  H^all,  Mr.  Dyer.  He  Was  M.  A. 
 of  Petsr-Hou/i   in  Cambridge, 
 
 From  the  Ledlurefliip  at  Sr.  Antholins,  Mr  Tchias 
 Conycr,     A  very  Learned  and  Extraordinary  Perfon. 
 
 From  the  Ledlurefliip  at  Sr.  Magnus,   Mr,  Loaves. 
 
 From  StvMrtry  h  Bm,  Mr.  i{utten.  AMan  iofEr- 
 cellen-t  Parts  and  Learning  j  of  which  we  have  a  Speci- 
 men in  his  Sermon  on  Eternal  Judgment,  Preach  a  be^ 
 fore  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Aldermen. 
 
 From  the  Savoy,  Mv.WiUi^^^i  Hcik,-  *  t  A  very  wor-  *  ses  Mr, 
 thy  ufefulMan.    He  came  to  be  rhe  Protector's  Chap-  Cotron 
 lain  from    New   .England,     He  d)'d    in   March  1677.  Mathers 
 Aged  Sevcnty-feveni  ^-ft-  cf 
 
 NewEng« 
 
 From   tmz/f/    Parifli,      Mr.  Matthew  Haviland.     A  ^^"'^^  ^'"^• 
 Man  mighty  in  Prayer,  and  a  Savoury  Preacher.  3-P-,2i4. 
 
 From  PJ/appIng,    Mr.  Johnfon     Aa   excellent  ^^^^^^],^'i!^hr^ 
 Preacher  5  and  of  good  Learning,  /{/z?  'aTrarp 
 
 From  St.  Bcnnct  PKuls-^Varf -,  Mr.  John  Jackpn.  Son  PriVilegci 
 
 Saints  on  Earth,  above  thofe  ,in  Heaven,  12/.  ^nd  a  Sermon  in 
 •f^^  Supplement  to  rhe  Morning  Ux^rcM'ti'c^tCri^plegatc.ji^o;;  Preparati- 
 On^for  the  Coming  of  Chrift  by  Death  and  Judgment, 
 
 D  to 
 
34  The  t"]e<5fed  or  Stknc'^d  Mtrnjiers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  CO  Mr.  Arthur  'j-/ick.icn.  He  was  noted  for  an  Orator 
 and  Ph'ilrfoj)hsr^  when  ac  Qucois  College  in  Cdmbridgey 
 and  Moderator  in  the  Schools.  He  was  a  Profitable 
 Preacher,  a  pious  Liver,  and  a  fincere  and  ufeful 
 Friend.  He  never  refus'd  any  Employment  in  his 
 Minifterial  Service.  He  hath  a  Sermon  in  the  Morn- 
 ing Exercife  at  CripplegntCy  by  way  of  Dired^ion  to 
 'Foreign  Merchants,  about  keeping  up  the  Lifi  cf  Religion 
 Ahead. 
 
 From  Si.  Michael  M'oodflrcet,  Mr.  Thcinas  Parfins, 
 He  was  Tome  time  Fellow  of  PemhrookcHfiil  in  Cam^ 
 bridge.  He  was  much  refpeded  among  the  City  Mini- 
 fters.  After  his  l?eing  Siienc'd,  he  took  a  great  deal 
 of  pains  'v^  fitting  GouLim/tns  Didionary  for  the  Prefs, 
 1  mea^n  the  firft  Edition  of  it.  The  Excellent  Epiftle 
 before  it  is  his,  and  the  Index  of  Authors  was  drawn 
 up  by  him,  and  he  fcarch'd  and  confuited  them,  tho* 
 his  Name  is  not  mention'd.  He  hath  t  Sermon  in  the 
 Morning  Excrcije  at    St.  Giles's,  uipon  Saving  Faith. 
 
 From  St.  Andrevo  Hubbard  in  little  Eajicheaf,  Mr. 
 Willinvi  H^iggans.  He  was  bury'd  in  his  own  Parifli  in 
 a  good  Old  Age.  He  was  an  excellant  Hebrician  and 
 Grecian,  and  never  us'd  any  other  Bible  in  his  Clofet  or 
 Pulpit,  but  the  Originals. 
 
 From  St.  Katherine's  Tovper,  Mr.  Samuel  Slater,  and 
 Mr.  Richard  Kjntijh.  Both  very  worthy  Men.  The  for- 
 mer of  the  two  hath  a  Treatife  publlfli'd,  Of  Grovoth  in 
 Grace,  in  fcvcrai  Sermons.     2vo.  1671. 
 
 From  St.  Hellens,  Mr.  Arthur  Bnrham, 
 
 Ledurcr  at  St.  Sepulchres^  Mr.  J4^illicim  Adderley. 
 Mention'd  alfo  in iO«-%  p.  286,  in  the  former  Edition: 
 but  whether  there  or  here  when  the  A'ci  took  place  I  am 
 uncertain. 
 
 AfTiftanrs  and  LeClurers  at  St.  Giles's  Crij)fegate, 
 Mr.  Arnold,  and  Mr.  Stathatn. 
 
 From  Sr.  A7772e  Alderjgate,  Mr.  Daniel  Batchelour. 
 
 From   Sr,  Bennets  Sheer -hog  ,    Mr.  Memtah    B^n* 
 
 ton. 
 
in  London,  Weftminfter,  and,  Southwark,     2  5 
 
 ten.  He  wasM.  A.  ot  St.  'j-ohn\  College   in  Cambridge.  Vol.    11. 
 
 From  Sz.  Voter's  Comhill.  Mr.  William  BUckmore, 
 He  was  Imprifon'd  in  the  Tower  upon  Lov:s  Plot,  was 
 Scribe  to  the  Provincial  Aflembly  of  London  and  a 
 conli^crable  Man. 
 
 From  St.  Alhans  VVoodftreet,  Mr.  H.ijlffoot  B  Idges,  or 
 UiiJaelByidge,  He  was  a  referv'd,  but  admir'd  and 
 Learned  Gentleman  and  Scholar.  He  liv'd  at  Enjir.d.  :iil 
 about  1680.  He  had  but  one  Daughter  who  vv^as  . 
 badly  Married;  after  whofc  Death,  if  (he  dy'd  Child- 
 iefs,  (as  flic  did  in  1695;  he  gave  his  Eftate  to  Chari- 
 table Ufes:  Principally  to  Si.  Johns  College  where  he 
 was  Educated;  and  to  this  Farifli  where  he  wasMini- 
 fter. 
 
 Mr.  Fljhtr^  his  AlTiftant  there. 
 
 From  St.  Thcmas  ScutJma}\,  Mr.  Cohy  and  Mr.  Beerl 
 man.  Lecturer  there.  The  latter  was  a  very  Pious  and  So- 
 ber Perlbn,  and  a  Good  Preacher  ;  he  liv'd  many  Years 
 afterwards  in  Hoxtcn  S^uarsy  preaching  only  Occafienal- 
 ly. 
 
 From    St.  George's  Southvpar)^^  Mr.   John  B'ifcoe,  ^nd  ^-^ 
 
 Mr.  Hmry   Jejfey.     The   former  hath  publifh'd    fbme 
 fmall  Trads  :  As  The  Glorious  Myftery  of  God^s    Mercy 
 An.    1647.     The   Grand  Xynl  of  Tui    CcnverJ/cn:  Or 
 SmFlifying  Grace  afpearing  and  aEling  fir  ft  and,    chiefly    *« 
 the  Thoughts  '^  being  fome  Sermons  on   2,Oor.  10    * 
 Printed,  ^«.  1655.   The  Myftery  of  Pree-Gr^ice  in    t},e%ofl 
 ^el,  and  of  the  Go/pel  in  the  Law.     He  dyM  Ar       z 
 
 From   Pancras  Soper-Lantf  Mv,  George   '  ^    *  fi* 
 
 was  afterwards  Paftor  of  a  Congrcgatir        ,>T:,,u^„ 
 this  City,  ,  ynal  Church  m 
 
 From   Queenhith,  Mr.  Jhomns  ,  .  ^.^  y^,  - 
 
 kncholy  DTvine.  ^  T^^^K^'-    ^  ^^'^  ^^' 
 
 Vrom  Greys-Inn,  Mx.^  ,  1    r       r  r^r« 
 
 K^iPkymEffex.    H«'         Cde^^    turn  d  ov.t  before  trom 
 
J  6  The  EjecJed  or  Silenced  MiniJlerSy^i^c, 
 
 Vol.  II.    Which  is   a  Book  grear  in  Value,  the*  fmall  in  Bulk 
 Ky^/"*^  and  Price. 
 
 From  the  Leclurediip  at  Aldermtinhury,    Mr.  Lee, 
 
 Ledurcr  at  Sr.  John  7^achary  ;  Mr.  Humphreys, 
 
 From  Sz.  Michael  Odoked-Lane  ;  Mr.  Cnrter^  and 
 Mr.  Mrdlory,  (mention'd  alfo  at  Devtford,  p.  286.  in 
 the  former  Edition,)  Lecturer  there.  The  latter  of 
 whom  hath  a  Sermon  in  the  Morning  Exeraifc  nt  Crip- 
 plcgace,  en  The  Conceptions  wejloowldfoi  ?»  of  God  in  Duty. 
 
 From  Ironmonger'Lnm  ;  Mr.  John  Fuller,  A  moft 
 Pious  Man  and  Practical  Pteacher  :  He  had  Three 
 iions  that  were  Scholars  and  Minifters  of  Note.  Twa 
 of  them  Confcrm'd  ;  but  his  Son  ?vlr.  Francis  Fuller,  dy'd 
 a  Nonconformift   in  Loiidon.   . 
 
 From  Bijkopfgate,  Mr.  Samuel  Lee,  M.  A.  A  Man  of 
 Very  confiderabie  Learning ;  as  will  be  own'd  by  all  than 
 will  be  at  the  Pains  to  read  his  Latin  Tracl  on  the  F{e~ 
 relation,  De  Excidio  Antichrifti^  and  his  Account  of 
 the  Temple  oi Solomon^  Printed  in  Folio,  1659.  He  was 
 Fellow  offVadham  Coiled  ge,  and  a  ProCfor  of  the  Uni- 
 verfity.  An.  1651.  In  the  latter  end  of  the  Reign  of 
 K,  Charles  II.  his  Fears  of  the  Return  of  Popery  drove 
 him  into  Nevo-F^ngland,  where  he  was  Paftor  of  the 
 Church  at  Brifiol  :  But  returning  from  thence  towards 
 England,  after  the  Happy  Revolution  which  rais'd  King 
 tr^illinm  to  the  Throne,  he  was  taken  Prifoner  by  the 
 French^  and  carry 'd  into  St.  Malo,  where  he  exchanged 
 this  for  a  berer  Life.  He  hath  a  Sermon  in  the  Morn- 
 mg  Exercife  at  Cripplegate,  on  The  Means  to  he  us'd  tc- 
 vpards  the  Ccnverfion  of  Carnal  Relations.  And  another  in 
 the  Supplement  to  it,  about  fkret  Prayer  :  And  another 
 in  that  againft  Popery,  about  Chrifis  being  the  Prejerver 
 cf  the  vifihlc  Church:  And  he  hath  alfo  in  Print,  The 
 Triuriph  of  Mercy  in  the  Chariot  of  Praije  ;  A  Di/cowfe  of 
 Mortality.  The  Joy" f^f  Faith  ;  and  a  Difccwfe  concerning 
 th--'  '^cn  Tribes.  All  in  Otiavc.  He  hatfa  alfo  a  Sermon 
 of  J  ad  gmcnr.  in  is;. 
 
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 Vol.  II. 
 
 From  St,  Bcnnet's  Sheerhogg,  and  Pancr^s  Sopsr-L^ne ;  v.-^'V""^-' 
 
 Mr.  Nicholas  Lockwr*,  He  had  been  cheProtedlor's  Chap-  *  mhath 
 Iain  5  And  quickly  after  King  Charles's  Reftauracion,  h^  fever alS er- 
 wasdcpri^'d^oFhis  ProvoilOiIp  oi  Enton^Colleg^^m  which  ?mns  ex- 
 hc  lucceeded  Mr.  Francis  E^uji'.     He  conuinu'd  Preach-  tant.wbich 
 ing  Occaiionally  'till  he  dy'd  3  which  was  in  1685.  he  preached 
 
 before  the 
 Lords  and  CorA'tnons  ;  ^?id  mare  privately  upo7t  other  Occafons  ;  Some  Ser- 
 mons of  Sincerity^  8vo.  Balm  for  Blccdhig  England  i»w^  Ireland,  /;;  20 
 Sermons  J  8vo.  1543.  Ckrijfs  Communion  roith  his  Church  Militant.  Spi^ 
 ritual  Infpechon  ;  Or,  ^  Review  of  the  Hsart,  A  Memorial  of  God's  Judgt». 
 -ments  Spiritual  and  Temporal,  See. 
 
 From    S:.  Stephens  fyalbroG,1;    Mr.  Thomds  PVatfin  \.\  He   hath 
 He  was  of  Emanuel  College  in  Cnynbridgc,  where  he  wa.zpub/'ifbd  a 
 noted  for  being  a  hard  Saidenr.     One  fo  well  known  in  Difcourfe 
 the  -Ciry  for  his  Piety  and  Uicfulnels,  that  tho*  he  was  ''^  theBcM-^ 
 fjngled  out  by  the  Friendly  Debarc,  he  yet  carry'd   a  ^^J^^udes  \ 
 neral  Refpeci  from  all  fober  Pcrfons  along  with  him  to  ^^^-  ^'^^^' 
 his  Grave.     A  memorable  PalTa^e,  which  I  have  from  v'.^//i" 
 good  Hands,  muft  not  be  pafs'd^by.     Whan  Mr.  V^^t-t^'pH^l 
 Jon   was  in  the  Pulpit  on   :^  Ledlure-Day,  before  the /'^rr^^^ 
 B^rtholomevv  Aci  look  "dI^lcq,  among  other  Hearers,  there  ^^  ^g-^,^ 
 came  in  that  Reverend  and  Learned  Prelate  Bifhop  lij-  God  ;  the 
 chnrdfcn  I  who  was  fo^p-lcas'd  with  his  Sermon,  but  e- yfr?  0/ D/- 
 fpecially   with  his  Prayer    after  it,   tliar    he   follow- i;/w^   Con-^ 
 ed  him  home  to  give  him  Thanks,  and  earneftly  defir'd  ^^w'^^«^  i 
 a  Copy  of  his  Prayer.    Alas,  faid  Mr.  PP\  That  is  what  I  ^«^  ^he 
 cannot  give,  for  t  do  not  ufi  to  Fen  my  Frayers  •  it  vpas  ?io  -^^^^^^  ^^- 
 Study' d  thiiig^  hut  utter  d  tis  God  enabled  me,  from  the  a-  ^if>^^ '  ^'^^ 
 bundancc  of  my  Heart  and  Ajfeciions,  pro  re  nata.     Upon  g'^!  ^    ^^ 
 which  the  good  Bifliopwent  away,    wondering  that^^^^  ]j^^^ 
 any    Man    could    Pray    in    that   manner  ex  ^^^pore.  ^^^^^j^^^^^ 
 After  his  Ejectment,  he  continued  the  Exercile  of  his^^^^  ^„^. 
 Miniftry  in  the  City  as  Providence  gave  Opportunity, /^y/jV  his 
 for  many  Years  :  But  his  Strength  wearing  away,  hQBodyofDi^ 
 retired  into  Effex^  and  there  dy'd  fuddcnly  in  his  Clpfct  vinity  :  ^ 
 at  Prayer.  Or, Courf^ 
 
 sf  Sermons 
 on  the  vmhole  Affetnhlys  Catechijm,  in  Fq|, 
 
 From  St.  ^xyjargaret  H-^eftminfler  ;  Mr.  Edxufurd  Fearfe. 
 He  was  a  moft  Ailcdtionate  and  Ufeful  Preacher  3  but 
 dy'4  ac  about  40   Y^ars  of  Age,    He  Uy  for  ^ori^^ 
 
3  8  1  he  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  Minijters^  o^C. 
 
 time  declining  in  a  Confumpclon  ;  and  finding  himielf 
 ^oi::g  cffihe  Staf^e,  when  he  had  done  little  compara- 
 mely  of  that  StTvicc  which  his  heart  was  lb  warmly 
 inclin'd  to,  he  made  it  the  matter  of  his  Hearty  Prayer 
 to  God,  Thnt  fomcthing  of  his  miiht  be  Vfcful  after  bis 
 Decfcije  ;  which  Pra)er  was  remarkably  anfwer'd  in 
 theiignal  Succefs  of  his  iitde  Boole,  which  heftyl'd,  The 
 Great  Ccncem,  or  Prepeiratim  for  Death  ;  which  Book 
 harh  been  Printed  one  and  Twenty  times.  He  hath  a!- 
 fo  another  Trad  extant,  ftilcdj,  The  hefl  Match  :  Or, 
 The  Sculs  Elpoufal  to  Cinifi^  in  i%s.  And  a  3d  ftyled. 
 Beams  of  Divine  Glory  :  Or,  Gc£s  Vnchangifihknefs, 
 in  12:. 
 
 From  Alhatlo-^s  Hcney-L^ne,  Mr.  7#/rAf  After.  By 
 the  fpecial  Favour  of  the  Court  of  Aldermen,  he  li\'d 
 anddy'd  Ordinary  of  H^cod-Jlrcet  Compter. 
 
 From  St.  I\nthcrins  Cylem^n,  Mr.  Jofefh  Church.  A 
 Worthy  Man,  of  good  Subftance,  till  the  Fire  of  Lcw- 
 ^cn  confiim'd  it  :  Afterwards  indeed  he  was  in  Straits, 
 and  had  many  Children,  and  very  little  to  fubfiit  on, 
 and  had  confiderable  Offers  if  he  would  have  Con- 
 form'd  ;  but  rather  chofe  to  remain  a  Poor  Ncncor^- 
 form.ift,  than  hazard  the  Peace  of  his  Confcicnce. 
 
 From  Sr.  Smthins,  Mr.  Jchn  Shfffcid.  He  was  Edu- 
 cated in  Peter-Houfjy  Carnhridge'.  And  from  his  Youth 
 up  was  addicted  tc  Piety  and  Serioufoef?.  He  fpar'd 
 no  rams  in  Preaching  and  Praying,  or  Difcourfe  that 
 might  Edify  ethers,  whilft  the  Times  aliowu  the  pub- 
 lick  Exercifc  of  h^s  Minillrvi  He  made  Confcience  of 
 Time,  in  Difccurfing  and  Dealing  with  others.  His 
 Life  was  an  Example  of  his  Book  of  Confcience  -,  and 
 hew  much  he  pickVi  up  from  his  Converfation  with 
 Men.  to  warn  and  advife  them  againft  Iinful  Excufcs 
 for  Sin,  his  facetious  Boqk  on  that  Subjed  doth  teftify. 
 He  was  one  that  form'd  his  Sermons  not  from  Mona- 
 ftick  Contemplations  in  hisCell,  but  took  for  a  Ground- 
 work fuch  Things  a.*^  did  occurr,  by  (elf  Reficdion,  and 
 Obfrrv.-^non  from  among  Men.  He  was  alfo  well  skil- 
 led in  Berks,  had  a  Genius  for  Witty  and  Divine  Poe- 
 try, and  manv  other  Curious  parts  of  Learning.  After 
 his  Expuifion  from  Lcndon^  he  retir'd  to  BnfjeU^  wheife 
 
 he: 
 
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 m  London,  Weftminfter,  a^d  Southwark^   j9 
 
 he  continu'd  his  Miniftry  as  Opportunity  cfferd.  He  Vol.  II. 
 dy'd  in  a  good  Old  Age,  having  many  youthful  :iud  ^.^^v"**^ 
 vivid  Parrs,  tho'  alfo  many  Grey  Hairs.  There  is  a 
 Briskncfs  appears  in  allhis  Wriunfrs  •  and  in  noneniore, 
 than  in  his  Difsrurff  cf  Excufes,  Printed  1672,  which 
 was  drav/n  up  in  his  Old  Age.  He  harh  written  Tome 
 practical  Treatifes  j  as,  A  f^cod  Cutjacncc  the  ftrongefly 
 Hold.  The  Sun  sf  rightcoujncfs  pjining  upon  the  Sc7is  of 
 Vnrightec'ufnejs,  &c.  And  a  Sermon  at  St.  Giles's  Mcm^ 
 vig  Excrcifif  on  the  Nature  and  NsceJJity.  of  Holincfs.  And 
 another  in  that  at  Cripplegate-^  on  the  Ccnjifteng  nnd  In^ 
 confijlency  of  J^Ujfcs,  with  Grace, 
 
 From  his   Ledurefliip   ar  Buttolph    Bi/J:)opfg^te,     cr 
 Aldgate^  Mr.  John  Spnpfon,    A  Great  Antinomian. 
 
 From  St.  Stephens  Coiem/in-fireet  •  Mr.  fVlU/rm  Tay^ 
 lor  *.     He  fucceeded  Mr.  John  Goodmn.     He  is  ftylcd  *  He  hath 
 in  Oxon  the  Loyal  Presbyti-rian.  a  Sermon 
 
 intheMorn^ 
 ing  Exercife  at  St.  Giles'/,    o?i  Chriji's  Exallaeion* 
 
 From  Sr.  Olnves  Jewry,  Mr.  John  PPc'lis,   fome  time 
 Siudcnr  of  Sr.  Jchns,  Oxon.     He  wrote T/^(?  Pra'dicni  Sab- 
 hatcrianf  or  SMath  Holi-ncfs   crown  d    with  Hnppinrjs  '\  'y-\  Ue  hath 
 4.^0.   1668.     and    n    Prcjped  of  Eternity.     He  dy'd    in  alfo  a  Ser^ 
 June   1676,    His  Funeral    Sermon   was  Preach'd    by  men  in. the 
 Mr.  ?Vcitfon.  Morning 
 
 Extrcife  at 
 St.  Giles'/,  on  the  Fall  of  Man  \  and  anothi^  in  the  Supplement  tii  tht 
 Morning  Exercife  at  Cripplegate,  on  Singi  ng  of  Pfalms. 
 
 From  St.  Lec7iards  E^ftcheap,  Mr.  Seth  PVccd ;  who 
 had  before  been  caft  out  of  J^^cfmltiftsr-Abbsy.  Hj 
 was  an  Ingenious  Scholiar,  and  an  awakening  Preacher: 
 ^e  was  call'd  from  Chrif -church  in  London,  to  joyu  with 
 Mr.  John  i^oJVff  of  PF-fl minfer. Abbey . 
 
 Mr.  John  I^we,  M.  A.  He  was  the  Son  of  that  Ex^ 
 cellcnt  and  Worthy  Perfon  Mr.  John  J^owe  of  Crediton, 
 whofe  Life  ispublifli'd,  and  affords  great  Memorandums 
 of  Chriftian  Piety,  Induftry,  Conftancy  and  Courage, 
 His  Father  fent  him  to  Kevf^ Inn- Hall' m  Oxford  for 
 Bducarion,  where  he  continu'd  'i^ifl  the  Univerfity 
 b'Cai^ie  a  Garrifon,  and  then  was  tranfplanted  xq 
 D  4  Qaml?rid^.^ 
 
4P  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimjiers*  &^c. 
 
 II.  Cnmbridge^  bu:  renura'd  afterwards  to  Oxford^  when 
 things  were  lettlcd,  and  was  preferdto  a  Fellowiliip 
 in  Corpus  Chrijii  College.  His  firft  Publick  Employ- 
 ment in  the  Golpel  v/as  at  J^Vitney  in  Oafordftoire^  where 
 he  Freach'd  a  Ledlure  with  great  Advantage  to  the 
 Souls  of  his  Hearers,  and  good  Acceptance.  Here 
 there  fell  out  a  remarkable  Providence,  which  he 
 mightily  improved  for  the  Conviction  of  many.  Some 
 DilTolure  pcrlons  (who  coald  not  then  have  the  Liberty 
 of  a  fixedStage)  came  to  the  Town  to  A61  a  Play,  and 
 had  ah  upper  Room  for  their  purpofe  in  a  Private 
 Houfe  ;  where  they  were  Acfting  before  as  many  Spe- 
 (dlators  as  the  Place  would  bear,  on  aMarket-Dav.  The 
 Room  being  overcharg'd,  firft  gave  a  terrible  Crack, 
 nnd  then  k\\  down;  4  or  5  Children  and  younger 
 People  were  kill'd  out-right.  10  or  12  had  their  Arms 
 or  Legs  broken  ;  and  about  50  more  were  Bruifcd  or 
 Wounded.  Mr.  ^ov^e,  upon  this  Occafion,  Preach'd, 
 and  afterv/ards  Printed,  3  Sermons,  in  order  to  the 
 Irflprovement  of  fo  Teaching  a  Providence  ;  which  was 
 fo  much  the  more  Remarkable,  becaufe  fome  of  the 
 Adtors  in  their  Speeches,  had  even  Dar'd  and  Defy'd 
 Death 'y  and  in  that,  the  God  of  Life  ^nd  Denth.  Vf^^ood^ 
 that  leaves  a  Blot  upon  the  Names  of  mofl.  Good  Men, 
 could  not  let  this  Worthy  Perfon  eicape.  He  charges 
 him  with  tnkjnggrent  Liberty  injpenhjrig  againji  Pl/iys  in 
 thefi  Sermons.  And  had  he  not  Reafon  for  it  ?  When 
 God's  Judgments  are  abroad,  ought  he  not  to  endeavour 
 ro  Teach  Men  to  learn  Righteoufnefs  ?  Are  Plays, 
 which  Tizve  Alm'ghty  Gcd  and  De/ifh^  as  this  did,  fuch 
 Innocent  Things  that  they  mayn't  be  rouch'd  ?  He  af- 
 terwards carps  ar  him  for  preaching  the  Funeral  Serm.on 
 oftheLord-Prefident  BradJJoaw,  and  forfpeaking  much 
 in  his  Praifc.  But  did  he  Praifc  him  for  his  Speech,  or 
 Judgment  againft  the  King  ?  That  he  durft  not  fay. 
 And  had  Prcf.  Brndjhuvo  nothing  worth  Commenda- 
 tion ?  Yes  certainly  ;  and  fome  of  his  Chaplains, 
 Dr.  • — —  and  others  could  aver  if.  We  read  of  defer- 
 yed  Praifes  given  to  Ju'inn  the  Apoftat'e  ;  yea,  Ncrc  had 
 an  excellent  and  Memorable  Quht^uennium  :  And  they 
 that  will  take  the  pains  to  read  in  A,  a  J^Fi^od.  what  he 
 writes  in  Commendation  of  many  a  Bloody  and  Traite- 
 rpus  Papift,  will  fay,  according  ro  the  homely  Pro- 
 ycrbj  Th/it  he  knevphov^  to  give  the  D^vil  his  d^^. 
 -''''■  ^-    '  '  ''  For 
 
w  London,  Weftminfter,  md  Souchwark.     41 
 
 For  lome  time  Mr.  E^-^e  was  a  Preacher  in  his  Na-  Vol.  II. 
 tive  Soyl  SitTivertcny  where  he  was  noc  wirhout  Ho- v/"VNs-/, 
 ncur,  tho'  in  his  owh  Country.     From   thence,    upon 
 the  Death  of  Mr.  Strongs  An.  1654,  he  became  Treach- 
 er in  the  Abbey  at  Wcftniiufier,  and  Pallor  ci'  the  Con- 
 gregation  which  Mr.  Strcng  had  there  gaiher'd,  who 
 were  many  of  them  Parliament  Men,  and  Perfons  of 
 Quality  rcliding  in  WefTminfter-^  Perfons  of  better  Judg- 
 ment than  tochoole  a  Novice,  or  a  Man  of  Nolle  and 
 Wfiids,  for  their  Paftor.     He   was  indeed  a  Man  of 
 great  gravity  in  Converfation,  of  if  rid:  Piety,  of  dili- 
 gent Refearchcs  into  the  Myfteries  of  Religion  :  Noc 
 contenting  himfclfwith  fuperficial  Notices  of  Pvcligion, 
 butchiefiy  commending  fuch  as  tended  toPradife.     Af- 
 ter the  Return  of  the  Ejected  Chorifters  to  the  Or- 
 gans and  Abbey,  there  was  no   farther  Place  for  him 
 there.     Yet  after  that,  and  the  Silencing  Barthdomew 
 Acty  he   continu'd    Faft  and  Faithful  to  the   Church,*  His  Wo-/ h 
 Preaching  to  them  often  in  Bnrthclcmew-Clojc,  or  where  ^''^  ^^^(A> 
 q\((z  the  Rigour  of  the  Times  would  allow  them  to  meet  '•  ^'^^^   / 
 with  any  Safety.   The  ExprefTions  with  which  he  clcs'd  ^*^-^  f^ 
 the  laft  Sermon   he    ever  Preached,  are  Remarkable.  .  ^^^-^^7 
 Tf^e  fkould  noty    fald  he,  dofire  to  continue  longer  in  this  t3  l°.^ 
 fVorld  than  to  glorify  God,    and  finijlo  our  lV*rl{  ;  and  he  ^p^a  l^^^ 
 read)'  to  fay,  FarewellTimSy  welcome  Blejfd  Eternity.  Even  ^^„  Iteyere 
 fo  cone  Lord  Jefus.     He  dy'd  An.  \6ti  *,  the  Parli- 
 
 ament. 
 2.  The  Saint'' s  Temptations,  and  Fence ,  8vo.  1^74.  3.  Imrnanueli  er^ 
 Chrifts  Love  explain  d  and^  apply  d,  in  his  hicarnation  and  SatisfaBi-^ 
 Qn.  i58o.  ^.  Hea-venly-mindednefs  and  Earthly-mindcdnefs,  iivo.  1^73, 
 5.  The  Life  and  Death  of  his  Father.  6  The  Lonje  of  Chriji  in  his  Inter- 
 cejfon.  j.ADifcourfe  concerning  the  Office  tfthe  Holy  Spirit.  ■  g.  A  Dif- 
 courfe  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  9.  Sermons  on  part  of  the  frji  Chapter  of 
 S t.  John  s  Gof pel,  and  upsn  the  whole  i^th  Chapter,  But  fome  of  thefs 
 latter  have  not  yet  been  Printed. 
 
 From  St.  Matthews  Friday-ftreet,  Mr.  Henry  Hurft. 
 He  was  noted  for  a  quick,  firiart,  and  dextrous  Dif- 
 putant,  while  he  was  in  Mcrton  College  in  Oxford.  He 
 was  generally  accepted  and  refpe^ced  as  a  Preacher  in 
 this  City ;  he  after  his  Nonconformity  became  Do- 
 meftick  Chaplani  to  the  Earl  of  Anglefca,  with  whom 
 he  liv'd  feveral  Years.  Even  Mr.  ^^I'c^  himfelf  (  O 
 ilrange^!)   gives  him  the  Character  of^  A  Learned  and 
 
42  The  EjeBid  or  Silenc'^d  M^^tjhrsj  S^c. 
 
 t  He  hath  Religious  Noncovformift.     f  He  Dy'd  of  an   Apoplexy' 
 PubUjh'd     April  the  1 4th  1 690. 
 feiieral 
 
 Ser9K07ts  conc€77nng  the  Inability  of  the  higheji  imprgvd  Natural  Man  to  at- 
 tain a  fufficient  and  right  lOtonvledge  if  i?2dn>ellivg  Sin  :  Oxon.  i6^g» 
 2^0.  The  Revival  of  Grace  in  the  Vigour  a-nd  FrAgrancy  of  it,  8vo.  1678. 
 Andforne  Sermons  in  the  Volumes  of  the  Morning  Exercife.  One  in  that 
 nt  Cripplcgate,  concerning  Religious  Vows.  Another  in  that  againft 
 Popery,  m  the  Exemptiin  of  Princes  from  Subje^rion  to  the  Pope,  and  the 
 Non- Exemption  of  the  Clergy  from  Subje^im  to  Temporal  Princes.  A  Third 
 in  the  Continuation  of  the  Morning  Exercife  4^0.  Againft  the  Love  of 
 being  flatter  d.     And  anothtr   in  the  Fourth  f^olume,  on  Atts  17.  2  j. 
 
 ■•  Be/i^es  From  Cove7it~Gnrdeny  Dr.  Thcmns  IvUnton.  *  He  was 
 fome  5fr- [^^j.^^  -j^  j^2o.  2l.i  Lavirence  Lydinrd,  in  the  County  of 
 ^"I'-'^f^^^  Somerfit.    Both  his  Father  and  Grandfather  were  Mini- 
 
 Parlil'      ^^^^'  ^^  ^^-"^'^o  ^-^^^  ^^  ^  5  Years  of  Age.  He  was  M\ 
 
 ^'.Z"^"  J  Minifter  o(  CulUton  in  Devon  ;  and  afcerwards  oi  Stcke- 
 upm  ether  Nexvi?2gton  in  Middle/ex,  before  he  came  to  Covent-Gar^ 
 PublickOc'  ^^n ;  where  he  fucccedcd  Mr.  Sedgmcl^.  He  was  in 
 rafions,  tj»^  great  Reputation  at  the  time  of  King  Charles's  Return  ^ 
 i^»ve  Ex- 
 tant of  his  own  Publijhing,  a  Prafiical  Commentary  §r  Expojttion  on  the  £- 
 f)iJ}U  of  St.  Jzmts.  4fo.  16^'.  An  Expoftion  of  the  Epi^U  of  Sf.Jude. 
 4?o.  l6>i.  Smeftimnuus  Redivivus,  ^<*/k^  an  Anfr^er  toa  Book  En- 
 zitulcd.  An  Humble  Remonftrance,  i^n-  The  Saints  Triumph 
 over  Death:  Efing  a  Funeral  Sermon  on  Mr.  Chr.  ho^e,  16^1.  And 
 (everal  Sermons  in  the  Vsliimis  of  the  Morning  Exercifes.  One  in  that 
 at  St.  GilesV,  en  Mans  Impotency  to  help  hi-'ofelf  out  of  the  Mifery  x»hich 
 he  is  in  by  Nature*  Another  in  ?^/jf  ^f  Cripplegare,  about  DiJiraEfions 
 in  Holy  Duties.  A  Third  in  the  Supplement ;  about  Improving  iur  Bap- 
 tiftn.  A  Fourth  in  that  agxinfl  Popery,  about  the  Sujfleiency  of  the  Scrip- 
 tures. After  his  Death,  there  have  been  feveral  Volumes  of  his  Works 
 Fublifoed  by  others.  Ttventy  Sermons  on  the  Pfalms,  Afts,  &c.  i6j8. 
 4^9.  Eighteen  Sermons  on  the  2d  Chapter  of  the  Second  Epiftle  t§  the 
 "ThcfTalonians  ;  containing  the  Defcription,  Grovpth,  and  Fall  of  Anti- 
 ehri/i,  Svo.  i6jo.  A  PraSfical  Expofititn  on  the  Lor£ s  Prayer.,  ^vo. 
 1684.  Several  DifcGurfcs  tending  to  protrnte  Hclinejs,  ^vo  1684.  And 
 feveral  Volumes  of  Sermons  in  Fol  The  Firfl  Volume  contains  Sermons  on 
 the -whole  iic)th  Pfalm.  The  Secdnd  Volume,  contains  27  Sermons  en  Mat. 
 ;  «5.  45  Sermons  on  the  I'jth  of  St.  John  ,  24  on  Rom.  6  45:  on  Rom. 
 S.  andj^o  on  1  Cor.  j.  The  Third  Vohme  contains  66  Sermons  tn  Hcb. 
 Jfl.  ATreatifeoftheLifeofFaith:  A  Treat  if e  of  Self  Denial,  rvith  feve- 
 ral Sermons  en  the  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  hz.  The  Fourth  Vo- 
 hme, contains  SeleB  ^trwons  on   feveral  Tc:-:tr,  And  fo  ^Ifo  dath   the. 
 
 90^ 
 
in  London,  Weftminfter,  md.  Southwark,    4j 
 
 one  of  the  i^'Z^^i)' Lomini:iici)crs  ^  and  very  earneft  in  Vol.  II. 
 his  Endeavours  ro  ger  che  Dcciararicn  for  Ecclelialtical 
 Affairs  pals'd  into  a  Law  :  And  had  it  been  compafs'd 
 would  have  accepted  the  Deanry  that  was  cftcr'd  hin:!. 
 He  was  a  Man  of  great  Learning,  Judgment  and  In- 
 tegrity ;  and  an  excellent  unwearied  Preacher:  One  of 
 great  Teniper  and  Mcderaiion,  and  refpeCicd  by  all 
 that  knew  him,  whole  Spirits  were  not  uncurably 
 canker  d.  Doctor  S.7/t.f,  in  his  Sermon  at  his  Fune- 
 ral, gives  this  Account  of  him.  A  clcnr  'judgment^  rich 
 Ffincyy  ftro7ig  Memory,  and  hnpp  Elocuncii  met  in  him, 
 and  were  excellently  imprcv'd  U)  his  diligent  Study.  In 
 Preaching  he  was  of  that  Confpicuous  Eminence,  thac 
 none  could  dctrad:  from  him,  but  from  Ignorance  or 
 Envy.  He  abounded  in  the  Work  of  the  Lord  ,  and 
 tho'  a  very  frequent  Preacher,  yet  was  always  Superiour 
 to  others  and  Equal  to  himfelf.  ArchblOiop  Vjloer 
 was  wont  ro  fay  of  him,  Thnt  he  was  a  Voluminous 
 Preacher  :  Not  as  if  he  was  tedious  for  length,  but  bc- 
 caufe  he  had  the  Art  of  reducing  the  Subftance  of 
 Volumes  of  Divinity  into  a  narrow  Compafs.  And 
 Mr.  Charnock^  oft  rcprefented  him  as  the  beft  Collector 
 of  Senfe  of  the  Age.  He  was  no  Fomenter  of  Fa(flion, 
 but  Studious  of  the  Publick  Tranquility.  His  Gene- 
 rous Conftancy  of  Mind  in  refifting  theCurrenB  of  Po- 
 pular Humour,  drclar'd  his  Loyalty  to  his  Divine  Ma- 
 tter, (^c.  He  was  Imprifon'd  for  his  Nohconformity, 
 and  many  ways  a  Sufferer  ;  and  yet  kept  up  a  Con- 
 fiderable  Intereft  at  Court,  and  with  Men  of  Note 
 and  Figure.  The  Noble  Earl  (afterwards  Duke)  of 
 Bedford,  who  had  for  fome  time  been  his  Parifiiioner 
 at  Covent' Garden,  was  his  Cordial  Friend  unto  his 
 Death  ;  and  fo  alfo  was  my  Lord  J4^oarton,  and  many 
 other  Peribns  of  Con  fid  erable  Quality.  He  generally 
 had  the  Chair  in  the  Meetings  of  the  Diffenting  Mini- 
 ftersofthe  City  ;  who  found  the  want  of  his  Prudence, 
 A(5tivity  and  Intereft  joyn'd  together,  when  he  was 
 taken  from  them.  He  dy'd  OHoher  the  i8th  1677,  leav- 
 ing behind  him  the  General  Reputation  of  as  excellent 
 a  Preacher,  as  this  City  or  Nation  hath  produc'd. 
 
 Mr.  Pinchhaeh^vj^s  his  AiTiftant-  and  wa§  alfo  ejcdcd 
 vjirh  him.  He  was  a  Man  very  zealous  againft  the 
 C^Tf  monies. 
 
 From 
 
44  '/^^^  EjeUsd  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  S^c. 
 
 \q\,  IL         From  St.  Brides^,  Mr.  Herring, 
 
 From  the  Tower,  Mr.  Hodges,     A  very  grave  and  ufe- 
 .ful  Man. 
 
 From  St.  John  Bapifi,  Mr.  Peter  J^Vithnm, 
 
 From  St.  Andrew  Vnderfhnft,  IS/lT.H^aodcock,  and 
 \U  P  th  ^^' '^'^^^'^^^^  Underwood.  As  for  Mr.  H^oodcccl{_,  j  he  had 
 a  Sermon  ^^^  Univerfal  Reputation  of  a  Learned  Man.  He  was 
 ow  Heaven  ^  finart  Difputanr,  and  one  of  great  Ability  and  Readi- 
 in  ths  "^^s  in  Academical  Exerciles.  He  had  been  long  FeJ- 
 Morning  low  of  Jejus  College,  and  Prodor  of  the  Vniverjity  of 
 Exercifc  Cnmhridge  -^  In  his  College  gave  Education  to  more 
 fit  Su  Gentlemen  Commoners  than  all  JeJus  College  Fellows 
 Giles  J.  belides;and  rendred  it  a  great  and  fiouriihing  Society. 
 Another  in  p^f^^^  ^^g  Ejeclment  he  and  Dr.  Tuck>icy  Wd  for  fome 
 the  Con-  time  together  in  the  Country:  But  for  the  fake  of  his 
 V  '  ■  Sons  he  afterwards  went  to  Leaden,  and  continued  there 
 Exercife  ^  while.  Returning  into  EngUnd,  he  fettled  2.t  Hackney; 
 €)ue{iions  ^"^  at  firft  Preach'd  in  his  own  Houfc,  and  afterwards 
 concerning  with  Dr.  Bites,  but  always  Gmtis ,  having  a  good 
 the  faying  Eftatc  of  his  own.  He  dy'd  of  a  Feaver  in  1695. 
 Amen  in 
 fublick  Wcifjhip  :   Jnd  another  in  the  ^th  Volume j  on  Rom.  14,    i. 
 
 From  Ahchurchy   Mr.  Kjtchin. 
 
 ^  M  h  h  F^^"^  ^^'  Mildreds  Breadflreet,  Mr.  I^ichard  Adnms  *, 
 left  be'  -'-d^^^  of  an  Excellent  Spirit ;  whofe  Even  and  Peaceful 
 him  fome  ^^^^^  was  eminent  for  Devoted  nels  to  GOD,  and 
 fet»  Ser-  Benignity  towards  Man.  He  was  generally  refpedlrcd 
 mons :  One^^d  belov'd  of  all  that  knew  him,  while  he  was  Fel- 
 jn  the  low  of  B'^^^e7i~]\Jrfe  College  in  Oxford  i  and  when  he  fee- 
 Noj'ning 
 
 Exercife  at  5f.  Gileses  concerningHeU.  Another  in  the  Supplement  to 
 the  Morning  Exercife,  on  the  Duties  of  Parents  and  Children.  A 
 Third  in  the  Continuation  of  the  Morning  Exercife,  for  the  Encourage 
 yne-,it  and  Support  of  Child-benriitg  M-''o7nen.  And  a  Fourth  in  the  Fourth 
 yolinne  of  the  Coining 'Ex<iXc\fQ  on  the  Succeffuhefs  of  the  Me.cins  of 
 Grace:  And  alfo  a  Sermon  at  the  Funeral  of  M;*,  Henry  Hur ft.  He 
 slfo  -wrote  the  Expojitiens  q/  the  Epifles  to  the  Philippians  and 
 the  CoIofTians.  in  the  SuppUmant  ?p  Ma  Pop!  J  Englijh  AnTidta^ 
 tions.  '  ■ 
 
 lied 
 
/>2  London,  Weftminfter,  ^/^'/^Southwark.  45 
 
 "  I  — ^ — ^ — — -^ — - — — ' r 
 
 rlcd  in  Loiidon,  was  a  very  ufekil  Preacher,  and  an 
 Ornament  to  his  Fundlion.     His  Humility  and  Self-  --' 
 
 Denial  were  rcmarkahlej  in  that  after  he  was  Ejected 
 for  None  or  form ity,  he  tcok  upon  him  the  Care  of  a 
 Poor  and  Small  People,  and  continu'd  wich  them 
 many  Years,  to  the  damage  of  his  own  Eftate,  tho'  he 
 had  confiderable  Propofals  made  to  him  to  tempt  him 
 to  a  Removal.  He  Dy'd  Fd-^r.  7.  1698.  Mr.  Hon? 
 preach'd  his  Funeral  Sermon  ;  in  which  the  Reader 
 will  meet  with  his  Charader  at  large. 
 
 From    St.  Lecjinrd  Eaflcheh^,   Mr.  Matthew- Barker,   ^  ^  rt  t  ft. 
 One  ofcontiderablc   Learning,  great  Piety,  ^^^   '^^'^-  Printed  a 
 verfal  Candour  and  Moderation.     No  Lover  of  Con-  ^ook  Md 
 troverfics,  but  an  hearty  Promoter  of  Pradlical  Godli-  ijatural 
 nefs,  without  laying  ftrefs  on  little  Things  5  in   which  Thenhgy^tsr 
 He  was  very  fenfible  others  were  as  much    at  Liberty  the  Know- 
 to  differ  from   him,  as  he  from  them.     And  this  Ap-  Ifdge of  ■ 
 prehcnfion  difcernably   governed  his   Pradlice.      One  ^"^^  *^'^' > 
 Thing  I  muft   mention  to  his  Honour,  that  he   difco-  ^''^^*^  -^^A 
 ver'd  a  peculiar  Pleafure   in  converfing  with  Younger  ^^^^i^_    *** 
 Minifters  that  were  entring  upo'fi  Work  ;  would  chear-  ^^^'^y 
 fully  hearten  and  encourage  them  -  ufe  great  Freedom  fl/lZ'u 
 with  them,  without  Rcferve,  and  without  Re<^ard  lOslrmmin 
 any  different  Sentiincnts  in  fmaller  Matters;  and  r^- the Su^fle- 
 joyc'd  in  the  Profpcd  oftheir  ferviceablencfs,  when  his  mevtuthe 
 own  Parts  vifibly  declined  thro*  A^^.  Mornins^ 
 
 Exercife  at 
 Cripplegate,  ow  a  Religious  Faft-.  j^mther  in  the  Continu»tion,  upon 
 unhiterrupted  Comt/.iin2o?i  with  God.  u^nd  a  Third  if}  Volume  the  Fourth,. 
 on  Mat.  II.  24.  He .  hath  alfo  a  Sermon  or  Twt  in  Prhit)  v?hich  hf 
 Preach'd  tip6n  Publick  Occafans* 
 
 From  St.  Martins   Ludgate^  Dr.  Thorns. s  J acernh.     He 
 
 was  born  at near  Melton  Movobray  in   Lelcefterfkme^ 
 
 An.  1622.  After  he  had  been  train'd  up  in  Grammar 
 Learning  at  the  Country  Schools,  he  was  fent  to  M^^- 
 daien-HnU'm  Oxon^  of  which  Dr.  H'^i I kjnf en,  the  elder, 
 wns  then  Principal.  When  he  had  taken  the  Degree 
 of  Batchclour  of  Arrs,  he  rcmov'd  to  Cn^nhridgCy  and 
 was  of  Emmanuel  College.  He  was  for  fome  time 
 Fellow  of  Tm';;zV7,  and  much  efteem'd  in  that  flourifti- 
 ing  Society.  He  came  to  Lmdcn  in  1647.  and  being  re- 
 
 ceiv'd 
 
46  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MiriifterSy  Scc. 
 
 Vol.  II.    ceiv'd  into  the  Family  of  that  Excellent,  Pious,  and 
 \y^Y^^  Devout  Lady,  the  Countcfs  Dov^p/;^^/^  of  Exeter  as  her 
 Chaplain,  he  had  the  Opportunity  of  Preaching  in  the 
 City;  and   was  loon    hx  d  in  Ludgatc  Parilh,    where 
 hisMiniftry  was  both    acceptable  and   ufeful.     After 
 his  Settlement  in  Lcndor/,  hisMmiftry  was  both  accept- 
 able and  ufeful.     His  Sermons  were  Clear,  Solid,  and 
 Aftccftionate  ;  and  they  were  alfo  Printed  in  a  fair  and 
 lively   Character    in  his  Converfation.    He    was  of  a 
 ftaid  Mind,  and  temperate  Palfion^,  and    moderate  in 
 Counfels.    [n  the  managing  ASts  ot  Concernment, 
 he  was  not  vehement  and  conrideat,  not  impcfing  and 
 over-bearing,  but  receptive  of  Advice  and  yielding  to 
 Rcafon.      He  was   full  of  Compaifion,  Charitv,  and 
 Beneficence.     He  was  a  Nonconformift  upon  Mode- 
 rate Principles,  much    rather  defiring    to  have   been 
 comprehended  in   the  National  Church,  than  to   have 
 *  He  hath  ^^P^^^^^<i    ^'^0^^"'   '^^'  *  ^^  ^^^^  with   Trouble   after  his 
 left  behind  EjecStion,  but   the  Divine  Providence  fecur'd   him  of  a 
 him,  a       Screen,  by  diff  oiing   of  him  into   the   Family   of  that 
 Commen-    Right   Honourable,    and   eminently  Pious  Lady,  the 
 /^ry  cr ^^r-Countefs  Dowager  of  £v^^'^-,  Daughter  to  the  Earl  of 
 wtnsonthe  BridgevQffte)  :  To  whofe  M  ■  mory  this  Acknowledgmenc 
 four  firft     js  but  a  due  D^br,  That  when  the  Stream  ran  lb  ftrong 
 verjesof     againft  many    Suftr-ring,  Excellent^  Faithful   Minifters 
 ^/    ^      r  and  People,  as  it  did  in    the  Time  of  King  Charles  the 
 th^EPifli    ^^'  ^^'^^  Honourable  Lady  to  the  utmoft  of  her  Power 
 to  the     '  ^^^  ^  Comfort  and   Support  to  them.     Her  Refpcdis 
 Romans    ^^^'  ^^^  Do<5tor  were  Peculiar,  and  her  Favours  con- 
 4fo     y^     ferr'd  upon   him    were   Extraordinary ;  for  which    he 
 Treatife  o/made  the  beft  Return,  by  his  conftant  Care  to  promote 
 Holy  Dedi- 
 
 cation,  both  Perfonal  and  Demeflickj  written  after  the  Fire  of  London, 
 and  recommended  to  the  Citizens  after  their  Return  to  their  Rebuilt 
 Habitatiens.  A  Funeral  Sa-mon  for  Mr  Vines,  with  an  Account  of  his 
 Life  and  Death.  The  Life  of  Mr  William  Whitaker.  A  Funeral 
 Sermon  for  Mr.  Matth.  Martiji-  A  Sertnon  at  P.tw/'s,  Oct.  16.  1656. 
 And  ajiother  before  the  Lord  Mayor,  Zcc.  at  the  Spittle,  KJ57.  And 
 T10O  Ser7nons  in  the  Volumes  of  ^y^^^  Morning  Exercife,  One  in  that  at 
 Sf.  GilesV,  on  the  Covenant  of  Redemption.  Another  in  the  Supplement 
 to  the  Morning  Exercife  at  <Cripple^ate,  OnCkrifiian  Contentednefs  in 
 tvery  State.  Mr  Wood  the  Oxon'rzn  adds.  That  there  s  no  doubt  but 
 he  did  his  Share  in  the  Contintiatinn  of  Pool's  Annotations  j  rvith  a  Confi" 
 dince  that  is  ufualwith  him. 
 
 Pvcligion 
 
in  London,  Weftminfter,  md  Southwark     47 
 
 Religion  in  her  Family.  In  his  laft  Sicknefs,  his  Vol.  IL 
 Pains  were  very  fcvere,  proceeding  from  a  Cancerous  s^^^^sj 
 Humour,  that  fpread  it  felf  in  his  Joints,  and  prcy'd 
 upon  the  tendereit  Membranes,  the  moft  fenfible  Parts: 
 But  (b  fignal  was  his  Patience,  that  he  never  Ipake  the 
 leaft  repining  Word  j  glorifying  G  O  D  in  his  Death 
 as  well  as  in  his  Lite;  by  his  rcfign'd  Submiffion  to 
 GOD,  and  admirable  Patience  even  to  the  laft.  He 
 dy'd  at  the  Countefs  of  Exeter's,  March  27.  1687; 
 leaving  behind  him  an  Incomparable  Library  of  the 
 moft  valuable  Books,  in  all  parts  of  Learning;  which 
 was  afterwards  fold  by  Audtion,  for  Thirteen  Hun- 
 dred Pounds. 
 
 From  St.  Giles*?,  Cripplegate,  Dr.  Samuel  Annefley,  A 
 moft  Sincere,  Godly,  Humble  Man  :  An  Ijraelite  in- 
 deed. One  that  may  be  (aid  to  be  fandlify'd  from  the 
 Womb ;  inafmuch  as  he  was  fo  early  under  Serious 
 ImprcfTions,  that  he  oft  declar'd.  He  never  knexv  th£ 
 Time  he  was  not  Converted,  A  little  after  his  iirft  En- 
 trance on  the  Miniftry,  he  was  fix'd  at  Cliff  in  K^nt, 
 in  the  room  of  an  Ejedled  Miniftcr,  whofe  Life  and 
 Converfatlon  was  notorioufly  Scandalous  :  The  Rude 
 and  Ignorant  People  were  upon  this  Account  extream- 
 ly  fond  of  him,  and  prejudic'd  againft  his  Succeflbur, 
 whom  they  affaultcd  not  long  after  his  firft  coming 
 among  them,  with  Spits,  Forks,  and  Stones ;  threat- 
 ning  him  with  Deathi:  But  GOD  fteel'd  him  with  fuch 
 Courage,  that  he  told  them.  Let  them  ufe  him  hovo  they 
 vpouldf  he  WAS  refilvd  to  continue  with  themy  till  God  had 
 fitted  them  by  his  Miniftry  to  entertain  n  b:ttsr,  who  Jhould 
 Jucceed  him  ;  hut  yet  folemn'y  declar'd,  that  when  they 
 became  Jo  prepared,  he  would  leave  the  Place.  In  a  few 
 Years  the  People  were  greatly  Reformed,  and  his  La- 
 bours had  marvellous  Succefs,  and  to  keep  his  W^'ord 
 he  left  them  ;  leaft  any  Teeming  Lightnefs  of  his  might 
 prove  a  Scandal  to  his  Young  Converts.  And  the 
 40a  /.  per  Annum,  which  he  had  there  coming  in,  was 
 no  Temptation  to  him.  When  he  came  to  the  City, 
 he  had  Two  of  the  largeft  Auditories  to  Preach  to  ; 
 which  were  St.  Paul's  where  he  was  Ledlurer,  and  Crip^ 
 fUgafe  where  he  was  Redor.  He  had  a  large  Soul, 
 2nd  a  flaming  Zeal,  and  his  Ufefulnefs  was  very  Ex* 
 ten  five.    He  had  the  Care  of  all  the  Churches  upon 
 
 hian  J 
 
48  Hoe  Ejecfed  or  Silenced  Miniflers^   &c. 
 
 Voi.  II.  hit^^  ;  and  was  the  Chief  ('ofcche  folej  Inftrurhcric  in 
 N.^'V'v^  rhe  Educacion  and  SuBfiftcnct:  of  feveral  Miniiiers, 
 whcfe  ufciul  Labours  rhe  Church  hnd  orherwife  want- 
 ed. He  was  the  main  Support  of  the  Morning  Lecture^ 
 for  which  \o  many  have  Caufe  to  be  thankful  to  001)^ 
 and  after  the  Death  of  Old  Mr.  C^Jc,  he  took  the  Care 
 of  it  upon  himfdf.  Of  all  Gifts,  Salary  and  Incomes 
 he  always  laid  afide  the  Tenths  for  Charity,  even  be- 
 fore any  P.irt  was  fpent  j  and  by  this  means  had  a  Fund 
 alwaysat  Hand,  for  charitable  Ufes;  befides,  what  o- 
 thers  furnifli'd  hirri  with  for  the  fame  Purpofes,  to 
 whom  he  was  a  faithfill  Almoner.  His  Nonconfof-- 
 mity  created  him  Troubles ;  but  no  inward  Uneafi- 
 nefs.  GOD  ofren  remarkably  appear'd  for  him,  One 
 dy'd  (igning  a  Warrant  to  apprehdid  him.  He  never 
 fear'd  any  of  his  Enemies,  or  their  utmoft  Malice  ;  and 
 nothing  that  he  met  with  from  Men,  abated  his  Chear- 
 ftilnefs.  He  had  uninterrupted  Peace  in  his  Spirit, 
 and  AiTurance  of  GOD's  Covenant  Love,  for  the  lafb 
 ^  Thirty  Years  of  his  Life  *.'   For  feveral  Years  indeed 
 
 ^'J  ^^^^^  before  that,  he  walked  in  Darknefs,  and  was  Difcon- 
 ^'  /^^.  folate;  Vv'hlch  is  no  unufual  Thing  with  fuch  as  are 
 pZft  '''H^Convencd  "in  their  Childhood,  whofe  Change  being 
 Ptthli'fh'd  '  ^^^^^  remarkable  as  that  of  manv  others,  is  therefore 
 a  Sennon  ^^^  moxt  liable  to  be  quellion'd  :  But  in  his  laft  Sick- 
 ieforetke  nefshewas  full  of  Ccmforr.-  BleJJ;d  he  G-?^  (Taid  he 
 Houfe  of  then,)  I  have  been  faithful  in  the  Work^of  the  Minlflry  a^ 
 Commons  hove  5  5  Tears.  And  in  1 7  Weeks  Pain,  (  which  might 
 in  164%. 
 
 Tvpo  Sermons  he  Preached  at  VauVs  ahout  Com7?tunio?i  ro'jh  God.,  in  J ^5" 5*, 
 ji  Sermon  at  Laurence  Jury  tothc  Gentlemen  ^7^i^/Vlf-(•  o/Wilrfl:ire,  Nar- 
 9-  ^^54-  He  hath  a  Sermon  in  the  Morning  Exercife  at  St.  GiJesV  ow 
 the  Covenant  of  Grace.  He  PuhlijVd  the  Morning  Exercife  at  Grip- 
 plegate,  in  1661.  j^nd  hath  a  Sermon  there vohich  begins  the  whole,  up' 
 en  being  univerfally  and  exaBly  Confcientious.  He  alfa  Puhlijh'd  and  Pre- 
 facd  the  Supplement  to  the  Morning  Exercife  at  Crippkgate.^.  >fw«d 
 ^^74-  jind  begins  it  rvith  a  Sermon  upon  Loving  God,  with  all  our 
 Hearts,  and  Souls,  and  Minds.  He  hath  alfo  a  Serynon  in  the  Morning 
 Exercife  agai7tfl  Popery,  ^r^/«/r  Popifli  Pardons  and  Indulgences.  He 
 afterxvards  Pitblifh'd  and  Prefaced  thi  Continuation  tf  Morning  Exercife 
 Sluejiions,  in  1683.  Ami  begins  it  voith  a  Se^-mon,  Jljexffing  hovo  the  ad-' 
 herent  Fanity  of  every  Condition,  is  moji  c feci  u  ally  abated  by  Serions  Gud- 
 linefs:  And  in  i6go,  Ht  Pjtblijh'd  and  Prefaced  the  Fourth  Volume  of 
 Cafuiftical  Morning  Fxercifes  ;  which  he  begins  vs^ith  a  Sermon,  jlervirg 
 Hdr»  roe  may  give  Chrift  a  Satisfa^ory  Account,  rohy  we  attend  u^on  tks 
 Mini  fry  of  th:  W'ird. 
 
 well 
 
m  London,    Weltminfter  ^/^^'Southwark.    49 
 
 well  be  fuppos'  i  peculiarly  troublefome  to  one,  thachad  Vol.  11. 
 had  luch  an  uninterrupted  Courfe  of  Health^ and  Eaie,  ^/'V'^* 
 throughout  his  whole  Life;  he  never  ddcQver'd  the  leaft 
 DifcontenE.  At  length  he  cheariuKy  r.dign'd  his 
 Soul  to  G  OD,  December  the  31ft.  1696.  In  the  77th 
 Year  of  his  Age.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was  Preach'd 
 by  Dr.  Daniel  l^Villi^msy  who  hath  added  an  AccounE 
 of  his  Life  and  Charaden 
 
 From   Si.  Dunflans  in  the  iVefi,    Dr.  WdllAm  tntesl 
 He  was  generally   reputed  one  of  the  beft   Orators  of 
 the  Age.     AVas  well    vers'd  in    the   Politer   Parts  of 
 Learning,  which  fo  feafon'd  his  Converlation,  as  to 
 render  it  highly  entertaining  to  the  more  fenfible  Pare 
 of  Mankind.     His  Appreheniion  was  quick  and  clears 
 his  Reafoning   Faculty,  Acute,  Prompt  and  Expert  5 
 fo  as  readily   and  aptly  to   product,  and  urge  clofely, 
 the  ftronger  and   more  pregnant  Arguments  when  he 
 was  to  ufe  them  ;  and  fbon  to  difcern   the  Strength   o£ 
 Arguments,  if  he  was  to   Anfwer   them.     His   Judg- 
 ment penetrating  and  folid,  {la ble  and  firm*     His  Win 
 never   vain   or  light,  but  moft  facetious   and  plealant* 
 by  the   Miniftry  of  a  Fancy,  both  very  vigorous  and 
 lively;  and  moft  (fbedient  to  hisReafon;  always   re- 
 mote both  from  Meannefs  and  Enormity.     His  Memo-  * 
 ry  was  admirable,  and  never  fail'd  that  any  one  could 
 obferve,  nor  was  impair'd  to  the  Laft  at  the   Age  of 
 74.     His   Language   was    always  neat  and   fine,   buc 
 iinaffeded  ;  free  from  Starch,  Lufcioufiiefs,  or  Lntrica- 
 cy.     His  method  in  all  his  Difcourfes might  be  exposed 
 to  the  moft  Critical  Cenfurer,  His  Stile  was   inimita- 
 bly Polite,    and  yet    Eafie,    and  his  very  Voice  was 
 Charming.     His    Converfatioff    was    much    coveted 
 by  Perfons  of  all  Qiialities,  and  that  even  when  thofe 
 of  his  Charadler  wera  profecuted  with  the  utmoft  Ri- 
 gours.   The  Lord  Chancellour  Vineh,  and  his  Son  the 
 Right  Honourable  the  Earl  o(  Noninghnm,  had  a  par- 
 ticular Refped  for  Him.     The   Late  Arch-Bi(hop  T/7- 
 lotfon  highly  valu'd  him.  and  would  often   even  after 
 his  Advancement  to  that  High  Station,  converfe  Pri- 
 vately with  him,  with  great  Freedom  and  Opennefs* 
 Our  Late  BlefTed   Qiieen  often  entertain'd  Herfelf  ^  in 
 her  Clofet  with  his  Writings.     And  tho'   one    King 
 made  fluew  of  a  great  Refped  to  him  to  ferve  h's  own 
 '  B  "Par.sofe 
 
^o  T^fe  Ejecfed  or  Silenced  Minijlers^hc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Purpofes,  yec  he  liv'd  to  fee  the  Nation  Happy  under 
 another  King,  who  kntw  how  to  value  Men  accord- 
 ing to  their  real  Worth  ;  to  whom  he  was  highly  ac- 
 ceptable, li  Intereft  would  have  induc'd  him  to  Con- 
 formity, h€  could  net  have  wanted  a  Temptation  j 
 for  there  was  none,  no  not  the  highcft  Pi-cferment  in 
 the  Church,  but  he  might  have  expected  it,  either  if 
 Merits  were  regarded,  or  thro'  the  Strength  of  his  In- 
 tertft.  He  might  have  been  a  Dean  at  King  Charles  his 
 Rerurn,buc  refused.  And  might  afterwards  have  had  any 
 Bilhoprick  in  the  Kingdom,  would  he  have  dcferted 
 his  Caufe  and  Principles.  And  yet  he  was  not  engag'd 
 in  tlie  Intereft  of  any  Party  as  fuch  :  For  He  had  a  Ca- 
 thollck  Spirit,  and  was  for  an  entire  Union  of  all  vifi- 
 ble  Chriltians,  upon  moderate  Principles  and  Pradices, 
 He  was  not  for  farther  Impofitlons  than  the  Nature  of 
 Things  required  5  nor  for  having  the  Church  lefs  free 
 than  CHRIST  had  left  it.  And  )  et  for  Peace  and  Uni- 
 on's fake,  he  would  have  yielded  to  any  Thing  but  Sin. 
 He  was  for  free  Communion  of  all  vilible  Chriftians, 
 of  whatfccver  Perfvvalion  in  Extra-Effentlal  Matters  if 
 they  pleas'd.  He  vigorcuHv  purfu'd  the  Dcfign  of 
 !Peace  and  Union,  and  an  hearty  Comprchenlion,  as 
 long  as  there  was  any  Hope  :  But  at  laft  faw  there  was 
 no  Hope,  till  God  fliould  give  a  more  fuitable  Spirit  to 
 all  concern'd  :  For  that  when  Principles  on  ail  Hands 
 "Were  fo  eafily  accommodabie,  and  yet  there  was  found 
 in  too  many,  a  remaining  infuperable  Reiudlancy  to 
 the  Thing  itfelf,  GOD  muft  work  the  Cure  and  not 
 Man.  But  his  Moderation  was  great  to  the  laft  ;  being 
 exceedingly  cherifli'd  by  this  Appfehenfion,  which  had 
 been  deeply  inv/rought  into  the  Temper  of  his  Mind  | 
 that  the  Things  wherein  only  it  could  be  poffibie  for 
 truly  good  Men  todifter,  muft  be  but  Trifles,  in  com- 
 parifon  of  the  much  'greater  Things,  wherein  it  was 
 impofTible  for  them  not  to  agree.  His  Piety  was  very 
 Confplcuous,  and  his  private  Converfation  was  fo  in- 
 ftrudtive.  fb  quickning,  in  reference  to  u'hat  lay  with- 
 in the  Confines  of  Religion  and  Godlincfs,  that  no 
 Man  of  ordinary  Capacity  could  hear  his  ufua!,  and 
 moft  familiar  Difcourfes,  but  cither  with  grear  Negli- 
 gence, or  ereat  advantage.  In  his  common  Difcourfe 
 with  his  Friends,  tho'  he  was  far  from  excluding  things 
 gf  cqmi^on  Human  Concernment,  he  yet  ftiil  difco- 
 
 \er*d 
 
m  London,  Weftminiter,  and  Southwark.     51 
 
 ver'd  a  temper  of  Mind  inoft  inccnc  upon  Divine  Things.  Vol.  II. 
 He  did  not  look  with  a  flighi:  or  careiets  Eye  urou  the  „/-v"n^ 
 Aftairs  of  the  Publick,  but  did  condder  and  fpcik  of 
 them  as  a  Man  of  Profpecl  and  large  Thoiighc,  wich 
 much  Prudence  and  Temper,  borh  as  lying  under  the 
 ConduCl:  of  Divine  Providence,  and  as  relating  to  the 
 Intereft  of  Religion.  For  the  latter  Part  of  his  Life 
 his  Refidence  was  at  Hnckney^  where  aifo  he  exercis'd 
 his  Miniftry  wich  great  Succefs.  And  he  there  left  this 
 for  a  better  Life,  Anno  i6()<).  His  Works  have  fince 
 his  Death  been  Printed  all  togcrher  m  a  large  Folio ; 
 and  he  publifli'd  nothing  but  what  is  there  Collected, 
 except  it  be  the  Lives  of  fcvt-ral  Eminent  Perfons  in 
 Latin  ]  which  being  valuable,  and  yet  fcarce  and  dif- 
 ficult to  come  by,  he  put  them  together  in  one  Volume, 
 which  is  Entitulcd,  Bntefil  Vlf<£  SeleH.^,  There  hatli 
 alio  been  a  Pofthumous  Piece  of  his  publifli'd  lince  his 
 Death,  in  %vo,  being  Ibme  Sermons  on  the  Saints  E- 
 verlafting  Reft.  His  Funeral  Sermon  wa«  Preach'd  by 
 Mr.  HovQCf  who  hath  given  his  Charadler  at  Large. 
 
 From  the  Charier-Houje^  and  a  Week-Day  Leciure 
 at  St.  Bartholomexv  Exchan^e^  Mr.  George  Grijfyth.  He 
 was  much  follow'd  in  his  Younger  Years,  and  reckoned 
 a  Man  of  great  Invention  and  Devotion  in  Prayer  :  But 
 when  he  grew  Old,  his  Congregarion  declined.  His 
 ufual  Place  of  Meeting  towards  the  clofc  of  his  Life, 
 was  at  Girdiers-Hnll  in  BnjwghalUJlteet,  He  was  very 
 Converlible,  and  much  a  Gentleman. 
 
 From  Alhallovos  the  Great ^  Mf .  I{phert  Bm^  *.     His  *  /  bionr- 
 Father  was  a  Captain  in  the  Parliament's  Army.  When  not  that  he 
 Oxf&rd  WHS  furrendrcd  he  went  thither,  and  was  ^dmk-  hsthPrint^ 
 ted  of  PVadham  College,  where  Dr.  PVilkJns  was  War-  ed  any 
 den.     As  foon  as  he  was  capable,  he  waschofen  Fellow,  th'ng,^  bc" 
 Coming  afterwards  to  Lmidm  he  fettled  in  this  Parifli,/^^^-^  ^^^ 
 and  gathered  a  Church,  of  which  he  concinu'd  Paftor  to  ^^^'^^^^ 
 the  day  of  his  Death.     A  Man  of  great  Humility,  and  ^7""  Vea- 
 Sincerity,  and'a  very  peaceable  Temper.  j^[*   ^ 
 
 From    St.  Michaels  Comb i I  •  Mr.  Peter  Vhili,   B.  D. 
 He  was  long  Fellow  of  Prmhroke  Hall  in  Ca?nl?ridge.    A 
 very  good  Scholar  ;  gf  Grave  BchavioVr,  and  Mode- 
 rare  I?rinciples.     He  fpent  the  htrer  part  of  his  Life  ac 
 E  %  ^  Darlftcn 
 
52  The  Ejdltd  0'  Siienc'^dMimfiers^  8^C, 
 
 *  He  Jj^th  Dr.r'.jlcn  in  H:tI{.-'"\*,    .vh-:re  he  d)'d.  Sepr.  6.  I702.  His 
 fvrrje    oer-  Funcrai«:iermcn  was  P  e  ch'd  by  Mr.  li</xe. 
 mov-  Inthe 
 
 Vu'.urms  of  the  Morning  Exercife.  O^^e  in  that  of  St  Giles'/  upon  Ori- 
 gina]  ^''n•  brother  tfpnn  the  Grounds  of  the  Senaration  of  the  Protefranc* 
 ■from  the  CLnrch  jf  Rome,  jn  that  etgai?ift  Poj-ery.  Another  upon  the 
 Worth  cfthe  Soul,  in  the'Continueition  of  Morfiing  Exercife  ^uejiions^  ylni 
 another  upon  Gofpel  Grace  as  the  befi  Mfftive  to  Holincfs,  in  the  Fourth  Fo- 
 lurne.  A  Sermon  hit  it  nUd^  The  Kf.afon  of  Faith, /rcTw  Hebr.  xi.  I. 
 Pnach'd  at  Paul  j,  before  the  Lord  Mayor,  An.  1658.  Jnd  he  alfo  terots 
 on  the  Ails,  in  the  Continuation  of  Mr.  PooP/  Annotations. 
 
 From  the  Ksvq  Chnppel  in  H^'eftwinfter,  Mr.  Oncfiphc- 
 7iii  Rood,  He  iiv'd  Privately  in  the  latter  part  oi  his 
 Lif^. 
 
 From  'bi.  Alph.ij^rJ^Ai:.  Thomas  Doolitt'c  M.  A.  f  He  was 
 f  tie  hath  Tent  to  the  Univcrfiuy  by  Mr.  Baxter,  He  was  a  Serious, 
 fevcral  Uieful,  Awakening  Preacher  ;  and  conrinu'd  the  Ex- 
 Tr/i^s  Ex-  ercrfe  of  his  Miniftry,  at  a  Meeting  houfe  he  had  ercdl- 
 tanr  One  ^.^  \.^^  Mugvpel-ftrcct,  near  Cripplcgnte,  10  the  day  of  his 
 tipon  trie  £)^.,'V{-h  on  ^unc  I.  1767.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was 
 S^c-^ament  ^^^^^'^  -^  q,  ^^„  •^;  y^'iihams, 
 of  'h-  Lords  '  ^ 
 
 Laft  Supper  A  Oifcourfe  upon  the  Sufferings  of  CHRIST.  The 
 Young  ^^an's  Tpfliuclor,  and  the  OU  AlanVRemembrancer.  Li- 
 bc^^V  fo  Cpprivcs  The  Spiritual  Antidote  The  Mourner's  Di- 
 refcory.  ADifcourfe  about  Earthquakes  •  and  a  CaJI  to  Delayipvg 
 Si'jners.  Ai  Fxplication  of  ?:he  AfTemblies  Catechifm,  &c.  He 
 hrth  alfo  i'ome  Sermons-  in  tkr  P^oluvjes  of  the  Mornng  Exercife  One 
 Vs.  that  at  Cri|jpltgare,  h  Tvay  of  Direction  to  fuch  as  are  not  able  to  di' 
 f.^rn  their  oivn  Spiritual  Condition.  Another  in  the  Supplement  concerning 
 the  -rnxnagement  of  the  Duty  of  Family  Prayer.  A  Third  in  that  againfi 
 Popery,  zipon  t ha  Novelty  of  the  Romifh  Religion  ;  which  is  the  Lafi 
 t  !^t  Vo!';.me.  And  a  Fourth  in  the  Continuation  of  the  Morning  Exer- 
 c\.e  luefii.-is,  upon  eying  Eternity,  fo  as  that  it  may  have  its  due  Infiuente 
 iipon  us  in  all  that  we  do. 
 
 There  were  fbme  of  the  Londrn  Miniftcrs,  who  at 
 firft  Jeft  their  Livings,  but  Conform'd  afterwards  j 
 li  rh  as  Mr.  lljomas  H^lls  of  St.  Buttclph  Bif^^op/gate ; 
 asid  Mr.  Saww^l  Smith  of  Graccchwch  ;  the  latter  of 
 v.hcn-i  d) 'd  Ordinary  of  Kevogate.  And  Mr.  Hutchlfifon 
 Led-urer  cf  St.  Michael  ^nyal. 
 
 There  wtre  feveral  Minifters  in  and  about  the  Ci- 
 ty who  rreach*d  only  Occafionally,  having  no  fetti'd 
 Placff,  who  were  made  Incapable  of  any  Settlement 
 
 by 
 
m   LoiiLlon,   VVcitiiuniter^/i'^SoLaav/drK.        5^ 
 
 by  the  Ad  for  Uniformity,  for  want  of  ConforiBing  ;  Vol.  II* 
 
 Such  as  Mr.  jijivh  Tcntcs,  Mr.  Bumhd,   (  who  harh  a  ^./V'v^ 
 
 Sermon   ia  the  Morning   ExerciJ"  at  Capplci^^nte,  on  the 
 
 DiJcQvery  and  Cure  of  Hypocrific)    Mr.  Biucc,  Mr.  Dijncy, 
 
 Mr.  For^fr,  Mr.  Ai^7,  Mr.  Moor,  Mr.  P^hner,  Mr.  SjnicKs, 
 
 Mr.  rkmns,    Mr.  /^fv/frj,  Mr.'  r^/iv.-,  Mv.  Gojnald,  Mr. 
 
 i<l/«;(,  Mv.Spinnage  Mr.  6>r«,  and  Mr.  J^o/'  i^;/:. To  thcfe 
 
 •we  may  add  Mv.  ^fobn  Good^olu^   whc;  having  i)een  turn'd 
 
 out  by  the  Parliament,  had  a  Private  M^cc.ng  in  Cole^ 
 
 mnn-jireef  Pariiii,  at  the  time  of  King  Lhn)les\  Rcftau- 
 
 ration,  and  not    being  farisfj'd   wirh  the  Terms  of  the 
 
 Uniformity  Adl,  iiv'd  and  dy'd  a  Ncnconformift.     He 
 
 was  a  Min  bv  himfelf-  was  agamft  evcrv  Man,  and 
 
 Jiad  every  Man  almoft  againft  him.  He  was  very  warm 
 
 ?.nd  eager  whacfoever  he  engag*d  in..     He  had    a  clear  ♦t'^^^P^^^. 
 
 Head,    a  fluent   Tongue,  a  renetrating  Sj-irit,   and  a  cip^l  of 
 
 marvellous  Faculty  in  Delcanting  on  Scripture  ;    dimXthrmare 
 
 wicn  all  his  Faults  muft.be  lwuM  to  have  been  a  cow-thcfe.  Re- 
 
 fiderable  Man,    by  rhofe  who  will   cake  the  Pains  co^'^mptioa 
 
 .perufe  his  Writings  *.  ^^f  ^iZ?!;^' 
 
 ^  ^  Fol.    The 
 
 Divine  Authority  of  the  Scriptures  ;  ^to.  Imputatio  Fidei  :  Or, 
 A  Treatife  of  Jutljfi cation,  4?^.  An  Expofirion  on  the  9  h  Chap- 
 ter of  the  Epiiile  of  Paul  to  the  Roryiaru,  ^to.  Of  briog  filled 
 with  the  Spirit,  ^to.  The  Parian  ?  Oebt  and  Dowry.  Rh  '"^a^e- 
 chifm,  or  principal  Heads  of  the  Chriftian  Religion.  ThsSai.t's 
 IntcreH:  in  GoA,  opeyid  hi  fe^jeral  Scrmens.  His  retuTJ  of  Mercies, 
 or  Saints  Advantage  by  LofTes.  Cstabaprifm  :  Or,  New  Bapfifm 
 w.ixing  Old,  and  ready  to  Vaniih,  &c  Ef'^d'^f  ^vhich.  he  pu'^lijV^  ira.vy 
 St  her  contro'veriUl  Tn-'Msarid  PainfhUtSyUpon  ?natt2rs  d^fputed  in  thoje  Days, 
 
 There  were  aifo  feveral  others,  who  came  to  the 
 City  from  fevcral  Parts,  who  not  being  Ejected  ,out 
 of  any  particular  plaice  at  BnythilomcvQ-Dny,  would  be 
 wholly  pafs'd  by,  if  not  mentioned  here.  The  Princi* 
 pal  of thcfe  wns  Dr.  John  Oven,  a  Great  Man,  and  ge- 
 nerally refpec^cd  as  a  Scholar,  a  Gcntlemin,  and  a 
 pi  vine.  He  was  caft  out  of  his  Deanry  of  Chrift- 
 Chwcb  in  Oyford^  in  1659,  ^^^t  long  after  Hjchnrd's,  be- 
 ing made  Protector  ;  and  liv'd  privarelv  afterwards 
 zi^  Stndhnm  *tiil  he  came  to  Londcv,  Mr.  iVocd^  the 
 Oxcniari,  after  fome  Rcfledticns  that  are  as  Black  as 
 the  Vapours  of  the  Infernal  Cell,  where  they  were 
 forg'd,  thinks  fit  to  own,  That  the  D'Clor  vs>ns  a  Perjyi 
 ^ell  ikill  d  in  the  Tongues,  l\nhhinic4  Lcar?ii7i^f  and  Jcwifn 
 
54  T!^^  Ejecfed  or  Silenced  Mfnijlers^    &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    i^-VcJ  tind  Cujlcwi  5  That  he  had   a  great  Ccmmand  of  his 
 v^'^V"^    Engiipj  Pen,  and  vcas  one  of  the  moft   Genteel  and  Fair' 
 eft  r'-'y iters f    that  appear  d  agair/Ji  the  Church  of  England. 
 Bill  even  rhis  was  more  than  poor  Saw.  Paiker  would 
 aiJovv   him  ;  who   norwithftanding  the  Difference  in 
 Age,   Standing  and   Reputation,  whether  with  more 
 Petulance  or  leeming  Gravity  may  w-eli  bequeftlon'd, 
 ailauks  hmi  with  the  Ferula  in  his  Ecclcjinfiicai  Poiicj, 
 and  its  Continuation  ;  and  treats  him  with  that  Con- 
 tempt and  Scora  that. would  be  naufcated   in  a  I{fgent 
 Jvlajie-:    towards   a  Puny  Frefh-rjian.     But  fuch  as  were 
 not  blinded  wirh  Prejudice,  have  freely  own'd  the  Emi- 
 nency  of -rhe  Dc(5i:or's  Ler;rning  and  Abilities.     He  was 
 a  Man  of  Univerlal  Reading  ;  and  he  had  digefted  ir. 
 He  was  erpccially  Ccnverfant  in  thole  Sciences  that  are 
 Alilftant  to  Divinity  ;  and  Matter  of  them  in  an  Un- 
 ufuai  Degree.     He  was  rcckon'd  the  Brighteft  Orna- 
 ment of  the  Uni^eriityof  Ox/6'?y/,  and  for  fevcral  Years 
 fucceiTively  was  Vice-Chancellcur  there.    When  laid 
 ahde  here,  he  had  thoughts  of  going  miG.  Ncv;>~E-/2^!nnd, 
 vxhcre  he  wss  invited  to  the  Government  of  their  Uni- 
 verfit;,  ;  but  he  was  ftop'd  by  particular  Orders  from 
 King  Charles.     He  was  alfo  invited  to  be  a  Profelicr  of 
 Di'  inity   in  the  United   Provinces,  but  refus'd.     He 
 liv:d  the  latter  part  of  his  Life  in  great  Reputation,  in 
 and  about  the  City  of  Lcndcn  ;  where  he  had  a  Ccnfi- 
 ^    .     ^       derabk'  Congregation,  and  was  much  refpecfled  by  ma- 
 /^z.frfVZ'^^y  Pcrfons  of  Note  and  Eminence*.     He   dy'd  on 
 Y^pV-'^'    S:.  Barthclcmc-^-Day   1683.     iV.od  fa\s  he  did  very  uh- 
 Ar  vT^r.   willinciv  lav  down  his  Head  and  Die  .-  Which  he  re- 
 lltioji  on   T'O^'S  ^^  confidenrh  as  it  he  had  been  wuh  him  m  his 
 the  Epi-    ■^'^'  ,Hours.     Bur  rhe  b-eifl  of  ir  is,  no  One  that   knew 
 fljf  to  the  the  Man  will  take  his  Word.     He  that  can   part  with 
 H?hyc  >vs^ 
 
 in  4.  To!.  Dir-rnrfes  of  the  Work  oFthe  Spirit,  Sec,  rohich  BeQok 
 wai  ylvf::.'er£d  hy  Dr.  Claget,  In  ti  Treat  if t  vrhich  he  llyCd,  A  Difcourfe 
 concerning  the  Operations  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  &c.  The  Doftrinc 
 oF  the.   Sa'''its    Perfe verance,  explained   and   confirm'd  againf}  "^ohn 
 
 Goodirin,  Rgcempriox.  redeem'd. In  4:0.    l.  The  Doftrine  of  Ju- 
 
 fl^iiicai  lort  by  Eaith,  (&c.  iti  which  there  are  [owe  Jniwaduerficiis,  in 
 fl  Pcdcripr- cfMr»Tho.yiotch\iiins,  to  his  Difcourfe  concerning 'lrr\\y\ittiX 
 Rigf-reoufpfefs.  2.  Tit  Glorious  Myflery  of  the  Perfon  of  Chrif?-, 
 God  and  Man.  ^  The  Grace  and  Duty  of  being  Spiricuslly-mind- 
 ed.  4.  A  Difplay  of  the  Errors  of  the  Armiv.iar.s.  5.  Death  of 
 Deaths  in  the  Death  of  Chrill.     Vindid^  Evangdica ;  Or,  The  My-- 
 
in  London,  Weftminfter,  0.n(i  Southwark.     5  5 
 
 this  Life  wirh  as  cheerful  a  Hope  of  ^  better  as  the  Do-  fteryof 
 d:or  did,  will  receive  no  Damage  from  a.ny  fuch  i^f^'?'- the   Go- 
 l&>s.     He  hath  icfc  behind  him  a  great  many  Valuable  fpel  Vin- 
 
 Wrkings  i  dicated 
 
 and  Socini" 
 anifm  explain'd,  &c  in  Anfwer  to  Jehn  Biddle.  7-  Theologoumcna, 
 five  de  Natura  Oi  cu,  progrelTu,  ik  Studio  verse  Theologise  Libri  6. 
 a  'very  Learned  Book,  much  valud  in  Foreign  Parts  :  Reprinted  at  Bremea 
 i?i  G-jrmany.  8.  A:i  P^xpofirifli  of  the  J3oth  Pfa.'m  :  Wiserein  there 
 is  as  gc>od  an  Exemfl'ffCiirion  (?/  the  Do^rine  of  RipcntancCy  as  is  any  where 
 to  Le  7mt  ivith.  9.  An  Enquiry  into  the  true  Nature,  Power  and 
 Communion  of  Evangelical  Ciiurches  ;  with  the  true  Nature  of  a 
 Gofpel  Church,  and  its  Government  :  In  1  Parts  10  The  Duty  of 
 Paftar  and  People,  i  r.  The  Church  of  Rome  no  fafe  Guide/  12.  A 
 Vindication  of  the  Nonconformiils  from  the  Charge  of  Schifm,  in 
 Anfwer  to  Stillingfleet.  —  8vos.  i.  Of  Commmunion  with  God,  Fa- 
 ther, Son  and  Spirit;  Which  T»as  written  aganifi  by  Dr-  Shtrlock. 
 2.  ^ieditations  and  Difcourlcs  on  the  Glory  of  ChriH  in  his  Perfcn 
 and  Oiiice :  Wirh  the  difference  betv/een  Faith  and  Sight.  3.  Of 
 the  Work  of  the  Holy  Spirit  in  Pr-  s.  4-  Of  Evangelical  Love, 
 Church  Peace,  and  Unity.  ^.  Of  the  Dominion  of  Sin  aiiu  Grace. 
 6.  A  Brief  InRru'^fion  in  the  VVorfh-p  of  God.  7.  Evidences  of 
 the  Faith  of  God's  Elect,  &c.  8.  The  Nature  of  Apoftacy  froTi  the 
 Profeilion  of  the  Gofpel  9.  The  Principles  of  the  Doctrine  of 
 Chrifi-  unfolded.  10  Animadverlions  on  F/jr  L«x:  Which  Book  was 
 ■ivritten  i?y  John  Vincent  Lane,  a  Francijcan  Fryar.  if.  A  Vuid;car!« 
 on  of  thole  Animadverfions.  12.  A  Difcovery  of  the  true  Nature 
 of  Schifm.  '3.  A  Re  vie '^i^  of  the  true  Nature  of  Schifm,  wich  a 
 Vindication  of  Congi'frgitionril  Churches.  14  A  Defence  of  C',tto7i 
 Sgainfl:  CaT<>d>y.  \%.  The  true  Nature  and  Power  of  Temptations. 
 i6.  Diatrebe  de  'ju'}itia  Divina.  17.  Of  the  Mortification  of  Sin  in 
 Believers  iB.  Of  tliQ  Sabba.th,  and  the  Divine  Lifl-irution  of  the 
 Lord's  Day.  19.  A  brief  Vindication  of  the  Do(irinc  of  the  Trinity; 
 and  of  the  Perfon  and  S.irisfa^tion  o£  ChriiL  10.  Of  the  ')ivine  Oii- 
 ginal  of  the  Scriptures.  21.  The  Reafon  of  Faith.  3.2.  The  Ways, 
 Caufe  and  iMeans  of  unfterfl-anding  the  /Mind  of  God  in  the  Scri- 
 ptures, 23.  Tlie  Nature  oi  Lnd welling  Sin.  24.  Truth  and  Inno- 
 cence vindicated  ;  in  a  Survey  of  a  dilcourfe  concerning  Ecclcfia- 
 (lical  Policy.  2<.  yWindication  of  his  Treatife  of  Cominunion  with 
 God,  from  the  Exceptions  of  Dr.  Sherlock.  26.  Difcourfes  of  the 
 Holy  Spirit,  l>y  way  of  addition  So  his  Folio.  27.  A  Tedimony  to  the 
 Goodnefs  and  Severity  of  God  in  his  dealing  wirh  unful  Churches 
 and  Nations.  2S.  A  Guide  to  Church  Fellowiliip  and  Order,  ac- 
 cording to  the  Gofpc!  Inlliturion.  ?9.  Rfycol;  Or  Rules  of  Direcri- 
 on  for  the  walking  of  the  Saints  in  the  Fcilowlhip,  according  to  tha 
 Order  of  the  Gofpel.  3c.  A  Primmer  for  Children,  &;.  Bejlda  all 
 fshich,  he  fublifod  fe'veral  Sermons,,  which  he  preach' d  upo?i  Publick  Gc-^ 
 f.4f:Q?jSj  Au.4.<J,  4^^;  4f^,  p;  5^  5^»    5^;  ?S.     And  k4  hath  »{f^  a  Ser» 
 
 a  4  i^^^ 
 
56  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'd  Mtnijters^  &c. 
 
 wonahoHt   Writings";  and   his  Name  will  be  precious  when  the 
 receiving    Memory  of  the  Hoicked  Jkall  rot.     See  his  Epraph  in  Cot^ 
 Reproof,  in  ton  Mother's  Hift.  oi  Nevo- Engl  and.  Book  3.  p.  168,  £cc. 
 the  Supple' 
 
 went  to  the  Morning  Exerciie  tit  Cripplegate  :  y^-nd  another  ^n  that 
 againfl  Popery^  upon  the  Te[ii7KQny  of  the  Church  ;  as  enjidenc'mg  the  Scrip- 
 ture to  be  the  Word  of  God  And  another  in  the  Cont.  of  the  Morn.  Exc.  ^to. 
 ^pon  thepraBical  Love  of  Truth,  as  the  be(i  Prefervation  ^g^nvji  Popery. 
 
 yit,  Stephen  Charmck.^  B»  D.  firft  Oi  Emanuel  cdlegem 
 Cambridge,  and  afcerwards  Fellow  of  Kevp-Colhge  in  Oa;- 
 ford.  He  was  Senior  Proclor  of  the  Univerliry  in  1 6  5  2, 
 and  manag'd  that  Office  with  great  Honour  and  Repu- 
 tation ;  and  was  much  Applauded  for  his  Exerciies  at 
 the  Adt.  From  thence  he  wen:  into  Ireland^  where  he 
 liv'd  in  the  Family  of  Hrtrry  Cromwell  and  that  with 
 abundant  Refpcd;  3  at  which  time  he  was  usM  to  preach 
 on  Lord's-Da)s,  in  the  Afternoon,  in  the  City  of 
 Dublin  ;  and  had  all  the  Gentry  and  Perfons, of  Quality 
 in  the  City  for  his  Auditors.  This  continu'd  'tiii  King 
 Charles's  Reftauration  ;  a  little  after  which,  he  return'd 
 into  England  and  fpent  15  Years  in  and  about  London^ 
 following  his  Studies  without  any  fixed  fettled  Employ- 
 ment y  taking  now  and  then  a  turn  beyond  the  Seas, 
 into  France  or  Holland.  At  length  he  became  Paftor  of 
 a  Congregation  in  Lvndcn,  and  was  much  admired  as 
 a  Preacher  by  the  more  Judicious  part  of  Mankind  ; 
 but  not  Popular  or  much  follow'd,  becaufe  ot  his  Dif- 
 advantagicus  Way  of  Reading  with  the  help  of  a  Glafs, 
 He  was  a  very  confiderable  Scholar  and  an  Eminent 
 Divine.  His  Natural  Parts  were  Excellent  ^  for  he  had 
 a  ftrong  Rcafon,  a  great  Judjjment,  and  a  curious  Fan- 
 cy (which  rarely  miCcr)  joyn'd  together.  His  Improve- 
 ments, by  Diligence  and  Induftry,  were  unufuaL 
 There  was  no  part  of  Learning  of  any  incment,  which 
 he  hrsd  net  a  good  Infight  into.  And  his  Love  was 
 as  large  as  his  Knowledge  ;  for  his  Benevolence  was 
 Univerfal,  and  his  Love  took  in  whatfoeyer  Perfcn  or 
 Thing  had  any  thing  lovely  in  it. 
 
 He  publinAl  nothing  whilft  he  liv'd,  but  a  Sermon 
 of  The  Sinfulnefs  and  Cure  of  Thoughts,  in  the  Supple- 
 ment to  the  MornifVg  EicsYciJc  at:  Cripplegate:  But  vari- 
 ous things  of  his  were  Printed  after  his  Death,  in  2  Vol, 
 in  Fo^fo  I  which  are  valu'd   by  all  that  ai'^  J'^'dg<^s  of 
 
in  London,  Weftminfter  md  Southwark.     57 
 
 good  Senfe  or  Divinity.     They  are  indeed  no otnerchan    VoL  II. 
 his  ordinary    Performances,  his  ufual  Sermons  in  his  -^"V^^ 
 Common  Courfe  ;  and  they  were  uranlcrib'd  from  his 
 Notes;  and  canno:  therefore  but  wans  chat  Perfection 
 an(;)  Beauty,  they  would  have  had  if  he  had  himieif  fent 
 them  to  the  Frefs.     And  yet  (to  fpeak  modeftiy)  they*  Seethe 
 are  not  equall  d  by  many,  but  exceeded  by  few  if  any.  Chm^acier 
 ^  His  Preaching  was  moftly  Pradical,    yet  Rational  ^«^  jic^ 
 and  Argumentative,  to  his  Hearers  Undcrftandings  as'^";'-^'"  ^f 
 well  as  A^Fecftions;  and  where  Controversies  came  in  ^^^^^''?^*'^-'* 
 his  way,    he  Ihew'd  great  Acutenels  and  Judgment  in  I  ^^^  ^" 
 difcuifing  and  determining  them,  and  no  lefs  Skill  in  .j^'^y/j 
 applying  them  to  Pradlife.     There  is  alio  befides  the  ^!^'  ^/^.  ' 
 Two  Folio's  an  Odavo,  publifli'd  by  the  fame  Perfons,  preface  to 
 containing  fome  of  his  Sermons,  Qnuur  Natwal  Enmi-  j^is   oif" 
 ty  agfiinft  God^  &c.  which  are  of  a  {)iece  with  the  others,  courfe  of 
 He  dy'd   'July  the  27th  l68b.   Aged  52.     His  Funeral  Divine 
 Sermon  was  preach'd  by   Mr.  'John  John/on,  who  had  Providen9t 
 been  his  Fellow  Collegiate  at  Oxford. 
 
 Mr.  Edvard  Veal.  He  was  firft  of  CbriJi^Chwch  in 
 Oxfordy  and  afterwards  Fellow  of  X  inity-College  near 
 Dublin.  Coming  inro  Englandy  he  became  a  Charlain 
 to  Sir  H'^illiam  fVnller,  in  MidJ.'tj^M ;  and  afterwards 
 fettled  as  a  Nonconformift  in  :4^npfin7^y  where  he  liv'd 
 to  Old  Age.  He  hath  fome  Sermons  extant  in  the 
 Volumes  of  the  Morning  Exercife.  One  in  the  Supple- 
 mmt  to  the  Morning  Exsrcife  at  Cripf  legate,  on  xh^Spi- 
 ritual  knovoledge  that  ought  to  be  fought  for  by  thrfc  who  de~ 
 fire  to  be  favd  :  /Another  in  tha.  againft  Popery,  againft 
 the  Meritcrioujncfs  of  the  gocd  P^/orli^s  cf  Beli^'vcrs.  A  3d 
 in  the  Continuation  of  the  Morning  Exercife,  4to,  on  the 
 Experiencing  it  in  ^w  (elves ^  nnd  Evidencing  it  to  others^ 
 That  ferious  Godlimfs  is  more  than  n  Fancy.  And  a  4rh 
 in  the  4th  Vol,  on  The  danger  of  a  Dcath.Bed  F(cp:n<: 
 tance. 
 
 To  thefe  we  may  add  Mr.  GrifneSy  who  came  frorn 
 Ireland  and  (omecimes  went  by  the  Name  oi  Chamt?ers^ 
 who  was  well  known  in  the  City. 
 
 Mr.  "Jeremiah  0/hite.  Who  was  Fellow  of  Tinisj 
 College  in  Cnmhridge  ;  and  afterwards,  Preacher  to  the 
 CouDcil  of  St^tg,  ^nd  Hot^fliold  Chaplain   ro   Oliver 
 
 Ocynvpcl. 
 
58  The  Ejetiedor  Sile?2c'^d  Mmijiers,^  &-C. 
 
 Vol.  II;  Cromvpel.     He  liv'd  privately  afcer  the  Reftauration  ; 
 
 \.^/-V-s^  preaching  occafionally,  without  ever  undertaking  any 
 Paftorai  Charge,  His  Converfation  was  very  Facetious, 
 and  much  valu  d  by  iomc  Per  ions  of  Rank  and  Figure. 
 -He  dy'd  An.  1707-  JE^at.  j^.  I  don't  know  of  any 
 thing  of  his  that  was  Primed  in  his  Life-tinae,  but  a 
 Funeral  Sermon  for  Mr. Ft/tncts  Fuller ^  on  2  T/>^j(/".  4. 1 4. 
 And  (jnce  his  Death  a  Treatifeot  his  has  been  publifii'd 
 in  8w.  Intituled,  A  Fe  f.uifioc  to  Mjdcration  nnd  Forcear^ 
 ance  in  Lev.,  among  the  divided  Forms  of  Chrijlians, 
 More  of  his  Works  are  there  promis'd, 
 
 Mr.  J^Vnvel.  Who  was  turn*d  out  (as  I  am  inform'dj 
 Ibmewhere  in  Hnmpjhire  ^  but  not  knowing  where,  I 
 chooie  to  mentiors  him  here,  he  being  well  known  in 
 this  City  in  the  latter  part  of  his  Life.  He  was  a  very 
 Worthy  Man,  of  Congregarionai  Principles,  but  an  ex- 
 tcnlive  Charity.  He  preach'd  to  a  Society  that  met  in 
 Finners-Hnil,  He  dy'd  in  a  good  Old  Age,  being  ge* 
 nerally  refpedled.  —  And  I  might  add  feverai  oihers, 
 of  whom  1  Diall  fay  fomething  at  the  latter  end  of  my 
 Account  of  the  Ejedlcd, 
 
 K.  B.  I  have  in  this  Accoun  t  of  the  City  Minifters, 
 omitted  Mr.  Edv^urd  H'eft,  becaufe  I  fhail  mention 
 him  in  'Berk/loir e,  where  he  was  Ejected.  I  have  aifo 
 omitted  Mr.  Cnve  and  (bme  others  who  were  mention'd 
 belbrc,  becaufe  I  9,\\cq.  underftand  they  Conform'd. 
 
 In  ths  XJniverfuy  of  Oxford. 
 
 Jop^ua  Cr(fs,  I.L.  D.  Fellow  of  Mgdaleii-Collcdge  ] 
 and  Natural  Philofophy  Reader  of  the  Univerfity. 
 He  was  tnrn'd  out  by  the  CommiiTioners  appointed 
 by  King  Charles,  for  the  Regulation  of  the  Univcrficy, 
 f]ulck!y  after  his  Reftauration  :  And  afrerv/ards  liv'd 
 privately  in  Oxford^  where  he  dy'd  Mny  9th  1616.  He 
 was  a  Gentleman  raufh  Honour'd  for  his  becoming 
 Converfation. 
 
 Daniel  Grecn-yG.oodj  D.  D.  He  was  Principal  of  Br/^- 
 ^en-Ncfc-Colicge,  and.  had  been  Vice-Chancellor  ot  rhe 
 Unlvcriluy.     r^e  al^o  was  curn'd   out  by  the  King's 
 
in  the  Vmverfty  c?/  O  X  F  O  R  D.  59 
 
 Commiiiioners  :  and   the  Vnlformity ^  Ad  coming  out  Vol.  IL 
 quickly  afrer,  he  liv'd  privately  tiil  his   Death,  which  v^V^n- 
 was  ov\Jnn.i<),  1673.    He  was  a  profound  Scholar 
 and  Divine,  and  a  circumfpedl  Governor. 
 
 Henry  L^nfjey,  D.  D.  Maftcr  of  Pemhroke-Colkge, 
 Being  Ejedtt'd  by  the  Vifiuors  at  the  Rcftauracion,  he 
 rctlr'd  and  liv'd  Privately.  After  the  Act  fir  Vrufirmi- 
 ty,  he  had  feveral  in  his  Houfe,  whom  he  inftruded 
 in  Academical  Learnings  and  often  prcach'd  in  pri- 
 vate Meetings  in  Abingdcn  in  Bsrkjhire,  living  at  Tub- 
 J27  a  Place  not  far  from  that  Town.  He  d y'd  Sept, 
 loth  1679.  He  was  a  judicious  folid  Divine  j  not  va- 
 lu  d  in  the  Univcriity  according  to  his  Worth. 
 
 Mr.  Francis  Hoxvell^  M.  A.  He  was  Moral  Philofophy 
 Reader  to  the  Univerfiry,  and  Principal  oijcjusCoU 
 lege '^  but  turn'd  out  by  King  C/j^r/^j's  Commiirioners. 
 He  afterwards  liv'd  in  or  near  Lcndcri,  and  was  Fellow- 
 Labourer  with  Mr.  Collins,  and  preach'd  one  part  of 
 the  Lord's-Day  with  him,  with  great  Acceptation.  He 
 dy'd  at  Bctlmnl-Greenf  in  March  i6-j<^. 
 
 yiv.ThankfulO^en,  M.  A.  Prefident  of  St.  ^(j/jw'jCo/- 
 lege.^']edied  by  the  Commiirioners  in  1660.  He  was  a 
 Man  of  Genteel  Learning,  and  an  excellent  Temper^ 
 Admir'd  for  an  uncommon  fluency,  and  eafinefs  and 
 fweetnefs  in  all  his  Compcfures.  After  he  was  Eje- 
 (Sted,  he  retired  to  London,  where  he  Preach'd  private- 
 ly, and  was  much  refpedted.  He  Dy'd  at  his  Houfe 
 in  Hatton  Garden,  April  the  ift  1681.  He  was  pi*e- 
 paring  for  the  Prels,  and  had  almoft  finifii'd,  a  Bock 
 entituied  Jwrt^o  Xrnaginis :  The  Delign  of  which  was 
 to  Ihew,  That  I{crns  Papal  was  an  Lnage  of  ^yiie 
 Pagan. 
 
 Mr.  F  ancis  Johnfn,  Mafter  of  Vniverfiy  College, 
 He  was  one  of  Oliver's  Chaplains,  but  had  no  ve- 
 ry good  Elocution.  He  took  no  Charge  upon  him 
 after  he  was  Eje6led,  but  liv'd  m.any  Years  in  Grays- 
 I>"n  Lane  in  London,  and  Dy'd  a  Nonconformift  in  one 
 of  his  Houfes  there,  OBoher  ^.  z6'ji -^  and  his  Funeral 
 Sermon  was  Printed  by  Mr^  P/ir'iJv.rrJi  in  1678,  and 
 was  Pr^ach'd  by  one  Mr.  Llcyd. 
 
 ■  Mr,  I{alpk 
 
6o  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  Mwijlers^  Bcc. 
 
 M.r.  I{nlfh  Bu'fon,  B.  D.  Canon  of  Chrift- Church, 
 and  Orator  to  the  Univcriity.  He  was  an  excellent 
 Scholar ;  a  moit  humble  Man,  of  a  plain  fmcere  Hearc, 
 He  was  a  great  Sufferer  tor  Nonconformicv.  Belides 
 a  great  Lois  in  his  Eitare,  he  was  about  6  Moiichs  in 
 Goal,  for  teaching  Privately  2  Knights  Sons,  near 
 Bn-'iirfordf  who  pcrruadcd  him  to  it.  He  d)'d  at 
 Iflingtcn  ;  where  he  was  a  Tutor  to  Young  Mea  in 
 his  own  Houfe)  in  October,  1680. 
 
 ■  Thomas  Gcod^vin.  D.  D.  *  He  was  born  at  I{olfihy  iqi 
 Bcfidee  ^orfAh^  Od.  5,  1 600,  and  was  iirit  ot  Cbafi  College 
 fevt,al0c-  ^^^  .|^^^  o^K^tUrine  Hall  in  Camt}:.id[ie.  He  was  111 
 cafion^l  x.\\^ijniverfity  a  frequent  Hearer  oCDv.  Prcfton,  and 
 %^7rhh  ^^-  ^''^^^  ^"^  afterwards  himfelf  a  celebrated  Preacher 
 Lifetime  there  and  an  Inftrument  in  turning  many  to  the  Love 
 PuUijVd  find  Praiflifeofferious  Religion.  In  i6iH.  he  was  cho- 
 fever^l  i^n  to  preach  the  Ledure  to  the  TownofC/Jwi'r/V^e  at 
 T-acls: ^SyT'inity  Chu'ch,  and  he  held  it,  till  1634,  when  he  left 
 Tht Child  ^he  VniverjVy  and  his  Preferments,  through  Diffaiisfa- 
 of  Light  ^ion  with  the  Terms  of  Conformity.  In  1639,  he  wcn^ 
 walk-ng  over  into  Jrhlhnd,  and  became  Paitor  of  a  Church  in 
 in  Dark-  ^|^^  q|^^,  ^c  ]^Ynheim.  He  returned  thence  into  EngUnd^ 
 r.eh.  ^e-^g^j^^  at  the  beginning  of  the  Lonr^Pariiament,  and  be- 
 Pravers  ^^^''^  Paftcr  of  a  Church  in  Lorrdm,  and  one  of  the 
 TheTrial  Al^  rnb'y  of  Divines.  He  took  a  brief  Account  of 
 ofaChii-Tr.Mifcdions  there,  in  14  or  15  Volumes  in  ^vo,  that 
 ftian's  are  yet  prd'.Tv'd.  He  was  one  of  the  Favourites  of 
 Qro\^t\\.  O'iver  Crcm-vcly  who  made  him  Prfident  of  AUgd^lcn 
 The  V'a-  CcHege  in  Oxov,  and  one  of  the  Triers  of  Min-'ftcrs. 
 niry  of  In  rhe  Common  Regilter  cf  the  l^wZ-ur/yzi^v,  he  is  laid 
 ThoVs.'  J...  {.Q  ^^i  ScriPtls  In  re  Tbeoiogica  quam^lurifnis o)bi  nctus. 
 The  Ag-  |jj^  ^^^^  remov'd  from  his  Prcfidentlhip  quickly  after 
 ^^^^'\~oT  the  King's  return  in  1660,  and  afterwards  retir'd  to 
 J^^^J|>  r^  L^w:/-«,%Kerehecontinu'd  the  Exercife  of  his  Mini- 
 forlhThe  •^''^  as  long  as  he  liv'd.  He  was  a  very  confiderable 
 Heari-  of  Scholar,  and  an  eminent  Divine  ;  and  had  a  very  hap- 
 Chrill  in  py  Faeulcy  in  Dcfcandng  upon  Scripture,  io  as  to 
 Heaven 
 
 towards  Sinners  on  Earrh.  Patience  and  irs  perfea  'A'ork  under 
 iudden  and  fore  Trial*,  ^fter  his  Death,  Mr  T\\.  O^tn,  mid  Mr^ 
 Birron,  P4jhll:l'd  a  Treatife  of  hiy,  concer'nhig^  the  Pumfhmenv  ofSh\  m 
 Hell.     V/hich  was  the   Fore-ruimsr  of  <,  VoMos  of  his  fforks,  that  hays 
 
 pncs  a^^enrdin  fhcW^dd,  ,    . 
 
 ■   ■  '  bnna 
 
in  tk  Vmverfity  0/  O  X  F  O  R  D.         61 
 
 bring  forth  furprizing  Remarks,  which  yet  generally 
 tended  lo  liluiiration.  He  ds'd  fehr.  23U.  1679. 
 Aged  80  Years.  He  that  would  fee  his  CharacSter  ac 
 large  may  confuk  the  Preface  to  the  lirft  Volume  of 
 his  Works  in  Folio  ;  Written  by  Mr.  ThnnkJuL  Owen, 
 and  Mr.  Beirrcn.  And  his  Life  that  is  prefix  d  to  the 
 fifth  Volume  of  his  Works. 
 
 Mr.  Thom/is  Cole,  M.  A.  He  was  bred  at  Tf^eftminfler 
 School,  and  thence  eledtcd  3rudent  o^Chrifi  Chu  ch  in 
 Oxford,  In  Fifty  Six,  he  became  Principal  of  St.  Mnr/s 
 Hail,  but  was  Ejccled  thence  b\  the  King's  Ccmmilfion 
 ers  in  1660.  He  afterwards  inflruded  Youth  in  his 
 Houfe  near  Nettlebed  in  Oxfordjloire,  and  from  thence 
 came  to  Londen,  and  took  the  Charge  of  a  Congrega- 
 tion in  the  City.  He  was  a  Man  of  good  Learning, 
 and  of  a  Genteel  Spirit.  He  Printed  a  Dilccurfc  of 
 Regeneration,  Faltis  and  Repentance,  Preach'd  at  the 
 Mcrchaat's  Lcd'ure  in  Broad-ft/eet,  ^vo,  16S9.  A  Ser- 
 mon at  the  Funeral  ciMv.  Edw,  ff'eji  &c.  And  hath 
 feme  Sermons  in  the  Volumes  of  the  Morning  Exer- 
 cife  ;  one  in  the  Supplement  to  that  at  Crlpplcgate^ 
 fliewing  how  we  may  Steer  an  even  Courfe  between 
 Prefumprion  and  Dcfpair.  Another,  in  the  Continu- 
 ation of  the  Morning  Exercif:-  Queii:ions,(ljewing  How 
 the  well Difcharge  of  cur  rreleot  Puty  mav  give  us 
 Afluranceofhclp  from  GOD,  fcr  the  well  DiTchnrgc 
 of  all  future  Duties.  And  a  Third  in  the  Fcurh  Vo- 
 lume, (iiewing   how   difficuh  a  Thing  'tis  to  Believe, 
 
 Henry   unikjvfn,   Sen.  D.  D.  f  He  was   a   Noted 
 Preacher  in  Ox/or^,  in   the  Year  1^38.     He  was   one  \^e  hath 
 cfthe  AiTcmbly   of  Divines,  and  while  thev  were   fir.  A^^^'*^^ 
 tine,  Rcdor  of  Sr.  Duriftms  in    the  Eaft:  Going  after-  ^^™^^  '* 
 wards   xo  Oxford  Wnh  the  Parliamentary  Vifitors,  he/'!"^:, 
 was  made   Canon  of  Chn'/Kcburch,  Senior  Fellow  of p^^^f/J 
 -KUgdalcn     College,  and  Mn-gnret's    ProfcfTbur   of  the  JA''/^  .;^^ 
 Univerfity.     He   was  Ejcded  by  King  Charlc/s  Com-  Long  Par^ 
 
 lament, 
 and  ufon  other  PuhUck  Occaflens.  He  hath  alfo  a  Sermon  in  the  Morning 
 Exercile  ^?  Cnpplegare,  concerning  our  Danger  in  things  lawful.  y^?io^ 
 therin  the  Supplement  to  it^mbout  doing  all  things  in  the  Name  ofChrifi  And 
 a  Third  in  that  agair.ji  Popery  ;  Proving  the  P»t>e  to  he  Jntichriji,  or 
 the  Man  of  Sin. 
 
 miffioners. 
 
62  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  Minijlers^   Sec. 
 
 lon^ 
 
 Vol.  * II.  miirioners,  and  then  rerir'd  to  the  City  of  Londo 
 in  Alhallnws  LumUardftreet.  He  Hv'd  in  the  latter  pare 
 ofhis  Life  at  C/^^i?  vrw,  where  he  kept  an  open  Meet- 
 ing after  King  Charie/s  Inculgence  in  1671.  He 
 dy'd  there  in  the  Month  of  'j^u?ie,  1675.  Even 
 Mr.  ff^^rd  owns  him  to  have  been  a  good  Scholar,  a 
 dole  Student,  and  an  excellem  Preacher;  and  it  ap- 
 pears to  have  been  fo  much  againft  the  Grain,  when 
 confpicuous  ?vl;rit  forc'd  from  him  any  fuch  Ac- 
 knowledgment concerning  a  Poor  Nonconformift, 
 that  I  think  in  fuch  a  Caie  any  Man  may  take  his 
 Word. 
 
 Henry  f[^IkJr?/on  Junior  '*',  D.  D.  commonly  call'd 
 *  He  Piih'  Denn  Harry  ,iq  diflinguifli  him  from  the  former.  A  ce- 
 ^^^^'^^^""lebrated  Tutor  iw  Mngddlen  Hall,  of  which  he  was 
 Clones  afterwards  Principal,  till  he  was  caft  out  by  the  Bar- 
 tres  apud  fi^^i^j^^,^^  ^^^c^  [^^  1661.  Upon  which  leaving  Oxford 
 cos  Ox-  he  Preached  in  .private,  firit  at  Buckrnlnft:r  in  Leice^ 
 onii  nu-  ft^^-fi^'''<^,  J^hen  at  GosfieU  in  £Jf<^x,  next  at  Sybil  Hen- 
 per  habi-  niv2,ham,  in  the  fame  County ;  and  laftly  at  Grcai: 
 ts.Oxon.  Conriard  nezv  Sudbury  in  Suffolk^i  where  he  Dy'd,  Mny 
 3(^54.  Si-'ff.  13.  1690.  Mr. /"f^W  gives  him  this  Character :  That 
 Brevis  he  "iv as  Courteous  in  Speech  and  Ca^ri^gCy  Communicative 
 TizB^txis  Qf  his  nnwledgc,  Gcneroti:  and  Charitable  to  the  Poor  , 
 de  Jure  tindfn  Public k_  Spirited  {  a  rare  Thing  in  a  Presbyterian  ) 
 ij!^.^"°      that  he  always   minded  the  comm^'n  Good^  more   than    his 
 
 \^\  .  ^'  own  C  n^C'-ns.  And  this  is  a  rare  thing  indeed  among 
 lb  '(5c'  ^'^  Pieties;  the  more's  the  Pity.  Had  they  to  whom 
 8i;a  Con- ^^"S  G^J^rlcs  left  the  Diredicn  of  Ecclefiafticai  Mat- 
 cionesSex  ^^C's  been  of  that  Mind,  the  savoy  Conference  had  not 
 ad  Acade-  been  fo  fruitlefs  ;  nor  had  fo  many  Hundreds  of  Wor- 
 micos  Ox- 
 
 onien.fes.  lb.  i^<f8.  81/0.  De  Impotentia  Liberl  Arbltrii  ad  bonum 
 Spirituale.  Epiflolarum  Decas.  Oratio  habira  in  Schola  Moralis 
 Philofophije  Onctfw.  1^58.  %vo  Conciones  2s;  apud  Oro;?.  Nuper  habi- 
 ta?  ]i)j9.  Concio  de  Brevlrate  Opportuni  Temporis  Oxm.  habita 
 ad  Bac  die  Cinerum    7.   Mar.  1659. 
 
 ^fi'^r/y/EngJifli  Sorwens.  One  At  the  Funeral  of  Mrs.  Margaret  Cor- 
 bet. Three  Decads  of  Sermons  lately  Preached  to  the  Uni'verfity  in  St. 
 JVlary's  Church  in  Oxon,  t66o.  Several  Sermons  concernmg  God^s  jllfiif- 
 fciency  and  ChrIJi  s  PrFcioufftefs,  London,  1681.  S-vj.  Caralogu';  Libro- 
 rum  in  liibl.  Aul.  Magd.  Oxo?j.  1661.  Bvo.  The  DoEirine  of  Cojitent" 
 VI  ent  briefly  explain  d  and  praliically  Jpplydin  a  Treat  if e  en  i  Tim.  6.  8. 
 London;  1671.  8vo.    Characters  of  a  iinccre  Heart,  1(5/4,  8w, 
 
 thy 
 
in  London,  Weftminfter,  ^WSouthwark.  6j 
 
 thy  Men  been  driven   out  of  the  Church,  who  were  Vol.  II. 
 willing  to  do  any  Thing  their  Confciences  could  com-  w/'^/'v^ 
 ply    with,  to   have  continu'd  in  a  Capacity   of  Pub-H/VPrselc- 
 lick  Service:  And  they  who  will   look  over  the  Ac-^ic>nes 
 count  given    by  Mr.  Baxter,    of  the  forwardnefs    (jpf  Morales 
 the  Miniftcrs  to  make  confiderablc   Advances,  upon"'^'^.  ^^ 
 any   Propofals  for  a  Compreheniion ;  and  the  ^^^^'Tf^Tpyl, 
 wardncfs  that   hath   ftill  appear'd   on  the  other  fi^ic,^  r  r 
 will  be  led  to   apprehend,  that  there  arc  others  in  the ^^^^^^ 
 World  bcfides   tht  Presbyterians,  among  whom  it  is  a.  ^^^i/^g 
 rare    Thing  to  find    the  Common    Good  prefcrr'd  above  tpas  puh- 
 their  own  Concerns.     A  bafer  Refle(3:ion  can't  well  htUck  Rea- 
 made  on  anyone,  than   ff>lod  drops  on  this  Worth  y^^o//^«^ 
 Perlbn.     He  was    (  fays  he  )  ^  zj^'ous  Man   in  the  way  Leciarej 
 hefrofejs'dj  but  overjway'd  more  by  the  Principles  cf  Edu- ^^^  y^^  P^^' 
 cation  than  B^ajon.     Had  he  met  with  any   fuch    Afper-^^Jl'^  ^J  J*^ 
 fion  on  a  Laudcnfian  Prelate,  he  would  not  have  fail'd  ^^flfj^ 
 to    have    reprefcnted  it  as  horridly    Cenforious.     Fo^^^ 
 that  Man     who  takes  a    Courfe  that  doth  not  ap- 
 pear to  himfcif  to  have  Reafon  for  it,  is  a  Brute;  and 
 he  that  will  expofe    hinafelf  to  Suffering,  when   with- 
 out any  Damage    to   his  Confcience  he   might  have 
 efcap'dit,  and  been  at  cafe,  is  a  Fool.     And  therefore 
 any  Man  would  have   thought  he  might  have    fpar'd 
 that  Cenfure  upon  the  Dr.  when  he  in  the  fame  Breath 
 tells  the  World,  That  he  fujf.^rd  for   his  Noficofiformity 
 hy   Imp'ifitimentSy    Mul^s,    and   Lofs   of  his   Goods  and 
 Bookj.     For  thefc    are  not  fuch  defireable   Things    as 
 that  any  Man  of  Senfe  could  be  fond  of  them,  or  run 
 the  hazard  of  them,  if  he  doth  not    feem  to  himfelf 
 to  have  I^afin  tojuftifie  his  Pracilice. 
 
 Chrijiophe-r  lagers,  D.  D.  Principal  of  Nevo-Inn  Hall, 
 He  was  a  plain  Man,  and  a  Lover  of  all  good  People. 
 He  was  alfo  Canon  of  ChriJhChurch.  After  his. Ejedl- 
 d:mcnt,  he  iiv'd  privately. 
 
 Edmund  Stanton  ,  D.  D.  Son  of   Sir    Francis  ^^^^-^?^f  ^7 
 ten.     He  was   Miniftcr    of  Kjn'Tficn  upon    Thames  in  ?,' •  5 
 Surrey,  and  one  of  the  AiTem.bly' of  Divines.     In  ^^^^-..^I'^^f^' 
 He  was  made  Prelident  of    Cn'pns  Chrifti  College    in  ^"^^  ^i^ 
 Oxford,  whence  he  was  Ejected  by  the  Commillioners  ^*^^  jrj^^yj^ 
 in     1660.  after    which    he   rerir'd  into    Hertfvrdpoire,  printed  in 
 where  he  {  withotuany  Cure  of  Souls  )  Preachd    oc-  Oftavo. 
 •  cafionally  i673« 
 
The  Ejecled  or  Silenced  Mnnjiers^  &C. 
 
 Ccifionally    at  I^ichyyinnfvoorth ^  till  the  Uniformity  Adt 
 difabled  him  :  Afier    which  he  retir'd  to  a    little  Vil- 
 lage in   that  County    call'd  Bovingden^  where  he  liv  d 
 rctir'dly,  but  Preach'd  ccnftantly  j  being   afraid  that 
 jjiis    Lcrd  Ihouid    come   and  find    him    Idle.     Ofteii 
 would    he  ride  to  St.  Alheins   where  he  was  uftful  to 
 many  ;  and    once    or  twice  a  Year    to   London   and 
 Kj^gft-n,  and  feeing  he  could  not  Preach  in  a  Church 
 toman-,,  he  would  Preach    in  a   Chamber  to  a  few. 
 In  his  iait  Sicknefs,  when  he  found  his  End  drew  near, 
 he  *!n^<5expreis  d  himfelf  to  a  Friend    who   ftood  by 
 hint  :   I    neither  fmr   Dsdth,    nor   dcfire    Life,    but   am 
 *  Jlepuh-  "^i^'^ngio  he  at  God*s  Dijpofi!.  *  He  dv'd  Ji-iy    the  14th, 
 Ifi' r  fe-     i^^i.     Mr.  M^yo    m  his  Printed  Life,  aniong   other 
 n>rru:  5-^- l-r-ifages,    tells    this  remarkable  Story  of  him:  That 
 >/io/. '  of/rtre  Prcachuig    o^ice  at    M^Vahorough   not  far  from  Oxford, 
 fke  L->rds    one  in  the  Congreation  was  fo    afF/6t(;d  with    his    firft 
 and  Corri'    p^ax er,  that    he  ran  to  his    Hcule  (which  was  near  ) 
 7r^n:- ■  A     :^nd  X'ld  h"s  V/jfc  that   file  Hi ould  make  her  ready  and 
 Vh^'v,,  '^l .  ^^'^'^  ^^  Church,  for  there  was  one  in  the  Pulpit  that 
 I  ^  Mr  '  ^^*  y'*^  ''^^  ^^  Angel,  fo  as  he  never  heard    tfae  like. 
 El»zi»'t>crk  "^'^'^cman  haften  d  away  with  her  Husband;  and 
 
 Wilkin-    G  O  D  io  ordered  it,  that  that  Sernion  provM  a  means 
 fon.  &c.    of  her  Converfion,  and  fiie  prov'd  afterwards  a  ferious 
 jind  after  ^''-A  eminent  Chriftian. 
 hi    Dea^  h 
 
 tfi-me  vHt,  hi)  V'flhgue  hetroeen  a  Minifter  and  a  Strartgsr  ;  eind  a  Trea^ 
 lif  o/'ChriOian  Conference  j  which  are  both  hoimdup  with  Mr.  Mayo''s 
 Accsium  of  his  Life  and  Death. 
 
 Mr.  ThrcphHus  G/i!e  *,  M.  A.  His  Father  Was  Dr. 
 TheopJj.  Gale,  Prebendary  of  Exccjier.  He  was  Fel- 
 low of  M^'j^dalen  College  in  Oxford,  and  a  frequent 
 Preacher  in  the  Univeriity.  At  King  Charleses  Re- 
 ftauration,  he  was  caft  cut  of  his  Place  at  Pl^ncheftcr, 
 where  he  Was  a  ftated  Pre.icher  ;  and  alio  out  of  his 
 Ft'Iowfliip,  and  afterwards  Traveird  into  Foreign 
 Parts,  as  Tucor  to  the  Sons  of  Philip  Lord  M^nnrton, 
 Returnmg  into  Er.gUnd,  he  fettled  at  Londrn,  and  was 
 Ailiftant  to  lAv.John  ^,vqc.  Even  Mr.  Wood  ov^ns 
 him  to  have  been  a  Man  af  great  Reading,  an  exacfb 
 Philologift,  and  Philofopher  ;  a  Learned  and  Indirftri- 
 ous  Perfon  :  No  Man,  I  fuppofe,  will  citcr  to  gain- 
 fay  ir,  when  he  hach  been   io    free  as  to  grant  it.     He 
 
 dy*d 
 
in  the  Vrirjerjity  0/  O  X  F  O  R  D.  65 
 
 Dy'd    in     his    Prime    An.  16-]%,  Aged     abonc     49.  Vol.  IL 
 *  He  Icfc  aH  hlsRcal  and  PcrronalEftace  for  the  Educa-  ^.-^'V'^^ 
 tion  and  Benetic  of  poor  Young   Scholars,  to    be  ma-  *  j^g  jg^th 
 nagVi  by   his  Nonconforming  Brethren  for  their  Ufe.  wrinen 
 He  left  his  Library  to  the  College  in  New-En^Umd,  ex- The 
 ccpt  the  Phiiofophical  Part  of  it-  which  he  rcferv'd  for  Court  of 
 the  Ule  of  Young  Students  here  at  home.     I  have  this'^pe  Gen- 
 remarkable  PafTage   concerning  him,    from  one  who^^^'^''^ 
 had  it  from  himfelf;  Going  to  Travel  with   the  Lord    'J^^^"  ^'|> 
 M'1)nrto7i's    Sons,   he  left  his  Common   Place   Bcoks^^  ijcourje 
 iock'd  up  in  a  Writing  Desk,  with  a  Friend  in  London, ^^^^  orfpi- 
 who  fet  the   Desk  by  in  his  Counting  Houfe.     When  „^/ oy  ^^^^ 
 he  returnM  back  into  EngUnd^  and  drew  near  Lcndon^mane 
 he  (aw  the  City  in  Flames,  and  was  toldbyfuch  as  he  L/r^r^far^, 
 met  with  upon  the  Road,  that  the  Street  in  which  hishffjofPhi' 
 Friend  dwelt,  with  whom  he  had    left  his  Desk,  was^ol^gy  and 
 Burnt  to  the  Ground.     This  put   him  to  a  (land  :  Yor^^^'^^fop^/ 
 it  could  not  but  caufe  fbme  concern,  to  think   that  he^'^''^,^^^ 
 fliould  loofe  on  a   fuddcn  the  Fruit  of  20  Years   hard  ^^^^'\  Qr 
 labour.     But  at  length  recolleding  himfcdf,  he   ^^'^^^- tCT\ri- 
 min'd  to  fubmit  to   the   Providence  of  GOD,  and  fOj^jj-y  ^f 
 rode  on.   After  fome  fome  time  he  met  with  his  Friend,  Pagan 
 who  Congratulated   him  upon  his  fafe  return,  and  ac- philofo- 
 
 phy;  and 
 o/Reform'd  Philofophy:7w  2. Vol  in  4to.  an  Elaborate  Work.  There  is 
 a  Laudable  Account  of  the  2  firjl  Parts  of  it  in  the  Philofcphical  Tranfa" 
 Sfionsy  Num.  T:^.  p.  12^  J.  An.  i6ji.  And  ill-naturd  Mr.\VGodJ}ickf 
 not  to  pafs  this  favourable  Cenfure  ;  That  this  Work  (hews  the  Author 
 to  have  been  well  read  in,  and  Converfant  with,  the  Writings  of 
 the  Fathers,  the  Old  Philofophers,  and  thofe  that  have  given  any 
 Account  of  them,  or  their  Works :  As  alfo  to  have  been  a  Good 
 Metaphyfician  and  School  Divine. 
 
 The  true  Idea  of  "janfenifn,  loth  Uifiorick  and  Do.s;m.'itick,  8"^  with  a 
 large  Preface  of  Dr.  OwenV.  Theophilie  :  Or,  A  Difourfe  of  the  Saints 
 Amity  with  God  in  Chrifly  8".  The  Anatofiiy  of  Inf.J^lity  :  Or,  Jn  Ex- 
 flic  at  ion  of  the  Nat  are  y  CanfeSy  Aggravations  and  Punifhmcnt  of  Unbelief, 
 ^vo.  A  Difcoiirfe  of  the  coming  of  Chrifi,  and  the  Influence  of  the  ExpeEia- 
 tion  of  it,  Svo.  Idea  Theologiae  tarn  ContemplativiE  quam  Aftivae 
 ad  formam  S.  Scripturce  delineata  ;  London.  1673.  /w  i2y.  Fhi- 
 lofophia  Generalis  in  duas  Partes  diiierminara  ;  una  de  Ortu  Sc  Pro- 
 grefTu  Philofophiae,  Sec.  Altera,  i.  De  Minoram  Gentium  Philof)- 
 phia  2.  De  9  Habiribus  Intelleilualibus  .  3.  De  Philofophiac  O.- 
 jefto;  London.  i6j6.  Svo.  A  Summary  of  the  two  Covenant  s  :  Prefix  >*. 
 to  Mr.  Strong's  Difcourfe  onthe  fame  Subjc^f.  He  hath  a/fo  a  Scrr/7on  in 
 the  Sup^lcm^nt  to  the  Morning  Excrcife  ^f  Cripplegare,  on  theln- 
 confiflency  of  the  Love  of  the  World  with  the  Love  of  God. 
 
 F  quainteJ 
 
66  The  tjecfed  or  Silenced  Mfyitfurs^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  quaintcd  him,  thac  in  removing  his  Goods  to  prefervc 
 them  from  the  Flames,  the  laft  Care  not  being  lull, 
 helook'd  al>ou:  him  in  a  hurry,  and  feeing  his  Desk, 
 caft  it  in,  to  help  make  up  a  Load  ;  which  he  was  not 
 a  little  pleas'd  to  hear.  Had  the  Papers  that  were  in 
 the  Desk  been  there  confum'd,  his  Ciurt  of  the  Gentiles 
 had  never  come  to  light. 
 
 Mr.  Jchn  Mllv^ttrd,  M.  A.  Fellow  o^  Corf  us  Chrifii 
 College.  He  was  aifo  turn'd  out  of  the  pleahmc  Living 
 of  Dr.! field  in  the  J^Vcft  Riding  of  Torkjlohe,  which  is 
 reckon'd  worth  300  I.  j)cr  Ajintrm.  There  is  a  Sermon 
 of  his  in  the  Snfpiement  to  the  Morning  Exercife  at  Crip- 
 flcgnte,  on  Loving  cur  Neighipouras  owjelvcs.  He  dyM 
 at  Ifllngton. 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  I{i/lcy,  M.  A.  Fellow  o'r  Pcmhoke^Collcge, 
 There  is  fome  Accountof  him  in  a  Preface  preiix'd  by- 
 Mr.  Hovae,  to  a  Trcatife  of  his,  intituled,  the  Cwfcd  Fn- 
 inily,  ^vo,  1700.  Lube  Univerlicy  he  pafs'd  his  time  as 
 a  Reclufe-;  and  after  his  Ejedlment,  heliv'd  as  obfcure- 
 ly  in  the  Coxmtry,  as  he  did  before  in  Oxen.  He  ra- 
 ther aim'd  at  acquiring  folid  ufcful  Knowledge,  and 
 Learning,  than  Fame:  and  was  contenred  rather  to 
 fhinc  to  himll'lf,  than  the  World.  His  little  Book  of 
 the  Curfe  belonging  to  Prayerlefs  Families,  fliews  him 
 to  have  been  a  valuable  Man. 
 
 Mr.  I^iert  Wccd^  Fellow  of  Lincoln- College  :  Who 
 was  afterwards  Teacher  of  the  Children  in  the  Blew- 
 Coat  Hofpital  of  Chrifi  Church  in  Lo7idon,  in  the  Art  of 
 Alathematicks  and  Navigation. 
 
 Mr.  Themes  jldnms,  M.  A.  Fellow  of  Brn:(eti~Ncfe 
 College.  He  performed  all  his  Exercifes  with  Applaufe  ; 
 and  being  generally  belov'd  for  his  Learning,  Piety, 
 Good  Humour,  and  Diligence,  he  pafs'd  through  all 
 Offices  which  one  of  his  {landing  could  be  capable  of. 
 As  Lcclurer-Dean,  (^c.  and  he  had  a  competent  num- 
 ber of  Pupils  under  his  Condudl.  Upon  his  Ejcdion, 
 lie  fettled  with  Sir  Samuel  jD72eSf  then  near  S^loj>  m 
 ShrcfJJ'irc,  but  who  afterwards  liv'd  near  Northrimpon, 
 and  in  Oxfcrdjhire  ;  and  was  very  ufeful  in  the  Family. 
 He  was  afrerv^ards  Chaplain  to  the  Right  Honourable 
 the   Countcfs  Dowdger  of  Clare,  which  Scaiion  he   the 
 
 rather 
 
in  the  Vmverjity  ^/OXFORD.  67 
 
 rather   choib,  thac   he  might  the  more  eahly  converfe  Vol.  II. 
 with  his  two  Brothers  who  liv'd  in  London,  of  which  ^/"V^*^ 
 Mv.  Richard  A:Ums   (mentioned   before   as  Ejected  in  .  ^^  ^^^^^ 
 that  City)  was  one.  t  His  Labours  in  that  Honourable  ^^y/.^„. 
 Family,    by   his  Catechizing  and  weekly   Preaching  proteftanc 
 were  very  acceptable.     He  Dy'd  on  Dec,  1 1.  1670.         Union  : 
 
 Or,  Prin- 
 ciples of  Religion,  torvhichEngViih  Proteflants  agree,  in  2  Sheets.  And 
 the  Main  Principles  ofChrifiian  Religion  in  107  jhort  Articles  or  Apkorifms; 
 co^ifrni'd  by  the  Corifo7i.ant  DoBrine  recorded  in  the  Articles  and  Homilies  ef 
 the  Church  of  Enghnd'j  Lend.  1675.  8vo.    A  very  Ufsful  Work, 
 
 Mr.  John  Jolmfony  M.  A.  Fellow  of  Nsvo-Colhgez 
 Who  Preach'd  and  Publifli'd  a  Funeral  Sermon  for 
 Mr.  Stephen  Chnmod^^.  Some  call'd  him  Ben  Johnfon  for 
 his  Poetical  Fancy.  He  was  a  good  Philologiil,  and 
 ftudicd  much  the  Egyptian  Hierogliphicks.  He  dy'd  in 
 or  near  the  City  of  London,  where  he  affeCted  to  live 
 rerir'd. 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Cornifh,  B.  D.  Who  mig-htliave  been  crea- 
 ted Dodlor   of  Divinity,    but   refused.     As  freely  as 
 Jf-^^c^refledlsupon  him  for  a  Puling  Preacher  at  Oxford 
 there   were   many  Scholars  who  were  very  Thankful 
 to  GOD  and  him  for  his   publick  Sermons  there,  both 
 before  the  V/ar,   and  after  thac  that  City  was  furren- 
 dred  to  the  Parliament.    He  was  Cation  oiChrifi  Church 
 but  difplac'd  by  King  Charles's  CommaiTioners.     He  af- 
 terv/ards  liv'd  with  that  Pious  Knight  Sir  Philip  Har- 
 courty  of  Stanton-H-trc^wt    iu    Oxford/hire,    Preaching 
 Occafionally  about  tlie  Country  and  in  the  City  of  0-v- 
 ford.     In  1690,    He  fettled  at  Biccfter^  a  Market  Town 
 in  the  fame  County,     lyocd  fuits  his  Venom  very  freely 
 faying,  Stich  v;>ns  the  Poor  Spirit  of  the  Per/071 ,  tJj^tt  being 
 /thcut  80  Tears  Oidy  he  Preach' d  there  in  a   Barn  for  Profit 
 fa!{c,    to  filly  H^^omcn,  and  other  cbflinate  People.     But  I, 
 who  had  the  Happinels  of  being  at  that  time  well  ac- 
 guainted  with  him,  can  atteft.  That  he  was  a  Man  of  a. 
 usry  Ge7ierciis  and  Publick^Spirtt.     I   never  yet  met  with 
 tnore   Sincerity,  more  Eminent  Piety,  more  Cordial 
 Love  to  GOD  and  Man,  than  was  difcerniblc  in  him. 
 It  was  rhe  Good  cf  Souls,  and  the    Service  of  his   Mafler 
 he  aim'd  ar.     As  for  Profic,  he  was  above  it  :    He  had 
 
 F  z  an 
 
68  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MimJierSj?^Q, 
 
 Vol.  II.  ^^  Eftate  of  his  own.  Neither  was  his  Income  from 
 his  People  great.  And  as  for  them,  I  found  them  as 
 Intelligent,  AVeli-rcmpcr'd,  Judicions  and  Loving  a 
 People  as  a  Minifter  necddcfireto  live  amongft.  The 
 Good  Old  Gentleman  was  as  tender  of  them  as  their 
 Common  Father,  and  they  carry'd  it  with  the  Refpedl 
 and  Tendernefs  of  Children  to  him  :  And  Vital  Re- 
 ligion exceedingly  fiouriih'd  amongft.  them.  He  \<^h 
 this  for  a  Better  Life  Dcc.\%.  1698.  in  the  Eighty 
 Ninth  Year  of  his  Age.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was 
 Preach'd  by  a  Worthy  Conforming  Clergy- man  Mr. 
 Jc'b7i  Olyjfc  Re  dor  of  DuvJon  in  the  County  of  Buckj, 
 In  which  he  declares  he  had  always  obferv'd  in  him, 
 Agre^it  Kjnd-ncfs  ayid  Benignity  of  Difpofitio'n,  joynd  with 
 nn  undijfcmhled  Integrity  and  Vprightnefs^  whereby  he 
 ■plainly  difccvei''d  that  he  wifbd  well  to  all  Men,  and  re- 
 joyed  in  all  Mens  Welfare  and  Happinejs^  and  was  glad 
 vphe-n  he  cculd  any  ways  Vrcmote  it.  He  had  a  great  Cnlm- 
 nejs  in  his  own  Temper,  hut  was  forward  and  fervent  in 
 Spirit  in  the  Service  of  his  God.  And  his  long  and  con- 
 tinud  Lahciir  in  it,  even  to  Extream  Old  Age,  is  a  great 
 Jyifiance  cfhis  Delight  in  it,  of  his  Pious  T^al  for  the  pro- 
 moting of  E^ligicn,  and  his  Enrncft  Defjre  of  the  Eternal 
 Welfare  of  Men,  He  was  one  of  eminent  Piety,  of  exat} 
 Walking,  of  an  Healing  Spirit,  and  full  of  Love  to  God 
 and  good  Men  cf  Different  Denominations,  He  was  not 
 for  a  Wr/ingli?:g  or  I)iffutntivc  Divinity,  which  tends  to 
 Gender  Strife,  hut  for  plain  Practical  Godlinefs  in  its 
 Life  and  Power,  ^c.  This  Worthy  Man's  Candour 
 occafion'd  the  Pubiiihing  of  a  Pamphlet,  full  ot  An- 
 gry Reflexions,  when  yet  the  Truth  of  his  Charailer 
 was  frankly' own*d,  and  could  not  be  deny'd.  Mr. 
 Olyjfe  made  a  very  Handfome  and  Ingenuous  Reply, 
 in  a  Preface  to  his  Sermon,  which  had  it  not  been  for 
 thole  Rcfledions,  had  not  feen  the  Light.  However 
 both  the  Sermca  and  Refiedions  on  it  contain  a  full 
 Vindication  of  the  Memory  of  Mr.  Corivfo,  from  the 
 111  natur'd  Infinuations  of  yf/2r.  ^  Wood. 
 
 Mr.  John  T-rrMghton,  B.  A.  Fellow  cf  St.  Johns  Col- 
 lege. After  his  Ejedion  he  retired  to  Bicefier,  where 
 be  privately  taught  Academical  Learning  :  And  after 
 the  Indulgence  in  1671,  he  us'd  often  to  Preach  in  O.v- 
 ford  -.^nd  yet  Wccdlus  a  good  Word  for  him,  atwli'ch 
 
 wer 
 
in  the  Vmverfity  ^/  O  X  F  O  R  D.  69 
 
 we  may  well  be  furpriz'd.  *  He  fays,  Tha^  tho*  he  had  been  Vol.  II. 
 Blind,  which  was  occ^fiond  by  the  SmalUFcx  when  he  was  ^->'~V"Vwf 
 Four  Tears  Old ;  yet  he  was  a  good  School- Divine  and    *  Hihath 
 MeraDhyfician,  and   was  much  commended  while  imvritten 
 the  Univcrdty  for  his  Dirpuradons  :     And  that  he  was  ^2;^  pub- 
 refpccfled  by,  and  maintain'd  an  Amicable  Correfpon- ^^7^  ^i^?  Luo 
 dcnce  with,  fome  of  the  Conformable  Clergy,  becaufe  L    f."^- 
 of  his  great  Knowledge  and  Moderation.     He  dy'd  at^"'/^" 
 Oxford  Aug.  20.   1 68 1,  Aged 44.  ThVp^o- 
 
 teftant 
 Dociirine  of  Juftllicarlon  by  Falthonly  vladlc?.ted,  &c.  intwo Parts, 
 2  rol.  8vo.  A  Letter  to  a  Friend  touching  God's  Providence  about 
 Sinful  A^^ions  ;  in  Anfxoer  to  a  Letter,  intitukd.  The  Reconcileable- 
 nefs  of  God's  Prefcience,  &c.  Lond.  1678.  Popery  the  Grand  A- 
 poftacy  :  Beiiig  the  fubjiance  of  fome  Sermons  on  i  ThefT.  2.  from  'vrr. 
 I,,  to  I  2.  ATI  Apology  for  the  Nonconformiflis,  fhcwing  their  Rea- 
 fons  both  for  their  not  Conforming,  and  for  their  Preaching  pub- 
 lickly,  tho'  forbidden  by  Law.  With  an  Anfveerto  Dr.  StillingfleetV 
 ^ermon,  and  his  Defence  ofitj  ^to.  l(58i. 
 
 Mr.  Humphry  Gunter,  M.  A.  Caftout  from  his  Pel- 
 lowfliip  in  Magdalen  College,  He  was  one  of  conljde- 
 rable  Learning,  and  particularly  well  skill'd  in  the 
 Eaftern  Languas^es.  He  had  a  peculiar  Talent  in  ex- 
 pounding Scripture.  He  never  ccas'd  to  preach  twice 
 <2very  Lord's  Day  ;  no  not  in  times  of  the  greateft  dan- 
 ger. He  was  for  fome  years  very  ufeful  as  a  Tutor,  to 
 fome  young  Gentlemen  in  private  Families  in  Berkjhire, 
 
 and    Oxfrd/hire  5  particularly  to  Punch  of  Pufcy^ 
 
 Efq;  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Wifdom  :  One  who  not 
 only  order'd  his  own  Family  Aftars  with  D?fcretion,  bun 
 who  was  alfo  vcrv  fuccefsfal  in  preventing  or  making 
 up  Breaches  in  the  Neighbourhood  where  he  liv'd  ;  and 
 he  was  much  Ibught  to  and  valu'd  upon  that  Account. 
 His  Preaching  was  Solid  and  Judicious,  and  yet  had  a 
 juft  mixture  of  the  Affectionate  part.  He  was  one  of 
 moderate  Principles,  and  an  Healing  Spirit  in  Ecclefi^ 
 .aftical  Matters.     He  dy'd  Aug.  23d  1 691. 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Hlckjnan,  B.  D.  Fellow  of  Magdalen-Col- 
 kge,  and  a  Celebrated  Preacher  in  Oxford.  A  Smarc 
 Difputant,  and  a  man  of  excellent  General  Learning. 
 After  he  was  Ejedted,  he  liv'd  for  fome  time  privately 
 if)  ffirceftcrjhirc^  Preaching  only  now  and  then  ^  and 
 F  3  was 
 
yo         The  EjeBedor  Sileric'^dMimJlirSj  &:c. 
 
 *  He  hath  WIS  afterwards  Minifter  of  the  £wj;///fe  Congregation  at 
 rorittenfe-  L^ydcn  in  Hollcnd,  where  he  was  generally  much  efteem'd 
 'ueral         ^.iid  refpecftcd.  *  Hc  iiv'd  ro  a  Good  Old  Age,  anddy^d 
 learned      there  about  the  time  of  the  Revolution. 
 TraEis.    A 
 
 Juffification  of  the  Fathers  and  Schoolmen,  fi)cwl?ig  that  they  are?2ot 
 felf'condemnd  for  denying  the  Pojiti'vity  of  Sin:  j^gaivjl  M/.  Thomas 
 Pierce,  8x'&.  1659.  Laudenfium  Apcftafia  .-  Shewingthat  many  Divines 
 are  fallen  o^f  from  the  Doclrine  receivd  in  the  Church  0/ England,  4to. 
 s66o.  Apologia  pro  Mlnifcris  in  Anglia  vulgo  Nonconformiftis, 
 ^/;.  15^2.  Aug.  24.  die  Bartholomceo  dlfto,  ejedls,  &c.  izs.  i66j^. 
 Bonafus  Vapulans  :  Or,  Some  Caftigations  given  to  Mr.  John  Du" 
 rsl,  Svo.  1(572.  Animadverfions  on  Dr.  Hey  tins  Quinquarticular  Hi- 
 fl:ory,  ^-vo.  1673.  The  Believers  duty  towards  the  Spirit,  8vo.  16$^, 
 The  Nonconformifts  vindicated  from  the  abufesput  upon  them  by- 
 Mr.  Durelznd.  Mx.  Scrinjener  ;  with  fome  Remarks  upon  the  Celebra- 
 ted Conference  at  Ha7npto7i'Coiirtj  B'vo,  J  679.  Speculum  Shedockia- 
 niim  i  L>ei7jgfom£Stri5l-u:-es  on  the  Books  of  Dr.  Sherlock. 
 
 Mr.  Jchn  Foyntcr^  Canon  of  Chrifl-Church.  A  Grave 
 Preacher :  eileem'd  a  Man  of  confiderable  worth. 
 
 Mr.  Tf^lllinyn  Scgnry,  Student  of  Chrifi-CJmrch,  A 
 good  Difpurant.  V/hen  he  left  Oxford^  he  retir'd  intp 
 the  Country,  and  raughr  School,  and  dy'd  very  Old. 
 
 Mr.  TViiH^m  Tf^ocdvodrdy  of  the  fame  College :  Of 
 whom  I  can  get  no  Intelligence. 
 
 Mr.  Stnjfc-rd,  M.  A.  Of  whom  alfo  I  know  no  more 
 than  that  hg;  was  Ejetiled  from  the  lame  College. 
 
 Mr.  Coofcr,  M.  A,  was  caft  ou  from  his  Fellowfaip 
 of  Mdgdalcn-Collegs. 
 
 Mr.  George  Porter^  B.  D.  He  was  Canon  of  Chrifi^ 
 Church,  and  Proclor  of  the  Univerfity  m  the  Second 
 Year  of  Dr.  Owens  Vice-Chancellorfhip  :  But  in  6z  he 
 was  caft  out  from  his  Fellowfliip  in  M/igdalen-CoUege.  He 
 was  one  of  good  Learning,  great  Gravity,  Integrity, 
 Seif-deniai  and  Charity.  In  the  matter  of  Church- 
 Government  he  was  a  fori;  of  aninterpendent.  He  held 
 a  GovernM  an  da  Worfliipping  Church  to  be  one  and  the 
 fame  ;  tho'  fuch  a  Church  might  be  more  or  lefs  ex- 
 tended.    He  apprehended  that  fuch  a  Church  had  a 
 
 rightfvJ 
 
m  the  Vmverfitj  ^/OXFORD.         "71 
 
 rightful  Power  cochoofe  her  own  Officers  :  That  Mini-  Vol,  II. 
 fters  ought  to  be  let  r^part  to  their  Sacied  Office  with  ^/^y"^ 
 Fading  and  Prayer,  and  Impofition  of  Hands  :  That 
 a  Minifter  ad:s  ?is  God's  Officer,    when    he  performs 
 Miailteriai    ACls   beyond  the  bounds  of  his  particular 
 Charge,  ^c.    But  he  could  not  approve  that  the  Ruling 
 of  Church  Affairs  Oiouid  be  by  Popular  Suftragc ;  or 
 that  the  People  fnould  govern  their  Offi.cers.     And  yec 
 he  held  that  the  People  had  jufl:  Pvights  and  Privileges 
 that  muft  not  in  the  leaft  be  infring'd ;  and  that  there- 
 fore, the   due  Satlsfadtion  of  the  Church  would   and 
 OKgh:  to  be   fougnc  by  every  wife  and  juft  Governor. 
 In  a  wcrd,  he  held  that   it  was  the  Paftors  or  Eiders 
 part  to  Pvule,  and  the  Peoples  part  to  Obey  ;  but  both 
 in  the  Lord.     He   took,  notice  that  this   was    Thrice 
 Commanded  in  one  Chapter,  Hcb.  13.  7,  17,  24.     Ke 
 was  greatly  pleas"d   with  thart  little  Pamphlet   of  Mr. 
 Gihs'FWmln,  Intituled,  VVjighty  Oucftlo7is  Dija^fid.  To 
 fuch  as  thought  it    a  dilcovcry   of  their  Learnings  to 
 make  ufe  of  high  llov^'n  Expreffions  in  their  Sermons, 
 he  would  fay,  Learning  did  not  confift  in  hard  Vv^ords 
 but  Depth  of  Matter.  He  was  of  aMelanchcly  Conftiru- 
 rion,  which  ibmctimes  prevail'd  to  iuch  a  Degree,  thac     - 
 for  feveral  Years  he  h;^d  little  Comfortable  Enjoymenc 
 of  his  Friends,  him.felf,  orchis  God  :  But  at  length  he 
 had  Comfort.    He  relidcdfcrfomc  time  at  Lcxves'm  Suf- 
 JrXy  and  afterv/ards 'freely  preach'd  the  Gofpel  zi  Eaji^ 
 Bourn  in  the'  fame  County,  near  the  Place  of  his  Nati- 
 vity.    He  was  at  laft  Pallor  of  a  Church  at  dare  in  Svf- 
 filk.;  where  he  dy'd  in  July  16^ j.  in.  the  74th  Year  of 
 his  Age.  ■    He  was  a  very  Devout  Man,  and  had  a  due 
 Refped  both  to  the  Subftance  and    Circumftances  of 
 Vi''orfliip.     While    Publick  Prayer  was   perfcrm'd  by 
 ethers,  he  would  not  fit  but  ftand  in  his  Pev/,  or  kneel 
 on  his  Seat.      On  Fafting  Days  tho'  he  did  not  appear 
 Sordid,  he  would   not  wear  his  Be/u.     At  vSacranienrs, 
 tho'  he  was  naturally  Melancholy,  he  flicw'd  a  Chear- 
 fulnefs  of  Countenance  becoming  fuch  a  Feaft.     He 
 would  fpeak  of  a  Common  Sleeper  at  Sermons,  as  of  a 
 Comm.on  Swearer  or  Drunkard. 
 
 Mr.  '^^jncs  j4poiirft,   M.  A.  was   alfo  Ejcded  from  a 
 FcUowfliip  in  Mngd-nlcn-Collcge.    He  was  a  ferious  good 
 Man,    who  preach'd   ^'  NQxvingtGii  Green  mar  Lcndon, 
 F  4  as  . 
 
72  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Mintjhrs^    &C. 
 
 Vol.  11.    as  he  had  oppcrcuniry,  Mil  God  was  pleas'd  ro  call  him 
 ihcncc  to  hisEcernal  Reft. 
 
 Mr.  Thcmas  Crittenden,  M.  A.  was  alfo  Fellow  of 
 Mi^.gdnlens.  He  afterwards  marry'd  Mr.  Salmons 
 Daughrcrat  Hackney  :  where  by  Praying,  c^c.  he  afFift- 
 ed  his  hiozhcv  Salmof?y  in  her  grear  Boarding-Schcol  ; 
 Preaching  as  often  as  he  had  Oppcrcunicy.  Aud  there 
 he  o)'d  feveral  Years  iince. 
 
 Mr.  K^entijh  was  Chaplain  at  M^gdnlcj-'s  :  But  whe- 
 ther it  was  he  who  afterwards  was  EjeClcd  in  Hrrmp- 
 Jhire^  I  don't  certainly  know. 
 
 Mr.  John  Gipfs,  M.  A.  The  Son  of  Mr.  GccrgcGlpps^ 
 one  of  the  AfTembly  of  Divines.  He  was  firft  ciSidney- 
 College  in  Cnrr.hridge,  but  afterwards  remov'd  to  Oxen, 
 and- was  one  of  the  Chaplains  in  Mrtgdnlen-Collcge.  Up- 
 on the  Rcftauration  he  was  oblig'd  to  leave  Oxford^  and 
 came  to  London,  and  refided  for  lome  time  at  Sion- 
 College.  Afterwards  he  went  to  Montpelicr  m  Frnnce  for 
 his  Health;  but  dy'd  in  London  of  an  Ulcer  in  his 
 Lungs,  An.  1669. 
 
 Mr.  Stcughtcn,  Fellow  of  Keva-College.  After  his 
 Ejcclinent  he  went  to  New-Engidnd,  where  he  jiv'd  in 
 B^'fton,  in  great  Eftcem  and  RcpuftMon,  being  a  Prin- 
 cipal Alan  in  the  Governm.ent  there. 
 
 Mr.  John  fPhitrvick,  Fellow  of  St.  Johns.  He  liv'd 
 for  fome  time  on  the  fmall  Stock  he  had  left,  and  after- 
 wards officiated  as  Chaplain  in  Ibme  Private  Families  j 
 but  was  often  reduc'd  to  great  Straits. 
 
 Mr.  Co7ivpay  and  Mr.  Sprhit  0^  T^Ugdrdeji-HalL 
 
 Mr.  John  Singleton,  M.  A.  was  tiirn'd  out  of  his 
 Students  Place  in  Chrift-Church  by  the  Commimoners 
 in  1660,  when  he  had  continu'd  there  8  Years.  Bat 
 afterwards  he  fpent  many  Years  in  the  City  g{  Coventry , 
 flnd  then  came  to  the  City  o{  London,  where  he  was  pa- 
 ftdr  of  a  Congregation.  He  hath  a  Sermon  in  the  Conti- 
 nuation of  the  Morning  Exndje  ^xc,  on  Jhc  beji  vony  to 
 
 f 
 
in  the  Vmverjity  t?/  OXFORD.  yj 
 
 freparc   to    meet  God  in  the  Way    of  his   Judgments     or  Voll.  II. 
 Mercies.  ^y^s/""^ 
 
 Mr.  Thomns  Cavoton  *,  Son  of  Mf.  Thomas  Cavototiy  who  *  ^11  that 
 was  Minifter  of  St.  Bartholomews  behind  the  I^yal  Ex-  he  hath 
 change^  and  was  forc'd  to  fly  into  Holland  for  his  Con-  extant  is, 
 cern  in  that  call'd  Lovers  Plot,  He  was  inftru^":ed  in  the  ^i^r^rca- 
 Hebrcw,  Syriack  and  Arabick  Tongues,  at  letter damV^?^^"^^^ 
 by   Mv.  Robert  Sherringham.     He   was    afterwards  fet- K^^^^f^ 
 tied    in  the   Univerfity  of  Vtrecht,    where  he   ^Fnt -^^^  p?if ^ 
 3  Years  in  Academical^  Learnings  and  then  came  into  f^pi^jA^  °" 
 England^  and  was  admitted  into  Mer  ton-Co  liege,  where  Theorcti- 
 he  was  much  efteem'd  and  refpeded  for  his  admirable  c^,  printed 
 Knowledge  in  the  Oriental  Tongues.     The  Aleafurcs^rUrrecht 
 taken  in  1662,  obiig'd  him  to  leave  the  Univerfity  ;  but  ^^nd  alfa 
 he  was  ordain'd  by  the  Bifliop  oi  Oxford  in  ii56o  or  ^^fputa- 
 1661  ;  and  afterwards  became  Chaplain  in  Sin  Anthony  ^^^  ^^ 
 Irby's  Family  at  M^eflminfter,  where  he  continu'd  till  y*^.^°"® 
 1665,  when  the  Peftilence  obliging  Sir  Anthony  tore-w'^'^^^ 
 move  his  Family  to  Bofton  in  Lincolnjhiye,  ("the  Air  of -NToy-^ 
 which  Place  had  been  very  difagreeable  to  Mr.  Caveton,  ftiment*^" 
 when  he  had  b^en  there  with  the  Family  two  Years  be- 4/^.  j^- ' 
 forej  he  was  neceffitated  to  leave  them  j  and  immedi-The  Life 
 ately  was  taken  by  my  Lady  Armin  to  be  her  Chap- and  Death 
 lain.     He  gathcrd  the  Congregation  of  DifTenters  in  of  his  Fa- 
 the  City  oi  J^Vcftmiiificr,  to  whom  hecontinu'd  Preach- fhcr  Mr. 
 ing  as  long  as  his  Strength  would  permit  •  notwich- ^'^''^^■*' 
 ftanding  that  he  mSt  with  much  oppofition.     Upon  his^'*^^^''' 
 Death-Bed  he  told  one  of  his  People,  that  he  could  not  ^^^'^^f^. 
 tell  of  any  one  that  he  thought  fo  proper  for  them  after  ^--1?^  ^ 
 hisDcccafe,  as  a  certain  Minifter  in  Nerthi^mptonfhire,^^^^^^* 
 that  had  written  againft  Mr.  Sherlock^ ;  meaning  Mr,  Al-  ty  of  de/ll 
 fopf  whoadually  was  his  vSuccelTor  in  the  Congregati-ringwith- 
 on.     He  dy'd  April  the  loth  1677,  Aged  about  40/and  cue  en- 
 had  two  Funeral  Sermons  preach'd  for  him  .-  One  by  deavour- 
 Mr.   Hurfij    and   another   by  Mr,  Nathaniel  Vincent  il^g  to  oh« 
 Which  are  both  pubiifli'd  ;  to  which  the  Reader  is  re-  !^^^"  ^^^e 
 ferr'd  for  his  particular  Charadter.  death  of 
 
 the  Up- 
 right, ^m 
 
 Mr.  John  Thompfon,    M.  A.     Native  of    Dcrchefler,^^'^^' 
 Was  Student  of  Chrift-Church   at  the  Return  of  King 
 Charles,      He  had  fpent  9  Years  in   Oxford,  and  was 
 well  cileem'd  for  i^earning  and   Ver.tue  by  his  Con- 
 temporaries. 
 
74  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Mtmjiers^  &-C. 
 
 He  was  as  willing  to  have  kept  his  Place 
 as  orhcrs,  if  he  could  but  with   a  fafe  Conicience  have 
 Conform'd.     *  He  Scudy'd  the  Pointf.  in   Debate  with 
 great  deliberation,  conversed  freely  with  fuch  as  were 
 moft  likely   to  add   to  his  Light,  and  feriouily  look'd 
 O;-,  ^ip  ^^Q^  diredkion,  and  upon  the  whole  could  not  be  fa- 
 A  juftAc-^jg^y'^  to  comply  wiih  what  w'as  requir'd  of  him,  for 
 th^T  ^     fcarot  oifcnding  God.  Thereupon  he  quitted  the  Uni- 
 pnfon-"    "^^^^'^y»  3nd   all  hope  of  Preferment,  and  return'd   to 
 riept' and  ^^''^^"A'%  ^"*^  ^PP^Y*  himielf  Diligently  to  the  Study 
 Death    oF<^^f  t)ivinity  :  After  fome  time  marrying  the  Daughter 
 J.  Thcmp-oiWonh)' Mt.  B:n^  the  ejccfted  Minifter  of  that  Place, 
 fon,^  Con-  he  often  preach'd  for  him  among  his  People  with  great 
 venri-       Acceptance.    Anno.  i6']Oy   upon  the  Call  of  a  Con^rc- 
 <^^-  '»        gation  in  B'-lftol^  he  remov'd  to  that  City  with  hisiFa- 
 rreacher  j-Qfiy^  where  he  laid  out  himfelf  in  the  Difcharge  of  his 
 ,,7f'''     ^^•'^i^^^^''^^  Work,  Preaching  ftatcdly  thrice  a  AVcek  ; 
 Ke^lv  /    ^"^  ^^^^  harmlefsandunblameable  in  his  Converfation; 
 it     Both  ^'^"^  being  able  to  lay  any  thing  to  h!§  Charge  but  his 
 pr;w/f^ /w  Nonconformity.     In  the    Year    167^,  he   was  Appre- 
 1675. 4to.hended  upon  the  Corporation  Ad:,  and  carry'd  before 
 the  Mayor,  at  whofe  Houfe  he  found  the  Bifliop  of  the 
 Diocefs,  and  feveral  Juitices,  who  treated  him  rough- 
 ly, d)c.  which  he  bore  with  great  Meckncfs.    Pvefiiiing 
 to  take  the  Oxford  Oath,  he  was  committed  to  Goal. 
 He  was  committed  F(?/'?'.   loth,  and  about  the  25th  of 
 the  fame  Month,  began  to  be  indifpos'd.     Confuldng  a 
 Phyfician,  he  feeing  a   Fever  comiog  on,    advifcd  to 
 Endeavours  in  order  to  a  Removal  into   a  convenient 
 Chamber  ;  that  where  he  was,  being   annov'd   by  a 
 laafty  Jakes,  beiides  other  Inconveniencics.     Hereupon 
 a  Perfon  of  Quality  w^cnt  to  the  Sheriifs,  and  ofier'd  a 
 Bond  of  500/.  for  Security,  if  his  Removal  maight  be 
 aliow'd  of,  into  a  more  Commodious  Place,  during  the 
 continuance  of  his  Sicknefs.     There   was   Application 
 alfo  to  the  BlGiop,  but  no  Removal  could  be  obtain'd. 
 Being   forcM   there- to  ly  Languifning,  he  wanted  not 
 for  any  Convenience  or  Help  the  Place  w^ould  alford, 
 but  continued  till  March  the  4th,  and  then  expir'd.    He 
 was  Chearfui  in  his  Sicknefs,  and    very  well  fatisfy'd 
 in  his  Sufferings,  and  the  Caufe  of  them.  He  dcclar'dy 
 That  he  f rem  his  Hertrt  fargnvr,  his  Enemies  ;  and  that  ho 
 Jloould  rejo)C(;  to  m"et  thofe  in  Heaven^  who  had  treated  him 
 i-o  if  be  vpcrc  ?vt  Ht  to  Uvs  on  Earthy     A  iirdc  before  he 
 ■     ■         "  '  dy-d 
 
fn  the  Vmverfity  (?/  O  X  F  0  R  D.  75 
 
 dy'd  he  thus  cxprclVd  himiclf ;  As  for  wy  Bonds,  I  bujs  Vci.  II. 
 God  ftr  them  :  And  if  I  had  kriown  when  I  came  in  that  I  ' 
 Jhculd  die  here^  I  would  have  dene  no  cthermjs  than  I  ha've 
 done.  The  time  will  coyne  when  I  JJoall  be  feed  from  the 
 A/perfion  of  Faciic7t.  He  breath'd  his  Laft  while  Mr. 
 TVeehj  (who  was  Miniftcr  of  another  Conprcgauicn  in 
 the  City  of  Brifiol,  and  then  his  Fcllow-Prifoner)  was 
 by  Pravcr  commending  his  Soul  into  the  Hands  oi  Jc- 
 fus  Chrift. 
 
 Mr.  Jonathan  Gcdard,  Warden  of  Men  en  ;  a  Phyfi- 
 cian  of  great  Knowledge  and  Experience.  He  dy'd 
 fuddenly  in  TVocd-Jlrcet  in  London. 
 
 Mr.  Allen,  M.  A.  It tWo^  c{  Kew  College.  "Who  fome- 
 time  after  his  being  Ejected,  remov'd  to  his  Relations 
 in  Neiv-England,  where  he  liv'd  in  good  Reputation. 
 
 Mr.  Hitchcock^,  M.  A.  Fellow  of  Lincoln-College  :  Be- 
 came afterwards  a  Counfeilor  at  Law,  and  liv'd  ac 
 Hackjiey,  and  attended  the  Miniftry  of  the  Nonconfor* 
 
 mifts.    .  .  - 
 
 Mr.  Pantcn  g{ All-Souls,  M.  A.  Soon  after  hisEjed-' 
 ment  he  travei'd  into  France^  and  afterwards  pradtis'd 
 Phyfickhere  in  London,  conftantly  adhering  to  the  Korj- 
 
 conformifts. 
 
 Mr.  S/iyer,  M.  A.  of  Corpus-Chrijli,  fubjed  to  Me- 
 lancholy. He  was  afterwards  Chaplain  to  Sir  ff^illiam 
 Waller, 
 
 Mr.  Thomdi  Brace  of  St.  Johns,  B.  D.  Was  noted 
 for  a  good  Preacher  in  the  Univerlity,  and  afterwards 
 about  iVeflminJier  ;  where  he  preached  privately  among 
 his  Friends,  who  had  a  refpcd  for  him. 
 
 Dr.  Philip  Stephens,  M.  D.  A  very  ierlous  good 
 Man.  He  was  reckoned  a  great  Hcrbaiift  ;  and  joyn'd 
 with  ^v,  William  Brown  in  Publliliing  Catalcgus  Hortt 
 Botanici  Oxonicnfis  ^j  Printed  at  Oxtn.  ^vo.  1658, 
 
 Mr.  Richard  jrhitcway,  M\A.  V  Mow  of  Exeter. CoU 
 k^e.  An  accompiifii'd  Scholar,  and  of  uncommon  Piety, 
 
 When 
 
y6  The  Ejethd  or  Siletic'^d  Mimjlersj  &rc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  "When  the  'Bnrtholomsw  kt\  had  Ejedted  him,  he  retir'd 
 into  Devon  his  Native  Countrey,  and  was  taken  in  by 
 Sir  John  Mnynard  for  his  Domeltick  Chaplain,  anddy'd 
 in  his  Family  of  the  Small  Pox,  fome  few  weeks  after, 
 
 Bjchard  Ingkt^  M.  A.  and  Fellow  of  Exeter  ^College, 
 Born  near  Chid  ley  in  Devon,  When  outed  of  his  Fellow- 
 fhip,  he  apply'd  himlejfto  the  ftudy  of  Phylick,  and 
 PraCl"c'd  it  in  Plimoiirh  with  good  Siiccels.  He  broke 
 a  Vein  as  he  was  riding  to  vilit  a  Patient  in  the  Coun- 
 trey, which  occafion'd  his  Death,  In  his  Sicknefs,  he 
 was  at  iirft  under  trouble  of  Mind:  But  by  frequcni: 
 Conference  with  a  Pious  Minifter,  it  pleas'd  God  to 
 recover  him  to  a  full  Conapodire,  and  he  dy'd  with 
 gond  Hope  through  Grace  of  Eternal  Life. 
 
 Neither  muft  I  forget  that  Excellent  Perfbn  John 
 Conant  D.  D.  Redor  of  Exeter^Collcn,  who  having 
 been  one  of  the  Commiflioners  at  the  Savoyy  left  his 
 Place  in  1662,  and  continu'd  a  Noncontormift  Seven 
 Years  or  thereabouts,  and  at  laft  conform'd,  and  be- 
 came a  Minifter  in  Noythnrnpon.  But  his  Teniper  was 
 fo  li!  e  that  of  his  Ejcd:ed  Brethren,  and  he  preach  d 
 with  that  Plainnefs,  afid  that  Care  ro  ar>prove  hiirfjif 
 £0  the  Ccnfc:enccs  of  aW,  that  both  by  fuch  as  were  in 
 the  Church,  and  fuch  zs  were  out  of  it,  he  was  gene- 
 rally rank'd  with  the  Presbyterians  all  iiis  Days.  He 
 publi'h'd  nothing  in  his  Life-time,  but  his  Sermcn? 
 have  been  jub'illi'd  (ince  his  Death,  in  5  Vol.  in  8v#. 
 
 N.  B.  I  here  omit  Mr.  Edvaard  Terry,  Fellow  pf 
 XJniverfity -Co liege,  becaufe  I  mention  him  in  Middle/ex 
 where  the  Uniformity  Ad^  Ejccfted  him  :  And  Mr.  Hmn- 
 fhrey  Philips,  tho'  he  aifdwas  here  taken  notice  of  in  the 
 former  Fxiition,  is  now  omitted,  becaufe  he  is  mention'd 
 in  Dor/ctJJoire,  where  he  was  laft  caft  out.  Neither 
 have  I  now  taken  notice  here  of  Mr.  Hd}7d  of  Ncvp^ 
 College^  as  I  did  before,  becaule  I  underftand  ^e  after- 
 wards Conform'd,  And  could  I  have  had  Intelligence 
 that  any  others  ciid  (0,  they  aifo  had  been  ornitted. 
 
 1^ 
 
tn  the  Vmverftty  (?/  C  A  M  B  R  I D  G  E.     77 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 
 In  the  Vnlverfity  of  Cambridge. 
 
 Dr.  Anthony  Huckjity*,  Maftcr  oi'^ujohni  College,  and  ^.^^  £.^' 
 Regius  Profeflbr  of  Diviniiy.    He  was  the  Son  of  Mr.  r^r  r  JJ^' 
 Tuckriey,  Minifter  ofKjrtcn  3  Miles  from  Bofton  in  Lin-  j-^^n  p^^^ 
 colnjhirc  :  He  was  born  in  Sept.  1659.  and  bred  in  Ema-  ces :  As 
 nuei-Coliege  in   this  Univerlity.     Whea  he    had   taken  Death 
 the  Degree  of  Maftcr  of  Arts,  he  for  awhile  left  the  Difarm'd: 
 College,    and  became  Houfhold  Chaplain  10  the  then  Of>  The 
 Earl  of  L/wco///.     But  being  afterwards  chofen  Fellow  ^^^^^ 
 of  his   College,  he  return'd   thither   again,  and  conti-       .'°Y^r 
 nu'd  there  till  afrer  his  commencing  B.uchelor   in  Di-  ^^  ^"       " 
 vinlty.     In  this  time  he  was  a  molt  diligent  and  ^o"- the  Fune- 
 Iciencious   Tutor  ;   having   many  for  his  Pupils,  who  ^gi   q£ 
 afterwards prov'd  eminently  ufcfulboth  in  Church  and  Dr.  H///. 
 State  ;  among  others  ti:n)y  Marquifs  o{ Dorchefier^  and  i(Jj4,. 
 his  Brother  Mv.PViUiam  Pienepont   that  great  Statef- Balm  of 
 man  ;  and  they  retain'd  a  great  Honour  for  him  to  his  G//^^^  for 
 Dying-day.     He  left  the  Univerfity  upon  the  invitation  ^^^ 
 of  the   Vcov\^  oi  Bofton  in  his  Native  Countrey,  upoa  ^°"""^ 
 whole  Solici:ario«i  he  became  Aififtant  there  to  the  no-  ^^^^^j^P"' 
 red  Mr.  John  Cotton,  with  whom  he  continu'd  in  that'^^^-^    ^" 
 Relation  rill  he  went  into  Nevo-E}iglnnd.  After  Mr.  Cot-  ^^  k 
 
 tQn\  removal,  he  became  Vicar  of  Bofton,  held  on  his  good  Day 
 Miniftry  there  all  the  time  of  a  lore  Plague,  with  which  well  im- 
 it  pleas'd  God  to  vifit  the  Town  ;  and  met  with  lome  prov'd,  in 
 difturbance  from  the  Spiritual  Courts.  5  Sermons, 
 
 At  length,  An.  1643,  he  was  cali'd  up  to  London  by  16^6.  And 
 the   Parliament  to  fit   in  the  AfTembly   of  Divines   at  ^f-'^^  ^^^ 
 TVefttnitifter,  he  and  Mr.  C«?/fm^w  being  chofen  Members  ^eathwire 
 cfihazApmhly  for  the  County  of  Lincoln  :  And  it  being  ^^^^^'^^^^^^ 
 then   a  Dangerous  time  in  the  Country,  by   rcafon  of   "^  ^  J\'. 
 the  heat  of  the  war,  he  took,  his  whole  Family  ^vith  „.^„  >  ,, 
 nim  to  London,    and  never  return  d  more  to  inhabit  m  ^^/  Q^cafi- 
 Bofton;    tho'  at  the  Defire  of  the  People,  he  kept  ihc  on  s,  4to. 
 Title  to  the  Vicaridgc  till  1660,  when  King  Char'es  the  i6j6.  And 
 Second  came  in,  and  then  he  refign'd  It,  and  Dr.  Hovq  his  Prelc- 
 fucceedcd  him.     Bat  in  that  rimic  he  received  none  of  ^'ones 
 
 Theolo- 
 gies ;  covtainittg  all  his  Theological  LeBii^es  and  Exercifes,  while  hecmti" 
 vit'd  in  his  Pubis ik   Rrri^hymiJit  in  the  Univerfity,  ^to.  i679. 
 
 the  ♦ 
 
n  8  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MimJIerSy   8cc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  t^-  ^rolits  cf  the  Vicaridge.  In  the  AJfembly  he  was 
 '.^■^^ys^  mucheilecm'd  and  valu'd.  After  foir.e  dme  of  his  be- 
 ing at  Lcndcn,-  he  was  fettled  Minifter  ofMkhaeUQucrn, 
 at  the  upper  end  of  Cheapfidc,  where  he  continu'd  till 
 1 648  :  Only  after  he  was  made  Mafter  of  EmnnueU 
 Ccllrge  (which  was  Ati,  1645,)  he  fpent  fome  Months  in 
 a  Year  at  Cdfnhridge,  But  in  the  Year  1648  hcrennov'd 
 with  his  Family  thither,  and  was  that  Year  Vice- 
 ChancellcT.  In  1653  Dr.  Themes  H//7  dying,  Dr.  yf/- 
 rowfmith  was  cholcn  Mafter  of  Tnnity-Collcge  in  his 
 Head  ^  and  thereupon  Dr.  Tuckncy  was  choien  in  his 
 room  to  Si.  Johns,  and  was  himfelf  fucceeded  by 
 Dr.  Dillingham  at  Emnnuei^s,  Upon  the  Death  of 
 Dr.  Aricv;jmith,  he  was  chofen  I{egius  PrcfcJJor  in  his 
 rcom.  It  was  faid  of  him  that  he  fliew'd  more  Cou- 
 rape  in  oppofing  Orders  {cm  by  the  higher  Powers  in 
 thofe  times,  than  any  of  the  Heads  of  the  Univerfity  ; 
 na\  more  than  all  of  them.  He  was  one  cf  very  great 
 Humility  ;  and  yet  few,  if  any,  ever  kept  up  their  Au- 
 thority more  than  he  did  in  the  Univeifity  when  Vice- 
 Chancelicr,  and  in  the  College  he  was  Mafter  of ;  to 
 which  man)  Gentlemen  and  Miniflcrs  fent  their  Sons, 
 ineerly  for  his  fake,  and  upon  his  account.  Afcer  the 
 Reftaurarion  of  King  Charles  the  Second,  he  was  one  of 
 t^c  Commiinoners  at  the  Savoy,  and  was  out  of  hope  of 
 any  Accommodation  when  he  favj  how  things  went 
 there.  Before  the  time  for  the  Conferences  was  expir'd 
 he  rcceiv'd  a  Royal  Letter,  fign'd  by  Secretary  KicoLis, 
 r'r.red  Ja}7.  i.  which  gave  him  a  Superfidca  from  his 
 Publick  Employment,  prrmiling  him  an  lool.  fer.  An. 
 during  Life,  to  be  paid  by  his  SucccfTor.  The  Letter 
 ran  thus, 
 
 C.  R. 
 
 71/' H E  \E  A  S^  Wc  eirc  credibly  iiifmnd  that  Dr. 
 ^^  Anthony  Tuckney  Mafter  of  St.  John'j  College, 
 and  cnc  of  the  PrcfcJJor s  of  Divinity  in  our  Vniverfity  of 
 Cambridge  is  wsllfiriclien  in  Tears,  and  by  ^afon  cfhis 
 Age,  and  feme  Tnfirmiiies  cf  Body,  may  not  hereafter  be  fo 
 well  able  to  undergo  the  Burden  cf  thofe  two  Places,  IX^e, 
 cut  cf  (w  Princely  Care,  both  of  that  our  Vniverjity,  aiid 
 the  faid  Dr.  Tuckney,  do  judge  it  meet  that  he  the  faid 
 Dr.  Tuckney  before  the  end  cfthis  hftant  June,  do  recede 
 from  the  aforcjnid  Maficrjljiv^   and  Prcfeffors  fatcc,  nith 
 
 the 
 
in  the  Vniverfity  ^/CAMBRIDGE.       79 
 
 the  B^dcry  of  Summerfliam  annexed  thereunto  by  the  Vol.  II. 
 Grace  and  Favour  of  our  P^oyal  Grandfather  ;  H^uich  fi^ni- 
 ficationofOurfaid  Pleajuie^if  the fald  D.  T uckn^y Jhall 
 Jtibmit  unto,  ITl'fonilbeJo  \\ell -pleas' dvoith  that  his  Sub- 
 7n2jJion,  that  we  Jhall  Gracioufly  accept  thereof  and  will 
 be  ready  to  remember  it  for  his  Good,  upon  any  juji  occafion» 
 And  further,  tnkjng  into  our  Princely  Confideration,  the 
 great  Pains  and  Diligence  of  thejaid  Doctor,  in  the  dif- 
 chnrgc  of  the  /aid  Prcfcjfors  Place,  without  that  Benefit 
 XK'bich poould  have  been  reccivdby  hiin  from  thefaid  E^'clorj 
 c/ Summerfliam  {which  during  the  late  unhappy  and  ra- 
 pacious Times,  was  unjuftly  detained  from  him)  upon  that 
 his  Submijfion,  Our  PVill  and  Pleafureis,  and  l^e  do  here- 
 by Order,  that  whatjoever  Perfons,  during  the  Natural  Life 
 cf  the  faid  Dr.  Tuckney,  Jhall,  after  his  Ccjfwn,  be 
 Elecied  or  "Promoted  to  the  Jaid  Profejfors  Place,  Jhall^  be^ 
 fore  their  rejpc'ciive  Admiffions  thereunto,  give  Juff.cient 
 A(furance  i?i  Law  to  the  Jaid  Dr.  Tuckney,  for  the  Yearly 
 Payment  of  an  loo  1.  out  of  the  ^cclory  of  Summerfliam, 
 to  the  Jaid  Dr.  Tuckiu^y,  {for  the  Reward  of  his  former 
 pains)  by  even  and  equal  Portions,  at  four  ujual  Feajis  of 
 the  Tear  3  /.  e.  at  the  Nativity  of  cur  Lord  and  Saviour, 
 at  the  Annunciation  of  the  £lefled  Virgin,  the  Birth  of 
 St.  John  Baptill,  and  the  Feafl  cf  Michael  the  Archangel, 
 during  the  continuance  of  the  Jaid  Profejfors,  and  the  natu- 
 ral Life  of  the  Jaid  Dr.  Tuckney,  any  Grant  or  Statute 
 to  the  contrary  7iQtwithJland,ing. 
 
 Givrn  at  cur  Court  By  His  Majefty*^  Command, 
 
 at  Whitehall^  "Jan.  i. 
 
 1661. 
 
 Edw.  Nicolas. 
 
 This  was  accompanied  with  a  Letter /row  the. Earl 
 of  Mancheiler  f^  the  Doctor,  a  true  Copy  whereof  here  foU 
 lows. 
 
 S  I  K, 
 
 "  V  O  U  will  find  by  this  inclofed  what  the  King'i 
 t(  ±  Plcafure  is,  and  how  acceptable  it  will  be  to 
 *'  him,  that  you  make  a  fpeedy  quitting  of  your  Ma- 
 **  fterfhip  of  Sz.  Johns  College,  and  the  Place  of  Regius 
 "  PrcfclJcr.     It  is  nor  out  of  any  DiOike  of  vcur  Perfon 
 
 '*  or 
 
So  The  Ejecied  or  Silenced  Minijlers^   8cc, 
 
 Vol.  II.  "  or  diftruft  of  your  Abiliry,  but  for  thofe  Reafons 
 "  which  are  exprefs'd  in  his  own  Letters.  One  of 
 •*  them  I  fend  you,  that  you  may  keep  it  for  your  Se- 
 "  curity  ;  the  other  is  dcliver'd  to  the  Vice-ChanceJlor, 
 "  to  be  kept  in  :he  Regiftry  of  the  Univerficy.  And 
 "  I  doubt  not  but  His  Majefty  will  take  care,  that  the 
 "  Conditions  be  performed.  The  Profits  of  both  Places 
 "•  you  are  to  enjoy  till  Midfummer  next,  and  your  ftay 
 "  there  with  fome  convenient  Rooms  is  allow'd  you 
 "  till  Stwhridge-'Fnir ;  a  conveniency  being  allotted  for 
 **  Dr.  Gunning's  ufe  :  And  I  hope  you  will  find  all 
 **  Civiiicies  from  him.  I  fhall  upon  ail  occaiions  im- 
 "  prove  my  Intereft  for  vour  advantage,  with  the  Re- 
 *'  aiicy  of, 
 
 TVintchnllj  Jan.  3.  YourafTured  Friend  to 
 
 1 66 1.  ferve  you 
 
 £.  Manchefleri 
 
 "  Sir  it  is  expedted  that  In  regard  of  the  Straitnefs 
 "  of  time,  you  do  upon  the  Receipt  hereof,  make 
 *'  your   CefTion  of  both  Places. 
 
 The  Good  Doctor  thought  it  would  be  to  no  purpoie 
 to  contend  with  the  Court  in  that  Juncture,  and  that 
 it  would  notbe  long  that  he  could  keep  his  Places  as 
 things  were  then  manag'd  ;  and  therefore  upon  the  Re- 
 ceipu  of  thefe  Letters  he  relign'd  them  both  :  And  had 
 the  Annuity  which  was  promis'd  him  pundiually  paid 
 him  for  feveral  Years,  by  Dr.  Gannitig,  who  fucceeded 
 him.  leaving  the  Univerlity,  he  rctir'd  with  his  Fa- 
 mily to  London,  and  iiv'd  in  St,  Mary. Axe,  and  there 
 continued  till  the  Plague  in  1665,  Preachmg  lometimes 
 in  hisown  Houfe,  and  occafionally  in  the  Families  of 
 feveral  Friends.  In  the  time  of  theSicknefs  he  Iiv'd  at 
 ColvoickcHnll  near  Nottingham.  There  he  was  not  long 
 after  troubled  and  confin'd,  but  it  was  in  the  Houfi  of 
 Francis Pierre^oi7itEfj;  where  hn  was  treated  very  civilly, 
 and  within  a  few  Months  difcharg'd.  After  the  com- 
 ing out  of  the  5  Mile  Ad:,  he  rcmov'd  to  Oundle  in  Nor^ 
 th^mptnnfhire,  thence  to  fVarmingtcn  in  the  fame 
 County,  and  after  the  Urcof  Lcndcfi  in  1666  (  in  which 
 
 his 
 
tn  the  Umverfuy  ^/CAMBRIDGE.     81 
 
 his  Library  was  burnt  ^  he  remov'd  to  Stockcrfon  in  Vol.  II. 
 Leicefterjhire  I  and  thence  to  Tottenhcni  near  Lcndcn, 
 from  whence  in  1669  he  remov'd  to  Spttlcynrd^  where 
 he  continu'd  till  the  time  of  his  Death,  which  was  in 
 Fehuar/y  167^,  in  the  71  Yearof  his  Age  ;  and  he  was 
 buried  in  the  Church  of  St.  AndicPo  VndsrfJo^ft.  And 
 hath  left  behind  him  the  Charadler  of  an  Eminently 
 pious  and  Learned  Man,  a  true  F-  iendy  nn  Ind  fntignble 
 Student f  a  Candid  Difputant,  und  an  Earneji  Promoter  of 
 Xutb  and  Godlinefs, 
 
 Mr.  Jcfeph  Hill,  B.  D.  He  was  born  in  OBohkr 
 1625,  zt  Bromley,  nca.r  Leeds  in  Torkjloire.  His  Fathet 
 Mr.  J c/kua  Hill,  being  Preacher  at  one  of  the  Chap* 
 pelsofEafe  belonging  to  that  large  Parifli.  His  Fa- 
 ther dy'd  when  he  was  about  7  Years  old,  and  he 
 thereby  efcap'd  the  Hands  of  fome,  who  rclolving  to 
 trouble  him  for  not  wearing  the  Surplice,  and  other 
 Ads  of  Nonconformity,  had  procured  him  to  be  cited 
 to  appear  in  the  Court  of  the  Archbifliop  ofTylii  tor 
 hedy'd  a  few  Hours  before  the  Summons  came.  The 
 5on  gave  early  proofs  of  his  being  one  of  good  Parts,  by 
 the  Progrefshemade  in  School  Learning:  But  tho'  he 
 was  fit  for  the  Univerfity  before,  the  Troubles  that  be- 
 gan at  thai  time,  prevented  his  being  fent  to  Cambridge 
 till  he  was  18  Years  old,  when  he  was  admitted  into 
 St.  John's  College,  This  was  in  1644.  Such  Was  his 
 Capacity,  and  fuch  his  Diligence,  and  fo  far  did  he 
 recommend  himfelf,  and  recover  the  time  that  he  had 
 loft,  that  he  took  his  firft  Degree  f^oner  than  was  ufuah 
 And  being  chofen  Fellow  of  Magdalen  College,  he  took: 
 the  Degree  of  M.  A.  in  1649.  The  number  of  his 
 Pupils  during  his  ftay  here,  was  a  clear  Evidence  of 
 the  great.Efteem  Perfons  out  of  the  College  had  for  him  : 
 And  his  being  promoted  to  the  Office  of  Prodlor  in  the 
 Year  1659,  when  there  was  another  Fellow  of  that 
 College  2  or  3  Years  his  Senior,  was  a  fuiiicieni:  Proof 
 of  the  good  Opinion  the  College  had  of  him.  And  his 
 •  Conduct  in  that  OfEcc,  for  the  fupprelTmg  all  opcri 
 Immoralities,  fliewM  tUat  they  were  not  miftaken  who 
 advanc'd  him  to  that  Honour.  In  1660,  he  kept  the 
 Batchelor  of  Divinity's  Act  at  a  Publick  Commence- 
 ment:  And  having  declar'd  his  Judgment  agalnft  Con- 
 
 G  formisy 
 
§2  The  EjeCved  or  Silsnc'd  MnnflerSj  Src. 
 
 ti.  II.  forrnity,  they  of  t\\Q  College  cwx.  his  Name  out  of  their 
 'V^^  BoolvS  in  kindnefsto  tiim  that  he  might  avoid  Trouble; 
 and  he  retiring  to  LGiuhii,  Preach'd*  for  a  little  while 
 zi  Alhnllovcs  Bcrkjfig'  In  1663,  he  crofs'd  the  Seas, 
 and  having  leen  fevcral  Countries,  and  wearied  himfelf 
 with  Travelling,  he  refted  at  Leyden,  in  which  Univcr- 
 fity  he  rpent  i  or  3  Years.  In  1667,  he  was  caii'd  to 
 be  Paftor  of  the  ErigUfi)  Church  at  Middlsburgh  in  J^^/?- 
 /rf?2^/,  where  he  continu'd  till  1673,  when  his  too  late 
 publifiiing  his  Defence  of  the  Z^ealandcrsChoice,  oceaiion'd 
 the  Governors  o^that  Province,  to  oblige  him  to  leave 
 that  place.  Whereupon  he  came  to  EngUndy  and 
 .  waiting  on  King  Charles  the  II.  he  as  a  Reward  for 
 .  writing  that  Book,  not  only  gave  him  a  Sine  Cure  worth 
 above  8-5  /.  j)er  Anyium^  but  alfo  cftjr'd  him  a  Bifiiop- 
 rick  if  he  would  Conform.  But  being  altogether  dif- 
 fatislicd  with  the  Terms  of  Conformity,  he  readily 
 accepted  of  a  Call  to  the  Englifi  Church  in  I^tterdam, 
 Jin.  1678.  In  which  Poft  he  continu'd  to  the  Day  of 
 his  Death,  which  waSiV^''^.  5.  1707.  jEtnt,  83. 
 
 He  was  an  acceptable  and  profitable  Preacher,  even 
 at  his  firft  cntring  the  Miniftry.  He  had  been  fo  very 
 diligent  at  his  lirfr  coming  to  the  Univerficy,  that 
 v/hen  upon  his  being  chofen  Fellow  of  MngddehS,  he 
 was  fblemnly  fen  a-part  to  the  Work  of  the  Miniftry, 
 itplainly  appear'd  by  his  pubiick  Performances  that  he 
 had  laid  in  a  coniiderable  Stock  of  ufeful  Learning; 
 And  he  had  as  good  a  way  of  ufing  it.  For  few  if  any 
 had  a  more  plain  and  intelligible  way  of  Preaching  : 
 And  he  was  peculiarly  happy  in  a  very  fatisfadlory, 
 and  yet  a  very  fhort  opening  of  his  Text,  and  was  al- 
 ways very  orderly  and  methodical  in  handling  his  Sub- 
 Jed:.  And  as  his  Sermons  were  very  well  contriv'd  to 
 profit  and  edify  his  Hearers,  fo  they  that  were  moft 
 intimate  with  him,  could  plainly  fee  in  him  when  out 
 ofthe  Pulpir,  a  no  lefs  tender  Concern  for  Souls  than 
 when  he  was  in  ir.  The  unproficablenefs  of  any  of 
 his  People,  under  the  Means  of  Grace  was  his  moft 
 fcnfible  Grief ;  and  the  unfuicablcncis  ofthe  Lives  of 
 any  of  his  Hearers  to  tlieir  ProfeiTion,  was  what  he  did 
 often  bewail  and  mourn  over.  He  was  fo  addidled 
 ro  Study,  that  in  the  latter  Years  of  his  Life,  even 
 Decays  and  Infirmities  of  Age  did  not  divert  him  from 
 his  Book.  Nay  even  when  his  Memory  wasfoimpair'd, 
 
 thai: 
 
in  the  Vrnvcrfity  ^/'CAMBRIDGE.        8  J 
 
 that  he  could  retain  very  little  of  whac  he  read,  he  Vol.  II. 
 fpent  a  great  many  Hours  every  Day  in  Reading.  And  ^/-v^^ 
 in  his  Library  fwhich  contain'd  a  great  number,  and  ' 
 
 a  great  variety  of  very  valuable  Books^  there  were  a 
 great  many  of  all  forts  and  fizes,  in  which  he  had 
 written  ('as  his  way  was)  Jojcphus  Hill  fcrlegit :  And 
 in  fome  of  them  there  was  his  -^  and  in  Ibme  ^er.  Read- 
 ing was  lo  much  his  Delight,  that  when  his  Fits  of  the 
 Gout  confin'd  him  to  his  Bed,  he  would  not  be  thereby 
 wholly  diverted  from  it. 
 
 Befidcs  his  Sermon  in  the  Morning  Exercife  at  Cy/-- 
 flcg^'tCy  Upon  Mcderntlon  ;  he  has  Printed  a  Differtation 
 Gn  the  Antiquities  of  Temples  '^  proving  that  there  Vv^ere 
 none  before  the  Tdbernacle,  16^6.  And  another  of 
 Artificial  Churches,  proving  that  there  were  none  in  the 
 2  firft  Centuries.  1698.  Alfo  a  Sermon  concerning 
 fudden  Death,  at  Rotterdam.  1685.  He  alfo  publifn'd 
 a  neat  Edition  oi  Schrivelius*s  Greek,  Lexicon, 
 
 Mr.  William  Mofes,  M.  A.  Mafter  of  Pembroke-H^IL 
 He  afterwards  was  cali'd  to  be  Serjeant  at  Law. 
 
 Mr.  TVUliam  Dell,  M.  A.  Mafter  of  Cnius-CoUege: 
 A  very  unfettled  Man. 
 
 Mr.  John  Sadler,  ?vlafter  of  Mn?dnlen~CoUcge,  A 
 general  Scholar,  and  an  accompiifii'd  Gentleman  : 
 afterwards  Tcwn-Clerk  of  L6?idon, 
 
 John  Bond,  L.  L.  D.  Mafter  otTrinity-HnlL 
 
 Mr.  John  Vide,  Fdlow  of  Trinity-College. 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  More^  M.  A.  Fdlow  of  Magdaleu-CollegeA 
 He  was  an  excellent  Philofopher,  and  therefore  w^as 
 chofen  by  the  Proctor,  Mr.  Linnet  qf  Trinity-College,  to 
 be  Moderator  in  the  Batchelors  Adt.  And  being  like 
 (his  Uncle  Mr.  Andre, v  M^rvd)  a  witty  Man,  was 
 chofen  to  be  Trz/oj-.  His  temper  was  fedate,  his  car- 
 riage modeft  and  fober,  and  his  Principles  very 
 moderate.  For  the  main  thing  that  he  ftuck^  ar^  was 
 the  Declaration  in  the  Athnnafim  Creed:  Saying,  that 
 he  could  not  in  Confcience  doom  all  thofe  to  Hell,  who 
 were  there  damn'd. 
 
 G  %  Mr.  Jfinia 
 
§4  T^^  Ejected  or  Sdez/c'^d  Minijlers^  8^0. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 v/'"^^N^       Mr.  James   Iilingmvthf    B.  D.  Fellow  of  EmnnutU 
 College,     Ari  excellertt  Scholar,  and  eminent  Divine. 
 
 Mr,  Geci^gi!    Dunconihe^    M.  A.    Fellow    of    Kjng's, 
 
 iVlr.  John  ^eyner,  of  EmmrueL  Son  to  Mr.  B^yncr 
 of  uncohu  A  Man  of  confiderable  Learning,  fingular 
 Modcfty  and  eminent  Piety,  After  he  wascaft  out  of 
 his  Fcllowlhip  in  1662.  he  turned  from  the  Miniftry 
 ro  thcfrad:ife  ofPhyikk.  He  was  well  qualified  for 
 Educating  Young  Men  in  Ac^idemicnl  Lenrning  3  which 
 after  much  prelfmg^  he  was  prevailed  with  to  undertake: 
 But  had  not  been  long  ingag  d  in  it,  before  that  (to  the 
 great  iofs  of  the  Publick)  he  was  taken  offby  an  untime- 
 ly Death  at  Nottingham  :  But  whofoever  will  take  the 
 Pains  (I  might  rather  fay  PleafureJ  to  read  his  Preface 
 to  his  Father's  Dct-encs  of  Humnn  Lcnr7'iing  ;  and  a 
 Chapter  in  that  Book,  about  the  Ufefulnefs  of  the  Aram 
 bUk.  Tongue  for  the  undcrftanding  the  Scriptures  j 
 (which  Chapter  was  of  his  drawing  up : )  together  with 
 his  Difcourfe  about  the  Nature  and  Counterfeits  of 
 Grace,  thatisprefix'd  to  a  Pcfthumous  Treatife  of  his 
 Father's  about //•(?  Being  nnd  VVeil-heing  of  a  ChrifliAn^ 
 will  have  fuch  aSpecimenof  his  Sprightlinefs  and  Abili- 
 ties, as  wrll  kad  him  to  apprehend  that  great  things 
 might  have  been  juftly  expected  from  him,  had  \% 
 pleas'd  GOD  to  haveienc  him  longer  to  the  World. 
 
 Mr.  J^hcrtBrinfley,  M.  A,  Fk"  was  alio  of  £w/?»«e/- 
 College.  After  his  being  Ejedled  there,  he  took  his 
 Degrees  in  Phyfick  at  Lo'^w,and  pradis'd  at  Tarmouth, 
 where  his  Father  had  been  many  Years  Minifter. 
 
 Mr.  Eiirvard  Huffe^  M.  A.  of  the  fame  j  (Ince  an 
 Eminent  Phyfician  in  the  City  oi  London, 
 
 Mr.  Jehn  IX^ood^  M.  A.  Fellow  of  Magdakn-Collegel 
 He  was  a  Chnrter-Houfe  Scholar,  and  reckon'd  as  great 
 a  Cririck  in  the  Greek.  ^I'^d  Lntin  Tongues,  as  any  in 
 the  Univerluy.  He  was  of  long  {landing,  and  a  dole 
 Student,  but  exceirivcly  moacft,  timerous,  and  dif- 
 iidcnt  of  his  own  Abilities:  One  of  the  moft  helplefs 
 jhiftlcfs  Men  in  the  World.     After  his  Ejedtment  he 
 
 iiv'd 
 
in  the  Ujuverjity  ^/  C  A  M  B  K I  D  G  E.     85 
 
 ^v'd  upon  the  kindnefs  and  charicy  of  his  Friends.  Mr.  Vol.  11. 
 Henry  in  his  Life  gives  this  Accouhc  of  him  :  Th/it  he  s./'v'v 
 was  a  Learned  Mnn^  hut  wanted  the  F4culty  of  Communis 
 eating  :  One  that  feared  GOD,  and  \9alk0d  in  his  Integrity 
 to  the  laft :  Had  no  certain  Dxvellin^'-plaee  on  Earth,  but: 
 J  trujl  ((aich  hcj  hnth  o,ne  in  Heaven,  He  dy'd  Se^t, 
 ;9.   K591,  at  Mltt.on  in  Shroj)foire,  Aijed  about  70.. 
 
 Mr.  Busier  from  hf^^dalen-Colle^e, 
 
 Mr.  Alexmder  Green,  M.  A.  Fellow  q( Pemhroks-Halt , 
 An  Holy  but  Meianchoiy  Perfon. 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Sa7npfon,  M.  A.  Fellow  o^  Pembroke-Hall, 
 He  was  Son  and  Heir  of  a  Religious  Gentleman  Mr. 
 PVilllnrn  Samp/on  of  South  Lcverton  in  Kottinghamjhlre ', 
 and  Nephew  to  thofe  two  Eminent  Linguifts  Mr.  John 
 and  Mf.  Samuel  Vicar s,  the  joynt  Authors  of  the  Deca^ 
 ■pla  on  the  Pfalms ;  and  Son  in-Law  of  Dr.  Ohadiah 
 Grew  oi Coventry,  He  was  Pupil  to  the  Learned  Mr. 
 VJfllliamMof^s,  then  Fellow  and  afterwards  Mafter  of 
 Pembroke-Hall^  under  whom  his  Proficiency  was  fuch 
 that  it  preferred  him  when  he  was  Sophifter,  to  be  the 
 Moderatorof  his  Ytar,  As  foon  as  he  was  of  fufficienc 
 Standing  he  was  ehovjn  Fellow  of  ttie  fame  Hall :  And 
 Ibme  time  after  had  one  of  the  bed  Livings  that  was  in 
 the  Gift  of  his  College,  vi:{.  that  of  Framlivgham  in 
 jS^Mj^o//^,  beftow'd  upon  him.  Here  he  was  when  he 
 pubiifliM  thatCorrevfl  Edition  of  the  Learned  Jhefes  of 
 Mr.  Thomas  Parser,  entir.  Mcthodus  Divine  G^ati^,  (3c, 
 A  Golden  Book  with  a  Golden  Epiftle  of  his  own  Pre- 
 fix'd  to  it :  Both  of  them'  having  a  great  deal  of  Weight 
 in  a  little  room.  While  he  conrinu'd  here,  he  made 
 feveral  Viiits  to  Ot;^;?^^.  where  he  often  Preach'd  for 
 the  Do(llor,  his  Father-in-Law,  with  great  Accepta- 
 tion, as  well  as  among  his  own  Peoole.  In  both  which 
 Places  his  Name  is  as  a  precious  Oynrment,  and  his 
 Memory  had  in  Honour  to  this  Day.  Upon  the  Re- 
 ftauration  of  King  Charles,  being  oblig'd  to  leave  his 
 People  ;  and  not  being  fatisfv'd  to  Conform,  he  ap-i- 
 piy'd  himfelf  to  the  Study  of  Fhyfick  ;  the  rather  be* 
 eaulc  he  had  never  been  ordain'd.  He  Traveil'd  into 
 france,  and  vilited  fcveral  Univcrfiti^s  famous  fou 
 }^z<Xmnc  abroad  ^  ftav'd  firft  at  Pndua^  and  then  ac 
 
86  ■  The  Ejecfed  or  Silenced  Mtmjters^  &c. 
 
 Le)'dc7i,  for  ibme  time,  In  the  latter  of  which  he  be^ 
 ca.ir.e  well  acquainted  with  that  Eminent  Perfcn  the 
 Lord  Chief-Jultice  St,  J:'Irn,  who  bore  a  iingular  Re- 
 fpe<5t  to  him  as.  long  as  he  liv'd.  Having  taken  h\s 
 Degree,  he  return'd  home,  and  fctrled  in  the  City, 
 where  he  enter'd  himi~elf  of  theG;//t;g<?  0/ p/j;y//c//7W5,  as 
 Honorary  Fellow,  and  Liv'd  and  Dv'd  in  good  Re- 
 pute. 
 
 Mr.  Frnvcis  Hokkrr.ft,  M.  A.  Feilow  of  ClarcHrJ/. 
 His  Father  was  a  Knight,  who  liv'd  at  ^'cft-Hctyn  near 
 ho7idcn.  He  had  his  Education  in  this  Univerfity, 
 where  he  \\j2isChnmhcr-fcllQ-:i>  and' Bcd-fel lew  to  Dr.  TiU 
 lot/on  afterwards  Archbifliop  of  Canterbury^  and  Pupil 
 to  Mr.  David  Cki\(on.  He  was  not  only  turn'd  out  of 
 his  Fellowfliip,  but  alfo  out  of  his  Living  of  Bnjfing- 
 hourji^  in  Camhr:d^r.nrc.  When  he  was  filenc'd  by, 
 the  Univerfity  Adl,  he  preach'd  privately  in  Cnmbridge^ 
 and  the  parts  adjacent :  And  for  fo  doing  he  was  laid 
 in  a  Jail,  in  1663.  He  was  LidicSlcd  ar  the  AiTizes  up- 
 on the  35.  £//;{.  He  was  Scntenc'd  to  abjure  the 
 Kealm  in  3  Months  time,  or  elfe  to  fuffer  Death  as  a 
 Felon.  The  'E^ixl  o{  Angufcy  reprefented  his  Cafe  to 
 Y^in^Chr.rles^  and  obtain'd  a  Reprieve  for  him.  But 
 hecontinu'd  a  Prifoncr  in  Camhridge-Cnfth  for  almoft 
 9  Years.  \i\  1672  he  had  his  Liberty  granted  him, 
 the  King  declaring  himfelf  againft  S^^nguinary  Lnws. 
 He  was  no  fooner  released,  than  he  return'd  to  his 
 Preaching,  and  was  loon  feiz'don  again  and  Lr.prifon'd, 
 Alike  Indiclment  with  the  former  being  intended,  a 
 Certicrari  was  procured  for  him  on  the  account  of  a 
 Debt,  which  brought  him  up  to  the  Fleet.  There  he 
 Jay  for  a  while  ^  but  discharging  his  Debt,  he  was  ac 
 length  released.  But  in  this  and  his  former  Troubles, 
 he  had  great  experience  of  the  Kii^inefs  of  his  old 
 Friend  Dr.  Tilkifon. 
 
 Mr.  PViidbore,  M.  A.  Fellow  alio  qi  CUre-HrJl.  An 
 unfettled  Man. 
 
 Mr.  fFilluim  Green,  M,  A.  and  Fellow  of  K^nthe- 
 rme-Hall,  After  his  being  Silenc'd,  he  Preach'd  in 
 and  about  Cambridge  in  private.  He  was  a  Grave,  and 
 Holy,    Learned   Man  5  but  of  a  Melancholy  Temper, 
 
 He 
 
in  the  Vmverihy  (5/  C  A  M  B  R  I  D  G  E.  87 
 
 Hd  publith'd  z  Excellent  Diicourles,  on  the  Conuptim  Vol.  II. 
 efNnturCy  a.nd  Solvation  bj  Faith  :   in  1676.   Svo.  v^/'V'n, 
 
 Mr.  Jnhn^ay,  Fellow  of  T/7W/7.  M.  A.  He  Preached 
 Dr.  HiWs  Fuaeral  Sermon  in  the  College  Chappel.  He 
 afterwards  Travei'd  with  Mr.  {^Vilioughly  and  Sir. 
 Philip  Skjppoji  into  Itniy.  He  was  a  good  Divine  ;  and 
 an  extraordinary  Humanift  as  appears  by  his  Works. 
 
 He  Publifli'd  Ornithclngid  of  Fr.  Willcughhy  Efq;  in 
 VqYio.  Lond.  i6j6.  In  which  he  added  the  two  firi^ 
 Books  j  and  he  Dedicated  it  to  the  Royal  Society,  of 
 which  he  was  a  Member,  and  great  Ornament. 
 
 Hiftoria  PUntnruin.  Lond.  i686.  2  Vol.  Fol. 
 
 Ejuflem  Tcni us  Tardus .   1704. 
 
 Cntalogus  PUntarum  circa  d'^ntnhrigldm  n/ifcentiiim^ 
 8vo.  Cnnt.  1660. 
 
 Catalogus  Plfintnrum  Anglice.  8VO.1670,  and  1677. 
 
 Fnfciculus  Siirpium  Britdjui.  pcfi.  edit.  Catal.  predicl^ 
 >68S. 
 
 CatalogusStifpiumii2  cxt.  Ileg.ohprvdt.   1673. 
 
 Met  hod  us  Plant  arum  ncva  cum  Tabulis.   i68z, 
 
 Synopfis  Methodic  a  Stirp.  Br  i  tarn?,  loq'^. 
 
 Ead.  Synops,  multis  Stirp' bus  (3  ohjcivat.  curio/is  paf- 
 fim  infcrtis  •  cum  Mufcorum  Methodo  8^c.   1696. 
 
 Epift.tud  D.  ^vinum  de  Methodo  plant nrum.  1696. 
 
 Dijfertatio  devariis  Plnranrum  Mcthcdis.  1696. 
 
 Synops.  Method.  Animal.  Quadrupsdum  (^  fcrpcntini 
 generis.  1693, 
 
 Diciicnariolum  Trilingue.   1672.,   1689,    1696. 
 
 Francijci  H-^illoughbcii  Hift.  Pifcium  cum  Fig.  Oxen, 
 FcLi6%6. 
 
 Obfervations  Tcpngraphical,  Moral,  and  Philological, 
 made  in  a  Journey  through  feveral  parts  of  Europe, 
 %vo.  1673. 
 
 A  Cclletiion  ef  unufial  or  Local  Englifli  Hoards  ;  vgith 
 Account  of  preparing  Englifli  Mettals.  1674  and  1691. 
 
 A  Collection  of  Englifli  and  other  Proverbs.  Cami% 
 J678. 
 
 A  Pcrfvoafive  to  /in  Holy  Life.   1709. 
 
 The  TVifdom  ofGOD  manifefted  in  ihc  J/Vorkj  of  ths 
 Creation.     In  two  Parts. 
 
 Three  Phyfico  TiJCological  Difcourjcs  mth  PraBical 
 fnfcrenges,     16^)'^, 
 
 64  Mr?  Thm^i 
 
88  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^ci  Mtmjhrs^  8zc. 
 
 Vol.  II  Mr.  Toombs   Semcr,    B.  D.  Fellow   of  Trinity,    and 
 
 ^./'■V^N^  Lcdurcr  of  T'inityXhwch.  He  was  a  H^eftminfter 
 Schuiar,  and  a  great  Critick  in  the  Original  Languages 
 both  HcUrevo  and  Greek.  He  was  an  admirable  Text- 
 uiry,  indcfatigably  induftrious,  and  an  ufeful  Preach- 
 er. He  liv'd  in  the  latter  part  of  his  Life  at  Hackney, 
 with  Alderman  Bewlcy:  and  Preach'd  a  Lecture  many 
 Years  in  the  Houfe  of  Alderman  Aflohurfiy  with  great 
 acceptation. 
 
 He  hath  Publifli'd  a  TradV,  cali'd  GOD,  the  F^ing, 
 and  the  Church.  %vo.  And  hath  alfb  a  Sermon  in  the 
 Suf^lemcnt  to  the  Morning  Exercijt  at  Crij^f  legate,  upon 
 the  Hearing  the  PV^rd  with  Profit. 
 
 Mr.  J r/eph  Oddy,  Fellow  o^Trlnity,  who  was  alfo 
 turn'd  our  of  his  IMing  :ii  ?Aeldred  in  Cnmhridgfioire, 
 One  of  an  unietrlcd  Head  and  Temper.  He  was  long 
 Imprifon'd  with  Mr.  Hcidcriifi. 
 
 Mr.  SnmuelCorhin,  Condud  of  the  fame  College. 
 A  very  Melancholy  Man.  HcPublifli  d  a  Utile  Tradl 
 Intituled,  n  Call  from  the  Living  GOD  to  Unconverted 
 Sinners, 
 
 Mr.  T^.^llhughhyH\ft,  M.  A.  Mr.  Edmund  More  Fd- 
 low.  Mr.  John  Hutchinfon,  B.  A.  7vlr.  John  Davis 
 M.  A.  and  Fellow.  Mr.  Crc/sUjid.  B.  A.  and  Fellow. 
 Mr.  Jlcockj  B.  A.  2ind  Fellow.  Mr.  Hnycs,  B  A.  and 
 Fellow.  Mr.  S^r?iucl  Poidcr,  B.  A.  Mr.  Thojvns  Locks 
 Scholar.  Dr.  ?chn  Prat,  M.  D.  Mr.  Pf^llinm  Dif- 
 ney,  M.  A.  and  Fellow.  Mr.  John  Caftle,  Fellow.  All 
 Q^  Trinity,  of  all  whom  I  can  fay  no  more  than  that 
 they  were  Eje(5i:ed. 
 
 Mr.  J^hert  Ekjns,  B.  A.  Was  alfo  of  Tr /»//>'.  About 
 a  Year  after  his  admiffion  into  the  College,  when  he 
 was  lunicr  Batcheior,  he  {lood  for  a  Fcllowfhip,  by 
 the  advice  of  his  Tutor  to  facilitate  his  Advancement 
 "Upon  another  Elcclion,  rather  than  with  any  hope  of 
 Speeding  at  that  time.  But  juft  before  the  next  £le- 
 <5iion  that  followed,  when  he  was  Senior  Batcheior, 
 King  Charles  being  reftor'd.  Dr.  Fern,  having  taken 
 pofTelTicn  of  the  Mafterlliip,  and  juftled  cut  Dr.  TVIL 
 '  ■  '       '■  -  l^ins; 
 
in  the  Vniverfity  (/CAMBRIDGE.     89 
 
 kinsy  and  fome  0\A  Seniors  at  the  fame  time  coming  Vol.  \\, 
 into  the  Senate  of  the  College,  they  met,  and  conclu-  ^^y\f>^ 
 ded  to  (tt  up  Conformity  m  the  College,  and  agreed 
 upon  the  ufe  of  the  Liturgy^  and  the  Daily  wearing 
 of  the  Surplice  in  the  Chappel ;  and  order'd  that  fuch 
 as  would  not  comply,  iliould  withdraw  and  abandon 
 the  College.  Hereupon  about  14  Fellows  and  Scholars 
 withdrew.  But  Mr.  Ekjns  not  being  fatisfied  that  they 
 had  in  this  Cafe  as  yet  a  Power  to  Ejcdl,  forbore  go^ 
 ing  to  the  Chappel,  but  ftill  went  to  Commons  as 
 formerly  in  the  Hall.  Hereupon  they  cited  him  3  fe- 
 veral  times,  (about  3  Weeks  intervening  between  every 
 ilummons.)  before  the  Mafters  and  Seniors,  and  ar- 
 gued the  Cafe  with  him  again,  and  again.  They  ad- 
 moniPii'dhim,  and  told  hi OJ  he  fhould  not  ftay,  if  he 
 would  not  Conform.  He  told  them,  That  if  they  were 
 fatisfied  that  by  their  Statutes  they  could  juftify  the 
 expelling  him,  and  would  proceed  to  do  it,  he  would 
 be  gone.  He  continu'd  half  a  Year  after,  going  tp 
 Commons  as  before  ;  but  having  no  proipedi  of  Peace 
 or  Quiecnefs,  he  at  length  withdrew.  Thus  was  he 
 deprived  of  the  Profped  of  a  Fellowfliip  ^  and  by  the 
 Vniformity  AB  which  took  place  fbon  after,  he  was 
 incapacitated  for  any  Living,andtho*hehad  three  ofter'd 
 him,  could  accept  none  of  them,  becaufe  he  durft  not 
 CQmply  with  Impolitions  that  he  thought  partly  needlefs 
 and  partly  finful.  Upon  the  fame  Account  alfo  he 
 loft  the  Favour  of  his  own  Family,  and  near  Rela- 
 tions, and  fo  continued  a  Poor  Nonconformift.  And 
 yet  GOD  wonderfully  provided  for  him,  and  he  had 
 Comfort  in  his  Minifterial  Service,  among  an  Hand- 
 ful of  People  at  Okeham  in  Rutland,  his  allowance  from 
 whom  could  not  have  fupported  him  and  his 
 Family,  had  not  GOD  taken  care  of  him  by  other 
 means. 
 
 In  a  Letter  which  I  recelv'd  fome  time  fince,  with- 
 oiat  a  Name,  but  which  came  from  Torkfmre,  among 
 fome  Miftakes  mention'd,  which  are  mended,  with 
 Thanks  to  the  Informer,  it  is  affcrred  that  I  am  mi- 
 ftaken  in  this  Mr.  Ekjns  ofTrinity.  The  reafon  given, 
 is  becaufe  there  is  one  of  that  Name,  and  ^about  the 
 fame  ftanding  now,  (orwas  lately)  Senior  tdlow  of 
 thar  College,    However  here  I  ^hini,  I  aiii  fafe  enough, 
 
 leaving 
 
oo  Ths  Ejected  or  StUnc^d  Mwiflers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  having  receiv'd  the  Account  that  I  have  nov^  given 
 from  Mr.  Ekjns  himfeif  in  a  Letter.  He  might  therefore 
 very  well  have  fpar'd  his  Rcfledion  upon  the  Author 
 of  the  Ahricigmcnt  and  his  Informer,  as  to  Hiftorkal 
 Verity.  That  Author  loves  Hijhrical  Verify  as  much 
 as  any  Man  where  he  can  find  it  ^  and  has  taken  no 
 little  Pains  in  fearch  ofir,  with  rcfpedi  to  thcfe  who 
 were  Ejeded  or  Silenc'd  by  the  Acl  oiVniformity  :  Bui: 
 is  fully  convinced  that  all  Informers  are  not  alike  exad>, 
 por  all  that  fet  up  forjudges  equally  Candid  :  For  it  is 
 the  way  of  fome  to  lay  a  mighty  Strefs  upon  Uttle 
 things  y  as  the  Writer  ot  that  Letter  did,  about  Kun 
 jipplctcn,  with  refped:  to  Mr.  Richard  Stretton  ^  v/hich 
 yet  for  his  fatisfadion  is  now  alter'd. 
 
 Mr.  H'hecler,  AL  A.   Fellow  oiCnius^CoIlcgc. 
 
 Mr.jGntithnn  Tuckjiry,  M.  A.  and  Fellow  cf  St.  Johns, 
 who  was  Son  to  Dr.  Anthony  Xick>2ey.  He  publiQi'd  a 
 Volume  of  his  Father's  Sermons,  and  wrote  a  fnort  Pre- 
 face to  his  Prelecliones,  and  died  in  1693. 
 
 Mr.  John  1^'ocd,  M.  A.  Born  at  Cheflcrfield  in  Dcrhv^ 
 /hire,  and  educated  here  at  St.  Johns.  He  continii  d 
 here  14  Years,  and  was  long  a  Fellow  -,  and  here  he 
 was  Ejeded  by  the  Ad  of  Uniformity.  He  preach'd 
 afterwards  up  and  down  in  his  Native  County  in  feve- 
 rai  Churches^  reading  much  of  the  Common  Prayer: 
 But  he  us'd  to  fay  he  did  not  like  Subfcribing  to  Con- 
 formity. He  was  a  Pious  Peaceable  Man,  and  of  very 
 moderate  Principles.  He  dy'd  at  Norton  in  Derby fmre, 
 in  1690.  He  wrote  an  Expclicion  on  the  AiTcmblics 
 Catcchifm  in  Oil.  and  publiih'd  a  Sermon  on  Reading 
 the  Scriptures,  which  is  annex'd  to  it  in,  1675 . 
 
 Mr.  Fox^ler,  B.  A.  Mr.  Windrcfs,  B.  A.  and  Mr. 
 Mathmn,  Fellows  :  and  Mr.  Alden  Scholar  ^  all  of 
 St.  Johns. 
 
 Mr.  D/T)',  Scholar  of  EmanueLCoHege. 
 
 Mr.  Abraham  Clifford,  B.  D.  Fellow  Q{?emhrokc-BalL 
 He  had  been  Prcdor  of  theUnivcrfity.    He  wasEjcd* 
 
in  the  County  o/  B  E  D  F  O  R  D. 
 — 
 
 '  ed  alfo  at  Quendon'm  EJJex,  He  liudy*d  Phy  lick,  and 
 tcok  his  Degree  at  f^yden,  and  was  aLicens'd  Practiti- 
 oner in  the  City  of  London.  He  publiiu'd  a  Trad:  cali'd 
 Methodus  EviDigeltca  ,  or,  The  Go/pel  Method  of  God's  fa^ 
 ving  Shiners  by  '^cfus  Chrift,  8vo,  1676.  to  which  there  is 
 a  Preface  prefix  d  by  Dr.  Manton,  and  Mr.  Baxter, 
 
 Mr.  Chiipnnn,  M.  A.  Fellow  oiCorpusXhriJii-College. 
 
 Mr.  ^<;hert  PVhitnkcr^  Born  in  Lavcajhire,  was  ad- 
 mitted into  Magdnhn-CoUege  in  1656,  under  Mr. Hill, 
 and  took  the  Degree  of  B.  A.  in  j  661.  He  fettled  in 
 Hamjhire  at  Fcrdingbridge,  where  God  blefs'd  his  Mini- 
 ilry  to  the  good  of  many  Souls. 
 
 N.  B.  Ofthofe  mention'd  in  this  Univeriity  in  the 
 former  Edition,  I  have  here  omitted  Mr.  Cromxvel  of 
 M^gdntn-Ccllege,  bccaufe  he  is  mention'd  afterwards  as 
 EjeCled  at  Claworth  in  Notinghamjhire  ;  And  Mr.  Hay^ 
 vporth  Fellow  of  St.  Johns,  becauie  he  is  taken  notice  of 
 in  Hertford/hire:  And  Mr.  Grr.ndorge  ofSt.  John  s,bec^u(k 
 it  is  more  proper  to  fpeak  of  him  in  EJpx,  where  he  was 
 Ejcdcd.  I  have  alfo  here  left  outfome,  whofe  Names 
 were  mention'd  before,  becaufe  I  underftand  they  af- 
 terwards fell  in  with  the  Eftablifh'd  Church  :  As  Mr. 
 Bnrkjr  of  I^atherine-H^l!,  who  Conform'd  as  Redor  of 
 Danby  in  Torkjhire  ;  Mr.  Broadgate  of  St.  Johns;  who 
 Conform'd  and  went  to  Smyrna  ;  Mr.  Edmund  Hmgh, 
 oiJefus.ColIege,  who  Conform'd  and  dy'd  Vicar  of  H^//- 
 fax  in  Torkjhire, 
 
 In  the  County  £)f  B  E  D  F  O  R  D. 
 
 Houghton  Conqueft :  Mr.  Sam.  Fairclough  of  K^tton  in 
 Sujfclk.  He  was  Fellow  of  Cniui  Ccllege  in  Cnmbridge, 
 He  was  a  good  Scholar,  an  excellent  Preacher,  and  one 
 of  an  admirable  Temper.  He  dfd.  December  xho:  ^i. 
 1691.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was  Preach'd  by  a  Wor- 
 thy conforming  Clergy-man,  Mr.  Parkjmrflof  Toxfordin 
 Suffol'i.    Who  gives  him  this  Charadcr  j  Hs  x^^s  a 
 
 Man 
 
 9^ 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
9  2  The  Ejeffed  or  Silenc'^d  Minijlers^  &C, 
 
 yo\.  II.  M<?»  of  no  common  Qualifications,  eminent  in  Parts,  in 
 Learning,  and  in  Piety  3  not  of  the  Laodicean  Temper, 
 nor  of  the  Sardian  Com^leciicn,  but  Jit  idly  Hcly,  and  ha-, 
 'ving  ^eal  for  God  and  Religion.  Great  in  uf^fdom,  of 
 much  Moderatien,  abounding  in  Charity,  a  J^over  of  God 
 And  Men,  full  of  Faith,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghoji.  One  that 
 had  a  clear  Head,  and  a  warm  Heart ;  who  undcrfiood  and 
 liv'd  the  Gojj^el ;  a  Pattern  ofGoodncfs,  a  Blejjijig  to  his  ylc- 
 ^U4iii\tance,  and  an  Ornament  to  his  Family.  And  in  bis 
 Sicl{?iefs,  he  was  exemplary  in  Patience^  and  filPd  with 
 Peace.  He  was  a  Preacher  of  I^ighteoufncfs  •,  n  deary  judi- 
 cious, fervent  Preacher.  And  in  this  province  he  jhind 
 very  openly,  v^hile  Laws  pertnittcd  him  :  and  when  that 
 Prote^ion  fi^ifd,  this  Light  was  unhappily  obfiurd  from 
 Fublick^  View.  Very  ujihappily,  for  (fays  he)  it  had  been  a^ 
 lent  worth  an  AH  ef  Ccmprehenfion,  to  have  included  this 
 eris  Jo  valuable  a  Man,  Let  them  look  to  it  then,  who 
 have  had  an  Hand,  cither  in  cafting  or  keeping  out  of 
 the  National  Eftablidiment,  Men  of  fiich  a  Stamp  and 
 Charadler.  This  Parfonage  oi Hcughtcn-Ccnquejlisvti- 
 lu'd  at  240  I.  per  Afinum,  but  I  am  inform'd  it  has  been 
 let  for  near  300, 
 
 Deane «  Mr.  Robert  Parrot.  He  had  1  Strings  to  his 
 Bow  •  but  neither  of  them  was  very  ftrong.  He  pra-? 
 etis'd  Phyfick  and  profefs'd  Divinity.  He  attempted 
 firft  to  fettle  at  Kettering  upon  the  Phyfick-Line,  and  • 
 then  at  Kottingham  i  But  the  breaking  out  of  the  Plague 
 by  the  coming  of  fome  Londoners  in  1666  prevented  the 
 one,  and  many  inconvenienciesthe  other.  Then  he  had 
 an  opportunity  of  Preaching  m  Huntingdon  poire  iovon^ 
 Mr.  B^de  in  a  Publick  Church,  not  far  from  Bugden, 
 juft  under  Blfliop  Lanefs  eye,  who  let  him  alone  for 
 3  years,  till  Mr.  ^ede  died.  Then  he  carne  to  London 
 and  FJacknejy  where  he  goE  fome  General  Employ  while 
 it  was  fare.  At  laft  he  went  to  Mnidftone  in  ^nt^ 
 where  he  us'd  both  his  Faculties,  Preaching  twice,  and 
 keeping  a  Lecture  belides.  And  there  he  dy*d  iome 
 Years  fince,  aged  about  Fourfcore.  He  hath  fomewhat 
 in  Print,  rdating  to  E>igland's  prefent  Duty. 
 
 W^'O  B  V  I^N:  Mr.  TVtUiam  BUgrave.  He  was  of 
 great  Efteem  wirh  the  Family  of  the  Earl  of  Bodford,  his 
 J^elghbour,  to  wUch  Family  from  its  firft  rifing  ;p  be 
 
in  the  County  ^/BEDFORD.  gj 
 
 Noble,  it  has  been  natural  to  have  fuch  Men  as  he  was  Vol.  II. 
 in  Reputation,  protecting  them  from  EccleCaftical  y,^/-*^*^ 
 Storms  and  Tempefts,  and  favouring  them  in  their  Mi- 
 niftry.  He  was  a  well  accomplifli'd  Scholar  and  Di- 
 vine, and  Mighty  in  the  Word  and  Prayer  both.  He 
 was  feldom  feen  without  a  fmiling  Countenance.  He 
 dy'd  at  HAck.ney^  near  London, 
 
 Cranfield  :  Mr.  ffljeeUr,  His  Parfonage  was  one  of 
 the  beft  in  the  County  ^  and  yet  he  ChearfuUy  quit- 
 ted it  for  the  Peace  of  his  Conference,  and  his  Memory 
 is  precious  even  to  this  day. 
 
 P/irtenhal :  Mr.  John  Donne.  After  he  was  Ejed:ed, 
 he  had  a  Particular  Congregation  in  hisParifli. 
 
 Arlefcy  :  Mr.  y^/hhurft.  His  Cafe  was  particular.  He 
 could  not  comply  with  the  new  Impofitions  in  the  Ad: 
 of  Uniformity  ;  and  therefore  would  have  quitted  his 
 Living  ;  but  wa^  rather  advifed  to  continue  in  ic,  and 
 did  fo,  without  Moleftation.  He  was  old,  and  his  Vi- 
 caridge  fmall,  even  below  a  Competency,  and  he  had 
 been  Epiicopally  Ordain'd.  Judge  Brown  was  his  Pa- 
 tron, Parifhioncr,  and  great  Friend.  The  whole  Pa- 
 rifhwas  well  affecfted  for  his  worthy  Behaviour  amoagft 
 them,  and  intirely  under  the  influence  of  the  Judge 
 and  another  Gentleman,  whoalfo  was  hisgreat  Friend. 
 And  fo,  tho'  he  was  legally  Silenced,  he  conrinu'd  in  his 
 Church  a  Nonconformift.  He  read  part  of  the  Morn- 
 ing and  Evening  Service  ;  vl:(.  the  ConfeJuon,  Scrip- 
 ture-Hymns, and  Creed,  and  fome  of  the  CoUedts. 
 He  was  a  conGderable  Scholar,  and  aa  hard  Student  to 
 the  laft  ;  Greatly  efteem'd  and  lov'd  by  all  fober  Per- 
 fons  who  knew  him,  for  his  extraordinary  Piety,  Hu- 
 mility, Meeknefs,  and  Self-denial  and  Integrity.  His 
 Contempt  of  the  World,  and  Contenredneis  with  a  ve- 
 ry fmall  Income,  much  below  hi^  Worth,  were  very 
 Remarkable.  He  took  for  his  fmall  Tithes  juft  what 
 his  Parifliioners  were  pleas'd  to  give  him.  He  much 
 bewaird  the  great  Degeneracy  of  the  Age.  He  liv'd  to 
 be  very  Old.  Mr.  ^cad  of  Hmlow,  his  near  Neighbour 
 and  old  intonate  Friend,  preach'd  his  Funeral  Sermon, 
 ^nd  gave  a  large  Encomium  of  him,  which  he  vi^ell 
 dcferv*d. 
 
 Milton  I 
 
94  r/?^  Ejecfed  or  SUenc^d  Mimflers^  Sec 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 JAllton :  Mr.  Htnd,  After  his  Ejcdlon  he  went 
 into  Sujfolky  and  was  entertain'd  in  the  Houfe  of  Mr. 
 John  Gourde?!,  as  long  as  either  he  or  his  Wife  liv'd, 
 which  was  for  20  Years.  He  went  afterwards  to 
 Mo7il(s-Eiy ;  and  when  the  Liberty  came  out,  had  a 
 Congregation  at  Hadlcigh,  where  he  liv'd  in  mean  Cir- 
 cumitance5,  and  very  Meloncholy. 
 
 ^pkhfden  :  Mr.  Mnhifo7z.  He  was  a  Grave  and  Pi- 
 ous Perlon,  well  fitted  forthe  Workof  the  Miniftry,  iu 
 which  he  was  Succefsful. 
 
 Charington :  Mr.  Millington, 
 
 Thcmpford :  Mr.  ^ilt.  The  Living  he  was  caft  cut 
 of  had  been  Sequcftred,  and  he  refign'd  to  Mr.  Hu^Jjes 
 the  former  Incumbent,  but  continu'd  a  Nonconformift 
 all  his  days.  After  his  removal  from  Thempsford  he  liv'd 
 Sit  Gr/iffam.  He  had  an  Eftate  of  about  60  /.  per.  An. 
 For  fome  time  he  preach'd  publickly  in  a  Church  near 
 Bugdcn,  and  was  conniv'd  at  by  BiOiop  Lnney,  (then 
 Biihop  of  Liyicshi,  and  under  Difcontent ;  and  that  in 
 was  generally  thought  becaufe  he  had  notabeterBi- 
 flioprickj  having  been  Epifcopally  Ordain'd,  and  read- 
 ing a  little  of  the  Liturgy.  He  was  a  Man  of  a  good 
 Prefence,  and  great  Prudence,  and  much  a  Gentle- 
 man. His  Company  and  Converfe  was  very  delightful  ; 
 for  he  was  very  Free  and  Communicative.  He  dy'd 
 about  1677. 
 
 Mr.  Willoxvs  was  alfo  Ejecfted  in  this,  County,  and 
 Mr.  Milbiirn,  but  I  can't  learn  at  what  Places.  As  for 
 Mr.  Milhurn  he  was  Brother  to  another  Nonconformift 
 in  PJ/iirvQickftoire,  and  Uncle  to  Mr.  Luke  Milburn  that 
 is  lb  Warm  and  Zealous  a  Presbyter  of  the  Church  of 
 England.  He  was  a  very  Honeft  and  Laborious  Man, 
 but  in  great  Straits.  He  Conform'd  in  part,  and  yet 
 fo  little,  (  as  far  as  I  can  underftand  )  that  he  ought 
 to   be  rank'd  with  the  Nonconformifts. 
 
 And  here!  think  it  proper  to  add  Mr.  John  jhorntonl 
 Houfhold  Chaplain  to  the  late  Firft  Duke  of  Bedford* 
 Tho*  he   loft    no   Preferment  by    the   Adl  of  Uni^ 
 
 formity 
 
in  the  County  ^/   B  £  R  K  S.  95 
 
 forniity,  yet  he  was  kept  out  of  Preftrmcn£_by  it,  and  Vol.  II 
 liv'd  and  dy'd  a  Nonconfonnift.  He  was  Chaplain  to  ^/%^>s.> 
 the  Earl  (aflerwaids  Duke)  of  Bedfordy  fome  Years  be- 
 fore the  Reftaiirarion  of  King  Charles  the  Second,  and 
 continued  in  that  Station  during  the  good  Old  Duke  s 
 Life  ^  and  for  ibme  time  after  he  liv'd  with  the  Lady 
 £{a:hcl  I^^ffcl :  But  having  out4iv*d  his  fight,  heatlength 
 retired,  and  liv'd  privately  with  a  Friend.  He  was 
 Tutor  to  the  young  Duke  o[ Bedford,  who  fucceeded  his 
 Grandfather  in  his  Honour  andEftate,  and  read  Mathe- 
 matici^s  to  the  Noble  Lord  his  Father,  who  dy'd  a  Mar- 
 tyr for  the  Liberty  of  his  Countrey,  and  took  great 
 care  in  Educating  him  and  his  two  Sifters,  in  Piety  and 
 Ufeful  Knowledge.  His  conftant  courfe  in  the  Duke's 
 Chapel,  -both  Morning  and  Evening,  was  to  begin 
 with  a  (liort  Prayer,  concluding  it  with  the  Lord's 
 Prayer.  Then  he  read  a  Pialm  or  two,  and  a  Chapter, 
 and  concluded  with  a  Prayer  of  about  half  an  hour's 
 Length.  He  was  much  refpected  in  the  whole  Fami- 
 ly. He  was  an  excellent  Scholar,  a  great  Mathemati- 
 cian, well  furnifh'd  with  Polite  Learning,  ef  an  admi- 
 rable Temper,  and  chearful  in  Company.  And  his 
 Life  was  Unblameable  and  Exemplary. 
 
 Dr.  Fovoler  of  Norhii,  was  not  iatlsfy'd  with  Confor- 
 mity at  the  firft,  but  afterwards  Conform'd,  and  was 
 B  if  hop  of  Cbuccfter. 
 
 I  here  omit  Mr.  Dell  of  Tdldon,  becaufe  he  was  mcn^ 
 tion'd  before  in  the  Univerfity  o^ C^.mbridge.  He  was  a 
 peculiar  Pvlan,  and  challeng'd  for  three  Contradidions 
 in  his  Life.  i.  For  being  profeiTedly  againft  Pcsdobap- 
 tijm,  and  yet  he  had  his  own  Children  baptiz'd.  z.  For 
 Preaching  againll  Univerfiries,  when  yet  he  held  the 
 Headlhipof  a  College.  3.  For  being  againft  Tithes, 
 and  yet  taking  200  /.  fer.  Annum  at  his  Living  in  Tel- 
 don.  But  it  was  n/Dt  for  thefe  things,  but  his  Noncon- 
 formity, that  he  was  Ejeded  and  Silenc'd. 
 
 In  the  County  of    BERKS. 
 
 N  E  rVB  V  li  T-  Mr.  Benjamin  iVoodhridge,  M.  A. 
 A  great  Man  every  way.  He  had  a  worthy  Minifter 
 for  his  Father  j  and  for  his  Grandfather  on  the  Mothers 
 
 fide. 
 
()6      The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mmiflers^  &c. 
 
 VoL  11.   lide,  the    famous    Mr.    B^bert  Parker  ;    who     wrote 
 wO^-^  thofe  celebrated   Books,  De  figno  Cruets  •    dc    defcenfu 
 Chrifti  ad  Inferos  ;  (3  de  Politeia  Ecclefiafilca.     He  was 
 *  He  hath  ^^^^  ^P   ^"  MAgdaieyi-Hnll  m  Oxen.  *  From   thence   he 
 •nly  Three  went  into   Nevp- England,  and  was   the  iirft    Graduate 
 Tilings  Ex' o^  ^^Q  ColkgQ  there;    the  lading   Glory,  as  well   as 
 tant.AScvmzhc  firft  Fruits  of  that  Academy, as  Bifliop  Vjher  was  of 
 men  of     tha.1  of  Dublin.     Returning  thence,  he  Succeeded  Dr. 
 Juftifica-   TfvJfs  at  Newberry,  where  he  had  a  mighty  Reputation 
 tion.    /tf  as  a  Scholar,  a  Preacher,  a    Cafuift,  and  a    Chriftian. 
 large  Ue.  gy     ]^[^  excellent   InftrudioH  and  wife  Condud   he 
 ?"^V      r^duc'd  the  whole  Town  to  a  Sobriety   of  Opinion  in 
 that  ej-'    ]y[^tters  of  Religion,  and  an  Unity  in  Worfliip ;  where- 
 .^/^'^^  as  they  had  before  been   over-run   with  ftrange  Opi- 
 Eyres  ^to.  "^ons,  and  divided  into   many  Parties.     He  Preach'd 
 i6i;6.     ^  three  times  every   Week,    and   expounded  an  Hour 
 Book  that    every  Morning  for  fevcral  Years,  and  his  Succefs  was 
 deferves  ^    very  great  and  remarkable.     Before  he  left  them  there 
 thePerufal  WS.S  Icarce  a  Family  in  the  Town,  where  there  was 
 $f  all  juch  x\oi  repeating.    Praying,     Reading,    and    Singing   of 
 »s  would    pfalms  in  it.  ^^frer  King  Charles's  Return,  he  was  made 
 fee  the        one  of  his  Chaplains  in   Ordinary,  and  Preach'd  once 
 ^"'^.V'    .^  before   him,  while  he  bore   that  CharacSter.     He  was 
 'l^-'^^/J^^^r  oneof  the   CommilTioners  at  the  Snvoy,  and  very  de- 
 ly  and  ex-  ^^^'^^^  ^^  ^^   Accomodation,  and  much    concerned   to 
 aBlyhattd'  ^"^  ^^^  Endeavours  for  it  fo  fruitlefs.     He  was  offer'd 
 led.    >^M^, '1  Canon ry   of  Ww^^or,  if  he  would   have  Conform'd 
 Church      but  refus'd  it.     He   continu'd  Preaching  privately  at 
 Members  Ncwbsny  a{z(^r  he  wasSilenc'd;  and  upon  Kin gC/'/rr/^/s 
 fert  in       Indulgenco  in    1671,    more    Publickly.     He   fufler'd 
 ^oint;  ^- many  ways  for  his  Non-conformity,  and  vet  was  £;e- 
 gainfUy  j^^j.^i|y  R;cfpca:ed    by   Men  that   had  an'v  Thing^of 
 reachers,  temper,  or  were  Judges  of  true  and  real  Worth.     He 
 ^t9   ^(>S^'  ^Yd^i  Iriglefield  in   Berks,  Nov.   i.   1684.     After    he 
 ha3  been  MIniftcr  in  that  Town   in  Publick  and  Pri- 
 vate, near  Forty  Years.     He  was  an  univerially  Ac- 
 complifli^d  Perfon.     One  of  clear  and  ftrong  Reafon, 
 a»nd  of  an  cxatfl  and  Profound  Judgment.     His  Learn- 
 ing was  very    confidcrable,    and  he  was  a  charming 
 Preacher,  having  a  moft  commanding  Voice  and   Air. 
 His  Temper  wasftaid  and  chearful  ;  and  his  Behavi- 
 our very  Genteel  and  Obliging.     He   was  a  Man  of 
 great  Genercfity,  and   of  an  exemplary  Moderation  : 
 One  addiCied   to    no   Fadion,   but  of  a    Catholick 
 
 Spirit 
 
in  the  County  ^/  ,B  E  R  K  S.  97 
 
 Spirit.  In  fliorr,  fo  eminent  was  his  Ufcfuinefs,  as  Vol.  IL 
 to  caft  no  Imall  Reflection  on  thofe  who  had  a  Hand  s^/'Vv^ 
 in  iilencing  and  confiiung  him. 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Backallcr  who  was  AlTiftant  to  Mr.  H^ood- 
 Iridge  was  alio  Ejeded  with  him. 
 
 I  may  here  alio  mention  Mr.  John  H^oodbridgc^  who 
 iiaving  been  bred  in  Oxon.  went  afterwards  over   to 
 Islew- England y  with  his  Uncle  Mr.  Thomas  Parker,  who 
 was  the   Son  of  the  Famous   Mr.  I{obcrt  Parker.     Re- 
 turning  into   England  m  1647,  he   was   Chaplain   to 
 the  Commiificners  who  Treated  with  the  King  at  the 
 JJle   of  Height.     He    Statedly    exercis'd  his   Miniftry> 
 iil'ft  at  Andovsr  in  Hampjhirc^  and  afterwards    at  Bur- 
 ford  St.  Martins  in  Pf^iltjhi-re,     From    the  laft  of  thefe 
 Places  he  was  Ejeded  foon  after  the  King's  Return  j 
 and    was   afcerwards  alfo    caft  out  of  the  School  at 
 'Nevpherry^     by     the     Barfholomsw    Act*.   Whereupon    *  See  Mh 
 in  16^3,   he  returned  again  with  his    Family     into  Cotton 
 l^sW'England,  ^hcre  he  continu'd  his  Minlftry   many  Mather's 
 Years,  till  at  laft  Differences   with  a  narrow  Spirited  ^'^-"Z 
 People  about  Church  Difc'pline,  caus'd  him  rather  to  p^^^'f    , 
 choofe  Silence  for  the  future.     He  was   in   the  ^^^^^^  ^ok^  ' 
 part  of  his  Life   a  Juftice  of  Peace.     He  had  3  Sons,^^!,*    * 
 andi  Sons-in-Law  that   were  Minlftcrs ;  he  liv'd  to 
 ice  4   Grand  Tons  alfo  advancing   in  their  Preparatory 
 Studies  in  order  to  ic.     He  was  noted  for  a  wonderful 
 composed  and  Patient  Spirit^  and  a  great  Command  of 
 his  Paffions.     He  dy'd  M^rc/j  17.  i6<^'^.  JEtnt.  81. 
 
 READING:  Mr.  Chriftopher  Fowler*,  M.  A,    Bora      *  ^.^ 
 at  Marlherough  about  the  Year  i6io,  and  bred  up  in  i^i^^rks  are 
 Oxford,  where  fee  was  for  fome  time  a  Preacher  after  D^emoni- 
 
 um  Meri-, 
 dianum  :  A  Relation  of  the  Proceedings  of  the  CommilTionefs  of 
 Berks,  againil:  John  Pordage,  late  Reftor  of  Bradjield  in  Berks,  ^to 
 1(55:5.  Da?m©niuni  Meridianum  :  the  id  Part.  Againft  the  Calumnies 
 of  the  Jdherents  of  the  [aid  John  Pordage,  ^to.  i6s6.  A  Sober  An- 
 fWer  to  an  Angry  Epiftl©  of  Tho.  Smith  the  f^taker  of  Briftcl,  4^0. 
 J  656.  He  hath  alfo  feveral  Sermons  Extant.  One  in  the  Supplement 
 to  the  Morning  Exercifc  m'  Cripplegate,  on  2  Per.  i.  8,  jnd  an- 
 other  in  theMorning  Exercife  agair.ft  Popery,  en  1  Thcff.  5.  27.  Prov^ 
 ing  that  the  Scripures  ought  to  bs  read  hy  the  Common  People, 
 
 H  hj^ 
 
9?  The  Ejeacd  or  ^de^c'^d  M/r/iJhrs^  8cc. 
 
 Vol.11,  hisiirlt  Eniranc^:;  inro  cbc  Miiiiitry.  He  mov'd  thence 
 V/'^VN^-  to  J'V'^^dbcy  near  Dutmlngtoh-Cnftle  in  Bcrl'^s,  Some 
 time  after,  he  was  Miniiicr  of  St.  Margaret  Lothbury 
 in  Londc7i:  Whence  he  remov'd  to  i^^^afi?/;^,  where iie 
 was  Vicar  of  St.  Maries,  and  at  lengrh  Fellow  oi  Eraon 
 CoWq^c  nc3.r  ff^irJfir,  Upon  King  C/?/rr/pj*s  return  he 
 loft  his  Fellowfhip  of  Eaton,  and  in  6i  was  Ejcdled 
 from  I^adn?g  :  And  afterwards  he  retir'd  to  London, 
 and  conuinu'd  the  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  in  Private. 
 'H^l^)'dmSuth.vai{^mjanuaryi6iZ.  His  Funeral 
 Sermon  was  Preach'd  by  'Nix.'Cocper,  who  gives  him 
 the  Character,  of  an  able,  holy,  faithful,  indcfntigakie 
 Servfint  cf  Chrlfi -^  vpho  approv  d  himjelf  fuch  by  painful 
 Studies,  by  patie-nt  Sufferings,  by  continual  Prayer  and 
 ^reaching.  He  was  quicks  in  Apprehenfon,  Jclid  in  his 
 Notions,  clear  in  his  Conceptions,  found  in  the  Faith,  firong 
 and  demonflrative  in  A^g^uing,  mighty  in  Convincing,  and 
 :{eaicus  for  the  Tru,th  againfi  all  Errors.  He  had  a  fingw 
 lar  Gift  in  Chrcyiology,  not  for  curious  Speculation  or  O- 
 flentaticn,  but  as  a  K^y  and  Meajure  to  kj-iow  the  Signs  of 
 the  Times,  and  the  fulfilling  of  Prophefies  relating  to  the 
 J\ingdornofChrifi  a7td  Antichrifl ;  the  Exaltation  of  the 
 ene,  and  the  I^ain  cf  the  ether  •  wherein  he  voas  not  rajh  or 
 peremptory,  but  fiber,  walking  by  Line  and  I^ule,  Sec. 
 
 ^  Hendreth  :  Mr.  James  Baron  *,  B.  D.     A  Native    of 
 
 He  hath  piy^cuth.  Educated  at   Exccfler  CoUcg.e  in   Oxon.     A 
 
 TL'd  M-'iii  of  good  Learning.     He  was  Diviiiitv  Reader   of 
 
 41  •  fV  Mazdalen-Collepe.     After    Kinj^  Charleses   Reftaiiration 
 
 Thing  of        ,       '^       ..  ,  ,  '•^^        ,  1     I-  '.1  -KT  r         -/-L 
 
 his  own  be-^^    rctir  d    lo  London,  and   liv  d  a    jNonconrorm.iit,  at 
 
 fides  a  lit'  Bunhill.     He  was  one  of  the  Publiriicrs  cf  the  AVorks 
 
 tleThing,    of  Dr.  Goodwin  I  And  Dyd  Ann.  1683. 
 
 En:  it. 
 
 Quaeftiones  Theologicse  in  Ufum  Coll.  Magd.  Oxon.  i6$y. 
 
 f  He  hatl  ^  ^  ^^  ^^  ^  ^^  '^  ^^  '  •^^*'  ^'^•'^'^'^^  Stedmnn  f,  M.  A 
 r>..nivj'  Bovn  m  Shrop/hire,  and  Educated  at  O.v;;??.  Firft  Mini- 
 j}^gjV[y{^i.  fter  of  H^wivv// m  Ai;^J/c/t\r,  where  he  conrinud,  till 
 cal  Union  i<^^o>  when  he  remov'd  to  Orkingljam,  where  Two 
 of  Belie-  Years  after  he  was  Ejected  for  Nonconformity.  Af- 
 vers  with  ^ 
 
 Chrin:,  %vo.  \6C'c>.  Sober  Singularity  ;  Or  an  Antidote  againH:  In- 
 fection by  die  Example  of  a  Mulcicude.  Svo.  1608. 
 
 ter 
 
in  the  County  (^'  B  E  R  K  S.    ,  90 
 
 ter  he  was  Silcnc'd,  he  was   Chaplain   to  ?hilii^   Lord  Vol.  II. 
 Wharton-^  with   whom  he  Dy'd,  $cvt,  14.  1673. 
 
 Eafthnmfted  :    Mr.  John  Br  ice. 
 
 BVIiLET:  Mr.  D^in.  I^yner.  He  was  the  Son  of 
 Mr.  ^cyner  of  Eggham,  he  iiv'd  wholly  wpon  the  Cha- 
 rity of  his  Friends. 
 
 CHOLSET:  Mr.  JXichnrd  Ccmyns.  He  was  Eplfcopally 
 Ordain'd.  After  his  iijedment  he  was  Paftor  to  a  Con- 
 gregation at  H-^ailivgfordy  in  which  he  officiated  to  the 
 time  of  his  Death.  He  had  many  Children,  and  knew 
 what  Poverty  meant,  and  yet  appear'd  a  Stranger  to 
 difcontent  or  uneailnefs.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was 
 Preach'd  by  Mr  Jeremy  Smlhb. 
 
 J>FALLINGFO^D:  Mr.  Pinkney,  and  Mr.  IreUnd. 
 Mr.  Pinky2ey,  w2iS  very  Famous  in  Magdnlen^Collsge 
 OxGVy  for  his  genteel  Learning,  and  fweet  Temper, 
 And  Mr.  Irelntid,  became  afterwards  School-Mafter  ac 
 Reading. 
 
 BVNGEBJOB^D:  Mr.  John  CUrk,  A  Grave, 
 Serious,  and  ZealousPreacher;  of  a  Iblid  Underftand- 
 ing,  peaceable  Spirit,  and  blamelefs  Life.  A  Sworn 
 Enemy  both  to  errour  and  profanenefs.  Dearly  be- 
 lov'd  among  his  People.  I  have  a  Letter  of  Mr. 
 Cheefmans  in  which  there  is  this  ExprelTion  concerning 
 him.  His  lojs  {ays  hc^  vpas  bitterly  Lamented  :  So  that 
 if  the  Ljivon  Sleeves  of  dll  the  Blfbops  in  England  veers 
 cut  into  Handkerchiefs,  tJ}ey  would  fcarce  have  becnfuffi.cienP 
 to  have  wifd  away  the  Tears  that  were  fljed  at  his  Fare- 
 well Sermon. 
 
 B^AT:  Mr.  Thomas  >Voodward. 
 
 BliADFIELD  :  Mr.  John  Smith.  This  was  a  Se^ 
 queftration  j  and  Mr.  Smith  went  afterwards  into  Ire- 
 land. 
 
 Stamford  Dingley  :  Mr.  Samuel  Smith.  Vide  Hereford  ; 
 for  this  is  the  fame  Perfon  as  was  cad  out  there. 
 
 H  %  Little 
 
lOO  'The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mi mjlersj?i^c. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 Little  T^Vltnhcim :  Mr.  Edw/trd  fVeft.  He  was  of 
 Chrifl-Cburc])  OxQu.  A  Man  of  great  Nauirai  Wit  and 
 Parts,  and  good  Learning  ;  full  of  holy  Zeal  and  fer- 
 vour, and  an  excellent  ulefui  Preacher.  He  built  a 
 Meeting-Hcufe  in  I^^fc-mnks'^s- Alley  in  Xvloor-fieUs  in 
 London^  and  Preach'd  there  many  Years.  He  hath  a 
 Sermon  in  the  SupplemctU  to  liie  Morning  Exercife  at 
 CrivplegfttCf  en  ihc  Govcinrrioit  of  the  Tongue.  And  an- 
 other in  that  againftPf/'^'7,  on  the  Doctrine  of  P/^j-^^i^6',7. 
 He  dy\i  y^w.  30.  1675.  In  the  4 ni:  Year  of  his  Age. 
 His  Funeral  Sermon  was  Preach'd  by  Mr.  Cole, 
 After  his  Death  was  publiOi'd  His  Legncy -,  being  a 
 valuable  Difcourfe  en  the  Fcrfeci  Mnrif  in  %vc.  Ground- 
 ed 011 P/W.  37-  37- 
 
 %V.  Ifley  :  Mr.  John  Jajics,  who  came  afterwards  ro 
 London,     He  was  a  Pradlical  Zealous  Preacher. 
 
 In!{pcn  :  Mr.  J^Vtlli^ni  Gongh, He  was  Eldeft  Son 
 
 of  Mr.  Edward  Gcugh,  Rcc^^or  of  Chivrel  MagriA  in  the 
 County  of /^07/^j,  who  notwithftanding  he  was  a  Roy- 
 alift,  being  a  Sober  and  Religious  Man  was  continu'd 
 in  his  Living,  which  was  of  conliderable  Value,  both 
 in  rhe  Parliament  times,  and  under  O/Zv-'/s  Prorcdor- 
 fliip.  This  Son  of  his  having  gone  through  his  School 
 Learning,  was  Tent  to  Oxford,  and  defign'd  for  Chrift^ 
 Church  :  But  the  difturb'd  State  of  things  there  forc'd 
 him  ro  CnmhridgCy  where  he  was  of  Queens-College^  and 
 Coremporary  with  Mr.  Vines :  bur  I  am  at  a  lofs  as  to 
 his  Degrees.  After  his  removal  from  the  Univerlity 
 he  kept  a  School,  and  preach'd  for  fome  time  in  ff'kr^ 
 mifter  in  M-^ilts^  and  thence  came  to  this  Place,  where 
 his  Benefice  was  worth  i%o  l.  -per  Annum.  Here  he 
 coatinued  till  62.  And  tho'  his  Father  then  kept  in 
 the  Eftablifli'd  Church,  yet  he  chofe  rather  ro  leave 
 his  place,  than  adl;a^ainft  his  own  Light  and  Confci- 
 cncc.  He  was  not  upon  his  Ejeiitment  cxros'd  to  fuch 
 Straits  and  Hardfliips  as  fome  others  of  his  Brethren 
 met  with,  but  he  had  what  afforded  him  a  tolerable 
 Subfiftence  of  his  o^n.  He  continu'd  in  the  place 
 where  he  had  been  Minifter,  and  where  he  was  well 
 bclov'd,  till  the  Corpcmtion  Acl;  upon  which  he  re- 
 moved to   a  Village  calPd  Enrl-Stcke^  between  FFW^- 
 
 mifi^ 
 
in  the  County  0/  B  E  R  K  S.  loi 
 
 mifter  and  the  Devi:(es  in  Vrilts,  Here  he  UvM  till  Vol.  II. 
 about  two  Years  before  his  Death,  and  carry'd  it  with  wO/"*^. 
 that  Prudence,  that  he  was  generally  elleem'd  both  by 
 the  Gentry  and  Clergy  in  the  Neighbourhood.  He 
 went  to  his  Pariih  Church  when  hi  did  not  Preach 
 himfelf :  But  in  the  Afternoon  when  there  was  nothing 
 but  reading  the  Prayers  in  thcPublick,  he  Preach'd  ia 
 his  own  Houfe.  He  cxercis'd  hisMiniftry  alfo  abroad, 
 in  private  Houfes,  and  in  the  Fields  too ;  and  never 
 refus'd  when  he  was  invited,  and  feldom  efcapM  for  a 
 Week  together  ;  and  yet  was  never  taken  up.  He  was 
 fo  courageous  as  not  to  be  caliiy  daunted  ;  and  yet  fo 
 Ceurteous,  and  ofio  Gentlcmaa-iike  a  Behaviour,  th^C 
 he  was  generally  relpc(5ted. 
 
 Upon  King  Jama's  Liberty,  he  was  employ 'd  by 
 the  Minifters  of  the  Counrry,  to  prefent  their  Ad- 
 drcfs  of  Thanks  to  the  King  at  the  Bath  :  But  could 
 not  by  any  perfuaiions  be  brought  to  approve  of  the 
 Defign  then  on  foot,  to  take  off  zhc  Pe?!  a  I  Laros  and  X^fl, 
 and  Preach'd  with  great  freedom  and  boldnefs  againft 
 Popoyy  which  not  a  little  added  to  his  general  Reputa-  - 
 tion.  Befidcs  his  having  a  Turn  in  the  Weekly  Le- 
 (Sture  3.1  Sarum^  and  fomc  other  Places,  he  was  Paftor 
 to  a  Church  at  Brook,,  and  to  anorher  at  the  Dcvi\es, 
 which  was  at  that  time  a  tolerable  kind  of  Plurality, 
 when  Minifters  were  not  to  be  found  ro  fupply  all  Va- 
 cancies. He  afterwards  fucceeded  Mr.  Pembzrton  at 
 Marlborough,  v/here  he  died  in  the  67th  Year  of  his 
 Age,  He  left  the  World  in  a  Frame  that  was  remark- 
 ably calm  and  compos 'd.  He  undcrftood  worldly  Af- 
 fairs lo  well,  that  his  Advice  wai  much  fought  in  mat- 
 ters of  difficulty.  He  was  naturally  warm  in  his  tem- 
 per, but  Prudent;  one  of  great  Integrity,  and  Mode- 
 rate in  his  Principles.  He  bred  up  two  of  his  Soqs 
 Scholars,  and  ioinz  both  of  them  to  the  Ualverliry  of 
 Oxon.  He  was  a  very  acceptable  and  ul^^fui  Preacher  ; 
 and  had  a  confiderablc  mixture  of  the  Judicious  with 
 the  Affecftionace  parr.  After  his  D.'ccale,  4  Sermon^ 
 of  his  were  Publiih'd  in  a  fmall  Volume  They  were 
 Preach'd  on  fpccial  Occafions.  The  hrft  on  Ai^^, 5.4.6,47. 
 Preach'd  to  the  P^osle  o^Mdr  I  borough,  upon  occation  of 
 thifir  difFerenccs.  The  Second  on  i  Thcff.  5.  12,  13. 
 Preac'd  at  an  AfTcciation.  The  Third  on  ifn.  8.  zd. 
 Q^i  a  Publick  Faa  Day.     And  the  Laft  at  the  Qvd\n^~ 
 
I02       The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^dMiniJitrs^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  lion  oiiilv.  burton -^  iii  preaching  which,  he  fell  fick  of 
 the  Diftemrerof  which  he  died.  He  had  alio  lent  a 
 Sermon  to  the  Prefs  in  King  Charles  the  lids,  time,  on 
 Ffd.  7.  13.  ngainft  Periecutors  :  But  while  it  was 
 Prindng,  and  parr  of  it  wrought  off,  Curtice  the  Prin- 
 ter in  whofe  hands  it  was,  was  feizM,  and  his  Stock 
 difpers'd  and  fcatccr'd,  fo  that  it  could  never  be  heard  of 
 more. 
 
 Ihntcham  :  Mr.  Thrmns  Vcijy.  He  was  born  at  Nevpton 
 Ahbct  in  Devon  :  He  was  a  very  fervent,  lively,  moving 
 Preacher^  and  of  marvellous  fulncfs  and  accuracy  in 
 Prayer.     His  boldncls  in  reproving  Sin  coll  him  dear. 
 A  neighbouring  Gentleman,  thinking  himfclf  affronted; 
 made  him  feel  his  refentment.     He  was   apprehended 
 for  the  North  Country  Plot,  and  committed  to  Rending 
 Jail  for  High  Trcafon.    Being  ordcrd  to  prepare  for  his 
 Tryal  at  Padding  Aifizes,  four  of  his  Country  Men  of 
 l^evptc72  Al-lct'at  his  rcqueft  appear'd  to  teftify,  that  in- 
 ilead  of  Plotting  in  the  North,  he  had  been    Preaching 
 the  Gcfpel  of  Peace  in  the  J^Vefi.     The  News  of  their 
 coming  hindred   his  Enemies  from  "bringing  on   their 
 Tryal.     The  Witnelfes  againft  him  were  overheard  in 
 the  Court,  difcouriing   of  the  feveral  Sums  of  Money 
 they  had  received,  for  the  good  Service  th^y  were   to 
 have  done.     From  Redding  he  was  removM  to  f^P^indJor 
 Caftle.     After  15   months   Imprifbnmenr,  Sir  Thomas 
 (afterwards  Lord)  Cli!ford,\vho{c  fellow  Collegiate  Mr. 
 Voi/y  had  been,  accidentally  hearing  of  his  hard^  Cafe 
 at  the  Secretaries  Office,  prccur'd  his  Reieafe.     Being 
 at  Liberty,  he  return'd  to  his  Native  Country,  Preach- 
 ing as  he.  had  oporrunity  :     His  exceffive  Labours  at 
 Plymcuth,  threw  him  into  a  Feaver  of  which  he  died, 
 ia  166S. 
 
 HdmfleAd  MdrJJodl:  Mr.  J^rf^v//;:^.  He  was  ofaferi- 
 ous  compofcd  Spirit,  difcreet  and  rcferv'd  in  his  Con- 
 verfe,  and  yet  obliging.  An  indefatigable  Student  ; 
 being  old  in  Hours,  rho'  vcung  in  Years.  It  was  hard  to 
 determine  whether  his  Gifts  or  Graces  did  mcft  cxcelL 
 
 Gren!:  Shslford:  Mr.  Simon  Bdrret.  A  Mr^n  of  a  Can- 
 did and  Ingenuous  Temper  ;  modcft  and  judicious. 
 He  was  a  Man  niiach  cf  Mr.  Baxters  Judgment  in  the 
 
 "  point" 
 
tn  the   County  (?/BERKS.  loj 
 
 point  of  Juftificacion.    No  Ecclcfiaftical  Injundtion  was  Vol.  II. 
 more  ott^nlive  lo  him  than  tha~tv  of  the  Ulc  of  the  Crofs 
 in  Baptifm.     His  Parfonage   was  worth  at  Icafc  Eight 
 Score  Pounds /d?/-  Amium,  and   yet  he  chcarfuUy  parted 
 with  it,  to  kct-p  the  peace  of  his  Confcience, 
 
 BuckJ-luTiy:   Mr.  Sfnallvcood, 
 
 Enft^njhm:  Niv.Thomns  Checfm.in^'M..  A.  No  foOner 
 did  he  (lep  into  this  World  than  he  trod  upon  the 
 Thorns  of  a  very  fliarp  Alil.dion,  being  depriv'd  of  his 
 Eye-fight  by  the  Small  Pox  before  he  was  four  Years  Old. 
 He  was  bred  in  the  School  at  Tunbridge^  and  went  thence 
 to  Pemhrokp  College  Oxon  ;  where  he  continu'd  till  he 
 was  Mafter  of  Arcs,  and  had  among  others  Mr.  Timor- 
 thy  Hall  (whom  K.  James  made  a  Biiliop)  and  Mr. 
 George  Trr/s  for  his  Pupils.  When  he  was  ejedlied  by 
 the  Ad:,  he  came  up  to  London  and  Preach'd  frequents 
 ly  in  the  Churches  here,  and  was  never  apprehendcdp 
 He  afrerwards  returned  into  the  Country,  and  Preach'd 
 in  his  own  Houfe  at  liUrkpf-Ilsley^  to  fuch  as  would 
 venture  to  hear  him  :  And  he  continu'd  it,  till  a  Writ 
 dc  Excommunicato  capiendo  came  out  againft  him  ;  by 
 virtue  of  which  he  was  a  Prifoncr  in  landing  for  15 
 Weeks,  but  he  was  Relcas'd  by  an  Order  of  King  and 
 Council  procur  d  for  him  by  lome  Friends  in  London, 
 After  King  Chnrlds  Indulgence  he  Preach'd  openly  ; 
 and  held  the  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  to  a  good  Old 
 "Age.   ^He  was  a  good  Scholar  and  ufeful  Preacher. 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Avery  of  this  County,  (1  cannot  Learti 
 where  he  was  Ejected  )  rode  about  from  place  to  place 
 Preaching  in  Perilous  times  whereevcr  he  could  have 
 Opportunity ;  And  he  had  much  Comfort  upon  his 
 Deathbed. 
 
 Ofthofewho  were  at  iirft  Ejeded  in  this  Coun- 
 ty, I  before  could,  hear  of  no  more  that  Conform'd 
 afterwards  than  Vomvi^.  Mr.  Samuel  !\cyncr  o{ Sunning 
 Mr.  VViltiam  Hughes  of  Hinfon  ;  Mr.  VFil'iajn  Lee  o( 
 VJ^antage  ;  and  Mr.  Jchn  Francis  of  Eafr-Ifley.  But  of 
 thofe  whom  I  mention 'd  before,  2is  Nonconformifts^  \ 
 have  now  wav'd  'hU.Jchn  Bateman  of  Shenfie'd, 
 f.Mr.  Hutchins  of  Boxford  or  Benprd,  and  Mr.  Ilpl?er^ 
 ^mfsoiBnrfcot,  who  I  underftand  alio  Conform'd; 
 
 H  4  I  have 
 
; I  ■! 
 
 104  The  Ejecied  cr  Silenced  Minijlers^   Src. 
 
 Vol.  II.         I  have  alfo  here  Icfc  out  Dr.  Pordrtge;  Mr.  Smith  (be- 
 
 \/V"Nj  fore  of  if cr^/cW)  being  the  Perfon   Ejcclcd  at   Stamford 
 
 Dinglcy.     I  have  alio  omitted  Mr.  Bak^r  of  Chijjelton, 
 
 and  Mr.  VF^er   as    belonging   ro  >4^"iUfhiref    and  Mr, 
 
 I'kah  Wchh  of  Qhc&sly,  as  belonging  to  Ham^Jhirc, 
 
 In  the   County  of  BU  CKS. 
 
 Great  lO^MBELS  :  Mr.  George  Smnnoch^  *,  M.  A.' 
 ■*  H^  hAth  ^^i'f^  ^t  Mnidftcne  in  i^£7>7f,  arid  Educated  in  Cambridge, 
 printed ;  He  remov'd  thence  to  0:^f^rd,  where  he  was  chofen 
 The  Door  Fellow  of  B^Hoi-Collegc.  After  his  Ordination,  he 
 of  Salva-  was  hrft  Vicar  of  Rjckjvntifffforth  in  HertfordJJoire,  and 
 tion  o-  afterwards  of  Great  Kj'rnbcly  where  he  was  Eje(5ted 
 Pj^"!^  ^yfcr  Nonconformity  in  1662.  Upon  his  Ejection,  he 
 theKey  of  [^f.^^^^^  Chaplain  to  Bjchard  Hampden  ofGr>:a-  Hnmpdcn, 
 egene-  £/-^^  }^^^  upon  the  coming  forth  of  the  Indulgence  in 
 tnjQ  ^66c  7^»  ^^  removed  to  his  Native  Town  of  Maidflene^ 
 TheChri-  where  he  became  Paftor  to  a  confiderable  Congrcga- 
 ilian  rion.     He  Dy'd,  Nov.  10.   1673.     He   was  a  Man  of 
 
 Man'^Cal.  £?ood  Abilities.     A  ferious,  warm,    pradical,  Uicful 
 3ing  ;  or   Preacher, 
 a  Treafife 
 
 of  making  Religion  ones  Eufinefs.  ^U.  j66i.  The  Chriftian 
 ATan'.f  Calling  in  ^tcx  Vol.  Firfi  Part  in  1662.  Second  Part.  1661, 
 Third  Part  in  i66^.  Heaven  and  Hell  Epitomiz'd,  &c.  ^to.  \66i. 
 The  Beauty  of  Maglftrares.  A^to.  1660.  A  Treatifc  of  the  incom- 
 parablenefs  of  GOD  in  his  Being,  Attributes,  Works,  and  Word. 
 S:<7.    \6i2.    The  Sinners  laft  Sentence    to  Eternal  Punifhmenc, 
 
 Chnlfont  St.  Giles:  Mr.  Tho.  Valentine,  B.  D.  A 
 very  Popular  and  taking  Preacher.  He  was  Suftended 
 by  Sir  John  L^mbDcan  of  the  Arches,  for  not  reading 
 the  Bool^cf  Sports.  He  was  afterwards  one  of  the 
 AlT.mbly  of  Divines.  He  hath  fomc  Sermons  Extantj 
 Prcach'd  before  the  Long  Parliament, 
 
 Langky  Mnrfo  :  Mr.  Ntithnn.iel  Vincent,  M.  A 
 The  Son  of  a  Pious  ?vliniftcr,  Air.  Jshn  Vincent.  He 
 was  of  fiich  pregnant  Parrs,  as  to  be  admitted  in  the 
 Univerfity  of  Oxford  at  Eleven,  and  go  out  pvlafter 
 of  Arts,  about  Eighteeii  Years  of  Age.    He  Prcach'd 
 
 publickly 
 
in  the  County  t?/  B  U  C  K  S.  105 
 
 publickiy   as  a  Ledturcr  at  Pulborow  in  Suffex  before  Vol.   II. 
 Twenty,  and  at  the  Age  of  Twenty-one  was  Ordain'd,  ^''V*^-' 
 and  iix'd  as  Redor  oi  Lnyigiey-Mnrjh.  *  After  his  Ejed-  *  He  hatk 
 ment,  and  a  few  Years  fpenc  in  a  Private  Family,  hQpuiliJKd 
 came  to  the  City  of  London,  the  Year  after  the   Fire,  divers 
 and  excrcis'd  his  Ivliniftry  in  a  numerous  Congregation  Tra^f. 
 in  Smthvenrk.    He  was  try'd  at  Surrey  AlTizes  or  Seifions  The  Con- 
 { I  know  not  which  )  in  the  Year  1682,  upon  25  Eli:{.  vemon  of 
 andcait ;  and  thereupon  was  to  have  been  banilh'd  -'^nj^^JJJg^ 
 But  after  a  tedious  Imprifonmenr,  he  was  at  length  ^      ^^ 
 releas'd.     He  dy'd,  An.  1697.     His  Funeral   Sermon  Q^ace. 
 was  preach'd  by  Mr.  Nath.  Taylor,     He  was  a  Jerious,  Heaven 
 humble,  godly  Mm,  ofjoher  Principles,  and  ^r eat  :^ealand  or  Hell 
 DiUge?2ce,  upon 
 
 Earth  ; 
 Or,  a  Difcourfe  concerning  Confclence.  The  Convcrfion  of  the 
 Soul  The  true  Touchfton©,  fhewing  both  Grace  and  Nature. 
 A  Covert  from  the  Storm.  Worthy  Walking.  Of  Chriftian  Love. 
 The  Spirit  of  Prayer.  A  Shore  Catcchifm.  The  good  of  Affliftion. 
 The  Cure  of  DiHiraftions  in  attending  upon  God.  The  Love  of 
 the  World  Cur'd.  Funeral  Sermons  for  Mr,  Cawton,  Mr.  Jamer 
 Janevpajy  Mr.  Richard  Lawrence,  Mr.  G  Bahr,  and  Mrs.  Marths 
 Thompfon  Jnd  Three  Sermons  at  the  Morning  Exercifes.  One  in  that 
 f lain  ft  Popery,  againfi  Pnblick  Prayer  in  an  unknown  Tmgue.  Another 
 in  the  Continuation  of  the  Praftical  Morning  Exercife  ;  «/ Growth 
 in  the  Kmwledge,  Eftimati»n,  and  ?naking  ufe  of  Chrift.  And  a  Third  JTf 
 the  FoHrih  Folume  of  the  Morning  Exercife  j  of  the  Imitation  of  Chrift. 
 
 Grendon  :  Mr.  Samuel  CUrkJ*,  M.  A.  Son  of  Mr.  Sa~  *His  works 
 ,mud  Clark^oi  BenJiet  Fink..  He  was  Educated  in  Cam^are,  An- 
 bridgc,  and  for  ibme  time  Fellow  of  Pembr&ke  College,  notations 
 but  loft  his  FcIIowfliip  in  Oliver  s  Time  for  refuiing  to  on  the  ^ 
 fake  the  Engngement.  Afterwards,  he  and  his  whole  J^^'y  ?'" 
 Family  were  conliderable  Loofers  by  their  Nonconfor-p  '  ^^}^ 
 mity  :'  For  the  Lofs  ot  Mr.  S^m.  Clark,  of  B^^nnet  FirA,  ^l 
 of  his  Son  Mr.  Samuel  Clark  of  Grendon  ,  and  his  other  (-yji?' ^  r 
 
 A  Survey  of  the  Bible,  or  Analytical  Account  of  it  by  Chapter  and 
 Veife,  4f<?.  A  Brief  Concordance  of  the  Holy  Bible,  120.  An  A- 
 bridgment  of  the  Hiftorical  Part  of  Scripture,  19.  The  Divine 
 Authority  of  the  Holy  Scripture";  Afrcrted,  Svo.  A  Treatife  of 
 Scandal;  Difcufllng  thefe  Three  Queftions,  Firji,  Whether  Things 
 Indiifirent  become  Necedary,  when  commanded  by  Authority  ? 
 Secondly,  Whether  Things  Scandalous  being  enjoined,  may  lawfully 
 be  done.?  Thirdly^  How  far  forth  we  are  bound  in  Confcience  to 
 pbty  Human  Laws,  &c.  An  Ordination  Sermon,  on  Ac7s  13.2, 
 3.  AtQ.    Scripture  Juftificacion  Open'd  and  Explained. 
 
o6  The  Ejecied  or  Stle/Tc'^d  lyiinijtcrs^  &c. 
 
 Voj.  il.  t)on  Mr.  JohnClarl^^  upon  jheirquiciing  their  Livings 
 ^/'^V"*<-^  amouncs  cogecher,  to  600  /.  per  Ann.  8omc  time  atrer 
 his  Ejcdipn  he  fettled  at  iVlcccmb  in  the  fame  Gounty 
 of  Buckj.  There  he  ierv'd  God  in  Patience  and  great 
 Self-denial,  with  peaceable  Prudence  in  an  Evil  Day, 
 unweariediy  feeking  the  furtherance  of  his  Kingdom^ 
 when  it  was  made  by  many  very  perilous  to  do  it. 
 He  dy'd,  Feb.  24.  lyo^.  JtLtat.  75.  His  Funeral  Ser- 
 mon was  Prcach'd  by  Mr.  Snm.  Cox  of  E^rag. 
 
 I  cannot  forbear  here  adding  a  pasiicutar  Accounr 
 of  the  Bible  vjhich  he  publifh'd,  which  is  not  by  fome 
 valifd  as  it  deferves.  He  firft  form'd  rh.e  Deiign  in 
 his  younger  Years  in  the  Univcdity  ;  and  made  it  the 
 Work  of  his  inoft  retir'd  ieilure,  and  fblemn  Thoughts. 
 It  ripen*d  with  Years  and  Experience,  and  was  the , 
 Refult  of  great  Reading  and  Confideration,  both  of 
 the  belt  Practical  Writers,  and  the  moft  Celebrated 
 Criticks.  'Tis  a  Work  of  great  Exadbiefs  and  Judg- 
 aiient ;  commonly  fixes  on  the  true  Senfe  of  the  Piace  ; 
 diligently  cbicrvesthe  Connexion  of  things;  freely  re- 
 prefents  the  Principal  Matters  that  occur;  and  con- 
 tains the  fulleil  Account  of  Parallel  Places,  of  any  other 
 Extant. 
 
 He  was  fb  happy  in  this  Performance,  as  to  obtain 
 the  concurring  Teltimony  of  two  Great  and  Excellent 
 Men,  who  were  thought  to  have  difterent  Sentiments 
 of  feme  Points  of  Reiigicn  ;  vit^.  Dr.  Oa^rw,  and  Mr. 
 Bfixter,  \u  their  refpcdtive  Epiflles  before  the  4^0  Editi- 
 on of  the  New  Teilament.  The  Words  of  the  former 
 are  Pvcmarkable  :  B^i  this  I  muftfiy,  thnt  to  the  beft  of 
 my  'Underftand  ng,  he  hns  made  Jm  Choice  of  the  Efpccidl 
 Senfe  v^hich  he  gi^ps  f'f  the  i4''ordj  in  nil  Places  xvith  great 
 Diligence  and  Judgment  :  Aud  'tis  evident^  that  in  the 
 Tfhole,  he  has  fe  Care  tt'ly  and  CcTiftnntly  ancnded  to  the  Ana- 
 logy'of  Faith,  that  the  Render  mayjafcly  Tuft  to  him,  voith^ 
 cut  fear  of  being  ledintc  the  Snare  of  any  Error,  or  unfoand 
 Opinion.  The  Words  of  the  Latter  are  thefe  ;  And  I 
 cjpecially  commend  it  as  Orthcdrx,  in  explaining  thrfi  Texts 
 which  meddle  vgith  Juftificaticn,  [^rnifficn  of  Sin  ;  r^^irh 
 Faith  and  J^Vcrl{j,  and  fuch  great  and  Pradicd  Points  of  Do- 
 Brine  i  Jo  that  the  Ixeader  need  net  fear  the  corrupt ir/g  his 
 Vnder  ft  abiding  byanyfecret  Infinuation  of  Fjrors,  or  dange- 
 rous Mixture  cf  private  and  unfund  Opinions.  Since  both 
 of  them  herein  freely  cxprefs'd  their  proper  Sentiments,^ 
 
in  the  County  c?f  B  U  C  K  S.  107 
 
 \\s  fcarcc  conceivable  how  chcre  couid  be  any  very  im-  Vol.  II. 
 porranr  Dirfercnce  remaining  between  thenn.  But  be  it  'w^V'v. 
 as  it  will  as  to  that  ^  this  was  in  a  manner  the  Work 
 of  Mr.  Clnrl^s  Life,  and  bears  the  lively  Signatures  of 
 his  cxadl  Learning,  (ingular  Piety,  and  indefatigable 
 Induftry;  and  has  been  valu'd  by  good  Judges  of  diffe- 
 rent Sentiments  and  Perfuaficns,  coniidering  the  Bre- 
 vity of  the  Parts  and  Inrirenefs  of  the  whole,  as  the 
 beli  (ingle  Book  upon  the  Bil^le  in  the  World. 
 
 Pie  was  a  Man  of  very  confiderable Learning;  a  good 
 Critick,  efpccially  in  the  Scriptures ;  a-  great  Textuary, 
 an  excellenr  Preacher  ;  a  great  Enemy  of  Superftirion 
 and  Biggotry;  yen  zealous  for  unatf^ded  Piety,  and 
 extentive  Charity  :  He  was  one  of  great  Moderation, 
 both  in  his  Principles  and  Temper.  He  liv'd  ufefully, 
 and  in  much  Efteem.  He  dy'd  comfortably,  and  in 
 his  laft  Hours  had  great  Peace  and  Serenity. 
 
 BEACONSFIELD:  Mr.  Hugh  Builcr.  A  fo- 
 lid  Divine,  and  very  grave  Perfon. 
 
 Little  M^irlovQ  :  Mr.  Uierom  Gregory ^ 
 
 Bu-nhcim  :  Mr.  Benjamin  ?erl{i7is.  A  very  pradllcal 
 and  valuable  Preacher. 
 
 Fnrnhnm-J\r>)'nl  :  Mr.  Thomas  Gnrdencr.  A  great  Di- 
 vhie,  and  general  Scholar.     This  was  a  Sequeftration. 
 
 Chcyn^p  :  Mr.  Beyijttmin  Agus.  He  wrote  an  han'd'- 
 fome  Sheet  in  Vindication  of  Nonconformity. 
 
 T^Vitddcfdon  :  Mr.  B^hert  Bsnnct.  There  are  at  this 
 Place  3  diftincft  Rectories  belonging  to  one  Church,  to 
 ail  which,  Mr.  i^f^z^/^rhad  the  Title.  But  one  of  them 
 had  been  beftow'd  by  the  Patron,  the  Lord  ff^Drirton,  up- 
 on Mr.  Jchn  Ellis^  (known  in  Cambridge  by  'the  Name 
 of  Ellis  Junior)  who  fcrupled  to  take  the  Title  upon 
 him,  and  only  preach'd  every  other  LordVDay,  in  his 
 Turn.  Mr.  Bonnet  performd  all  the  other  Duties  of 
 Baptizing,  Vifiting,  <£c.  and  yet  freelv  let  Mr.  Ellis  enjoy 
 half  the  Profits.  But  after  the  King's  Return  Mr.  Eif^s 
 conform.'d,  and  got  the  King's  Title  to  all  the  three  Por- 
 tions; Mr.  Bennetnot  at  all  contending,  as  not  being  in- 
 .lin'd  to  conform.  After  fome  time,  Mv.Bennct  remov'd  to 
 
 AlUhury. 
 
io8  The  Ejethdor  Silenc'^d  Mmijlers^  Sec. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Ailshury,  and  preach'd  there  privately  for  fome  Years. 
 And  from  thence  he  remov'd  to  Aklngdon,  where  hei 
 dy'dApii  6.  1687. 
 
 Drayton  :  Mr.  Fleetwood, 
 
 Afton- Clinton  :  Mr.  Gcrrard  ;  and  Mr.  John  Marriot, 
 Mr.  Mdrriot  was  a  plain  painful  Preacher.  He  was  indict- 
 ed with  fbine  others  ai  the  Scifions,  for  coming  within 
 5  Miles  of  a  Corporation  ^  and  was  fin'd  20/.  He 
 dy'd  at  Afltny  May  11,  1672. 
 
 St.  Leonard's  :  Mr.  George  Sxvlnho^  He  afterwards 
 ietlcd  at  Princes-I{isborougby  where  he  had  a  private 
 Congregation,  and  held  on  his  Work  till  Age  difabicd 
 him. 
 
 NEH^PO  I^T-P  AGN  EL:  Mr.  John  Gihh^ 
 He  was  Ejected  fome  Months  before  the  Bartholomew 
 AdI,  for  refuling  to  admit  the  whole  Parifh  to  the 
 Lord's-Table. 
 
 AILSBV\Y:  Mr.  John  Luff.  Being  In  a  Se- 
 queftred  Living,  he  was  tiarn'd  out  immediately  upon 
 the  Reftauration,  and  the  old  Incumbent  (  who  liv'd 
 there)  had  PoffeiHon  again  :  But  he  being  very  old 
 preach'd  but  Seldom;  and  Mr.  Lwj^^afterwardsfupply'd 
 the  Place  for  fome  time  :  But  at  length  removed  to 
 S»uthwarl{.  He  was  a  Man  of  confiderable  Abilities,  a 
 ready  Elocution,  and  a  very  good  Scholar . 
 
 Bunton  :  Mr.  Samuel  I{olls :  Well  Jcnown  about  Low- 
 den. 
 
 Hampden :  Mr.  John  Sdunders^  M.  A.^  Born  in  Exe- 
 ter,  of  which  City  his  Father  had  been  Mayor.  He 
 was  of  Exster-Collcge  in  Oxen,  whither  he  went  at  the 
 end  of  the  Civil  Wars.  He  was  promoted  to  aFe'lo^v- 
 fliip  there,  folelv  for  his  great  Merits  in  i<<52.  H:  had 
 a  penetrating  Genius,  was  an  accute  Pkilolbpher,  a 
 great  Admirer  of  Plato,  a  very  fabtle  Dilpacant,  a  hard 
 Student,  and  withal  a  Man  of  finguiar  Fiety.  He  was 
 mnch  belov'd  by  the  Re:3:or  Dr.  Conant.  As  Toon  as  he 
 proceeded  M,  A.  he  was  made  ProfefTor  of  Grammar, 
 and  the  next  Year  of  Bi>etorkk  ^lio  to  th?  Univerfi- 
 
 '       tyi 
 
in  the  County  c?/  B  U  C  K  S.  109 
 
 ty  ;  and  acquired   a  great  Reputation  by  difchaxging  Vol.  11. 
 both  thofc  Offices  :  And  he  was  a  famous  Tutor  in  the  •w^'-v^V- 
 
 College.  Ann.  1657.  he  was  prefented  to  thisRedfcory  by 
 '^ohn  Hampden  Efq;  and  he  continu'd  in  it  *ti]l  Banholo- 
 mew-d2iy.  After  his  being  Silenc'd  he  liv'd  privatelyj^ 
 but  dy'd  within  the  compafs  of  a  Year. 
 
 Dinton  I  Mr.  Shirley, 
 
 Gvc^z  MA  I^L  OPT:  Mr.  Paul  Sutton.  He  Was 
 Ledurer  there. 
 
 Hucket  :  Mr.  John  H^iJfi.n.  After  he  was  turn'd  out,' 
 he  was  Chaplain  to  S\i:Thomas  Lee,  and  Sir  I^lchnrdln- 
 ^oldsby,  and  then   betook  himfcif  to  the  Pradife  of 
 
 Phyfick. 
 
 COLEBK^OO  K.'  Mr.  Kohert Hnt 
 
 IVTC  OMBi  Mr.  George  Jownes. 
 
 7aplow  :  Mr.  Edwards. 
 
 Humhkdon  :  Mr.  Henry  Gooden,  This  was  a  Seque- 
 ftration. 
 
 Wlnchendon  :  Mr.  Thomas  Gilhrt*,  B.  D.  of  St.  Ed-  *  ikmvf 
 
 mund'S'Hall  in  Ox^'ord.     He  had  been  before  turn'd  out  »«?  thatbi 
 
 of  Edgmond  in  Shroffhirt.     He  was  an  ancient  Divine  ;  hath  »ny 
 
 an  excellent  Scholar,  of  extraordinary  Acutenels,  and^^^^^*" 
 
 Concifenefs  of  Style,  and   a  moft   Scholaftical  Head.^^^«^'^  *"* 
 
 He  had  all  the  School-men  at  his  Fingers-ends  ^  ^"<^r^„^^//£a- 
 
 which  is  a  little  unulual,  rook  a  great  Delight  in  Foe- ^-j^  j^^^x 
 
 try,  and  was  a  good  Latin  Poet  himfelf.     He  fpentrhe  ^^^.^^  f^^"* 
 
 latter  part  of  his  time  in  a  Private  Life  in  Oxfvr-U  where  ^ojjihility 
 
 to  the   laft  he  met  with  much   refpetfl  from  Dr.  HaUoj'  Pardm, 
 
 Bl(ho\>  of  Briftol,  Dr.  BatJm-ft,  Dr.Jans^    andprhtrs,wifhuf 
 
 who  were  ht  Judges  of  his  real  Worth.  He  dy'd  in  1 694,  Satis faSfi^ 
 
 about  the  Age  of  Eighty.  */*  •  ^^  ^^' 
 
 ftper  t9  Dr. 
 
 OwenV  Diatribe  de  Divina  Jufiitid ;  and  a   Brief  Englljh   Difcouric, 
 
 on  the  Guilt  and  Pardon  of  Sin,  and  "rayer  for  that    Pardon,  Sv»^ 
 
 1^95  ;  together  with  fom/i  Occaftanal  Latin  Psems^  v)hich  are  far  f}-§m  hi^ 
 
 inr  def^icable  ;  One  oftkm  give;  an  ^ufunt  of  the  Revolution  in  i6&B. 
 
 J^sbury; 
 
no  The  Ejected  or  Sile/7c'^d  Mi?7iJle-rSy-  S>cc, 
 
 Vol.  II.  I{cihury  :  Mr.  H^iHiam  Reeves,  B.  A-  He  was  of  Pern- 
 v./^y"***-'  hrckc-CoUecige'm  Oxen.  Atkr  his  Eje(£^Ion  he  prcachM 
 no  where  Statedly,  bui  here  and  there  Occaiionally  ; 
 and  pretty  much  at  Ahingdov.  He  was  once,  much 
 Troubled  on  occafion  of  a  Charge  of  Trcafonable 
 Words,  fworn  upon  him  in  a  Sermon  .he  preach'd  on. 
 P/rJ.2.1.  But  Upon  a  Tryai  hs  was  Acquitted.  He 
 dy'd,  y^w.  1683. 
 
 Cholcshury.     lAt.WiUinm  Dy:r. 
 
 :E.AT0  N -College  :    Provoft,    Mr.  Nicolas  Lockjcr  ; 
 of  whom  before  in  the  Ciry  ci London, 
 
 Mr.  '^ohn  Bntchclor  :    Vice-Provou..      The  Fellows 
 were, 
 
 Thomas  Goodwin  J    D.  D.  of  whom  in  the  Univerfity 
 of  Oxford. 
 
 Mr.  John  BiinlUcy  ^  Mr.  B^chard  Penwarden. 
 
 *  He  hath  Mv.Jjfohn  Oxcnhridgc*,  M.  A.  He  was  born  in  North- 
 written,  hnmptonjhire,  and  educated  partly  in  Oxon^  and  partly 
 A  double  in  Cambridge.  Upon  his  being  Ejecflcd  here,  he  rctir'd 
 Watch-  to  BerTp/c/<.  upon  lUi-f^,  where  he  held  on  his  Miniftry, 
 v/ord :  Or  j.jj{  j^^  ^^^^  Silcac  d  by  chc  Fatal  B^rtho!or?ij?P  k'±  Afcer 
 * fW^""?"  ^'^''^^>  ^^  ^'^"^  '^  ^^^  PT^pindies,  and  f^ntied  firft  at  Sy^ 
 ^  '  }' renharriy  and  afterward?  in  iV^Tr-fiw^Z/z??^/,  where  he  dy'd 
 Watch-  ^'  Boftcn,  in  1674.  Sec  Mr.  Cotton  Mathers  Hiftory  of 
 fngtoDu-  KevP'England.   Book  III.  p:  21  r. 
 
 ty;  both  Echo'd  from  Rev.  16.  s-  and  ^cv  ^o.  4,  5.  1661,  Bvo.  APro- 
 pofirion  of  Propagating  the  Gofpel  by  Chrifrian  Colonies,  in  the  Con- 
 tinent O^Giiianai  y  bcin<ii  Gleanings  of  a  larger  Difcotirfe,  the  Mamfcript 
 whereof  is  yet  prefervdinNtw-'Eng'^^nA.  A  Sermon  at  the  Aniverfa- 
 ry  EleSion  of  Governor,  &c,  m  Ncrs- England.  And  a  Scr7nQn  about 
 Seafonable  feekiug  God, 
 
 Mi'.  Paul  Plolfn,  Chapla:.  ...  ....  ^....^c. 
 
 They  were  Ejcded  here,  preicnily,  afterKingG6/?;/e/s 
 Rcftauradon. 
 
 N.  B.  I  have  omitted   Mr.  Stratford  cf  Marrimore, 
 
 bccaufc  I  underlland  he  Conform'd  ^  and  fliould  have 
 
 ■ '  -  -  -  (loiie 
 
in  the  County  ^/CAMBRIDGE.  1 1 1 
 
 done  the  fame  by  any  others,   of  whom  I  could  have  Voj^  jj 
 obtaia'dlike  Inteiligeace.  "      * 
 
 I  have  alio  omitted  Mr.  Applchy  of  Hnvprldge  or  Cbcf- 
 haniy  becaufc  he  is  mcntion'd  as  Ejected  at  Snperron  in 
 Glouceftcrjhlrc  ;  to  which  County,  as  far  as  1  can  per- 
 ceive, he  mcft  properly  belongs.:  And  Mr.  Jchn  Bifcoe, 
 who  tho'  he  was  of  Ahin^dcn  in  this  County,  yet  was 
 Ejcd:ed  in  Scutbwnr!{j  where  he  is  mentiori'd. 
 
 In  the  County  0/  C  A  M  B  R  I  D  G  E. 
 
 W  1  VLl  NG  H  AM  :  Mr.  Nathanad  Brad- 
 fljawy  B.  D.  Son  of  Mr.  Thctms  Bradfiunvo  o^  Br^dfioa^ 
 in  Lmcdjhire,  Born  at  K^dJlngt 071- Hall  in  Sujfclli^ 
 M^y  29-  1 61 9.  Dedicated  to  the  Miniftry  by  his 
 Parents  from  his  Birth.  Educated  at  Fcljh-I  School  ia 
 EJJex,  under  Mr.  ff'^oartcn ;  and  early  admitted  into 
 Trinity-College  in  Cambridge,  of  which  he  was  aftei*- 
 wards  one  of  the  Senior  Fellows.  He  was  for  fome 
 Years  very  averfe  to  the  Work  of  the  Miniilry,  till 
 God  vifitcd  him  with  the  Small  Pcx,  and  under  that 
 Afflidlion  inciin'd  his  Heart  to  undertake  it.  He  was 
 a  Brnnerges  ;  well  adapted  to  the  People  of  PVivlingbam, 
 whom  he  found  very  Profane  and  Ignorant,  but  in  a 
 little  time  God  was  gracioufly  pleas'd  10  give  him  nu- 
 merous Seals  to  his  Miniftry  among  them  -,  and  he 
 -left  many  good  People,  and  a  living  of  between  3  and 
 400/.  fcr  Annum,  for  the  Eafe  and  Safety  of  his  Con- 
 Icience,  Aug.  24.  62. 
 
 Some  Years  after  he  continued  to  Preach  in  his  own 
 and  other  Families.  Then  the  Providence  of  God  gave 
 him  the  Liberty  of  a  pulpit  in  a  fmair Village,  which 
 he  us'd  with  fo  mwch  Prudence  and  Moderation,  than 
 he  was  conniv'd  at  for  about  Five  Years.  When  that 
 was  deny'd  him,  he  Prcsch'd  at  ChiUicrly -^  and  aner 
 that  in  London.  But  as  fcon  as  the  ACt  for  Toleration 
 came  forth,  he  retiirn'd  to  his  Old  People  c^  yVivUng- 
 ham,  and  preach'd  amongft  them  to  the  laft  Sabbath  01' 
 his  Life  :  And  dclir'd  no  more  of  them  than  to  pav  foir 
 his  Diet  from  Saturday  Night  till  Monday  Morning, 
 and  .his  Horfe-hire  from  St.  Tvcs,  which  was  5  Miles 
 diftant,  where  he  liv'd  with  Mrs.  Mnfon,  his  Wife's 
 Daughter.  He  was  eminent  in  Perfonal  Holinefs.  A  ftrie'l 
 obfervcr  cf  the  Sabbath  :  And  a  Laborious  Carechi'ft 
 
 iu 
 
112  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MmiJlerSj   8cc. 
 
 Vol  11.  ^"  ^^*  Family  5  to  whom  he  conftantly  expounded  the 
 \y^>/^  Scripture  Morning  and  Evening.  In  the  latter  Part  of 
 of  his  Life,  he  did  his  MAST  ER's  Work  in  great 
 Pain  :  And  by  a  Scorbutick  Dropiie  ended  his  PUgri- 
 magej  at  St  Ives  in  HuntingdonjO^irey  06t.  16.  1690. 
 in  the  71ft  Year  of  his  Age.  He  was  a  very  Conlidera- 
 ble  Man,  of  a  Generous  Temper,  and  undaunted  Cou- 
 rage. 
 
 Svp/iffljam  Vryor :  Mr.  Jonnthnn  Je^hcot,  Who  Was 
 Born  at  Anfiy  Four  Miles  from  Cov^ntry^  and  bred  up 
 in  the  Free- School  in  that  City,  whither  he  went  eve- 
 ry Morning  when  a  Child  j  and  was  there  fo  early, 
 that  his  Mafter  for  fome  Years  took  it  for  granted  he 
 Bearded  in  the  Town.  His  Parents  were  Mc^n  and 
 Low,  and  Liv'd  in  a  fmall  Farm  ,  were  delirous  to 
 Educate  him  for  the  Miniilry,  but  could  contribute 
 little  to  it.  He  however  vigoroufly  purfu'd  his  Learn- 
 ing, and  by  17  Years  of  Age,  was  an  Excellent 
 School  Scholar,  and  a  Young  Man  of  extraordinary 
 Sobriety,  Serioufnefs  and  Induftry.  He  entred  him- 
 felf  in  the  Univerfity  of  Oxford,  and  then  taught  a 
 School  in  the  Country,  for  a  Year,  (  being  recom- 
 mended by  his  Mafter  )  and  when  it  was  expired  he 
 went  to  refide  at  Oxford,  and  maintained  himfclf  by 
 the  Money  his  School  had  brought  him  in,  together 
 with  what  his  Father  could  allow  him  ;  And  when 
 it  was  gone,  he  went  and  taught  School  for  more  .- 
 And  thus  he  held  on  for  fome  Years.  Notwithftand- 
 ing  thefe  Difficulties,  he  by  his  Diligence  made  con- 
 fidcrable  Improvements,  and  was  Thought  compe- 
 tently qualify 'd  for  theMiniftry,  by  all  that  knew  hirii. 
 His  Friends  were  very  earneft  for  his  fixing  at  Shilton, 
 the  next  Parifh  to  Anfty,  the  Living  w^asabout  10  /. 
 a  Year ;  there  was  a  Vicar  in  it  whom  the  People 
 were  weary  of;  and  as  a  Teftimony  of  it,  they  were 
 ready,  to  give  him  a  Years  Profits,  if  keeping  ftili 
 the  Title,  he  would  yield  to  Mr.  Jcphcot\  fupplying 
 his  Place.  Upon  his  Agreeing,  Mr.  Jephcot^  applies 
 himfelf  to  the  Bifliop  of  the  Dioccfs,  Bifliop  Morton^ 
 (  who  was  counted  very  feverc  in  examining  Candi- 
 dates )  who  cxamin'd  him  himfelf,  and  while  he  re- 
 J€d:ed  feveral,  readily  ordain'd  him  firft  a  Deacon,  and 
 afterwards  Presbyter.     Upon  this  he   fix'd   at     Shil- 
 
 tOfti 
 
m  ^m  County  c^  C  A  M  B  R  I  D  G  E.         113 
 
 row,  Preaching  conilantly  an   the  Lord's  Day,  anu  of- yol.  IL 
 ten  en   Holidays,    bclides  Occaiionnl  Sermons  :  And  ^./^V"s^ 
 
 he   went  every   Day  Two  Miles    to    rc^ich   Sclioul, 
 and    all  brought   him    in  but   20  /.    a    Year.     This 
 Courfe  he  conrinird  for  a  Lw  Years  ;  but  ui-on    the 
 Death  of  the   Minifter  of  the  N^'ighoouring    Paniii 
 of  Euck.intcn,    (which   was  a    better   L'ving)    the  In- 
 habitants were  mighty  deiirous  of  having  Mr,  yt/Zijar 
 in  his  room.     The  Living  being   in    che  King  s  Gitr, 
 the  People  by  joint  Confeni  accommodaced  Mr.  'J-fhcot 
 with   Two  Horfes,  and  a  Man    to  attend  iiron  him 
 in  a  Journey  to  Londoji,  in    Order  to  his   getting  the 
 Preientation  ;    they   drew  up   a    Writing    expreiiiMg 
 their    hearty  Confenc  to    his  tixing,  amongft  them    as 
 their  Minillcr,  and  i'cnz  a  Letter  to  Sir  Chnjiupher  717* 
 vctrn  (  who  had  an  Eflate  in  the  Town  J  begging  him 
 to  ufe  his  Intereft  in  the  Lord  Keeper,  in  order  to  the 
 Accomplifliment  of  their  Defircs.     Mr.  Jcphcot  to  gra- 
 tify the  Peoples  earneil  Deiire,  undertook  a  Journey  to 
 London,  and  apply'd  himfclf  to  the  Lord  Keeper,  on 
 whom  he  wasforc'd  to  wait  ror  Seven  Weeks  logetherj 
 and  at  laft  was  difappointed  ;  for  he  gave   Buc\in^ion 
 to  one  Mr.  Eldrcd,   to  whom  he  had  before  given   the 
 Promife  of  fome  fuch  Living  when  it  fell  Vacant  :  Bun 
 that  Mr.  Jcphcor  might  not  wholly  lofe  his  Labour,  he 
 gave  him  the  Prefentation  of  St.  Mnry's  in  Swaffhrim 
 in  Camhridgcjh'pe.     When  he  came  to  the  People  there, 
 he  found  them  uneafie  becaull-  of  his  being  an   utter 
 Stranger  to  them  ;  but  after   no  long  Trial   of  him, 
 they  were   extreamly  plcas'd   and   thankful  that   they 
 were  fo  well  provided  for.     He  preach'd  tv»'ice  on  the 
 Lord's-Day,   catcchiz'd  in  the  Afternoon,  accordin.g  to 
 the  Canon,  and  repeated  at  Night.     Wheu  the  B'>!^kjf 
 Sports  came  our,  he    (as  I  am  inform'd)  read  it  accord-^     > 
 ing  to  Order,  and  then  preach'd  for  the  fan^fbifyi^g;i:he 
 Day.     There  were  Two  PariOies  in  this  Town.  Whca 
 he  had  been  there  fome  rime,  the  Minifter  of  the  other 
 Parifli  dy'd,  and  left  his  Widow  in  Debt  :  Mr.  Jcphcot 
 was  AiTiftanttoher  all  wavs  '^oflib!'",  and  did  her  much 
 Service,  but  could  not  keep  her  from  dving  of  Grief. 
 He  that  fuccecdcd    in   the  other  Pariili    was   EjeClcd^ 
 as  Scandalous  in  the  Time  of  the  Long  Parliament,  and 
 Mr.  Jephcct  (who  was  Marry 'd  for  (ome  rime  before) 
 having  a  growing  Family,  was  not  able  to  live  upon 
 
 1  *i»is 
 
114  r/;<?  Ejected  or  Stknc^d  MinijterSj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    ^^s  Income  in  his  own  Parifli,  (which  was  but  30  I. -per, 
 .^^^x'-^y-N^  Annuyn)  and  thereupon  apprehending  that  both  Parilh- 
 es  join'd  toi^ether  mighrmake  a  conripetent Maintenance 
 for  him  that  could  obtain  them,  he  remov'd  to  a  Free- 
 Schooi  in  Thurle^  in  Suffolk,  ofter'd  him  by  Sir  PViliUm 
 So/ims,  intending  to   refign  his  Vicaridge  in  Svp^ffhani, 
 to  any  Worthy  Man  that  could  get  the  other,  whom 
 the  People  approv'd  of.     Having  thus  determin'd,  he 
 continu'd  Preaching  to  them  for  half  a  Year,  tho'    he 
 liv'd  Eight  Miles  off.  In  the  mean  time,  the  People  be- 
 ing exceeding  dcfirous  of  his  Continuance  with  them, 
 made  fuch  an  Inrercft,  as  that  they  got  the  other  Vi- 
 caridge, united  to  his  ;  ('they  are  iince  united  by  Adt  of 
 Parliament)  and  an   Augmentation  too,    which  if  ic 
 had  been  paid,  would  have  amounted  in  all  to  nigh 
 upon  100  /.  a  Year  :  And  they  gave  him  an  unanim.ous 
 Call.     Upon  this  he  return'd  to   them,  gave  himfelf 
 wholly  to  the  Work  of  the  Miniftry,  in  which  he  took 
 extraordinary    Pains,  both    in  Preaching,    Repeating, 
 Catechiiing,  and  Vificing.     Neither  were  his  Labours 
 without  Succefs  :  He  was  a  means  of  Converting  ma- 
 ny, was  an  Inftrumcnt  of  much  Good  to  feveral  in  the 
 Family  of  [{ogcr  [{ant,  Efq;and  ufcful  to  all  the  (erious 
 People  of  thofe  Parts  :  and  yet  he  had  a  fore  Fatigue, 
 thro'  the  Carnality  and  Bittarnefs  of  fome,  and  the  Gid- 
 dinefs  of  feveral  others.     He  was  troubled  with  fome 
 People  that    pretended    to  Vifions   and    Revelations. 
 There  was  one  Woman  in   the  Neighbourhood,  who 
 took  upon  her  to  foretei  that  the  Day  of  Judgment 
 •would   be  within   fo  many  Months,  on  fuch   a  Day  ; 
 and  an  honeft  Minifter  ('whole  Heart  was  better  than 
 his  Head)  who  from  thence  was  calFd  Doomjday   Sedg- 
 xvick,  was  feduc'd   by    her  ;  and  as   it   fell  out  many 
 were  very  much   aflrighted.    For  the  Evening  of  the 
 Night  that  was  fix'd  being  very  Clear,  there  arofe  on  a 
 fudden  a  terrible  Tempefl  of  Thunder  and  Lightning  ia 
 the  Night  following  :  But  the  Fear  thereby  occafion'd 
 was  foon  over.     He  was  e^.rneftlv  dclirous  of  contribu- 
 ting to  the  fettling  fome  Chriftian  Difcipline  in  the 
 Church,    in  order  to  the  promoting  Knowledge  and 
 Holinefs.     For  the  carrying  on  this  Defign,  he  had  da- 
 ted Meetings  with   the  Neighbouring   Minifters,    in 
 1656,  c5?r.     They  agreed  upon  many  Things  with  joint 
 Confent,  which  they  were  to  Praiftife  in  their  feveral 
 
 Pariflics, 
 
in  the  County  (?f  C  A  M  B  R  I  D  G  E-  115 
 
 Parifhes  ;  andpromis'd  to  help  one  another  b,  uiucuai  vo^.  il. 
 Advice  in  any  emergent  Difficulties.  Finding  that  ^y\^>mJ 
 many  would  not  be  at  the  Pains  of  learning  the  AiT-Mn- 
 blies  Shorter  Catcchifm,  they  drew  up  one  that  was 
 much  Shorter,  and  Printed  it  for  the  Ufe  of  the  moft 
 Ignorant  in  their  Pariflies.  While  he  con^inu'd  at 
 Swajfham,  there  was  an  unufual  kind  of  Meteor   *  ar-,  ^  ^ 
 
 pear'd   in    the  Field,    in   a  violent  hot  Dav,  an    ^^'■^;/^]^^[i 
 count  of  which  is  here  added   in  his  own  Words,  0"t  ^j^^^^ 
 of  his  ov/n  Papers,  for  the  Satisfadion  of  the  Curious.    ^^^^  *  ^^ 
 
 Pomeridia" 
 nei^  SwafFhamas  PrioriJ,  in  Comit.  Cantabrlglcnfi. 
 
 Poj}  aliquod  Tonitru  fine  Pluvia,  in  Nube,  Oppido  pr^di^o  immintnte^ 
 apparuerunt  dua  Luminnres  Eruptioms  lucida  &  ohlonga^  cfuarum  alters 
 fubinde  evajiuii,  alters  vero  eodem  temporis  Jrticuh  in  Pyramidalem  Fu* 
 mumCrajfurn&fubruhicu7idiimLineatim  eru^atur^  cujus  Flgura  fupernt 
 acuta,  i}iferne  quatuor  Pa'ticas  Crajfa. 
 
 Vapor  emijfus  tanto  impetu  Fundi  Superjiciem  inva/it,  ut  inde  maximo 
 fonitu  in  refultum  rapidijfimum  retro  ageretury  rejiliendo  autem  Fornaeis 
 fumigantis  ifiarpra  fe  tulit. 
 
 Pyramide  in  diias  Partem  divifd,  vapor  hdc  defcendere,  iliac  ajcendere 
 ad  njentriculum  ntibis  videbatur,  in  uno  loco  baud  fifiens,  nunc  citati^ri 
 nunc  tardioreynotu  Turbinis  inflar  clrcumvolitatus,  duos  Lapides  ab  Orta 
 ad  Inter itiim  femihora  tranftnigravir.  In  cajus  exitu,  Tonitru  rapidijji"^ 
 mum  rurfum  auditur,  cujus  fulminatione  linca  Psrpendiculari  terra  incujf^ 
 Vapor  Priori  baud  multum  difjlymlis  a  folo  refiliitf  antequam  ad  nubem 
 fervenijfet  prorfus  dijjipatus.  Guttttt  PauiuU  toto  hoc  tempore  rarijjimt 
 difcenderunt. 
 
 In  1 66 1,  the  former  Incumbent  that  had  been  puc 
 out,  came  again  into  one  of  the  Livings  in  Svpajf^ 
 ham  Prior,  and  Mr.  Jephcot  knowing  that  the  other 
 would  not  be  fufficienc  for  the  iClaintenance  of  his 
 Family,  forefeeing  that  he  fiiould  be  in  danger  of  ha- 
 ving his  Confciencc  ftraicned  by  EcclefiadicaMmpo- 
 fitions,  and  finding  many  in  the  Place  alrer'd  for 
 the  worft,  turning  with  the  Tide,  and  fwimming 
 with  the  Stream,  determin'  d  ro  remove  at  the  firft 
 Opportunity.  Soon  afcer,  he  WaS^  recommended  by 
 Dr.  Tuckjisy  to  the  Free  Scho(  1  of  Boftcn  in  Linccln" 
 Jhire,  which  being  olfer'd  him,  he  readily  accepted  $ 
 and  remov'd  thither  with  his  Family.  Going  to  Bi- 
 {hop  Sanderjcn  for  a  Licenfe,  he  treated  himverv  re- 
 fpedfully,  told  him,  it  v%^asa  Pity  a  Man  of  hTs  Worth 
 ihopid  be  confin'd  to  the  Drudgery  of  a  School,  and 
 
1 1 6  The  Ejtcitd  or  Silenced  Miniflers^  he. 
 
 Vol.  II.    ort-cr'd  him  his  Choice  of  Two   Irnaii  Livings  which 
 he  had   rhen  to   beftow,  worth  about  60  /.  a  Year  a 
 Piece.     He  thank'd  his  Lordihip,  but   wav'd   Accep- 
 tance,    tiis  main    Rcaion    was,   bec-aufe   as    Things 
 ^Vtnc  at  chat  Time,  he   apprehended  he  fhould  quick- 
 ly be  iwn-id   out  of  a  Living  j  but   hop'd  he   might 
 have  been  futfcr  d  to  continue  in  fo  fmall  a  Thing  as  a 
 School.     But  when    he   had  been  in  it  about  half  a 
 Yeaf,  and  was   juft  fettled,  he  was  turn'd  out  at  Bnr^ 
 tlx'lfwcvp  Tide.     Many  of  the  chief  of  the  Town  were 
 jcufibie  they  fiiould  have  a   great  Lofs  in  his  quitting 
 the  School,  and  were  thereupon  Inccns'd,  againft  him 
 who  had  occafion'd  his  being  calTd  on  to   Conform. 
 Some  of  the  new  Aldermen  urg'd  him  much  ro  Coi^ 
 fcnir  and  keep   the    School ;  but  he  told  them,  If  he 
 cctild  ConfortTif  be  vpould  net  do    it  to  tatcb  Boys.     Many 
 conliderable    Perfons    were  dciirons  of    his    ftaying 
 there,  afccr  he  was  caft  out ;  but  he  rather  chofe  to 
 be    near  his  Friends  in  Cnwbridgcfb'ire,    and  therefore 
 fettled   at  Oificn  near  Bury  in  Sujj'oikj  being  much  in- 
 cluc'd   to  it  by  the  Dciire  of  a  very  Religious  Gentle- 
 man Mr.  Mcje/y,  who  dyd  juft   iipon  his  cording  thi- 
 ther.    But  he  had  there  the  Picafure  of  the  Convcrfa- 
 t\ono(  Mr.  Meadows^  the  Eje6i:cd  Miniftcrof  the  Place. 
 Here  it  was    his  ccnllant  Pradile  ro    go  to    Church 
 both  Morning   and  Afternoon   on    Lord's  Days,    and 
 alfb  to  the  Sacrament  ;    and    he  was  commcr»ly  one 
 of  the  firft    in  the   Church,    iho'  he  iiv'd  at    a  Miles 
 Diftancc  from  it  :  But  withal,  he  kept  up  a  Weekly 
 LecSfurc,  among    a  hpall   Company    of  honeft   well- 
 meaning  Pccplc.    Jn   the   latter    Part  of  his  Life   he 
 kept  Boarders  whom   he  train'd   up  in  Learning  and 
 Piety. 
 
 He  much  Employ'd  himfelf  in  "Writing  Letters  to 
 fcverai  Perfons  upon  a  Spiritual  Acconnt  for  the  good 
 of  their  Son  Is :  And  indeed  his  whole  Heart  fecm'd 
 let  upon  the  promoting  the  Work  of  Grace  in  him- 
 felf and  others.  In  him  it  began  early,  under  his 
 Mother'*;  Inftrucl:ion,  when  he  was  hut  about  5  or -^ 
 6  Years  Old  :  So  that  he  had  the  Happinefs  (  which 
 Mr.  Do4  was  us'd  to  fay  he  would  Envy,  if  he 
 envy'd  any  one's  Happinefs )  of  turning  to  GOD 
 betimes. 
 
 His  Abilidej  for  the  Minlflry  were  great,  and   he 
 
 was 
 
m  the  Count)  of  C  A  M  B  R.I  D  G  H.        1 17 
 
 was  very  Laborious  and  Painful  in  it.  And  when  Vol.  II. 
 he  wasrcduc'd  to  a  more  rcdrd  Life,  he  rcap'd  wjiac  sX^V^ 
 he  had  been  Towing  ,  having  as  much  of  the  comtort- 
 able  Pretence  of  GOD,  and  fettled  A/lurance  of  his 
 Love,  as  can  well  be  iupposM  attainable  in  this  Life. 
 In  a  tedious  and  painful  Sicknefs,  he  was  marvel- 
 loufly  fuppcrted  by  the  Comforts  of  GOD's  Spirit, 
 even  to  his  Death  ;  which  he  fcem'd  to  be  above  the 
 Fear  of :  Compofing  hmifclffor  it,  by  the  moft  De- 
 vout Addrc^cs  upwards,  and  Gracious  and  Serious 
 Difcourfes  ^nd  E^xhorrations,  to  thofe  that  were  ar 
 bout  him,  as  long  cs  his  Strength  fcrv'd  him  to  fpcak. 
 He  dy'd  in  Nov.    16"]^.  .^tat.  96.  , 
 
 He  was  eminent  for  his  unufual  Accuracy  in  the 
 Hchreiv,  Gresk,,  and  Latin  Tongues,  PbUofophy  _  and 
 /bme  pares  of  the  Mnthemntlclij :  And  us'd  often  to 
 pra(^ife  Dialling  and  Su  veying^  for  his  Rccrcatioiu 
 
 In  the  City  of  ELT;  Mr.  Pf^illiam  Sedgwick,  caU'd 
 Doom/Jay  Sedgwick^  upon  the  account  J  mentlon'd  be- 
 fore. They  who  knew  him  well,  rcprefent  him  as 
 f  Pious  Man,  with  adiforder'd  {-lead. 
 
 Sutton  :  Mr.  Pf^illiam  Hunt.  Qnc  of  great  Piety, 
 ^Minifterial  Fidelity,  and  HQlincfsof  Life. 
 
 iVcntvoorth  :  Mr.  IVi'ilnrT}  Burchil.  He  .was  breci 
 in  Trinity -Co  I  lege  in  Can^bridge^^wnGCY  Pr.  f////.  After 
 his  Ejccltment  he  liv'd  privately  ^.t  H^ll'fj'df  a  Mile 
 diftant ;  where  he  had  a  fmall  Edate  of  about  1 1  L 
 ^er  Amium  and  did  vvhat  good  he  could,  by  private 
 Preaching  and  Expounding  the  Scriptures  in  his  little 
 Houle  and  Conference  with  Neighbours.  When 
 the  Toleration  came  cut,  he  fee  up  a  Mectir^  at 
 Sutton,  where  be  Preach  d  twice  every  Lord's  Day, 
 till  he  was  dlfablcd  by  his  lad  Sicknefs,  tho'  !;•-  had 
 but  little  Maintenance  from  his  Congregation.  He 
 was  very  amiable  lor  his  great  SinTplicitVi  Integrity, 
 and  Humilicy.  He  was  a  f^ithfal  Friend,  and  his 
 Lift'  was  vcfv  iiiofljnU'.'e.  He  liv'd  ii)  mean  Cir- 
 cumftances,  ^nd  y<;c  Y^^a$  always  contented  ai;4 
 ^hearful. 
 
1 1 8  The  Ejetied  or  Stlc?7c'*d  Mirnjhrs^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 
 Craw  den  :  Mr.  IQn^, 
 
 Chippenhnm  :  Mr.  I{ichard  Parr.M.  A.  After  his 
 Bjedmenc,  he  liv'd  in  Lord  Harry  Cromwels  Family. 
 
 Abington :  Mr.  Ifiac  Kj^*^* 
 
 Ovpre :  Mr.  PT-^ilforij  who  afcer  his  Ejectment  liv'd 
 inCnmhrid^o,  and  benig  a  good  M'jfiC'an,  [',or  a  com- 
 fortable Subfiftence,  by  inftrudling  the  Scholars  there, 
 and  Young  Gentlemen  all  the  Country  round,  in  that 
 noble  Art. 
 
 Eaft  U^tly  :  Mr.  Klchard  Kjnnef.  B.  D.  Born  in 
 JK^nt,  and  bred  in  Corpus-Chrifti-Colisgc  in  CayTibridge  ; 
 where  he  v^as  Fellow  many  Years  and  had  a  great 
 many  Pupils,  of  whom  he  rook  great  care.  The 
 I^earncd  Dr.  Spencer  afterwards  Mafter  of  that  College, 
 and  Dean  of  £/)»,  was  one  of  his  Pupils,  and  fhew*d 
 great  re fp eel  to  him,  and  frequently  vifited  him  as 
 long  as  he  hv*d  j  and  for  his  fake  was  kind  to  his  Poor 
 Widow.  Soon  after  Mr.  Ks^inet  was  Silenc'd  by  the 
 Aci  oiVnifcrmity  Mr.  (afterwards  Dodlor,  and  BiOiop) 
 Stillhigfleet  aififted  him  in  taking  a  capacious  Houfe 
 at  Suttcn  in  Bcdfcrdjhhe,  where  he  fet  up  a  Private 
 School,  keeping  a  Conformift  to  teach  it.  Many 
 Gentlemen,  (and  fome  that  were  no  Friends  to  the 
 Nonconformifts;  committed  their  Sons  to  him.  la 
 Ibme  time  the  Schoolmafter  left  him,  and  he  took  the 
 care  of  the  School  upon  himfeif,  and  was  conniv'd  at  ; 
 the  neighbouring  Gentry  having  a  great  efteem  for 
 him  ;  And  his  Wife's  Son  had  a  Licenfe  and  was  his 
 XJ flier.  He  was  excellently  qualify'd  for  this 
 Office.  He  went  to  Church  both  Forenoon  and  After^ 
 noon  on  the  Lord's  Day,  and  was  there  with  the  firft„ 
 He  dy'd  of  a  Feaver,  and  was  buried  in  the  Chancel 
 SLt  Sutton,  Jitn.i-^,  1670.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was 
 Preach'd  by  Worthy  Mr.  Stephens  the  Minifier  of  the 
 Parifli,  who  gave  him  his  due  Charader.  He  was 
 very  Moderate  in  his  Principles  and  Pradice,  Gene- 
 rous in  his  Temper,  and  free  and  communicative  in 
 Converfatlon.  His  Life  was  upright,  and  his  End 
 was  Peace,    During  his  laft  Si^kncfs    he   was  very 
 
in  the  County  c?/  C  H  E  S  T  E  R.  119 
 
 pacienc  and  fubmiirive  to  the  Divine  Will,  and  was  con-  Vol.  II. 
 fidenc  chat  his  Heavenly   Father  who  had  taken  care  ^./"Vv. 
 of  him  all  his  Life,  would  nor  forfakc  him  at  the   laft. 
 He  dy'd  in  low   Circumliances  i.and  his  Widow  was 
 rcduc*d  to  great  ftraits. 
 
 Chsvely  or  Stovo  :  Mr.  Abraham  T-Vright^ 
 
 In  the  Ifle  of  Ely,  Mr.  Thomas  G/les, 
 
 ynSBlCH:  Mr.  Sheldrake. 
 
 Foulmire:  Mr.  Ex^ckjah  Kjng. 
 
 Litlington  :  Mr.  Henry  Townley.  Dillhigl  Mr.  Ed^ 
 vonrd  Kegus.  And  Mv.Bhifhuly  the  place  of  whole 
 Ejection  I  cannon  find. 
 
 I  can  hear  bur  of  two  in  this  County  who  afterwards 
 Conform 'd  ;  and  they  were  Nr.  Jchn  i<yc  of  Settings 
 ham,  who  had  the  Living  of  Qucndon  in  Effex,  where 
 he  liv'd  and  dy'd  in  good  Pvepute^  ^ndMrXoIc  of 
 Bwwel. 
 
 I  have  omitted  in  this  County  Mr.  B^H  ofBnrly^ 
 becaufehe  raiher  belongs  to  Hortfordfhire,  add  Mr.  Hold- 
 croft  of  Bajfinghowne,  and  Mr,  Oddy  of  Mcldredy  bc- 
 caufe  they  are  mentioned  before  in  the  Univerlity  of 
 Cnmhridge, 
 
 In  the  CpuntyTalatlne  c/f  C  H  E  S  T  E  R, 
 
 In  the  City  o(  CheJ}er,  Sv.  Michaels ,  Mr.  pyilliam 
 Cnok.  The  great  Church  ;  Thomas  Harrifon,  D.  D, 
 St.  Peters  :  Mr.  John  Glcndall.  St.  Johns :  Mr.  lister 
 Leigh,     Trinity  :  Mr.  Thomas  Vpton. 
 
 Mr.  Wiliiaw  Cook^,  was  bred  under  the  Famous 
 Mr.  John  Ball.  He  was  a  Man  of  a  moft  Godly 
 Life,  and  unwearied  Labour.  One  of  the  Primitive 
 Stamp  5  who  could  go  in  poor  cloaching,  Uve  on  a 
 little,  travel  on  Foot,  Preach  and  Pray  almoft  all  the 
 Week  when  he  had  Opportunity ;  in  Scafon  and  out 
 pf  5?afon  I    trampling  on  this  World  as  Dirt,  and 
 
 X  4  living 
 
i,20  T'he  Ejecled  or  Silenc'^d  Mimjiers^  8rc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  living  a  mortified  laborious  Life.  He  ftridlly  ad* 
 N^/^y-N^  her'd  to  his  Principles  -in  all  tlie  turns  of  the  Times. 
 He  was  firft  Miniltcr  at  jyf/ioxaim  fVarvoickJhire ;  there 
 he  Pubiiih'd  two  Trtatifes  againft  the  Anahaftifis. 
 From  thence  by  the  Advice  of  the  L^W  «  Minifters 
 he  was  remov'd  to  /iflohy  in  Lciceflerjhire.  He  was 
 Ejeiled  there  for  refuling  the  Engagement  j  and  af- 
 terward fettled  in  this  City;  where  he  was  an  ufeful 
 Miniiter,  lill  he  was  outed.by  the  v^i:7  of  Vniformity, 
 AFccrKmg  Charles  ih^  m^  was  Beheaded,  he  would 
 often  pray,  That  God  vsxjuld  puH  dew?!  all  ufurped  Porver^ 
 and  rejiorc  the  hai2iflod  to  their  lights.  He  was  greatly 
 oftcnded  at  the  Anahnptifts,  Sep^jratifis,  and  Sedaries, 
 and  Ocwu^'-'.'s  Army  for  their  Dirioyaity.  And  there- 
 fore he  thought  it  his  Duty  to  join  with  Sir  George 
 Booth,  (afterwards  Lord  Dslr.merc)  when  he  made  him 
 Attempt  to  bring  in  the  K-ng,  in  1659.  He  then 
 perfuaded  the  Citizens  oiCheficr  to  deliver  their  City 
 to  him  ;  For  which  he  was  brought  up  Priibner  to 
 Lond:ny  and  ccntinu'd  long  in  Confinement  in  L^m^ 
 hsrh-Hcifje  ;  and  had  not  the  times  turn'd,  he  had  been 
 try'd  for  his  Life.  But  ail  this  would  not  procure  his 
 Liberty  to  Preach  the  Coibd  of  Chrift,  without  the 
 Oaths,  Subfcriptions,  Declarations,  Re-ordinarion, 
 and  Conformity  required  :  Nay,  quickly  after  his  be- 
 ing Si  lenc'd,  he  was  committed  to  the  Common  Jail 
 of  Cocjicr,  for  Preaching  in  his  own  Houfe,  by  the 
 Ma  or,  attiie  Inftigation  of  the  then  Bifliop  HrJl.  He 
 coi.-iiiud  to  the  time  of  his  Dea:h  in  a  Paftoral  Re- 
 jation  to  a  Society  of  many  woithy  and  eminent 
 Chrifl-ians  in  that  City  ;  tho*  during  the  heat  of  the 
 Five  Mile  Aciy  he  was  forc'd  to  withdraw  to  Puddin<^' 
 ton_\v\  i>Vtrralf  where  (as  in  CheJIcr  nil  King  Charles*s 
 IndulpcnceJ  he  conftantly  attended  on  the  Publick, 
 Miniftry  ;  and  he  h'm(t.'lf  Preach'd  in  the  Intervals,. 
 He  would  fay  fomcrimes  to  his  Friends,  when  he  was 
 iq  that  Retirement,  That  he  thou s^hz  vphat  little  Pence 
 ^i7id  Qjiietnrjs  there  wns  in  this  PVorld,  G^d's  People  enjoyed 
 it  in  their  Corners,  He  was  very  indefatigable  in  his 
 Miniftcrial  Labours,  in  which  he  never  fought  any 
 orie's  A  ifilla  nee  or  Help;  tho'  while  he  had  Liberty 
 hcconftir.nrly  kept  a  Publick  FafV 'n  his  Congregation 
 every  Month,  as  he  did  a  h'b  a  Private  Fa  ft  in  bis  own 
 CJofct  and  Family  every  Week,    He  ufually  ict  a-part 
 
in  the  County  0/  C  H  E  S  T  E  R.  121 
 
 one  Afternoon  every  "Week,  to  \ilit  the  Families  ofyoj,  xL 
 his  Conigregation,  and  ro   Catechize  their   Children  w'-^z-n^ 
 and  Servants,   and  Difcourfe  with  them    Perlbnally 
 about  their  Souls.    His  Vil^ts  were  (hort  and  edifying; 
 he  manag'd  them  as  one  that  was  a  great  Husband  of 
 his  time,  and  feldom  or  never  parted  without  Prayer. 
 He  was  not  free  to  join  in  the  Common- Prayer,  and 
 bore  his  Teftimony  againft  Prelacy  and  the  Ceremo- 
 nies with  fomcrhing  ot  Zeal ;  but  his  great  Piety,  In- 
 tegrity,  Mortification    and     Charity,    recommended 
 him  to  the  Refpeds  even  of  many  that  differed  from 
 him.    If  any    askM   his   Advice  in  a  matter  which 
 might  draw  fufitring  upon  them,  he  would  be  very 
 tender,  and  defire  them  not  to  depend  upon  his  Judg- 
 ment :  But  fince  it  was   a  matter  of  fuflering,  to   be 
 fully  perluaded  in  their  own  Minds.    He  was  a  great 
 Scholar,  and  a  hard  Student  to  the  laft  3  and  was  far 
 from  entangling  himfelf  in  the  Affairs  of  this  Life,  not 
 knowing  what  he  had,  fave  the  Bread  which  he  ate» 
 In  Worldly  Matters  he   was  not  very  Converfable ; 
 but  in  Difcourfe  of  the  things  of  GOD,  none  more 
 free  and  affable,  or  more  ready  to  do  good.    He  liv'd 
 and  dy'd  a  great  Example  of  ftridt  and  clofe  walking 
 with  GOD,  and    a  Heavenly  Converfation  ;  and  his 
 Memory   is  to  this   Day  precious  with    many.    He 
 finifh'd   his  Courfe  with  Joy,  Jul^  ^.  1684.  j^tat,  j-^. 
 When  he  lay   on    his  Death-Bed,  an   Aged  Friend  of 
 his  asking  him,  If  he    had  not  Comfort  in  Refledion 
 upon  his  Labours  in  the  Work  of  GOD,  he   prefently 
 reply'd,  I  h^f:  tiothhgto  Boaft  rf.     Tho'  for  ibmetime 
 before  he  dy'd,  fuch  was  the  heat  of  the   Perfecution, 
 that  be  durft  not  fhcw  his  Face  in  the  City,  yet  many 
 #  Confiderablc  Perfons  were  very  forward   to  do  him 
 Honour  at  his  Death. 
 
 Dr.  Thomas  Hnrrifon,  was  born  at  Kjngjlon  upoa 
 J-Iull,  and  bred  \n  New- Engl nnd.  He  was  a  Celebra- 
 ted Preacher  in  the  City  of  London,  where  he  fucccedcd 
 Dr.  Thomas  Goodwin  in  his  gathered  Church  at  St.  Dun^ 
 ftansin  the  E^ft,  and  was  extreamly  folio w'd,.  ^«:ij 
 165  r.  and  52.  I  know  not  upon  what  occafion  he  left 
 the  City,  bur  am  inform'd  that  before  he  went*  foi? 
 Dublin^  he  liv'd  for  ibme  rime  at  B'^mbro-Hdl  in 
 H'irr^li  and  Prcach'd  there  conftancly  ;  and  afterwards 
 
122  The  Ejecied  orSUenc^d  Minijlers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  went  over  with  Harry  OomvDel,  when  he  was  fent  lo 
 govern  Ireland  as  Lord  Lieutenant.  He  iiv*ti  in  his  Fa- 
 mily with  very  great  Refped,  and  was  for  leveral 
 Years  Preacher  at  ChriJUOmrch  in  Dublin  with  univer- 
 fal  Applaufe.  He  continu'd  there  till  the  turn  of  the 
 Times,  and  then  came  back  into  England,  and  fix'd 
 in  Chefler,  where  he  was  Preacher  in  the  Great  Church, 
 and  was  in  no  want  either  of  a  large  or  attentive  Au- 
 ditory. Here  he  was  Silenc'd  by  the  Acl  of  Uniformi* 
 ty  ^  and  therefore  he  crofs'd  the  Seas  to  Dublin,  where 
 he  had  before  met  with  unufual  Refpect,  and  conti- 
 nu'd the  E$ercife  of  his  Miniftry  in  Private,  having  a 
 fiourifhing  Congregation,  and  many  Perfons  of  Quali- 
 ty for  his  conjjant  Auditors.  He  was  extreamly  Popu- 
 lar, and  this  ftirr'd  up  much  Envy.  He  was  a  moft 
 agreeable  Preacher,  and  had  a  pec»*liar  way  of  infinua- 
 ting  himfeif  into  the  Affections  of  his  Hearers  ;  and  yet 
 us'd  to  write  all  that  he  deiiver'd,  and  afterwards  took 
 a  great  deal  of  Pains  to  imprefs  what  he  had  committed 
 to  Writing  upon  his  Mind,  that  he  might  in  the  Pulpit 
 deliver  it  Memoriter.  He  had  alio  an  extraordinary 
 Gift  in  Prayer  ;  being;  noted  for  fuch  a  marvellous  Flu^ 
 cncy,  and  peculiar  Flights  of  Spiritual  Rhetorick,  fuit- 
 ing  any  particular  Occaiions  and  Circumftances,  as 
 were  to  the  Admiration  of  all  that  knew  him.  He  was 
 a  compleat  Gentleman,  much  Courted  for  his  Conver- 
 fation  :  Free  with  the  meaneft,  and  yet  fir  Company 
 for  the  greareft  Perfons.  My  Lord  Thomund  (who  had 
 no  great  RefpeCl  for  Ecclcfiafticks  of  any  iort)  declar'd 
 his  lingular  value  of  the  DoCLor,  and  would  often  dif- 
 cover  an  high  Efteem  of  his  Abilities.  He  often  us'd 
 to  fay,  that  he  had  rather  hear  Dr.  Harrijon  fay  Grace 
 over  an  Egg,  than  hear  the  Bifhops  Pray  and  Preach. 
 
 He  was  Congregational  in  his  Judgment;  and  tho' 
 his  People  were  univerfally  of  another  Stamp,  yet  he 
 Bfianag'd  all  Matters  with  that  Difcretion,  Temper  and 
 Moderation,  that  there  never  was  the  leaft  Clafliing  or 
 Danger  of  a  Fadlion.  When  he  dy'd,  the  whole  City 
 o{  Dublin  feem'd  to  lament  the  lofs  of  him,  and  there 
 was  a  general  Mourning.  He  had  a  moft  decent  Ho- 
 nourable Funeral,  attended  by  Perfons  of  all  Ranks 
 and  Qiialicics.  The  Sermon  was  prcach'd  by  Mr.  (now 
 Dr. )  Daniel  PViUiams,  at  that  time  Pftftor  of  another 
 Congregation  in  ;hat  City. 
 
in  tht  County  <?/  C  H  E  S  T  E  R.  i2j 
 
 He  left  behind  him  a  valuable  Library:  And  among  Vol.  II, 
 other   Manuicripts,  a  large  Folio,  containing   a   whole 
 Syftem  of  Divinity.     But  I  don't  know   that  he  hath 
 any  thing  in  Print,  belides  a  Book  Entituled,  Jopca 
 Sacra,  or  Spiritul  Pleadings,  8vo. 
 
 Mr.  John  Glendal  of  St.  Pefe/s  dy'd  many  Years  ago. 
 
 Mr.  Peter  Leigh  of  Sz.  JohnSt  afterwards  liv'd  aNon- 
 conformift  at  I^nutsford, 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  V^ton  of  Trinity,  dy'd  long  (iace. 
 
 '^  M  A  LP  A  S'  Mr.  George  Mnnvparing,  Born  in 
 U^renbury  Parifli  in  this  County,  and  lupported  at  the 
 Univ^rfity  by  Mr.  Cotton  of  Cmiherme>c,  where  he  had 
 the  Reputation  of  a  good  Scholar.  He  was  firft  Chap- 
 lain to  Sir  Henry  Delves,  afterwards  Rcdtor  of  Baddely, 
 and  Chaplain  to  Sir  Thomas  Manwaring.  After  the 
 Wars  he  was  remov'd  to  Malpas,  yvhcnce  he  was  Ejecft- 
 ed  upon  King  Charles's  coming  in.  His  Converlation  wai5 
 Ejremplary,  efpecially  for  Piainnefs  and  Integrity;  he 
 was  eminent  for  Expounding  Scripture.  While  he  was 
 at  Malpas,  he  conftantly  gave  all  the  Milk  which  his 
 Dairy  yielded  on  theLord's-Day  to  the  Poor.  He  dy'd 
 in  a  good  Old  Age,  March  14.  167 ^ 
 
 MACC  LES  FIELD:'  Mr,  James  Bradjhavp, 
 Born  in  Darcy  Leaver,  of  a  confiderable  Family.  His 
 Father  had  Three  Sons  whom  he  train'd  up  in  Oxen, 
 to  the  Three  learned  Profeflions,  of  Law,  Divinity  and 
 Phyfick.  This  (who  was  the  Second)  was  the  Divine, 
 a  Man  of  incomparable  Parrs,  and  had  a  Body  of  Di- 
 vinity in  his  Head.  He  was  for  fome  time  Minifter 
 at  J4^igan  in  Lancajhire,  and  liv'd  in  the  Parfonage  ;  but 
 Mr.  Hotham  obtaining  it,  he  was  call'd  to  Maxfie Id, where 
 the  Adl  of  Uniformity  Silenc'd  him.  Then  he  liv'd  in 
 his  own  Houfe  of  Darcy  Leaver,  and  obtain 'd  Liberty 
 for  a  while  to  Preach  Publickly  at  Haughton  Chappel  in 
 Dean  Parifli  ;  and  afterwards  at  Bradjhavo  Chappel,  by 
 the  Connivance  of  Mr.  Brad/haw  of  Bradjhavp-Half, 
 reading  fome  of  the  Prayers,  without  ever  Subfcribing. 
 He  dy'd  in  May  1683.  ^^tat.  79.  A  Man  of  quick  Parts, 
 t^^dy  ^locution,  folid  Learning,  a  very  good  Preach- 
 er, 
 
1 24  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Mimfters^  Sec. 
 
 Vol,  JI.    er,  a  nimble  Difbutant,  and  evjery  way  well  Accom- 
 piilii* d  for  the  Miniftry.  ^  ^ 
 
 Thornton  of  the  More  :  Mr.  Samuel  Fijher.  Sometime 
 of  PVithivgton,  and  afterwards  of  Shrewsbury  :  Turn'd 
 out  with  Mr.  S/'tfe  for  not  taking  the  Engagement 
 againft  the  King  and  Houfe  of  Lords  ^  and  was  after- 
 wards Red:or  of  Tocmt.  ??,  whence  he  was  caft  out  and 
 Silenc'd.  He  was  an  ancient  Divine,  an  able  Preacher, 
 and  of  a  Godly  Life.  He  liv'd  many  Years  at  Bror 
 michatn,  and  dy'd  there. 
 
 Korhury  :  Mr.  John  Jollie  ;  Brother  to  Mr.  Thomas 
 JoUie  oi  Alt  ham  in  Lnncnjhire.  Bred  up  in  Trinity-CoU 
 lege  near  Dublin  in  Is!  find  ^  Aififtant  for  a  while  to 
 Mr.  Angler  of  Denton.  Going  to  Preach  one  Lord's- Day 
 Morning  in  the  Chappcl  at  Norbury,  after  the  Act  for 
 Uniformity  had  taken  place,  he  found  the  Doors 
 lock'd  upon  him.  The  People  being  unwilling  to 
 lofe  the  Opportunity,  by  fome  Means  or  other  open'd 
 tlje  Doors,  and  he  preachd  as  ufually.  This  was  a 
 thing  ihdtmade  a  mighty  Noife  at  that  time  ;  for  fom.e 
 neighbouring  Gentlemen  were  fo  Officious  as  to  ac- 
 quaint the  King  and  Council  with  the  Matter,  aggrava- 
 ting the  Bulinefs,  as  if  the  Chappel  Doors  had  been  bro- 
 ken, ^c.  Whereupon  a  Purfevant  was  fent  down, 
 who  brought  up  Mr.  Jcllie.  Being  before  the  King 
 and  Council,  the  Queftlon  was;  Whether  Norbury 
 Chappel  was  a  Conlecrated  Place?  It  is  to  be  noted, 
 that  it  was  an  inconfiderable  Building,  in  a  Field  near 
 Korhury-Hnli  Mr.  JolUe  deny'd  that  it  was  a  conic- 
 crated  Place;  and  Sir  Peter  Leiccfter's  H  ftorical  Anti- 
 quities were  brought  before  the  King  and  Council,  to 
 decide  the  Qucftion.  The  Earl  of  Shnftsbury  upon  the 
 Lord  DeUmere's,  Letter  was  his  Fi'iend  to  help  him  off, 
 and  procured  him  his  Difcharge.  He  was  not  a  Man  for 
 Common-Prayer  and  Ceremonies,  but  much  approv'd 
 the  Scotch  Presbltery.  He  us'd  to  fay,  a  Chriftian's 
 greateft  Danger  lay  in  Lawful  things.  He  would  often 
 with  Thankfulnefs  take  notice  of  the  Goodnefs  of  God 
 in  providing  for  him  who  had  fo  little.  He  was  a  Man 
 much  in  praifing  God,  and  frequent  in  Ejaculations, 
 arjd  FLemarkable  for  Spiritual-mindi-dncfs.  He  was 
 cnc;  Qjf pregnant  P4rt^j  of  a  refplqte  Spirit^,  and  finccrc; 
 
 "       '        De%n^ 
 
in  the  County  (?/  C  H  E  S  T  E  R.  125 
 
 Designs  for  God.  He  dy'd  'June  16.  168:,  about  the 
 40th  Year  of  his  Age  .•  Leaving  behind  hin:i  feveral 
 Children,  and  amonglt  the  reft,  a  Son  who  fucceeded 
 
 him  in  the  Miniftry. 
 
 fV^ft^Kjrb^y  In  H^rr^l  :  Mr.  John  Cartmighf,  After 
 his  Ejcdion,  he  was  Chaplain  to  the  pious  Lady  l^iL 
 brnhnm  at  m^odhey.  Hq  dy'd  Fet^r.  17.168-2..  He  was 
 a  Man  of  an  excellent  fedate  ferious  Spirit  5  and  a  very 
 judicious  lolid  Preacher. 
 
 Nether  H^lntiey  i    Mr.  John  Mnchhu  *    Born  at  Sea-  ^  ^^^  ^1 
 bridge  in  Staff  rdjhire^  Oelob,  2»  1 624.    Educated  in  fejus  y^^count  of 
 College  mCnmbridgc.     While  at  the  Univerlity,  he  had  him,intht 
 the  Benefit  of  the  excellent  Labours  of  Dr.  Hilly  and  Ufl  Folttrat 
 Dv.-Arrowfmithy  under  which  he  receiv'd  fuch  ImpreiTi-  of  Mr. 
 ons  of  Scrioufncfs,  as  he  retain'd  to  his  dying  Day.  He  ClarkV 
 was  ordain'd  at  I4^ntchurch  in  Shrofftoire  in  1649.      In  Lives. 
 1650,  he  fettled  at    j^jhburn  in  ucibyfcire,  where  for 
 the  fpace  of  two  Years  he  was  a  painful  and  laborious 
 Preacher,  and  exccccingufeful^  not  conhning  his  Care 
 and   Concern  to   that   particular  Town,  but  making 
 frequent  excurlions  into  the  Mhr'nnds,  and  -..^'her  dark 
 Corners  in  Staffo^dfiire,  where  his  occaijona!  Labours 
 were  exceeding  uicful  to  many  Souls.     From  thence  he 
 was  caird  to  Afbcrflcn  in  iVarwickjhirej  where  he  fpenc 
 a  Year  in  a  Le»il:urer'«  Place,  and  had  many  Converts. 
 He  afterwards    -cmcv'd    to   Aflhury  in   this   County, 
 where  he  continu'd   feveral    Years;     Among  many  o- 
 ther  Inftancesof  his  fervent  delire  of  tht  good  of  Souls, 
 this  was  one.   That  he  fet  up  a  Monthly  Ledlure,  to 
 be  preach  d   in  feveral  Towns  of  great  Concourfe  in 
 thofe  Parts,  by   the    moft  eminent   Minifters  ;    as  in 
 Nevcaifthy  Lecl^,  ZJttoxeter,    Litchfield,    Tnni^torth^   VVaL 
 Jnly  fphlve-'lMmpton,  Pentridge,  Stajford,  Ecclefhall,    Stone 
 and  Muckjefton  :  AVhich  Lecture  he  fet  and  kept  up  at 
 his  own  Charge  ;  and  he  had  fettied  an  yearly  Income 
 in  his  Will  for  the  upholding  it.     Bi::  Ir.  irg  to  fee  fuch 
 times  as  would  not  bear  it,  he  was  forc'd  to  let  it  fall, 
 and  difpos'd  ocherwife  of  his  Land.     B ,  u  -r.  coming  of 
 auother  Incumbent  to  Afibwy,  he  was  at  Liberty  evxry 
 other  Lord\s>Day,  and  us'd   to  Preach  abroad  in   the 
 County,  where  bethought  his  help  moft  needful.  In  61 
 he  remov'd  lo  tflntley^  where  he  was  Silenc'd  in  62.  And 
 
 hardly 
 
126  The  Ejected  or  Sileiic'^d  Mmi[ters^  Sec. 
 
 Vol.  II.  hardly  any  Man  tha:  was  ac  that  time  Siicnc'd,  eithe^ 
 bore  his  Ejed:mcnt  with  Ids  Rericdtion  upon  Superi- 
 ors, ot  with  more  Grief  for  fo  lad  a  Dilpcnfation.  And 
 yet  he  continu  d  in  the  Piaceof  his  Ejedmenr,  labcur- 
 ing  for  the  Advantage  of  the  Peoples  Souis  vvich  all  his 
 Strength,  and  GOD  made  him  a  great  Bleiung  to  all 
 the  Country  round.  And  Providence  fo  ordcr'd  it  that 
 the  Neighbouring  Gentry,  being  convinc'd  of  the  inno- 
 cence and  peaceablenefs  of  his  Spirit  and  his  Integrity, 
 gave  him  no  Moleftation.  Several  of  his  old  Neigh- 
 bours going  to  fee  him,  he  drop'd  ihefe  Words  :  Ah  my  . 
 Friends,  Inever  U'v'd  Jince  I  dyd.  His  Death  happening 
 fcon  after,  vi:{.  Sept,  6.  1664,  made  them  conclude  that 
 his  being  Silenc'd  broke  his  Heart.  He  was  not  above 
 Forty  Years  of  Age. 
 
 He  was  Eminent  for  Holinefs,  and-  an  Heavenly 
 Mind.  A  hard  Student,  and  an  indefatigable  Preach- 
 er. Of  great  Humility,  and  very  ftrid  in  his  "Watch. 
 His  Heart  and  Head  was  wholly  taken  up  vt^ith  the 
 great  and  neceffary  Po'nts  of  Religion,  which  all  true 
 Chriftians  agree  in  ;  And  making  the  Subftance  of 
 Religion  his  Work  and  Butinefs,  he  never  had  leifure 
 or  Pleafure  to  trouble  himfelf  with  controverted  Cir- 
 cumftanceS,  nor  would  put  his  Soul  out  of  Tune  with 
 fuch  things  as  had  caused  Jarrings  and  Difcord  among 
 Chriftians.  And  few  were  more  Succefsful  in  their 
 Minifterial  Labours.  A  Pious  Divine,  ( afterward  a 
 Dignitary  in  the  Church  of  England)  gave  him  this 
 Characfter.  T  nm  (faid  he)  fo  well  fattsf/d,  ai  to  hh  ex- 
 traordinnry  Piety  in  general,  which  I  never  yet  heard  or  be^ 
 iieve,  thut  he  departed  from,  that  I  vpifh  my  evcrlafling 
 'Portion  may  he  with  him.  Concluding  thus  ;  I  never 
 knew  one  more  Puhlicl^Spirited,  more fenfible  ef  Mens  Spi^ 
 ritual  NeccJJtties,  and  more  ready  (to  his  Ability)  to  fupply 
 them  :  More  jealous  for  Gcd's  Glory,  more  Delighted,  In- 
 cejfant.  Importunate,  and  Succefsful  in  Prayer,  and  mors 
 thankfully  fnfible  cf  the  returns  therecf,  than  this  holy  per- 
 fon  Wdi  ;  of  whom  this  degenerate  World  was  net  worthy  ; 
 and  therefore  having  been  abundant  in  the  PVcrk^  cf  the 
 herd,  Godhathfatisfyd  him  with  never  ending  Experien^ 
 ces,  that  his  Labour  (from  which  he  now  rejls)  Jhall  not  he 
 in  vain  in  the  Lord» 
 
 Backfords 
 
in  the.  County  of   CHESTER.  1^7 
 
 Voll.  IL 
 Backfcrd :  Mr.  John  PVdlfon,     He  was  of  Bra:(en'Nofe  v^^n^ 
 
 College  in  Oxon.     His  Living  o^Backford  was  made  pret- 
 ty conliderabie  for  Profic  by  an  Aue.menration  which 
 was  in  chofe  times  allow'd  to  divers  Perfons  who  upon 
 Teftimonials  and  Tryal  were  judg'd  Men  of  Parts  and 
 Piety,     He  fubmitted  to  the  Tcft,  and  was  approv'd. 
 Sometime  after  his  Ejedtment,    he  took  an  Houle  in 
 Chefter,  and  fetled  there  with  his  Family  i  and  had  as 
 large  Meetings  there  as  the  Severity  of  the  Times,  and 
 Prudence  would  permit.     When  Liberty  was  granted, 
 he  preach'd  in   a  Gentlewoman's  Hou{e,  and  had  a 
 throng'd  Congregation  thatfiU'd  the  Hall  and  Galleries, 
 and  lome  part  of  the  Court.     He  was  a  judicious  profi- 
 table Preacher.     The  Matter  of  his  Difcourfes  was  So- 
 lid and  Searching  ^  the  Drefs  neither  negligent  nor  af- 
 fected, neither  flovenly  nor  gaudy,  but  grave  and  de- 
 cent; fuch  as  did  very  well  become  the  Matter.     He 
 was  a  zealous  Contender  for  the  Purity  of  God's  \Vor- 
 (hip,  as  his  Printed  Works,  and  his  Laft  Will,  do  fuf- 
 ficiently  teftify.     The  being  confin'd  to  a  warm  Room 
 all  Day,   and  forc'd  frequently  for  his  Security  to  go 
 out  at  unfealbnable  times  of  the  Night  in  cold  Wea- 
 ther, brought  a  Tendernefs  upon  him    which  iffu'd  in  ^' 
 fb  fetled  a  Cold  and  Cough,  as  took  him  away  in  the 
 midftof  his  Days.  •  He  dy'd  at  Ch^^fter  about  1672.  He 
 was  a  Maa  of  great  Worth,  and  a  good  Scholar;  which 
 cannot  but  be  own'd  by  fuch  as  will  be  at  the  Pains  to 
 perufe  his  Writings'*,    tho'   they  may   not  reiifli  the  ♦  fj^  fj^fj^ 
 Stri(5tneis  of  his  Principles.     The  Author  of  the  Friend- fey eral 
 ly  Dehate*QOx\{\xx.zdi  his  NehuJJoinn,  by  caufing  it's  Author  TraSis  ex^ 
 to  be  Purfuivanted  up  to  the  Council,  rather  than  by  tant  :  As, 
 anything  of  Moment  he  hath  Printed  againft  it.              The  Va- 
 nity of 
 Human   Inventions  ;  in  an  Exercitation  on  the  Ceremonies,   8i;a. 
 16C6'.  Cultus  Evangelicus  ;  or  a  Difcourfe  of  the  Spirituality  of  New 
 Teftamcnt  Worfhip,  ^vo.  1667.    An  Apology  for  the  Peoples  Judg- 
 ment of  private  Difcretion,  8a;fl.  l^^7.     Nehujhun  ;    or  a  fober  and 
 peaceable  Difcourfe  concerning  the  abolilliing  of  things  abus'd  to 
 Superftitlon  and  Idolatry,  Bvo.  166S. 
 
 SANDBACHiUv  Jcfeph  Cope.     He  was  Ejedred 
 here  upon  the  Old  Incumbent's  coming  in,  tho'  he  al- 
 lowed him  70  /.  fer  Annum  before.     He  preach'd  afier- 
 ward?;  a:  Ecckjhnl,  and  Bartomhy,  for  the  Old  Incum- 
 bent 
 
1 28  The  Ejecfed  or  Silenced  Mimfters^  Src. 
 
 ,Yol.  II.    bene  than  was  to  come  in  there,    Mr.  Z^:ich.  Cnwdrey^  a 
 worthy  moderate  Conformift :  And  afterwards  at  Bid- 
 •dulph   in  Stajfordjhire,  through  the  favour  of  Old  Sir 
 John  Bovoyer,  till  the  Church-Doors   were  fhut  upon 
 him.     He  did  much  Good  as  an  Itinerent  Preacher  in 
 Cbejhire,  Shrop/hire,  and  Stajfordfroire,  for  many  Years. 
 Soon  after  the  Revolution,  hefix'd  in  the  Publick  Chap- 
 pel  at  Haflingtony  by  the  Content  of  the  Gentleman  to 
 whom  it  belong'd,   and  kept  up  a  very  confiderable 
 Congregation  in  it  while  he  iiv'd  :  And  he  liv'd  to  his 
 Eighty  third  Year,  and  thro'  GOD's  Goodnefs,enjoy'd 
 a  wonderful  vigour  of  Body  and  vivacity  of  Spirit  to  the 
 laft,   fb  that  he  could  Travel  and  Preach  with  his  ufual 
 Eafe.  He  preach'd  twice,  and  it  was  thought  with  more 
 than  ordinary  Livclinefs, the  Lord's-Day  before  he  dy*d, 
 which    was  in  Auguft,    1674.     The   firft  Lords-Day 
 after  his  Death,  the  Minifter  oi  BnrtomUy,  in  which  Pa- 
 rilh  Hnjlmgton  is.   Dr.  Egerton  who    had   kindly  con- 
 niv'd  atMr.Co/?e's  having  theChappel  while  he  liv*d,took 
 PoffefTion  of  it  himfelf ;  but  was  fo  obliging  as  to  per- 
 mit Mr.  Mnt.  Henry  to  preach  his  Funeral  Sermon  there 
 the  Week  after,  the  Old  Gentleman  having  defir'd  it. 
 
 Acion :  Mr.  Edxvard  Burgal.  He  was  before  the 
 War,  School-mafter  at  Banbury,  and  afterwards  Vicar 
 cf  Ailon^  and  was  there  eminently  ufeful.  In  the  time 
 of  the  War  and  afterwards,  he  kept  an  exadl  Account 
 of  all  the  Remarkable  Occurrences  of  Providence 
 in  that  part  of  the  Country  where  he  liv'd,  with 
 devout  Reiie(5i:ions  and  Remarks  upon  them.  There 
 is  a  Practical  Difcourfe  of  his  in  print.  He  was  Mini- 
 fler  of  Ailon  Sixteen  Years.  He  was  much  molcfted  by 
 the  Quakers,  even  to  the  laft.  The  very  Day  he 
 preach'd  his  Farewel  Sermon,  on  iC'^r.  13.  11.  fome 
 Quakuers  came  into  the  Church  to  give  him  Diftur- 
 bance. 
 
 Afthury  ;  Mr.  George  Moxon^  A  Native  of  Torkjhire 
 near  J^Vakefieldy  where  he  went  to  School,  and  from 
 thence  he  went  to  Cambridge.  He  was  fogood  a  Lyrlck^ 
 Poet,  that  he  could  imitate  Horace  fo  exadtly,  as  not  to 
 be  diftinguifh'd  without  Difficulty.  He  was  Chaplain 
 to  Sir  PVilliam  Brereton,  in  this  County.  Afterwards  he 
 f>reach'd  at  St.  Hellcns  Chappel  nca.v PfMrtinifcn  in  L^w- 
 
 c/!jhirff 
 
in  the  County  of  CHESTER.  129 
 
 cafloire,  where  he  met  with  much  Trouble  from  Dr.  Vol.  IL 
 Bridgnmn  Bp.  of  Chcftcr  for  his^  N»«iconformiry  to  the  v,''"v-~%i 
 Ceremonies.  He  (laid  there  till  about  1637,  that  a 
 Citation  for  him  was  hung  upon  the  Chappel  Door,  and 
 then  he  rode  away  in  a  dilguife  for  Brijlol,  where  he 
 took  Shipping  for  New- England  ;  and  upon  his  arrival 
 there,  became  Pafior  to  the  Ciiurch  at  Springfield,  He 
 return'd  to  Old  EngUyui  in  the  Year  1653,  and  became 
 Paitor  to  a  Congregational  Church  at  AJlhury.  Both 
 Mr.  '^ohn  Machin  and  he  liv'd  in  the  Parlbnage-HouJ'e 
 with  their  Families,  and  preach'c)  one  the  one  Lcrd's- 
 Day,  and. the  other  t'oiher.  \Vhcn  it  was  Mv.Mn^ 
 chin  stum  to  Preach  at  home,  Mv.  Moxon  preach'd  at 
 Ili^/Jot on  on  the  edge  of  the  MoorUnd  Parts  oi  Stnfford- 
 fijire.  He  continu'd  at  Jjllury  till  1660,  when  the 
 Okrincumbent  return'd  to  Poiferrion.  Then  Mr.  Machin 
 remov'd  to  PVtntley,  and  Mr.  Mcxon  preach'd  2iiI^iJhton, 
 till  Augufi  62.  After  i  or  3  removes^  of  his  Habita- 
 tion, he  liv'd  in  Conglcton  in  67,  and  continu'd  his  Pafto- 
 ral  Relation  to  his  People/  and  preach'd  privately,  as  he 
 had  opportunity  in  his  ov/n  Hcufe,  and  elfewhere,  to 
 his  own  Congregation  and  others,  till  723  and  then  he 
 got  a  Licenfe  for  his  Houfc  in  Qongkton^  and  preach'd 
 openly  as  long  as  the  Licenfcs  werq  in  force,  and  for 
 fome  time  after;  till  he  was  unable,  by  reafon  of  Age, 
 and  fome  ftrokes  of  the  Pallie.  He  was  a  Man  of  a 
 blamelefs  Convcrfation,  and  not  of  .a  contentious  Spi- 
 rit. He  was  very  ufefui  to  Perfons  under  Spiritual 
 Trouble.  He  dy'd  Sept,  15.  iS^-j.  JE'nt.  85.  His 
 Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd  by  Mr.  Elie:{cr  Bi^ch,  ih. 
 the  new  Meeting-Houfe  in  Congleton,  which  v/as  the 
 firil  Sermon  that  ever  was  preach'd  there.  He  hid 
 the  Notes  of  fome  Sermons  o^ Sslf-dnninl  prepar'd  for 
 the  Prefs,  but  never  Printed  them,  nor  any  thing  eife. 
 
 Goofvcrth  :  Mr.  Thomas  Edge.  He  was  firft  Minifter 
 of  GoJ^ree^  and  from  thenCe  was  tranflated  ro  this  Place, 
 ■upon  the  Removal  cf  Mr.  Nfvpcotne  to  Mancb:fter.  After 
 his  Ejedlion  he  liv'd  at  Chelford.  In  1672,  he  preach'd 
 at  a  Meeiip.g-Houfe  that  v/as  fitted  up  for  him  0..1  Wi- 
 thington.  \rl-i  hiid  a  very  numerous  Auditory,  and  no 
 Meeting  in  th:  Ccunry  was  m.ore  crowded.  Even  fuch 
 as  AiGw'd  little  love  to  Serioufnefs,  cfteem'd  him  aa 
 excellent  Preacher.  Afterwards  he  preach'd  more  prl- 
 K  vacely. 
 
I  j  o         The  Ejechd  or  Sileyic'^d  Mir^tfters^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  11.  vately,  in  the  Neighbourhood  oichsford,  and  in  other 
 Pares  ot  Cue/hire,  and  Sti^ffordfroire,  The  Times  and 
 Placcsofhis  meeting  were  order'dwith  great  Prudence, 
 iov  which  he  was  indeed  Eminent  in  tlie  whole  of  his 
 ?vlanagemchr.  He  commonly  gather'd  People  together 
 before  their  Neighbours  were  out  of  their  Beds,  and 
 broke  up  a  little  before  the  Publick.  In  the  Afternoon 
 he  ufually  heard  the  Pubiick  Minift:er  atCh^lfcrd.  He 
 continu'd  thisCcurfe  till  1678,  in  which  Year  I  am  in- 
 fcrii-i  d  he  dy'd.  He  preach'd  to  the  very  iaft  Lord's- 
 Day  of  his  Life,  androfe  on  the  Day  of  his  Dcceafe.as 
 ^z  other  rimes,  and  went  out,  andreturn'd  :  And  find- 
 ing himfelf  ill,  he  lay  down  on  his  Bed,  and  cali'd  for 
 his  Will  which  lay  ready  drawn  :  Hefeal'd  it,  and  dy'd 
 foon  after.  He  had  for  a  good  while  been  Preaching 
 his  own  Funeral  Sermon,  from  2  Cor.  5,  1,2,9.  He 
 was  an  excellent  Preacher,  and  a  kind  and  faft  Friend; 
 Tcry  fit  to  give  gfod  Advice,  either  for  Soul  or  Body, 
 and  very  Affable  to  younger  Minifters.  His  Sermons 
 were  full  of  dole  and  found  Argument,  and  apt  Simili- 
 tudes :  I'hcy  were  Clofc  and  Methodical,  and  delivcr'd 
 with  much  Zeal.  He  was  a  great  Textuary,  and  a 
 very  good  Expofitor.  His  Prayers  were  Fervent,  and 
 his  Expreifions  Taking,  Copious  and  Fluent.  He  was 
 ufeful  to  many,  and  his  Lofs  much  Lamented. 
 
 Grcat'NeJlcn  :    Mr.  Samuel  Mnrfden. 
 
 Unr^rnve  :  Air.   Samusl  Slater.     Turn'd   out  before 
 from  Criflleton, 
 
 TAllVIN:  Mr.  SMath  Cltirk,  He  had  been  Con- 
 
 ftant  Minifter  of  this  Parifh  for  nigh  upon  60  Years. 
 He  carry'd  Puritanifm  in  his  very  Name,  by  which  his 
 good  Father  intended  he  flioiild  bear  the  Memorial  of 
 GOD's  Holy  Day.  This  was  a  Ccurfe  that  fome  in 
 rhcle  Times  affedied.  Baptizing  their  Children  I{efcr* 
 mnticn,  Difiipline,  8<c.  as  the  Afi-edtions  of  their  Parents 
 ftocd  cngng'd.  For  this  they  have  fufliciently  fnficr  d 
 from  Profane  Wits,  and  this  Worthy  Perfon  did  fo  in 
 particular.  Yet  his  Name  was  not  a  greater  Ofience 
 vo  fuch  Perfons,  than  his  Holy  Life.  He  was  a  very 
 grave  Perfon.  exceedingly  belov'd  by  that  Phccnix  of  his 
 Age,  Mr.  John   Brum  cf  Stajfleford,  who  brought  hirn 
 
 to 
 
in  the  County  ^/CHESTER.  i  ^  i 
 
 to  this  Place,  where  he  was  the  Spiritual  Father  of  many,  Vol.  II, 
 and  the   Natural  Father  of  Two  Excellent  Preachers. ^-/"V'■^«/ 
 He  dy'd    within  a   Year  or   Two  after  his  being  Si- 
 lenc'd,  BleiTing  God  that  he  had  livM   to  bear  his  Te- 
 ftimony  to  Nonconformity.     He  preach'd  Mr.  Brucn's 
 Funeral  Sermon  SLzTarvinf  1625,  and  Printed  it. 
 
 Peulford  :  Mr.  George  Gufft.  I  know  nothing  more 
 of  him,  than  that  he  liv'd  and  dy'd  a  Nonconformift. 
 
 Dodlejlon  :  Mr.  B^ker.  This  was  a  Scqueftration  : 
 Eut  he  continu'd  a  Nonconformift  afterwards. 
 
 Bunofi :  Mr.  Hugh  Bethel,  M.  A.  Bred  in  Magdalen, 
 and  Fellow  ofChriJl's-College  in  Cambridge,  He  was  of 
 a  good  Family,  and  very  much  a  Gentleman  in  his  Be- 
 haviour. A  very  Pious  Perfcn,  and  a  profitable  Preacher. 
 
 Thurftington  :  Mr.  1^'atts. 
 
 Woodchurch :  Mr.  Graijly,  or  Graifty. 
 
 Dareshury,  or  I^tinhjoorn  :  Mr.  Egbert  Eaton  ;  who 
 liv'd  afterward  in  Manchefter  ^  and  preach'd  to  a  People 
 at  a  Place  within  a  few  Miles  cf  it. 
 
 Jjhton  upon  Merfey  :  Mr.  Ford. 
 
 Marple  :  Mr.  John  Jones.  He  was  Born  in  fVales^. 
 He  Officiated  for  fome  time  in  his  younger  Years  ac 
 Tarpcrly  Church,  in  the  Way  of  the  Church  o':  England  : 
 But  being  afterwards  diffatisfy'd  with  it,  he  was  invited 
 by  Two  Pious  Gentlewomen,  Mrs.  Jane  and  Mrs.  Ma- 
 ry Done,  to  refide  with  them  at  Vtkjnton-Hail,  in  the 
 Capacity  of  a  Chaplain.  Upon  their  removal  from 
 thence  to  Harden  on  the  other  fide  of  the  County,  he 
 went  with  them  :  And  being  earncftly  importuned  by 
 the  Inhabitants  of  the  Townflilp  of  Mar-pie  to  Labour 
 fixedly  among  tliem  in  their  Chappel,  he  accepted  the 
 Invitation,  liv'd  in  the  Neighbourhood,  preach'd  every 
 Lord's- Day,  Catcchiz'd  the  younger  Sort  in  Publick, 
 adminiftred  the  Two  Sacraments,  and  brought  fevcral 
 that  had  been  guilty  of  Scandalous  Enormities,  publick- 
 ly  to  acknowledge  their  Faults,  and  profefs  their  Re- 
 K  2  penrance^ 
 
^2  The  EjtBed  or  Silenced  Mi nijTerSj&CQ. 
 
 , — « — -_™. ^ / 
 
 Vol.  II.  pentance  3  and  he  had  a  vaft  Auditory,  and  his  Mini- 
 iteriai  Endeavours  were  attended  with  great  Succcls. 
 After  feme  Years  thus  fpent  5  he  was  forc'd  to  deiift 
 frcra  Preaching  there,  even  before  the  Reftauration  ; 
 find  yet 'I  knew  not  what  place  to  put  his  Name  to 
 better.rhan  Marplc, ,  He  afterwards  made  feverai  Re- 
 moves to  Chappds  in  that  Neighbourhood,  and  tho* 
 ^lie  was  always  content  with  a  mean  allowance  from 
 his  People,  and  given  to  Hof[iitaiity,  and  bountiful  to 
 the  Needy,  yet  his  Eftate  did  manifeflly  encrea fc. 
 The  laft  Chappel  he  labour'd  at  was  Mellor,  in  the 
 Borders  of  Derb)fjire,  cut  of  which  he  in  the  Year 
 1660,  was  unkindly  excluded  by  lome  leading  Gentle- 
 men, upon  a  ground  lets  pretence  of  his  being  not  well 
 afFedted  to  Kingly  Government.  In  following  Years 
 he  Preach  d  privately  m  his  own  Houfc,  which  he  in- 
 larg'd  for  the  better  convenience  of  thofe  that  were 
 inciin'd  ro  attend  his  Miniftry  there:  And  he  met 
 with  much  oppcfition,  and  receiv'd  no*  little  dammage 
 from  his  Enemies,  upon  the  account  of  his  Noncon- 
 formity. He  was  Seiz'd  and  Imprifon'd  for  fome 
 tiiite  in  Chcfier,  and  his  Houle  was  rifled  under  the 
 pretence  of  feeking  for  Arms  and  fome  Goods  were 
 actually  taken  away,  the'  he  had  not  ad:ed  againft 
 the  King,  or  been  Guiky  of  any  Dilloyaltv.— Being 
 call'd  ro  Preach  at  Mnnchcfter,cn  the  Lord's  Day  he 
 was  fuddenly  taken  with  a  Pain  in  his  Bowels,  and  a 
 continual  Vomiting,  and  was  not  without  difficulty 
 brought  ro  his  own  Koufe.  He  gave  ferious  Advice 
 to  his  Friends  and  Viiitors  as  his  acute  Pains  would 
 allow  him,  and  finiih'd  his  Courfe  in  Auguft  1671,  in 
 the  72d  Year  of  his  Age. 
 
 He  had  a  conHdcrable  fliare  of  Learning  and  Mini- 
 fterial  Abilities.  He  in  his  laft  Will  demifed  the  Sum 
 of  8  /.  f>cr  Annum,  out  of  the  Profit  of  his  Lands  in 
 Marfle,  for  the  maintenance  of  2  Poor  Boys  ofTarprrly 
 ■Town,  ftobechofen  by  the  Qverfeers  of  the  Poor  for 
 the  time  being)  3  Years  at  School  :  Ordering  that  the 
 fame  Sum  fliculd  in  the  4th  Year  be  imploy'd  to- 
 wards the  procuring  them  lome  fuitable  Trades;  and 
 that  this  Sum  fliould  be  appropriated  to  thefe  Ufes 
 -for  ever,  if  his  Son  dy'd  without  lawful  lifue. 
 
 He  was  an  Aitcdionatq  Preacher,  and  a  Zealous 
 
 promoter 
 
in  the  County  ^/'CHESTER.  i  ?  j 
 
 promoter  of  Family  Worfliip.  He  would  Pray  ad-  Vol.  11. 
 mirably  upoa  fpcciai  Occafions.  He  was  a  greac  op-  ^/-\^s, 
 poier  of  Q^^^k-rijm^  and  undertook  with  fome  other 
 worthy  Miniiters  in  thofe  Parts,  to  Difpute  with  thcra 
 publickly,  and  did  fo,  before  vail:  multitudes  of  Peo- 
 ple: The  Difpute  was  managd  ciofely  and  calmly, 
 and  had  good  ettedts.  H^  was  a  bold  reprover  of  Sin, 
 tho'incaie  cf  fome  Oiienders,  he  could  eaiiiy  forefee 
 what  he  experienced  afterwards,  that  it  would  turn  to 
 his  outward  Prejudice. 
 
 He  was  of  the  Congregational  Pcrfuafion,  but  of  a 
 Catholiek  Spirit,  and  for  holding  Communion  with 
 all  that  agreed  in  the  main  Points  of  Chriilianity,  tho' 
 they  had  differentSentiments  about ieiTcr  Matters.  He 
 rold  fome  of  his  Friends  that  were  for  feparating  from 
 rheir  Brethren  that  were  not  altogether  of  their  Prin^ 
 ciplcs  and  Way,  That  for  his  part  he  would  be  one, 
 with  every  one,  that  was  one  with  CHRIST,  He 
 left  a  Son  that  was  bred  up  to  the  Miniftry,  and  is  hjc'd 
 in  Chndkjrk  near  Marble  where  he  cxercifes  his  IViinU 
 ftry  with  good  Encouragement. 
 
 Church  Mhijlju'l :  Mr.  Uigginfin> 
 
 Tlljlon  :  Mr.  Bonmman, 
 
 War  ton  :  Mr.  Mnrygdd. 
 
 Shockjach:  Mr.  'Jolm  Gryffith.    He  was  afterwards  a 
 
 Nonconfotming  Preacher  in  Shro^fnire, 
 
 Mottcrbnm  ;   Mr.  Francis  Sheimodlne, 
 
 Che! ford:  Mr.  Hugh  Hcnfhavp. 
 
 Ccnghtcn:  Mr.  Thomr.s  Brock,  Of  whom  it  is  re^- 
 ported  that  he  read  the  Commmon-Prayer  till  he  read 
 all  the  People  out  of  the  Church,  and  then  thought 
 it  was  high  time  to  forbear.  His  Enemies  us'd  to  call 
 him  Bai^lifzg  Brook.  :  Bat  he  was  really  an  humble 
 good  Man,  a  great  Adverfary  to  Pride^  and  no  mean 
 Scholar,  of  which  fome  Manufcripts  of  his  give  full 
 f^oof.  It  was  as  true  of  him  as  of  Kjiox,  that  he  never 
 fer'd  the  Face  of  Man.  His  Reproofs  tho'  fometimes 
 '  K  3  bliinr. 
 
1^4      The  Ejeciedcr  Sitem'^dMimjierSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  blunt,  were  always  Jeveird  againft  Sin ;  and  often 
 Vx^V^NJ  ingenious,  keen  and  convidtive.  He  took  great  pains 
 to  ferve  his  Mafter.  He  expounded  in  the  rublick 
 Chappel  in  Conglcton  on  the  Lords-Day  Morning  by 
 Six  a  Clock.  He  Expounded,  Pray'd,  and  Prcach'd, 
 both  forenoon  and  afternoon,  and  repeated  in  Publick 
 in  the  Evening,  and  in  the^Vinter  time  by  Candle- 
 light. He  Prcach'd  alfo  on  the  Tucjdays,  and  Fridays, 
 On  the  one  Day  he  took  the  Book  of  i^«//j,  before  him; 
 and  on  the  other  Day  the  Epiftle  of  "judc.  After  that 
 he  was  in  1660  turn*d  out  oi  Co7igletcn,  he  Preach'd 
 for  fome  time  at  M/irton  Chappel.  By  the  Favour  of 
 the  Old  Incumbent  Mr.  Huchb'.fnn,  he  Preach'd  his 
 laft  publick  Sermon  in  Afthuyy-Church,  on  Au^.  24. 
 1662.  He  was  of  an  infirm  Body  in  his  latter  da\s, 
 and  Preach'd  in  much  Pain.  He  was  burj'd  Aug.  3  i/h 
 1664.  ^w^72. 
 
 H'injlovp  :  Mr.  John  Urcretcn. 
 
 Bar  torn  ley  :  Mr.  Smith. 
 
 Mcbberley  :  Mr.  Barlow, 
 
 Churchholm,  or  Ho/m-Ch^ppel :  Mr.  John  H^voijlo^.ic, 
 He  was  a  hard  Student,  a  good  Scholar,  an  ufcful 
 Preacher,  and  an  excellent  Chriftian.  He  had  a 
 knack  in  Poetry,  but  greater  Skill  in  Preaching.  He 
 was  reckoned  to  want  nothing  but  Age  to  recommend 
 him  as  a  Divine:  For  befides  a  good  judgment,  he 
 was  remarkable  for  his  Diligence  and  Piety;  and  all 
 were  help'd  forward  with  Reading,  Prayer,  and  Me- 
 ditation. He  dy'd  in  Lmdcn  of  the  Mifircre^  or  Ilinck, 
 Paffion  ;  which  he  indur'd  till  his  Death,  with  admi- 
 rable Patience. 
 
 Coftry  :  Mr.  Jchn  Buckly* 
 
 Overpeever  Mr.  Robert  I^orbury.  He  was  a  fcricus 
 humble  Man,  blamelcfs  in  Converfation,  and  accept- 
 able in  hisMiniftry.  He  was  brought  up  in  the  Col> 
 lege  Oi  Dublin,  of  which  when  he  was  Senior  Bachelor 
 he  Vv'as  made  Fellow.  He  v/ns  Ordain'd  by  feme 
 Dublin  Miaiftcrs,  and  while  he  was  in  the  College 
 ^' -    ■  '  "'  French  M 
 
in  the  County  ^/CHESTER.  155 
 
 Prcach'd  in  a  Place  near  Dublin  to  the  great  Satlsfaclion  Vol.  ![ 
 of  his  Auditors.  But  Aalterations  being  made  in  the  v/'^^ 
 Kingdom  and  College,  he  fas  many  others  about 
 that  time)  was  oblig  d  to  leave  his  place  and  Fellow- 
 iliip,  and  return  to  his  Friends  in  Cijojhirc^  v*^here  he 
 Preach'd  in  divers  Places,  and  particularly  at  Over~ 
 feevcr  before  Bartholomew- D^y^  62.  Going  afterwards 
 to  TrcUyid  with  a  defign  quickly  to  return  again,  he 
 breaking  a  Vein  and  Vomiting  Blood,  fell  into  a 
 Confumption  on  a  fudden,  which  carry 'd  him  oft' 
 quickly.  He  dy'd  with  great  Peace  and  Comfort, 
 and  fatisfyinghope  of  a  better  Life. 
 
 J>Vallofa :  Air.  John  Harvie.  M.  A.  Who  u^as  afcer- 
 terwards  Paftor  of  a  Diffenting  Congregation  in  Chcjlcr. 
 He  was  Ordain'd  by  Bifliop/^c/^t/jin  Londm,  in  the 
 Year  i66o.  he  dy'd  in  1699. 
 
 Brldworth:  Mr.  Levoflcy, 
 
 ^otherjjlm,  or  I^-ifihcrn:  'Mv.  Adam  Mnr  tend  ale.  Af- 
 ter his  Ejedtment  he  v/as  Chaplain  to  the  Old  Lord 
 Dclnmerc.  He  was  a  great  Mnthcmntician-^  and  appsaars 
 to  have  been  a  Judicious  Divine,  by  a  Iktlc  Book 
 which  he  publifli'd,  relating  to  the  ylnnlnlan  Con^ 
 troverfy,  Lititui'd,  Truth  niid  Pcrice promoted  ;  in  iis^ 
 1682. 
 
 Mr.  John  Gartfidc,  was  Preaching  Ibmc where  in 
 Darhyfl.nre  when  the  Uniformity  jjct  took  place ;  but 
 was  bed  known  in  this  County,  where  he  liv'd  moft 
 of  his  Days  afterwards.  He  was  an  humble,  plain, 
 methodical,  warm  and  lively  Preacher,  and  a  great 
 "Sufferer  for  Ncncmformlty.  He  was  pull'd  our  of  the 
 Pulpit  in  Borfly  Chfippsl  by  Sir  Jeojfry  Shnkcrly  ia  1660. 
 And  the  next  Day  was  carry 'd  to  Chcficr,  where  he 
 fufter'd  Imprifonment  according  to  Law.  Another 
 time  he  was  taken  up  in  Dcrlyjljirc,  for  «the  fame 
 Crime  of  Preaching,  and  carry'd  to  D:rhy,  He  was 
 bold  in  liazarding  himfelf  to  Preach  the  Gofpel,  and 
 fcar'd  no  Dangers.  When  he  found  his  End  drew 
 near,  he  declar'd,  lie  hop'd  he  had  done  fomething  for 
 GOD,  which   through    CHRIST  would  hrsd    accep.^ 
 
 |v  4  tance  : 
 
1^6  The  Ej-ecfed  or  Silenced  Mimjiers^   &C. 
 
 Vol.  li.    raace  :  Aiid  ht:    bleis  d    GOD   he  was  not  afraid  to 
 
 In  my  former  Edkicn  I  intimated  that  there  Con- 
 -  form'd  afterwards  in  -this  County,  Mr.  Wright  cf 
 'Sioflon^  Mr.  Dunftm  of  Noriherdc?i,  and  Mr.  Edgl^  of 
 T/.'oynfc7t ;  to  whom  upon  farther  Information,  I  now 
 add  Mr.  .Iloheit  Hunter  pi  Kjwttcsfordy  who  dy  d  at 
 Leverpoei  •  and  Mr.  Edwards  cf  ChrijHeto'/j^  who  after- 
 wards fixVi  inOjwcftry'y  and  Mr.  Hrjpl  o[  I-UrJJj7itcii  ; 
 and  Mr.  Matthew  Jenkins,  who  tho'  he  was  Bjedcd 
 from  Shctryjcli^in  this  County  in  6a/ (as  he  had  been 
 before  frbu\  Grefsford  in  Denbigljhire  in  60.)  yet  Con- 
 form'd  afterwards,  and  dy\i  in  PFirral:  Mr.  Burroughs 
 alfo  cf  Hnrthil  who  was  before  mention'd  as  a  Kon- 
 corifcrmift  in  this  Cownry,  without  the  Name  of  the 
 Wikcd  where  he  was  Minifter,  I  underftand  afterwards 
 Conform'd  at  Baddcky. 
 
 Sever^tl  in  thisCcunty  were  brought  in  by  BiAiop 
 TVilkjns's  foft  Interpretation  of  the  Terms  cf  Con- 
 formity. This  was  particularly  the  Calc  of  Mr.  Snmuel 
 Edgh  (before  mention'd/  who  was  a  Candidate  for  the 
 Miniftry  when  the  Bnrthckmcvp  Ad:  took  place,  and 
 cotvinu  a  feveral  Years  a  Nonconibrmift;  And  alfo  cf 
 Mr.  Colly f  v/ho  tho'  feveral  Years  2  Preacher  among 
 the-  Nonconformifls,  was  at  iengtii  brourhi  into 
 CjjiirtoniljeathChavpel.  And  it  was  the  fame  alfo  with 
 fom^e  others. 
 
 I  have  alfo  Icf:  cut  in  this  County  ivfr.  K^)''^^'  of 
 BafcmaL  bccaiile  I  am  inform'd  he  remov'd  from  thence 
 to  Dublin  before  the  Reitauraticn:  and  Mv.Aruir^-^_ 
 Barnet  cf  Churchholmi^j  becaufe  he  was  laft  Ejedted  at 
 i^Jdingtoji  in  ShrcpJIjire,  where  he  is  therefore  men- 
 .  rion'd.  ^     ■ 
 
 In  the  County  cf  COR  N  W  A  L. 
 
 *  He  hath  ^^'-VKIH:  Mr.  J^per  Hlckj  *,  M.  A.  k  Mlni^ 
 Printed  ^^^*^  ^^^'  hoxv.  in  Berl{Jljhc^  and  bred  up  in  Irinity 
 fomeSer-  'College  in  Oxen.  He  was  a  gccd  Scholar,  and  a  cele- 
 it^ans  be-  Crated  Preacher;  He  was  a  Member  cf  the  Alfembly 
 fore  the  of  Divines.  Being  Ejeifted  in  62,  he  continued  in 
 Long  Par"  thofc  Parts,  and  rrcach'd  :^s  he  hnd  Opportunity, 
 liaTTAnt,     meeting  with  much   Trouble  and   Djfturbance,     He 
 
/;;  the  County  ^/  C  O  R  N  W  A  L.  137 
 
 -  -  -  VdTlL 
 
 Sr.  Tudy:  Mr.  Nicholas  Levertcn,  He  was  born  a-  s-^O^^-n. 
 bout  the  Year  1600,  Ac  Sr.  H^^all  in  Co-niwalL  His 
 Parents  were  of  the  middle  rank,  but  ilicli  as  provide  id 
 him  with  the  means  of  a  liberal  Education  at  the 
 Country  Schools,  and  afterwards  ac  Excter-CQllcgc  in 
 Oxford.  While  he  was  there,  he  was  addidled  rather 
 to  Youthful  Diverfions  than  to  his  Studies,  but  by  the 
 ftrength  of  his  Natural  Parts  was  capable  of  performing 
 the  ufual  Exercife  for  the  Degree  oi  (jaajclcroi  Arts, 
 which  he  took.  His  Relations  no  longer  able  to  bear 
 the  Expence,  recall  him  from  Oxford.  At  firft  he  kept 
 a  little  School  near  Pndftovo  for  his  Subfiftence.  But 
 being  Ordain'd,  goes  over  to  Bnrhndcesj  and  meets 
 with  good  acceptance  there;  any  thing  of  Learning 
 being  a  Rarity  then  in  thoie  parts.  Tho'  he  had  yet 
 littk  Sericufnefs,  yet  he  foon  grew  weary  of  their  very 
 Profligate  Morals,  and  leaves  Barbndoes  upon  an  op- 
 portunity thatofter'd  of  his  going  Chaplain  to  a  Ship's 
 Crew  that  dcfign*d  to  begin  a  Plantation  at  the  IjQand 
 oiTohngo.  By  this  means  he  met  with  a  variety  of 
 remarkable  Providences  which  GOD  bleft  to  awaken 
 him  toScrioufnefs.  Some  of  thefe  are  certainly  worth 
 recording, 
 
 Their  Company  fafcly  reach  thtJfland;  part  Land, 
 and  make  a  Booth  for  their  Accomodation,  of  Poles, 
 Bcughs  and  Pnlmeto- leaves  on  the  Shore  ovcr-againft 
 their  Ship.  Upon  Search  finding  the  Place  agreeable 
 and  difcovering  no  Indians,  they  refolve  to  fettle 
 there.  The  Captain  for  this  end  with  half  his  Land- 
 Company  determins  to  walk  round  the  Ifiand  by  the 
 Sea-Shore  to  diicover  the  moft  convenient  Place  for 
 beginning  their  Settlement,  among  v^^bom  was  Mr. 
 Levertcn.  The  Captain  and  two  more  go  one  way, 
 and  dired:  the  reft  to  March  another,  but  meeting 
 with  diificulties  the  latter  return  to  their  Booth,  hop- 
 ing their  Captain  would  meet  them  there  ;  but  he  and 
 thofe  with  him  never  return'd.  In  the  Interim  a  double 
 Calamity  befalls  thofe  on  Shore.  The  Long-boat  by 
 carclefnels  w^as  loft  upon  a  Reck,  and  thereby  their 
 Communicnticn  with  the  Ship ;  and  a  gr(fac  Rain 
 falling,  fpoii'd  all  the  Powder  they  had  Landed.  By 
 break  of  Day  next  Morning  after  their  Return,  fbme 
 Jndhru  atiack'd   their  Booth  3    ktll'd  mcft    of  theni 
 
 with 
 
1  ?  8  The  EjeBed  or  Silenc'^d  Mtnijters^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  li.  with  their  Arrows,  and  wounded  others^  among 
 sy^/-^  the  roll  Mr.  Lcvertcn  was  wounded  in  the  Head.  But 
 hewiih  Ibme  others  made  a  fhif:  to  efcape  into  the 
 Woods.  Thole  in  the  Ship  had  difcover'd  thcie  In- 
 dUns  the  Evening  before  making  their  way  to  the 
 liland  in  Chnnon's.  and  fir'd  Ibme  Guns  to  give  their 
 Friends  notice  ;  But  unhappily  they  milfed  hearing 
 them,  and  being  without  apprehenlion  of  an  Enemy 
 kept  no  Watch  3  ani  when  they  difcover'd  them, 
 could  not  ufe  their  Fire- Arms.  Mr.  Lcvsrtcn  in  his 
 flight  iofmg  a  Shoe  in  the  Y/oods,  was  left  behind  his 
 Companions.  In  this  condition  wearying  himfelf  with- 
 out Succefsfor  many  Hours  in  endeavouring  to  re- 
 cover light  of  the  Ship,  his  Strength  faii'd  him;  and 
 being  without  Food  or  Cloaths,  (for  he  had  ftripr  him- 
 fclf  to  fwim  over  a  Ba),)  he  laid  himfelf  down  on  a 
 Grafs-Plat  cxpeding  to  dye  there.  He  fpent  the 
 Night  without  Sleep  in  reviewing  with  Sorrow  his 
 paft  Life,  and  particularly  his  ends  in  undertaking  this 
 Voyage;  and  that  Scripture  often  occur'd  to  his  mind, 
 I0')at  mnl^cft  thou  here,  Elijah  !  The  coldnefs  of  the 
 Night  benum'd  his  naked  Body,  and  next  Day  the 
 hear  was  more  intollerable,  fo  that  he  began  to  faint 
 awav.  In  thefe  Circumftances  he  unexpcdtedly  dif- 
 cerns  a  Man  making  towards  him,  which  prov'd  to 
 his  great  joy  to  be  one  of  his  Companions,  Icparated 
 from  the  Company  and  in  qucft  of  the  Ship  as  well  as 
 he.  Heaffures  him,  he  muft  return  the  way  he  came 
 if  he  would  hope  to  find  it.  Rcviv'd  with  his  Friends 
 arrival,  and  furnifii'd  with  ibme  of  his  Cloaths,  Mr. 
 jLewrfc?z  and  he  march  back.  A  third  Straggler  foon 
 joins  them,  and  they  march  together  all  Day.  To- 
 wards Evening  perceiving  a  Smoak,  they  make  to  it, 
 and  iind  k  to  be  the  remains  ofa  fire  which  the  Indians 
 had  made,  where  they  lay  before  they  fell  uron  their 
 Booth.  This  fire,  by  which  they  ftaid  all  Ni,pht,  was 
 thought  to  lave  their  Lives.  Marching  next  Morning 
 towards  the  Sea,  they  find,  a  fourth  of  their  Company, 
 bur  he  being  wounded  in  the  knee,  and  unable  to  go 
 with  thcjn.  thev  were  forc'd  to  leave  him  behind. 
 At  length  thro*  divine  Goodnefs  they  fpy  the  Ship, 
 which  made  a  ftrangc  alteration  in  them :  for  now 
 their  fear  of  the  Iniitins  increafing  wi'h  their  hope  of 
 Deliverance,  tho'  they  had  been  near  rhrce  Days  with- 
 
in  the  County  e?/'  C  O  R  N  W  A  L.  1^9 
 
 out  Reft  or  Sleep  or  proper  Food,  and  march'd  along  Vol.  II. 
 before  lb  faintly,  yet  now  they  all  run  a  fwift  pace 
 toward  the  Sea.  Mr.  L^w?^cw  and  one  more  fwum 
 to  their  Ship.  The  other  unable  to  Iwim,  ran  as  far 
 as  he  could  into  the  Sea,  keeping  only  his  Head  above 
 Water  for  fear  of  the  Indians^  till  thofe  ia  the  Ship 
 fent  and  took  him  up  in  a  pitiful  Boat  they  had  patched 
 up.  This  wound  and  fatigue  coll  Mr.  Lcvertcn  a  dan- 
 gerous fit  of  Sicknefs,  wherein  his  Life  was  defpair'd 
 of  for  many  Days.  The  Ship  iir'd  Signals  to  any  alive 
 on  Shore  to  make  to  them,  by  which  6  or  8  more  of 
 their  Company  were  recovered.  So  this  Adventure 
 ended  with  the  lofs  of  near  half  their  Company. 
 
 Not  being  able  to  return  to  Bnrhndces  or  any  of  our 
 EngUJh  Plantations  on  that  lide,  becaufe  of  contrary 
 Winds,  they  refoive  to  make  to  the  If.;  of  Providence^ 
 which  was  500  Leagues  off,  near  the  Line.  And  not- 
 withftandingmany  Fears  and  Difficulties,  they  had  a 
 Profpcrous  Voyage  and  a  welcome  Reception  from 
 their  Countrey-Mcn  there.  Moft  of  the  Inhabitants 
 were  fuch  as  upon  a  diffatisfaClion  with  the  Englijb 
 Hierarchy  h^d.  left  their  Native  Country,  and  fettled 
 there,  as  others  did  in  NeTo-England.  They  had  but 
 one  Minifter  among  them,  '^'[v.  Shervooed,  who  was  alio 
 not  fatisfied  with  Conformity.  Yet  fome  of  the  In- 
 habitants were  for  the  EngUfh  Ceremonies,  and  upon 
 Mr.  Lcvcrtons  Arrival  would  have  had  him  MInifter 
 to  them  in  their  own  way.  Hitherto  he  had  never  con- 
 fider'd  the  Controverfy  -,  bur  his  ImprelTions  of  Re- 
 ligion were  fuch  as  the  general  Cuftcm  of  his  Country 
 and  Education  had  m.ade.  But  nov/  being  made  very 
 Serious  by  the  remarkable  Providences  he  had  met 
 with,  and  finding  Mr.  Shcrvpood  a  Pious  Peribn,  he 
 was  difpos'd  to  hear  his  Reafons  for  Nonconformity  ; 
 which  induc'd  him  heartily  to  fall  in  with  him  in  the 
 fame  way.  During  his  ftay  at  Prcvidcncc,  the  Spaniards 
 made  an  AfTauIt  upon  the  Ifland,  but  were  Repuls'd 
 with  confiderable  lofs,  Mr.  Levertc7i  with  great  Cou- 
 rage continuing  all  the  while  on  the  Shore  to  animate 
 the  People. 
 
 At  length  the  Governor  leaving  the  Jflayjd,  a  dif- 
 ference arofe  in  the  Colony.  HeNam'd  his  SucccfTor, 
 but  the  People  Pleading  a  Right  by  Charter  to  chule 
 iheir  own  governor,  fix'd  a  Peribn  of  their  own  Nomi- 
 ^"  nation. 
 
The  Ejechdor'Stlem'^d  Mmijiers^  &C. 
 
 ■ '■ .l.>...        II  I      p.ii    HI...  I,  I.  Ill 
 
 nation   in  that  Station,  one    Caprain  Lane.     But   the 
 ether  privately   Arming  iome  of  the  ruder  fort,  Iciz'd 
 Lnne  and  both  the  JNliniiters,  and  fent  them    Priibners 
 CO  Englandy  with  an  Information  againfc  them  to  Arch- 
 biiliop  L^^ud,  that  they   were  diiaftcd:ed  to  the  Liturgy 
 and  Ceremonies  of  England.     When   they   arrive   here, 
 the  vState  of  Things  was  chang'd,  and  Liquid  in  Cuftody 
 of  the   B!ackrl{nd:  They   are   kindly   rcceiv'd  by   the 
 Lords-Patentees  or  Proprietors   of  the  IJIa?id,  and  en- 
 courag'd  to  return.     Mr.  Sherwood  the    other  Miniftcr 
 of  a  timorous  Temper,  xhofe  to  ftay  here.     But  Cap- 
 tain L^ne  and   Mr.  uvertcn  returned,  Plentifully  fur- 
 nidi'd  for   their  Voyage,  and  Adthoriz'd   with  a   new 
 CommiiTion.     At   tlfcir  approach   to  -the   IJhmdy  they 
 find  the  Sp^^niards  had  feiz'd  it  in  their    abfence.    How- 
 ever  at    Mr.  Levertcns   deiire  they    ventur'd  a  brufii 
 wirh  them,  wherein   they  kllfd  the  Spaniards  a  great 
 many  Men,  and  forced  their  Arm'd  Long- Boats  afhorc. 
 After  this  they  continu'd  in  thole  Seas  for  two  Years 
 and  faw   many   of  GOD's  Wonders  in  the  deep,  too 
 many  to  he  here  particularly  iielatcd.     They  had  many 
 prefervations  aimoft  Miraculous  from    Famine,  from 
 the  Spaniards,    and     in   violent  Storms.     Twice  they 
 loft  their  Ship,  and  vvere  Providentially  taken  up,  once 
 by  a  French' MriU J  and   another   time  by  a  Dutch-Man, 
 and  both  times  fet  a-floar  again  in  a  Spanifo  Pinl^  made 
 Prize.     For  ihefe  two  Years  Mr.  Lcverton  declared  he 
 met  not  with,  one  bit  of  Bread.     At  length  they  refolve 
 to  return  home,  and  b-y  the  aififlance  of  a  French  Vcflel 
 arrive    lafe  at    Sr.  chrlftcphers  •  and     thence   Captain 
 Lane  and  fome  of  the  Men   proceeded  directly  to  Rrig^ 
 land.     Mr.  Lcvertcn  and  fbme  others inciin'd  to  fettle 
 there;  but  finding   the  diffolutenefs  of  the  Place,  and 
 feeing  little  hope  of  doing  good   among    them,  after 
 4  or  5    Months  Tryal,  he  took  the   opportunity  of  a 
 French  Frigar  to  return  for  Europe.     Bur  in  this  Voyage 
 he    met  with  one   of  his    greareit   dangers.     A  dead 
 Calm  continuing  long  at  Sea,  aimoir  ail  their  Victuals 
 were  (pent.     For  many  Day.s  they    had   but  8  Spoon- 
 fulls  of  Peafe    and  a  rinr  of  Water  per  Man.     The 
 Captain   and  l\iv.  Lever  tan  xonrenred   themfelves  with 
 the  fame  allowance  r  This  lafted  fo  lone-  till  they   were 
 all   black  with  Famine,  and  hnd  their  BeHlcs  (lirunk 
 tD^  their  Back.     He  every  Dav,  Morning  and  Eveninsj 
 
in  tin  Count)  of  C  O  R  N  W  A  L.         141 
 
 call'd  the  Engiijh  cogeLher,  pray'd  with  them  and  in-  Vol.  IL 
 ilruCled  them,  and  with  the  more  Succels  when  they 
 were  in  iuch  Melancholy  Circumftances.  The  French 
 were  moft  ProLcilants,  and  would  joyn  with  them  as 
 well  as  rhey  coiild.  At  length  upon  keeping  a  Day  of 
 Solemn  Prayer,  no  fooncr  was  itendcd,  but  they  difco- 
 ver'd  a  Ship  5  and  upon  mr.king  towards  it,  found  it  an 
 Erigiijb  Merchant  bound  for  Bnrmiida4,  who  took  all 
 the  Eriglijh  into  his  Ship,  and  plentifully  Supply 'd  the 
 Ficncb  for  their  Voyage  Home.  On  Board  this  Ship 
 was  the  Governor  of  Brrrwadcn,  who  acquainted  Mr.  Lf- 
 'verion  upon  Converfc  wich  him,  that  that  Ship's  co- 
 ming there  at  that  time  was  by  a  very  uncommon  Pro- 
 vidence: But  1  perceive,  fays  he,  iMr.  Leverton,  it  was 
 all  in  Gcd^s  great  Firroour  to  you. 
 
 They  focn  ariv'd  fafe  at  Bermudas',  where  the  Go- 
 vernor and  he  went  into  a  Long-boat,  and  were  met  at 
 their  Landing  by  the  Governor's  Lady  and  a  young 
 Gentlewoman  of  the  Country,  whom  he  loon  after 
 Marry 'd.  Here  he  prench'd  with  great  Acceptance  for 
 about  a  Year:  But  having  a  Fit  of  Sicknefs,  and  not 
 perfedly  recovering  his  Health,  'twas  thought  ad  vilea- 
 ble  he  fliould  return  to  England  and  try  his  Native  Air. 
 
 Arriving  at  the  Do^vns,  he  Lands  at  S^ndvpich  - 
 .where  as  he  was  taking  Horfe  for  London,  the  OMer 
 fays  to  him,  Mr,  you  arc  f^jnevahat  lik?  our  Minifver  ;  /  be- 
 lieve you  hnv:  llvd  in  the  Hot  Countries  ns  well  as  he.  Up- 
 on enquiry  he  found  it  to  be  his  Old  Collegue  Mr.  Sher- 
 wood who  was  fettled  there  :  Which  brought  'em  to  an 
 Interview  again  to  their  mutual  Joy. 
 
 Coming  to  Lcndcn,  he  was  rccciv'd  with  great  Ho- 
 nour and  Refpcdt,  by  the  Lords  Proprietors  of  the 
 IJJ.mu  of  Providc.:cc  ;  and  foon  after  fettled- Minifter  of 
 High-Henninghrrm  in  Suffolk, ;  where  he  fent  for  his 
 Wife,  and  had  his  hrlt  Child,  which  hecaifd  Gerjhojn, 
 for  the  fame  Reafcn  that  Mcfcs  caifd  his  fo  ;  for  he 
 hid,  I  have  been  a  Stronger  in  a  fi range  Land.  After 
 fome  Years  abode  in  Sufi-blk,  Mr.  Anthjyiy  Nicols,  one  of 
 the  Eleven  Excluded  Members,  who  had  formerly 
 known  him  in  the  Univcrfity,  rook  him  down  with 
 him  into  Comvoal,  and  lettlcd  hini  ac  Sr.  Tudy,  the  Pa- 
 ri fli  wherein  his  own  Houfc  flood.  Here  he  liv'dNine 
 or  icn  Years,  fignally  ufeful  in  fertling  fonje  that 
 v/ere  iiiclio'd  to  fond  Opinions,  and  awakening  many 
 
 out 
 
142  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MimjhrSj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  out  of  their  Carnal  Security  ;  kept  up  a  Weekly  Le- 
 v^^^r^'  dure  there  on  Thwjdnys^  with  the  Ailiftance  of  his 
 Neighbouring  Brethren,  which  was  well  attended  by 
 the  Gentlemen  thereabouts.  He  was  fubjed:  to  warm 
 Palfions,  but  they  w^ere  fpeedily  over.  He  was  mo- 
 Icftcd  by  the  Quakers  •  but  would  not  be  obftruded  in 
 his  Work  by  them. 
 
 Upon  the  King*s  coming  in,  he  was  not  only  Ejedt- 
 ed,  but  met  with  farther  1  roubles.  The  former  In- 
 cumbent of  St.  Tudy  had  been  Sequeftred  a  Year  or  Tvv^o 
 before  Mr.  'Lcvcrton  fettled  there,  but  dy'd  before  the 
 Change.  My  Lord  Mohun,  the  Patron,  was  Solicited 
 10  continue  Mr.  Lt'o:rtm ;  but  in  vain,  for  he  prclent- 
 ed  his  Chaplain  to  the  Living,  who  treated  him.  Harfii- 
 ly  ;  and  on  pretence  of  Dilapidations  would  have  feiz'd 
 his  Goods  5  but  that  was  prevented  by  the  kindnefs  of 
 the  People,  who  bought  them  and  carry *d  them  off. 
 After  this  my  Lord  Mohun  Profccuted  him  for  the  main 
 Prciirs,  everlince  he  was  in  Poficirion,  and  would  not 
 accept  of  any  Compofition  within  the  compafs  of  his 
 Ability.  This  necjirirated  him  to  fecure  himfelf  by  ab- 
 iconding. 
 
 My  Lord  H-^lUoughhy  of  Pnrham,  being  appointed  Go- 
 vernor of  Surinam,  Mr.  Oxcnbridge,  a  Minifter  at  Lcn- 
 don,  that  had  been  acquainted  with  him  at  Barniudds, 
 lent  him  an  offer  of  going  M;nill:er  there;  which,  with 
 the  Advice  of  his  Friends,  he  accepted.  After  long 
 expcdation  of  a  Ship  at  Plirnctttb,  which  was  to  convey 
 him  and  his  Family  over,  it  came  at  length,  and  fafe- 
 ly  carry'd  him  thither.  But  after  he  had  been  there  a 
 few  Weeks,  and  fecmingly  hx'd  to  his  Saiisfaclicn,  he 
 dy'd.  Thus  ended  the  troublefom  and  unlettled  Life 
 of  this  good  Man. 
 
 *  See  his  Milar  and  Mabel  Mr.  ThomnsTregpJs^.  He  was 
 Life.print'  born  of  an  Ancient  and  Genteel  Family,  at  St.  Ives 
 tdat  Lon-  near  to  the  Lands  end  in  Corneal :  Bred  in  Exeter 
 don,  in  College,  under  the  Tuition  of  Mr.  Francif  Hovpcl ;  was 
 Juio  n  ^  P^'^^^c^*^^  f°r  ^'^^  Years  in  the  Placq  ef  his  Nativity, 
 v>i     many  ^^^  .^^       remov'd  thence  to  Miln-r,  whence  he  was  Ejeii- 
 
 «/  t^iS  Let-      y  .        :  '^       ri        r  1  1  »  1  -T-     •  r         :v 
 
 ^f.yj  cd  m  62.     He  afterwards  preach  d  Twice  every  Lord  s- 
 
 Day  in  his  own  Family,  many  of  the  Neighbours  co- 
 ming in.     For  this  he  was  Imprifon'd  Three  Months, 
 and  Vet  ceas'd  not  to  Preach  to  his  Fellow-Prironcrs,  lill 
 *  "      '  h« 
 
in  the  County  of   COR  N  W  A  L.  14J 
 
 he  was  Released  by  Order  from  the  Deputy-Lieutenant.  \Jq\^  jj^ 
 Ann,  166^ y  he  remov'd  into  the  Parilh  oi  Budock^  near  ^.ys/-^^ 
 Pcnrin,  and  there  held  on  Preaching  privately.  There 
 being  Preaching  but  once  in  a  FortnightatM^^^  Church, 
 he  ventur'd  to  Officiate  there  in  Publick,  rather  than 
 the  People  fliould  be  deftitute ;  for  which  he  was  again 
 laid  up  three  Months  in  Lance/Ion  Goal.  He  was  no 
 foonerout  than  he  preach'd  at  Mabs  Church  again,  and 
 was  Imprifbn'd  afrefh,  in  the  fame  Place.  He  was  very 
 chearfui  in  his  own  Spirit  ;  and  exceeding  ufeful  to 
 many  bv  his  warm  Diicourfes  and  Admonitions,  Cauti- 
 ons and  Exhortations,  in  all  the  Times  of  his  Con- 
 iinemcnt.  He  was  a  fourth  time  in  Cuftody  of  the 
 Marefchal  of  Bodmin,  as  a  dan.gerous  and  fcdirious 
 Perfon  :  But  very  unjuftly  ;  for  it  could  not  be  charg'd 
 upon  him,  that  either  in  his  Preaching  or  Conference 
 he  lb  much  as  inveigh'd  againft  the  Diicipline  and  Li- 
 turgy of  the  Church  ^  much  lefs  did  he  meddle  with 
 State  Aflairs.  But  in  September  1667,  he  was  fet  ac 
 Liberty  by  a  ipccial  Order  from  the  King  to  the  Maref- 
 chal. After  this,  he  had  numerous  M'.i?tings  at  Pcn^ 
 yyn,  and  was  mighty  fuccefsful  in  his  M^niftry.  In  1669 
 he  was  fent  10  the  Goal  at  Exeter^  for  Preaching  pri- 
 vately in  a  Houfe  at  Great  Torrin^ton,  as  he  was  Travel- 
 ling in  thofe  Parts  :  But  he  was  foon  Bail'd  out.  From 
 Midfim>?icr  1669,  to  NLiy  i^?©?  he  preach'd  without 
 Interruption  in  a  Meeting-Place  which  he  hir'd  in 
 M^ibe  Parifli  :  Afterwards  Liformers  were  troublefome  ; 
 and  many  Fines  wdre  laid  upon  him,  which  amounted 
 to  220  /.  and  yet  Providence  fo  orderd  Things,  as  that 
 nothing  that  he  had  was  fciz'd  on.  Afterwards  keep- 
 ing to  the  Statute-Number,  he  preach'd  Five  times 
 every  Lords-Day,  and  repeated  in  the  Evening :  He 
 preach'd  every  TuejlUy  and  Thwjdny  ftatedty,  belides 
 Occafional  Exercifes  ;  by  which  Labours  he  fooh  wore 
 himfeif  away.     Hedy'd  Jnn.  18,  ]67--. 
 
 He  was  one  of  Eminent  Piety,  and  yet  (which  is 
 Remarkable)  Dated  his  Converlion,  after  he  had  been 
 fome  time  in  the  Miniilry,  nay,  and  a  Suff.-rer  for 
 Konconformity  too.  And  it  is  a  Circumftance  that  de- 
 ferves  a  Remark,  ('whether  the  gcod  Man  was  mifta- 
 kenornot)  that  he  took  a  Sermon  composed  and  preach'd 
 Ify  himfeif  to  be  the  Means  of  his  Convcrfion.  The 
 Text  was  L«/l-   '2,.  ^.j.^nd  that  Servant  thnt  l^nevif  hit 
 
 Lord's 
 
144  ^'^^  Ejecfed  or  Stlem'^d  Mmijlers^   Sec. 
 
 Vol.  II.  -t-*?^^'-^  H'''illf  and  prewar  d  not  himjclf^  neither  did  nceord- 
 ing  to  his  kVill^  fbn'u.  be  Ifcaten  with  many  Stripes.  He  was 
 one  who.m  Gud  (ignally  own'd  ;not  only  by  his  being  ih- 
 ,ftrumcntai  in  the  Convenion  of  many  Souls,  buu  alio 
 by  rcmariAbje  Judgments  which  betel  feveral  that  were 
 inftrumental  in  his  Troubles  :  For  a  particular  Account 
 of  which,  the  Reader  is  referred  to  the  Printed  Narra- 
 tive of  his  Life. 
 
 St.  Bredge  :  Mr.  Jeimes  Xnnis.    Who  afterwards  liy'd 
 with  the  Duke  of  LcudcrdniL 
 
 Blijlnnd  :  Mr.  Charles  Moreton,  M.  A.  He  was 
 Grand  fen  by  his  Mothers  fide  to  Mr.  K^cjilc  of  Pendavy 
 in  this  County,  and  born  in  his  Houfe  about  the  Year 
 1626.  His  Father  was  Mr.  Nichoias  Mcretcn,  who  was 
 fore  d  to  quit  the  very  fame  Rcdiory  for  Nonconformity 
 in  the  Reign  of  King  Charles  I.  after  which  he  came  to 
 be  Minifter  of  St.  Mary  Overy's  in  South^ark^,  where  he 
 dy'd.  This  Mr.  Nicholas  Moreton  defcended  from  an  An- 
 cient Family  at  Morton  in  Nottlnghnmprjire^  the  Seat  of 
 Thj-mns  Movetcn^  Secretary  to  King  E^rp/trJ  III.  about 
 400  Years  lincc.  Mr.  Charles  Mj  eton  was  hiseidcft  Son  • 
 and  he  had  Two  more  that  were  alfo  Miniifers.  At 
 about  Fourteen  Years  of  Age,  his  Grandfather  fent  him 
 to  VVadham-Ccllcge  in  0x071^  where  he  was  very  Studi- 
 ous ;  and  at  the  fame  time  Zealous  for  the  Rites  and 
 Ceremonies  of  the  Church  of  Englafid,  after  the  Ex- 
 ample of  his  Grandfather  who  was  a  great  Royalift. 
 When  the  Civil  ^Vars  came  on,  he  obferving  that 
 they  who  were  moll  Debauch'd  generally  fided  with 
 the  King,  againft  the  more  Vertuous  Part  of  the  Na- 
 tion, which  generally  Affecled  the  Parliament  Side, 
 was  much  ftartled  to  find  the  beft  Men  on  that  which 
 he  thought  the  worll  Side,  and  the  vileft  Men  on  that 
 Side  which  he  though!^  the  beft  :  He  thence  began  to 
 apply  himfcif  Scriouily  to  the  Conrroverfy  between  the 
 Prelatift  and  the  Puritan  ;  and  after  mature  Delibera- 
 tion determin'd  to  fall  in  with  the  latter.  While  he 
 was  Fellow  of  the  College,  he  was  extremely  valued  by 
 Dr.  iVilkins  the  V/arden,  on  the  account  of  his  Mathe- 
 macical  Genius.  He  was  indeed  a  General  Scholar, 
 but  his  Eminency  lay  in  the  Mathemr,tickj.  When  he 
 left  the  College,  he  was  i^x'd  in  the  Exerclfe  of  his  Mi- 
 
tn  the  Qou'/it)  (^f  C  O  R  N  W  A  L.  145 
 
 niftry  in  his   Native  Country  in  this  Place  ;  and  here  Vol.  IL 
 he  iiv'd  Comtorcably  fcveral   Years.    After  his  £jcd:- 
 meni:  by  the  Act  of  Unitbrniicy,  he  Iiv'd  in  a  fmaii  Te- 
 nement of  his  own  in  the  Parilhof  5t.  /u.v,  and  preach'd 
 privately    to  a   few   People  of    a  Neighbouring  Vil- 
 lage, till  the  Fire  of  LcwJ^w.     Having  lultain  d    great 
 Lois  by  that,  he  remov'd  thitherto  take  care  ot  his  Af- 
 fairs. Being  there,  he,  by  the  Intreaty  of  feverai  Friends, 
 was  prevaii'd   with    to.  undertake   the   inltructing  of 
 Youth  in  Academical  Learning.  He  let  upon  this  Work 
 at  NcvpingtoH'G'een,  and  was  extraordinarily  well  qua- 
 lify'd  for  it.     Many  of  his  Pupils  are  now  very  Uleful 
 Men,  both    in    Church    and    Stare.     Some  Scores  of 
 young  Miniftcrs  were  Educated  by  him,  as  well  as  ma- 
 ny other  good  Scholars.     He  had  indeed  a  Peculiar  Ta- 
 lent, of  winning  Youth  to  the  Love  of  Virtue  and  Learn- 
 ing,  both  by  his  Pieafant  Converfation,  and  by  a  Fa- 
 miliar Way  he  had  of  making  difficult  Subjeds  oaiily 
 Litelligible.     After  about  Twenty  Years   continuance 
 in  this  Employments  he  wa's  lo  infeftcd  with  ProcefTes 
 from  the  "Billiop  s   Court,  that  he  was  forc'd  to  defift* 
 At  the  fame  time,  being  under  great  Fears  as  to  the 
 Publlck,  hey  in  1685,  went  over  to  N^iv-Ew^Z/^w^,   and 
 was  chofen  Paftor  of  a  Church  at  Chnrleftovonj  over-a- 
 gainft  Bcjloyi,  where  he  d)'d  in  a  good  Old  Age,  being 
 near  Fourfcorc. 
 
 He  was  of  an  Healthy  Conftitution,  of  a  Sweet  Na- 
 tural Temper,  and  of  a  Generous  Publick  Spirit  :  An 
 indefatigable  Friend,  a  Pious,  Learned,  Ingenious^ 
 Uieful  Man  ;  belov'dand  vala*d  by  all  that  knew  himi. 
 
 St.  CO  LV  MB  M  AJ  O  i^:  Mr.  Ihomns  Trr.'Vc--s, 
 Fellow  of  Mdzdnlen-CoHcie  in  Cnmbriihc.  An  Holv 
 Active  Perlon,  and  Lively  preacher  5  Eminent  in  rh;s 
 County,  and  the  Neighbouring  Parts.  He  was  tor 
 fome  time  Lec5turer  of  St.  Andrew's,  in  Plhnouth,  and 
 AfTiftant  to  Mr.  George  Hughes ;  and  was  thence  call'd 
 to  this  Place,  where  he  was  very  Uleful,  till  the  B/??-- 
 tholomevo  /jH  Silenc'd  him.  Afterwards  he  was  much 
 Favour'd  by  the  Noble  Lord  I^b^yts,  who  was  Uncle 
 to  his  Wife.  His  Son  Mr.  Elijah  Trr.vers^  was  after- 
 Wards  Paftorofa  Congregation  in  Dublin. 
 
 Tmtfiget :  I\Ir,  Thomas  Warn?. 
 
 L  tantiglci  i 
 
The  Ejecfed  or  Silenced  Mtmjters^  &c. 
 
 Lr.ntcg!cs :  Mr.  Jointhnn  PFills.  He  was  the  Son  of 
 a  Pious  Old  Puritan  Mr.  J(hn  l-Vills,  Rcdor  oi  Morvall 
 near  Loo,  m  this  County.  That  Old  Gentleman  was  an 
 eminent  Inftance  of  Piety  and  Devotion,  and  of  the 
 Succefs  of  his  Prayers,  and  Endeavours  for  the  Conver- 
 fionof  his  People, and  Children,  which  led  him  to  break 
 out  in  a  Tranfpcrt  of  Joy  upon  his  Death-bed  :  The 
 BhJJiiig,  faid  he,  of  my  FrJher,  hnth  pcvnii'd  ^ihove  the 
 Blejjings  cf  my  Prrgcnitors.  Of  my  Ten  Children,  Kine  have 
 A  PJ^ok^cf  Grncc,  I  hope  :  jind  fcr  my youvgcji  Sc7tj  Idle 
 in  the  Fnith  of  a  Plentiful  Hnrvcft,  Hejhr.ll  be  Ccjiverted 
 ^if^f  ^fi(^^  ^^^y  Deccrje.  There  was  great  Reafbn  to  hope 
 this  prov'd  true  of  his  youngeft  Son  afrcrvvards,  who 
 was  a  worthy  Conformift  JVlinifler.  Kis  eldelt  Son  was 
 this  Mr.  Jo.h^ than  fVills,  whofe  Converficn  in  his  Fa- 
 therms  Life-time  was  alfo  very  Remarkable.  He  had 
 been  Wild  and  Extravagant,  andhnd  committed  feme 
 Offence,  for  vv'hichhc  was  forc'd  to  Fly  from  the  King's 
 Army.  His  Father  had  prevaird  with  feveral  Mini- 
 fler-J,  then  at  Plimcuth,  and  other  good  People,  to  fpend 
 a  Day  in  Prayer,  in  behalf  of  this  Prodigal  Son.  While 
 they  were  in  this  Exercife,  his  Son  flies  thither,  and 
 fmds  them  together,  adually  Pra}  ing  for  him.  As  foon 
 as  they  had  done  he  difTolved  into  Tears,  and  falling 
 on  his  Knees  begs  his  Father's  Pardon  ;  and  from  that 
 Day  prov'd  eminently  Serious.  After  the  Wars  he 
 went  to  Exeter-O'llege  in  Oxen,  where  he,  in  a  little 
 time,  obtained  a  Fellowfliip  ;  and  was  at  length  Pre- 
 fentcd  to  this  Living,  where  he  was  a  Diligent  and  Suc- 
 cefsful  Preacher  in  this  Place,  till  the  Bartholomew  Acl  y 
 and  he  held  on  his  Miniftry  afterwards  in  Private  ma- 
 ny Years,  Serving  the  Lord  faithfully  in  his  Generati- 
 on, amidft  many  Temptations,  and  fore  Tryals,  till 
 he  fell  Afleep,  An.  1695. 
 
 Lfinlvet  :  Mr.  F^ewy  FUynmncli.  He  had  been  Chap- 
 lain to  Sir  HardrcJsfVallery  when  he  was  Governor  of 
 Pcndennis. 
 
 TOlfY:  Mr.  John  Tutchin,  M-  A.  He  was  Son  of 
 Mr.  P^jbcrt  Tutchin  of  the  Ifle  c{H-^ight.  That  Mr.  I^hcrt 
 Tutchin  was  one  of  the  Primitive  Sim.plicity,  and  In- 
 tegrity ,  Purity,  and  Piety.  He  had  3  Sons  ^  'J(hn, 
 JR^berf,  and  S^mud,   and  he  bred  them   all  ur>  to  nhe 
 
 Miniftry^ 
 
m 
 
 the  County  ^/  C  O  R  N  W  A  L.  147 
 
 Mmiltr),  wnich  chey  ail  adorn  d  j  and  they  were  all  V'oi.  II. 
 Ejedred  in  1662.  As  for  ^ohn  he  was  bred  in  the  Free-  .^^'V^ 
 School  o(  Dorchcftcry  whereby  that  time  he  was  Ten 
 Years  of  Age,  he  had  made  a  great  proficiency  in 
 Learning.  Whilil  he  was  a  Scholar  there,  there  liv'd 
 in  the  Town  a  Low-Country  Soldier,  who  Taughc 
 himthe  ArtMihtary,  and  Fortification.  He  went  to 
 Cnmbridge  at  14.  He  was  msde  M.  k.  at  5  Years 
 {tanding,by  fpecial  Favour.  The  Earl  of  i\ent  ahoii:  him 
 for  Tutor  to  his  Son.  Afcerwards  he  was  ingag'd  in 
 the  Wars.  Upon  his  being  Eji.d:ed,  he  did  not  pre- 
 fently  remove^  'bur  continued  living  in  the  Place  where 
 he  had  been  Publick  PAinifter,  and  was  much  valu'd 
 by  the  (bbcr  Gentry.  He  was  a  general  Scholar  :  A 
 profound  Critick,  and  a  good  Orator.  At  the  begin- 
 ning of  King  J^mes^s  Reign  he  was  Try'd  at  the 
 Aifizes  at  Lnnceftoriy  upon  the  35th  of  £-7^.  and  refolv'd 
 to  abjure  the  Realm  :  But  upon  a  farther  hearing  at 
 the  King'j  Bench -Bar,  he  Was  Acquitted.  He  has 
 \tk  fome  valuable  Manuicri pes  behind  him. 
 
 LANCESrON  I  Mr.  WJU'in-m  Oliver.  M.  A.  His 
 Father  who  was  a  Gentleman  of  this  County  gave  him 
 a  liberal  Educatien.  He  was  a  Critick  in  the  Latin  and 
 Gr^^/^  Tongues ;  for  which  and  his  other  Excellencies 
 he  obtained  a  Fellowfliip  in  Excter-Coilege  in  Oxen, 
 from  whence  he  remov'd  to  take  the  Paftoral  Charge 
 of  the  People  of  this  Town.  He  was  a  good  Scholar 
 ^nd  an  excellent  Preacher  >  fof  which  he  was  much 
 valu'd  by  the  Gentry  o^  Cornvpa}  M\d.  Devon.  Mr.  Secre- 
 tary Moricc  had  a  great  eftcem  for  him,  and  gave  him 
 a  Yearly  Penfion  for  the  fiipport  of  his  Family,  after 
 he  wasSllcnc'd.     He  dy'd  about  the  Year.  i675> 
 
 THV^O  :  Mr.  Jolm  Tnicomh. 
 
 St.  Stephcfist  Mv.H'llliam  T-mhi.  ^ 
 
 St.  Winn ovo:  Mr.  Thomas  Bnncock,',  who  conrlni-.Vl 
 Preaching  in  thefe  Parts  as  he  had  Opportunity,  till 
 «xtream  Old  Age. 
 
 Lifnfnrhs  :  Mr.  NnthnMet  Tlncomhi, 
 
148  The  Ejefh'd  or  Sile^.c'd  Mnujters^   hc. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 St.  Hilary  :  I\Ir.  j<J-ph  S  her  wood  ^ 
 
 Sithnoy  :  ?,Ir.  I^ger  Flnmmnck, 
 
 Redneck:  Mr.  l^l'illUynTylggs.     An  Excellent  Scholar. 
 
 'hUvannyn  :  Ivlr.  ll^ltcr  Qunrum. 
 
 P  E  N  i^  I  xV  :  Mr.  J^ffo  Auen, 
 
 St.  Juf: :  iMr.  Ed';vard  Sheffield. 
 
 St.  Antlnmy :-  A4r.  j^^/'?2  C.rihrldgc.  He  was  Chaplain 
 ibme  Years  to  Mr.  Bi'Jcn^e?!.  He  was  accus'd  of  Trea- 
 fon,  becaufe  upon  a  CVrrain  Occaiion,  he  mention'd 
 the  Subject  fc>efore  the  Object. 
 
 St,CLE  M  ENTS  :   Mr.  irUllnm  Vpcot. 
 
 St.  Michael  Pcnchivell  t  Mr.  Jof^'ph  W.lfy^  M.  A.  He 
 was  bred  in  Tr'inijy.CoUcgcinCA'mbridge,  under  the  Tu- 
 ition or  Mr.  Nnthnnnel  Brtidpoaw,  of  14^1ilifighnm.  He 
 was  bioughc  iijCO  this  Coiinry  b*y  Hugh  BoJcnvQcn  ^Ac[^ 
 and  llv'd  as  Chaplain  in- his  Family,  while  he  preached 
 in  the  Church  in  this  Place.  He  was  Ejecled  in  62 
 wirh  the  reft  of  his  Brethren  ;  and  uron  the  Five  Mile 
 Act,  remcv'd  to  Ffiuy  with  his  Family.  Bur  that  Place 
 being  farther  from  Trcgnt h nnn  it\:iVi  Mr.  Bcjcno^cn  and  liis 
 Lady  could  be  cafie  under,  he,  at  their  Rcqueft,  re- 
 iTiov'd  to  Mcrthcr,  the  next  Parifh  to  theirs  ;  where  he 
 continu'd  Preaching  on  Lord's- Davs  in  his  own  Hoii^e  ; 
 and  on  Saturday  F>.cnings,and  Lord's-Day  Mornings  in 
 Mr,  Bfinrvens  Moufe,  as  long  as  he  liv'd.  He  had  very 
 valuable  Mlnifterial  Abilities.  His  Sermons  were  Ra- 
 tioijal,  and  very  Methodical.  He  had  a  very  Genteel 
 Splrir,  and  was  generally  honour'd  aud  lov'd  by  thofe 
 that  knew  him.  TlVe  want  of  a  convenient  School  puc 
 him  upon  teaching  his  own  Children  Grammar-Learn- 
 ing; And  this  was  no  iooner  known,  than  his  Houfe 
 wasibr'^ng'd  with  Gentlemen's  Sons  of  the  bcit  Rank  5 
 who  tho'  many  of  them  averfe  ro  Nonconformity, 
 thought  themfelves  happy  in  having  their  Children  un- 
 der his  Pvcof.     And  how  wdl  he  difcliarg'd  that  Truft, 
 
 .many 
 
tn  the  County  of  C  O  R  N  W  A  L.  149 
 
 many  Gentlemen  and  Miniftcrs,  Conforniiltsas  well  as  Vol.  IL 
 others  will  readily  Tcltify.  His  Judgment  as  to  Non-  v^-O/"**^ 
 CGwformity  was  Moderate  ;  he  havmg  a  great  Averfioa 
 to  Bigotry  wherever  he  found  it.  His  ]  udgment  and 
 PraCtiie  were  very  like  Mr.  Baxter's.  He  kept  up  a 
 very  Friendly  Correfpondencc  widi  many  of  the  Con- 
 forming Clergy.  Often  would  he  Lament  the  Diviii- 
 (ions  of  Proteitants  y  and  he  was  a  great  Enemy  to  Con- 
 troverlies,  cfpecialiy  when  the  Coareft  fcem'd  m.ore  for 
 the  fake  of  Vidlory  than  Truth.  The  whole  Courfe  of 
 his  Life  was  an  Exadl.  and  Regular  meaiuring  out  his 
 Time,  of  which  he  was  a  (InCt  Redeemer,by  one  even 
 Sreddy  Method,  which  made  all  his  Affairs  gp  on  with 
 Eafe,and  Pleafure.  HisWork  was  hisDciight:  And  when 
 he  was  paft  Fourfcore,  he  would  be  in  his  Study  early 
 in  the  Morning.  His  Life  tho*  Laborious,  was  very 
 Comfortable  and  Happy.  His  Countcnai-ice  was  al- 
 ways ijerene  and  Chearful.  He  ofccn  exprefs'd  his  de- 
 lire  that  he  might  not  outlive  his  Work  :  Tho'  whca 
 the  Sabbath  came  (which  was  Six  Weeks  before  his 
 Death)  when  he  was  unable  to  Preach,  he  freely  rcr 
 fign'd  himfelf  to  the  Will  of  God.  When  his  Body  was 
 low,  his  Mind  was  clear.  With  a  fteady  Counrcnancs 
 did  he  look  the  King  of  Terrors  in  the  Face.  Such  a 
 Greatncfs,  and  Prefence  of  Mind,  (lufcthevery  Words 
 of  one  that  was  with  him)  in  the  laft  Moments,  has 
 been  rarely  feen,  as  was  Remarkable  in  him  3  whg 
 with  the  greateft  Eafe,  and  Chearfulnels  rciign'd  his 
 Spirit,  Oclcb.  1.1711.    ^ii;/^/^.  85. 
 
 Prol?tis  :  Mr.  B^chard  Bntten. 
 
 Creed:  Mr.  Toblai  Ecu  hicr. 
 
 St.  i/v,  or  St.  Ebal  :  Mr.  Strohetj  I{cud,  M,  A.  of 
 Excter-Collcgc, 
 
 Mnrrion  by  Pr.Jflrv  :  Tvlr.  S^ynud  T^pp-^r.  AficrwA^ds 
 Miaiiter  of  a  Djfenting  Congregation  at  Exmoutj  in 
 Di'von. 
 
 Si,  Mabin  :  Mr.  J^Vlllinm  Tnff. 
 
 l^ittle  ?:thcric''^:  Mr.  G$'..o  IVMtihorn^ 
 
I  ^o  The  Ejnkd  or  S/Unc'^d  Miniftns^  &rc. 
 
 Voi.  ii, 
 
 SiokrCilwflaijd  :  Mr.  John  Fathers. 
 
 S\:.  G-rmois :  Mr,  Solomon  Cnrfrvill  ;  who  after  his 
 Ej^dtmenr  prcacii'd  in  his  own  Houfe,  ^?v7^;?,tili  abour  a 
 Foirnighu  bclcic  his  Dcceaie.  He  iiv'd  to  the  Age  of 
 about  89. 
 
 St.  Mnllin  :  Mr.  Jclm  Levijfon, 
 
 Botcl  Flennvlng  ;  Mr.  PVllliam  Vincent, 
 
 Gvoyna^  :  Mr.  John  Lnngsford, 
 
 Ti'Ulli^^u:  Mr.  John  A/Jjxpood. 
 
 Mnugdn  \icnci!g  :  Mr.  Snmffon  Bond.  He  went  aftei^ 
 wards  to  the  Illands  oi  '£ei  mudas,  Vv'here  bcd)'d. 
 
 lylynhlnnlot  ;  T\. ir.  Samuel  Ai^Jlin.  He  dwelt  after- 
 wards at  Plimouth. 
 
 BurUn  :  Mr.  jcfe^h  Hull. 
 
 Mr.  Thcothilus  Thigccmhe,  was  but  a  Candidate  in  62, 
 Preaching  only  Occaiionrdiy  :  But  was  afterwnrds  Mi- 
 nifler  of  a  DilRnting  Congregation  at  K^Uiiigtcn,  in 
 this  County. 
 
 N.  B.  I  intimated  in  ir.y  former  Hciition,  that  thefq 
 Conform'd  in  this  County,  after  their  being  Silcnc'd  ; 
 Mr.  ^rhert  J^g''  jun.  Mr.  Lccyiard  fVelftead  of  Pcnfnnce  • 
 Mr.  Nicholas  7e'ge,  or  Tyach^ ;  jVlr.  Thomas  Nichols  of 
 L)sl{ftrd ;  and  Mw  Thcrjia's  PVnrnsr  :  And  now  I  add, 
 Mr.  rVililnm  J^Vinte  cf  L^docJi;  Mr.  I^bert  y^r^^o  fen. 
 IV'Ir.  Philip  Harris  of  St.  Eve,e  ;  and  Mr.  John  Ste^her.s 
 of  Si.  I\och. 
 
 I  have  alfo  here  oniittcd  Mr.  John  Hicl{s^  becaufe  he 
 was  alfp  Ejected  in  Uc-jcn,  where  I  take  notice  of  himo 
 
 In  th2  County  of  CV  M  B  E  R  L  AN  D. 
 
 €A}{J^iSLE:  Mr.  Comfort  Si^nrr.  He  wns  bcrn  ai 
 jprfi'drnf^^ent  where  his  Father  was  Ph)fician.  He 
 was  Educated   in  Ke(v-England  where  he  v.'as  M.  A. 
 
 nnd 
 
tn  the  County  0/  C  U  JM  B  E  R  L  A  N  D.       151 
 
 and   ibme   time    Fellow   of  Unrvard-Colkge,     He  was  Vol.  II. 
 Ej.^clcd  fiMni    this  Place  j  an^  afterwards    perforin'd  w^~v^s-^ 
 laborious  S-rvice  in    fcveral  places  In  the  Counry  o£ 
 K^nt '^  and  was    ac  laft   Paitor  of  a   Church  at    Lewes 
 in  Sujpx,  where  he  died  OdoUr  die  30;/;  171 1,  In   the 
 87th  Year  o^'his  Age. 
 
 Crcglin:    Mr.   John  I{og'-rs,    M.   A.      He    was    the 
 Eldcit    Son    of  Mr.  John  Rogers  Minifter  o^Chncomb  in 
 Kortl^nmptonpoire  *.  Born  April  Z'^.     1610  ;    and   bred*  Me  was 
 in   PVudhnm-Collcge  in    Oxen.     He    was  for   fometime  the  Juthor 
 Preacher  at  M/c/W/^^cw  Cheyncy  m  Ndrthnrnptonf-jhej  and  0/  a  good 
 afterwards  at  Leigh  in  }^nt.     Thence  ~  he  was  fent  hy  Biok,  cott" 
 Order  of  Parliament   to  Beniard  C^fi'e  in  the  Bifhop.-'^''^'?''^^ 
 rick  of  Durham,  where  he  fettled  in  44,  and  continu'd  Chnltian 
 nil  March  2.    1660.     At    which    time  he  remov'd  to^'^^"^'^^ 
 Cngli.'f^  where  the  AB  ot^VniformitytQUnd  and  Ej^dcd  '^'^^^' 
 him  in  61. 
 
 In  his  ycungcr  Years,  he  was  well  Acquainted  with 
 Mr.  Doil,  and  Dr.  Harris ;  of  whom  he  was  us'd  of- 
 ten to  fpcak  with  great  RcfpeCl;  as  alio  of  Dr.  P/'/- 
 deauXf^nd  Dr.  Chcyncl  :  But  no  Name  did  he  men- 
 tion with  fo  mcch  Plealure,  as  that  of  Mr.  PVilliam 
 H^jently  ofBrinuury,  whom  he  always  ftii'd  his  Spiritual 
 Father.  When  Mr.  Jl^gC'S  came  to  Berijard-Cnft/e,  he 
 took  a  Lid  of  the  Number  of  Souls  in  his  Parifli, 
 which  at  his  firft  coming  were  about  2000.  He  took 
 an  exzdc  Account  who  of  thelc  were  Perlbns  of  Know- 
 ledge, and  who  were  Ignorant  :  who  fit  cr  unfit  for 
 the  Lord's  Table,  kJjc,  As  for  thofe  who  were  Ignorant, 
 he  convcrs'd  much  with  them,  gave  them  good  Books 
 to  Rend;  and  Carechiz'd  and  Inftrucftxi  them,  till  he- 
 thought  them  qualified  for  that  Sacred  Solemniry.  He 
 took  great  care  of  Poor  Children,  that  they  mighc 
 live  ufcfutlv,  and  not  be  rrain'd  up  in  Ignorance  and 
 Idlcncfs.  He  was  much  Refpedcd  by  S\v  Henry  Vatif 
 Farher  and  Son.  whofe  Seat  at  l^ihy  CtftU  in  that 
 Neighbourhood  gave  Opportunity  for  frequent  Ccn^ 
 verfation.  As  an  Old  Acquaintance  he  afterwards 
 waited  upon  Young  Sir  H^nry  when  Tniprifon'd  in  the 
 Tower  ;  and  found  him  Stout  and  Refolute,  not:  fea-» 
 fible  of  any  Crime  he  hsd  Committed. 
 
 In  thofc  Times  of  ConfuGon,  when  Soldiers  w^ro 
 Preacher?;,  an  Officer  of  Note  then  Quartering  in  the 
 XqwO;  f-P,:   to  Mr.  P^^gcrs  to  demand  his  Puh^it,  for 
 
152  The  Ejected  cr  Sdenc'd  Mttnfters^  &-C, 
 
 II.    his  Ufc  an  iuch  a  Time  5  bidding  him  rcfufe  him  ac 
 ^-^v  at  his  Peril.     But  M^.  l\2gcrs  was  not  mov  a  ;  lijlUvid 
 of  complying,  he  fent  Word,  he  defir'd  ro  know,  who 
 gave  him  Auihcrity   to  Preach  ?  And  whether  he   had 
 a  Commiiticn  from  GOD,  &c.     For  he  was  v<jq\\  a- 
 ware,  that  the  Miniftcrial  Power  and  Office  was  very 
 diixind:    from   the   Military  ;  and   therefore  tho'  the 
 Soldiers  iupt  the    Town,    he  reibiv'd   to   guard   the 
 Puipit.  He  was  a  zealous  Obfcrvcr  of  the  Lord's  Day, 
 and  would  always  oppofe  the  driving   of  Cattci  thro' 
 the  Town  on   that  Day,  tlio'  it  was  to   a  Fair  to   be 
 hc":d  at  Ibme  Neighbouring  Place  the  next.     He  had 
 fome  Difficulty  with  ihe  Quakers,  who  much  encreas'd 
 in   thoie  Parts ;  but    his  Carriage  was  fo    engaging, 
 that  even  many  of  them  could  not  forbear  giving  him 
 ~   a  good  V/ord.     He  v;as  given  to  Horpitaiity  ;  and  was 
 indeed  the  Gnius  of  thofe  Parts,  entertaining  all  Minl- 
 flers  and  Chriftians,  who  pafsd   that  way,  with   great 
 openncfs  and   freedom.     His  Removal  to  Ooglin  after 
 he  was  Ejed:ed  at^B^>vMri-C^y?/^,  was   by  the  Procure- 
 ment of  the  Lord  H^ijartcn,     And  tho  he  was  Ejed:ed 
 there  airo,yet  did  he  keep  his  Temper  and  Moderation. 
 He  was  of  a  Cathclick  Spirit,  and  a  great  Enemy  to 
 narrow  and   ur  charitable  Principles  or  Pradlifes.     He 
 had   always  a  fair  Corrcfpondence  wirh  the    Neigh- 
 bouring Clergy,  between  whom  and  him  there  pafs'd 
 an    exchnnge  of  Friendly  Offices,  without   any    Shy- 
 ness, or  Shadow   of  Grudging.     Nav,    he  was  treated 
 very  refpeiftfully  upon  Occallon,  by  thofe  of  the  great- 
 eft  Eminence:   As     Dr.  6'^.-^;/,    Arch-BiHiop  of  T'rky 
 Dr.  I{nhibovoK\^\o^  ot  CarliJIe  ;  and  the  prefent  Bifliop 
 of  Du>hnm  .*  On  the   latter  of  whom  he  often  waited, 
 and   by  Reafon  of  his  Acquaintance  in    his   younger 
 Days  with   the  Old  Lord  C>exv^  was  always   receiv'd 
 in  a  manner  peculiarly  obliging. 
 
 He  continv.'d  the  Excrcif?  of  his  Miniftry  after  his 
 beinjT  Silenc'd,  without  Fear.  He  Liccns'd  a  Place 
 or  Two  in  72,  at  Dnriin^ton  ^ndSto-k/nn  in  Dtrham. 
 When  the  Indulgence  expir'd,  he  Prcach'd  ar  his  ou-n 
 Houfe  at  St/irtfurd  ,  one  Lord  s  Day  ;  and  the  other 
 he  wonld  fprnd,  cither  in  TecfJnle,  or  in  fV^yedale^ 
 among  thcfc  who  wrought  in  the  Lead-Mines.  Many 
 a  troublefome  Journey  hath  he  taken  to  thofe  Poor 
 People  through  very  deep  Snows^  and  overhigh  Moun- 
 tains, 
 
in  the  County  ^/CUMBERLAND.        15^ 
 
 tains,  when   the  Ways  have  been  extrcam   bad,  and  Vol.  II. 
 
 the  Cold  very  iharp  and  pinching:  But   he  made   no- ^^-V^^ 
 
 thing  of  his  Fatigue  through  his  Love  to  Souis  3  efpe- 
 
 cially  being   enconrag'd  by   the  mighty    eagernefs   of 
 
 thoie  honeit  People  to  hear  the   Word.     And   he  us'd 
 
 to   Preach  frequently  on  the  Week  Days  alfo.     And 
 
 yet  for  all  his  Pains  he  did   not  receive  above  10  /. 
 
 pY  Anhuyn,  but  liv'd   upon  what  he   had   of  his  own, 
 
 and  had  ibme  room  left  both  for  Gencrofity  and  Chanty 
 
 roo. 
 
 He  us'd  to  take  all  Occadons  for  good  Difccurfe. 
 It  being  the  Cuftom  in  i\\^  North  after  a  Funeral  to 
 have  an  A^vd  (as  they  call  itj  or  Dinner,  he  would 
 fo  luitably  fpeakevcn  in  the  midft  ofths  Entertain- 
 ment, of  Divine  Things,  that  fome  bitter  malignant 
 People  would  refuie  to  be  prefcnt  there,  when  they 
 knew  he'd  be  one  of  the  Company  :  Becaufe  {  faid 
 they  )  we  (hall  find  tiogcrs  Preaching  there. 
 
 He  dy*d  with  a  great  deal   of  Calmnefs  and  Rcfig- 
 nation ,   at  Startfo;d    in     T.rkpohe^    Nov.   28.    1680. 
 His  Funeral  Sermon  was  Prcach'd  by  Mr.  BrokJ/I  Mi- 
 nifter   of  Bernnrd-C^ftle,    where    he  was  bury'd  *.  He  ♦  ^^  j^^^^ 
 gave  him  a   very  Friendly    Charad:er  :     And  indeed  ^g^^,-^^   -^ 
 his    Memory     is    precious     in    thofe    Parts    to    "Ctxx^ printtut » 
 Day.  little   Ca- 
 
 techifm  ; 
 And  Tvon  Letters  te  Mr.  Richard  Wilfon,  upon  the  Death  of  his  Daugh-* 
 tery  vphofe  Life  voas  PuU/jVd  under  the  Name  of  the  Virgin  Saint. 
 
 Pcnreth  or  near  it :  Mr.  I^gcr  Baldwin.  After  his 
 Ejedlion  he  reir.ov'd  into  Lniicf.foi'e.  There  he  took 
 a  Farm,  for  Vv'hich  he  paid  a  confiderable  Fine.  Ha- 
 ving Three  Children  he  took  it  for  Three  Lives,  not 
 putting  his  own  Life  in,  but  theirs  ;  as  not  doubt- 
 ing, but  that  fome  one  of  them  at  leaft  might  furvive 
 him:  Butitpleas'd  GOD  he  out-liv'd  them  all,  upon 
 which  he  quirted  the  Farm,  and  would  be  no  more 
 concern'd  in  it.  He  at  length  fix'd  at  Eccks  near 
 ^'Unch.fter  in  Laticr-fhirSj  where  he  Preach'd  at  Mojikj-^ 
 Hnll  for  many  Years,  acceptably,  and  profitably. 
 He  dyVi  June  9.  1695.  ^^'^^'  1^-  He  was  a  Solid 
 Scripn^ral  Preacher.  A  Judicious  Divine,  one  of 
 good  Parts,  and  an  agreeable  Temper.  He  was  one 
 of  the  Mcnd.iiy  Lecturers  at  Bolton^ 
 
 BndcJi^rk: 
 
1 54  ^^^  Ejected  or  $hef7c^d  MiniJferSy  &c. 
 
 Bridekjrk,:  '^U .  George  Bcnfcn.  He  afterwards  re- 
 tirVl  into  Lnncujhhe,  where  he  liv'd  at  KsHct^  and 
 Prcach'd  in  his  own  Houfc  :  He  dy'd  in  1691, 
 JE^di,  76. 
 
 Graftol{e:  ^Ichnrd  Gilpin^  D.  D.  He  was  dcfign'd 
 by  GOD  for  great  Work  in  his  Church,  and  was 
 iingularly  qualified  for  it.  He  had  a  large  Share  of 
 Natural  Abilities  which  he  had  wonderfully  improv'd 
 bv  an  unwearied  Induftry,  and  long  and  hard  Study: 
 So  that  there  was  fcarce  any  thing  that  'accomplifh'd 
 a  Ma'n,  a  Scholar,  a  .Fhylician,  or  Divine,  but  he 
 Poflefs'd  it  in  great  Perfedion. 
 
 His  Stature  was  of  the  middle  fort,  rather  inclining 
 to  the  lefler  Size;  but  his  Prefence  was  far  from  being 
 rnean.  There  was  a  pleafing  mixture  of  Majcfty,  and. 
 Sv/eetncfs,  Affablenels,  and  Gravity  in  his  Afpcdt. 
 He  could  readily  {qi  his  Countenance  to  a  feverity  or 
 mildncfs,  as  the  Bu/inefs  or  Perfcns  he  hnd  to  do  wiih 
 requir'd  :  And  he  did  it  nor  by  any  Artificial  Aitecta- 
 tion,  but  Naturallv,  and  with  Eafc,  in  fuch  z,  way  as 
 kept  up  the  Dignity  of  his  Profelfion,  and  to  fuch  an 
 end  as  made  Religion  both  more  Awful  and  more 
 Alluring. 
 
 He  had  a  Delicate  Fine  and  Polite  Fancy,  cxpref- 
 jfing  i:(elf  in  apicncy  of  Words,  which  gave  clear  and 
 lively  Images  of  Things,  and  kept  up  the  Life,  Strength 
 and  Elegancy  of  the  Engllflo  Tongue. 
 
 His  Memory  was  Strong  a.id  Faithful,  and  gave 
 back  with  great  Exa(fl:nefs  what  he  committed  to  ir, 
 though  it  was  a  Treafury  of  very  great  Fvcading,  and 
 iiird  with  variety  of  matter  in  ievcral  Sciences. 
 
 To  thefe  was  added  a  mcft  Penetrating  Difcerning 
 Judgment.  This  enabled  him  in  Reading  to  chcole 
 well,  and  to  form  a  juft  Opinion  of  the  Sentiments  of 
 crhers,  which  was  always  with  that  Candour,  as 
 made  another  conilderable  Addition  to  his  many  Exr 
 c  Tlcncies. 
 
 He  had  fo  v;ell  digcficd  all  r^ccelTary  Parts  of  Learns 
 jngj,  that  he  had  them  in  readinefs  when  he  needed 
 them.  He  us'd  fuch  things  in  their  proper  Place, 
 and  adorn'd  his  Difcourfes  with  them  as  there  was 
 ^ccafion  -•  and  was  abk  to  raa^vc  that  wkigh  was  litrlg 
 
tn  the  Counij  ^/CUMBERLAND.     155 
 
 elfe  but  Pageantry,    appear  wirh  a  due  Gracefulnefs,  Vol.  II. 
 and  beautiful  in  its  Scajen. 
 
 As  he  had  a  rich  Fund  of  Senfe,  Learning,  Expe- 
 rience, and  Reading  to  fit  him  tor  a  Divine,  lo  he  had 
 all  the  Qualifications  neccflary  for  a  Preacher  in  the 
 higheft  degree  that  can  well  be  thought  attainable. 
 The  feveral  Endowments  that  make  a  Man  a  true 
 Divine  Orator,  did  jointly  mectin  him. 
 
 He  had  a  Voice  itrong  enough    to  Command  the 
 moft   ulual   Pubiick    Places   of  Divine  Vv'^orfliip.     It 
 was  Piercing  and  Sweet,  and  naturally  well  Modci'd. 
 He  had  the  true  Skill  of  liecing  an  i\ccent  upon    par- 
 ticular Words,  where    the   matter  needed  it.     There 
 was  a    force   attended  h:s   v>;ay   of  fpeaking,  without 
 an  undue  Tranfporr.     He  was  vigorous  and  vehement, 
 but  under   great  Ccndi-.dt.     His  Exprcifioas  were  con- 
 cciv'd,  and  his^rmons  deliver  d   wichout  the  ufc  of 
 Notes  j  and  he  was  qualified    for  that  uray    of  Preach- 
 ing.    His     pregnant   Memory,    his    ready  Invention, 
 his  great  Prefence  of  Mind,  his  Natural  fluency,  that 
 made  him  able  to   fneak  well  and  gracefully,    with 
 cafe    and  afTurance,    inritlcd   him    to  it.     He  could 
 cloath  any   matter  in  apt  Words,   with  all  the  Orna- 
 ments of  a  regular   Elocution.     He   fell   neither   into 
 too  fwift  an  IJtterance,  nor  was  forc'd  upon   any  un- 
 becoming   unguarded     Expreifions.     There    was    no 
 reftrainc  upon  his  Delivery    by  being  thus    manag'd. 
 It   made  him  only  capable  of  fpeaking  what  he  did, 
 with  much  greater  Warmth,  and  Life,  and  decency  of 
 Gcfture  :  It  had  all   the  fmoorhnefs  ef  Stile,  and  pro- 
 priety of  Words  to  make  it  acceptable  .-  It  had  all  the 
 Graces  of  Natural  Oratory,  all  the  decencies    of  Be- 
 haviour to  recommend  it.     And  that  which  com  pleat- 
 ed alJ,  it  came  from  a  Serious  Mind,  the  concern  of 
 which  was  vilibly  to  be  read  both  in  his  Countenance 
 and  ExpreiTions.     He   fpake  from  his   very   Heart,  as 
 appeared   fometimes  in  the  force  of  his  Words,  fome- 
 limes  in   his  Tears,  and  ufually  in    both.     He  fpake 
 with    Solemnity   and  Serioufnefs,    with    Gravity  and 
 Majefty,  and  yet  with  fo   much  Meeknefs  mixt   with 
 all,  as  declared  him    to  be  a  Man  of  GOD,  and  Em- 
 balFador  of  CHRIST.     There    was  a  lively   Air  of 
 Delivery,   a  Sacred    vehemence  of  Aftedlon  in    what 
 he  fpake,  th^i  were  very  much  his  peculiar  Talent, 
 
156  TIj^  EjeBed  or  Silenc'^d  Minijhrs^  &:c. 
 
 Vol.11.   He    knew    how   to  temper  his   Difcourfes  with  due 
 \^,/-Vv^  Motion.     His  Geltures  were    admirabiy   taking  and 
 graceful,  and    furcher  expreifive  of  what  he   was   de- 
 livering.— ill    Prayer  he   was  likcwife  moft   Solemn 
 and   Fervent,    and  uiuaiiy   cxprtll   himlelf  much   in 
 Scripiure  Language,  and   with   a  flood  of  Afecllon  : 
 The  very   Fountains  of  it  L^em'd  in  the   performance 
 of  that  Duty  to  be  broken  up,  and  the  great  deep  of 
 it  open'd.     It   often   forc'd  him  to  Silence  for  a  little, 
 till  it  had  flov,v  d  out  at  his  Eyes.     In  his  Pulpit  Dif- 
 courfes he  was  a  very  great  Example,  both  as  to  the 
 dcfign   and    method   of  them.     H's   defign  was   vaft 
 and  noble  in  che  ordinary  courfc  of  his  Preaching.  He 
 ufually  propcs'd  fome  Subjed:,  and  purfu'd  it  on  various 
 Texts.     Every  Head  with  its  enlargements  was  clofc- 
 ly  Studied,  and  his    particulars    under  each  general, 
 v/ere  admirabiy  chofcn.   If  he  had  ev^k  ^o  many,  none 
 could   be  wanting :  if  never  fo  few,  tnere   feem'd  to 
 need  no  more.     In  the  Handling  of  any  Subjed:,  after 
 he  had  expiam'd  and,  prov'd  what  he  had  undertaken 
 with  a  great  deal  ofCkarnefs  and  Affedlion,  he   was 
 moft  plain,  familiar,  and  moving  in   his  Applications. 
 His  way  in  thele   was   another  particular  Talent   that 
 he  had.     In  all  his  ufes  he  was  excellent,  but  moftly 
 io  in  his  Exhortations.     He  made   them  as  fo  many 
 fet   Difcourfes    of  perfkialion.     They  were    deliver'd 
 with  moft  Addrefs,  and  greateft  Warmth,  and  Vigour. 
 He   entered  upon  them  ufually     with  fome   rouzing 
 lively  Preface  to  gain  Attention,  and  then  offer'd  his 
 Motives,  which   were  proiecuted  v.'lrh   the  moft   pun- 
 gent Expreifions.     Here   his  earneltnefs  increas'd   to- 
 gether with  his  Voice,  and  the  vchcmency  of  it.     He 
 had  a  feeling  Apprehenfion  of  the  Importance  of  what 
 he  was  then  urging  upon   his   Hearers,    and     every 
 Word  was  big  with  concern  of  mind.     He  aftected  an 
 elaborate  Eloquence   at  no  time ,  but  leaft  of  all  then> 
 In  ealy  but  moving  Expreifions,  and  with  a  dlftinguilh- 
 ing  -^ccG©-,  he  would  plead    with  Sinners-   fometimcs 
 for  a  whole  Sermon  together^  w'thout   fiaeging    in  his 
 Aifedions,  or  fuftering  his  attentive  Hearers  to  do  it  in 
 theirs.     He  wasa  Man  of  a  diftinguifliine  Knowledge 
 and  Experience  in   theMyfteries  of  Chriftianity  ;  and 
 of  a  difcerning  Spirit,    in  underftnnding  a   Work   of 
 Grace  upon  the  Hearts  of  others.  ■\Yich  a  clear  Head 
 
In  the  County  c?/  CUMBERLAND.       157 
 
 aiid  iearching  Skill    ia  Divine  things  he  had  a  fincere  Vol.  IL 
 
 an.i  warm  Hear c.     Tne  fire    of  Zeal  and  the  light  ofsX"V*s^ 
 
 Knowledge,  accompanied    one  anochcr.     He  kept  up 
 
 a  Serious^  Temper  at  all  times,  and  in  all  places  and 
 
 Company  ,    without   much    dilcernable  alteration  or 
 
 abatement-  but   this. did    not  in    tie  leait   lour  his 
 
 dilpolition,  which  was  chcarfiil,  though  thinking  and 
 
 folid.     His  Skill   in    GovcrniiKint    appcar'd    in    the 
 
 managing  a  numerous  Congregation  of  very  different 
 
 Opinions  and  Tempers.     His  Integrity,  Modelty,  and^ 
 
 contempt  of  the  World  in  refufing  the   Bimoprickof 
 
 Cnrlijlc^  as  another  of  the  Family   (Mr.  Bernard  Gilpin-) 
 
 had    done    before     him,     confonanc    to  their  Motto^ 
 
 Bidis  fnciifq-.  Simplex.  The    care  ot  the  Churches  Jay 
 
 upon  him.     His  unblamable  Charadcr  had    obtained 
 
 amongft  all    but   thofe  whofe  IH-nacure  would    lufF^r 
 
 them  to  fpeak   well  of  none  who  difffcr'd  from  them. 
 
 He  Vv'as  much  refpecTed  by  many  for  the  good  he    had 
 
 done  them  as  a  Ph)(ician.     Among  Pcrfons  of  Rank 
 
 and  Quality  in  the   Parts  where  he  iiv  d,  all  necelTary 
 
 means   were  fcarce   thought  to  have  been  us'd,  if  he 
 
 had  not  been  Coniulted.     He  went  about   doing  good 
 
 to   the  Souls   and  Bodies   of  Men.     This  World  was 
 
 not  in  his  Eye,  none  craild  charge  him  wirh  any  thing 
 
 like  Covetoufncfs.     He  had  been  a  Preacher   in  L^w- 
 
 beihf  at  the  Sdvoy^  (where  he  was   aiTiftant  to  Dr.  fViU 
 
 kins  ^  v:i  Durham,  and   zt  Gray  floe  k^-^  but  he  liv'd    long- 
 
 cft  in  NcvQcaftle  f.  He  went  into   the  Pulpit    the    lafl- 
 
 time   he  was   in  it,  under   a  Fcavourifii   Indifpofition.  •    ^f  ^^^^ 
 
 ?iot  left 
 much   in 
 
 and  Preach'd  from  2  Cor.  5.  2,  For  in  this  wc  Groan 
 earncftly,  &:c.  and  to  the  furprize  of  all,  he  ^^^^^^print."^ll 
 Groan  d  than  fpake  this  Sermon,  His  Lungs  being  ^^  thatikrtQvf 
 that  time  too  Tender  for  Work,  his  Di feafe  feizd  ^^^^^ or  can  hear 
 parr,  and  he  was  brought  Home  in  a  Peripneumonia, of,  is:  A 
 which  in  10  Days  time  put  a  Period  ro  his  Life.  i^ermon  he 
 
 fo^e  the  IT- 
 vlted  MiJiifters  of  Cumberland  and  Weftmoflanc^,  Entituled.  The 
 Temple  Rebuilt.  The  Heads  of  Agreement  between  the  Mini- 
 fters  of  thofe  Two  Counties..  An  excellent  Treatifc  ofSarans  Temp- 
 tafions,  in  4/-o.  y^n  y^JJize  Sermon  Pre/fch'*d  in  \^6o,  y^rd : he  Comforts 
 of  Ovine  Love  ;  Preach'd  on  Occalon  tf  the  Death  of  Mr.  Timothy 
 JVIanlove.  Jwong  other  Tkin^^s  he  havh 'left  behind  ht7n  in  Manufcript,  a 
 Valuable  Treatife  concerning  the  Pleafanrnefs  of  the  ways  of  Re- 
 3igJo.i  :  And  in  xnhatfoever  Hand;  it  lieSf  it  is  Pity  but  it  fhould  fee  the 
 Light. 
 
158  The  Ejecled  or  Sitenc''dM'^7jhrs^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Liijcniy  :  Mr.  S^>r/cn  A fkJf.jtH.  A  very  Acute  Man, 
 and  of  a  gocd  Judgment.  Efpcciaiiy  Nice  in  his 
 School  Learning.  .Hedy'd  in  Scj^t.  1694.  upon  a 
 Cold  caughr  •  Travelling  from  Pcnrt-rhj  where  he 
 Prcach'd  at  the  opening  or  a  Ledlurc,  encourag'd  by 
 Dr.  Thomas  Gihjr/iy  oi Hntton-Gdrdsn  in  Lcndon. 
 
 Cockermouth:  Mr.  Georgs  LrJrkJj^^w,  M.  A.  He 
 wasthe  Son  ofMr. T/^^w^j  L^/.V'/?m,  who  was  Ejeded 
 from  TaviJ}ccl{_  in  Dev&n,  His  Fa.thei  bred  him  in 
 Dorchefter-Schobl,  and  afterwaidsfent  him  10  Cambridge, 
 ivherc  he  was  oi  Trinity -Co  I  lege.  Soon  after  his  bemg 
 Ej^ded  he  was  forc'd  to  liy  into  To'lifki-re,  with  his 
 Numerous  Family.  While  he  was  there,  he  fufFerd 
 much,  being  iilrgally  Imprifon  d  in  Tcrk^  for  feveral 
 Weeks.  In  166S  after  many  troubles  he  return'd  into 
 Cumberland  among  his  People,  and  GOD  was  plcafed 
 to  Crown  his  Labours  among  them  with  abundant 
 Succefs.  He  dy'd  Dec.  26  1700.  y£M^  71  ;  af'ret 
 he  had  exercis'd  hisMiniftry  in  tha^  Place  Forty  Eight 
 Years.  He  was  a  Man  of  brisk  Parts,  and  a  bold 
 Temper,  till  the  latter  Part  of  his  Life,  when  he  grew 
 more  Peniivc. 
 
 Brnmptcn  :  Mr.  Bumatid.  He  was  the  Son  of  Old  Mro> 
 ]<^atbnnnel  Burnnnd  i\\Q,  chief  MiaiUcr  in  Dw/hnmm  the 
 time  of  the  Civil  Wars.  H?  was  bred  in  Cambridge. 
 When  he  remov'd  from  rhcnce,  he  dwelt  3  Years  in  the 
 Family  of  Mr.  H^rrifn  Oi  Allertmyp,  performing  Fa- 
 mily Duties,  (^c.  He  was  afterwards  a  Noted  Preach- 
 er in  this  Countv,  till  the  Bnythoiomew  Aci  Silenc'd  him. 
 When  he  was  Ej  dtcd,  he  rctir'd  to  the  Dcflirt  Places 
 in  Auftiii-M.rc ^  and  there  took  a  Farm,  and  manag'd 
 ic  carefulh  in  order  ro  a  Subiiflcnce  fcr  his  Family, 
 Preaching  in  his  own  Hcufc  on  the  Lord's  Day  to  any 
 Poor  Cbrilli?ns  that  would  come  to  hear  him;  and 
 in  prccefs  oftime  he  Prench'd  ^iBurn^ficn  in  Publick, 
 no  one  taking  Notice  of  him.  At  length  Providence 
 Favouring  Sir  prilli^m  B'^cl'ct  in  his  Lead-Mines, 
 he  nx'd  him  there  to  Preach  10  his  Miners,  with  an 
 allowance  o\  -^o  if  er  Annum,  He  had  great  Succefs 
 among  thofc  Ignorant  Creatures,  and  did  much  good. 
 Bur  when  the  Mines  fail'd,  Poor  Mr.  Burnand  was 
 again  ar  a  lofs  3  came  up  to  London^  and  fpent  feme  time 
 '  with 
 
in  ihi  Connry  of  CUMBERLAND.        159 
 
 with  a    Congregation    at  Harwich,     Buc  Age  coming  Vol.  II. 
 upon    him,  he   ar  icnr.th  came  to  London  again,  and  \y\'^>m 
 lubfifted  upon  the  Charity  of  well  difpofcd  Chriftians, 
 till  Death  gave  him  his  Rictus. 
 
 Adingh/im:  Mr.  Dmiel  Brcndty.  That  was  his 
 right  Name.  And  whereas  I  before  had  mention'd 
 Mr.  Brondly  of  Glajjcnh,  I  have  finc^  been  given  to 
 uaderftand,  that  GhJJe7ihy  is  a  Town  in  Adingham 
 Parifti,  where  one  Mr.  Croxail  was  at  that  time,  who 
 Conformed. 
 
 Boulncjs  :  Mr.  John  Saxton, 
 
 Jhurfiy:  Mr.  John  Cnrmitchel,  who  afterwards  wenc 
 into  Scotland, 
 
 St.  Jahns-Chnppcl :  Mr.  J^imes  Cdrr.  Crosby  :  Mr. 
 John  Col/yer,  J<^h\^nders  :  Mr.  Tho.  Courtney.  MeL 
 yncrby :  Mr.  VVilliam  Hopkjns.  KJrkrLsvsnton  :  Mr. 
 Hopper,  Hut  ton  :  Mr.  John  Jacl^Jon.  S^werby  :  Mr.  Pe- 
 ter Jacl{fon, 
 
 Ksj^ick.  Pnrijh :  Mr.  C/ive.  He  was  born  ac 
 Bnnbwj.  His  Father  was  a  Brazier,  and  bred  him 
 iif>  to  the  fame  Bufinefs.  After  he  had  been  in 
 the  Wars  in  Scotlnnd,  (where  he  was  a  Captain)  he 
 became  for  fomc  time  a  Preacher  in  Cnrlijlej  and  thence 
 came  to  Kieftvick^.  where  he  was  their  Publick  Minifter. 
 He  was  Solemnly  Ordain'd  in  Crofthwnit-Chwch.  He 
 remained  fome  Years  at  KsI^icK  ^n<^  Studied  hard, 
 and  was  laborious  in  Preaching,  and  Repeating,  and 
 Catechizing  and  Inftruding  Youth.  He  remov'd 
 afterwards  to  London,  where  he  was  well  known. 
 
 Edeyihnll:  Mr.  Thorn ns  T^Hgr.  He  was  aN.itiveof 
 Scotlnnd  ;  he  liv'd  about  10  Years  after  his  Eje(ftmenr, 
 Preaching  at  Alftoji'Moor-^  and  any  Place  as  he  had 
 Opportunity. 
 
 Torp^nnovp  :  Mr.  Thomns  Turner, 
 T-Vethcrhnll:  Mv.  t^Vilcox, 
 Plurnlr.nd:  Mr.  Gnwen  EzZ'^^f^eid. 
 .  £g>cmo?it  :  Mr.  Hnljell^    He  was  an  Aiitlnoyni^n, 
 
 iSiv.  George 
 
1 6o  Thf^  Ejected  or  SiUnc^d  Mimfters^  S^C. 
 
 Yo(.  II. 
 
 ^^.^-V"-^'       ^''*  G^''^'.^^  Kicholjon,  was  bred  up  at  Oxford,  under 
 the  Tuitioii    of  Mr.  TDsc^hllus  Gale.     He   went   down 
 into  CiimbertnndSi  little  before  the  Bnrtholcmcw  Act  rook 
 Place.    Mr.  Hof!{ins    who  had  gathered   a  Church  at 
 -JWt'//^*/';' rciir.n'dit   into  his  Hands;  and   by  the  con- 
 nivarxe  of  Mr.   J^Vcfl    who    liicceeded  IsAy.  Broadly  at 
 Gt(^J]snby,  he  Preach  d  for  about  a  Year,  both  at  G.v^/- 
 fcnuy  and   Kjrli'iswoid  :  For  Mr.  H^eji  who  was  a  Pre- 
 bendary, thought  to   draw    him  into   Conformity   by 
 mildncis  and  fair  Promifes  of  the  great  things  he  would 
 do  for  him.     Whilft  he  continu'd  Preaching  at  Kjrkss^ 
 wold  y  a  certain   Curate  who  was  let  on  by  others,  as 
 he  was  Praying  before  his  Sermon,began  the  Common- 
 Prayer,  but  ceas'd  upon  perceiving  a  general  diflikeof 
 it.     After  the  Adt  took   place,  which  kept  him   out  of 
 the  Pablick    Churches    un'eis   he  Conform'd,   to   do 
 which   his  Confcience   was  nor  iatisfied,  he  Preach'd 
 ,in  {private    Houfes,  as  opportunity   ofter'd.     S'lz  Phi/ip 
 ^uijgrave  onCe   lurpriz'd   a  Meeting  where  he  was  the 
 preacher;  and  thereupon  the  goods  ofrheMafter  of 
 the  Hou(e  were  Seized,  and    fome    goods  alfo  of  Mr. 
 N!cc!Jo72*s ;    and   they  were  fore' d  to   Pay  down    the 
 Mone\  which  the   Law  rcquir'd.     After    this  he  had 
 a  Difpute  with   a  certain  Curate,  in  Sir  Philips   pre- 
 feiice,  which  had  this  elT.d:,  that  that  Gentleman  was 
 more    Moderate   in  his  Carriage  towards   him  after- 
 wards.    When   King  Ch.irlcs  the  II.  granted  his  Indul- 
 gence, he  took  a  Licenle    under  the   denomination   of 
 Congregational.     Upon  King  ;j/tWi?j's  Liberty    he  had 
 a   Meeting  Place   built  for  him   at   Huddlefccugh ,    at 
 which  he   Preach'd   till  his  Death,  which  was  ferene 
 and  Peaceable,  on  Ai^g,  20.   1697,  when  he  was  about 
 the  Age  of  60-     He   adminiftred  the  Lord's    Supper, 
 the  Lord's  Dav  before,   and  quoted  that  Te:5tt  Lw^.  22. 
 18.  which   was  fuifiHed  in    him,  who   kept  the  next 
 Sabbain  in  the  Unpcr  World.     He  appear'd  more  than 
 ordinarily     affccled    in   that   Adminiftrarion,   and    a 
 fiCiod  of  Tests  almoft  ftoDp'd  his  Voice  ;  the  caufe  of 
 which  was  unknown.     He  had  good  Skill  in  the  HehrevQ 
 Tongue,  and  was  a  Popular  Preacher,  and  Inftrumcn- 
 talin  doing  good  to  many.     There  is  one  Sermon  of 
 his  extant,  in  a  Book  call  d  The  Virgin  Snint, 
 
 Mr.  Anthony 
 
Utbe  County  ^/CUMBERLAND.       i6i 
 
 Mr.  Anthony  Sleigh  ^  M.  A,  was  a  Candidate  fort  heMi- 
 Jiiitry,when  ihtBnrtholomew  Aclcook  place.  He  was  edu- 
 cated in  a  private  Academy  at  Durhdmy  and  took  his  T)t' 
 ^VQtS2iiEdinhurghy  An,  1660.  He  preach'doccafiorjaiiy  in 
 the  Pubiick  Chmches  of  Cumhcrl/ind  and  J^peflrny/Und  till 
 62,  andthen  was  a  Nonconformift,  and  Siienc'd,  tho'  he 
 could  not  be  faid  to  be  Ejtcflcd.   Afcer  fometime  he  fix'd 
 among  Dr.  Gilpin's  old  Hearers,  and  was  lolemnly  Or- 
 dain'd  to  theMiniftry.     He  continu'd  among  them  all 
 the  time  of  King  Chnrles's  Reign,  performing  the  va- 
 rious Duties  of  his  Minifterial  Fund:ion»  vvith  great 
 Faithfulncfs,  notwirhftanding  all  the   Difcouragements 
 he  laboured  under,  both  from  the  Government,  and  from 
 the  People.     He  was  twice  Imprifon'd  for  his  Preach- 
 ing, and  once   thrown   into  the    Dungeon   fcr  praying 
 with  the  Priibncrs.    As  foon  as  he  was  let  at  Liberty, 
 ke  return'd  to  his  People,  and  preach'd  to  them  in  the 
 Night  time  when  he  could  not  have  any  other  Oppor- 
 tunity for  it.     For  Twenty  Years  together,  he  had  not 
 above  Twenty  Shillings  a  Year  from  his  People.     He 
 continu'd  with   them  after  the  Toleration,  though  he 
 wanted  not  Invitations  to  more  profitable  Stations.  But 
 fuch   was  his  Love  to   his  poor  Flock,  that  nothing 
 could  feparate  him  from  them  but  Death.     Towards 
 the  latter  end  of  his  Time,    he  was  violently  tcrtur'd  by 
 the  Stone,  which   he  indur'd  with  Chriftian   Patience, 
 till  God  caird  him  to  his  Reft,  Ann.    1702.     In  the; 
 whole  of  his  Life,  he  was  Regular  and  Blamelefs,  to 
 fuch  a  Degree,  that  the  worft  of  his  Enemies  could  not 
 in  the  leaft  fully  his  Reputation.    He  was  a  Man  m'gh- 
 ty  in  Prayer,  and  of  a  meek  peaceable  Difpofition.   Fie 
 lov'd  not  to  be  imbroil'd  in  the  Gontroverfies  of  the 
 Times,  tho'  he  was  able  and  ready  to  give  a  rational  Ac- 
 count both  of  his  Faith,  and  Pradife,  to  all  Chriftian 
 Enquirers. 
 
 I  have  been  inform'd  fince  my  laft  Edition,  thac 
 M.v.jAmes  CraggofNewki'rk.  (where  there  is  a  Chappel 
 belonging  to  Gmyftock^  Parifh)  went  into  Scotland,  and 
 there  Conformed,  and  therefore  I  have  here  left  him. 
 out  :  And  I  have  done  the  like  by  Mr.  John  Forward  of 
 J^olton,  and  Mr.  John  Michael  or  Myriel  of  Lamplugh, 
 Mx.  George  Tates  ot  Anftahle  Conformed  alio,  and  liv'd 
 ztA  preach'd  at  Croglin. 
 
 m  in 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 
I  &d        The  Eje^hd  or  Stleric^d  Mtnifters^  Sc'C. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 ^^''^'^"^  In  the   County  c/  D  E  R  B  Y. 
 
 *  5^^  Mr.  BI^ED  S  A  LL:  Mr.  John  Hieron,  M.  A*.  His  Fa- 
 V oxter's  ^^^^  ^"^-^^  Minifter  at  St/ipcnhil,  near  Burton  upon  Trent, 
 Account  of '^^^^^  was  he  Born,  m  Auguft  1608.  He  had  many 
 his  Life,  Providential  Deliverances  when  he  v^as  but  a  Child. 
 4to,  1 69 1 .  He  was  Toft  by  a  Cow  ;  he  fell  out  of  a  Chan:iber ;  he 
 fell  into  Trent^  and  ^t  receiv'd  no  harm  j  he  was  car- 
 ry'd  down  the  River  in  the  Trmt-ho^t  alone,  when  the 
 Wind  was  high,  and  had  in  all  probability  been 
 drown'd  in  a  Whirl-pic,  if  one  that  faw  him  had  not 
 taken  the  private  Bo.it,  and  ftopp'd  him.  Thefe  things 
 he  thankfully  Recorded  when  he  grew  up,  He  laid  a 
 good  Foundation  in  School-Learning,  under  Mr.  H^bite^ 
 bend  at  I^epton.  He  went  to  Cnmhridge,  and  was  admit- 
 ted into  C/jny?'s-Cc>//^^r,  M^y  2.1625,  under  the  Tuition 
 ©f  Mr.  H^ill.  Chappclf  afterwards  Bifliop  of  Cor/^,  and 
 I{pfs  in  Irelnnd  -y  whom  he  ever  acknowledg'd  to  have 
 been,  a  Learned,  Painful,  Careful,  Faithful  Tutor. 
 He  continu'd  in  the  College  till  i623,  when  he  com- 
 menc'd  Batchelor  of  Arts  ;  and  then  went  into  Torkr 
 /hire  to  Mr.ThurfcroJfc,  an  Acquaintance  of  his  Tutors, 
 and  Prebendary  of  Tork^,  with  whom  he  liv'd  for  fome 
 lime  3.Z  I^irkpy-Moor^fide,  reading  Prayers  for  him,  and 
 teaching  School  in  the  Town.  Being  bent  upon  the  Mi- 
 niftry,  he  Addrefs'd  himfelf  to  the  Learned  Bifliop  Mor^ 
 ton  of  Coventry,  and  Litchfield,  who  examined  and  ap- 
 proved him,  and  on  T//«/V;' Sunday  1630,  Ordain'd  him 
 borh  Deacon  and  Presbyter.  After  ftaying  with  Mr. 
 Thurjcrcffe  a  Year  and  half,  he  remov'd  to  Eggingten, 
 where  he  was  Houfliold  Chaplain  to  Sir  fj.  Leigh,  and 
 preach'd  at  Nevpton/u'ney.  In  1632,  with  his  Patrons  En- 
 couragement and  All/ftance,  he  took  the  Degree  of  Ma- 
 fter  in  Arts.  V/hile  he  continu'd  in  this  Family,  he  alio 
 preach'd  a  Week-day  Lecture  cLt  Bratby,  attheRequeft 
 ofCAtherine  Countefs  of  Cbcftcrfield,  a  Religious  Lady. 
 In  1633,  he.  remov'd  from  hence  to  Ajlhome,  where 
 he  Succeeded  Mr.  Tnylor  in  his  Place  of  Ledurer. 
 Here  he  was  pur  into  the  High-Commilfion-Court,  and 
 Summond  by  a  Purfevant  to  appear  at  Lambeth,  much 
 to  his  Trouble  and  Charge  :   And  upon   the  whole, 
 
 they 
 
in  the  County  ^/  D  E  R  B  Y.  1 6  j 
 
 they  were  but  very  triifling  Matters  that  were  brought  Vol.  IL 
 againft  him.  He  was  forc'd  to  remove  from  thence  .^-v>>« 
 to  Derby,  in  the  time  of  the  Civil  War,  and  was  no 
 fooner  gone  from  Home,  than  his  Houfe  was  Plundered. 
 From  Dirby  he  removed  with  his  Family  in  44,  to 
 Bredfall^  where  he  continu'd  till  his  Ejcdtment  in 
 i66z. 
 
 He  was  a  Learned  Man,  and  always  Studious  : 
 Well  feen  in  Hiftory.  Had  a  fliarp  Judgment,  was 
 a  great  Mafterof  Method,  and  had  throughly  digefted 
 his  Tutors  Method  of  Preaching.  He  was  very  ready 
 in  Scripture  Chronology:  And  fo  Convcrfant  with 
 his  Bible,  that  the  Scnfe  of  its  Difficulties,  and  the 
 Reference  of  one  Scripture  to  anocher,  v/ere  become 
 Familiar  to  him.  He  was  an  excellent  Expositor  | 
 very  CompaiTicnare  in  dealing  with  Troubled  Souls, 
 zealous  for  GOD,  and  Earneft  in  every  Part  of  hi$ 
 Work.  Befides  Preaching  Twice  every  Lord's  Day, 
 he  Expounded  tffe  Scrip:ure,  and  Catechiz'd.  He. 
 Taught  publickly,  and  from  Houfe  to  Houfe.  He 
 alTiftcd  in  moft  Ledures  in  thofe  Parts,  and  himfclf 
 fct  up  a  Monthly  one  at  Dnle  Ably.  He  back'd  his 
 Docflrine,  with  an  Exemplary  Life,  and  was  a  Pat- 
 tern to  ail  round  about  him. 
 
 When  he  was  Sllenc'd  he  dcfir'd  Bifliop  H^^ket  to 
 allow  him  to  Preach  Grntis  at  Dak  Abby.  The  Bi- 
 fliop refused,  unlels  he  Conform'd  ;  and  yet  there  was 
 no  Care  taken  to  fupply  che  Place  with  any  other^ 
 Upon  his  Ejcdrmenr,  he  remov'd  to  Litth  Entoji,  a 
 Town  not  far  from  Brsndfnil  that  he  might  be  near 
 his  beloved  People,  But  was  driven  thence  bv  d\z 
 Oxford  Aci,  which  put  him  upon  moving  from  Place 
 ro  Place,  till  at  laH:  he  fix'd  in  Ujcc.  His  Sufferings 
 did  not  exaiperate  him  ^  he  kept  his  Moderation  ,; 
 and  would  frequently  join  in  worfhipping  GOD  in 
 the  Publick  Churches  ;  and  yet  was  fatisfy'd  fully  in 
 his  Nonconform.iuy.  Once  one  ask'd  him,  Do  you 
 not  B^fent  ?  J>Vhnt  do  you  rman.  fays  he,  the  Is.i'Ving  of 
 my  Place }  Ko,  I  nm  far  fom  thf^t  ;  fpr  I  Imvc  done  no* 
 thing  therein,  but  what  1  have  taught  you  to  beycpr  Du^. 
 ty.  ^nther  loofs  nil  than  Sin  ngAinjl  Gcd.  And  if 
 Bread  fall  p4?/£'72^^e  was  the  bcjl  Bipoop^'ick^in  England, 
 I  muji  do  ngnin  whin  I  have  dene.    'When;  the  Con- 
 
 M  3.  vcj^tlcle 
 
164  The  Ejt'cled  or  Silenc'^d  MintJlerSjicQ. 
 
 Vol.  II.  vcnticle  A(5t  came  cut,  in  1670,  which  Confiii'd  the 
 v^^'^ys.^  Number  of  Auditors  in  Private  Meetings  to  Four, 
 he  Preach'd  Twice  a  Day  in  the  biggeil  Families, 
 with  Four  Perfons  only  befides  3  but  as  niany  under 
 Sixteen  Years  of  Age,  as  would  come,  and  then  re- 
 peated at  hom.c  at  Night.  During  the  Indulgence  in 
 1 67 1,  he  had  full  Meetings:  But  when  the  Declaration 
 was  rccaird,  he  was  more  Cautious  ;  and  tho'  he 
 neither  dcfiftcd,  nor  gave  out,  yet  he  expos'd  not  his 
 Hearers.  In  this  his  Retirement  he  was  of  ufe  to  many, 
 who  with  great  Thankfulnefs  adcre  that  Providence 
 which  brought  him  into  thofe  Quarters.  He  dy'd 
 there,  July  6.  1682.  JEtai.'-j-^,  At  which  Time  he 
 had  been  an  Ordain'd  Minifter  Fifty  Years;  Preach'd 
 at  Sixty  Six  Churches  and  Chappels  i«  Derhyjhirg, 
 and  Thirty  out  o{  Dcrbyjhhe. 
 
 In  the  Time  of  his  Health  and  Strength,  he  Study'd 
 
 hard,  and  made  many  Collediions  out  of  the  Books 
 
 he  read.     Among  other  Things,  he  abridged  Mr.  PooFs 
 
 SyriDfJis  of  the  Criticks,  and  added  his  own  Collccftions. 
 
 Mr.  Porter   fays,  That  he  left  under  his  Hand  Two 
 
 Volumes  upon   the    whole  Scripture,  in    which  there 
 
 are  Practical  Remarks  as  well  as  Critical,  and  Spiritual 
 
 Gloffes.    and   mcft  pertinent  Inferences,  in  which  he 
 
 ♦  ^    ,     ,  is  well  known  to  have  had  a  peculiar  Excellency.  *  And 
 
 Puyii^hd    ^"  ^^^^  ^^^^    Read    thofe    Private  Notes   which    arc 
 
 fome^Sev'    Publifli'd  in  the  Account  of  his  Life,  will  have  before 
 
 mons  en     him  a  Specimen  of  fuch  Piety  as  is  not  Common. 
 
 Heads    of 
 
 Divinity;  Intituled, The  way  to  Salvation,  8t;(j.  i68i.  ^ndADiC" 
 eourfe  of  Spiritual  Joy,  for  the  Relief  of  Melancholy  Chriftians. 
 Seme  of  his  Letters  are  added  at  the  End  of  his  Life,  in  4ro.  He  has  al- 
 fo  tnyo  Sermons  tn  Ephcf  6.  24.  in  tht  Country  CdU^im  9f  Fare  we] 
 Scrmcns  j  leing  Serjnon  the  5th  /^nd  6th. 
 
 Derby  :  All  Snints:  Mr.  Jcfeph  Svoctnam.  St.  Pe- 
 ters :  Mr.  Lukp  CrAnv^sll.  St.  IVerbwgh's :  Mr.  vS'<e- 
 inuel  Bsresford. 
 
 Mr.  Jcf?ph  Sv^etvr.m.  He  was  not  formally  put  out 
 by  the  Act  of  Vniformity,  and  yet  really  he  was.  For 
 forcfeeing  the  Commencemient  of  that  Aci  at  Bur- 
 tholcmew'Dayj  he  thought  good  to  make  a  mixtly  vo- 
 luntary SeeeiTion  fomctinie  before  its  taking  Place, 
 
in  the  County  c;/  D  E  R  B  Y,  165 
 
 and  fo  was  nor,  and  yet  was  expell'd   by  ic.     He  was  Vol.  IJ. 
 a  Man  very  well   quality 'd  to  fill  fo   Auguft   a  Place  s^^V"^ 
 as  Aih/illows  in    Derbjf,     A  very    able  Preacher^  an4 
 greac  Mafter  of  Language. 
 
 Mr.  Lukff  Cranwell  *.  Born  at  Loughborough  in   the  The  iith 
 County    of  Le/c^y?^r,  and  Educated  in  C/jr?/iVCo//f^^   inScrfmnin 
 Cnmb-ridgc.     A    knowing,   Coursgious,    Zealous,    and  ^he  Qol- 
 upright  Man.     He  was  not  very  ready   in  Elocution  ;  l^^ion  of 
 but  very  Scriptui-al,   Solid  and  Subftantial  in  all  his  Farewell 
 Difcourfes.     His      Sermons     when    look'd    over    by  ^^^rmons 
 Writers,  or  thought  over  by  Undcrftanding  Hearers,  ^ 
 wercfound  to  be  full  of  Divinity.     He  had  fbme  com-  ^^-^-^ 
 petent  Skill  in  Phyfick  before  he  was  Silenc'd.     When  ^^^^^  joh. 
 he  was  no  longer  iuffer'd  to  exercife  his  iVliniftry  pub-  15.  5- .  /f 
 lickly,  he  refolv'd  to  try  what  he  could  do  in  the  other  /;;;, 
 Faculty.     He  betoek  himfelf  to  ferve  Bodies,  and  he 
 grew  very  Judicious  and  Skilful,  Famous  and  Succefs- 
 lul.     Hereby   he  maintain'd  himfelf,  and  his  Family 
 very  comfortably,  kept   good  Hofpitality  ^  and  he  did 
 as  readily  help  his  Brethren,  and  the  Poor  among  his 
 Neighbours,    without  any   Defire  or  EKpcdtation   of 
 Fees,    as  he   did  the   Rich   and  greateft.     He   had  a 
 working    Head.     He   underftood  well    what  he   read, 
 and  found  out  fome  Magiftrals  of  his  own,  fome  happy 
 and   effedhial  Medicines.     He   was   a  chearful  Man, 
 and  to  appearance  very  ftrong,  but  when  he   began  to 
 decline,   he   ran   down   fpeedily.     That  he  might  be 
 out  of  the   reach  of  the  Oxford  A?l^  he  went  to  K^cg^ 
 worth   in  Lcicejierpolre  vjhcrc  he  dy'd,  JS'CV.  11.   1683  ^ 
 on  the  Lord's  Day, 
 
 Mr.  Snmucl  Bsresfjrd.  He  was  a  good  Scholar,  a 
 fine  Preacher,  a  curious  Orator,  and  a  very  Holy  Man. 
 He  was  very  warm  againft  the  Sedtarics,  but  w^^- not 
 at  a  great  diftance  from  the  Church.  After  his  Eje- 
 dtmcnt,  he  went  frequently  (if  not  conilantly)  foChurch 
 during  his  (fay  in  D?i'by  ;  which  wa<i  rill  the  Five  Mile 
 Atil  took  Place;  and  perfuaded  his  Friends  ro  do  fo 
 too.  H*  v-j^s  agalnft  both  Superftirlon  and  Se- 
 paration. The  former  made  him  a  Nonconform ift  ; 
 and  the  latter  caus'd  him  to  attend  on  the  publick 
 Aflemblies. 
 
 M  3  m-^^^i' 
 
1 66       The  Ejecfsdor  Silenc'^dMimjlers^  &C.  ^ 
 
 Vol.  II.  --— ~-~~^-»^ 
 
 ^^.^^^--N^  Mntlcck^l  Mr.  Thomas  Shelmerdine.  Born  in  L^?2- 
 cfljhire,  and  bred  In  ChrijVs-Co liege  in  Cambridge,  He 
 wasadiligcnc  Preacher  at  Cr/c^i?  divers  Years  ;  where 
 he  was  encompafled  with  many  good  old  Puritans, 
 that  liv'd  in  that  Parilh  and  about  it,  who  ftrengthen'd 
 his  Hands  much  in  his  Work.  He  was  a  Man  very 
 chearful  in  Converfe.  A  kind  Husband  to  an  Holy, 
 but  very  Melancholy  Wife.  From  Crich  he  removM 
 ro  M/iflock,  where  he  did  the  Work  of  his  Place,  liv*d 
 peaceably  with  his  Neighbours,  and  found  more 
 Benefit  by  his  Peace,  than  his  Succeffor  did  with  his 
 Contention.  He  remov'd  thence  when  he  was  Silenc'd 
 to  a  dwelling  at  H'^irkjvporthy  where  he  did  not  long 
 furvive.  In  his  Sicknels  he  would  tell  his  Friends,  /?« 
 rens  goivg  to  his  Preferment.  And  Mr.  Porter  relates 
 thisPaffagej  that  he  thus  exprefs'd  himfelf  one  Day 
 to  one  that  ftood  by  him  ,  Thnt  next  to  my  Hc^es  cf 
 Heaven^  I  rcjoyce  that  1  turnd  out  of  Matlock. 
 
 "Barrow  Myon  Trent:  Mr.  Daniel  Shelmcr dine.  M.  A. 
 Son  of  the  former.  He  w^as  born  at  Crich  in  this  Coun- 
 ty, on  New- Years-Day,  i6-;j6,  or  1637.  He  was 
 Educated  SiZ  I{eptcn'School,  from  whence  he  went  to 
 ChrijTs- College  in  C^imbridge.  He  was  Ordain'd  by 
 theClaifical  PreJ^bytery  of  Z^f^zV-^yivwf/j.  His  firit  Preach- 
 ing v.^as  in  the  Family  of  Colloncl  Grcvis  of  Ivkjcley  in 
 JVorccfterJloire,  where  he  was  for  fome  time  Chaplain. 
 From  thence  he  remov'd  to  Barrovo  2.v.d.Tvs>)fo) d  two 
 irnall  PJaces  Adjacent.  Here  he  was  when  the  AH  of 
 ZynifLimity  took  place;  and  afterwards  Rented  a  Farm 
 niT^yford  for  17  Years.  He  was  feveral  times  Im- 
 prifbn'd,  and  Sutter'd  much  on  the  account  ofNon- 
 conformity.  When  the  Liberty  was  fettled  by  Law, 
 he  Prcach'd  at  Derhy^  and  feveral  other  PlacesOccafion- 
 aliy  ;  not  daring  to  hide  his  L(:rd's  Talent  in  a  Nap- 
 kin. He  dy'd  at  Findren  in  this  County,  in  Qacber, 
 2699.     A  valuable  Man  and  uftfui  Preacher. 
 
 Di/ff.dd :  Mr,  P\Pgcr  Morrice.  Who  was  fcmctime 
 Chaplain  to  my  Lord  Plcllis,  and  afterwards  to  Sir 
 jchn  M^piard,  He  dy'd  at  Hoxtcn  in  Middlefcx,  Jan, 
 17.  i-joi.    He  harh  I^cft  behind  him   a   valuable  Col- 
 
 lectisn 
 
in  the  County  ^/  D  E  R  B  Y.  167 
 
 lection  of  Manufcripts  ;    Which  coft  him  a  great  deal  Vol.  II. 
 of  Tiitie,  a.nc  Pains,  and  Money. 
 
 Henor:  Mc.  Samuel  Wright.  A  good  Man,  and  a 
 very  able  Preacher.  He  liv'd  in  much  Weaknefs  for 
 divers  Years  afccr  his  being  Ejeded,  He  could  not 
 Preach,  as  the  reft  of  his  more  healthful  Brethren  ; 
 But  when  he  did,  he  Preach'd  to  very  good  Pur^ 
 pofe. 
 
 Langley:  Mr.  ^hert  Seddorty  M.  A.  Born  in  Out- 
 wood  in  Prejiivicb  Va.nih  in  Lnncajhire,  brought  up  in 
 Bjnglcy  School  under  Mr.  Cole,  and  admitted  in 
 ChiiJi*S'Co/ffge  in  Cambridge,  Ann.  1647.  He  con 
 tinu'd  there  feveral  Years,  and  then  return'd  home. 
 After  which  he  had  i  he  Advantage  of  Living  in  Mr. 
 Angler's  Family,  and  the  Beneiit  of  his  grave  Exam- 
 ple, pious  InftrU(5tions,  and  ufeful  Conver{e.  Front 
 his  Houfe  he  was  cail'd  to  the  l;xcrcife  of  the  Mini- 
 ftry  in  Gohori  Chappci.  From  thence  he  remov'd  to 
 LangUy,  where  he  was  Silenc'd  in  63,.  He  was  a 
 Man  of  great  Piety,  Patience,  and  Mceknefs,  and  was 
 greatly  Serviceable  in  the  Converlion  of  many  Souls 
 to  GOD,  as  feveral  thankfully  acknowledg'd  after  his 
 Ejcdlment.  He  was  fo  far  conccrn'd  in  appearing  for 
 the  King,  at  a  Day  known  ifi  this  County  by  iVblte^ 
 Frydayy  (becaufe  one  J^^nite  was  the  Leading  Man  who 
 appear'd  at  Derby  for  the  King)  that  he  was  forc'd  to 
 fiy  into  Lancajhlre  to  Sir  George  Booth,  who  rofe  ac 
 the  fame  time,  and  was  Threatened  to  be  carried  to 
 Londo7i,  to  be  Try'd  for  his  Life :  But  tl;e  King's  coming 
 in  prevented  that.  Afccr  Jais  Ejedment,  he  was  for 
 many  Years  in  the  Family  of  SArnuel  Hallows  Efq;  and 
 w^hen  Liberty  was  granted  Anno  Prlmo  Gulielmi  ^ 
 MnrU,  he  Pre^ch'd  in  his  Courfe  v/ith  fbme  other 
 Miniftersat  Derby,  being  on  other  Days  imploy'd  in 
 Places  Adjacent.  In  Bting  Charlcs'snmQ  coming  up  to 
 London,  he  was  talcen  up  as  he  was  Preaching  in  Mr» 
 Baxter^sVul^k:  And  norwithftanding  that  he  had  be- 
 fore fufler'd  ImprKbnmen:  from  the  CromvpellUns  for 
 feeking  to  bring  in  the  King,  yet  he  was  fent  to  Gaol, 
 where  he  contlnu'd  fbme  time;  But  Judge  Hale  dc~ 
 clar'd  the  Mittimus  void,  and  released  him  by  the  Sen- 
 tence QiaM   the  Court.    Whilft  he   was  in  the  Gafc^ 
 
 U  4  n^yj^ 
 
i68  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimjlers^   &€. 
 
 "'■'■"  '1^"  I    "■■   II  11       II I    ..  1 1     .    -I 
 
 VcL  l:h  Hou/c,  Money  was  leveral  times  fenc  him,  (faidtobe 
 ^/'V*^^  fro"i  H^ntchriU)  iho*  he  knew  not  his  BencfaAors. 
 He  had  Acquaintance  v/ith  and  Incercft  in,  many  Per- 
 fons  of  good  Quality  .-  And  was  generally  acceptable 
 whcre-ever  he  came.  At  laft  he  fix'd  at  Bdicn  in  his 
 Native  Couiitry;  where  he  was  a  folid  and  ufeful 
 Preacher,  and  with  great  Zeal  and  Aticcftion  laid  out 
 himfcifin  his  Maftcrs  work.  Buying  an  Houfe  there, 
 He  gave  the  People  Liberty  to  build  a  Chappel  on  the 
 back-fideof  it,  and  a  little  after  dy'd  of  a  Paifie  at  his 
 brothers.  Captain  Fcter  Scddon,  fin  the  very  fame  Houfe 
 where  he  was  born)  in  M^rch  1695.  /Etat.  77.  He 
 was  a  Diligent  and  Zealous  Preacher  ;  wonderfully 
 furniih'd  for  good  Difcourfe,  wherein  he  took  great 
 delight.  He  was  mighty  in  the  Scriptures,  having 
 know'n  them  from  a  Child  ;  which  together  with  the 
 help  of  an  excellent  Memory,  was  to  him  inftead  of 
 a  Concordance,  which  he  neveronceus'd  in  compofing 
 his  Scrmicns  for  30  Years  together.  The  10^/7  Ser- 
 mon in  the  ColieClion  of  Country  Minifters  Farewsll 
 Sermons,  uipon  Lul{;.  24.  50,  51.  is  his. 
 
 Hogmt^ftcn:  lA^.JcnAthfi7i  StAniforth.  Alleflre:  Mr. 
 Timothy  St^niforth.  Two  Brothers,  Sons  of  an  An- 
 cient Godly  Minifter.  Both  good  Men,  who  gave 
 much  Attendance  to  reading,  and  had  a  good  Li- 
 brary. After  their  EjcAion,  and  the  taking  Place  of 
 the  Ox/cr^iy^cS^,  they  were  driven  from  Pillar  to  Poft, 
 yet  in  all  Places  at  Work  as  they  had  Opportunity, 
 and  that  with  Succcis.  Many  Perlons  about  Hedge^ 
 had  Caufe  to  blefs  GOD  for  their  Night  Labours. 
 -  They  Liv'd  fome  Years  together,  and  Dy'd  very  near 
 one  to  another.  They  made  their  laft:  remove  to  an 
 honcfl  but  an  oblcure  Family  ;  and  from  thence  took 
 their  flight  one  after  another,  from  an  obfcure  Corner 
 to  a  light-feme  and  large  Place.  They  both  of  them 
 dy'd  with  much  invv'ard  Satisfaclipn,  that  they  were 
 going  to  that  Heaven  which  they  had  chofen,  and  long 
 iabour'd  for-  They  had  lively  Hopes  in  their  dying 
 Moments. 
 
 Sherly  ^     Mr,   Samuel  Hicrcv,    Brother  to  Mr.  Jchn 
 
 Bier  en  mention'd    before.     He  made  no  great  Figure 
 
 C  in  the  World,  but  was  an  hoReft  Man,  and  an  iife- 
 
tn  the  County  ^/  D  E  R  B  Y.  169 
 
 lul  preacher.     He  was  much  belov'd  by  thofeamongft  Vol.  II. 
 
 whom  helabour'd.     Few  Mens  outward  Circumftan-  \y^^\f^^ 
 
 ces  more   prefs'd  their  Conformity  than  his  did  5  yet 
 
 he   follow'd  his  Confcience,  and  left  a  pretty   Living, 
 
 az  BMrtholornew  D^y   62,  and  threw  himfelf,  and  all  his, 
 
 into   the  Hands  of  GOD's  Providence.     And  tho*  he 
 
 remov'd  from  Place  to  Place,  and  every  where   met 
 
 with  hard  Penny-worths,  yet  he  found  GOD  pitiful 
 
 and  of  tender   CompafTion,   and  had   enough  to  carry 
 
 him  to  his  Journeys  End,  which  he  arriv'd  at  Mnrch 
 
 24.  1687. 
 
 CHESTEI{FIELD  :     Mr.  JcJm  Billlngfley  *.    M.  A.  *  ^f  z»rote 
 Born   at    Chatham    in    iQr??^    Seft.  14.   1615.  Fi^ft   o(fQj„tthing 
 St.  Johns  in  Cambridge^  and  afterwards  of  Cor/w^-C/r//?/-  Mgainji  Tht 
 in  Oxen.     He  was  folemnly  Ordain'd  to   the   Miniftry  Quakers, 
 Sept,  16.   1649,  in    the  Church  o{Sz.  AndrcvoVnderJJofift  and  Print- 
 in  London.     While  he  was   at  Oxford,  he  Preach'd  fre-  ^^  ^  '^^^- 
 quently  in  the  Adjacent  Places,  and  at  length  had  a  ^^^  ^^J^ 
 Call  into  one  of  the  remote,  and  dark  Corners  of  the  ^^'  vfbich 
 Land  to  Preach  the  Gofpel,  which  he  did  painfully  ^t^^y'/JJ 
 AddinghaminCumberland.     He  found  the   People  very  7.  /^    r-. 
 Ignorant,    and   therefore  fet  upon   Catechizing,    ^"^^  2bilitks^ 
 was  one  of  the  AlTociation   for  reviving  the    Scriptural 
 Difcipline  of  particular  Churches,  of  which  the  World 
 has  had  an  Account  in  Print.  From  thence  he   remov'd 
 ro  Chcfterfield.     There    his    Memory    is,   and  will   be' 
 Precious   to  many,  tho'   the  peeviOmcfs  of  fomc,  and 
 the  Malignity  and  Aroftacy  of  others,  added  greatly 
 to  the  burthen  of  his  Miniftcrial  Labours  among  them. 
 He  was  a  conftant    Preacher    and  did  not  ferve  GOD 
 with  that    which  coft   him   nought.     His   Stile  was 
 plain,  his  Exprcffion  clear,  his  Method    natural,    and 
 eafy,"  his  Voice   fweet  and    audible,    tho'    not    very 
 Strong.     Out  of  the  abundarccof  his  Heart  his  Mouth 
 fpakc,  both  in  Prayer  and  Preaching  ;  and  GOD  was 
 plcas'd    very   much  to  blcfs  his  Labours.     He   had  a 
 large  Acquaintance,    and    was   acceptable  where-evcr 
 he  came,  and  had  great  Temptations  from  fecnlar  Ad- 
 vantages, and  the  importunitv  of  Fr"ends  to  have  Ick 
 Chefterfield,  but  would  not  yield  to  a  thought  ol  leaving 
 that  People,  who  were  dear  to  him  as  his  own    Soul, 
 and  it  was  in   his  Heart  to  Live  and  Dye  with  them. 
 At  ihe  Reftauration  in   1660,  he  bore   his  Share  m 
 
 the, 
 
170  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MwiJterSy  See. 
 
 Vol.  II.  the  common  Jo) ,  and  before  it,  coiunbuned  what  in 
 >^/^y-N^him  lay  to  pave  the  way  for  it,  by  Praying  publickly 
 for  the  King,  when  it  was  hazardous  to  do  it  ;  and  had 
 it  not  been  for  the  King's  coming  in,  he  had  in  all  like- 
 lyhood  been  a  deep  Surfcrer.  Yet  couldnot  this  prevent 
 his  Ejcdion  in  1662,  with  the  reft  of  his  Brethren.  He 
 was  not  caftouc  for  Ignorance  or  Scandal,  for  Sedition 
 or  Rebellion,  for  Schifm  or  Herefy,  but  for  not  faying 
 or  fwearing  fome  fuch  Things  as  were  never  before  im- 
 pofed  on  the  Minlfters  of  the  Gofpel,  in  any  Reform'd 
 Church  under  Heaven.  Bifliop  Hackct  was  very  ear- 
 neft  with  hi  n  to  Conform,  and  He  told  him,  that  if  he 
 did,  he  would  do  it  Cordially  :  Upon  v/hich,  the  Bi- 
 fhop  (when  other  Arguments  fail'd)  us'd  both  Flatteries 
 and  Threats,  but  all  in  vain.  He  knew  not  how  to 
 mollify  Oaths  by  forc'd  Interpretations,  or  ftretch  his 
 Confcicnceto  comply  with  human  Will,  in  Cafes  where- 
 in if  he  fnould  happen  to  be  in  the  wrong,  (as  heflirewd^ 
 ly  fufpecficd  in  this  he  fliould)  he  knew  human  Power 
 could  not  defend  him.  And  yet  he  would  not  Cenlurc 
 others,  but  quietly  receded  from  his  Publick  Station, 
 when  he  thought  he  could  no  longer  hold  it  without  Sin, 
 He  continu'd  afterwards  to  Labour  among  his  People  in 
 Private,  as  he  had  opportunity,  and  as  they  were  wil- 
 ing to  hear  him,  till  the  Oxford  Acl  forc'd  him  to  remove 
 from  them.  And  then  Mntisficld  became  to  him,  and  fe- 
 veral  others,  a  little  T^^oar,  a  Place  of  Refuge  and  quiet 
 Retirement.  It  was  the  more  Agreeable,  becaufe  of  the 
 good  Temper  of  the  Publick  Minifter,  with  whom  he 
 had  a  former  Acquaintance,  and  particular  Friendfhip, 
 His  Labours  afterwards  became  Unfupportable  to  fo 
 weak  a  Body  as  his  was.  He  went  once  a  Fortnight 
 to  Chcfie  field ,  3.\-\d  prcach'd  twice,  and  often  Expound- 
 ed and  Catechiz'd  alfo  on  the  Lord's- Day,  and  Vifited 
 the  Sick  :  And  Travelling  in  thole  Times  late  in  the 
 Night  to  come  in  unfeen,  and  Preaching  alfo  in  the 
 Night,  it  was  very  fatiguing,  and  it  was  wonderful 
 how  he  went  throngh  it.  He  was  a  good  Governor  in 
 his  Family,  and  rul'd  his  Houfe  well.  He  was  careful 
 of  the  Souls  committed  to  his  Charge,  griev'd  when 
 Sin  brake  out  Remarkably  in  any  of  the  Members  of 
 his  Family,  and  was  careful  to  rebuke  and  punifli  for 
 ir.  He  was  an  hard  Student,  and  a  ereat  Admirer  of 
 the  GreckTonm^.  Hq  v/as «i  Man  of  Pe^ce,  a,n^  mych 
 '      ■'  '     '  ■■       '        ■  ■■      ■       f^.v 
 
in  the  County  of  D  E  R  B  Y.  171 
 
 for  accommodating  leflcr  Differences  in  ReJigion.  Vol.  II. 
 He  liv'd  in  hearty  Love  and  Concord  with  his  Noncon-  .^^-y-s, 
 forming  Brethren  at  Mnnsficld,  as  he  and  all  of  them'  did 
 with  the  worthy  Miniiter  of  the  Place,  who  counted  ic 
 no  Sciiifm  for  them  to  endeavour  to  help  his  People  in 
 their  way  to  Heaven,  as  they  by  their  friendly  Con- 
 vcrfe  withhim,  and  frequent  hearing  of  him  manif^fted 
 they  had  no  Defign  of  lefU^ning  him  in  their  Efteem  or 
 AfFedions.  Few  had  more  of  Heaven  in  them  than 
 he  y  and  yet  he  was  very  induftrious  in  concealing  his 
 own  Excellencies.  He  dy^d  M4>  3°,  i<^S|.  He,  out 
 of  his  great  Modefty,  left  an  exprefs  Order  in  his  Will, 
 that  there  fliould  be  no  Sermon  preach'da:  his  Funeral  : 
 But  a  fuitable  Coniblatory  Difcourfe  was  preach'd  to 
 his  Family  on  the  LordVDay  following,  by  Mr.  Sj/- 
 vefter,  from  I{pm,  12.  12;  rejoyce  in  Hope.  His  Free- 
 dom in  reproving  Sinners  of  whatever  Rank,  where 
 there  was  Caufe,  and  he  had  a  Call,  was  one  eininenc 
 Branch  of  his  Charader  :  And  fo  alfo  was  his  Skill  and 
 Tendernefs  in  comforting  afiiidled  Confciencies,  for 
 which  he  had  great  Occafion,  and  in  which  he  was  re- 
 markably Succefsful  :  As  alfo  his  Falthfulnefs  in  deal- 
 ing with  Sick-bed  Penitents,  which  are  Three  difficuk 
 Parts  of  a  Minifter's  Work. 
 
 E'P  iTtATHIUiJ^. 
 
 Siftc  Grndum    Viator, 
 ut  audiasVoc/ilem  Leipdem  ; 
 Hahet  enivn  dicenda  qiice  tacuijfe  hnud  Fium  fcret : 
 Heffitio  nempi  excepitfuOf    B^liquiasViri  yzre  Venerabiltf 
 Johannis  BilUngJley,  M.  A. 
 C  C  C  /ipud  Oxonienfes  Sociiy 
 Ecclefj£  ap>Wd  Chefterfeldienfis  Paftoris^  Fidelijfimi, 
 Qui  tantafuii  Induftria, 
 Morum  Pr.cbifate  P4nta, 
 lAm  Mquus  aliorurrif  rigidus  autem  fit  lEftirnatoy^ 
 AnheUns  adeo  Pietntis  atquc  Paeis  Cultor, 
 Vt  nonfolumfiM  quin  (3  Pojierps  reliquit  Monita  : 
 Mundum  etcnim  contemptui  habcndo  temnendurn  DocuU  ; 
 Carnem  ccnculenndo  inimicum  indigit^vitfimul^Suhegit  5 
 Dinhcluyn  fortit^r  c^pugnando  fudit,  pdibusque  trivit. 
 Per  Chriftym 
 Supervidor 
 
 "^  44 
 
172  The  Ejethd  or  Silenced  MinifierSj  ^C. 
 
 Vol  11.  Ad  Supcros  demum  (3  Cilejlia 
 
 Si  minui  cvnnSy  exj^etians  tamen  atque 
 Ovaturns  tnndetTi, 
 
 Plncide  recejjit. 
 
 Ndtui  Sep  tern.  14.   1625. 
 
 Denntm  Mail.  30.    1683. 
 
 Perge  Vi^for,  (^  ad  tnntum  Exemplttr  te  compcnf^ 
 
 PoJUit  M^rore  fme  confeBus  J.  B.  Filiits 
 
 Vnictts  Superftes, 
 
 Otrfington  :  Mr.  John  Oldfield.  Born  near  Chejler^ 
 field,  and  broughc  up  at  Bromfield  School,  at  that  Time 
 famous.  He  was  a  general  Scholar.  A  great  Mafter 
 in  the  Tongues,  and  Math^matickj.  He  had  a  Me- 
 chanical Head  and  Hand,  capable  of  any  thing,  he 
 had  Opportunity  to  get  infighc  into.  What  fome  might 
 reckon  a  Reflcd:ion  upon  him,  was  in  the  Judgment  of 
 wife  Men  his  great  Honour,  vi:{.  That  he  was  a  Man 
 of  condderabie  Learning  and  Worth,  and  yet  beholden 
 to  no  Univerfity  :  His  Living  was  worth  but  about 
 70  /.  per  Ann.  He  had  the  ofi-er  of  lamvoorth^  and  was 
 prefs'd  to  have  remov'd  thither,  where  he  would  have 
 had  a  much  better  Living,  but  was  ftopp'd  by  the  Im- 
 portunity of  his  People.  All  that  knew  him  acknow- 
 kdg'd  him  to  have  been  a  judicious  Divine,  a  good  Ca- 
 fuift,  an  excellent  Preacher,  one  that  was  Pertinent 
 and  Methodical,  Clear  in  opening  his  Text,  and  that 
 fpake  very  clofe  to  Confcience  from  it.  He  was  well 
 acquainted  with  the  in/ide  of  Religion.  He  was  of  few 
 Words  and  referv'd,  nor  at  all  Talkative  :  But  let  any 
 one  give  him  Occafion,  by  darting  ufeful  Difcourfe, 
 putting  him  upon  his  Knees,  or  upon  Writing  or  Preach- 
 ing Work,  and  they  would  Toon  find  he  wdnred  neither 
 V/ords  nor  Senfe.  He  was  a  Man  of  Prayer.  One  of 
 a.  very  quiet  Spirit.  The  People  among  whom  he  la- 
 ^  bour'd  was  very  Ticklifli  and  Capricious,  very  hard  to 
 be  pleafcd  in  Miniftcrs,  and  yet  they  Centered  in  him, 
 and  his  Name  is  precious  amongft  them.  This  good 
 Man  had  manv  Removes  nfrcr  he  was  Ejedied,  but 
 God  told  his  Wandrings,  and  he  had  Songs  in  the 
 Houfes  of  his  Pilgrimage.  He  was  one  of  great  Mode- 
 ration ;  which  he  thought  himfelf  oblig'd  to  tcftify,  by 
 going  fometimcs  to  Church  :  As  to  which  fome  Per- 
 fons  of  his  AcquainranGe  being  ©f  another  M'nd,  he 
 
 woul'i 
 
in  the  County  ^/  D  E  R  B  Y.  175 
 
 would  otuen  freely  and  amicably  Dilcourfeicwith  them  :  Vol.  II 
 And  vet  he  was  manv  ways  a  Surferer  for  his  Noncun-  s^^v^^ 
 formicy.  He  for  iomecime  preach'd  once  a  Fortnight 
 an  Hodemk.^,  where  a  Meeting  being  difcovcr'd  by  Two 
 Informers,  they  Swore  againft  him  upon  Prelumpcion, 
 that  he  was  chc  Preacher,  though  as  it  fell  ouc,  it  was 
 not  his  Day  :  Hov/ever  he  wasProfecuccd  wich  muck 
 eai^ernefs.  Whereupon  Eiquire  Spaaenuin  (  a  worthy 
 Gentleman  who  was  owner  of  the  Houfe  where  the 
 Meeting  was)  and  Mr.  Oldficid  made  their  Appeal,  and 
 gave  fo^clear  Proof  of  his  being  Ten  Miles  diftant  at 
 the  Time  that  was  Sworn  to,  that  he  was  Clear'd  : 
 And  the  Informers  being  afterwards  Profecuted,  were 
 found  Perjur'd.  Upon  which  one  oi  them  ran  away, 
 and  the  other  ftood  in  the  Pillory  at  Derby,  with  this  la- 
 fcription  affix  d,  A  B^fe  Perjurd  Informer. 
 
 He  fpent  the  latter  Part  of  his  Life  at  Alfreton,  from 
 whence  he  took  manv  weary  Steps  to  ferve  his  Mafter, 
 and  was  very  ufeful'in  that  Neighbourhood  ;  but  at 
 laft  was  forc'd  by  his  Infirmities  to  ceafe  from  his  La- 
 bours,   and   departed  to  his  evcriaiting  Reft,  June  5, 
 
 ,682.     ^M..   55.*  .^t''^ 
 
 Built  him" 
 
 felfa  Ufiing  Monument,  in  a  fmall  Piece,  EntituUd,  The  Firft  Laft,  anJ 
 
 the    Laft   Fii-ft,  againft  Uypocrifie.     The  Subjiance  of  fome    LeBures  *f 
 
 Wirkfworth.     Jnd  in  his  larger  Piece  abiut  Prnyer,  Tvhich  by  mary  ju- 
 
 dicious  Perfons,  both  Conformifts  and  Nonconformifts,  ts  efteemd  ms 
 
 wahfible  a.  Dijceiirfe,  as  any  Extant  upsn  the  SubjeB.      And  the  Eleventh 
 
 Sermon  in  ^^e  Colleaion  6f  Country  Minifters  Farewell  Sermons,  « 
 
 Ffal.  6().  6.  is  his. 
 
 After  the  AB  o/'L'w/^^^w/O' pafs'd  in  the  beginning 
 of  62,  before  it  took  Place  in  the  Auguft  foilowinr j  he 
 with  all  pofilble  Care  ftudy'd  his  Duty,  as  to  the  re- 
 quir'd  Compliance  ;  weigh'd  Matters  fairly  in  the  Bal-  ^ 
 
 lance;  and  the  Determination  which  he  fix'd  on  as  to 
 'his  own  Praclife,  was  the  Refultof  his  mature  and  de- 
 liberate Thoughts.  I  the  rather  mention  this  in  his 
 Cafe,  becaufe  I  have  had  the  very  Paper  which  he 
 drew  up  upon  this  Occafion,  communicated  to  me  In 
 his  o<vn  Hand -Writing.  'Tis  in  the  Form  of  a  Soilk- 
 quy,  to  which  that  of  the  wife  Man  is  perfix'd,  Eccl,'].  14. 
 In  the  Day  of  Aduerfity  confider.  Tis  too  long  to  be  here 
 inferted  :  But  I  (liall  tranicribe  thence  a  few  Paffages, 
 that  will  manifeft  the  Serioufnefs  and  Solemnity  of  his 
 
 Spirit 
 
The  Ejecied  or  SUefjc'^d  Mfrnjhrs^  he. 
 
 Spirit  upon  that  Occniion,  the  impartiality  of  his 
 Thoughts,  his  Fear  of  doing  any  thing  in  that  Critical 
 Juncture  which  he  could  notjuftify,  and  hi^  Concera 
 tor  Superior  Guidance  and  Condud:,  (3c, 
 
 Co7ijid€rntion  ( !a)S  he  )  is  the  way  to  B^Joluticn  ;  nni 
 VPcU-grruTided  KrfUuticnxvill  bulvonrk,  Andfotif^  the  Soul, 
 ^gnhiji  the  irnpetuoi's  Violence  of  Mdn,  and  maks  it  fis  the 
 Kccl'^  to  repel  the  d^/hing  PVAves.  To  this^  O  my  Soul,  1 
 fiovc  invite  thse^  &c.  Rnfo  Engagements  often  end  in 
 Jhtimcful  ^etrcftts,  and  bajc  Tergivsrfation.  Thou  O 
 Fountain  of  Wifdom,  who  giveft  it  Liberally  and  up- 
 braided not,  to  him  that  askerh,  fhineinupon  my  dark 
 TJnderftanding,  let  thy  Spirit  of  Truth  lead  me  into  all 
 Truth,  and  io  dired;  me  in  my  Confideration,  that  it 
 may  end  in  pious  Refolurion  ;  and  what  through  Grace 
 I  purpofe,  let  me  by  Grace  be  enabled  to  perform. 
 
 It  is  not^  O  wy  Soul,  n  light  Matter  thcu  art  yiow  im- 
 plc/d  in  :  It's  not  thy  Food,  Clenthing,  Maintenance,  Fam 
 fnily,  H^ifc  and  Children,  that  arc  the  main  Things  confidc' 
 rahlc  in  this  Er.quiry.  Forget  thef?,  till  thou  art  come  up  to 
 ti  I{cfcluticn  in  the  jnain  Bufinejs.  Strip  thyfelfof  all  thefs 
 in  thy  Difguifitions.  Imagine  thy  fclf  neither  to  have  a  BO' 
 iiy  to  he  fed  and  clothed,  nor  a  Family  to  he  provided  for, 
 Thcfe  viufl  he  ahftracicd  from,  and  be  as  the  Jmall  Dufi  of 
 the  Ballance,  not  at  all pf)i:{ing  the  Scale,  this  V9ay  er  [the 
 contrar). 
 
 It  K,  O  my  Scul,  the  Glory  of  God,  the  Credit  and  Ad- 
 vantage of  F(eligio77,  the  Good  of  that  poor  Flo^k,  committed 
 to  thy  keeping  iy  the  Holy  Ghpfl,  thy  Miniftry,  thy  Confci- 
 enccj  thy  Salvation  and  the  Salvation  of  others,  that  mttft 
 caft  the  Scale,  and  determin  thy  I^foluticns.  And  where  aU 
 cannot  be  at  once  promoted  (or  do  at  leaf}  fern  to  crcfs  one 
 another)  it  is  fit  the  lefs  and  more  fubor  din  ate,  JJoould  give 
 place  to  the  greater.  Thy  Miniflry,  thy  Peoplct  mufi  befiH' 
 gularly  dear  and  precious  to  thee  ;  incomparably  above  Bc^ 
 dy,  Food,  {{aimnit,  PVife,  Children,  and  Life  it  felf :  But 
 v>here  thefefeem  inconfiftent  with  thoje  higher  Things  ;  God's 
 Glory,  B^H<^ion^s  Credit  and  Advancement,  the  keeping  of  a 
 gccd  Ccnfciencey  the  faving  of  thy  feff  and  others,  it  is  fit  the 
 latter  fhculd  take  Place.  For  the  other  being  but  Means  t§ 
 thefe,  it  is  fit  they  Jhculd  givs  Place  to  their  End,  which 
 ever  is  or  ought  to  be  more  noble  than  the  Means.  Nay,  my 
 Soul,  let  it  feem  no  Paradox  to  thee,  that  when  the  divine 
 Providence  h.^th  fo  ordered  it,  that  there  k  an  inecvfiften- 
 I  C7 
 
in  the  County  cjf"DERBY,  175 
 
 cyj/etxveen  thsfe,  the  very  Inymg  a  fide  the  Meajis  fl)(i!l  fro-  \o\,  1 1. 
 mote  the  end.  ■  IVi^en  thou  cavft  no  longer  continue  in  thy  w'-^y^ 
 fVork^without  difhonour  to  God,  dijcredit  to  S(el'ig.'on,  fere' 
 going  thy  Integrity^  vocundlng  Qotijcience,  Jf  oiling  thy  p:-eice, 
 and  hii:{nrding  the  Lcjs  of  thy  Solvation  j  in  a  l4^ord,  when 
 the  Conditions  upon  which  thou  mufi  continue  (  if  thou  v^ih 
 continue)  in  thy  Employment  are  finfu/f  eind  unvonrr anted  by 
 the  fVord  of  God  ;  thou  mayft,  yen^  thou  muft  heiieve,  that 
 God  will  turn  thj  very  Silence ,  Sufpenfion,  Deprivation,  and 
 layifig  ajide,  to  his  Glory  and  the  Advancement  of  the  Gojpe'i's 
 Inter  eft.  ^ben  God  will  not  ufe  thee  in  one  kfnd,  yet  he  will 
 in  another.  A  Soul  that  defires  to  Jei  v:  and  honour  God, 
 Jhall  never  want  Opportunity  to  do  it  :  Nor  mufi  thcufo  li- 
 mit the  Holy  One  o/Ifrael,  as  to  thinks  he  hath  but  one  PVay 
 in  which  he  can  glorifie  himfelf  by  thee.  He  can  do  it  by  thy 
 Silence,  as  well  as  by  thy  Preachings  thy  laying  afide,  as 
 nell  as  continuance  in  thy  fVorl{,  Oh  put  on  that  Holy  in^ 
 difference  (  as  to  the  Means,  fo  the  End  be  hut  attained  ) 
 which  the  blejfed  Apeftle  expreffes,  Phil.  I.  2o.  That 
 Chrift  might  be  magnify'd  in  his  Body,  whether  by 
 Life  or  by  Death.  Nor  fl)ould  it  feem  incredible  unto 
 thee,  O  my  Scul,  that  he  who  could  mak^e  Figgs  Effe&ual  to 
 eure  a  Plague-fore,  and  cUy  a?id  Spittle  to  open  the  Eyes  of 
 the  Blind,  jhould  alfo  be  able  to  turn  thy  Sujpenfionfrom  thy 
 l^ork^y  to  the  Advantage  of  the  Ends  of  thy  py^rk,.  Canfi 
 thou  think,  God  would,  or  his  Church,  Jhould  have  loft  one  Ser- 
 mm  of  thofe  his  precious  filent  Ambaffadun,  Dod,  Clea- 
 ver, (^».  (whofe  Labours  in  the  H^ork^  of  the  Miniftry  were 
 far  more  profitable  than  thine)  if  he  could  not  have  glorify* d 
 himfelf,  and  advantaged  his  Church,  as  much  or  more  by 
 their  Sufpsnficn  from,  than  Continuance  in  their  Employ^ 
 ment  ?  Let  God  have  the  difpofal  of  thee,  and  doubt  not 
 hut  he  will  uje  thee  for  his  own  Glory,  ajid  his  C'urshcs 
 Good,  his  B^JpeH  to  which  is  ififinitcly  greater  than  thine 
 tan  be- 
 But  there  is,  O  my  Scul,  a  Scylla  and  Charybdis  in 
 this  Voyage  thou  art  innklng  •  a  Hock_,  both  on  one  fide  and 
 the  other  ;  and  therefore  beware,  left  thou  m,ake  it  a  light 
 Matter  to  be  laid  afide  from  thy  H'^orl{.  Examine ;  Haft 
 thou  Jo  faithfully  dijchargd  thy  Duty,  that  thou  mayjl  take 
 Comfort  in  the  L^vicw  of  it,  when  Jujpendcd  f  cm  ii  ?  Do 
 not  abundance  of  Failings,  Follies,  Ni';{lecls,  Mifpeni-time, 
 Sinifler.ends,  h^Je  Selffeeking,  Vf?prayerfulnejs\  Lilenejs, 
 Bypocrijie-j  &c.  prejent  themjehes  to  thee,  when  thcu  '^-gi^- 
 
 %ieft 
 
176  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MiniJlerSj   &C. 
 
 Vol .  II.  nsft  to  revievQ  the  Courfe  thou  haft  run  ?  Thinl<^  how  little 
 Service  thou  haft  done  for  God  or  his  Houfe.  How  heavy 
 will  thy  Account  he,  if  to  thy  Removal  from  thy  Py'brk^  he  ad- 
 ded, the  flinging  I^ettiem France  of  Vnfaithfulncfs  in  it  ? 
 Haft  thou  not  by  thy  Mi/carriages  juftly  provoked  God  to  f pit 
 hi  thy  F^ce^  and  lay  thee  nfide  as  -/?  bnken  Vejfel  ?  Is  not 
 this  Difpenfaticn  the  Fruit  of  thy  own  Sin,  as  well  as  (yea, 
 more  than)  (f  others  Malice  ?  Learn  O  my  Soul  to  put  cv^ry 
 Caujc  in  its  right  Order.  God  is  the  Juft  Difpofcr  of  this 
 ■Providence  :  Men  tho'  acling  malicioufty  and  unjuftly,  yet 
 arc  the  Inftiuynents  cf  his  Juft  ice  j  thy  Sin  juftly  provokjng 
 God,  to  fujfor  Men  unjuftly  to  lay  thee  aftde.  Neither  will 
 the  ^ghteoufnrjs  cf  the  Cauje  vpherein  thou  fufferefl,,  excufs 
 thy  IJnrightcoufnejs,  which  is  the  procuring  Caufe  of  thy 
 Sufferings,  Learn  then  O  my  Soul,  to  juftify  God,  to  bs 
 filent  towards  Men,  and  to  condemn  thy  Jelf.  But  there's  an- 
 other B^ckj,  againft  which  thou  art  in  danger  of  Spli^fing, 
 Take  heed  0  J7jy  Scul,  left  that  be  chared  on  God*s  Providtnce 
 or  Mens  Inj'uftice,  which  is  caus'^d  by  thy  own  Wilfulnefs 
 and  Obftinacy.  Jf  that  which  thou  calleft  Conjcience  and 
 Duty,  be  found  Refractor inefs  and  Sin,  thou  not  '  only 
 Iqfcft  tJ)y  J\cwnrd,  but  incurreft  the  Guilt  of  thy  own  Suffer- 
 ing,  and  thinkjng  to  charge  others,  wHt  be  found  Accejfary 
 ihy  felf  to  thy  own  Murder,  as  a  Minifter.  Here  then  lies 
 the  ftrefs  of  the  Conjideratien  thou  art  upon  •  whether  the 
 Grounds  upon  which  thou  art  to  fuffer  will  bear  thee  out  ? 
 Wl^iether  thou  Jh nit  fuffer  as  a  Chriftinn  for  I\ighteoufnefs 
 fake  ?  Pfljether  the  Cau/e  of  Suffering  be  as  weighty  as  the 
 Suffering  it  felf  is  like  to  be  ?  That  if  thou  fi?idcft  it  other- 
 wije,  ihou  mayft  (  Dum  res  in  incegro  eftj  make  a  time- 
 ly Retreat.  I  charge  thee  O  my  Soul,  to  lay  aftde  all  Preju- 
 dices, Pr£poffeffions,  and  I{cfpccls  to,  cr  Sinifter  Concepti- 
 §ns  of,  Men  of  the  07ie  6r  the  other  Party.  Awny  with  car- 
 nal  iVifdom,  leniiing  upon  thy  owti  '(Jndcrftanding.  Let 
 thePVord  of  God  Umpire,  And  becaufe  (O  BlefTcd  Father) 
 the  way  of  Man  (ro  know  as  well  as  do  ir)  is  not  in 
 himfelf  i  nor  is  it  in  Man  that  walks  to  dirccft  hisSt«ps, 
 I  again  and  again  implore  dircdling  Grace  ;  Lead  me 
 O  Lord  by  thy  Counfel ;  make  thy  Way  plain  before 
 me  ;  lead  me  in  a  plain  Path  ;  and  into  the  Land  of 
 Uprightncfs.  Let  not  former  Errors  be  punifh'd,  ii» 
 thy  leaving  me  to  err  in  this  Thing.  Lord  fliew  me 
 thy  Way,  and  thro'  Grace  I  will  fay  it  fliall  be  my 
 >Vay.    What  can  a  popr  weak  Creature  fay  more  I 
 
 Tho«- 
 
in  the  County  ^/'  D  E  R  B  Y.  1 77 
 
 Thou  knoweft  Lord  the  Heart  of  thy  Servant  j  O  dii-  Vol.  II. 
 pel  Clouds  of  Ignorance,  Prejudice,  Paifion  ;  take  oiF  s./'VNj', 
 all  preponderating  Weights  and  Propenfions  ;  caft  the 
 Scales  which  way  may  be  moft  for  thy  Glory,  thy 
 Churches  and  my  Peoples  Good,  the  Peace  of  my  own 
 Conlcience,  and  the  Salvation  both  of  my  own  and 
 others  Souls. 
 
 And  cnnft  thou  (  O  my  Soul)  thlnJ{^  of  laying  dovprif  or  be-^- 
 ing  laid  ajidc  from  fly  Minijiy  upon  a  light  Occnfi^ 
 on  ?  Muft  Matters  of  Indifferency  give  thee  a  Superfedias  ? 
 oh  take  heedy  left  if  like  Jojiah  thou  overrunneji  thy  Embnf^ 
 Jyy  through  Dijcontent,  thou  be  feteh'd  back  with  a  Storm^ 
 Poi:{e  the  Burden^  that  is  to  be  laid  upon  thee ;  that  if  thou 
 canji  bear  it  (  tho'  with  Joms  X  ouble  /ind  I^eluciancy )  thcu 
 may fl  yet  abide  in  the  Vineyard,  VVuat  if  Men  be  Pha- 
 raohs Task-mafterSf  impcfe  fuch  Burdens  as  thou  mayji  even 
 grcan  under  •  if  they  be  only  Burdens  and  not  Sins,  they  mufl 
 he  born  and  not  Jhak^n  off.  Nothing  but  a  Necejfity  of  fin- 
 ning in  the  doings  can  abfolve  thee  from  that  Necejfity^ 
 which  is  laid  upon  thee  (f  Preaching  the  Go/pel,  and  P/oeltgr 
 thee  from  the  Influence  of  that  J^^o,  which  is  denouncd  againfi 
 thee,  for  not  Preaching  it.  The  plain  Quefiion  theti,  which 
 lies  before  thee,  O  my  Scul,  {and  in  the  ri'^ht  ^efolution 
 whereof  confifts  the  Comfort  of  Suffering,  or  the  Duty  of  con- 
 tinuing  at  thy  VVork,)  is,  Whether  the  Conditions  that  are 
 impos'd  (  without  performing  which,  thou  muft  leave  thy 
 place  and  Employment )  be  finful  or  no  ?  Sinful,  I  fay,  "nat 
 only  in  the  Impofition  of  them,  but  in  Submiffwn  to  them  ? 
 Whether  thcu  canft  without  (inning  againft  God,  his 
 Church,  thy  People,  thy  Confcience,  and  Soul  ;  (  all 
 or  any  of  thcfe)  fubmit  to  the  prefent  Conditions  of 
 continuing  in  thy  Place  and  Employment  ?  Here's  no 
 room  for  comparing  Sin  with  Sin  ;  viz.  H-l^ethcr  it  be  a 
 greater  Sin  to  leave  thy  Mlniftry,.  or  perform  fuch  a  finful 
 Condition  ?  There  is  no  fuch  per  pie  x\l  Cafe,  unlefs  it  be  made 
 fuch,  wherein  thou  art  neceffitatcd  to  Sin,  or  do  the  Liafi 
 Evil,  tho  the  greateft  Good  might  ccme  of  it.  Nor  is  it  thy 
 Sin  to  dcfifi,  when  thou  canft  not  without  Sin  go  on,  buP 
 theirs  who  thruft  tkeg  out,  by  impofmg  a  Neceffity  of  finning 
 tn  theCy  up  en  Suppofition  of  thy  Continuance  in  the  Mlniflry, 
 Nor  is  there  any  Rc^om  to  compare  Sin  with  Duty.  *Tis  nop 
 pretence  of  doing  God  the  greatcft  Service,  or  performing  the 
 weight  left  Duty,  that  will  excufc  thi  Icnft  Sin,  tho  th^t  Sin 
 ,  (itpacitated  argave  us  tjie  Opportunity  for  th^  doing  that  Da- 
 
 'N  ty. 
 
I  '7  8         The  EjeBed  or  Stle^ic^d  Mtmfttrs^  6(C. 
 
 1.  11.     ^y-    ^^''^^  ^^^^  ^^^'^^  '^''^-  Thanks    (  O  my  Sul)  if  vohen  thou 
 -y-s^  art  char£d  vpith  corruping  God's  fVo^Jhip,  falfifying  thy 
 Vows,  8cc.  Thou  pretendest  a  Necejfity  of  it  in  Order  to  thy 
 Continuance  in  the  Mini§lry,  8cc. 
 
 Afterwards  he  proceeds  particularly  to  mention 
 and  coniider  the  Ctnditions  ot  the  contmu'd  Exer- 
 cife  of  his  Miniltry,  (aving  that  as  to  the  Book  of 
 Common-Frnyer  with  its  Anieridments,  it  not  being 
 then  Extant,  he  was  forc'd  to  fufpend  his  Thoughts 
 concerning  it.  And  upon  the  whole  he  concludes,  that 
 to  hold  on  in  the  Publick  Exercife  of  his  Miniflry,  to 
 him  wou.d  be  5in. 
 
 I  have  not  taken  the  Pains  to  trantcribe  thefe  Hints, 
 which  lb  plainl)  diicover  the  Impartiality  of  Mr.  0/i- 
 field  in  his  Coijiideration  of  the  Cafe  of  Conformity, 
 as  if  he  were  the  only  Peribn  that  could  be  inftanc'd  in  ^ 
 ( for  there  were  many  others  of  whom  'tis  evident,  thac 
 they  adledin  this  ArFair  with  equal  Care  and  Seriouf- 
 ^  nets:  )  But  becaufe  this  is  the  moft  folemn  and  exprefs 
 Debate  of  that  Nature,  drawn  up  in  Writing,  which 
 hath  as  yet  fallen  into  my  Hands.  And  methinks  he 
 that  observes  that  Opennefs  to  Divine  Light,  that  con- 
 cern for  fpecial  Condud:,  that  readinels  to  yield  to  it 
 without  referve,  and  that  unbyafs'd  Temper  of  Spirit 
 that  breaths  in  thele  Strains,  fliould  hardly  be  able  to 
 fuppofe  thac  fuch  an  one,  could  be  fo  far  left  of  God, 
 in  a  Matter  fo  momentous,  as  to  take  aCoQrfe  in  which 
 he  could  not  be  able  to  approve  himfelf  to  him,  whole 
 Aid  he  (o  earneftly  defir'd,  and  was  fo  ready  to  yield 
 to.  Withal,  I  cannot  but  apprehend  thac  the  fober 
 Confideraiion  of  this  (ingle  Inftance,mav  convince  ibme 
 on  both  fides  of  no  fmall  Miftake,  in  their  Determiina- 
 tion  as  to  their  own  Condudl  in  this  weighty  Afiair^ 
 in  which  fuch  as  proceed  haftily,  do  often  upon  lecond 
 Thoughts  find  Caufe  to  charge  themfeives  with  Rafli- 
 nefs  ;  which  is  not  to  be  avoided,  unlefs  fome  fuch  Me- 
 thod  as  this  be  taken.  For  where  Self-Intereft  isdeeply 
 concern  d,  and  Affections  are  probably  pre-engag'd,  'tis 
 not  fit  to  run  immediately  into  Argument  and  F.eafon- 
 ing,  but  highlv  necelfarv  that  the  Mind  be  prepar'd  to 
 weigh  what  may  be  alledg'd  on  both  fides  with  Impar- 
 tinlity  :  And  particularly,  that  it  be  wrought  into  fiich 
 a  SubmifTivencfs  and  Self-denial,  as  fliali  make  it  capa- 
 ble of  enter caiiiing  the  Evidence  on  that  fide,  which  is 
 
 Ixkv 
 
in  the  County  ^/  D  E  R  B  Y.  179 
 
 like  to  be  inoft  difadvancageous.     And  they  may  great-    Vol  II. 
 ly  deceive  thcmfelves,  who  prefume  they  are  fit  Judg-  v«/'>^'"v^ 
 es  upon  their   mecr  Reafoning,  ot  fuch  a  Matter,  till 
 they  have  firft  brought  their  Minds  to  fuch  a  Temper. 
 *Tis  as  if  a  Man  going  to  ufe  a  pair  of  Scales,  lliould 
 be  mightily  concern'd  about  the  Weights  he  puts  in  ic,  *" 
 
 without  any  Care  of  the  Ballance,  whether  it  be  even 
 or  deceitful.  But  whoe^^er  takes  fuch  a  Method  as  this 
 in  poizing  his  Spirit,  (  with  an  Eye  caft  ferioufly  up- 
 ward to  the  Fountain  of  all  Wifdom)  before  he  pro- 
 ceeds to  weigh  the  Merits  of  the  Caufe  in  debate,  fliall 
 have  unfpeakable  Satisfaction  upon  refleding  after- 
 wards ;  and  On  which  fide  foevcr  his  Determination 
 falls,  he  may  be  eade  and  undifturb'd,  under  all  the 
 lifucs  and  Confequencesof  that  Determination. 
 
 Sandeacree  :  Mr.  Jcfe^h  Moore  *.  Born  at  Nottinghnm,  *  He  has  a 
 and  Educated  in  St.  JohrCs-CoUcge  in  Cambridge,  when  Sermon  ott 
 Holy  Dr.  Tuckney  was  Prelident.  He  was  fbber-mind-  sPet.r.ij. 
 ed  from  his  Youth.  He  entrcd  Young  into  the  Mini-  ^'''  theQol- 
 ftry  ;  but  his  Youth  was  not  defpicable,  being  Grave,  Jj^io^  of 
 Serious,  and  Savoury.  After  his  Ejedment,\he  fpent  w^— ^^^ 
 the  reft  of  his  Time  in  divers  private  Families,  in  Pray-  p^reweY* 
 ing.  Preaching,  and  Catechizing.  He  was  a  hard  Sru-  Sermons- 
 dent,  a  fearching  Man,  and  a  pertinentprofitable  Preach-  ^^/„^  ser- 
 er.   He  liv'dwell,  and  dy'd  happily,  Ncv^  25.  1684.      mon  15. 
 
 l^orton  :  Mr.  Jeremy  Scon/es.  He  was  born  in  SaU 
 ford  near  Manchffijr  in  Lnncnfbire.  When  he  was  Ejed:- 
 ed  from  his  Living,  he  remov'd  to  his  Native  Place, 
 and  liv'd  on  his  Eftate.  He  was  very  Induftrious  in 
 his  MASTER'S  Work,  and  preacxVd  as  he  had  Op- 
 portunity.  He  was  wont  to  take  much  Delight  in 
 Days  of  Prayer  and  Humiliation,  in  which  he  was 
 often  charg'd  by  his  Brethren  with  h-olding  out  too 
 long ;  tho*  he  was  ufually  pertinent  and  acceptable. 
 He  was  an  upright  hearted  Man.  He  dy'd,  ^/r.  27. 
 1685.  jEtnt.  56.  He  left  a  Son  behind  him  in  the  Mi- 
 niftry,  among  the  Nonconformifts. 
 
 Eynm.  in  the  ?ca!{_:  Mr.  Stnnhy,  M.  A.    He  was  born 
 
 at    Duckrncntcn    Three   Miles    from    Clrficrjlcld.     His 
 
 firft  Publick  Employment  was  under  Mr.  Cart  Vii  Hmf- 
 
 worth.     For  Three   Years  he  was  Preacher  ac   Dore 
 
 N  2  ■/  Chiipp^l, 
 
i8o  The  Ejecfed  or  Silenc'^d  Mimjters^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Chappel,  in  the  PariOi  of  Drcrifield ;  and  Eighr  Years 
 after,  at  the  Parochial  Chaprel  of  Ajhford  in  the  Pa- 
 rifli  of  Bnkex^el  -,  whence  by  chofe  then  in  Power,  he 
 was  in  44  Tranfiated  to  the  Redory  of  Eyanjy  where 
 he  contina'd  his  Labours  tili  B^rtbolomew-Dzy  62.  He 
 was  an  eminent  Preacher  ;  and  a  very  vifible  and  audi- 
 ble Confuter,  of  thofe  v/ho  adventure  to  decry  free  con- 
 ceived Prayer;  faying,  there  k  no  fuch  Gift,  whereby 
 Perfons  can  fuit  their  Prayers  to  Divine  Povidence,  and 
 their  own  and  others  particular  Cafes.  When  he  could 
 not  ferve  his  People  Pubiickly,  he  was  helpful  to  them 
 in  Private  3  efpecially,  when  the  Peftilcnce  prevaifd  in 
 that  Town.  He  Officiated  amongft  them  vi^ith  great 
 Tendernefs  and  Affec5lion,  during  that  Sore  and  very 
 Mortal  Vifitation,  which  in  that  little  Place  cut  off  259 
 grown  Perfons,  and  58  Children.  And  yet  even  at 
 that  very  Time  did  fome  who  might  have  been  better 
 employed,  make  a  Motion  to  the  Lord-Lieutenant  o-f 
 the  Countv,  the  Noble  Earl,  Grandfather  of  the  pre- 
 fent  Illuftrious  Duke  ofDci;c«_/^/Vc,  to  remove  him  out 
 of  Town.  Who  like  himfelf,  made  fuch  Reply  as  this^ 
 Th/if  it  Wiis  more  renfcnnhle,  that  the  whole  Country  Jhould 
 in  more  than  Words  tejlifie  their  Thankfulnefs  to  him^  who 
 together  with  his  Qcire  of  the  Town  hnd  tah^m  fuch  Care^  m 
 none  elfe  did^  to  prevent  the  Infetiicn  of  the  Towns  adja^ 
 cent.  He  dy'd  in  1670.  fatisfy'd  to  the  laft  in  the 
 Caufe  of  Nonconformity,  and  rejoycing  in'his  Suffer- 
 ings on  that  Account. 
 
 He  hath  Pentridge  :  Mr.  I^bert  Porter  *.  Born  In  'Nottingham^ 
 -nothivgex'  fjire,  and  bred  in  Cambridge.  His  Parts  were  great  and 
 tant,  kit  quick,  his  Fancy  very  Rich  and  Pregnant,  and  his  Wit 
 KjF-trew^/ j-^.pjtli-ed  him  the  Defireand  Pleafure  of  Gentlemen  in 
 Sermon  to  Converfation.  And  after  God  had  touched  his  Heart, 
 his  Peop  e  ^yj^^^[^  ^^^s  qaicklv  after  his  coming  from  Cambridge,  he 
 Zlh  ''■■^^^^°^  himfelf  to  fevere  Studies  and  a  ftrid  Converfa- 
 Enc^land's  ^'^^^'^'  ^^^  Proficiency  was  coniiderable.  Few  Men 
 Remem-  better  underHood  their  Bible  than  he.  His  Judgment 
 brancer.  was  Solid,  and  his  Eloquence  Natural,  and  greatly 
 Jt  is  Ser-  Scriptural.  The  People  he  fettled  amongft  were  poor, 
 mon  \6.  but  his  Labours  were  great,  and  very  profperous 
 «»  Zeph. 
 
 3.  »8    And  an  Accnint  of  the  Lifs  and  ChftrdifiT  of  Mr. Hisr on,  and 
 »ther  Derbylliirc  Miniflsrs,  4:0. 
 
in  the  County  t?/"  D  E  R  B  Y-  iSi 
 
 among  them.     His  dated  Income  was  not  above  15  /.Vol.  II. 
 ■per  Ann',     But  being  greatly  belov'd  by  the  Neighbour- 
 ing Gentry,  and  other  Perfons,  they  rais'd   it  to  near 
 Fifty.     He  was  invited,  and  would  have  been  welcome, 
 where  he  might  have  had  much  more,  but  he  rcfus'd^ 
 becaufe  he  found  his  Labours  profperous,  and  thought 
 their  getting  a  fuitable  Supply  would  be  difficult  if  he 
 fhould  leave   them.     He  was  abundant  in  Prayer  and 
 Preaching,  and  Catechizing,  and  vifiting  his  Parifliio- 
 ners  from   Houfe  to  Houfc  :  Infomuch   as  that  if  the 
 meanefl:  Perfon  in  his  Parifli  were  either  Sick,  or  nigh 
 the  Hour  of  Travel,  or  in  any  other  Difficulty  or  Strait, 
 he  was  always  ready  to  Pray  with  them,  or  give  them 
 a  Sermon  fuiced  to  their  Exigencies,  in  which  he  had  2, 
 marvellous   Faculty,  as  to  which  very  few  exceeded 
 him.     When  he  was  Ejsdled  in  6i,  he  kept  as  lon^  a§ 
 he  could  within  the  Parifli,  to  help  his  People  in  Pri- 
 vate, when  he  might  not  doit  Publickly.  Sometimes  he 
 preach'd  in  his  own  Houfe;  fometimes  he  wentby  Nighr, 
 or  by  One  or  Two  of  the  Clock  in  the  Morning,  to  an 
 obfcure  Houfc  about  a  Mile  off,  till  the  coming  out  of 
 the  Oxford.  Act,  when  he  retir'd  to  Mansfield,  where  he 
 fpent  the  reft  of  his  Days.     From  thence  he  would  often 
 vific   his  former  Charge  and  Flock,  keeping  Days  of 
 Prayer  with  them,  ^c.     And  many  a  dark  Night  hath 
 he  been  engag'd  in  Travelling  in  dirty  and  dangerous 
 Ways,  on  their  Account,  to  fliew  his  lincere  Regard  to 
 their   Souls  good.     At  Mansfitld  he   attended  on  the 
 Publlck  Wordiip,  and  kept  his  Meetingsbefore  or  after 
 the  Publick  Service,  that  he  might  not  interfere.     His 
 Latitude   was  great  :  For  he    went  much  upon  the 
 Principles  of  the  Old  Moderate  Nonconformifts,  fuch 
 as  Mr.  John  Bali,    Sec.  Such  Love  did    he  conciliate 
 there,  thro*  the   Blamelelsnefs  and  Pleafantnels  of  hi^ 
 Converfation,  and  his  difcreet  Management  of  himfc-lf, 
 as  that  when  others  were  clap'4  into  Prifon,  upon  than 
 which  was  cad'd  the  Lord  E{uffel'^  Plot,  a  conliderable 
 Perfon  who  conftantly  kept  to  the  Publick,  and  whofs 
 Judgment  was  fix'd  that  way,  went  to  the  Lord-Lieu- 
 tenant, and  offer'd  to  be  bound  Body  for  Body  forhim, 
 for  his  good  Behaviour,  that  he  might  peaceably  ftay  a^ 
 Home.     The  offer  was  accepted  ;  and   Mr.  Porter  con= 
 tinu'd  in  hjs  Qwn  Houfc  withoHt  Sufpicion  Of  Difturb- 
 aacco 
 
Tije  Ejecled  or  SHenc'^d  Mmijters^  &c. 
 
 An  handfome  Comprehenfion  with  a  fie  Indulgence 
 would  greatly  have  pleas'd  him.  He  was  look'd  upon 
 as  the  greateft  Oracle  of  Blelluig  in  thofe  Parts,  and 
 highly  vaiu'd  by  his  Brethren,  who  us'd  to  Converfe 
 with  him  upon  difficult  Cafes,  and  paid  a  great  Defe- 
 rence to  his  Judgment.  He  dy'd  2.1  Mans  field, ]zn.  22. 
 1690.  His  great  Excellency  lay  in  fuicable  Pathctick 
 Preaching  upon  all  OccaGons,  and  an  extraordinary 
 Gifi;  in  Prayer  5  in  which  Duty  he  would  be  particular 
 in  his  Remembrance  of  the  Church  of  God,  the  State 
 of  the  Nation,  and  the  Cafes  of  his  Friends  and  Rela- 
 tions. When  one  of  his  Hearers  came  to  vifit  him  a 
 little  before  his  Death,  he  us'd  this  Exprefnon  to  him  : 
 l^cvcr  did  any  one  go  veith  more  Joy  to  his  moft  flenjing  ^^ 
 creation^  than  1  have  gene  to  Longcroft-Fields,  to  French 
 toycu. 
 
 Mickjeover :    Mr.   Samuel  Charles,   M.  A.     Born   at 
 Chcjieifietdj  Sept.  6.  1 633.    and  cducnred   in  Cambridge] 
 in  Corpm-Chrifti-CcUege.     He  was   Ordained  to  the  Sa- 
 cred Miniftry  in  1 6 5  ^.     His  firft  fettled  Minifterlal  La- 
 bours were    at  Kjiiveton ,    and   then   he   redded    in 
 Sir  John  Cell's  Family  at  Hopton,     Afteru^ards  he  W3§ 
 prefented  by  Sir  John  CurT^on,  to  this  Parifli  of  M/V^/e- 
 cver.     His  early  Labours  in  the  Miniftry  were  Aftecli- 
 onate,  Judicious,  and  Succefsful.     He  exercis'd  a  par- 
 ticular and  conftant  Watch  over  his  own  Sou  J,  efpcci-. 
 ally  in  folemn  Duties,  publick,  private  or  ftcret.     He 
 laboured  for  fome  time  under  levere  and  ftrong  Temp- 
 tations, which  increas'd  his  Spiritual  Experience.     He 
 obferv'd  the  Dav  of  his  Ejedion  out  of  his  Living  as  a 
 Fait,  all  his  Life  after.     When  he  left  his  Parfonagc- 
 Houfe,      he     wrote    thus    in    his    Diary    :     For    thy 
 Sake,  O  Lord,  I  left  my  Hcufe.     So  far  /is  I  can   look,  ^"'-^^ 
 mi7ie   omt  Heart,  for  thine  only,  have  I  left  Houjes  and 
 hands  'y  may  I  have    my  Hundred-fold,    (  xt^hich  upon  the 
 Bond  of  thy  Promife  thou  ovoeft  me)  in  the  World  to  come. 
 It   xcas  /aid  of  Abraham  that  he  went  cut^  not  knowing 
 Vphithcr  to  go  :   1  amfwel  weiit  out  not  knowing  whither  to 
 go.     Tho'  he  met  with  many  Difficulties  as  a  Noncon- 
 formift,  yet  they  were  Sandified  to  his  Spiritual  Ad- 
 vantage.    One  time  he  fays  in  his  Diary,  that  he  could 
 not  apprehend,  hut  that  if  he  had  Conform' d^  he  had  gone  to 
 HelL    His  longeft  Sectlc;iient$  after  his  being  turn'd 
 
 our 
 
in  the  County  (?/  D  E  R  B  Y.  183 
 
 out,  were  at  Belter  and  Hull,    While  he  was  in  Derby-    Vol.  IL 
 y/j/r^  be  preach  d  up  and  down,  and   had  no  panicular 
 Flock.     At  Uu'i  iiL  iabour'd  feveral  Years  with  Faith- 
 fuinefs,  and  Diligence, and  Acceprance.  Concerning  his 
 Imprironnienc  at  Hully  he  writes  thus  :  A  Prijotier  for 
 thrift .     Good  Lordl  H^hat  is  this  for  n  focr  H^lrm  !  Such 
 Honour  have  not  all  his  Saints.     Both  the  Degrees  I  tock^  in 
 the  IJniverfity  have  notfet  me  fo  high,  as  when  I  commencd 
 rrijmer  for  Chrift.   In  another  place  in  his  Diary ^  fpeak- 
 ing  of  Mr.  Baxter'' s  Cnll  to  the  Vnconverted,  he  gives  ic 
 the  CharacSlcrof,  a  Bock^ji^ff.cient  to perfuade  to  ajiy  thing 
 hut  Holincfs.     He  was  well  skill'd  in  the  Oriental  Lan- 
 guages, a  great  Hiftorian,    a  folid   and  acute  Divine, 
 and  a  (mart  and  awakening  Preacher.     God  fingulariv 
 blefs'd  his  Labours  among  the  People  at  Hull,  and  his 
 Carriage  in  that  Place   procured  him    much  Refpcdt 
 from  the  Magiftrates  of  the  Town  :  But  the  Earl  of 
 Plimouth  coming  thither  after  that  he  was  made  Go- 
 vernor  of  it,  fent  for  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  and 
 with  great   vehemence    urg'd   them  to   fupprefs  the 
 Meetings  of  the  DifTenters  ;   threatning    them  with 
 the   Lofs  of  their  Charter  if  they  did  nor.     One  of 
 the  Aldermen  (  Mr.Duncalfhy  Name)  told  the  Earl 
 that  by  many  Years  Obfervation  he  found,    that  the 
 Dijf enters  that  dwcltamong  them  were  Pious  and  Peace- 
 able Men,  and  Loyal  Subjects  to  the  King,  and  there- 
 fore he   being  an  Old  Man,  and   going  into  another 
 World,  would  have  no  Hand  in  Pcrfecutingrhcm.  Bat 
 this  did  not  hinder  his  Lordihip  from  preifing  the  Mat- 
 ter fo  far,  as  that  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  fent  imme- 
 diately to  apprehend    Mr.  ChnrUs  snd  Mr.  Jfiley,  the 
 Minifters  of  the  Two  Diffcnting  Cof^gregations  in  that 
 Town.     Mr.  Afrohy  had  fo  much  Warning  given  him, 
 that    he    made  his  Efcape  out  of  Town,  before   the 
 Officers  came  to  his  Houfe  :  But  Air.  Charles  w^as  ta-> 
 ken,  and  brou^rht  before  the  Mayor   and  Aldermens 
 who  committed  him  to  Prifon.    The  freedom  of  Speech 
 which   he  us*d  while   he  was  before  the  MagiftrateSj 
 made  fome  Men  Angry  :  which  coming  to  his  Ears  the 
 next  Day,  he  wrote  an  Account  of  all  that  he  faid,  and 
 fent   Copies  to  ieveral  of  his  Friends,  to  prevent  the 
 mifrerrefenting  his  Difcourfe  by  thofe  who  were  dif- 
 plcas'd  at  it.     Having  obtain  d  a  Copy  oi  it^  I  iliall-- 
 \^kxi  it  here 
 
1 84  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'ci  Mini(iers^  &c. 
 
 VoJ.  IL 
 
 It  was  on  February  the  id,  1682  that  he  was  brought 
 before  the  Magiftrates  of  the  Town  of  Hu/l,  and  being 
 come  into  their  Prcfence^  he  began  thus  : 
 
 A/fR.  Charles:  I  am  here  myMafters  in  Obedience  to 
 *^  -*•  your  Warrant,  What'syour  Pleafurewithme  ?Buc 
 I  pray  you  Confider  before  you  do  any  thing,  that  the 
 imprifoning  of  the  Miniftcrs  of  the  Goipel  is  the  Devil's 
 Work  :  And  1  do  not  apprehend,  you  can  do  his  Work 
 and  efcape  his  Wages. 
 
 Aldermen:  Mr.  Charles,  we  expe(5led  another  mannex 
 ofSalutation  from  you. 
 
 Mr.  Charles,  What  manner  of  Salutation  Gentlemen, 
 did  you  cxped:  from  me  ? 
 
 Aid,  A  Salutation  of  Peace  :  You  arc  to  Preach  the 
 Gofpel  of  Peace. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  I  am  fo  :  And  alio  the  Terror  of  the  Lord, 
 to  all  wicked  and  impeniteiit  Sinners,  and  hard-hearted 
 Hypocrites. 
 
 Aid.  You  are  fo. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  But  ray  Mafters,  are  there  no  Malefactors  In 
 Hull,  but  Two  Minifters  of  thf  Gofpel,  Mr.  A/hle/ and 
 I  ?  Are  there  no  Drunkards,  no  Swearers,  no  Sabbath- 
 breakers  •>  Nay  if  you  look  into  your  Cellars,  is  there 
 nothing  of  the  Growth  and  Prcdud:,  and  Manufactory 
 of  the  French  King's  Dominions  ? 
 
 Mayor,  You  may  Inform.  And  thereupon  he  was 
 order'd  to  withdraw. 
 
 Being  calPd  in  a  little  after,  the  Difcourfc  was  con- 
 tinu'd  thus  : 
 
 Aid.  Mr.  Charles,  have  you  taken  the  Oaths  of  Alle- 
 giance and  Supremacy  .^ 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  I  am  ready  to  take  them. 
 
 Aid.  Are  you  In  Holy  Orders,  according  to  the  Church 
 of  England? 
 
 Mr.  ch.  I  came  not  here  to  accufe  myfelf. 
 
 Aid.  Do  you  Preach  ? 
 
 Mr.  ch.  You  know  what  I  do. 
 
 Aid.  Do  you  nor  inhabit  the  Town  ?  and  have  you 
 not  an  Houfe  in  Mytton-Gate  ? 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  You  can  tell  as  well  as  I.  But  Gentlemcr^, 
 bcfpre  you  pafs  any  ugly  Sentence^  confider  the  Dying 
 
 "^  Yores 
 
in  the  County    ^/  D  E  R  B  Y.  185 
 
 Votes  of  the  laft  tVeftrninftgr  Parliament  of  immortal  Vol.  11. 
 Honour, 
 
 "RESOLVED,  that  the  Execution  of  the  Pe- 
 "  nal  Laws  upon  Dilfencing  rroreftancs,  is  at  this  time 
 *'  Grievous  to  the  Subjects,  and  a  furtherance  to  Pope- 
 *'  ry,  and  a  weakening  to  the  Protcftant  Religion,  and 
 *'  Dangerous  to  the  Kingdom. 
 
 Aid.  It  was  not  their  Dying- Votes. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  They  were  their  Dying- Votes.' 
 
 Aid.  It  was  the  Papifts  that  they  intended. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  It  was  on  the  behalf  of  the  Dijjenting-Prote^ 
 ftmts,  that  the  Votes  pafs'd. 
 
 Aid.  Do  you  call  the  J^ecution  of  the  King's  Laws, 
 ugly  Work  ? 
 
 Mr.C/?.  But  before  you  execute  the  King's  Laws/God 
 blefs  him,  and  prolong  his  Life,  and  fend  him  to  out- 
 live me)  I  pray  you  hear  me  this  one  thing.  There  have 
 been  fbme  Perfonsin  England  that  have  made  as  great 
 a  Figure  in  the  World,  as  any  in  Hull,  (  no  difparage- 
 menc  to  the  worthieft  of  you)  that  were  hangd  forExer 
 cuting  the  King's  Laws. 
 
 Aid.  That  is  Sedition  ! 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  Sedition  !  Sedition  !  And  all  our  Chronicles 
 and  Hiftories,  and  fcveral  of  our  Law-Books,  and  Ad:s 
 of  Parliament  ring  of  it.  But  if  you  will  execute  the 
 Law,  pray  do  not  ouL-do  the  Law  :  For  it  is  fevere 
 enough  upon  us. 
 
 Aid.  If  we  do,  you  may  look  for  your  Remedy. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  Remedy !  I  had  rather  never  be  Sick,  than 
 be  put  to  look  for  my  Remedy. 
 
 Aid.  When  was  there  ever  any  hang'd  for  Executing 
 tke  King's  Laws  ?  There  never  was  any  iuch  thing. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  Yes  ;  Ernpfin  and  Dudley,  for  Executing  the 
 King's  Laws  in  Marry  the  Seventh's  Time,  were  hang'd 
 in  the  firft  Year  of  Harry  the  Eighth.  And  this  very- 
 Law  which  you  are  about  to  execute  upon  me,  wasob- 
 tain'd  of  a  Parliament  of  that  Conftitution  that  was 
 carry 'd  but  by  Two  Votes,  of  an  105  Yea's,  againft 
 103  Noe's. 
 
 Aid.  What  Conftitution  was  that  Parliament  of  ?, 
 Was  it  not  of  King,  Lords  and  Commons  ?j 
 
 Mr.  C/;.  Yes,  Yes,  Yes, 
 
86  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc'^d  Mtniflcrs^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  i\,        ^^<^'  ^^^  ^^d  ^^^  ^'^"<^  ^°^  yo^  ^o  Preach  to  us. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  I  doubt  you  want  one  to  teii  you  the  T^ruth. 
 Aid.  Wc  have  a  Protcftant  Church,  and  a  Proteltant 
 Miniftry. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  Long,  Long,  Long  may  you  Co  have.  Yet 
 I  pray  let  me  acquaint  you  with  this :  The  Jews  had  a 
 Church  Eftabjih'd  by  GO  D'sown  Law,  and  a  Ivlini- 
 llry  Eitabiiih'd  by  Law,  and  yet  their  Silencing,  Im- 
 prifoning,  and  Murdering  a  few  poor  Fiihcrmen  that 
 were  Commiifionated  by  the  Redeemer  of  the  World, 
 to  Preach  the  Everlafting  GolpeJ,  coft  'em  fo  dear,  that 
 GOD  has  not  done  reckoning  v^ith  >m  unto  this  Day  : 
 And  it  is  now  above  1 600  Years  ago. 
 
 Aid.  It  Vv^as  not  for  Silencing  the  Aroftles  ;  it  was 
 for  Crucifying  Chrifr. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  It  was  io  indeed :  But  that  did  not  fill  up  the 
 Meafure  of  their  Sin,  nor  bring  the  Wrath  of  God  upon 
 them  and  their  Pofterity,  to  the  uttermoft_,till  they  for- 
 bad the  Apoftles  to  Preach  to  the  Gentiles,  that  they 
 might  be  favcd,  i  ThejT.  2.  15,  16. 
 
 Aid.  We  have  as  Learned  Men  in  the  Church  of  Eng^ 
 land  as  you.  Mr.  Ch.  Yes,  Yes  :  Some  whofe  Books  I 
 am  not  worthy  to  wipe  the  Dull  from. 
 
 TovDn-Cierk,,    He  dees  not  fpeak  as  he  thinks. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  How  can  you  tell  that,  unleis  you  were 
 GOD  Almighty,  the  Searcher  of  Hearts,  whofe  Prero- 
 gative only  that  is  ?     Are  not  you  the   Town-Clerk  ? 
 
 Tovon-Clerk^,    Yes. 
 
 Mr.  Ch,  I  wiili  you  had  as  much  Wifdom  and  Ho- 
 nefty  as  theTown- Clerk  of  Ephcfus  had;  he  took 
 the  part  of  the  BielTed  Apoftle  Sr.  Paul :  But  you 
 are  very  brisk  apaiiift  me.  I  pray  you  Gentlemen, 
 do  not  judge  my  Cafe,  and  deprive  me  of  my,  Liberty, 
 by  a  piece  of  the  Law,  but  let  the  vwhole  Act  be  read. 
 
 Aid.  'Tis  a  long  Adt,  and  we  muft   go  to  Dinner, 
 
 But  one  of  them  faid,  It  is  a  fhort  Ad,  a  fliort  Acl ; 
 let  it  be  Read.     For  which  he  had  little  Thanks  given 
 him  by  fome.     However  the  Acl:  was  read  ^  and  then 
 they  went  on. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  Where  are  the  Tivo  WitnelTes  ?  Let  me  ice 
 them  Face  to  Face,  faccordln^  to  the  manner  of  Eng^ 
 land)  that  will  Swear  I  was  the  Parfon,  Vicar  or  Cu- 
 rate, and  did  refule  to  give  my  AfTent  and  Confcnt.tQ 
 ?ake  the  Oath,  and  to  m.ake  the  Declaration,  accord- 
 ing to  the  ABofVniformhy,  AjA 
 
in  the  County  <?f  D  E  RB  Y.  1S7 
 
 Aid.  It  is  no  matter.  y^l   jj 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  There  muft  needs  be  Proof,  that  I  am  fuch  s,y\^^^ 
 a  Perfon  as  the  Adt  deicribes  ;  for  there  are  more 
 preachers  in  Hull  than  Mr.  Ajhley  and  I  :  And  you  may 
 as  well,  if  ycu  have  not  Proof  that  I  am  the  Parfon,  Vi- 
 car or  Curate,  fend  for  the  Man  that  goes  next  by  in 
 the  Streets,  and  execute  the  Five  Mile  Adt  upon  him. 
 Aid.  Do  you  think  we  (it  here  like  a  Company  of 
 Fools  :  Will  you  take  and  fubfcribe  the  Oath,  accord- 
 ing to  the  Adt  ? 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  Lee  me  fee  it  prov'd  according  to  the  Adt, 
 that  I  amconcern'd  in  it,  and  then  I  will  tell  you  moie 
 of  my  Mind. 
 
 Aid.  You  do  Preach  ^  you  do  Baptize  3  you  do  Ad- 
 minifter  the  Sacrament. 
 Mr.  Ch.  Did  you  fee  me  r* 
 Aid.  No  j  but  vve  did  hear  fo. 
 
 Mr.  Ch.  And  will  you  deprive  a  Man  of  his  Liberty 
 by  hear- fay  ?  You  may  then  find  your  felves  Work 
 enough,  as  the  World  goes.  —Upon  ihis  they  order'd 
 him  to  withdraw  ^  and  he  was  carry'd  from  the  Hall  to 
 the  Goal,  where  he  was  imprifon'd  for  Six  Months  : 
 After  which  he  was  fet  at  Liberty,  and  continued  La- 
 bouring among  his  People  to  the  Day  of  his  Death. 
 
 He  was  an  excellent  Scholar,  an  accurate  Lively 
 and  Succefsful  Preacher  3  indefatigabiy  Studious  ;  ve- 
 ry Rerir'd  and  Devout,  and  of  a  warm  Temper,  and 
 bold  Spirit  :  A  prudent  Oeconomift,  and  zealous  Re- 
 prover of  Reigning  Vices  3  of  firm  Health  till  overtaken 
 with  the  Students  Dileafes,  the  Stone  and  Strangury, 
 which  he  bore  with  invincible  Patience,  and  of  which 
 he  dy'd,  Dec.  23.  1693.  And  as  he  liv'd  in  great  Inte- 
 grity, fo  he  dy'd  with  great  Peace  and  Comfort,  yea, 
 Affurance  and  Triumph  :  Such  indeed  as  but  few,either 
 Miniftersor  Private  Chriftians,  now-a-Days  reachunto. 
 Marflon  upon  Dove  :  Mr.  John  Binghi^m.  He  was 
 bom  at  Derby  ;  educated  at  I^epton  School,  under  Mr. 
 Pf'^hitehendj  and  was  afterward  of  St.  Johns-CcUcge  in 
 Cambridge,  where  heflay'd  till  he  was  about  Twenty 
 four  Years  of  Age,  and  then*emovM  to  Londcji,  for  the 
 Cure  of  a  fore  Foot,  that  was  hurt  when  he  was  a 
 Child.  He  was  Two  Years  under  the  Surgeon's  Hands, 
 and  at  lafl  was  forc'd  to  have  his  Leg  taken  off;  andde- 
 ckr'd  afterwards^  that  one  DreiTing  was  more  Pain  to 
 '■■■'"'''■"  '  hiixjs, 
 
1 88  The  Ejected  or  SHenc'ci  Mimflers^  kc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  him,  than  the  parting  with  it.  The  Anguifli  of  his 
 W'"\^s./  Leg  had  turn'd  him  as  white  at  Twenty  fix  Years  old, 
 as  he  was  when  Eighty  Years  of  Age.  He  liv'd  for  fomc 
 time  a  Chaplain,  and  about  the  Year  40  he  wascho- 
 fen  middle  Mafter  of  the  Free-School  at  Derhy  ;  and 
 afterwards  was  the  Chief  Mafter.  He  could  not  for  a 
 great  while,  prevail  with  himfelf  to  undertake  aPafto- 
 ral  Charge,  but  was  at  laft  prevaii'd  with,  and  pre- 
 fented  by  the  Earl  of  Devon/hire  to  the  Vicaridgc  of 
 Marjfon,  of  about  70  /.  j)er  Annum  j  in  which  heconti^ 
 nu'd  till  62,  and  then  was  EjeCled.  Upon  the  comir^ 
 out  of  the  Five  Mile  Ad  he  remov'd  to  Bradly^Hnll, 
 where  he  continu'd  Three  Years,  and  taught  feveral 
 Gentlemens  Sons,  who  Boarded  with  him.  From  hence 
 he  remov'd  to  Bmilsfcrdf  where  he  liv'd  Seven  Year£, 
 but  met  with  fomc  Trouble,  and  was  Excommunica- 
 ted by  the  procurement  of  the  Incumbent,  tho'  he  was 
 a  Man  of  great  Moderation  and  Temper,  and  ns'd  xx> 
 attend  with  his  Family  at  Church  every  Lord's-Day-. 
 Morning  3  tho' in  the  Afternoon  he  prcach'd  in  his  own 
 Houfe,  to  the  Number  that  was  not  Prohibited  by  the 
 Ad.  Upon  King  Charles's  Indulgence  he  preach'd  at 
 Hollington,  where  his  Friends,  Mv.Scddoii,  Mv.  Charles, 
 Mr.  Ogdeuy  and  'iSlv.  Samuel  Hieron,  had  alfo  their  Turns. 
 Mr.  Bingham's  Excommunication  made  a  great  Diftur- 
 bancc  in  Braihford-V^nWiy  and  therefore  to  avoid  gi-. 
 ving  Offence,  he  remov'd  to  Z/pper-ThuYnefton  in  Sutton- 
 Parifti,  where  he  and  his  Wife  and  Children  lieintcrr'd. 
 He  was  a  good  Scholar,  and  well  acquainted  with 
 the  Languages.  He  was  Subfcriber  to  the  Pofyglot^ 
 Bible,  and  ftirr'd  up  others  to  incourage  fo  Noble  a 
 Work.  He  was  one  of  Rem.arkable  Temperance,  of 
 a  Charitable  Difpofition,  and  of  true  unaffeded  Piety  ; 
 loving  real  Goodncls  whcrefoever  it  appear'd,  how 
 inuch  ibever  Perfons  might  diifer  from  him  in  their  Sen- 
 timents. He  was  for  Occaiional  Con  form,  ity  to  the 
 EftaWifh'd  Church.  He  kept  himfelf  from  the  Errors 
 of  the  Times,  when  there  were  fo  manySeds  and  Divi- 
 sions :  and  conftantly  attended  on  the  ClafTis  of  ?vlini- 
 iters  that  met  at  Derby  to  reform  fuch  Abiifes. 
 
 He  was  always  Chearful  under  the  greateft:  Difficul- 
 ties,, contented  and  Thankful  in  all  Circumftances,  and 
 a  great  Contemner  of  the  World,  when  it  interfer'd 
 with  his  Confcicnce=    One  Inftance  of  it  dcferves  a 
 
 Remark^ 
 
in  the  County  <?/  D  E  R  B  Y.  189 
 
 Remark,    which  was  this.     Dr.  Sheldon    the    Avch-    Vol.  II. 
 
 bifliop  of  Canterbury,^  with  whom  he  had  an  Intimacy 
 of  a  long  {landing,  wrote  to  perfwade  him  ro  conform 
 ro  the  Church,  telling  him,  that  he  lay  {^o  near  his 
 Heart,  that  he  would  help  him  to  any  Preferment  hede- 
 lir'd.  He  in  return  acknowledged  his  Favours,  and  inti- 
 mated, that  they  Two  had  not  been  fuch  Strangers,  but 
 that  he  might  very  well  know  his  Sentiments  j  and  gave 
 it  hint  under  his  Hand,  that  he  would  not  ofl-er  Vio- 
 lence to  his  Confcience,  for  the  bcft  Preferment  in  the 
 World.  He  was  a  Perfon  of  great  Faith  in  the  darkeft 
 Times  *  and  bore  up  his  Spirit  ia  confidence  that  all 
 things  would  work  together  for  good  10  the  Church  of 
 God. 
 
 About  the  70th  Year  of  his  Age  he  got  a  fall  from  his 
 Horfe,  and  broke  his  Arm,  but  was  well  recover'd  of 
 it  again.  About  a  Year  after,  he  was  taken  with  a 
 Tertian,  and  then  with  a  Quartan  Ague,  that  held 
 him  Three  Years,  and  brought  him  fo  low,  that  his 
 Friends  thought  that  every  Fit  would  prove  his  Laft  ; 
 And  yet  when  the  Fits  were  gone  ofi^  he  would  often 
 fay,  he  was  fully  pcrfwaded,  and  very  confident,  he 
 ftiould  live  to  fee  a  very  great  Change,  tho*  he  knew 
 not  which  way  it  would  be  eftecfled.  He  liv*d  feveral 
 Years  after  his  Ague  left  him,  but  remained  fo  weak, 
 that  he  could  not  vwalk  any  otherwile  than  between 
 Two.  According  to  his  Expecflatlon,  he  did  live  to 
 fee  a  great  Change ;  vi:{.  King  William  and  Queen 
 Mary  fettled  upon  the  Throne  of  England,  which 
 ttiuch  rejoyc'd  him.  He  had  no  Diftemper  upon  him 
 but  Old  Age,  which  prevailing,  he  grew  weaker  and 
 weaker,  and  expir'd  as  a  Lamp  goes  out  for  want  of 
 Oil.  He  relign'd  his  Soul  to  God  on  the  LordVDay, 
 about  Four  a  Clock  in  the  Evening,  Vehr.  3.  i68|, 
 about  the  Sid  Year  of  his  Age.  His  Funeral  Sermon 
 was  preach'd  by  Mr.  CromPton,  from  Fjnl.  12.  i. 
 
 Mdckyforth:  Mr.  Samuel  Ogdcn,  He  was  bora  ia 
 the  Parifii  of  Oldham  in  Layicafhire.  After  due  pre- 
 parations in  the  Grammar-SchooI,  he  was  fenc  to 
 Chrift-College  in  Cambridge,  where  he  was  under  the 
 Tuition  of  Mr.  Ball,  Son  of  the  Famous  Mr.  John 
 Ball  of  Hintmore  in  Oxford/hire  j  and  was  Co-tem- 
 porary with  Mr.  Borfa  Mr.  Leadb;uy,  and  feveral  o- 
 
 ther 
 
 vX-Vs^. 
 
1 90  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  MiniJhrSy  Sc'C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  thergood  Scholars  and  fcnous  Chriftians,  of  whom 
 Nw^'-'Vvv  he  us'd  ofccn  to  fpeak  with  plealiire.  When  he  had 
 By  the  finifh'd  his  Academical  Studies,  he  return'd  into  the 
 Com-  Couiicry,  and  Marry'd  the  Daughter  of  Mr.  Bune^ 
 mittee  for  Mmifler  of  Oldham^  a  Grave  Strict  and  Pious  Old 
 Plundcr'd  Nonconformift,  formerly  Minifter  of  Vppngton  in 
 Minifters,  ^/jj.^^^^Y^^  but  being  driven  thence  by  the  ^verity  of 
 ^^^^.•^7^^-theBiOaopofthat  Dioccfe,  he  fled  to  Mnnchefter,  and 
 l^l^'  at  laft  fix'd  at  Oldham^  where  he  ccntinu'd  Minifter  of 
 ^^^•^^^g^_  the  Parifli  as  long  as  he  liv'd.  M^,  Ogdcn  foon  after 
 mitteehave^^^  Marriage  fettled  at  Buxton  in  Dcrbyfljirein  1652, 
 the  loth  And  he  had  an  Augm.entation  allow  d  him  by  an  Or- 
 e/June     der  which  is  here  tranlcrib'd  in  the  Margin.  * 
 
 1646.   Or- 
 
 iierd  that  the  Impropriate  Tythe  Corn,  Tythe  Uay^  and  Tythe  ^arn  of 
 Great  Huckley  amounting  to  10  1.  per  Annum  ;  and  the  Tythe  Corn  and 
 1/^/a/Litcle  Huckley,  within  the  Parijh  of  Hope,  and  County  o/Der- 
 by  Tx^orth  20  Nobles  per  Annum,  fequcfired  from  Rov/jand  Eyre,  Pj- 
 piji  and  Delinquent  ;  and  the  Tythe  Corn  and  Hay  of  Buxton  and  Black- 
 well,  and  the  Tythe  Wool  and  Lan.b  o/Blackwcll/w  the  f aid  County y  fe- 
 guejired  from  the  Earl  of  Newcaftle  Delinquent,  Impropriator  thereof^ 
 jvorth  16  1.  per  Annum,  amounting  in  the  whole  to  the  l\'arly  Sum  of 
 32  '--13  —4.,  jhould  be  paid  to,  and  for  increafe  of,  the  Maintenante  of 
 the  Minferofthe  Chappel  of  Buxton,  annexed  to,  and  but  Eight  Miles 
 dif(i7it  from  the  faid  Church  of  u2ik.QVJt\\  ;  the  prefent  maintenance  belong- 
 ing  tothefaid  Chappel  being  but  S  I.  a  Tear:  It  is  therefore  ordered 
 that  the  [aid  Yearly  Sum  of  ^2. — 13.— 4,  be  from  henceforth  continud 
 and  paid  unto  Mr.  Samuel  Ogden,  Minifer  of  the  faid Chappel  of  Bux-- 
 ton  :  Jndthe  CommiJJioners  for  Sequef  rations  in  the  faid  County,  arere- 
 ^uird  to  pay  the  fame  from  time  to  sime,  according  to  the  purport  of  an 
 jiBofthisprefeiit  Parliament  in  that  behalf. 
 
 "John  Davers.  Peter  Temple. 
 
 Gilbert  Millington.      Roger  Joh?ifon. 
 
 ^  And  being  thus  provided  of  a  Settlement,  and  Main- 
 
 fZch^as     t^n-nce,  he  apply 'd  himfelf  to   the    Claflis  of /^V^<'J- 
 Samuel     worW:)  for  Ordination,  which   he  accordingly  receiv'dt 
 Ogden      And  the  Certificate  thereof  is  here  anncx'd. 
 B.   A. 
 
 hath  Mdrefsd  himfelf  to  the  Clajfical  Presbytery  0/ Wirkfv?70rrli,  /;/ 
 the  Province  of  Derby,  according  to  the  Ordinance  and  DireBion  of  Par" 
 liament,  for  the  Ordination  of  Minifter  s  by  the  ClaJJical  Presbyteries-,  de- 
 fringto  b^e  Ordained  a  Preaching  Presbyter,  for  that  he  is  called  to  the 
 Work  of  the  Minifry,  in  the  Chappelry  of  Buxton  '>  and  hath  eyJjibited 
 mitQ  the  faid  Presbytery  y  fufficient  Tejlimonioh  (novj  remaining   in   their 
 
 Ciiftcdy  ) 
 
tn  the  Count)  <?/   D  E  R  B  Y.  191 
 
 Cufiody)  of  his  competent  Jge,  of  ^ his  unhlaweahls  Life^  and  ConverfatioH, 
 af  his  Diligence  and prcficiency  in  his  Studies  ^  oj  his  fair  and  dire ci  CaU 
 ling  unto  the  aforernentiond  placgy  hy  the  People  there ^  ta  whom  the 
 choice  UlongSf  as  is  Certified  ; 
 
 We  the  Minifiers  of  the  faid  Preslyury  hanjt  hy  the  appointment  there" 
 of)  Exam^iid  him  according  to  the  jaid  Ordinance  ;  and  finding  him  t9 
 be  duly  i^Xiialified and  Gifted,  for  that  Holy  Qjfce  and  Er/iploymenty  (no 
 jiifi  exceptoins  being  made  aganft  his  Ordination  and  Admifjim  )  tve  have 
 approvdhim  :  ^nd  accordingly  in  the  C/j«r<r/?  0/ Wirkfwofth,  upon  the 
 Day  and  T^ar  hereafter  exprefs'd,  we  have  proceeded  Solemnly  to  fei  him 
 a-part,  to  the  Office  of  a  Preaching  Presbyter,  and  Work  of  thi  Minijlry^ 
 roith  Fajfing  and  Prayer  and  Imp.pion  of  Hands  ;  and  do  hereby  as  far 
 forth  asctncerneth  us,  aBually  admit  him  unto  the  faid  Charge,  there  to  per* 
 form  all  the  Offices  and  Duties  of  a  faithful  Minijier  o/JESU  i!  CHRIST. 
 
 In  Witnefs  whereof  We  have  hereunto  fuhfcribed  our  Names,  the  lytfi 
 Day  qf  Scptfember,  in  the  Tear  of  ourLOKD.  according  to  the  CompU" 
 putation  of  the  Church  ofEnghnd,  1653. 
 
 Rober    Porter,   Wmijier  0/ Pendrige:  Edward   Pole,  l^lihijler  0/ BontcflialL- 
 
 Moderiitor.  John  Oidtield,  Mz/ii/Jfr  0/ Carfingcon. 
 
 Tho.  Shelmerdine,  Mi«z/?fyo/Matlock.  SamuelMore,  Minijier  ofAihhovn. 
 
 Martin  Topham,  Mzii.  o/Wirkfworch.  Thomas  Miles,  Minijier  o/Bradburn, 
 
 But  in  the  Year  following,  Mr.  Ogclen  was  prefent- 
 ed  to  the   Parochial  Chappel  of  E-^iy field,  by  the  Earl  ^^^^  ^^i 
 o^B^tlnnd,  the   proper    Patron.     This  lies  very    near  ^^„  ^y 
 BuxtcUj  and  has  been  ufualiy  ferv'd  by  the  very    fame  th^j"^  p^^. 
 Minifter  that  Ofeiates  at  Buxtc^i.     But  notwithftaud-  fents,  that 
 ing  that  he  had  theprefcntation  of  the  Patron    he  wzsthc  23d 
 oblig'd  toget  the  Approbation  of  the   Tryers/m   Lcn-  Day  of ' 
 don:  And  he  accordingly  apply'd   himfelf  to  them  for  9^^"^^^ 
 that  purpofe,  making  a  journey  thither  to  obtain  their  ^"    ^^^ 
 Concurrence.     The  Form  in     which  they    approved  ^^'1*^'^^'^' 
 him  is  here   added,  for  the  fatisfadion  of  the  Curious,  ^^^^^^.^^^ 
 who  may  not  eafiiy   meet  with  fo  authentick  an  Ac- ^^  ^^^^  q^, 
 count  how  things   of  this  kind    were  manag'd   in   that  ^^-^^.^.^.j. 
 Juncture.  .  for  ^ppr^^ 
 
 itim     of 
 
 puhlick  Preachers^  a  Prefentation  of  Samuel  Ogden,  Clerk  to  the  ParO" 
 ehial  Chappel  of  IPhiriield  in  the  County  0/ Derby,  made  :e  him  by  ths 
 Right  Honourable,  John  Earl  o/Rutland  the  Patron  thereof,  togetherwith 
 a  Teftimony  in  the  behalf  of  the  faid  Samuel  Ogden,  of  his  Hoiy  Life  and 
 g^^d  QfinvsrfatiW  ,  upo7i  Pirujifl  and  due  Coti^deration  of  the  Premijes,  and 
 
 finding 
 
192  The  Ejecied  or  SUe^c'^d  Mim(lers^  g^C. 
 
 finding  him  to  h  a  Peffm  qualified^  as  in  and  by  the  Ordinance  f«r  fuch 
 u^pfrobation  is  requirdy  the  Commijfioners  above-mention  d  have  adjudgd 
 and  approvd  the  [aid  Samuel  Ogdcn,  to  be  a  Jit  Perfon  to  Preach  the 
 Go] pel,  and  have  granted  him  ^dmijjton^  and  do  admit  the  fame  Samuel 
 Ogdcn  to  the  Parochial  Qhappei  of  Fhirfield  aforefaid,  to  be  full  and 
 perfeB  Pojfeffor  and  Incumbent  thert^of,  and  db  hereby  jignify  to  all  Pcrfons 
 cmcernd  therein y  that  he  is  hereby  Intituled  to  the  Profits  and  Perquifites, 
 and  all  the  Rights  and  Duties  incident  and  belonging  to  the  faid  Chappel, 
 as  fully  and  effectually  as  tf  he  had  been  infiituted  and  induBed  accordi7ig 
 to  any  fuch  Laws  and  Cufloms  as  have  in  this  Cafe  formirly  been  made, 
 had,  or  us'd  in  this  F^calm.  In  Witnefs  vohtreof  they  bave  cans' d  the 
 Common  Seal  to4>e  hereunto  ajjixd^  and  the  fame  to  be  attefiedby  the  Hand 
 of  the  Regiftcrj  by  his  Highnefs,  in  that  behalf  appointed.  Dated  at 
 Whitehall,  the  i^d of  O^obtx,  1654. 
 
 And  here  he  continu'd  his  Labours,  till  the  Year 
 1657.  whence  he  was  call'd  to  Mntlock^  near  Derby, 
 where  he  continu'd  till  the  Bartholomew  Ail ;  and  fo 
 there  he  finifli'd  his  Publick  Miniftry,  in  1662.  He 
 was  a  very  ingenious  Man,  and  a  Polite  and  excelleuc 
 Scholar.  He  had  a  Genius  tha-t  led  him  to  all  the 
 parts  of  refined  Literature,  l^t  valu'd  no  Notions 
 that  Were  mean  or  trivial,  but  u^as  ever  taken  up  with 
 the  more  Curious  and  Manly  Parts  of  Learning.  An 
 Eminent  Conformift  in  a  Letter  to  him,  exprefs'd  him- 
 lelf  thus  :  1  dare  ccmmit  any  thtyig  to  your  Free  find  G<f- 
 ncrcus  VnderftAnding.  He  was  a  good  Languift,  he 
 Wrote  pure  L^ttin,  He  would  rake  Eujcbius  or  any 
 other  fuch  Greeks  Author,  and  read  it  Cutrently  in 
 Englifn  as  firft  fight.  When  the  pretended  Archbifliop 
 of  Sntnos  Travefd  through  Etiglandy  he  vifitcd  Mr. 
 OgcUn,  who  entertain'd  him  in  the  Greeks  Tongue. 
 He  was  alfo  well  vers'd  in  the  Hebrew  Language.  His 
 laft  work  at  Night  was  the  reading  an  Hebrew  Chap- 
 ter, which  was  become  very  familiar  to  him,  through 
 the  great  pains  he  had  taken  in  that  Tongue;  of  which 
 fome  Manufcripts  which  he  hath  left  behind  him  are 
 a  Specimen.  He  had  very  good  Natural  Parts.  His 
 Behaviour  was  obliging,  and  his  Converfation  not 
 morofe  and  fupercilious,  but  Affable,  Graceful,  and 
 Pleafanr.  He  was  cminen^t  in  Divinity.  He  had 
 Studied  the  moft  difficult  Points;  and  would  dif- 
 courfeon  the  hardeft  Controverfies  with  that  readinefs 
 and  clcarnefs,  as  ihew'd  he  had  laboured  in  them.  He 
 hath  left  behind  him  a  Trcatife  about  the  Decrees,  and 
 another   concerning   the  Je^arnte  Exijicnco  of  the  Sculy 
 
 between 
 
tn  the  County  ^DERBY.  19J 
 
 between  Death  and  the  J^urreElion..  This  was  drawn  Vol.  11- 
 up  an  the  requcft  of  a  young  Gentleman  in  the  Univer- 
 fity,  who  had  been  his  Scholar,  and  was  tainted  with 
 Infidelity.  HisTreatife  ahowt  Predefiination  was  oc- 
 cafion'd  by  his  own  Melancholy,  which  forc'd  him  to 
 a  deep  fearch  into  thole  Points,  in  order  to  the  clear- 
 ing up  to  himfelf  the  Goodnefs  and  Mercy  of  GOD, 
 and  the  reprelenting  him  as  amiable  in  all  his  Ways,  and 
 Righteous  in  his  Judgments.  He  has  laid  however, 
 that  he  would  not  ad  vile  others  to  embroil  themfelves, 
 as  he  had  done  in  thofe  Contr*  verlies  :  But  added,  thac 
 he  was  compell'd  to  it  by  the  Temptations  he  lay  un-^ 
 der.  His  Judgment  was  much  the  fame  with  Mr.  Cc?r^ 
 hets  upon  thofe  Matters. 
 
 By  his  own  Tryals  and  Studies,  he  became  very 
 Skilful  in  Adminiltring  Comfort  to  troubled  Minds. 
 As  he  received  IbmeLetters  from  Mr.  An^ier^yiv. Prime 
 and  others,  drawn  up  with  great  refpedt  and  tender- 
 nels  to  him  in  his  Sorrows,  fo  did  he  often  write  him- 
 felf to  Perlons  in  Affliclion,  to  diredt  and  Comfort 
 them  with  great  Wifdom  and  CompaiTjon, 
 
 He  was  a  good  Mathematician,  and  took  delight 
 in  Algebra^  Trigonoynetry^  and  the  leveral  parts  of  the 
 Mathematickj,  He  was  acquainted  with  fome  of  the 
 greateft  Men  of  the  Age  in  thac  vScience,  and  Taughc 
 his  Scholars  that  were  Studious  and  Ingenious  the  Ele- 
 ments of  the  Matbematickjy  on  purpofe  to  charm  them 
 into  a  Love  of  thofe  Studies,  that  they  might  there 
 find  Manly  Pleafurc,  and  not  be  drawn  to  Debauchery 
 under  a  pretence  of  Pleafure.  And  he  was  us'd  to 
 oblervc  that  very  few  good  Mathematicians  were  Lewd 
 and  Scandalous.  He  was  a  great  lovei;  of  Mufick, 
 both  Vocal  and  InftrumentaL  He  was  alfo  well  vers'd 
 in  Natural  Philolophy,  and  very  ready  in  the  Cnrtefian 
 Scheme.  He  could  readily  tell  you  what  had  been  faid 
 by  the  feveral  parties  among  Philofophers  to  folve  the 
 (everal  Phauowena  about  Fire,  Gravity,  C^c,  He 
 would  frequently  write  down  feveral  Difficult  and 
 Curious  Queftions,  both  to  recreate  himfelf,  and  ex- 
 ercife  others  upon  Occafion. 
 
 He  took  great  delight  in  Poetry,  and  efpecially  in  La- 
 tin Verfe  ^  and  did  fo  even  to  his  Old  Age.  Often 
 would  he  divert  himfelf  with  making  a  Copy  of  Ver- 
 ges, upon  any    Subje^  that  offer'd ;  but  aioft  com- 
 
 O  mpnly 
 
1 94  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'd  Minijiers^  8cc. 
 
 Vol  II  nionly  his  Subjedls  were  ferlous.  He  had  a  confide- 
 rable  iniighc  into  Anatomy ^  and  feverai  parts  of  P/y- 
 fickh  but  erpecially  BotmiiJ-m.  Herein  he  exceeded 
 many  Ph}ricians.  Twas  a  rare  thing  to  him  to  meet 
 with  an '  Herb  that  he  could  not  readily  Name  in 
 LAtin  and  Englijlo  :  And  as  to  moft,  he  would  tell  you 
 the  Nature  and  Eliecls. 
 
 He  was  Wile  and  Judicious,  and  able  to  give  good 
 Advice.  He  would  realbn  fed ately  upon  any  things 
 that  ofFer'd.  He  was  very  diftant  from  Extreams, 
 and  was  not  violent  for  or  againft  any  Party.  He  wrote 
 a  Political  Book  in  83  or  84  that  was  very  fuitablc  to 
 the  complexion  ofthofe  times. 
 
 His  Nonconformity  was  the  fruit  of  clofe  and  delibe- 
 rate-thoughts. Some  reckon'd  that  he  had  too  high 
 Notions  of  the  Power  of  the  Magiflrate  in  matters  of 
 Religion.  He  was  f<5r  Communicating  with  the 
 Eftablifli'd  Church  Occadonaliy,  but  never  could  come 
 into  it  as  a  fix'd  Member.  His  thoughts  about  that 
 matter  will  fufnciently  appear,  by  a  Letter  of  his  to 
 an  Ingenious  and  Learned  Clergy-man,  which  I  fliall 
 here  fubjoin. 
 
 S  I  K^ 
 
 <*  r\  U  R  mutual  Acquaintance  and  Endearment, 
 **  ^^  fiiall  excufe  all  Prefatory  words  as  fuperfluous 
 **  between  you  and  me.  As  I  let  my  face  towards  the 
 "  Church  of  £??^/^W,  I  am  confronted  with  Objedlions 
 **  of  various  kinds,  which  you  perhaps  may  be  better 
 •*  able  to  difTipate  than  I,  {landing  upon  higher  Ground, 
 **  and  feeing  your  Strength  in  more  Advantageous 
 ^'  Light.  One  or  two  at  prefent  give  me  leave  xo 
 **  bring  into  view,  in  the  fame  Equipage  in  which 
 *'  they  came  into  my  thoughts.  Indeed  they  are  not 
 "  Accurate  and  Scholaftic'k,  but  feem  fo  much  the 
 "  more  ftanch  and  robuft. 
 
 "  I.  To  Conform,  is  to  leave  the  Society  of  the  befl 
 **  and  moft  Religious  People  in  the  Land ;  to  defcrc 
 **  the  peculiar  Work  and  Sufferings  of  the  moft  Pain- 
 -•'  ful  and  Succcfsful  Miniftcrs.  For  is  not  the  pre- 
 *'  fence  of  GGD  and  his  BkiTing,  more  abundantly 
 *'  in  ®ur  (t\<^&.  Aflcmblies,  than  in  the  publick  Pa- 
 "  rochial  Congregations  ?  By  whom  have  the  moft 
 *'  Fart  of  the  Goodly  anjfinccre  Chriftiaas  been  rais'd, 
 
 and 
 
m  the  County  of  D  E  R  B"  Y.  195 
 
 "  and  bulk  up,  but  by  the  Prayers,  Pains, Dodrine,  and  VoJ.  jt 
 *'  Conduct  ofthe  Nonconformifts?  Shall  1  icave  the  Vx'^VNJ 
 "  Snow  of  Lehmon  for  Ksdar  and  Mejloech  ?  Can  I  be 
 *'  fecure  of  GOD's  Grace  and  Blcifing,  if  I  depart, 
 "  from  the  Confines  of  Hernion,  where  GOD  has 
 **  made  his  Bleirings  to  fall  ?  Dod,  HiUsrJham,  Ball, 
 "  Angler,  &C.  in  a  word  the  bed  Men  are  with  us  - 
 r   Ergo, 
 
 "  2.  To  Conform,   what  is  it  elfe  for  matter  and 
 *'  fubftance,    but-  to    adjoin   my  felf  to   the  DiiTolute 
 "  multitude  j  to  a  Clergy    more  ambitious  of  Prefer- 
 "  mentthantobe  examples  of  Mecknefs  and  Sobriety 
 **  to  their  Flocks  ?  To   ad   in,  or  to  be  an  Abettor  to 
 "^  the  Briberies  and    Corruptions  of  Spiritual  Courts? 
 "  For  where  fliall   Zeal  for  real  Godlinefs,  find  either 
 "  Encouragement  or  Preferment,  unlefs  it  be  upon  the 
 **  Merits  of  a  redundant  Ct)nformity  ?  Or  what   Cri- 
 **  minal   it  he  have  cither  Money  or  Fricndfhip  may 
 '^  not    elude   the  Thunder  of  their  Cenfures  ?  May  I 
 "  be  fecure  of  my  former  Innocency^  and  not  be  made 
 '*  worfe  by  fuch  Society?  Pardon  the  Odium  of  thefe 
 "  ExprefTions,  ajid   fet    thefe  two  Parties  together,  in 
 *'  the  Air  one  of  another,  then  tell  me,  whether  you 
 "  may  not   fay  as  Tally   in  another  Cafe,  Ex  hac  /arte 
 '*  Pudor,    ilia   impudcnua  :  Ex  hXc  parte  Ptetas,  ex  illk 
 "   Avar  it  ia  }  &cc. 
 
 "  3.  To  Conform  is  not  only  to  afTert  by  Pradice, 
 "  but  to  affent  to  in  exprefs  Terms,  all  the  dubious 
 **  Articles  of  Faith,  all  the  imperfed  Forms  of  Prayer, 
 "  all  the  erroneous  Tranflations  of  Scripture,  all  the 
 "  unaccountable  Kubricks,  and  prefcriptions  of  the 
 "  Common-Prayer-Book,  together  with  the  queflion- 
 "  able  Ceremonies  us'd,  all  which  have  been  the 
 "  Scruples,  Scandals  and  Stumbling-Stone  of  mofl 
 **  good  Men  in  England  for  many  Scores  of  Years. 
 **  Do  I  approve  of  all  thefe,  or  may  1  not  by  my  Com- 
 ^^  pliaocc,  hinder  as  much  as  in  me  lies,  their  future 
 '*  Reformation?  Tell  me,  good  Friend,  m'ay  T  in- 
 "  ncccntly  afrcr  a  Reformation  upon  the  Wheel  thus 
 by  affent  and  coYifent  fufiiaminatc the  wo^k  thereof? 
 "  Thefe  tilings  I  have  transferred  to  my  felf  by  a  Fi- 
 !'  |ur«.  butnorwichftandingam  (liH 
 
 Sir  yours,  Sec. 
 
 O  %  AnGthet 
 
i<)6  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  MinijierSy  &€. 
 
 -^  • 
 
 Vol.  II.  Another  thing  that  he  laid  great  ftrefs  upon,  was 
 ^^^>^/^x^  B^-ordinntion,  v/hich  he  utterly  diflik'd.  He  was  of 
 Opinion,  that  the  Church  of  England  would  one  time  or 
 other,  come  under  Ibme  fore  Judgment  for  their  ftiff 
 adhering  to  their  impofitions,  and  refufing  to  make 
 any  Amendments,  tho'  earneftly  Petition'd  and  So- 
 licited thereunto.  He  alfo  thought  that  the  overmuch 
 doting  upon  the  Common-Prayer,  was  one  great  oc- 
 cafionofthe  Debauchery  and  Wickednefs  of  the  Age. 
 Many  People  contented  themielves  with  being  loud 
 and  zealous,  at  the  Prayers,  and  that's  all  their  Re- 
 ligion :  and  lo  they  intend  fays  he  iJ.v)LTV)ti(^i^^ 
 as  the  expreffion  is  Gnl.  6.  7.  that  is  lead  GOD  by 
 the  Nolc,  and  go  to  Heaven  in  their  Sins,  whether  he 
 will  or  no.  He  thought  the  Idoii:(ing  the  Common- 
 Prayer,  and  placing  all  Religion  in  it,  was  a  provo- 
 *  cation  to  the  good  Spirit  of  GOD,  fo  that  it  became 
 inefle(5tual  almoft  to  Edification:  For  ffaid  he)  what- 
 ever is  highly  efteem'd  among  Men,  is  an  Abomination 
 in  t>he  fight  of  GOD. 
 
 He  was  one  of  great  diligence,  and  loft  no  time.  He 
 taught  School  between  Forty  and  Fifty  Years:  for 
 fome  time  he  taught  a  publick  Free-School ;  but  when 
 he  was  Minifter  of  Buxton  or  Mackyoorth,  he  was  full 
 of  Boarders  in  his  own  Honfe.  He  bred  many  Emi- 
 nent Scholars.  And  all  the  time  of  his  publick  or 
 more  private  Miniftring  he  wrote  his  Sermons  verbatim, 
 which  took  up  a  great  deal  of  time  ;  and  yet  in  the 
 jiiidft  of  fuch  employment,  he  became,  and  did  all  that 
 has  been  related. 
 
 But  there  was  in  him  a  richer  Accomplifliment  than 
 any  has  been  mcntion'd  yet;  and  that  was  his  Emi- 
 ^  ncnt  Holinefs.  He  walked  with  GOD,  and  was  fre- 
 quent, tho'  ever  fnort  in  Prayer.  He  was  a  Man  of 
 s^ccll  Wifdom,  tendernefs  of  Conicience,  and  real 
 Piety.  He  was  a  Peaceable,  Humble,  Charitable  Man. 
 He  took  frequent  occalions  to  inftill  good  Thoughts  in- 
 to rhem  that  were  with  him. 
 
 After  his  Ejedment  in  the  Year  62,  He  contlnu'd 
 his  School  for  fome  time  at  Mackyporth,  till  the  Five 
 Mile  Ad  took  effcd,  which  forced  him  away.^  He 
 ^.ed  into  Torkjhire,  but  after  fome  time  he  return'd  ^to 
 his  Employment  at  Derby,  where  his  School  f^ourifli'd, 
 ai?'-i  had  many  Gentlemens  Sons  with  him.  In  the 
 "-"■"  Year 
 
in  the  County  ^/  D  E  R  B  Y.  197 
 
 Year  85  the  publick  Schoolmafter  of  the  Town,  (who  Vol.  11. 
 was  a  Man  of  no  great  reputation)  Commenc  d  a  Suit  ^^^/^\f*^ 
 againft  him  for  teaching  School  there,  to  the  Prejudice 
 of  the  Free-School,  and  contrary  to  the  Canon,  8cc. 
 Mr.  Ogcien  tried  the  Caufe  in  the  Court  of  Arches,  in- 
 citing chiefly  on  this,  that  there  were  Five  Pariflics 
 in  Derby,  and  the  place  fo  populous  that  one  School 
 was  not  fufficient  :  and  his  School  was  not  in  the  fame 
 Parifh  with  the  Free-School.  This  coft  him  an  Hun- 
 dred Pounds,  and  he  was  caft  after  all.  Whereupon 
 Sir  John  Gell  gave  him  the  Free-School  of  PVirkswonh, 
 whither  he  remov'd  in  1686.  and  there  he  conrinud 
 to  his  Dying  day  :  Daily  inftrudling  his  Scholars,  and 
 after  the  Liberty  was  fettled,  Preaching  to  the  Inha- 
 bitants thereabouts  on  the  Lord's-Days.  The  goodnefs 
 of  GOD,  and  hi^  tendernefs  to  his  Aged  Servant  was 
 feen  in  ordering  the  manner  of  his  Death.  For  being 
 of  a  Melancholy  difpolinion,  and  apt  to  be  incumbrcd 
 with  troublelbme  fesfrs  about  Dying,  it  pleafed  GOD 
 he  was  on  a  Lords- Day  feiz'd  with  a  Palley,  as  he  was 
 in  the  Pulpit.  This  difeafe  did  fo  weaken  his  Un- 
 derftanding,that  he  could  not  refle(ft,and  aggravate  mat- 
 ters againft  himfelf,  as  polTibly  he  would  have  done, 
 if  his  mind  had  been  more  clear.  He  conrinu'd  fe- 
 veral  Weeks  in  patient  expectation  of  his  Change, 
 at  which  he  arriv'd  on  M^y.  25.  1697,  and  was 
 bury'd  the  27th  in  the  Church  of /^/V/^Jworf/^,  Aged 
 ppward  of  Seventy. 
 
 Glojfop  :  'Mr.  William  B^g/haw.  He  was  born  at 
 Litton  [n  the  Parifli  ofTidswe/l  in  this  County  Ja7j.  17. 
 1628.  At  feveral  Country  Schools  he  made  a  greater 
 proficiency  in  Learning  rhan  moft  of  his  Equals  ;  and 
 under  the  Miniftry  of  Mr.  J^wlmdfin  of  Bnkcwel,  and 
 Mr.  Bourn  of  jjjloover,  he  received  a  deep  tincture  oi: 
 Religion  betimes.  He  had  an  early  inclination  to  the 
 Miniftry,  and  after  feveral  attempts  to  have  fix'd  him 
 in  fome  other  Employments,  was  fent  to  CorpiiS'Ch'lfii- 
 College  in  Cambridge,  under  the  Tuition  of  Mr.  B'oj'^  a 
 Learned,  but  no  very  a6live  Man.  After  his  rTiin\' 
 from  the  Univerfity,  he  Preach'd  h;s  firft  Sermo'i  in 
 '  the  Chappel  o(H^armhill  in  Tidfvcli  Par! ill :  and  there 
 he  c.onninu'd  about  a  quarter  of  a  Year.  Tho'  be 
 would  oft  complain  that  he  entcr'd  too  railily  on    thac 
 
 O  3  awfrj 
 
198  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  Mi^ijiers^   &c. 
 
 Vol.  11.    awful  work,  yen  his  Labours  were  very   acceptable    to 
 ^•'"V"^^  fober  intelligent  People,  and   he    gaveno  jult  occalion 
 to  any  to  dcfpile  his  Youth.     From  thence  he  remov'd 
 to  Atterclijfe^  in  TorkJJohe^     He   Preach'd  there  as  one 
 of  the   Airutants   to   IslT.JnmcsFlfdcr  oi'Shefiehi,  and 
 refided  in  the  Family  of  Colonel f  afterwards  Sir  John) 
 ,               Bright.     He  was  folcmnly  Ordain'd  to  the  Office  of  the 
 Miniftry  at  Cheftcrficld  Jan.  i.  1650^    before   a  very 
 Numerous   Congregation  ;    and  fometime  after  was 
 invited  to  Glcjfop,  the   remoteil  Corner  of  his  Native 
 Country,     That   People   injoy'd    him  about    Eleven 
 Years.     Among  them  he  went  about  doing  gcod^   and 
 GOD  was  with  him.     He  kept  back  nothing  that  was 
 profitable   for  them,  but  taught  them   publickly,  and 
 from  Houfe  to  Houfc.     He  laid  hold  of  all  opportuni- 
 ties to  Awaken,  Inftrudt  and  Comfort  them.     Obfer- 
 ving  People  to  be  more  than  ordinarily  affeded   with 
 Funeral  Sermons,  he  very  willingly  Preach'd  on    fuch 
 Qccafions,    even  when  he  had   no  profpedt   of   being 
 nny  way  gratified  for  it.     His  Adminlftration  of  the 
 Sacraments,  efpecially  that  of  the  Lords-Supper    was 
 '^  ^ee  ^{r.  with  great  Solemnity  and  Care.  *  As  he  would  notad- 
 TongV      mitthe  grofiy  ignorant,  and  notorioufly  profane  to  that 
 Trefatarj    Sacred  Fcaft,  fo  he  durfl:  not  exclude  thole  in   whom 
 Letter  to     he  faw  any  thing  of  the  image  of  ChrifV,  tho'they  were 
 Afr. J.Alli-  of  different  Sentiments  in  leffer  ?vlatters  of  Religion^ 
 es  Ihort    ^^^  j^^d  1-,^^^^  ^Qp  averfe  to  that  Way  of  Church-Go- 
 ccount   vernment,  W'hich   he  believ'd   mofl  agreeable  to  the 
 I  ife  and  '^^^^^  ^^  '^'^  Gofpel.     He  was  very  Diligent  in  fulfilling 
 Death  of  ^^^  Miniftry  ;  and  his  Carriage  towards  his  People  was 
 tke    Re-   "^^'ich  that  Humility,  Mecknefs,  Inoftenfivenefs,  and  un- 
 verend       diffembled  Affeclion,as  gained  him  anUniverfal  Efteem. 
 Mr.  WiU    He  had  indeed  a  natural  Regard  to  their  State,  and  no 
 liftm  Bag,,  cflers  of  greater  Preferment  could  tempt  him  to  quit  his 
 fi^iv.         Pvclation    to  them.     He   proceeded  vigoroufly  in  his 
 Work,  and  not  without  confiderable  Succcfs.  '  But  the 
 Fatal  BnrtholomevQ  61  put  a  ftcp  to  his  publick  Labours. 
 He  thereupon  retir'd  to  Fordy  in  the  adjacent  Parifh, 
 and  liv'd  upon  his  own  Eftate.     He  continued  there  a 
 ConlcicntiousNonconformift  :  But  his  Moderation  was 
 ]4nown  unto  all  men.     He  was  never  forward  to  urge 
 his  Sentiments  on  others,  Ixit  had  a  great  Veneration 
 for  all  that  walk'd  with  Chrifl,  how  much  loever  they 
 ^i^:r'd  froixi  him  in  their  Principles  and  Pradices.  He 
 '"'     "  "  '  ^        '    '~  '  pray'd 
 
in  the  County  (?/  D  E  R  B  Y.  199 
 
 pray 'd  for,  and  rejoyc'd  in  the  Succefs  of  their  La- Vol.  IL 
 bours,  who  were  poirefs'd  with  the  deepeft  Prejudices  v^^'V""*^ 
 againft  him.  He  feverai  Years  attended  the  Publick 
 Worfliipinhis  ParKh-Church,  both  Parrs  oftheLord's- 
 Day,  and  took  his  Family  along  with  him  :  But  being 
 perfwaded  that  no  Power  on  Earth  could  cancel  his 
 Authority,  and  dilannul  his  Obligation  to  Preach  the 
 Golpel,  he  prcach'd  privately  in  his  own  Houie,  and 
 elfewhcre  on  the  Lord's-Day. Nights  ;  and  to  fbme 
 few  every  Thurflny.  Healfofreqitently  affifted  at  Con- 
 ferences, and  Private  Days.  Upon  the  coming  out  of 
 the  Indulgence  in  1672,  he  concluded  it  his  Duty  to 
 Labour  more  publickly  ;  Preaching  Three  Lord's. Days 
 in  the  Month,  in  the  Parifti  where  he  then  refidcd,  and 
 the  Fourth  in  that  which  the  Acl  -of  Vniforymty  had 
 expell'd  him  from.  He  had  Ledluresalib  at  other  Pla- 
 ces, particularly  once  a  Fortnight  at  Ajloford,  the  other 
 Fcrtnight's-Day  being  fupply'd  by  Mr.  Porter,  Mr.Jcj. 
 More,  and  others.  When  King  Charles  recalfd  his  De- 
 claration, he  kept  his  Meetings,  but  privately,  and  with 
 great  Caution,  changing  almoil  every  Day,  till  the  break- 
 ing out  of  the  Popifli-Plot.  His  Liberty  was  then  inlarg'd; 
 But  upon  the  trumping  up  a  Prore(lant-Plot,he  was  dri- 
 veninto  Corners  again.  In  thofe  dark  and  cloudy  Times 
 he  demean'd  himfclf  with  fuch  Prudence  and  Circuna- 
 fpeclion,  and  God  made  fuch  an  Hedge  about  him,  thac 
 tho'  he  had  fome  Enemies,  their  Detigns  againft  him 
 were  lignally  dilappointed.  Two  Informers  that  once 
 difturb'd  him,  ingenuoufly  ackncwledg'd,  thac  his  very 
 Countenance  ftruck  a  Terror  into  them  :  And  one  of 
 them  before  he  dy'd,  fenc  often  to  beg  his  Pardon  and  , 
 
 his  Prayers.  When  another  who  had  frequently  fate 
 under  his  Miniftry  gave  Information  againft  him  be- 
 fore a  Maglftrate,  who  was  very  zealous  in  fupprelTmg 
 Conventicles,  he  was  fo  infatuated,  that  his  Informa- 
 tion was  falfe,  both  as  to  Names  of  Perfons,  and  alfo 
 as  to  Time  and  Place,  tho'  he  knew  all  very  well  at 
 other  times.  However  upon  Information,  a  Warranu 
 was  iffu'd  out  againft  him  :  But  he  had  timely  notice 
 of  it,  and  an  Opportunity  to  retire  into  another  Part 
 of  the  Country  :  But  at  the  next  Quarter-SelTions,  a 
 worthy  Magiftrate  fo  fully  convlnc'd  the  Bench,  of  the 
 Falfliood  of  what  was  Sworn  agairsft  him,  that  they  re- 
 call'd  the  Warrant. 
 
 P4  The' 
 
20O  The  Ejeffed  or  Silenced  Mimjlers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.      Tho'  he  was  far  from  owning  the  DifpenfingPowcr 
 V.y'V's^  ^^  which  King  James's  Declaration  for  Liberty  of  Con- 
 icience  was  Founded,  and  could  not  but  difcern  his  De- 
 fign  in   if,    yet  he  took  that  Opportunity  to  (hew  his 
 Zeal  in  his  Heavenly  MASTER  s  Work,  and  preach'd 
 publickly  to  fuch  as  were  willing  to  attend  his  Mini- 
 ftry.    Befides  the  Sermons  he  preach'd  on  both  Parts  of 
 the  Lord's- Day,  he  began  a  Cuftom  which  he  conti- 
 nu*d  the  greateft  part  of  his  Time  ;  vi^^.  to  make  a  (hort 
 Difcourfe  immediately  after  the  Reading  of  the  Scrip- 
 ture, which  all  this  Reign  tended  to  confirm  his  Hear- 
 ers in  the  Proteftant  Religion,  and  to  Arm  them  againft 
 Popery.    After  that  the   Liberty  which  the  DifTenters 
 injoy'd  lo  precarioufly  under  that  Prince,  was  in  the 
 beginning  of  the  laft  happy  Reign  Eftabiilli'd  by  Law, 
 he  labour'd  more  abundantly  than  ever.     He  allow'd 
 himfelf  but  little  time  for  Sleep,  and  was  very  feldom 
 out  of  his  Study,  unlefs  at  Meal-times^  at  the  Seafbns 
 of  Family-Worfhip,  or  when  Abroad  in  the  Publick 
 Service  of  his  Great  MASTER,  in  which  he  was  im- 
 ploy'd   Two  or  Three  Days  in  every  Week,  and  fre- 
 quently at  Two  or  Three  Places  the  fame  Day :  And  yet 
 fuch  was  his  Induftry,  that  tho'  he  preach'd  fo  often, 
 (and  feldom  on  the  fame  Text  in  Two  Auditories,)   yet 
 lie  had  laid  in  a  Stock  of  feveral  Hundreds  of  Sermons, 
 ^vhich  he  liv'd  not  to  make  ufe  of.     Tho'  he  Vv^-as  of  a 
 £rm  Conflitution,  his  Health  began  at  laft  to  impair, 
 and  his  growing  Infirmities  compell'd  him  to  fliorten 
 his  Journeys,  and  lefTen  his  Labours  :  Yet  he  defiftcd 
 not  wholly  from  his  delightful  Work,  more  than  One 
 Lord's-Day  before  his  Deceafe. 
 
 His  laft  Sermon  was  on  Mnrch  12.  i7®i-,  on  ^m.  3. 
 :?i.  He  had  but  a  little  before,  receiv'd  the  News  of 
 King  fVilliam's  Death,  and  would  have  ftudy'd  a  New 
 Sermon  upon  that  Occa(ion,  but  wanted  Strength  for 
 n,  and  therefore  was  fatisfy'd  with  adding  fbmething  in 
 the  Clofcj  towards  the  improving  fo  great  a  Lofs :  Buc 
 when  he  came  to  deliver  his  Sermon,  he  did  it  with 
 that  Life  and  Spirit,  that  a  Stranger  who  had  only 
 heard  and  not  feen  him,  would  have  thought  him  to 
 have  been  in  perfedl  Health.  However,  he  had  no 
 iboner  done,  than  he  was  fenfible  that  his  Preaching- 
 work  was  over :  And  he  thereupon  faid,  he  thought  it 
 W0ui4  b^  cepipting  Gojd  to  m^kc  ^npther  EfTay.     H^e 
 
 fcecar.e 
 
in  the  County  0/  D  E  R  B  Y.  201 
 
 became  every  Day  weaker  and  weaker  ;  and  on  the  Vol.  11. 
 Lords- Day  following  was  confin'd  to  his  Bed.    Hefaid  w'-v*^ 
 to  thofe  that  were  about  him,  that  his  Silence  was  a 
 Sermon.    The  Two  following  Days  he  was  vifited  by 
 feveral  of  his  mournful  Hearers,  but  could  not  fpeak 
 much  to  them.     He  told  them,  he  had  fpoken  to  them 
 formerly.    He  dcclar'd  his  Satisfadion  in  his  Noncon- 
 formity, and  blefs'd  GOD  who  had  kept  him  from 
 Acting  againft  his  Confcience  in  thole  Affairs.  A  young 
 Minifter  Praying  with  him>  he  joined  heartily  in  eve- 
 ry Petition,  and  when  he  had  aono.  gave  him  Thanks, 
 Blciring  GOD  that  had  help'd  him    to  fuch  apt  Ex- 
 preffions  ;  and  Teeming   to  wonder  that  fome  fhould  be 
 fo  much  againft  Free- Prayer,  he  added.  There  is  not  a 
 Prayer  in  all  their  Book,  would  have  fuiced  my  prefcnc 
 Circumftances  fo  well  as  this  has  done.     On  tVcdnefday 
 Afrilihc  ift,  he  lay  for  the  moft  part  in  a  kind  of  Slum- 
 ber.   Towards  Night  he  call'd  to  have  an  Hymn  fung, 
 and  after  a  fliorc  Prayer,  to  which  he  added  his  Amen^ 
 he  fell  into  a  Slumber,  and  feem'd  to  breathe  without 
 Difficulty  ;  till  on  a  fudden  he  gave  a  Gasp  or  two,  and 
 lo  quietly  flept  in  Jefus.     Having  liv'd  an  eminently 
 holy,  and  ufeful  Life,  he  had  the  Favour  of  an  eafy 
 Death,  in  1702,  and  was  buried  in  Chappel  le  Frith  \ 
 and  his  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd  by   Mr.  J.  Afhc^ 
 from  Heb.  13.  7.     Which  Sermon,  with  Mr.  Bagfhax^^s 
 Life  and  CharaCler  has  been  fince  Printed. 
 
 He  had  a  good  Conftitution  of  Body,  and  an  happy 
 Temper  of  Mind.  He  had  good  natural  Pans,  and  was 
 very  delirous  of  Knowledge.  He  had  many  Thoughts 
 of  Heart  about  his  own  Soul  and  its  everlafting  Con- 
 cernments before  he  took  the  Charge  of  others.  He 
 excell'd  in  the  Gift  of  Prayer.  He  did  not  entertain 
 his  Hearers  with  nice  Curiolitics,  and  dry  Specula- 
 tions, but  Col'id  and  fubftantial  Food.  He  had  a  pecu- 
 liar Dexterity  in  adapting  his  Difcourfcs  to  the  Difpen- 
 tions  of  Divine  Providence,  He  ha\l  a  lingular  Facul- 
 ty of  Saying  much  in  a  little.  He  fpake  as  one  that  fclr 
 what  he  faid,  and  had  a  Powerful  vSenfe  of  thofe  Things 
 upon  his  own  Mind,  which  he  urg'd  on  others.  Hewa<s 
 mighty  in  the  Scriptures  ;  and  a  diligent  and  s^kilful 
 Catechift.  ^  He  us'd  much  Skill  and  CompafTion  in 
 jdealing  with  wounded  Confciences.  His  Love  ro 
 COD  and  CHRIST  was  a  bright  and  conflant  Flame 
 
 His       , 
 
202  The  Ejethdor  Sileffc'^d  Mlnijiers^  S^C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  His  Zeal  for  the  Caufe  and  Intcreft  of  CHRIST,  and 
 againft  prevailing  Error  and  Wickednefs  was  very  Rc^ 
 markable.  He  was  of  avery  pacifick  and  condefccnding 
 Spirit  j  and  of  great  Moderation  and  Candor  ;  and 
 JIminent  for  his  Charity,  both  in  forgiving  Enemies, 
 and  relieving  fuch  as  were  in  Want :  And  all  his  other 
 Exv^cllencies  were  adorn'd  by  a  profound  Humility.  He 
 had  2  good  Eftare,  and  an  Heart  to  Honour  GOD  with 
 it.  He  had  many  fignal  Returns  of  Prayer  ;  many  Seals 
 of  his  Miniftry.  GOD  was  his  Defence  in  the  nproft 
 cloudy  and  dangerous  Times.  He  in  joy 'd  a  Blelfcd 
 Serenity  and  compofjre  of  Mind  ;  and  at  length  with- 
 out Groan  or  Struggle,   went  to  his  Everlafting  Reft. 
 
 He  publifh'd  thefe  TREATISES. 
 
 I.  Living  Wat er\  or  Waters  of  a  Thirfty  Soul,  drawn  out  in  fevsral 
 
 Ser7ner,s  on  Rev.  2\.  6.     I6^3. 
 
 II.     j^Ssrnion  of  ChriftV  Purchafe  ;    to  r&hich  is  frcfixd  a  Form  of 
 
 found  Werds,  being  his  Confeiuon  of  Faith  at  his  Ordination. 
 
 HI.  Rules  for  our  Behaviour  every  Day,    and   for  San£lifying  the 
 
 Sabbath  :  With  Hints  for  Communicants. 
 
 IV.  The  ready  Way  to  prevent  Sin  ;  on  Prov.  30,  32.     With  a  Bri- 
 
 dle for  the  Tongue  ;  071  Mat.  10.  3(5.     1671. 
 
 V.  The  Miner'/  jMonitor  ;  or  a  Motion  to  thsfe  whcfc  Labour  lies  in  th$ 
 
 Lead  and  other  Mines.     i6yS- 
 
 VI.  The  Sinner  in  Sorrow  :  To  which  is  added,  The  Humble  Sinner's 
 
 modeft  Requefb. 
 
 VII.  Brief  Dire£lions  for  the  Improvement  of  Infant-Baptifm.  1^78. 
 
 VIII.  The  Riches  of  Grace,  in  3  Parts  :  The  Firji  Pri?ited  167^  ;  ths 
 
 theTvpo  later  J  16^5. 
 
 IX.  Trading  Spiritualizd,  in  3  Par^s:  The  Firfi,   1694  ;  the   Second 
 
 165??  ;  theThird,   16^6. 
 
 X.  De  Spirimalihus  Pecci :  Notes  or  Notices   concerning  the  Work 
 
 of  God,  and  feme  that  have  been  Workers  together  with  God 
 in  the    High-Peaky  1702. 
 Since  his  Death  is  publijVd,  EiTays  on  Union  to  Chrifi:.  1703. 
 
 It  is  an  amazing  thing  to  confidcr  the  V/ork  that  this 
 Good  Man  went  thro'.  He  preach 'd  often  every  Week, 
 and  fomctimes  every  Day  in  the  Week  :  After  which 
 heufually  fat  up  late  in  his  Clofet,  and  yec  was  a,n  early 
 Rifer.  He  ufually  fpent  an  Hour  in  Secret  wreftling 
 with  GOD  in  the  Morning,  while  the  reft  of  the  Fami- 
 ly were  in  Bed.  He  was  a  diligent  Reader,  and  had  no 
 contemptible  Library  jand  yet  there  are  few  Books  in  ic 
 h^t  what  ke  had  read  through,  and  m^li^'d  with  his  Pen- 
 
in  the  County  (?/  D  E  R  B  Y,  20  j 
 
 (cil.  He  fpent  much  Time  in  writing  Books  for  particular  Vol.  II, 
 Perfonsof  his  Congregation,  fuitable  to  their  Cirumltan-  s^/'^f^^ 
 ces,  which  he  gave  them,  hoping  they  would  be  of  ufe 
 to  them  when  he  was  dead.  Belides  which  he  left  behind 
 him  Fifty  Volumes,  fome  in  Vollo,  and  many  in  Qnario^ 
 written  fair  with  his  own  Hand,  on  feveral  Subjects. 
 At  the  end  of  every  Year,  he  ufually  repeated  to  his 
 People  the  Subftance  of  the  Sermons  he  had  preach'd 
 on,  all  the  Lord's- Days  in  the  Year  :  And  in  the  begin- 
 ning of  the  New  Year,  he  went  to  the  Houfes  of  his 
 Hearers,  and  preach'd  a  fuitable  Sermon  in  each. 
 
 He  once  parted  with  his  Right  of  a  confiderable  Va- 
 lue to  his  Brother,  becaufe  he  would  not  contend  with 
 him. 
 
 He  was  the  Chief  Inftrument  in  gathering  the  Con- 
 gregations at  Ajhfordy  Malcojfe,  Middletctiy  Bmdvo^ll^ 
 Chalmnrton^  and  Huckjow  ;  befides  Lectures  that  he  be- 
 gan in  feveral  Places  that  are  ftill  kept  up. 
 
 Brampton  :  Mr.  Robert  More.  He  was  born  at  Nof- 
 tinghnniy  and  bred  up  at  Clare-Hall  in  Cambridge.  His 
 firil  Preaching  was  at  Belper  in  this  County,  where  he 
 ftaid  about  a  Year,  and  then  remov'd  to  this  Place,  and 
 was  Ordain'd  by  the  Clajjis  at  Cheficrfield.  After  his 
 Ejed:ment,  he  fufrer'd  many  Ways  for  his  Nonconfor- 
 mity. Particularly,  he  was  once  indited  for  not  head- 
 ing the  Book,  when  it  was  not  yet  come  dovv^n.  In 
 the  time  of  Monmouth,  he  (with  many  peaceably  Mini-^ 
 fters  and  others)  was  fentPrifonerto  ChcfterC2.{!^\Q,  He 
 was  afterwards  one  of  the  Paftors  of  the  Congregatioa 
 in  Derby y  where  he  dy'd  in  June  1704. 
 
 Caldwel :  Mr.  Nathanael  Barton, 
 
 Turnditcb  :  Mr.  Thomas  Svpetnam  ;  Son  to  Mr.  J^feph 
 Sv?etnamj  Preacher  at  Alhalloxvs  in  Derby.  He  was  of 
 Sx.Jehns-College  in  Cambridge.  He  had  the  Bifliop's 
 Licenfeto  Preach,  which  was  never  recall'd.  He  pub- 
 lifli'd  a  fmnll  Piece  in  S^jo,  1677,  confifting  of  Three 
 Sermons.  The  Grand  Quefiion ,  ortheChriflians  Great  In- 
 quiry ;  from  Pfal.  1 5.  i.  The  Hoiy  Mans  Honour;  from 
 Mai.  3.  17.     The  Heavenly  Coriverjation;  from  PhiL^.  20. 
 
 Mr.  Ed'cyard  Buxton^  vizs,   all©   [ura'd  out  from  the 
 fame  Place  with  Mr.  §wctnam. 
 ■=^     ^  '      ""      ■""      ^   '^-  •'    -     ,  -     Brnvjlddi 
 
204  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MiniJlerSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  ~~" 
 
 V^'V^-'      Dranfisld  :  Mr.  I{ichard  MaudeJIj, 
 
 Buxton:  Mr,  John  Jacl^ion, 
 
 Bdcknel :  Mr.  Samuel  Nowei, 
 
 Mony-Ajh  I  Mr.  B^hert  Coek^, 
 
 Blackyfel :  Mr.  Jfaac  Bacon. 
 
 C  H  EiSTEIiFIELD:  Mr.  Ford, 
 
 TlDDES^ELor  Sheldon  .-  Mr.  John  Beehy  j 
 who  was  Eminent  for  his  clofe  walking  with  God. 
 
 Griejly  i  Mr.  Thomas  Ford,  He  was  born  at  VVUling- 
 ton  in  this  County,  and  brought  up  at  F^epton-School^ 
 where  he  profited  in  Learning  beyond  moft  of  his 
 Years.  From  thence  he  was  fent  to  Cambridge,  and 
 there  fettled  in  Jrinity-Coliege,  under  the  Care  and  Tu- 
 ition of  Dr.  Hill,  He  was  earlier  than  ordinary  in  Pi- 
 ety, in  Learning,  and  in  Preaching,  upon  which  Work 
 he  cntred  at  the  Age  of  Twenty  one  •  and  that  with  the 
 full  Approbation  both  of  judicious  Divines,  and  un- 
 derftanding  Chriftlans.  The  firft  Exercife  of  his  Mini- 
 ftry  was  in  the  capacity  of  an  AfTiftant  to  Mr.  George 
 Crofs  01  Clifton  in  StMJfordJhire^  whofe  Sifter  he  marry'd. 
 He  was  a  very  lively,  weighty,  pertinent,  and  methodical 
 Preacher.  He  was  never  ^<^ti\tdi  in  any  Parfonage  or 
 Vicaridge,  but  preach'd  under  other  Minifters  for  the 
 fpace  of  Seven  or  Eight  Years.  He  was  at  Scale  in 
 Lieceflerfoire  when  King  Charles  came  in,  and  there  he 
 was  mcntion'd,  p.  367  of  my  former  Edition^  but  he  was 
 Preaching  at  Griejly  when  the  Bartholomew  Ad  flew  him, 
 with  fo  many  others  of  his  Brethren.  But  being  civil- 
 ly dead,  and  yet  continuing  to  Speak  both  to  God  and 
 Men  in  a  Way  forbidden  by  Human  Laws,  tho'  as  he 
 conceiv'd  allow'd  and  approv'd  of  God,  he  together 
 with  another  Minifter,  Mr.  Thomas  Bakewel,  was  font 
 to  Stafford  Goal,  where  they  condnu'd  Prilbners  for  the 
 time  appointed.  Af  er  which,  he  ceafed  not  by  Day 
 or  by  Night  to  Preach  the  Gofpel,  for  which  he 
 was  again    apprehended,  and  comgiittcd  Prifoner   to 
 
m  the  County  (?/  D  E  R  B  Y.  205 
 
 Derby  Goal,  in  the  Company  of  another  Mirtifter,  Vol.  IL 
 Mr.  Timothy  Staniforth.  And  fulfilling  his  time  of  Suf-  w^^*s 
 fering  there  alio,  he  ftill  went  on  in  his  MASTER'S 
 Work  as  long  as  he  was  able.  But  as  he  began  be- 
 times fo  his  Work  was  ended  betimes  :  For  by  his  ex- 
 traordinary Pains  upon  a  Day  of  Fading  and  Prayer  he 
 broke  a  Vein,  which  brought  him  into  a  Confumption, 
 whereof  he  dy'd,  in  a  little  Village,  near  Burton  upon 
 Trent,  about  the  Year  1 677.  He  was  not  allow'd  to  "be 
 bury'd  in  confecrated  Ground.  He  was  a  hard  Student, 
 and  a  celebrated  Preacher.  His  Memory  is  very  preci- 
 ous to  the  Inhabitants  o{  Burton,  and  the  Neighbouring 
 Villages.  Mr.  Swinfen  improv'd  his  Death  from  thole 
 Words,  Joh»  5 .35.  /?(?  fpas  a  burning  and  a  [hining  Light » 
 
 Fairfield  in  Hope-Parijh  :  Mr.  William  Naden. 
 
 jiJhford-ChaPpel :  Mr.  Edward  Hollingfloead. 
 
 Dowcr^Chappel :  Mr.  Jatnej  Lnughton  j  afterwards  a 
 School-mafter  at  Oldham  in  Layicnfbin, 
 
 Afton  upon  Trent :  Mr.  Tho,  Palmer.  He  had  been  for- 
 itierly  MimUcr  of  Si- Lawrence  PoultneyChyiVch.  mLondony 
 from  whence  heremov'd  to  this  Place:  And  he  was  re- 
 moved from  hence  Toon  after  the  Reftauration  of  Kung 
 Charles,  to  make  way  for  Mr.  Oa^k^  Prelatical  Divine, 
 who  had  been  Ejec^^ed  there  many  Years  before.  Abouc 
 July,  1663,  he  was  imprifbn'd  in  Nottingham  for 
 Preaching  in  Conventicles. 
 
 Mv,  Finch  and  Mv.  Forth,  ^e  mention*d  in  all  the 
 Lifts  I  have  fcen  as  Ejedcd  or  Silenc'd  in  this  Coun- 
 ty ;  but  I  can't  learn  fo  much  as  where  they  preach'd, 
 or  what  were  their  Chriftian  Names. 
 
 Mr.  Jeremiah  J^jeat,  was  a  Preacher  as  a  Candidate 
 in  this  County,  when  the  Vniforniiiy  AH  Silenc'd,  tho' 
 it  did  not  Ejed  him.  He  was  afterwards  Chaplain  to 
 Sir  John  Bright,  Bart,  of  Bad/worth  in  Yorkshire.  He 
 was  a  good  Scholar,  and  an  hard  Student ;  and  an 
 eminently  pious  Man.  He  dy'd  moft  comfortably  in 
 the  Lord,  about  the  Year  1667. 
 
 And  here  I  think  it  moft  Proper  to  take  notice  of 
 Mr.  Charles  Sager,  who  was  in  my  laft  Edition  broughc 
 in  at  Darwen  in  Lancafijire,  p.  41 1,  but  is  now  omitted 
 
 there. 
 
2o6  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minijlers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  there. He   was   born   near   Burnley  in    Lanc^Jhirs 
 
 in  1635.  When  well  fitred  for  the  Univerlicy,  be  was 
 admitted  of  St.  Johns-College^  under  the  Tuition  of 
 Mr.  ifmcc  Dr.)  Fogg,  Dean  oiChefver,  Whilft  he  was 
 rhere,  the  moit  Religious  were  his  Companions.  Ac 
 the  Age  of  Twenty,  he  was  chofen  Mafter  of  the 
 Public k  School  at  Bl^-ckbourn,  in  which  Station  he  was 
 highly  Ufeful,  and  met  with  general  Refped:,  as  may 
 appear  from  his  being  conniv'd  at  by  the  Governors  of 
 the  School,  and  the  Gentry  thereabout,  till  68  or  69^ 
 tho*  he  could  not  Conform  to  the  Eftablifli'd  Church. 
 He  began  to  Preach  in  the  Year  1660,  and  tho'  he  {et 
 about  this  Work  with  Trembling,  yet  God  own'd  hini 
 in  it.  •  After  he  was  turn'd  out  of  the  Publick,  he  be- 
 took himfelf  to  the  Teaching  of  a  Private  School  in  the 
 Town,-  and  had  many  Gentlemens  Sons  and  others  un- 
 der his  Care,  that  were  conliderable  Proficients.  In 
 this  Work,  together  with  that  of  Preaching  frequently, 
 he  continued  till  83,  in  which  Year  Major  Novpel^  his 
 great  Enemy,  fent  him  to  Lnncnftcr  Prifon  by  a  Capias, 
 and  there  he  continu'd  Six  Months,  bating  a  few  Days 
 only.  During  his  Confinement,  he  was  ufeful  among 
 the  Prilbners,  and  feveral  Perfons  alfo  of  the  Town,  by 
 fetting  up  a  Conference  on  the  Lord's-Days.  His 
 Prifon  Improvements  and  Comforts  were  very  great. 
 In  the  Year  S7,  he  was  chofen  Paftor  to  a  People  in 
 Dn-rxoen,  where  he  labour'd  in  the  Work  of  the  Lord, 
 with  great  Acceptance  and  Succefs,  till  God  remov'd 
 him  by  a  Palfey,  on  Vehr,  13.  1697,  being  the  Lord's- 
 Day.  He  was  a  good  Scholar,  very  Affable,  blamelefs  in 
 Converfation,  and  generally  belov'd.  He  had  a  pecu- 
 liar way  of  reproving  Sinners  in  Private,  and  was  fa 
 own'd  in  it,  that  the  Guilty  either  heard  him.  with  Pa 
 tience,  or  came  under  fome  Rcftraints.  His  Difcourfe 
 in  the  Families  where  he  came,  was  much  of  it  abcur 
 Soul  Concerns,  and  much  direcSircd  to  the  younger  Sort 
 of  Perfons,  the  good  Fruit  of  which  hs  liv'd  to  fee,  in 
 that  not  a  few  of  them  folemnly  gave  up  themfelvcs 
 unto  the  LORD,  in  which  he  much  rejoyc^d. 
 
 Ot  thofe  mentioned  in  this  County  before,  I  have 
 here  omitted  Mr.  Smith  Lcdcurer  of  linvpfo??,  becaufehe 
 is  menticnM  in  Liccefter shire  •  and  Mr.  Snmuel  Bnya  of 
 B^chlff-Ahhey,  becaufe  he  is  mention'd  at  Gryndcn  in 
 Korthfipiptonfnire,  where  I  think  he  was  laft  Ejcdred  9 
 
m  the  County  ofDEVON.  207 
 
 apd  Mr.  Olderjlo/trv,  who  was  Ejected  in  Liecefierjhirc ,■  Vol.  IL 
 tho'  he  liv'd  afterwards  at  F^o^Siock^  (which  was  the  \,y^\f*^_ 
 Name  of  Kquire  Sfadcm^.ri's  Houfc,  in  whofe  Family- 
 he  was  Chapiain)  in  this  County  ;  and  Mr.  Thomns 
 Hill,  bccaufe  tho'  he  firft  began  to  Preach  in  this  Coun- 
 ty, yet  he  was  Ejeifled  in  ff Warwickshire  ;  and  Mr.  fjZosd 
 who  is  mcntion'd  in  the  Univerfity  of  Cambridge. 
 
 And  whereas  in  my  former  Edition  I  intimated,  that 
 'M.r.Manhcws  of  Edlafton,  'bAv.  James  Sutton  of  Crich, 
 and  Mr.  Pool  of  Mugington  Conformed  afterwards  in 
 this  County  :  I  now  add  ro  them,  Mr.  Pf^/igbt  of  Ednal 
 in  Caftletonf  s.nd  Mr.  Higginhotham  of  Hayfield,  who  I 
 underftand  alfo  Conformed. 
 
 And  whereas  I  before  mention'd  Mr.  I^awlinfon  of 
 K^iyveton  among  the  Nonconformifts,  I  (ince  am  in- 
 form'd,  that  he  never  was  a  Nonconformift,  nor  ever 
 left  his  Living. 
 
 In  the  County  of  D  E  V  O  N. 
 
 EXETE\:  Ac  the  Cathedral,  Mr.  Thomas  Ford^ 
 M.  A.  St.  Johns  :  Mr.  I{obert  Atkins,  M.  A.  Sid- 
 wells  :  Mr.  Thomas  Fowel,  M.  A.  St.  Mary  in  the 
 More  :  Mr.  John  Bartlet,  St,  Mary  Arches :  Mr.  Fer^ 
 dinando  'Nichols,  B.  D.  St.  Edmunds'.  Mr.  Thomas 
 Down,  M.  A.  St.  Feters'.  Mr.  Lewis  St uckly.  Petroekj  Z 
 Mr.  Mark, Down,  M.  A.  St.  Thomas:  Mr.  Alexander 
 Hodges,  M.  A.  And  Mr.  Thomas  Mall.  I'll  take  them 
 in   the  Order  mention'd. 
 
 1.  Mr.  Tijomas  Ford,  M.  A.  He  was  born  at  Brix^ 
 ton  in  Devon,  Anno.  1598,  of  Parents  of  good  re- 
 pute, who  left  his  eldeft  Brother  above  100  /.  j)er 
 Annum.  His  Father  Dying  when  he  was  Young,  his 
 Mother  took  care  of  his  Education.  In  his  Childhood 
 he  had  a  ftrong  inclination  to  Learning,  and  Serious 
 imprsfTions.  He  was  train'd  sp  in  School  Learning 
 under  Mr.  Durant,  a  Pious  Schoolmafter  at  Plimpton. 
 Tho'hejudg'd  him  £:  for  the  Univerfity  at  Fifteen,- 
 for  fome  reafons  he  was  not  fent  till  the  Year  1620, 
 when  he  w^as  entred  ^t  Magdalen- Hal  I  m  Oxford.  Hz 
 proceeded  B.  A,  Ann.  1624:  and  M.  A,  1627.  Here 
 he  was  as  celebrated  a  Tutor  as  an^/  in  chc  Lhiivcr- 
 
2oS  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mtnifters^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  IL  fity-  His  inciinanions  were  to  the  P«mrt«  way.  And 
 s..^-V"s.^  ^o"^e  pubiick  ExpreiFions  of  it  by  him  and  (bme  others, 
 in  the  Unlverficy,  drew  on  a  Cafe  which  then  made 
 a  coniiderable  noife,  and  is  fit  to  be  remembred.  Dr. 
 JFr^n?<?«  Prefident  of  M/z^i^/^w-Ce/Z^^e  chang'd  the  Com- 
 munion Table  in  the  Chappel  mto  an  Altar,  which 
 was  the  firft  fct  up  in  the  Univcrfity  llnce  the  Refor- 
 mation. Several  of  the  Preachers  ac  St.  Meiry\  in- 
 vcigh'd  againft  this  Innovation.  Particularly  Mr.  Thorn 
 q(  Beiliol'CoUege,  in  a  Sermon  on  i  J^rn^.  13.  z,  abouc 
 the  Altar  at  Bethel.  And  Mr.  Hodges  of  Exeter -College  ^ 
 from  Num.  14.  4  :  Let  us  make  aCnptain,  and  return 
 into  Egypt.  Mr.  Ford  alio  in  his  Turn  Preach'd  from 
 iTheJJ]  1.  10,  II.  This  Secmon  was  on  June  iz, 
 163 1.  He  made  fome  fmart  Refletftions  on  the  In^ 
 novations  then  creeping  into  the  Church,  the  magnify- 
 ing of  Tradition,  making  the  Eucharift  a  Sacrifice, 
 Altars  inftead  of  Tables,  bowings  ro  the  Altar,  (^c. 
 The  Lnudenfinn  Faction  took  Fire  at  thefe  Sermons , 
 pretended  them  to  be  Rcflecflions  on  fome  great 
 Churchmen,  and  a  Violation  of  ihe  King's  Declara- 
 tion for  Silencing  the  Annhiian  Controverfies.  Nexc 
 Saturday  the  Vice-Chancellor  convented  Mr.  Ford  be- 
 fore him,  and  demanded  a  Copy  of  his  Sermon. 
 Mr.  For^  offer'd  to  give  him  one,  if  he  demanded  it 
 Statutnhly.  The  Vice-Chancellor  orders  him  to  Sur- 
 render himfelfPrifoner  at  the  Caftle.  Mr.  Ford  of- 
 fer'd  to  go,  if  he  would  fend  a  Beadle  or  Servant  with 
 him.  That  not  being  comply 'd  with,  he  forbore  to 
 furrender  himfelf.  Next  Saturday  the  Vice-Chancel-, 
 lor  much  irritated.  Seals  up  Mr.  Fca/'s  Study,  and 
 afterwards  fearchcs  his  Books  and  Papers,  but  found 
 nothing  that  could  be  urg*d  againft  him,  he  having 
 had  the  precaution  to  femove  out  of  the  way  what- 
 ever his  Enemies  could  take  hold  of.  In  the  mean 
 time  an  Information  is  fent  to  Arch-Bifliop  Laud^  then 
 their  Chancellor,  who  returns  orders  to  punifh  the 
 Preachers.  A  Citation  hereupon  in  his  Name  is  fix*d 
 en  St.  Marys  July  2,  Commanding  Mr.  Ford\  appear- 
 ance before  the  Vice-Chancellor,  on  the  5^/?.  Appear- 
 ing on  the  Day  appointed,  he  is  prcft  to  an  Oath  ex 
 cffcio,  to  anfvver  any  Qiicftions  about  his  Sermon  ;  but 
 rcfufes  it  becaufe  there  were  no  Interrogatories  in 
 Writiog.    He  offers  again  a  Copy  of  his  Sermon,  if 
 
 the 
 
in  the  County  of  DE  V  ON.  209 
 
 demanded  according  ro  the  Statutes  j  and  next  Day  Vol.  II. 
 delivers  a  Copy,  which  was  accepted.  But  on  pre-  .^/'V^ 
 tence  of  former  Contumacy,  the  Vice- Chancellor 
 Commands  him  again  to  furrender  himfelf  Prifoner. 
 Mr.  Ford  appeals  from  him  to  the  Congregation,  and 
 delivers  his  Appeal  in  "Writing  to  the  two  Prodors, 
 (  ivoo  Men,  fays  Fuller  in  his  Churc/uH^fl.  B.  ii.  p.  141, 
 Of  eminent  Integrity  and  Ability,  Mr.  Atherton  Bruch, 
 2indi  Mi\  John  Doughty y)  They  carry  it  to  the  Congre- 
 gationy  who  refer  the  Caufe  to  1 6  Delegates  ;  the  ma^ 
 jor  part  of  whom,  vi:{,  loin  15,  upon  a  full  hearing 
 acquit  him  of  all  breach  of  Peace.  From  them  the 
 Vice-Chancellor  appeals  to  the  Convocation,  who 
 appoint  Delegates  alio ;  but  the  Time  limited  by  ^  ^ 
 Statute  expired  before  they  came  to  Sentence.  Here- 
 upon L^w^  brought  the  whole  Matter  before  the  King 
 and  Council  at  H^oodftod{.  Mr.  Ford  appearing  there, 
 the  King  examined  him  upon  Three  Queftions,  i.H^hy 
 he  refusd  a  Cop  of  his  Sermon  ?  He  Anfwer'd  he  had 
 not  deny*d  it,  but  ofFer'd  it  according  to  the  Statutes. 
 
 2.  PVoether  Dr.  Prideaux  dijfuaded  him  from  giving  it  ? 
 (the  King  it  feems being  madetofufpedhim)  He  affur'd 
 the  King,  he  had  never  Confulted  the  Dodor  about  it. 
 
 3.  H%  he  did  not  go  to  Prijon,  when  the  Vice-Chan^eU 
 lor  Commanded  him  thither  upon  his  Faith  ?  He  gave 
 him  the  fame  Anfwer  as  before  to  the  Vice-Chancel- 
 lor  ;  adding,  that  he  hop'd  His  Majeft/s  Poor  Scholar^ 
 in  the  Vnivjrjityjhoii'd  not  he  in  a  voorje  Condition  than  the 
 VQorfl  of  Felons,  who  were  Imfrifon'd  by  a  Mittimus,  ar.d 
 with  legal  Officers  to  Conduct  them  to  it.  The  King 
 fpake  no  more,  good  or  bad  to  Mr.  Ford;  and  Laud, 
 tho' prefent,  interpos'd  not  one  Word,  But  the  reflik 
 was,  The  three  Preachers  were  expell'd ;  ( for  the  reft 
 had  made  Appeals,  as  well  as  Mr.  Ford,)  the  Prodors 
 depos'd  for  receiving  their  Appeals,  tho'  legally  they 
 could  not  refufe  them  ;  and  Dr.  Prideaux  and  Dr.  fViU 
 k^infon  check'd  for  meddling  on  their  behalf. 
 
 The  Merits  of  the  Caufe  lay  in  this  ;  fuppofing  their 
 Sermons  had  been  liable  to  Cenfure,  yet  a  Stature  of  . 
 King  J/?wf/s  then  in  Force,  refer'd  the  Cognizance  of 
 any  Errors  in  Sermons,  to  the  Vice  Chancellor  and  Six 
 other  Dodors,  wh^vtoithz  F^cgius-Profejfor  of  Divinity 
 muft  be  one.  And  another  Statute  left  it  to  the  Vice- 
 Chancellor  wl:h  the  B^gius-Proffffor  or  fome  other 
 '  P       "  Dodof 
 
2 1  o        The  Ejecied  or  Silenced  MtmfterSj  S^c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Doctor.  But  he  having  Acted  aione  in  this  Bufinefs^ 
 proceeded  not  Sramtably.  And  thereftre  thefe.Mini- 
 fters  were  Guilty  of  no  Contumacy.  Which  being 
 the  Sentence  of  the  Congregation,  to  whom  they  ap- 
 peai'd  according  to  Law,  and  not  revok'd  by  the  Con- 
 vocation 'y  they  judg'd  themfelves  to  ftand  clear  of  any 
 Crime. 
 
 Dr.  Fuller  in  his  Relation  of  this  Matter  infinuates 
 one  Refledion,  calling  their  Appeals  retrograde.  But 
 Dr.  Heylhiy  with  all  his  difaffection  to  the  Puritans, 
 wonders  at  Fuller's  Ignorance  in  this  Matter,  owns  their 
 Appeals  to  be  regularly  made  from  the  inferior  to  the 
 Superior  JurifdiCtion,  that  they  were  drawn  up  in  due 
 Form  of  Law,  and  delivered  to  the  Prod:ors  according 
 to  Cudom  5  only  he  blames  the  Prodlors  for  Publifh- 
 ing  them  too  haftily.  PVood  raves  on  this  occafion,  af- 
 ter his  ulual  manner  with  as  little  regard  to  Truth  as 
 Candour,  Antiq.  Oxon.  p. 334.  He  calls  Zvlr.  Fo?'^  an 
 Ohjiin.^.tc  and l>£rjuTd  PVutch  for  difobeying  the  Vice- 
 ChanccUor,  and  yet  ov/ns  but  a  few  Lines  after  that 
 there  was  a  Statute  In  Force  allowing  luch  Appeals. 
 What  he  adds,  that  Mr.  F^/y/ at  lad  prefcnted  the  Vice- 
 Chancellor  with  a  Copy  of  his  Sermon  upon  Oath,  and 
 he^g'd  his  Pardon,  is  a  mecr  Romance.  And  fo  is  an- 
 other Charge  he  brings  againft  this  Sermon,  That  the 
 EnglipiO  Bip^ops  were  S!n7jder'd  in  it  with  Arminianifm  ; 
 for  in  a  Genuine  Copy  of  his  Sermon  Cwhich  I  can  di- 
 rect any  Friend  ofMr.fVocd  to  a  fight  of,)  there  is 
 iiot  one  Word  of  that  marrcr.  And  he  could  hardly 
 have  pitchM  upon  a  Puritan  of  thofe  Times  lefs  likely 
 fcr  this;  for  tis  well  known  he  was  no  rigid  Calvinifl 
 in.  the  Five  Poin;^,  but  of  the  middle  way.  But 
 enough  of  this  Cafe. 
 
 Mr.T/W?2  and  Mr.  Hodges  upon  a  Recantation  and 
 a  Year's  Sulpenfion  were  fully  reftored,  and  after- 
 wards promoted  to  be  Archdeacons.  But  Mr.  Fcr  A 
 by  the  final  Sentence,  was  oblig'd  to  quit  the  Univer- 
 ilty  within  Four  Days,  and  was  Condud:ed  out  of  the 
 Town  with  much  Honour,  by  a  vaft  Multitude  of 
 Scholars  in  their  Habits.  He  is  foon  invited  by  the 
 Magiftrates  of  Plimcuth  to  be  their  Minifter  :  But 
 Archbifhop  Laud  obtains  a  Letter  to  them  from  the 
 King,  Sign'd  with  his  own  Hand,  ("accompany'd  with 
 another  from  himfelf;)  forbidding  them  to  admit  him, 
 
 on 
 
in  the  County  of  DEV  ON.  211 
 
 on  pain  of  his  higheft  Difpleafure :  Wliich  oblig'd  them  VoJ.  II. 
 to  recede  from  their  Choice. 
 
 Mr.  Fdrd  finding  the  Bifliop  {er  upon  excluding  him 
 from  all  Preferment  in  England,  embraces  an  oppor- 
 tunity of  going  beyond  Sea  as  Chaplain  to  an  Englijh 
 Regiment  under  the  Command  of  Colonel  George 
 Fleefvpood,  in  the  Service  of  Guftavus  Adolphus,  He 
 Travels  with  the  Colonel  into  Germany,  and  lay  fome 
 time  in  Garriibn  at  Stode  and  Elbing.  His  M^rit  re- 
 commended him  to  Learned  Men  of  all  Profcjfions  ia 
 his  Travels.  While  abroad,  he  was  invited  by  the 
 Iswg///^  Merchants  at  Hamburgh,  to  be  their  Minifter, 
 with  the  promife  of  a  Salary  of  200  /.  fer  Annum, 
 But  he  was  weary  of  a  Foreign  Country,  and  chole 
 rather  to  return  home.  Whether  the  B  fhop's  Pre- 
 judice was  abated,  or  length  of  Time  had  worn  one 
 the  remembrance  of  him,  at  his  return  he  met  with  no 
 oppofition  in  a  Prefentation  to  the  Redtory  of  Aldvpin- 
 ckJeoY  Oundlc,  in  Northamptonfoire.  There  he  performed 
 his  Minifterial    Work   with  great  afllduity   for  fome 
 
 Years,  and  Married  the    Daughter  of- Fleetwcod  of 
 
 Grayes-Inne,  Efq;  by  whom  he  had  feveral  Children.  He 
 was  chofen  ProCtor  for  the  Clergy  of  the  Diocefs  of  Pe- 
 terboroughto  the  Famous  Convocation  1640.  who  fram'd 
 the  (3c.  Oath.  When  the  War  broke  our,  he  retir'd  to 
 London,  and  was  made  Minifter  of  St.  Faith's,  Lon- 
 ttcn,  and  a  Member  of  the  Aflembly  of  Divines.  When 
 the  Wars  were  over,  he  fettled  at  Exeter:  Where  he 
 found  the  City  and  Country  over-fpread  with  a  fwarm 
 of  Errors,  and  under  the  influence  of  rhoie  Enthufiafti 
 that  pretended  to  be  above  Ordinances.  He  (ti  him- 
 {qI^  vigorou/ly  to  Preach  againft  thefe  mad  Errors,  and 
 with  wonderful  Succefs.  The  whole  City  was  mightily 
 reform'd,  and  a  good  relifli  of  the  beft  things  appear'd 
 in  the  generality-  His  Province  was  to  Preach  in  the 
 Cathedral,  tho*  for  a  time  he  was  once  put  out  of  ir. 
 An.  1649,  by  Major  General  D^'j^or^/w^/j,  who  quarter'dl 
 there,  for  refufing  the  Engagement.  He  had  not  on- 
 ly the  greateft  refpecfl  from  the  Body  of  the  People, 
 but  was  highly  cfteem'd  by  the  Magiftracy  and  Neigh- 
 bouring Gentry,  and  maintained  a  very  Friendly  Cor- 
 refpondence  with  the  Miniilers  of  the*City.  He  in- 
 duc'd  them  to  fet  on  foot  a  Tuefda/s  Ledture,  where 
 they  all  took  their  Turns,  and  were  greatlv  frequented : 
 
 P  2  '  An4 
 
2 12  The  Ejetted  or  Silent* d  MiniJterSj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  IL    And  to  have  Communions  once  a  Fortnight   in  each 
 
 v.^'-y-v^  Church  alternately,  at  which  the  Members  of  any  of 
 
 the  other  Congregations  might  Communicate.     Thcfe 
 
 Methods  prevented    all  Jealoudes   among  them,    and 
 
 united  the  People  firmly  among  themfelves. 
 
 Thus,  the  Minifters  of  Exeter  enjoy'd  for  about 
 Thirteen  Years  great  Quiet  and  Comfort  in  the  exer- 
 clfe  of  their  Miniftry,  till  Bartholomew-Day,  1662- 
 Then  he  was  caft  out  with  his  Brethren,  but  ftili  re- 
 dded among  his  People.  Upon  the  coming  out  of 
 the  Oxford- A<!^y  he  and  12  Minifters  more  that  refi- 
 ded  in  that  City,  not  fatisfy'd  with  all  the  Parti- 
 culars of  the  Oath  prefcrib'd,  and  yet  knowing  that 
 Mifconftrudion  would  be  made  of  their  Refufal, 
 thought  It  advifeable  to  prefent  a  Petition  to  the 
 Alagiftracy  of  Exon,  "  Begging  Leave  to  declare,  that 
 "  they  could  fwear,  That  they  were  fo  free  from  ail 
 '^  Thoughts  of  railing  a  new  War,  or  rcfifting  the 
 **  Powers  which  by  Divine  Providence  were  over 
 *'  them,  that  they  were  fully  reiolv'd  never  to  take  up 
 *'  Arms  againft  the  King's  Perfon,  Crown,  Dignity  or 
 "  Authority,  or  to  aid,  abet,  countenance,  or  encou- 
 "  rage  any  other  in  any  tumultuous  or  unpeaceable 
 *'  Endeavours  towards  thk  Difturbance  of  his  Majefty's 
 **  Kingdoms^  but  to  behave  themfelves  Peaceably  in 
 "  all  things  and  at  all  times,  under  his  Majcfty's  Go- 
 **  vernment  in  Church  and  State.  Adding,  that  *'  this 
 **  they  humbly  clrerM,  not  as  expedting  to  efcape 
 *'  the  Penalties  of  the  Adl  by  it,  but  that  they  might 
 *'  not  be  rerrefcnted  as  dilloyal  or  difafledted  to  his 
 "  Majefty's  Perfon  snd  Government.  But  the  prefent 
 Ivlagiitratcs  being  fuch  as  had  no  Favour  for  Men  of 
 their  Stamp,  rejecfled  the  Petition,  and  they  were  forc'd 
 for  a  time  to  leave  the  City.  Upon  this  Occafion  it 
 may  be  fit  to  obferve,  That  upon  the  tendring  of  this 
 Oathro  leveral  Nonconformift-Minifters  of  that  Coun- 
 try, a  leading  Man  among  them  declar'd  before-hand 
 in  open  Court,  That  "  fince  he  underftood  partly  by 
 **  Diicourfe  with  Ibme  concern'd  in  making  the  Law/ 
 "  and  partly  by  comparing  the  Law  itfdf  with  others, 
 *"'  that  the  Oath  meant  no  more  than  to  fecure  the 
 *'  Kine's  Pcribfi  and  Authority,  and  the  Governmenc 
 **  in  Church'and  State  from  being  fubverted  by  any 
 *'  unpeaceable  or  feditioias  Endeavours  out  of   our 
 
w  the  County  t?/  D  E  V  O  N.  215 
 
 **  Place  and  Calling  ;  he  was  therefore  fatisfy'd  to  ten-  Vol.  IL 
 **  der  himfelf  to  that  Honourable  Court  for  the  taking  ^.^"V">^ 
 "  of  it.  This  Declaration  being  accepted  by  the  Court, 
 feveral  there  took  it ;  yiv.  Humphrey  Snunders^  Mr.  John 
 Howe  and  others,  to  thenumber  of  Twelve,  who  were 
 all  that  took  it  in  that  County.  The  Church-men  glo- 
 ry'd  in  this,  as  hoping  it  had  broke  the  Union  among 
 the  Nonconformifts,  but  found  themfelves  miftaken. 
 For  thofe  that  took  it  were  fatisfy'd  with  this  Declara- 
 tion ;  and  thofe  that  could  not  take  it.  refus'd  it  only 
 becaufe  they  thought  the  Ad:  left  room  for  no  fuch 
 Provijo, 
 
 Mr.  Ford  retir'd  to  Exmouth,  about  Nine  Miles  from 
 Exeter,  and  liv'd  privately  there  in  thofe  evil  Days. 
 When  the  Indulgence  came  cut,  tho'  he  lik*d  not  the 
 Perfons  that  obtain'd  it,  nor  their  Defign  in  it,  yet  it 
 was  his  Judgment,  they  fhould  take  the  opportunity  of 
 Preachin/the  Gofpel :  And  tho'  his  Health  was  greatly 
 impair'd,  he  return'd  to  Exeter,  but  was  incapable  of 
 Preaching  any  more  than  Two  Sermons  in  Publick.  But 
 he  was  Serviceable  to  many  by  Private  Counfel  at 
 Home,  and  his  fervent  Prayers  for  them.  While  many 
 were  flattering  themfelves  with  Flourifhing  Times  ap- 
 proaching, he  told  them,  there  was  a  fbrer  Storm  be- 
 hind that  would  unavoidably  fall  upon  the  Churches.  He 
 declin'd  daily  after  his  laft  Sermon,  and  was  foon  con- 
 fined to  his  Bed,  and  could  now  fpeak  little  to  Vifitants. 
 Yet  when  two  MinifVers  of  that  Citv  vifired  him,  he 
 fpake  much  to  them  of  his  own  Unworthinefs.  and 
 the  All-fufficiency  of  Chrift,  and  that  he  would  rcpole 
 himfelf  upon  that  Rock  in  the  Srorms  of  approach- 
 ing Death.  When  his  ancient  Colleague,  'b^\v,Bnrtlet, 
 recited  thofe  Words  of  the  Apoftle,  The  Sting  of  D^/ith 
 is  Sin,  and  theftrgngth  of  Sin  is  the  Litw  ;  he  ftop'd  him 
 fliort,  and  added.  But  thanks  be  to  God  for  Jefus  Chrifr, 
 thro*  whom  we  hnve  the  ViBory,  Which  were  his  laft 
 Words.  He  dy'd  in  his  76th  Year,  in  December  1674, 
 and  was  bury'd  in  St.  Lnwrences  Church  in  Exeter^ 
 Hepublifli'd  Two  Sermons,  one  before  the  Lords,  and 
 
 the  other  before  the  Commons. A  Treatife  of  finging  of 
 
 Pfn'ms,  8vo.  1657.     And,  jhe  Sinner  condemn' d  of  h'-r-n.     ^ 
 felf'y  being  a  Plea  for  God  Againft  all  the  Vngodly,  froving 
 th'.m  alone  guilty   of  their  own  '  Dcftru^ion,  8vo,    i669i. 
 P  3  And, 
 
214      The  Ejeffed  or  SHem^d  Mmiprsj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  And,'' Scriptures  Self-e^jidence,  f  roving  it  to  he  the  only  B^l^ 
 '  of  Faith  i  againft  the  Papfts,  8vo.  1 677. 
 
 2.  Mr.  I{ohert  Atkjns,  M.  A.  He  was  born  at  Chard 
 in  Somerfer,  An,  1626.  His  Father  Mr.  Aaron  Atkjns 
 had  1 5  Children,  9  of  which  liv'd  to  be  marry *d.  i<o. 
 hert  the  youngeft  Son  was  defign'd  for  a  Merchant,  had 
 a  Mafter  provided  for  him  in  London  ;  the  Day  of  his 
 Journey  was  fix'd,  and  all  things  in  readinefs,  but  he 
 was  not  to  be  found.  His  Father  hereupon  alter'd 
 his  purpofe,  and  fent  him  to  Oxon,  to  Pf^^adham-Col^ 
 lege,  of  which  he  was  a  Fellow.  After  Twelve  Years 
 fpent  there,  he  was  for  a  while,  one  of  Cromwell's 
 Chaplains,  but  foon  grew  weary  of  the  Place,  by  rea- 
 fon  of  the  Infolency  of  the  Sedaries.  From  thence  he 
 remov'd  to  Cooperjaie  in  EJfex,  a  Benefice  of  300  /.  per 
 Ann,  He  found  the  Place  over-run  with  Seds  ;  but 
 hisfolid  Dodrinejoyn'd  with  a  free  and  obliging  Con- 
 vcrfation,  foconvinc'd  and  gain'd  them,  that  after  a 
 while  he  had  not  one  Dillenter  left  in  his  PariOi.  Judge 
 Archer  VJ2.S  his  Parifliioner  and  Friend,  and  focontinu'd 
 to  his  Death.  He  was  forc'd  to  quit  this  Place  upon 
 the  account  of  his  Health,  to  the  great  Sorrow  of  his 
 People,  He  aflur'dthem,  That  could  he  have  liv'd 
 with  them  he  would  not  have  left  them  ;  and  declar'd, 
 that  he  would  not  again  accept  of  fo  great  a  Benefice. 
 
 By  Mr.  Thomas  Ford  he  was  invited  to  Exon,  At  his 
 firft  coming  thither,  he  preach'd  ^t  St,  Si dvocliy,  while  the 
 Quire  of  the  Cathedral  was  preparing  for  him.  When 
 it  wasfinifli'd,  it  was  a  moft  convenient  and  capacious 
 Churcl-,  (  commonly  call'd  Eafi^Feters)  Here  he  had 
 a  vaft  Auditory,  being  gencraHy  cftccm'd  one  of  the 
 beft  Preachers  in  the  mft  of  E'glan-f. 
 
 In  September  1660,  he  was  expcll'd  from  Eaft-Peters, 
 "  Church^Mufick.  (to  ufe  his  Words  in  his  Farewell  Ser^ 
 *'  men  upon  that  Occafion)  juilling  out  the  conftant 
 "  Preaching  of  the  W^ord;  the  Minifter  being  oblig'd  to 
 ''  cive  place  to  the  Queriftcr-^  and  Hundreds,  yea 
 *'  Thoufands,  to  feek  where  to  hear  a  Sermm  on  the 
 "  Lord's-Day,  rather  than  Singing^Scrvice  (hould  be 
 **  omitted,  or  not  kept  up  in  its  ancient  Splendor  and 
 Glory.  Hereupon  he  was  chofen  at  St.  Johns,  from 
 >(vhence  he  was  again  Ejedcd  by  the  ABo/Vniformity, 
 $n  Afmd  i66z.  His  Principles  were  Loyal,  and  his 
 -      '^'^  -  Charity 
 
in  the  County  ^/  D  E  V  O  N.  215 
 
 Charity  truly  Catholick.  Vor  me  (  fays  he  in  his,Fare-  Vol.  II. 
 wel  Sermon  at  St.  Johns ^  Auguft  1 7)  let  him  never  he  ac-  ^/->u^ 
 counted  a  found  Chrlftlan^  that  doth  not  both  fear  GOD 
 and  Honour  the  Kjng.  I  beg  that  you  would  not  Jujfcr 
 our  Nonconformity^  (  for  which  voe  patiently  fufler  the  lofs 
 of  our  Places)  to  be  an  AH  cf  Vnfeaceablenejs  and  DiJloyaU 
 ty.  We  will  do  any  thing  for  his  Majefty  but  Sin.  We 
 will  ha:(ard  any  thing  for  him  but  our  Souls.  We  hope  we 
 could  die  for  him  ;  only  we  dare  not  be  damned  for  him.  We 
 mal{e  no  Que  ft  ion  ^  however  we  may  I  e  accounted  of  here  t  we 
 Jhall  be  found  Loyal  and  Obedient  SujeHs  at  our  Appearance 
 before  GOD's  Tribunal. 
 
 He  was  very  moderate  in  his  Principles,  of  a  Peace- 
 able Healing  Spirit,  Obliging  and  Affable,  ^rave  and 
 yetpleafant  in  Converfation.  His  innocent  Mirth  and 
 Facetioufnefs  render'd  his  Company  very  Acceptable. 
 He  was  lov'd  and  refpeded  by  moft  who  knew  him. 
 Many  Perfons  of  Quality  had  a  great  Efteem  for  him 
 on  the  account  of  his  Learning  and  good  Humour. 
 
 When  the  Law  prohibited  the  Publlck  Exercile  of 
 his  Miniftry,  he  difcharg'd  his  Duty  to  his  People  in 
 Private,  as  Opportunity  was  ofrer'd  :  Yet  frequently 
 attending  on  the  Publick  Worfhip  of  GOD,  and  ex- 
 horting others  to  do  the  (ame. 
 
 Great  Offers  were  made  him,  if  he  would  have  Con- 
 formed, particularly  by  the  Earl  of  i^^^wor:  But  being 
 difTatisfy'd  in  fome  impos'd  Terms,  the  Offer  of  a 
 Mitre,  could  not  move  him  to  A(fi:  contrary  to  his  Senti- 
 ments. 
 
 Tho'  he  was  naturally  very  Fearful,  yet  he  difco- 
 ver'd  an  undaunted  Courage,  in  the  difcharge  of  his 
 Duty.  Awhile  before  his  fecond  Ejection,  as  he  was 
 Preaching  againft  the  growing  Vices  of  that  Time,  one 
 of  his  Hearers  (  a  Gentleman  of  great  Quality  )  (lands 
 up  in  the  Church,  juft  before  him,  and  Hares  him  in 
 the  Face  :  But  he,  knowing  on  whole  Errand  he  came, 
 proceeded  with  his  Difcourfe,  not  fearing  the  Frowns 
 of  the  Greateft.  The  very  next  Morning,  his  Clerk 
 brings  him  a  Libel,  full  of  Reflections  on  that,  and 
 other  Gentlemen,  which  he  found  affix'd  to  the  Church 
 Door.  He  reads  it,  leaves  it  in  his  Study,  and  go  s 
 out  into  the  Country  :  He  was  no  (boner  gone,  but  a 
 Melfenger  is  fent  after  him  with  an  Order  for  him  to 
 appear  immediately  before  feveral  Juflicescf  the  Peace, 
 P  4  m 
 
2 1 6  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mini(lers^  &CC. 
 
 i\. 
 Voi.  11.    in  Exofj.     He  appears,  is  chargM  with  this  Libel,    pro- 
 V^^V*^*-^  fsff^s  his  Innocence,  is  Menac  d,  and  without  any  Proof 
 committed  to  Prifon  ;  But  the  very  next  Day,  Bifliop 
 Gauden  procur'd  him  his  Liberty. 
 
 Some  of  the  Magiftrates  of  the  City  ofExon,  who 
 were  veryfevere  againft  other  DifTenting  Minifters,  yet 
 favoured  and  conniv'd  at  him.  Three  Meetings  were 
 taken  in  his  Houfe,  the  Names  of  many  taken  ;  yet  nei- 
 ther he  nor  the  Houfe  Fin'd.  One  Mayor  and  Juftice 
 who  were  far  more  Bufy  than  their  Brethren,  Fin'd  his 
 Houie  Twenty  Pounds,  (cho*  the  People  were  not 
 found  in  his,  but  in  a  Neighbour's  Houfe)  Hereupon 
 they  came  and  broke  up  his  Doors,  to  Diftrain  for  the 
 Fine  :  But  finding  his  Books,  and  beft  Goods  remov'd, 
 they  feiz  d  on  him,  who  was  very  ill  of  the  Gout  ; 
 brought  him  down  from  his  warm  Chamber  in  a 
 Chair  into  his  Court;  expos'd  him  fome  Hours  to  the 
 cold  Air,  ("by  which  his  Health  was  much  impair'd,) 
 and  made  his  Mittimus,  to  fend  him  to  Prifon,  for  this 
 I^ine.  Of  all  the  great  Multitude  which  were  gather'd 
 about  his  Houfe  upon  this  Occafion,  the  Mayor  and 
 Juftice  could  not  either  by  Promifes  or  Threats,  get 
 aay  to  carry  him  to  Prifon.  At  length  fome  of  his 
 Friends  paid  his  Fine.  The  reft  of  the  Chamber  utter- 
 ly diflik  d  this  Severity. 
 
 Once  he  was  jtaken  at  another  Houfe,  where  he  was 
 to  have  preach'd.  The  Mayor  excused  himfelf,  telling 
 him,  that  he  thought  he  had  been  another  Perfon,  and 
 difmifs'd  him,  on  his  Promife  to  appear  the  next  Day 
 at  the  Guild-Hall^  if  fent  for  :  He  was  not  fcnt  for,  nei- 
 ther did  he  hear  any  more  of  the  Matter. 
 
 One  of  his  Hearers  was  Prcfecuted  in  the  Spiritual 
 Court,  for  having  his  Child  Baptiz'd  by  a  Nonconform 
 mift.  When  Dr.  L^^wplugh,  late  Archbifliob  of  Tr^/-/:.,  then 
 Bifliop  of  Exon,  underftood  that  Mr.  Arkjtis  had  Bap- 
 tized it ;  he  put  a  ftop  to  the  Proceedings  of  the  Court, 
 difmifs'd  the  Man  without  paying  any  Cofts,  and  fpake 
 very  honourably  of  Mr,  Mkius^  for  his  Learning  and 
 Moderation. 
 
 His  peaceable  Temr>cr,  apd  truly  Cathplick  Charity, 
 drew  on  him  the  Cer.lures  cf  ibme  rigid  People,  as  if 
 Jhe  would  Conform  ;  But  tho'  he  could  have  gone  far, 
 and  would  have  done  much,  rather  than  be  laid  afide^, 
 and  hinder'd  fron;  thePublick  Exercife  of  that  Sacred 
 
 OiRce, 
 
m  the  County  ^/  D  E  V  O  N.  217 
 
 Office,  to  which  he  hadbeen  folemnly  devoted,  and  in  Vol.  II. 
 rhe  Difcharge  of  which,   fthro'  the.Divine  BlelTing)  he 
 had 'been  fo  very  Succefsful  3  yet  he  could  iiot  take  all 
 the  Steps  requir'd  by  the  A£i  of  Vniformity, 
 
 He  had  a  large  Heart  and  open  Hand.  He  devis'd 
 liberal  Things,  and  gave  oftentimes  even  beyond  his 
 Ability.  Not  only  his  own  and  his  Wife's  Relations, 
 but  his  Brethren  in  theMiniftry,  who  were  in  low  Cir- 
 cumftances,  had  a  large  Share  of  his  Bounty. 
 
 Towards  the  latter  end.of  his  J.ife,  he  was  much  af- 
 flktled  with  the  Gout  j  yet  would  he  not  negledt  his 
 Work,  often  Preaching  in  his  own  Houfe  in  his  Chair, 
 when  he  was  not  able  to  go  or  ftand,  or  fo  much  as  ule 
 his  Hands  to  turn  his  Notes. 
 
 The  Affairs  of  the  Church  and  People  of  GOD  lay 
 near  his  Heart.  The  Death  of  King  Charles  II,  and 
 the  difmal  Profped:  of  the  return  of  Popery  upon  King 
 James's  declaring  himfelf  a  Papifl,  made  a  very  deep 
 Impreflion  upon  his  Spirit,  and  are  fuppos'd  to  have 
 haften*d  his  Death,  which  happened  March  28,  1685.. 
 ^tat,  59. 
 
 He  was  a  very  comely  little  Man.  His  Countenance 
 cheerful,  his  Voice  clear,  his  Pronunciation  very  agree- 
 able. He  was  fo  happy  in  his  ExprefTions,  as  at  once 
 both  to  inftruft  and  even  charm  his  Hearers,  tho*  far 
 from  affected  Words  or  Tones.  His  Tutor  was  wont 
 to  fay.  That  three  of  his  Pupils  (of  which  Mr.  Atkjns 
 was  one)  were  fome  of  the  beft  Preachers  in  England. 
 At  his  fii^  Appearance  in  St.  Mar/s  Pulpit,  in  Oxon, 
 he  being  but  young,  and  feeming  younger  than  he 
 was,  was  defpis'd  by  the  Hearers,  who  expected  no- 
 thing worth  the  hearing  from  fuch  a  Boy,  as  they 
 term'd  him  :  But  his  Difcourfe  quickly  turn'd  their 
 Contempt  into  Admiration. 
 
 Such  was  his  Modefty,  that  notwithftanding  his 
 great  Stock  of  Learning,  his  excellent  Faculty  at  folv- 
 ing  difficult  Cafes,  and  his  fingular  Dexterity  in  ana- 
 lyiing,  expounding  and  applying  the  Holy  Scriptures, 
 notwithftanding  the  repeated  Importunity  of  his 
 Friends,  yet  he  could  never  be  prevail'd  upon  to  print 
 fo  much   as   one  fingle  Sermon. 
 
 Great  Numbers  of  his  Serm.ons,  on  many  Subjedls 
 have   been  tranfcrib'd,  and   are   ftill  handed  up   and 
 down  among  his  Friends  :  Some  of  which  may  (per- 
 haps) 
 
■         — 
 
 2 1 8  The  Eje5ied  or  Silenced  MmiJlerSy  &c. 
 
 ,Vol.  II.   hapsj  when  compar'd  with,  and  correded  by  his  own 
 \>'*V's^  Notes,  fee  the  Light. 
 
 3.  Mr.  'Stomas  Poxvel,  M.  A.  After  his  Ejedment 
 here,  he  went  to  London, 
 
 4.  Mr.  John  Bartlet,  He  was  a  very  laborious  con- 
 ftant  Preacher,  and  had  an  excellent  copious  Gift  in 
 Prayer.  His  Voice  was  low,  but  his  Matter  very  folid 
 and  acceptable.  He  continued  in  Exeter  after  his  be- 
 ing filenc'd,  and  preach'd  there  as  he  had  Opportuni- 
 ty. He  dy'd  in  a  good  old  Age.  He  has  printed 
 ibme  Things  in  O6tavo.  As  his  Meditaticns. —  An 
 Explication  of  the  Affemblies  Catechifm  :  And  the  Dutj^ 
 ofComynunicants.  Of  the  1^7^  and  Profit  of  AffliHions, 
 Sec.  He  was  Brother  to  Mr.  H^illiam  Bartlet  of  Byd^ 
 iiford, 
 
 5.  "Mr.  Eerdinando  Nichols,  B.  D.  A  Man  of  confi- 
 dcrable  Learning,  and  a  grave  Divine.  He  was  for 
 about  40  Years  together  a  painful  Minifter  in  this 
 City.  Being  once  to  preach  before  the  Judges,  he 
 put  his  Notes  into  his  Wife's  Bible,  as  being  liner 
 than  his  own.,  and  fo  fitter  for  that  Occafion  ;  But 
 being  call'd  away  on  a  fudden,  he  fnatch'd  up  his  own 
 old  Bible,  and  went  to  Church  without  his  Notes. 
 Perceiving  his  Miftake  before  he  began,  he  prayed 
 the  Congregation  to  ling  a  Pfalm,  and  told  thcni 
 what  had  happened  to  him.  He  foon  return *d,  apd 
 preacli'd  with  great  Freedom,  without  ever  once  look^ 
 ing  upon  his  Notes  all  the  while.  When  he  had 
 done,  he  faid,  he  would  not  for  any  thing  have  been 
 without  them:  For  the  very  Thoughts  of  milfing 
 them,  would  have  caus'd  fuch  Fear  and  Confufion  as 
 might  calily  have  put  him  out. 
 
 As  he  was  once  Preaching,  he  law  feveral  of  the 
 Aldermen  aileep,  and  thereupon  fate  down.  Upon 
 his  Silence,  and  the  Noife  that  prefently  arofe  in  the 
 Church,  ;hcy  awaken'd  and  ftood  up  with  the  reft. 
 Upon  which  he  arofe  again,  and  laid,  The  Sermon  js 
 not  yet  done,  hut  novo  your  $  avQnke,  I  hope  yoiCU  hearken 
 more  diligently  ^  and  lo  went   on. 
 
 He  had  a  great  Dcfire,  which  he  often  cxprefs*d, 
 if  iz  might  b?,  10  die  in  Sight  of  his  Congregation,  to 
 
 which 
 
in  the  County  of  DEY  ON.  219 
 
 which  he  had  fo  long  been  Paftor:  And  he  had  his  Vol.  11. 
 Defire.  For  in  the  November  after  his  being  ejeded 
 and  lilene'd,  going  towards  his  Church. on  a  Lord's 
 Day  in  the  Afternoon,  he  met  a  Brother  Minifter  in 
 the  Street,  with  whom  he  exchanged  a  few  Words, 
 and  took  a  folemn  Farewel  of  him.  He  was  obferv*d 
 to  walk  towards  the  Church  more  briskly  than  at 
 other  Times.  He  found  them  (inging,  and  did  fo 
 likewife  in  his  Seat,  and  that  with  a  chearfuller  and 
 a  louder  Voice  than  ordinarily ;  till  he  ftopp'd  on  a 
 fudden  ;  which  fome  oblerving,  ftepp'd  to  him,  and 
 found  him  dead  on  his  Seat,  fitting  upright  before  the 
 Pfalm  was  done.  We  have  nothing  of  his  extant, 
 but  the  Life  of  of  Ignatius  Jordan,  that  eminent  Saint, 
 and  Alderman  of  the  lame  Place,  written  in  1653  :  Of 
 which  there  was  a  2d  and  a  3d  Edition  in  a  few 
 Years  j  befides  that  it  was  tranfcrib'd  into  Mr.  Clarl(s 
 Live^ 
 
 6.  Mr.  Thom/ts  Down,  M.  A.  He  was  a  diligent 
 and  ufeful  Preacher,  but  gricvouily  afflicted  with  the 
 Stone  and  Gout,  which  at  laft  put  a  Period  to  his 
 Life,  juft  before  the  Oxford  Ad:  took  Place.  A  young 
 Minifter  taking  his  Leave  of  him  in  thefe  Words, 
 Sir,  Tou  are  now  going  into  the  Haven,  and  we  in  the 
 Storm  ;  referring  to  the  Oxford  A<fl :  No  (fald  he)  you 
 are  in  the  Haven,  and  I  in  the  Storm  :  Oh  I  my  Pain  and 
 grievous  Torments'.  But  the  Lord  will  end  them  fpeedily. 
 He  dy'd  an  Hour  after.  He  had  two  Daughters,  the 
 one  of  which  marry 'd  Mr.  H^hiddon  of  Totnefs,  and  the 
 other  Mr.  Flavel  of  Dartmouth. 
 
 7.  Mr.  Lewis  Stuksfy,  He  was  a  Gentleman  of  an 
 ancient  and  Knightly  Family  in  Dcv<n.  Very  labo- 
 rious and  faithful  in  his  Minlfterlal  Work.  He  was  of 
 the  Congregational  Way.  He  printed  the  Gofpel  Lool^- 
 ing  Glajs  for  Prcfeffors  ;  reprefenting  their  manifold 
 Mlicarriages.     ^vo.  1667. 
 
 8.  Mr.  Mar!(^  Down,  M.  A.  He  was  a  judicious 
 Preacher,  and  had  an  excellent  Gift  in  Prayer.  He 
 4"/d  3.nd  was  buried  at  Exon^  in  Oclohcr,  1680, 
 
 9.  Mr. 
 
220  The  Ejected  or  SHenc^d  Minifiers^  he. 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 
 9.  Mr.  Alexander  HodgeSy  M.  A.  Sometime  Fel- 
 low of  H^adham  CoUedge  in  Oxon.  After  his  being 
 filenc'd,  he  retir'd  into  the  Netherlands^  and  became 
 Minifter  of  the  EngUJJo  Church  in  Amfierdam. 
 
 10.  Mr.  Thoma;  Mall :  He  was  the  Son  of  a  Mini- 
 fter. Bred  up  in  Pembroke  Hail  in  Cambridge,  and 
 very  ftudious  there.  He  was  Fellow,  almoft  as  foon 
 as  B.  A.  But  going  into  Comxval  with  fome  others  to 
 preach  the  Gofpcl,  he  met  with  fuch  Encouragement, 
 Acceptance  and  Succefs,  that  he  return'd  no  more  to 
 his  College.  He  was  afterwards  call'd  to  Exon,  and 
 join'd  with  Mr.  Stukely.  He  drew  up  the  Opinion  of 
 the  Old  Nonconformifts  in  a  Controverfy  that  fell  out 
 in  that  Congregati'on,  in  8vo.  He  alfo  drew  up  an 
 Epitome  of  our  Martyrs,  Alphabetically  :  AnjJ  an  Ex- 
 hortation to  Holy  Living,  join'd  with  a  Treatife  of 
 Mr.  Polwheil, 
 
 DAI^TMOVTH;  Petrochj  :  Mr.  John  Burdivtod. 
 He  dy'd  in  the  fame  Town  where  he  was  Ejedled,  after 
 he  had  indur'd  moft  exquifite  Torment  by  the  Strangu- 
 ry ;  which  made  him  the  more  able  to  penthofe  Books 
 which  are  calfd  Hearts-eafe ;  and  Help  for  Faith  and 
 .    I{epntance  in  times  of  Affiiclion, 
 
 St.  Saviours  :  Mr.  Allen  Gearc:  A  Man  of  confiderable 
 Learning.  He  was  bred  in  the  Univerfity  of  Vtiecht^ 
 at  the  Charge  of  the  eminent  Mr.  P^ufe,  the  Provoft  of 
 Eato'A  College.  He  was  for  fome  time  Minifter  of  ?/?w/'s 
 IVharfin  London,  He  dy'd  about  Four  Months  after 
 Barthoiamew-Da.yj  1662, 
 
 iSseihe^      -jo^y^flal :  'Mr.  rolm  Flavdf,    educated  mVniverfity- 
 Account  oj  College  in  Qxon.     \Vas  ordain'd  to  the  Miniftry  zz  Salif 
 Pri/i^d'to    ^^^^'   ^'^''^''   n»i^^°-     He   was  iirft  AiTiftant  to  Mr. 
 'hisWirks  ^^^^^P^^''^  ^t  Diptford  in  Devon,  and  afterwards  fucceeded 
 in  Folio.    ^"   ^^s  Rectory.     From   whence,  upon   an  unanimous 
 Call,    he  rcmovM    to   Dnrtmcuth,  afrer  the   Death   of 
 Mr.  Hnrtford,  nor\vitliftandingthatD//'(/ovJ  was  a  much 
 more  profitable  Benefice.     Here  he  continu'd  Labour- 
 ing with  Acceptation  and  Succefs,  till  the  A^  of  Uni- 
 formity ejecled  him.    But  not  thinking  his  Relation  to 
 
 his 
 
in  the  County  of  DEY  ON.  221 
 
 ills  People  thereupon  at  an  End,  he  continu'd  the  Exer-  Vol.  II. 
 cife  of  his  Miniftry  among  them  as  he  had  Opportuni- 
 ty. Upon  the  coming  forth  of  the  Oxford  Adt  he  was 
 forc'd  to  remove,  and  went  to  SUpton  about  Five 
 Miles  Diftance,  where  he  Preach 'd  twice  every  Lord's 
 Day  to  fuch  as  would  venture  to  be  his  Auditors,  and 
 he  thence  made  private  Vifits  to  his  Friends  in  Dart~ 
 mouth.  When  King  Charles  granted  his  Indulgence,  he 
 return 'd  thither,  and  kept  an  open  Meeting  in  the 
 Town :  And  when  it  was  call'd  in,  he  continu'd  to 
 preach  more  privately.  Being  at  laft  in  great  Danger 
 at  Dartmouth^  thro*  the  Malice  of  his  Enemies,  he 
 refolv'd  to  retire  for  London,  where  he  hop'd  for  more 
 Safety.  He  went  by  Sea,  and  met  with  a  terrible 
 Storm  within  Five  Leagues  of  Portland,  when  they 
 were  in  Danger  of  being  loft,  fo  that  Mafter  and  Sea- 
 men concluded  they  muft  of  NecefTity  be  wreck'd,  if 
 the  AVind  did  not  quickly  change.  When  Things 
 were  in  this  Pofture  he  call'd  all  that  could  be  fpar'd 
 to  Prayer,  and  recommended  himfelf  and  them  to 
 GOD  ^  and  foon  after  the  Wind  chang'd,  and  he  got 
 fafe  to  London,  There  he  was  in  Danger  of  being 
 taken,  at  the  fame  Time  with  Mr.  Jenkins. 
 
 He  had  not  been  long  here,  before  he  refblv'd  to  re- 
 turn Home,  and  cake  his  Lot.  Doing  lb,  he  was  in  a 
 little  time  confin'd  clofe  Prifoner  to  his  Houle.  After 
 Mr.  Jenkins's  Death,  his  People  gave  Mr.  Flavel  a  Call 
 to  fucceed  him,  and  much  imporcun'd  him  ;  but  he  was 
 not  to  be  perfuadcd  to  leave  Dartmcuth.  Upon  King 
 James's  Liberty  in  87,  his  People  there  provided  him 
 a  iarge  Place,  in  which  it  pleas'd  QO\^  to  ufe  him  for 
 the  Good  of  many.  He  preach'd  twice  every  Lord's- 
 Day  j  a  Led:ure  every  fVedncfd^y,  and  on  Thurfday  alio 
 before  the  Sacrament.  And  he  was  not  only  zealous  in 
 the  Pulpit,  but  a  (iiicere  lively  Chriftian  in  his  Clofet  ; 
 as  appears  from  his  Diary,  part  of  which  is  inferted  in 
 his  Life.  He  dv'd  June  16,  16(^1,  His  Funeral  Ser- 
 mon was  preachM  by  Mr.  George  Troffe  of  Exeter. 
 
 He  was  an  Encourager  of  young  Men  defign'd  for 
 the  Miniftry,  and  had  fomefew  under  his  Care,  whom 
 he  inftruded  in  Accademical  Learning,  to  whom  he 
 was  peculiarly  kind.  He  was  generally  refpecS^ed  ; 
 And  yet  at  fome  particular  Times,  he  had  fome  Expe- 
 rience of  ths  Rage  of  his  Enemies ;  but  he  was  above  it. 
 
 Thus 
 
2  22  The  Ejected  or  Menc'd  Minijhrs^  Sec. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Thus  in  the  Year  1685,  when  fome  of  the  People  of 
 Deirtmouth  accompany 'd  by  fome  of  the  Magiftrates, 
 were  aded  by  fuch  a  Spirit  of  Madnefs,  as  to  make  up 
 his  Effigies,  and  carry  it  thro'  the  Streets  in  .Derilion, 
 with  the  Covenant,  and  Bill  of  Exclufion,  pinn'd  to  it, 
 and  burn  it :  He  in  the  mean  time  retir'd,  and  ofFer'd  up 
 his  mod  hearty  Prayers  to  God,  for  the  Town  o{  Dart- 
 mouth, its  Magiftrates  and  Inhabitants  :  And  when  the 
 PalTages  of  their  Mock-fliew  were  afterwards  related  to 
 him,  he  made  no  other  Return,  than  in  the  Words  of 
 our  Saviour  :  Father  forgive  them,  for  they  know  not  XK^jat 
 they  do.  His  ieveral  Works  being  colleCled  together, 
 have  fince  his  Death  been  Printed  in  Two  Folio* s, 
 
 PLYMOVTH :  Mr.  George  Hughes,  B.  D.  Born  in 
 the  Borough  of  Southvs>nrl{,  An.  1603,  His  Mother  was 
 then  51  Years  of  Age,  and  had  never  a  Child  be- 
 fore, tho'  fhe  had  three  Husbands  before  Mr.  Hughes's 
 Father :  And  her  Age  was  as  remarkable  afterwards  ; 
 for  Ihe  liv'd  to  her  96th  Year.  He  was  entred  in 
 Qorpi5~Chr ifti  CoXc^c,  in  Oxon,  An  1619.  and  while 
 there,  commenc'd  B.  A,  An.  1622.  He  had  fo  ge- 
 neral a  Reputation  then  for  his  Proficiency  in  his  Stu- 
 dies, that  Dr.  CUytcn  the  B^gius-Profeffor  of  Medi- 
 cine being  made  Mailer  of  Pembrot^e-College,  upon  the 
 firft  Erecilion  of  it,  he  procured  Mr.  Hughes  to  be  one  of 
 the  firft  Fellows  of  it.  Several  Perfons  of  great  Emi- 
 nency  afterwards  were  his  Pupils  here,  as  Henry 
 Lnngley  D.  D,  Second  Mafter  of  Pembrcksy  Tobit  Gar- 
 brnnd,  I\L  D,  Principal  of  Gloucefler.Hnll,  and  many 
 others.  He  receiv'd  the  Degree  of  M.  A.  Ju7ie  25. 
 1615  :  And  was  ordain*d  about  three  Years  after. 
 For  fome  time  he  preach'd  in  and  about  Oxford; 
 afterwards  was  call'd  to  be  Lecturer  oi  Alhallows  Bread- 
 fltect,  London  :  And  the  Incumbent  being  fickly  and 
 .iged,  Mr.  Hughes  with  his  Confent  perform'd  in  a 
 manner  all  his  Work.  Here  he  proceeded  B.  D.  July 
 10.  1633.  But  after  4  or  5  Years  ft  ay  at  London, 
 his  great  Acceptance  there,  and  the  very  numerous 
 A.uditory  that  conftantly  attended  him,  and  fome  In-^ 
 ftances  of  his  Nonconformity  to  the  Ceremonies,  being 
 complain'd  of  to  ABp.  Laud,  he  filenc'd  him.  Up- 
 on his  Ejection  at  London,  he  retir'd  for  fome  time 
 to     Mr.   Dod  the  famous    old    Puritan  Minifter  at 
 
 F.wJIey 
 
tn  the  County  of   D  EY  ON.  225 
 
 Faupy  in  Northamtonjhire,  defirlng  his  Advice  in  his  Vol.  IL 
 prefent  Circumftances,  and  particularly  about  going  ,/-yv^ 
 over  to  NevQ-En^landf  which  he  had  fome  Thoughts 
 of.  The  good  old  Man  difTuaded  him  from  that  De- 
 iign,  and  recommended  him  to  the  Lord  Brooke  at 
 TVarwickj,  where  he  refided  for  fdme  time,  and  mar- 
 ry *d  a  Gentlewoman  of  Coventry.  During  his.  Reli- 
 dence  here,  the  old  Lady  Maynard,  Mother  to  the  fa- 
 mous Lawyer  Sir  John  Maynard^  follicitec^  him  to  ac- 
 cept of  a  Prefentation  (lie  had  obtain'd  for  him  of  the 
 Earl  of  Bedford  to  Tnviftock^  in  Devonjhire.  This  he 
 accepted  out  of  a  Defire  of  more  publick  Service, 
 tho'  It  had  but  a  very  fmall  Stipend  annexed  to  it,  and 
 the  aforefaid  Earl  made  him  his  Chaplain.  This  was 
 a  very  ignorant  and  prophane  Place  before  he  came  j 
 but  by  the  Blefling  of  GOD  upon  his  Endeavours,  a 
 mighty  Reformation  was  wrought,  and  many  brought 
 to  Serioufnefs,  the  Fruit  of  which  appears  even  to  this 
 Day.  Particularly  the  firft  ferious  Imprelfions  were 
 made  there  by  his  Means  on  three  that  prov'd  ufeful 
 Miniftcrs  afterwards,  Mr.  John  I{ovi>e  Preacher  at  the 
 Abbey  in  H^cftminfier,  Mr.  ^Ifh  Venning  Minifter  of 
 Si.  Tooleys  Southwnrl^^  and  Mr.  John  Tlckelly  a  pious  Con- 
 formift,  Rcdlor  of  J^Vithkomb  in  Devon,  He  fet  up  a 
 fVednefday-Lcf^nre  there,  which  was  much  frequent- 
 ed. 
 
 When  the  Wars  broke  out,  Tnviflock  being  made  a 
 Garrifon  for  the  King,  the  Governor  being  his  Wife's 
 Relation,  gave  him  a  Pafs  for  him,  his  Family  and 
 Etfeds  to  Exeter^  then  a  Parliament  Garrifon.  '  Soon 
 after  the  King's  Forces  befieg'd  and  took  that  City ; 
 but  he  obtained  the  Favour  of  a  fafe  Condudl  to 
 Cc-vejitry,  where  Tnow  a  Widower)  he  refided  for  fomc 
 time  with  his  Wife's  Relations.  Not  long  after  his 
 coming  thither,  upon  the  Vacancy  of  St.  Andrews  at 
 Plymouth,  the  Government  of  that  Town,  who  were 
 before  acquainted  with  him  ac  TaviftocJ{_,  prefenc  him 
 to^  that  Church  ;  and  he  had  Inftitution  and  Indu- 
 dion  from  Dr.  Brownrig  Bp.  of  Exeter  ;  which  hap- 
 pily prov'd  a  Reprieve  to  his  Ejection  ar  the  King's 
 Return,  when  one  had  got  the  King's  Title  to  that 
 Vicaridge  on  Pretence  it  was  laps'd,  not  knowing  he 
 had  been  admitted  by  the  Bifliop.  He  came  toV/y- 
 mcuth,  An.  1644.  where  he  found  the  Liturgy  already 
 
 laid 
 
224  The  Ejeffed  or  Siienc'd  Miniflers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  11.  laid  afide  by  means  of  Mr.  Sorter  Minilter  of  another 
 Church  that  had  been  newly  fet  up  in  that  Town,  tho' 
 he  returned  to  it  in  1661,  rather  than  lofe  his  Living* 
 Mr.  H,  willingly  enough  omitted  it  alfo  upon  his  com- 
 ing thither.  Plymouth  was  befieg'd  by  the  King's  For- 
 ces foon  after  ;  many  of  the  Puritan  Minifters  in  that 
 Neighbourhood  took  Refuge  there,  and  were  frequent- 
 ly employ'd  in  Prayer  and  Preaching,  till  the  raifing 
 of  the  Siege  gave  them  Opportunity  to  return  to  their 
 refpeclive  Charges.  Here  he  was  indefatigable  in  his 
 Labours,  univerfally  lov'd  and  revercnc'd,  moft  gene- 
 rous in  A(5b  of  Hofpitality  and  Charity ;  conftaotly 
 maintain'd  a  fair  Corrcfpondence  with  the  Magiftrates 
 of  the  Place,  and  an  harmonious  Accord  with  People 
 of  different  Perfuafions. 
 
 After  a  long  Calm  he  had  enjoy'd  for  18  Years, 
 CommiiTioners  came  down  to  Plymouth  in  Augufl^ 
 1662.  and  after  they  had  put  out  all  the  Magiftrates 
 of  the  Town  except  one,  the  fame  Day  fummon'd 
 Mr.  Hughes  before  them,  and  told  him,  he  was  difmijs'd 
 from  his  Mlniftry  at  Plymouth.  Nor  content  to  lee 
 him  die  with  his  Brethren  on  the  fatal  Bartholomew, 
 they  filenc'd 'him  a  Week  before.  He  continued  in  the 
 Town  after  his  Ejedbnent,  which  could  not  be  born 
 where  he  was  fo  much  eftecm'd,  and  therefore  he 
 was  fummon'd  with  his  AlTiftant  and  Brother-in-law 
 Mr.  Thomas  Martin,  his  Son  Mr.  Obadiah  Hughes^  and 
 Mr.  Nicholas  SherxPill,  to  appear  before  the  Earl  o{  Bath, 
 Governor  of  Plymouth.  However,  they  were  not  faf- 
 fer'd  to  fee  the  Earl,  but  committed  by  the  Deputy- 
 Lieutenants  of  the  County,  tho'  nothing  was  objected 
 againft  them.  Mr.  Hughes  fenior  and  Mr.  Martin 
 were  fent  with  two  Files  of  Mufqueteers  to  St.  Ni- 
 cholas Ifland.  Mr.  Hughes  junior,  Mr.  Sherwill,  and 
 others  were  confin'd  at  Plymouth.  The  latter  were 
 firft  fet  at  Liberty,  but  on  condition  they  (hould  not 
 return  to  Plymouth  without  Leave  of  the  Earl  of  Bath, 
 or  his  Deputy.  The  old  Gentleman  and  Mr.  Martin 
 remain'd  in  the  liland  9  Months,  till  at  length  his 
 Health  being  much  impair'd,  and  his  Legs  grown 
 black  and  fwoln,  and  an  incurable  Dropfy  and  Scur- 
 vy contradled,  (which  was  occafion'd  as  is  fuppos'd  by 
 the  Saltnefs  of  the  Air,)  he  was  ofter'd  his  Liberty 
 upon  Condition  of  giving  Security  of  2000/.  not  10 
 
 live 
 
in  the  County  of  DEVON.  225 
 
 live  within  20  Miles  of  Plymouth.     Which  was  accord-  Vol.  IL 
 ingly  done  by  his  Friends  without  his   Knowledge,  ^y^"^^ 
 Whereupon  he  retired  to  Kjngs-brii^ge  in  Devonjhire. 
 There  he  ftill  continu'd  in  great  Weaknefs  to  iludy 
 hard,  and  fpend   his  Time  in  private  Devotion,  and 
 moft  holy  Counfels  and  Conferences  with  the   many 
 pious  Friends  that  came  to  vilit  him.     He  hardly  car'd 
 for  any  other  Difcourfe  but  what  was  ferious  and  hea- 
 venly ^  and  had  fuch  an  afteding  Scnfe  of  the  Cloud 
 that  was  upon  GOD's    Church  by  thcEje(5tion  of  fo 
 many  eminent  Minifters,  that  he  was  fcarce  leen    to 
 indulge  any  Mirth  after  that  Day.     One  faying  to  a 
 young  Minlfter  that  was  much  with  him  in  th.s  his  Re- 
 tirement, That  if  he  had  the  Opportunity  of  preaching 
 publickly  again,  he  thought  it  might  promote  the  Reco- 
 very of  his  Health  ;  upon  his  anfwering,  that  he  doubt- 
 ed his  Sicknefs  was  fuch  as  would  not  permit  it,  if  he 
 had    Opportunity  j    Mr.    H.    replies,-—  Nature  voruld 
 not  willingly  go  where  it  muji  nnd  fonll  go  :  Yet  I  will 
 wait  all  the  Dnys  of  my  appointed  I'ime  for  my  Change, 
 oh  !  fP^he?2    will  it  once  cowf,  that  I  ftoall  put   off  this 
 earthly   Tabernacle,  and  he  clothed   with  my   Houf:  from. 
 Heaven  !  I  defve  to  be  dlffolvd^  and  at  hems  with  Chrijl. 
 I  thanks  Gcd  I  am  not  ajloam'd  to  live,  nor  afraid  to  di?. 
 Ttie   fame   Minifter  being  neceffitated  to  leave  him 
 when  he  drew  near  his   End,  upon   Intimation   of  a 
 Warrant  out  againft  him,  Mr.   H.  fpoke  to  him  thus 
 at  parting,  I  advife  you   not  to  faint.     Hold  cut  crwagi-- 
 oufiy  in  ycur  Mafc/s   H^url{,     Take  heed  to  ymfelf^    and 
 to  that   Miniftry  you  have  received  from  the  Lord  by  m^ 
 Hands,  (for  he   was    one  that  ordain'd  him,)  and  th$ 
 laying  on  of  the  Hands  of  the  Presbytery,  that  ycu  do  fuU 
 fill  it.     Bent  difcowagd  on  account  of  Sufferings.     Th,d 
 Crcfs  is  the  l>fny  to  the  Crown.     If  we  fuffer  with  Chrift^ 
 we  fhall  reign  with  him.     This  dead  Caufe  cf  ^cfo^-mati^ 
 on,  for  which   we  now  fuffer,  (loall  rife  and  revive  again. 
 Salvation  fhall  come  to  the  Churches,     I  die,  but  you  fh nil 
 live  to  fee  it.     (As  the  Relater  did,)     Thj  very  Pf^ays 
 and  Means  thefe  Men  take  tofupprefs  and  dcflrcy  it^  jhaH 
 mofi  effectually  promote  it.     Only  be  cautious  that  you  wf- 
 vcr  engage  in  any   indiiccl  Courfes  about  /;»     Leave  Sod 
 to   do  his  own  M'brk,  in  his  own  iVay.     Tour  Duty  is  to  be 
 qmet,  and  ftnnd  ftill.     In  returning   and  believing  you 
 ftdallhave  I^al-.     And  then  pave  him  his  folemn  Blel^ 
 
 Q.  fing. 
 
226 The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Mimfiers^  Sec. 
 
 Vol.  11.  fi"g*  To  a  near  Relation  who  ask'd  hiin  how  he 
 did  ?  he  anfwer'd,  I  never  found  the  Atlings  of  my 
 Faith  and  Hope  more  vigorous  and  lively  than  now.  He 
 continu'd  preaching  privately  to  the  laft  ^  he  did  fo 
 twice  the  very  Lord's  Day  before  he  dy'a  ,  but  con- 
 cluded with  thefe  memorable  Words,  And  now  all  my 
 J^ork^  is  done.  The  Evening  before  he  dy'd,  he  or- 
 der'd  his  Watch  to  lie  by  him,  and  delir'd  a  Relation 
 to  obferve  when  it  was  two  a  Clock,  for  (fays  he) 
 that  is  my  Hour.  And  accordingly  juft  then  he  expir'd. 
 An.  i66^  :  in  his  64th  Year. 
 
 He  was  a  Pcrfcn  of  great  natural  Capacity,  and  of 
 a  muft  obliging  Difpolition :  A  Mafter  in  molt  Parts  of 
 Learning,    efpecially  a  great  Textuary  and   Divine. 
 He  had  a  thorough  Acquaintance  with   the  Original 
 Tongue>,  and  was  one  of  the  exadteft  Criticks  of  all 
 his  Brethren  in  the  I4^efi :  Well  read  in  the  Fathers,  an 
 acute  Difputant,  a  judicious  Cafuift,  as  a  great  Num- 
 ber of  Letters  fhew'd,  that   were  found   among  his 
 Papers  upon  the  niceft  Cafes  which  he  had  been  con- 
 fulted  about.     A  moft  skilful  and  faithful  Paftor  to  a 
 vaft  Flock  under    his  Charge.     His   Preaching    was 
 elaborate,  but  plain.     He  afied:cd   not   a   Gingle  of 
 Words,  nor  any  Quirks   of  Wir,   but  his  Style  wa$ 
 made    up  of  Scripture   Phrafe    and   Language.    He 
 went  thro'  a  great  Part  of  the  Body  of  Divinity  a: 
 Plymouth  under  the  two  Heads,  of  Repentance  towards 
 God,  and  Fairh    towards  our  Lord  Jcfus  Chrift.    In 
 his  J^Vednefdiiy  Ledture  he  went  thro'  the  Ceremonial 
 Law  and  the  Reference  it  bore  to  Chrift.    He  preach'd 
 over  the  Book  of  Pjalms  in  an  Expolitory  Way,  and 
 many  other  important  Subjcc5ls  in  a    Courfe.     One 
 time  with  another  he  generally  preach'd  five  times  a 
 Week,    and  yet  all  his  Sermons  fhcw'd   they    were 
 not  hafty  Productions.     It  may  not  be  amifs  to  men- 
 tion his  ftated  Courfe  on  Lord's  Days.     He  conft^nt- 
 ly   began  the   publick  Worfliip  with  a  fliort  Exhorta- 
 tion from   fome  Text  he  chofe   new  every  Sabbath  ; 
 rhcn    prayM  and   expounded  Part  of  a   Chapter,  and 
 after  finging,  either  he,  or  his  Aififtant  went  up,  and 
 pray'd  and  preach'd.     In  the  Afternoon  after  a  fliorc 
 Prayer  he  expounded  a   whole  Chapter,  baptiz'd  the 
 Children  ;  and  after  finging  and   a  Prayer  in  the  Pul- 
 ptr,  carechiz'd,  preach'd,  and  concluded  with  Praver,  a 
 
 Pfalm, 
 
in  the  County  of  D  EV  ON. 
 
 227 
 
 Pfalm,  and  the  Blefling.     And   notwithftanding  this  Vol.  IL 
 Variety  of  Exercife,  made    it   no  longer  than   two 
 Hours  each  Part  of  the  Day. 
 
 His  perfonal  Converfation  was  moft  ftrldt  and  ex- 
 emplary in  the  Conducb  of  himfelf,  the  religious  Ma- 
 nagement of  his  Family,  his  Obfervation  of  the 
 Lord's  Day,  and  his  Behaviour  towards  all  Men* 
 Stri<^  Piety  and  Regard  to  GOD  appear'd  in  his 
 whole  Demeanour. 
 
 No  Minifter  in  thofe  Times  in  the  PVeft  of  England 
 had  a  greater  Intereft  and  Influence  among  his  Bre* 
 thren.  He  with  Mr.  Ford  of  Exeter  prevail'd  with 
 rhe  Minifters  of  thofe  Parts  both  E^ijcofal,  Preshytv* 
 tian  and  Congregational^  to  join  in  an  Aflbciation  foi* 
 mutual  AfTiftance  in  their  Miniftry.  They  parcelled 
 thcmlelves  into  four  Divifions,  according  to  the  four 
 Parts  of  the  County  ;  each  Divifion  met  quartetly, 
 and  fubdivided  themfelves  into  Icffer  Bodies,  which 
 met  every  Six  Weeks.  In  their  Quarterly  Meetings 
 the  Moderator  open'd  them  with  a  Latin  Prayer;  then 
 there  was  a  Thefis  upon  fome  Divinity-Queftion,  and 
 a  Difputation,  wherein  all  the  Minifters  prefent  oppos'd 
 the  Refpondent.  All  the  4  Divifions  had  alio  a  Yearly 
 Meeting  at  Exeter,  in  the  Month  of  May.  Mr.  H* 
 prefided  in  thofe  of  1655.  and  56.  Thefe  Exeicifes 
 and  Meetings  promoted  their  Acquaintance,  and  ami- 
 cable Correfpondence,  tho'  of  different  Sentiments 
 about  Difcipline.  Several  Epifcopal  Divines  of  the 
 beft  Characters  join'd  them  and  liv'd  in  great  Amity: 
 with  them.  Mr.  H.  was  much  efteem*d  by  the  Ge- 
 nerality of  them.  It  may  be  worth  the  while  to  men- 
 tion one  Inftance  even  after  he  was  lilenc'd  in  1662. 
 Bp.  Gauden  keeping  a  Vifitation  at  Totnefs,  An.  1665^ 
 and  there  being  a  numerous  Appearance  of  the  Cler- 
 gy, Mr.  H,  not  knowing  any  thing  of  it,  came  occafi- 
 onally  thither.  When  he  had  been  an  Hour  in  Town, 
 and  vvas  taking  Horfe,  all  the  Clergy  except  three 
 hearing  of  his  being  there,  left  their  Blfliop,  and  ac- 
 company'd  him  on  Horfeback  a  Mile  out  of  Town,' 
 (tho'  he  would  have  difluaded  them  from  it )  and  with 
 great  refpedl  took  their  Leave  of  him. 
 
 He  was  attended  at  his  Funeral  by  a  great  Num- 
 ber of  hearty  Mourners.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was 
 preach'd  by  the  Reverend  Mr.  John  Ford^  a  Confor- 
 
 Q.  *  2X»ift^ 
 
2 1 8  The  Ejected  or  SUenc'^d  MiniJierSj   &■€. 
 
 Vol.  II.  miftMiniftcr  ofjotnefs,  on  2  Tim.  4.  7,  8  :  Who  iuil- 
 ly  gave  him  a  large  Encomium,  and  prefs'd  his  Hea- 
 rers to  imitate  his  holy  Example,  and  live  up  to  his 
 excellent  Sermons.  He  was  interred  where  he  dy'd, 
 at  KjngS'hridge,  in  the  fame  Grave  \A/ith  his  dear 
 friend  Mr.  George  Geffreies  Minifter  of  that  Town, 
 who  dy'd  Mny  ii.  1641.  A  fair  Marble  Monumenc 
 was  eredicd  for  him  by  Mr.  Thcmas  Oifih,  on  which 
 is  this  LAtin  Infcription  ;  fit  to  be  infertcd,  compos'd  by 
 Mr.  Hughes's  Son-in-law  the  Reverend  Mr.  John  Howe. 
 
 In  Memoriam  funve  clentem  sternum  colendam  Vlri  de^ 
 fideratijfiml  Georgii  Hughefii,  6".  Th.  B.  Plymmu- 
 denfium  nu^er  Fafto)  is  'vigilnntijjlmif  Jacrcc  Jevfus 
 JjagifJiC  fcnitiores  eruere,  homines  conciofte  fiectere, 
 frecibus  Deum,  mire  edoHi,  Qui,  Sclis  amulum  nh 
 Oriente  aufpicatus  curfum  (ortum  Londinas)  ccci- 
 dent  ale  dehinc  fidus  diit  clnruit,  lucem  in  vitnfpnT' 
 gens  undique^  vwriens  luBum  :  Vit<£que  {vcre  vitnlis) 
 curricula  in  rmnos  64  ferduciOy  optima  ferfunclus, 
 perfejfus  mala,  requiem  tandem  invenit,  animo  qui- 
 dem  in  Ccelis,  corpore  vero  in  fubjaccnte  tu7nu!o, 
 ipfis  Julii  nonis^  Anno  Salutis  1667.  SymmifliC 
 Icnge  charijfimi  Georgii  Geofridi,  A.  M.  cu/us  ex- 
 uvi.i:  a72te  ter  novem  annos  ibidem  fitce  7iunc  primum 
 in  cineres  /chuntur,  novis  mifcendcs, 
 
 KaBa  fncros  cineres  fervato  fideliter   ZJrjia  , 
 Hxc  u'erum  Satio  tibi  fxcundabit  ifiertcm. 
 O  fcelix  tumuli  matrix,  de  morte  renatos 
 Oiim  tarn  dares  hojce  enixura  gemellos  I 
 
 'Tis  no  "\7onder  this  excellent  Pcrfon  fliould  have  a 
 Share  with  fo  much  good  Company  in  Tony  H^^ood's  ill- 
 Nature  and  Slanders;  that  he  fliould  call  in  quefti- 
 on  his  Degrees,  Antiquit.  Oxon.  L.  2.  p.  335  ',  tho'  he 
 himfclf  had  made  exprefs  mention  of  them  all  out 
 of  the  Univerficy-Rcgifler,  as  before  related,  in  his 
 Fafti  0x077.  Vol.  I.  p.  842.  A  willing  Mind  can  ea- 
 iiiv  make  a  Shift  to  overlook  Things.  But  fome  other 
 Refiedtions  may  deferve  a  further  fcanning.  He  fays 
 of  him,  Antiqu.  Oxon.  p.  335.  Hebus  in  deterius  ver^ 
 gentihus^  in  partes  Presbyterianorum  tranfivit,  earundem 
 ftrenuus  Affertor  advej)s  Epifcopos  (3  Ecciefiam  AngUca^ 
 mm.     And  in  his  Athen.  Oxon^ip.  2S0,  fays,  Tha^/or 
 
 IntC" 
 
in  the  County  of  D  E  V  O  N.  229 
 
 Inter^ft  hefidcd  with  the  Presbyterians  nt  the  beginnh-g  Vol.  IL 
 of  the  PVar.     That  he  was  js^ealcus  againft  the  Kjng  and  n-/'\'"N« 
 his  Party,  and  Bifhop,  took,  all  Oaths  that  fol/oxv'd  ^  was 
 an  Enemy  to  the  Orthodox  Clergy,  and  an  Ajjiftant  to  the 
 CommiJJioners  for  ejeEiingfuch  as  were  then  called  fcanda^ 
 lous.     And   the  mofl  noted  Presbyterian   (if  not   Indcpen^ 
 dent)  of  his  Time  in  Devon.     There  is  icarcc  a  Word 
 of  Truth  in  all  this  Charge^  except,  that  Mr.  H,  was 
 a   Presbyterian.     He  did  not  become  one  at  the  beginning 
 cf  the  H^ars.     His  Education  was  among  the  Puritans,    v 
 He  was  reckoned  one  of  them  in  che  Univerfity,  and 
 filenc'd  for  it  by    Laud  before  the  Wars.     That  he  fi~ 
 ded  with  them  for  Intereft,   is  ftill  a   more  malicious 
 Slander.     Let  any  judge  whether  the   Worldly  Pro- 
 fpedts  to   fuch  a  Man   as  he,  muft   be   greater  from 
 Presbyterian  Parity  or  the   Englijh  Hierarchy.     Thofe 
 that  were   acquainted   with   his  Temper,  Manner  of 
 Life,  or  the  Eftate  he  left  behind  him,  know  that  no 
 Imputation  upon    him   could   be   more  abfurd  than 
 that  of  a  fordid  Spirit.     And   his  Refufal  of  a  great 
 and  rich  Biflioprick  offer'd   him  upon  the  King's  Re-  . 
 turn  is  no  Indication  of  Covetoufnefs.     Nor  was  he 
 :{calcus  and  forward  againft  the  Kjng  and  Bifncps.     Tho* 
 he  join'd  with  the  Parliament  Side,  it  was  only  while 
 they  profefs'd  a  Regard   for  the    King's  Pcrfon,  for 
 whom  he  heartily  pray'd  to  the  laft.     He  always  paid 
 a  Deference  to   pious  Billiops,    and  difcountenanc'd 
 any    difrefpedlful  Speeches  of  them.     If    he   took^  all 
 Oaths  that  followed  J  it  had  been  no  more  than  the  Epif- 
 copal  Party  generally  did,  upon  the  Principles  of  Bp. 
 Sanderfon.     But  the   Fad:  cannot  be  prov'd  of  Mr.  H. 
 The  Covenant  indeed  he  took,  and  thought  himfelf  ob- 
 Jig'd    by   it  to  preferve  the  King's  Perfon  and  Lega-l 
 Authority.     But  'tis  probable  he  did  not  take  the  En- 
 gagemcnt ;  for    'tis   certain,  he  refiis'd    to  obferve  the 
 Thnnkfgiving  Days  appointed  by  the  Remains  of  the 
 Houfi   cf  Coryimons.     He  was  fo  far  from  being  an  Ene- 
 my to  the  Epifcopal  Clergy^  that  feveral  cf  them   were 
 kept  In    their  Livings   by    his   Intercft  ;  parvrieularly 
 Dr.  Jfhton  then  Red:or  of  Stafford  in  Devon.  He  main- 
 tnin'd    an    intimate    Correfpondence    with    many  of 
 them  ;  they  join'd  with  him  in  the  Aflociacions,  ofceix 
 preach'd  for  him  at  Plymouth,  and  tefiify'd  a  great   Re> 
 fpcd  for  him  on   rhe  Turn  of  the  Times :  One  In* 
 Q  5  llance 
 
230  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Minijlers^^cc, 
 
 Vol.  II.  ftance  of  which,  from  a  confiderable  Body  of  them 
 VOT'N-^  together,  has  been  mentioned  before.  I  doubt  not 
 fome  ancient  Conformifts  thereabout,  yet  alive,  can 
 vindicate  him  upon  this  Head.  He  was  mminated 
 ene  of  the  AJfiftants  for  ejeHing  fcandalous  Minifiers^  but 
 without  his  Knowledge.  Mr.  Quicks  (out  of  whofe 
 JAemoires  the  foregoing  Account  is  taken,)  who  was 
 well  acquainted  in  thofe  Parts,  and  with  Mr.  H.  de- 
 clares, he  knew  of  but  one  ejeded  for  Scandal  in  the 
 S»uth  and  Weft  Divifions  of  Devoti,  (where  alone 
 Mr,  H.  can  be  fuppos  d  to  ad)  and  he  was  fo  noto- 
 rious that  none  can  think  it  any  Crime  to  have  had 
 a  Hand  in  removing  him.  But  he  verily  believes 
 Mr.  H.  aded  not  even  in  that  Cafe.  One  would 
 wonder  whence  Mr.  H^ood  fliould  have  his  Information, 
 which  was  all  fo  pcrfedly  the  Reverfe  of  Mr.  H'So 
 known  Character. 
 
 There  is  another  Story  rais'd  of  him,  and  firft  pub- 
 lifh'd  in  that  doubty  Piece,  call'd,  Fcxes  And  Firebrands, 
 Part II.  p.  104.  That  "one  New/and  a  Popifh  Prieft, 
 *'  came  from  Ireland  to  Plyymuth  in  a  very  poor  Condi- 
 *'  tion,  and  defir'd  Work  :  Was  entertain'd  by  Mr. 
 **  Hughes  for  his  Under-Gardener,  afterwards  his  Head- 
 **  Gardener,  and  upon  his  pretending  to  a  Giftof  Pray- 
 **  er  was  rais'd  to  be  his  Butler,  to  live  in  his  Houfe, 
 "  and  fit  at  Table  with  him,  and  call'd  upon  to  Pray 
 **  and  expound  Scripture  at  their  Meetings.  And  that 
 ^*  N^Tv/^W confefs'd  all  this  afterwards  to  a  Gentleman 
 **  in  Ireland  upon  the  King's  Reftauration.  This  Tale 
 is  fince  republifli'd  by  Mr.  Jgate  of  Exeter,  in  his  An- 
 fiper  to  Mr,  Withers'j  Defence,  Part  I.  p.  66;  Publifh'd 
 1708;  and  vouched  by  a  Surgeon  at  Plimouth,  that  he 
 calls  Dr.  Toung,  as  of  bis  own  Knowledge  -,  with  a  ve- 
 ry romantick  Addition;  that  ^'  Mr.  Hughes  liv'd  at  that 
 **  Time  in  greater  Credit,  Power  and  Equipage  than  a- 
 "  ny  Archbifhop  in  the  3  Kingdoms,  and  aimoft  in  as 
 '^'•'  much  State  and  Grandeur  as  our  Archbifhops  do  now, 
 Mr.  Pyithers  in  his  Truth  Tryd,  Part  I.  agninft  Mr.  Agate, 
 Publifii'd  An.  1708.  p.  24,  C^c,  Shews  the  Incredibili- 
 ty of  this  Evidence,  from  this  ridiculous  Addition,  it 
 being  well  known  that  Mr.  Hughes's  Income  amounted 
 not  atfartheft  to  above  2,  or  300  /.  per  Ann.  and  there- 
 fore could  not  fupport  any  fuch  Expence  ;  from  the  in- 
 cpmpetenf  y  pf  the  Witnefs,  as  being  too  y@ung  then  tp 
 
tn  the  County  of  Y^  E  V  O  N.  231 
 
 make  fuch  pundtual  Obfervations  of  Men  and  Things,  Vol.  II. 
 being  born  but  March  1 1,  1646  ;  And  from  the  Coun-  ^-/"V*^^ 
 tcr-Certificates  of  Mr.  Hughes's  Sifter-in-Law,  another 
 Relation  of  his,  and  Two  Maid-Servants  that  then 
 liv'd  in  his  Houfe  ;  who  all  agree,  that  no  fuch  Perfon 
 liv'd  with  him,  that  he  never  kept  a  Butler  or  Gardner, 
 or  more  than  One  Man  at  a  time.  But  I  am  enabled 
 by  the  fore- mentioned  Papers  of  Mr.  Quicli^  to  give  an 
 Account  of  what  Matter  of  Fad  there  was  to  give  a 
 Foundation  for  this  Story.  He  knew  this  Nevi^Und,  and 
 from  his  own  Knowledge  leaves  this  Relation  of  him. 
 He  came  in  a  milerable  Condition  to  Plymouth  •  Mr. 
 H«^/^f J  relieved  him  as  an  Objed:  of  Charity,  but  never 
 admitted  him  In  any  Capacity  as  his  Servant,  or  to  live 
 in  his  Houfe ;  he  came  fometimes  to  the  Meetings,  to 
 ingratiate  himfelf,  but  never  did  any  thing  like  Pray- 
 ing or  Expounding  there,  nor  ever  communicated 
 with  them  in  the  Lord's -Supper.  This  laft  occaiion'd 
 their  fufpeding  him  y  and  by  degrees  they  got  out  of 
 him,  that  he  was  a  Papifty  but  pretended  to  be  unre- 
 fblv*d.  Mr.  Hughes  ftill  gave  him  fome  Relief,  as  one 
 ready  to  Starve,  but  had  no  Society  with  him  after 
 the  Difcovery.  And  what  Foundation  there  is  in  this 
 for  any  Refle^ilion  on  Mr.  Hughes  or  any  of  the  Preshyte^ 
 riansj  I  cannot  imagine. 
 
 I'll  add  an  Account  of  his  Writings,  i.  The  Joint 
 Teflimcnies  of  the  Mini  ft  ers  0/ Devon  with  their  Brtbren^ 
 Minifters  of  the  Province  cf  London ,  unto  the  Truth  of 
 JESVS  C  Hill  ST  i  with  a  brief  Confutation  of  the 
 ErrorSy  Herefies  find  Blti/phemies  of  thefe  Times  Anno 
 1648  5  fubfcrib'd  by  72  Minifters.  2.  Sure- footing 
 in  Chriftianity  cxamind  :  In  /tnfwer  to  Serjeant,  Si^c?. 
 Written,  when  he  wasconfin'd  in  the  Ifland  of  St.  N/- 
 cholas.  3.  Afhorijws  concerning  the  Dochine  of  the  S^h" 
 bath,  8vo.  1670.  4.  An  Expofition  on  Genefis,  find  pan 
 cf  Exodus,  FoL  1672.  Which  was  Printed  but  from 
 fome  imperfcdt  Notes  left  behind  him.  5.  Aaroji*j 
 I^od  Bloffomi7Jgy  find  the  Pain  .and  Gain  of  Affa^iicns, 
 Mr.  Baxter  efteem'd  this  the  beft  Book  of  its  Kind. 
 Belides  fome  Sermons  at  Funerals,  and  one  before  the 
 Houfe  of  Comynons,  Mr.  T^^ood  mentions  Two  others  ; 
 but  they  were  none  of  his,  nor  written  by  him  ;'^i'^.  An 
 Exp:Jltion  on  the  fmaller  Prophets,  Fo\.  l6^j.  And,  Ait 
 Bxpofition  en  the  B{^uk,of  Job,  Fol.  1669. 
 
 0.4  Mr. 
 
2^2  The  Ejecled  or  Silenc'^d  Mtnifiers^  8^c. 
 
 Vol.  II-  ■^^*  T'^^^^^J  Mnrtyv,  Ejeded  alfo  at  Plymouth.  He 
 ^^^^^-yi,^^  was  educated  at  firft  iii  Oxo-a,  and  upon  the  breaking 
 out  of  the  Civil  Wars,  with  many  others,  he  remov'd  to 
 ^cmbridge.  Returning  into  his  own  Country,  he  was  by 
 the  Magiftrates  of  P/>wo«f/)  chofcn  Ledurerof  Si.  An- 
 drevp's  and  there  was  publickiy  Ordain'd  by  Presbyters, 
 and  continu'd  exerciling  his  Miniftry,  till  fome  Months 
 before  B^rthclcmcw-Day,  1662,  when  he  wasforc'dto 
 de(ift  from  his  publick  Work,  upon  pretence  of  fome 
 Words  which  he  was  faidto  fpeak  in  private  Converfati- 
 on,  rho*  I\lr.  Mnrtyn  abfolutely  dilown'd  it.  His  Im- 
 prilonment  afterwards  in  the  Iiland  of  St.  Nzco/^J,  has 
 been  mention'd  before,  in  the  Account  of  his  Brother- 
 in-Law  Mr,  George  Hughes.  When  that  good  Man  dy'd, 
 Mr.  Mnrtyn  fucceeded  him  as  Paftor  of  his  Church  in 
 Plymouth^  to  which  he  before  had  been  an  Aifiltant. 
 
 Mr.  John  Horfcmnn^  who  was  afterwards  well  known 
 in  Plymouth,  was,  as  lam  inforPxi'd,  Ejcded  at  Sciily 
 I/land. 
 
 Mr.  Ohnd'icih  Hughes,  Son  of  Mr.  George  Hiighes.  He 
 was  in  1662  Ejeded  from  his  Student's  Place  in  Chrifi- 
 Church  Oxoriy  when  he  was  juft  ready  to  take  the  Degree 
 of  M.  A.  He  betook  himfeif  to  his  Father  at  Plymouth, 
 and  there  foon  became  a  farther  Sufferer  for  Noncon- 
 formity, being  fummon'd,  andfeiz'd,  and  clap'd  up  in 
 ■prifon  with  him,  0^7.  6.  1665,  ^ho'  he  could  becharg-d 
 \vi:h  nothing  but  being  his  Son  ;  and  he  continu'd  con- 
 lin'd  a  good  while,  till  at  length  upon  Security  given  to 
 leave  the  Town,  and  not  return  thither  without  leave, 
 he  was  fet  at  Liberty.  His  Father  and  he,  when  they 
 were  confin'd,  v/ere  not  allowed  to  come  together^  but 
 there  were  Letters  continually  paffing  between  them, 
 which  was  a  great  Comfort.  I  fliali  in  fere  fome  Palfa- 
 ges  out  of  a  few  of  the  Father's  to  the  Son,  when  under 
 this  Coniincmenr,  which  areaffeding. 
 
 "  Dear  Son, 
 
 "  I  am  the  Mark  aim  a  at;  and  how  far  GOD 
 '*  may  fuffer  Men  to  proceed,  J  know  not:  Buc 
 *"*  free  Communion  with  GOD  in  prifon  is  worth 
 "^  a  choufj nd  Liberties,  gain'd  with  the  Lois  of  Li- 
 ''•'  berty  of  Spirit.  The  Lord  keep  us  his  Freemen. 
 "^*  i  am  at  a  fixed  Point  in  Heaven,  The  Will  of  the 
 Z  Lord  be  done,  either  ^or  |.iberty,   o^-  Reftraintj  for 
 
in  the  County  (?/  D  E  V  O  N.  2 jj 
 
 **  Life  or  Death.    I  wait  for  the  Lord,  and  rejoice  yol.  n. 
 
 '*  in  him  ;  to  which  Strong-hold   alone,  I   commend  */>/>. 
 
 *'  you  aifo.     I  defire  God's  Bielfmg  on  you,  and  de- 
 
 *'  fire  you    by   Faith  to  receive  ir.  from    that  Pro- 
 
 *'  mife,  Blcjjcd  are  ye  vohn  ferjccuted  for  P^ghteoujnefs 
 
 *'  S^k^y  and  fuffering   without  a  Cauie.     God  is  Wife 
 
 "  in  this  bodily  Separation  of  us,  and  Good  I  hope,  in 
 
 "  making  us  meet  daily  in  his  Bolom..     Keep  ciofe  to 
 
 "  him  ;  walk  circumfpedly,    be    of  good  cheer,  ::nd 
 
 "  the  God   of  Comforc  will  be  with  you  3    and  in 
 
 **  his  Bofom  I  leave  you.** —  And   at  another  Time  ; 
 
 "  I  am   glad  to    hear  of  your  Acquicfcence  in  the 
 
 *^  Will  of  God  as  to  your  prefent  Rcftraint ;  and  re- 
 
 "  joice  alfo  in  your  Aim  at  thofe  holy  Rtfolutions  of 
 
 *•  the  Saints   who   have  fuffered  before.     The  Lord 
 
 **  perfedt    both  in   you    and  me,    every  Grace  that 
 
 "  may  enable  us  to   do  and  fuffer  his  Will.     Keep 
 
 "  Accounts  with  God  every  Day  as   even  as  you  can.  ^ 
 
 **  Believe  thofe    Promifes,  Gen.  17.  i.  Jfi.  43.   2,   3. 
 
 "  and  63.  9.     The  Lord  perfedt  Faith,  Wifdom,  Ho- 
 
 '*  Unefs,  and   Courage  in  you.     I  am  well,  and  beft 
 
 "  of  all  in   Heaven  ;  and  fatisfied  with  the  Will  of 
 
 *•  God,  which  will  bring   us   to   Glory.     I  pray   for 
 
 *'  your  Liberty  more  than  my  own.     My   Thoughts 
 
 "  for  my  fclf  are    to   keep  my  Covenant;    and   yet 
 
 ^'  againft   all  traiterous  Pofitions  that  are  truly  fo,  I 
 
 *'  am  ready  to  declare.    God  hath  fuffer'd  us  to  be  de- 
 
 *'  barr'd  from  the  Work  of  the  Miniftry,  deprlv'd  of. 
 
 "  our  Livelihood,    fliut  up  in  Prifon  ^    and   at    laft 
 
 "  we  are  to  be  driven  from  our   Habitations  which 
 
 ''  God  hath  given  us :    But  this  is  not  all  intended  by 
 
 "  Men,  or  which  may  be  permitted  by  God.     There 
 
 *'  is  more  Bittcrnefs  yet  to  be  expected,  if  the  Lord 
 
 '^  leave  the  Reins  on  the  Necks  of  violent  and  cruel 
 
 *'  Men.     But  his  Will  be  done,  which  is  to  glorify 
 
 "  himfelf,  and  perfedl  BleHedncfs  for  his,  thro'  thefe 
 
 **  hard    Ways.     I  hope  He  will  deliver    you    from 
 
 "  the  Hands  of  Men,  and  from  every  Snare".     And  at 
 
 another  Time,  *'  We  have  here  in  this  Tfland,  (that  is 
 
 °'  St.  Klcholns's)   jj;ood  Ledtures   read  us  every  Day 
 
 **  from  Heaven  and  Earth,  from  Seas  and  Rocks,  from 
 
 **  Storms  and  Calms,enoughto  learn  us  muchof  GOD's 
 
 *'  Providence  in  our  Morals  as  well  as  Naturals.  Fruit- 
 
 |;  ftil  Spirits  might  gather  much  of  GOD  from  them  : 
 
 O       '     ' 
 
j4  Tb^  Ejeffed  orSUe^c^d  Minifters^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  "  O  that  mine  were  fo  !  How  might  I  {cc\  out  Heaven 
 this  way,  as  well  as  fee  it  by  believing  !  Lord  help, 
 "  and  I  fhall  do  it.  The  everlafting  Arms  of  Love  and 
 "  Mercy  keep  you  felamelefs,  and  fafe  to  the  Appearance 
 '*  of  our  LORD.  And  at  another  Time .-  As  to  our 
 *'  Sufferings  as  ill-natur'd,  froward,  or  worle,  I  have 
 '*  pafs'd  through  them, and  I  hope  GOD  will  give  you 
 '*  Power  to  defpife  them.  I  do  know  fmySonj  that 
 "  you  do  fufFer  at  this  Time  more  immediately  for  my 
 *'  fake  :  But  I  hope  it  is  on  CHRIST*s  Account,  who 
 **  will  own  it,  and  return  Mercy  unto  you.  If  you  are 
 "  caird  out  this  Day,  I  hope  GOD  will  give  Wifdom 
 **  what  to  Anfwer.  As  to  my  (elf  or  Liberty,  I  have 
 *'  refign'd  them  to  the  good  Pleafure  of  our  GOD. 
 "  The  LORD  ftrengthcn  Faith,  and  lengthen  Pati- 
 **  ence  :  We  fhall  then  do  well,  and  inherit  the  Promife. 
 **  When  I  go  forth  from  hence,  I  fliall  do  it  in  the  Faith 
 "  of  God,  not  knowing  yet  whither  I  fhall  go.  Tiius 
 did  aged  Paul  encourage  his  young  Timothy,  And  he 
 fubicrib'd  his  Letters  thus^  Tour  Father  endeared  by 
 the  Bo7ids  of  Knturc,  and  Grace,  and  Sufferings,  His  ex- 
 cellent Brother  alfo  Mr.  Joxvn  Hovpe,  wrote  to  him  ac 
 that  Time,  and  the  Letter  is  worth  prefcrving.  '*  Blef- 
 *'  fed  be  GOD  that  we  fliall  have,  and  hear  of  each 
 "  other's  Occaiions  of  Thankfgiving,  that  we  may  joyn 
 **  Praiics  as  well  as  Prayers,  which  I  hope  is  done  dai- 
 '*  ly  for  one  another.  Nearer  Approaches,  and  con- 
 *'  ftant  Adherence  to  GOD,  wirh  the  improvement  of 
 *'  our  Intereft  in  each  other's  Hearts,  muft  compenfatc 
 *'  (and  I  hope  will  abundantly)  the  Unkindnefs  and 
 "  Inftability  of  a  furly  treacherous  World,  that  we  fee 
 "  hill  retains  its  wayward  Temper,  and  grows  more 
 "  peevlfli,  as  it  grows  older,  and  more  Ingenious  in  in- 
 *'  venting  ways  to  torment  whom  it  difaiffCts.  It  was, 
 ".  it  fcems,  not  enough  to  kill  by  one  lingle  Death,  but 
 "  when  that  was  almoft  done,  to  give  leave  and  time  to 
 '^  refpire,  zb  live  again,  at  lead  in  hope,  that  it  might 
 ''  have  the  renew'd  Pleafure  of  putting  us  to  a  farther 
 ''  Pain  and  Torture  in  dying  once  more.  Spite  is  na- 
 '  tural  to  her :  All  her  Kindnefs  is  an  Artificial  Dlf- 
 '''  guife  :  A  Device  to  promote  and  ferve  the  Defign  of 
 '  the  former,  with  the  more  efficacious  and  piercing 
 '  Malignity.  But  Patience  will  elude  the  Deiign, 
 ;■  and  blunt  its  fliarpeft  Edge.  It  is  perfcdly  defeated, 
 '  '  "  when 
 
in  the  County  ^/  D  E  V  O  N.  235 
 
 •*  when  nothing  is  expected  from  it  but  Milchief:  For    Vol.  II. 
 
 **  then  the  worft  it  can  threaten  finds  us  provided,  and 
 
 '*  the  beft  it  can  promife,  incredulous,  and  not  apt  to 
 
 **  be  imposed  upon.     This  will  make  it  at  laft  Delpair 
 
 '*  and  grow  Hopelefs,  when  it  finds,  that  the  more  it  goes 
 
 •*  about  to  mock  and  vex  us,  the  more  it  teaches  and  in- 
 
 "  ftrud:s  us :  And  that  as  it  is  wickeder,  we  are  wifer. 
 
 **  If  we  cannot,  GOD  will  outwit  it,  and  carry  us,  I 
 
 **  truft,  fafe  thro',  to  a  better  World,  upon  which  we 
 
 "  may  terminate  Hopes  that  will  never  make  us  aflM- 
 
 "  med. 
 
 Some  time  after,  li^.ow  March  9  1670,  Mr.  0.  H. 
 was  folemnly,  tho'  privately  Ordain'd  to  the  Work  of 
 the  Miniftry  (  for  which  his  Sufferings  had  prepar'd 
 him  )  by  'Nir.j^J^pcr  Hkkj,  and  Five  others  of  his  Bre- 
 thren ;  And  he  for  fome  time  excrcis'd  his  Miniftry 
 about  Plymouth  as  he  had  Opportunity  ;  tho'  he  ran 
 great  rifques,  and  was  fcveral  Ways  a  Sufi^rer.  Not 
 being  any  longer  fafe  there,  he  in  April  1674,  came  to 
 hondony  where  he  was  chofcn  Paftor  of  a  confidcrable 
 Part  of  Mr.  Pf^ells's  Congregation,  to  whom  he  Mini- 
 ftred  in  holy  Things  with  great  Diligence  and  Fidelity. 
 He  was  noted  for  his  excellent  Gift  in  Prayer,  in  which 
 few  went  beyond  him.  He  was  once  fcnt  to  Nevp-Pn'~ 
 forty  and  appeared  at  the  SefTions  at  Hickj's  Hall,  and  was 
 forc'd  to  give  Bail  for  his  good  Behaviour,  and  conti- 
 nu'd  under  it  from  SeiTionsto  Seifions,  for  a  Year  toge- 
 ther. Some  time  after,  he  retir'd  ro  Enfield^  where, 
 upon  the  Liberty  granted,  he  preach'd  Publickly,  and 
 gathered  a  little  Church,  compos'd  of  ferlous  Chrifti- 
 ans  of  various  Denominations,  and  was  inftrumenrnl 
 in  preparing  and  fending  many  to  Heaven  befcre  him. 
 At  length  he  was  feiz'd  with  an  Afthma,  u'hich  for 
 fome  time  confin'd  him  to  his  Houfe  and  Chamber, 
 under  which  his  Patience  and  Refignation  was  very 
 Exemplary.  He  finifli'd  his  Courfe  on  Jtin.  24.  I7c4- 
 in  the  65th  Year  of  his  Age.  And  hath  Mz  behind 
 him  Two  Sons  in  the  Miniftry,  the  one  in  Cnnterburyy 
 and  the  other  suVf^are,  who  have  much  of  the  Spirit  of 
 jheir  Father  and  Grandfather. 
 
 Great  TO I{I{INGTON:  Mr,  John  Hoxvey  M.  A.  He 
 Was  born  May  17.  1630,  at  Lovghorough  in  Lekefter^ 
 yfe/Vf^where  his  Father  w*is  xVjinifter^  whom  the  Se- 
 
 v^fities 
 
2^6  The  EjecJed  or  ^ilenc'd  Miniflers^   &c. 
 
 yol.  II.     verities  at  that  Time  us'd  againft  the  l^uritans,  cotu- 
 \y^V^^  pell'd  to  remove  into  Ireland,  taking  this  Son,  who  was 
 then  very  young  with  him.     During  their  Stay  there, 
 the  Rebellion  broke  out,  by  which  rhey  were  expos'd 
 to  very  threatning  Danger,  that  Place  being  for  leve:- 
 ral   Weeks   beficg'd   and  aflaulted  by  the  Rebels,  but 
 without  Succefs-     A  very  fpeciai  Providence  on  this 
 Occafion  did  guard  that  Life,  wMch  was  afterwards 
 made  very  ferviceable.     During  the  Civil  War  he  re- 
 rurn'd  to   England,  where  he   pals'd    thro*  his  School 
 Education  in  Lancajhire.     He  was  early  fent  to  Chrift-^ 
 College  in  Cambridge^  where  he  took  the  Degree  of 
 B.    A.   after  which   he    remov'd  to  Oxford,   tho'   Mr. 
 W:vd  will  have  him  to  have  been  of  B>n2^€n-NrJ?  Col- 
 lege in  Oxov,  and  that  he  rook  his  Batchelor's  Degree 
 there  y*iw.  i3th,    1649.     But  not  to  conteft  this  Mar- 
 *  His    ter  i  his  great  Attainmenus  in  Learning,  *  join'd  with 
 Works  ii?'^ exemplary   Piety,  fo  recommended  him,  that  he  was 
 thefe:  A    duly  elected  Fellow  of  Mngdakn-Qollege,  of  which  fa- 
 Treatife  mous 
 
 of  de- 
 lighting. In  God,    %VQ.    1(^74.     The    BlefTednefs  of  the    Righte- 
 ou^  :    And   the  Vanity  of  Man    as  mortal,  %vo.  1678.     The   Li- 
 ving Temple  of  God,  8t;().  1675:.     The  Reconcileablenefs  of  God's 
 Piefciencc  of  the  Sins  of  Men,  with  the  Wifdoni  and  Sincerity  of 
 ?iis  Counfels,  Exhortations,  and  whatfoever  other  Means  he  ufes 
 to  prevent  them,  -mith  »  Poftfcript,  %vo.  '677.     Of  Thoughtful- 
 nefs  for  the  Morrow  ;  with  an  Appendix  concerning  the  immode- 
 rate Defire  of  Foreknowing  Things  to  come,.  8-jo.  i(58r.     Of  Cha- 
 rity in   reference  to   other  Mens  Sins.     Of  rhe  Improvement  of 
 the  Name  of  God  in  Prayer.     Of  Self-Dedication,  120.  The  Re- 
 deemer's Tears  wept   over  loft  Souls,  in   a   Treatife  on  Luke  19. 
 4?,   42.     With  an  Appendix  concerning  the   Sin  agsinft   the  Holy 
 Glioft.     A   Sermon   directing   what  we   are   to    do,  after  a    ftrifl: 
 Enquiry,  Whether  or  no,  we  truly  love  God.     The  Carnality  of 
 religious  Contention,  in  Two  Sermons  at  rhe   Merchants-Lefture 
 ■<it  B^oadjlr-eet-.     A  Letter  to  a  Perfon  of  Quality,   who  took  Offence 
 ac  Dr.  Stilli7jgflcet''s  Sermon    abour  Separation,  4^0.     A   calm  and 
 fobcr  Enquiry  concerning  the  Poflibilicy  of  a   Trinity  in  the  God- 
 head.    A  Letter  to  a   Friend  concerning  a  Pofrfcript  to  the  De- 
 fence of  Dr.  Sherlock's   Notion  of  the  Trinity  in    Unity,  relating 
 to   the  calm  and  fober  Enquiry  upon  the  fame  Subject      A  View 
 of  that  Part  oF  the  lace  Confiderations  addrefs'd  to  H.  H.  about  the 
 Trinity,  which  concerns  the  fober   Enquiry  on  that  Subje<St.     A 
 Funeral  Sermon  for  Mr.  PJchard  Fairdough,  16^1  ;  another  for  Mrs. 
 Margirrct  B.f:-;^er  ;  another  for    Q.  Mary  i  another  for   Mrs.   Judith 
 mmm?idj  another  for   Mrs.  Bjllnr  Sarn^fQ-a)  another  for  Mr.  R/- 
 
 chari 
 
in  the  County  <?/  D  E  V  O  N.  237 
 
 : : f 
 
 jnous  Society  he  was  a  bright  Ornament.  And  by  Vol.  H. 
 unufual  Application  furnifh'd  himfclf  With  a  large  v.^/-v^ 
 Fund  of  Rational  and  Theological  Learning,  in  both 
 which  he  had  very  few  Equals.  Being  (feme  time 
 after  his  taking  the  Degree  of  M.  A.)  by  an  unexpJ- 
 died  Condud:  of  Providence  call'd  to  Torrington,  tho* 
 he  was  very  young,  he  worthily  fili'd  the  Minifterial 
 Station,  in  which  his  Labours  were  blefs'd  with  an  un- 
 common Succefs.  *Twas  with  great  Reludtance  that 
 he  was  prevail'd  on  to  exercife  his  Miniftry  in  the 
 Pro^^^cr's  Court ;  which  Station  he  never  abus'd,  ei- 
 ther to  inrich  himfelf,  or  do  any  ill  Offices  to  others, 
 tho'  of  known  diftering  Sentiments.  He  readily  em- 
 brac'd  every  Occalion  of  ferving  the  Intereft  of  Re- 
 ligion, and  Learning ;  oppoling  the  Errors  and  De- 
 figns  which  at  that  Time  threaten'd  both.  Among 
 many  Inftances  of  his  excellent  and  generous  Tem- 
 per, his  feafonable  Service  to  Dr.  Setb  Ward  (after- 
 wards Bifliop  of  Seirum)  was  an  Evidence  of  his  Zeal 
 for  the  Intereft  of  Learning,  and  thofe  who  were  emi- 
 nent in  it.  This  Charadler  (which  he  always  rctain'd) 
 gain'd  him  the  Friendfliip  of  the  great  Dr.  Will^ns^ 
 and  feveral  others,  who  were  great  Supports  of  real 
 Piety  and  Goodnels  in  thofe  Times.  Some  Years  af- 
 ter BarthoiofnevQ  Diy  1662,  ('when  from  a  Principle  of 
 
 chard  Mams-,  another  for  Dr.  V/iUla7n  Bates-,  another  for  Mn 
 Matthew  Mead.  A  Sermon  preachM  to  the  Societies  for  Refoyma' 
 tion  of  Man7jers.  A  Sermon  preach'd  on  the  Day  of  Thankfgiving, 
 Dec.  2.  '597.  Two  Sermons  concerning  Enmity  and  Reconciliation 
 to  God.  Befides  which^  he  hath  feme  Sermons  in  the  Volumes  of  ths 
 Morning  Exercife  :  One  in  that  of  St.  Giles,  On  the  Mutablenefs  of  the 
 State  in  which  Man  was  cre^.tcd.  j^nd  another  in  the  Continuation 
 cf  Morning;  Exercife  ^.ueftions  ;  on  this  ^uefiion.  What  may  moft 
 hopefully  be  attempted,  to  allay  Animofities  among  Chriftians, 
 that  our  Divfions  m^y  not  be  our  Ruin  {which  Sermon  is  recommend- 
 ed to  the  ferious  Pertifal  of  fiich  as  -would  keep  the  due  Mean  betvoeen 
 the  Efiablip-i'd  Church  and  Dijfcnters)  And  he  afterwards  wrote  a- 
 Difcourfe  of  Occafional  Communion,  -which  may  fu^ ply  ths  Place  of 
 an  Appendix  to  tbe  foregoing  Sermon.  To  thefe  we  may  add  Tw9 
 Sermons  Of  yielding  oiir  fclves  to  God  :  A  Sermon  at  the  Fune- 
 ral of  Mr  Fink.  A  Sermon  preach'd  Nov.  5.  1703.  on  Col.  i»  13. 
 The  Redeemer's  Dominion  over  the  invifible  World.  A  Funeral 
 Sermon  for  John  Houghton  Efq;  Bvo.  1699,  The  Living  Temple  ; 
 Second  Part.  And  the  Annotations  on  the  Epiftles  of  St.  John 
 ia  the  Supplement  to  Mr,  PsqI, 
 
 undif- 
 
2^8  The  Ejecfed  or  Silenced  Mtmjkrs^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  undiilembled  Conlcience  he  laid  down  his  publick 
 Station)  being  invited  by  the  Lord  Majfarene,  he  re- 
 mov'd  his  Family  into  Ireland^  (in  the  Parifli  oi  An- 
 trim)  where  his  great  Learning,  and  Chriftian  Tem- 
 per procur'd  him  the  particular  Friendfhip  of  the  Bi- 
 fliop  of  that  Diocefs,  who  (together  with  his  Metro- 
 politan, without  demanding  any  Conformity)  gave 
 him  Liberty  of  Preaching  in  the  Church  of  Antrim  ; 
 where  he  approved  his  truly  peaceable  and  Chriftian 
 Spirit,  both  in  his  Preaching  and  Converfation.  By 
 his  two  ufeful  Books  of  delighting  in  God,  and  the 
 Livihg  Temple,  which  he  publiHi'd  at  this  time,  ic 
 plainly  appears  how  his  holy  Mind  was  little  difpos'd 
 to  contend  about  lefTcr  Differences,  which  fome  are 
 wholly  taken  up  with ;  but  moft  intent  to  advance 
 folid  and  vital  Religion  in  the  World.  After  his  Re- 
 turn to  London,  he  peaceably  us'd  the  Indulgence 
 granted  in  the  Reign  of  Charles  II :  And  when  that 
 was  changed  into  a  violent  Severity,  he  filently  with- 
 drew into  Germnny  firft,  and  after  to  Vtrecht,  where 
 he  greatly  alTiftcd,  both  the  learned  ^Studies,  and  the 
 Piety  of  his  Countrymen,  and  was  not  only  refpe- 
 d:ed  by  them,  but  greatly  valu'd  by  others  who  knew 
 him.  There  the  late  King  fVilliam  (then  Prince  of 
 Ornnge)  did  admit  him  to  frequent  Converfes,  and 
 always  after  continu  d  a  particular  Refpedt  to  him. 
 Many  others  of  eminent  Character  (fome  of  them  Re- 
 verend Prelates^  might  be  mention'd,  who  cultiva- 
 ted a  Friendfliip  with  him,  which  he  always  improv'd 
 for  the  Purpofes  which  are  proper  to  an  unfeigned 
 Lover  of  Men,  whole  beft  Advantages  he  always  en- 
 dcavour'd  to  promote.  And  having  employ 'd  his 
 Time  and  Strength  in  moft  valuable  Services,  being 
 wafted  by  fcveral  Difcafes,  (which  he  always  bore 
 with  joyful  Patience)  he  iiniflied  his  Courfe  with 
 Joy  on  April  2.   1 70  5. 
 
 BAI{^NSTABLE:Mr:  Nn-hanael  Mather ;  who 
 after  his  Ejetftion  was  a  Mlnifter  at  I{otcrdam  in  HoU 
 land ;  and  dy'd  Paftor  of  a   Congregation  in  London, 
 
 North'Tdimton:  Mr.  Maynard.  He  was  aged  when 
 cjcdcd,  and  had  been  Epifcopally  ordained,  and  yen 
 not  long   after  his  being  filenc'd,  was  threatened  to 
 
 be 
 
in  the  County  0/  D  E  V  O  N.  259 
 
 be  fenc  to  the  Work-Houfe,  by  Juftice  G — ,  and  there  Vol.  II. 
 faid  the  Juftice,  Tcu  Jhall  hear  better  Preaching,  He  \^y\^>>J 
 further  cry'd  out  to  him,  Maynard,  who  made  you  a 
 Preacher?  He  told  him  he  was  formerly  ordain'd  EpiC. 
 copally.  The  Juftice  reply'd  ;  J  hear  you  teach  Chil- 
 dren to  fuck^  in  ^hellion :  Tou  ought  to  be  ba?iijh'd  the 
 ^alm,  and  if  you  return  to  be  cut  a/under, 
 
 Kenton  :  Dr.  George  Kendal,  He  was  born  at  Ccf- 
 ton  in  the  Parifli  of  Dawlijh,  near  Exon  ^  he  was  bred 
 in  Exeter  College  Oxon,  where  he  was  a  Difciple, 
 and  a  great  Admirer  of  Dr.  Prideaux.  When  the  Dr. 
 was  promoted  to  the  Biflioprick  of  fVorcpfter,  Mr.  Ken- 
 dal then  B.  D.  ftood  fair  to  fucceed  him  in  the  Re- 
 dlory  of  his  College,  for  he  was  zealoufly  recommend- 
 ed by  King  Charles  ;  but  loft  it.  Anno,  1647,  he 
 became  Recflor  of  BUfsland  near  Bodmin  in  CornxvaH. 
 Thence  he  remov'd  to  London^  where  he  had  a  Li- 
 ving in  Grace-Church-Jireet.  In  1654,  he  proceeded 
 Dodlor  -y  and  upon  King  Charles's  Return  he  left  the 
 City,  and  became  Reclor  of  K^nton^  from  whence  he 
 was  ejecfted  at  the  fatal  Bartholomew.  After  which  he 
 retir'd  to  Ccfton,  the  Place  of  his  Birth,  and  the  Seat 
 of  his  Family,  where  he  dy'd,  Aug.  19.  1663.  *  Hq  *  fj^  j^^fj, 
 left  behind  him  the  general  Reputation  of  a  coniidera-  vjritten 
 ble  Scholar,  a  ready  Difputant,  and  a  good  Preacher,     and  pub' 
 
 lijh'd,  A 
 Vindication  of  the  Doftrine  generally  receivMinthe  Churches,  con- 
 cerning God's  Intentions  of  fpecial  Grace  and  Favour  to  his  EIe6t 
 in  the  Death  ofChrift,  Fol.  1653.  SanBi  Sanciti :  O  the  commoa 
 Do6lrine  of  the  Perfeverancc  of  the  Saints,  againft  John  Goodwin, 
 Fol.  1654.  Fur  pro  Tribundi,  Examen  Difihgifmi  qui  infcribitur,  Fur 
 Pradejfinatus,  Oxon.  Svo.j6^j.  De  Db^rind  Neo  Pelagiand  :  Orati9 
 habita  in  Commitiisy  Oxon.  July  9.  1654.      Tmjfii  Vita  &  f^i^oria,  &c, 
 
 TlVEI^rON:  Mr.  iheophilus  Pohheil,  M.  A.  He 
 hath  Printed,  A  Trcatife  of  Self-denial  -^  The  Evil  of  Apo- 
 fiacy^  and  Quenching  the  Spirit-^  The  Necejfty  and  Advan- 
 tages of  Ejaculatory  Prayer,  8vo.  1674  -^  with  Dire:}ions 
 for  fervin'J  God  on  the  fi^orking-Dny,  and  Lord's- Day ^ 
 where  he  and  Mr.  Mall  joynd  in  one  little  Book,  calfd 
 Exhortations  to  Holy-Livingy  in  8w.  1668. 
 
 At  the  fame  Place  alfl^  was  Silenc'd  Mr.  John  Chif. 
 Jul  :    Who  ijath  reveral  Books  in  Print  j   as  The  Almofi 
 
 Chrijiian 
 
240  The  EjeHed  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    Chriftian,  and  the  j/oung  Mans  Memento.     He  had  a 
 y^'V*^  Boarding- School  at  Enfield  in  Middlefex,  and  iometimes 
 preach'd  there.    He  dy'd  about  the  Year  1 674. 
 
 BIDDIFOB^Dy  Mr.  William  Bartlet.  He  was 
 Congregational  in  his  Judgment,  but  lov'd  Peace  with 
 his  Brethren.  He  was  Brother  to  Mr  John  Bartlet  who 
 was  Ejected  at  Exeter  :  He  has  written  a  Model  of 
 Church-Government,  in  4^0. 
 
 Shohrook. :  Mr.  Thomas  Trefcot,  M.  A.  He  was  the 
 Son  ot  a  Fuller  of  Exon  ;  who  was  a  very  Religious, 
 Charitable,  and  univerfally  Bountiful  Man,  and  left 
 as  good  a  Report  behind  him,  as  any  Man  of  his  Degree 
 ever  did  in  that  City.  His  Son  being  bred  in  the  Uni- 
 verfity  forieveral  Years,  was  a  good  Scholar,  of  a  fine 
 Fancy,  of  a  courteous  and  loving  Dilpoiition  j  a  fre- 
 quent, plain  and  powerful  Preacher  in  his  Parilh,  and 
 a  bountiful  Houfe-keeper.  Upon  his  being  Silenc'd  he 
 retir'd  to  Exon,  and  there  liv'd  and  labour'd  as  he  had 
 Opportunities :  And  after  much  Wcaknefs  and  great 
 Inability  of  Body,  he  gave  up  his  Breath  at  the  Place 
 where  he  firft  receiv'd  it. 
 
 Morehtad:  Mv.  Robert  Snoxo,  M.  A.  Some  time  Fel- 
 low of  Exeter-College  in  Oxon» 
 
 Cher i ton  :  Mr.  Nathanael  Durant,  M.  A.  One  of  a 
 moft  agreeable  and  pleafant  Converfatioh ;  and  much 
 refpeded  by  the  Gentry. 
 
 Petrockftovo  :  Mr.  TVllliam  Trevithiack.  After  his  be- 
 ing Silenc'd  he  went  beyond  Sea  with  Col.  B^He,  when 
 he  was  young,  as  his  Guardian  and  Tutor.  He  Print- 
 ed a  Funeral  Sermon  for  his  Patron. 
 
 Pultimore  :  Mr.  Amhrofc  Clare.  A  very  good  Scho- 
 lar y  a  plain,  but  judicious  Preacher. 
 
 llfington  :  Mr.  pyilliam  Stukje* 
 
 Holdfmnhy  :  Mr.  Humphrey  Sanders]  Mr.  Merries 
 (afterwards  Sir  Wlliiam  Morrice,  and  Secretary  of  State) 
 wrote  for  a  promifcuous  AdmiiTion  to  the  Lord's-Ta- 
 
in  the  County  ^/  D  E  V  O  N.  241 
 
 ble  ;  in  Anlwer  co  ic,  Mr.  Sanders  wrote  an  Ant i diatribe^  Vol.  II. 
 or  an  Apology  for  Adtniniftring  the  Lord' s-Suf per  toafsleti 
 Company  only,  8  vo.   1655. 
 
 Eaft'Ogvpell :  Mr.  John  Stephens, 
 
 H  O  NTTON  :  Mr.  Francis  Soreron.  Bred  in  the 
 Free-School  at  Plymouth^  and  Fellow  of  Exeter -College  : 
 A  Man  of  great  Learning,  and  a  conftant  Student,  buc 
 marvelloufly  Humble.  He  was  an  excellent  Preacher  j 
 and  his  Labours  were  Succcfsful  to  the  good  of  many. 
 His  Sermons  are  to  this  Day  kept  as  a  Treafure  in  fe- 
 veral  Hands  in  that  Town,  and  ever  and  anon  repeat- 
 ed, to  the  Satisfadlion  of  many.  He  had  always  iucli 
 a  reverend  and  awfui  Senfe  of  GOD  upon  his  Soul^ 
 that  it  gave  a  Majefty  to  his  Prefence.  When  the  Rab- 
 ble of  the  Town  were  guilty  of  any  Rudenefs,  he  would 
 go  Perfonally  ^mong  them  and  reprove  them^  and  en- 
 deavour to  make  them  fenfible  of  their  Sin  and  Folly  j 
 and  they  would  retire  at  the  light  of  him.  He  admini- 
 itred  the  Sacrament  every  Month,  and  conliancly 
 preached  a  Preparation  Sermon,  on  fome  Day  of  the 
 preceding  Week :  Belides  which  he  fet  up  a  Weekly 
 Ledlure  in  the  Town,  and  had  the  Affiftance  of  fevcral 
 Neighbouring  Minifters  in  carrying  it  on  ;  and  conti- 
 nued it  till  the  AH  of  Vniformity  Ejecfled  and  Siienc'd 
 him.  He  was  prefented  to  this  Place  by  Sit  IVillinm 
 Courtney  of  Poderham,  whofe  Aunt  he  marry *d  :  And 
 to  his  Houle  he  retir'd  after  his  Ejedlment.  Upon  the 
 Indulgence  in  72,  he  return'd  again  to  his  Flock*  H^ 
 was,  upon  the  Five  Mile  Acft,  imprifon'd  in  Exeter 
 Goal  :  But  Sir  J4^illinm  Courtney  being  then  High-She- 
 riifofthe  County,  got  him  releas'd,  and  convey'd  him^ 
 in  his  own  Coach,  to  his  own  Houfe,  where  he  conti- 
 nued till  he  dy'd.  His  Benefice  was  worth  between 
 2  and  "^oo  I.  per  Annum  I  which  he  freely  lefr>  ratheif 
 than  he  would  ftrain  his  Confciencc,  While  he  was 
 Incumbent,  he  never  troubled  any  with  Law-Suits  for 
 liis  Tithes,  leaftit  (lioulu  hinder  the  Succefsof  his  Mi*» 
 niftry.  None  of  his  worft  Enemies  had  any  thing  to 
 lay  to  his  Charge,  but  the  Crime  of  Nonconformity^ 
 He  never  Printed  any  thing  of  his  own,  but  Tranfiated 
 the  learned  Monfieur  Daillys  Sermons  on  ;hc  Briftle  to 
 
242         The  Ejected  or  Silenced.  Mtmflers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    rhe  Colbjfinns^  oui  of  tren^u  iiKo  Englifhy  and  Printed 
 them. 
 
 Mnry-Churh  :  yiv.VVillinm  Stidjon. 
 
 Stoks'flemmhg  :  Mr.  H'^illUm  Bnyly,  In  the  Civil 
 tVars  he  had  been  Chaplain  to  the  Lord  I^berts,  He 
 liv*d  in  the  Parilh  to  his  Dying  day. 
 
 Brent :  Mr.  Chrijlopher  JSllinger.  An  excellent  Saint  t 
 Witnefs  his  Life  written  in  ^vo.  He  was  of  an  ancient 
 Family  in  the  Palatinate  of  the  Blaine  3  was  driven 
 thence  by  the  Spaniards,  and  forc'd  to  bear  a  Mulquet 
 in  the  Gsrman  Wars  j  but  afterwards  retired  to  Geneva^ 
 and  thence  came  to  England.  He  wrote  Vnio  Sacra, 
 againft  Ufury. 
 
 Inflovo  :  Mr.  H^llimn  Ciide,  Chaplain  to  K.  Charles  IL 
 in  his  Expedition  at  Pf^orcefier,  and  was  there  taken 
 Prifoner  j  and  was  afterwards  prefented  to  his  Living 
 by  Efquire  S^eccot, 
 
 Anfty  :  Mr.  John  Mawdit,  M.  A.     Fellow  of  Exeter'* 
 
 College,  ■'  ■-'■■' 
 
 Api^fpriiigtoni  Mr.  Join  Burgefs^  M.  A.  He  was  the 
 Son  of  a  Minifter  in  the  fame  County.  His  Father 
 fent  him  when  he  was  a  Boy  into  the  Fields  to  look  af- 
 ter the  Tithe-Corn,  and  as  he  went  along  he  felf 
 fomething  give  him  a  great  Nip  or  Bite  on  his  Leg. 
 When  he  came  Home,  his  Leg  was  horribly  fweli'd, 
 which  put  his  Mother  and  the  reft  of  the  Family  into  a 
 great  Confternation.  She  being  in  a  Country  Town, 
 and  not  knowing  any  better  Remedy,  than  what  fhe 
 .had  heard  to  have  been  apply'd  to  a  Plague-fore,  prc- 
 fentiy  fent  for  a  Cock,  and  laid  his  Poop  to  the  Part 
 affeded,  which  in  a  little  time  kill'd  the  Cock.  She 
 fent  for  another,  and  I  think  a  third,  and  thereby  re- 
 covered the  Leg  from  Swelling,  and  fav'd  liis  Life.  It 
 was  thought  to  have  been  the  Bite  of  fome  Adder  he 
 had  trod  upon.  This  Life  was  rctriev*d  for  good  Pur- 
 pofes.  He  prov'd  a  grave,  ftudious  and  laborious  Mi- 
 nifter of  C  H  R  I  S  T,  and  an  Inftrumcnt  of  much 
 Good  to  many.    When  the  Acl  of  Vniformit^  drove 
 
 him 
 
in  the  Lount)  of  D  E  VON.  24? 
 
 him  ^vvay  from  his  People,    he  rccir'd  to  Hnckjiey  near  Vol.  II. 
 London,    where  he  and   foaie   other  Minifters  jO)n*d  ^^"V^ 
 in  carrying  on   a  Private  Ledturc,  and  oihcj  Exerci- 
 fes  of  Retigion,  to   a  Society  of  aDout   Thirty  Fami- 
 lies.,   He  was  much  tempted  by   the  Otfers  oftrerer- 
 ments  in  the  Church,  to  have  Conformed  :  But  he  re- 
 fused them. all,  ancl   late   down  contented    at  IflingtoTt,, 
 to  keep  Boarders  of  Citizens  6ons,  who  went  to  School 
 to  Mr.  5?/2^/f>cw,.who  had  then  a  fipuriQiing  School  ac 
 that  Pia^e  :  ;Ana  there  he  dy'd  about  i663. 
 
 Newton'^fGpstQr  Newton- bujhei .:     Mr.  l^iliiam  Tco, 
 M.  A.     He'was  a  Native  oiT'nneJs,  bred  up  at  Exeter 
 School,  and   Cotcmporary  both  there  and  at   Oxford, 
 with  Dr.Mnnion.     Having  purfu'd  his  Studies  for  ibme 
 time  in  Exeter-College^  he  remov  d  to  Emmnnuclin  Cnrn- 
 hridge,  and  there  took  the  Degree  of  M.  A.     ArQhbji- 
 fliop  Sancrcft  being  the  Senior,  and  himfelf  the    'junior 
 of  Thirty,  who  took  their  Degrees  at  that  Time.     Re- 
 moving from  the  Univeriity,  he  was  Chaplain  in  Coll. 
 Gold's  Regiment  -,  but  being  foon  weary  01  fuch   a  Sta- 
 4:ion,  he  fettled  for  fome  time  SlI  Briguthelrnftr^m  in  Suf- 
 fex.     He  was  remov  d  from  thence  by  an  Order  of  the 
 Committee  of  Parliament  to  Newton,  in  the  Parifli   of 
 PVol borough  ;  where  he  liv'd  in  good  Repute,' and  did 
 much  Service,  by  his  ferious  and  aftectionate  Preach- 
 ing and  exemplary  Life.     He  found  the  Town  very  Ig- 
 norant and  Profane,  but  by  the  BieiTing  of  GOD  upon 
 his  Labours,  the  People  became  very  Intelligent,  Seri- 
 ous and  Pious.    He  had  a  great  Authority  among  them, 
 and  was  a  Terror  to  loofe  Perfons,  and  put  a  Itop  to 
 the  open  Profanation  of  the  Lord's-Div,   by  walking 
 with  a  Conftable  round  the  Town,  after  the  Publick 
 Worfliip  was  over.     He   was  highly  efteem'd  by  his 
 Brethren   in  the   Mlniftrv,  and  well  refneiled  by  the 
 Neighbouring  Gentry,  being  a  genteel  Man,  and  very 
 Facetious  and  Pieafant  in  Converfation.     He  was  of  a 
 generous  Spirit,  an   affedtionate  Preacher,  and  a  clofe 
 Student;  one  that  had  well  digefted  what  he  had  r. ad. 
 While  he  was  in  his  Living,  he  left  an  Augmenrntion 
 of  80 /.  per  Annum,    for  refufing  xhe  In^agemcnt-:  And 
 after  that    he  was  Silenc'd  in  62,;hc  contipivd  firm  to 
 his  Principles,  and   preached  as  the  Times  would  bear 
 it.    A  fevere  Order  of  SefTions  difering  a  Rewnrd  of 
 R  2  Forty 
 
244  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MiniJterSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.  11.    Forty  Shillings,  to  him  that  fliould  apprehend  a  Dif- 
 v-O^''*^  fenting  Miniftcr,  a  malicious  Conftable  forc'd  him  to 
 hide  himfelf  in  the  Fields,  in  a  time  of  deep  Snow.   Of- 
 ten was  he  oblig'd  to  leave  his  Houfe  and  Family,  buc 
 ^  never  feiz'd.     Once  it  pleas'd  GOD  to  touch  the  Heart 
 
 of  a  Man  that  came  to  hear  him  with  an  ill  Defign.  He 
 became  afterwards  very  ferious,  and  continu'd  his 
 Hearer,  and  a  Communicant  with  him  to  the  Day  of 
 his  Death.  His  Judgment,  Fancy,  Memory  and  Chear- 
 fulnels,  continu'd  to  Admiration  to  the  laft.  He  never 
 dilcover'd  the  leaft  Repentance  of  his  Nonconformi- 
 ty, but  much  Satisfadion  in  it.  When  his  End  drew 
 near,  he  had  no  timerous  Apprehenfions.  He  was  fa- 
 tlsfy'd  with  long  Life,  and  us'd  to  fay.  My  Life  is  con— 
 tinunliy  in  my  Hand,  ready  at  GOD's  cdll.  After  he 
 had  difcharg'd  his  Office  in  the  Parifh,  in  Publick  and 
 Private,  about  53  Years,  he  dy'd  full  of  Days,  in  OBob. 
 1699.  ^^^f.  Eighty  two.  And  his  Funeral  Sermon 
 was  prcach'd  by  Mr.  I{ichard  Evniis,  his  Son-in-Law. 
 
 TOTN  ESS:  Mr.  Francis  H^biddon,  M.  A,  He 
 preach'd  Occafionaily  after  Bartholomevp-D^y  ;  for 
 which  he  was  carry'd  up  to  London  before  the  King  and 
 Council,:  And  tho'hc  had  nothing  done  to  him,  yet  he 
 was  put  to  a  vaft  Expence.  He  was  afterwards  Paftor 
 of  a  Congregation  at  Morton-hamffted  in  this  County, 
 He  has  a  Book  in  Print  call'd,  The  Golden  Topa^,  1655. 
 
 Vghorough  :  Mr.  NAthmiael  Jncoh,., 
 
 '^acohftovQ:  Mr.  Peter  Oshovn. 
 
 North.Malto??,  or  Newton-fa  rys  :  Mr.  John  Hill,  This 
 was  a  fequeftred  Living. 
 
 Stoks-Cnmn  :  Mr.  John  Jordan. 
 Pyxvorihyt  Mr.  Michael  Taylor. 
 Uarhcrton  :  Mv.  George  M-oriimer. 
 
 BAJ{  XSr.^  B  LE;  the   Lecture  r    Mr.  Jonathan 
 He  hath  i^a7mer*.  .  A  Manof  great  Efteem. 
 ■written  an 
 
 ingftttms  and  learned  D\fcciirfei  cmcivning   Confirmation  i  iifni  alfo,   A 
 View  of  Aatiquii-y;  Bv^. 
 
 Stoksnhatni 
 
in  the  County  of  D  E  -V  O  N.  245 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 Stok^nham  :  Mr.  Benjnmm  Cleaveland,  s-^''^^"*--^ 
 
 Drews  Tent  on  z  Mr,  Richard  Herring,  M.  A. 
 
 MaryftovQ :  Mr.  John  Herring^  M.   A. 
 
 Dean,  or  Buckjnnd :  Mr.  Simmons. 
 
 P L  TM  PTON:  Mr.  John  Searl.  He  was  pre fen- 
 ted  to  this  ReClory  but  in  60.  He  found  fuch  Dila- 
 pidations there,  that  the  Repairs  that  were  nccelFary 
 did  eat  up  all  the  Income  for  two  Years  before  Bnr^ 
 tholomevo  Day,  when  he  was  ejeCled  :  And  he  was  not 
 fuffer'd  to  receive  the  Tythe  of  62.  So  that  he  was 
 above  200  /.  the  worfe  for  this  Living  ^  befides  his 
 Pains  for  two  Years,  for  which  he  had  no  Confidera- 
 tion.  He  liv'd  afterwards  at  plympron  till  he  was  %6 
 Years  of  Age,  and  yetpreach'd  twice  a  Day. 
 
 Brutton  :  Mr.  Anthony  Palmer.  A  Gentleman  of  a 
 fair  Eftate. 
 
 K^nt shear  :  Mr.  I{ichard  Sanders,  M.  A.     An  excel-' 
 •  lent  Cafuift.*     He  continued  the  Excrcife   of'his  Mi-      *  y^ 
 niftry,  as  a  Nonconform  ill,  for  {ome  time  ^i  Hony  ton,  wrote  a 
 and  afterwards  at  Tiverton,  where  he  ended  his  Days. 'v/?////?^/^ 
 
 Treatife 
 csncerning  Angels,  in  4to,  and  another  caWd,  A  Balm  to  heal  religi- 
 ous   Wounds,  in  Anfwcr   to  Collier's  Pulpit-Guard  routed.    Svo. 
 1552. 
 
 Brixham  :  Mr.  John  Ksmpfler.  Who  afterwards 
 liv'd  and  dy'd  in  the  City  of  Loyidon^  preaching  ccca- 
 (ionally  as  he  had  Opportunity. 
 
 PVoodicigh  :  Mr.  John  Biymiore.  After  his  EjcdtiorK 
 he  was  delir'd  to  preach  a  Funeral  Sermon,  and  Way 
 was  given  by  the  Incumbent  for  him  to  do  it :  But 
 he  was  willing  firft  to  know  the  Mind  of  fome  neigh- 
 bouring Juftices.  Confulring  them,  they  faid  rhe  Ack  of 
 Uniformity  was  not  levelfd  againft  an  Occafional  Ser-  ' 
 
 mon,  but  a  more  conftant  ftated  Preaching.     However 
 Notice  of  the  Sermon  was  foon  given  to  Dr.  Seth  H'ard^ 
 who  was   ac  chat  Time  Bifliop  of  ihc  Dloccfs.     He 
 R  3  ien: 
 
24<5       Tf'^e  Ejected  or  SUenc'^d  Mtmjiers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  11.  fenr  a  Certificate  of  the  Offence  to  the  Jufllces,  requi- 
 v^'^'V**^  ring  them  to  put  the  Laws  in  Execution  ;  which  they 
 durlt  not  refufe  upon  fuch  a  Charge,  notwithflanding 
 their  Native  Moderation.  Hereupon  he  v;as  fent  30 
 Miles  to  Exeter  Goal.  But  the  Conftable  giving  him 
 Leave  to  fee  the  Biihop  before  he  went  to  Prifon, 
 after  long  waiting  for  him  he  came  down  ;  and  when 
 he  knew  his  Name  and  his  Bufinefs,  Sirrah,  faid  he, 
 HovQ  durft  you  preach  in  my  Diocejs  without  my  Leave  ? 
 and  gave  him  half  a  Dozen  Sirrahs,  at  fo  many  Que- 
 flions :  And  yet  at  laft  he  told  him,  he  fhould  but 
 inrich  him  to  fend  him  to  the  Goal. 
 
 Mnrtine :  Mr.  Bartholomew  Teo,  M.  A.  He  was  of 
 a  genteel  Extrad:ion.  and  ancient  Family.  After  he 
 left  his  Benefice,  he  fpent  mofl  of  his  Time  about 
 thofe  Parts,  and  beftow'd  his  Labours  upon  fuch  as 
 would  attend  upon  them  ;  efpecially  in  Bather ly  •  in 
 the  next  Parifli  to  which  and  in  a  Kinfman's  Houfe, 
 he  refignd  his  Soul  to  GOD. 
 
 Peterfmm .-  Mr.  Edmund  Tucker.  He  had  a  Wife- 
 and  ic)  Children,  and  nothing  to  fubfift  on  :  but 
 GOD   provided  for  him  and  them. 
 
 M^yy  T^"7,  or  Huckssham  :  Mr.  Benjamin  Berry.  He 
 Was  alfo  caft  our  at  Trull  in  the  Count)  of  Somer- 
 Jet  ;  But  which  was  the  Place  from  vi  hence  he  was 
 laft  ejected  I  cannot  fay. 
 
 Dunchuddcck:  Mr.  Hunt^  Being  excluded  his  own 
 Parlfli,  he  dwelt  near  Exeter^  and  preach'd  fccretly  : 
 And  afterwards  liv^d  and  dy'd  Minifter  of  a  Congre- 
 gation of  Diffentcrs  at  Scuth  Moultcn. 
 
 '""Hehath      T  AVISTOCKi:    Mr.  Thomas  Larkham^,  M.    A. 
 3  Pieces  in  Born  at  Lyme  in    Dorjetfmre,  and  well  known  through 
 Prnityiz.  Devnifhlrcy  for  a  Man    of  great    Fiery  and  S'inceriry. 
 A  Dif.      He  died  in  1669.  JFjat,  68. 
 courfe  of 
 
 the  Attributes  of  God  in  fundry  Sermons  in  a,io.  The  Wedding- 
 Supper  ;  being  Difcourfes  on  A;.-jr.  22.  ^ke  i^  frft  Ferfes.  Bvo.  And 
 A  Difcourfe  of  paying  cf  Tythes.   Svo. 
 
 Northam  :  Mr.  Anton)'  Downe.  Mr.  Mnrl^,  and  Mr. 
 Thomas  Downe,  and  he,  were  Brethren  ;  all  three  emi- 
 |ienc  in  the  Miniftry,  and  in  Piety.    The  eldefl,  Mr. 
 
in  the  County  of  D  E  VON.  247 
 
 Jhomnsy  w^s  moft  eminent  for  Zeal  and  AfFedion  ;  the  yol.  II 
 
 fecond,  Mr.  4nthony,  (being   the  jtirft   of  the  Twins,)  ^^^^„^^^ 
 
 was  lb  for  Neacnefs   and    Exactnefs   of  Exprelfion  5 
 
 the  third,  Mr.   Mn>kj  for  Texts  of  Scripture  fearch'd 
 
 out,  and  produc'd  from  Places  of  the  Bible  that  were 
 
 pot  thought  of;  but  moft  aptly  apply'd,  and  clearly 
 
 interpreted.     Ail  three    died  in  Exeter.     Mr.   Thomas, 
 
 after  long  and  grievous  Pain  of  rhe  Stone  which  he 
 
 bore  with  wonderful  Patience  ;  being  us'd   to  anfwer 
 
 his  Friends  Queftions,  about  his  Body,  with  1  am  upon 
 
 my  Father^ s   I{ack.     Mr,  Mnrk^  dy'd    ncxr,    having  his 
 
 Reafon  impair'd  for  fome  time   before  his  Deceafe : 
 
 And    this  Mr.  Anthony  died  laft,  at    about   Fourfcore 
 
 Years  of  Age.     They  have   all  left  a  fweet  fmelling 
 
 Perfume  in  the'Noftrils   of  the  Chriftians  of  Exeter, 
 
 both  upon  the  Account  of  their  Labours,  and  their 
 
 Converfation, 
 
 COLVMPTON:  Mr.  J^ri/Iidm  Crompton  *,  M.  A.    *  He  hath 
 He  was  the  .Son  of  Mr.  VVllliam  Crojnptun,  an    ufefuj  printed  fe- 
 Minifter  in  Bnmftable  ;  upon  whofe  Exclufion  zhcncc, 'veral little 
 occaiion'd  by  a  Dividon  there,  between  Mr.  Blake  the  Pieces ;  ^s 
 Redior  and  him,  it  has  been  obferv'd,  that  that  Town  ^•^f"^^^/ 
 hath  dwindled  ever  fince   both  in  Riches  and  Piety.  ^^^^"^  . 
 This  Son  of  his  continu'd   with   his  People  after  his   -^^ 
 Ejedment,    an.d   fpent  many  Years  in  taking  Care  o(\^^^J'  ^'^' 
 their  Souls,  without  that  Encouragement  he  deferv'd.  brief  S 
 For  fome  time  before  he  dy'd,  he  was  difabled   from  vqy  of^^^ 
 his  beloved  Work,  by  a  Fiftula  in  his  Breaft :  But  at  rhc  old 
 lengthy  a  Period  was  put   tp  his  Labour  and  Sorrow,  Religion. 
 An,  i6<^6,  $vo.i6'j2. 
 
 The 
 Foundation  of  God  for  the  Salvation  of  the  EleQ:.  Bvo.  1682,    So^ 
 ycrcign  Omnipotcncy  the  Saints  Security.  8vb.  1681.  &c, 
 
 Brixton  :  Mr,  John  Quick^.     He  preach'd  publickly  *  Hehstk 
 for  a  Year,  after  the  Barthdcmew  Adt  took  Place  ^  and  puhlijhed 
 
 Synodi- 
 con  in  Gallia  Reformata  in  i  Vol.  Folio.  A  Relation  of  the  poyfoning 
 a  whole  Family  in  Plymouth.  A  Funeral  Sermon  for  Mr.  JoPjti  faU 
 do:  Another  for  Philip  Harris,  Efq;  The  Young  Man's  Claim  of 
 Right  to  the  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper.  ^«^  /»  clearing  of 
 that  Cape  of  Confcience,  Whether  it  be  lawful  for  one  Man  to  mar* 
 ]fy  two  Sifters.  He  hath  alfo  left  behind  him  in  Manufcript,  IconcS-^ 
 m  che  hm^  of  feyeral  worthy  Divines,  both  Praub  and  Englijh.,  '' 
 ^   4  wa^  " 
 
248  The  EjeBed  or  Silenc'd  Mintjlers^  &-C. 
 
 Vol.  II,  was  excommunicated.  In  December  166^,  he  was 
 rudely  forc'd  out  of  the  Pulpit.  He  was  imprifon'd 
 14  Weeks  the  firft  Time,  and  15  Weeks  a  fecond 
 Time.  For  3  Years  after,  he  preach'd  about  the 
 Country,  and  took  all  Opportunities  of  going  to  his 
 own  People.  At  length  he  came  up  to  Lmdon,  and  be- 
 came Paftor  to  a  Congregation,  among  whom  he  took 
 great  Pains  to  the  Time  of  his  Death,  which  was  in 
 1706.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd  by  Dr.  Da^ 
 ?iiel  PFiiUams  •  to  which  the  Reader  is  referr'd  for  his 
 Chara<5ter. 
 
 Litth  Hnm  :  Mr.  JoJm  Bovoden.  He  remov'd  'after- 
 wards to  Biddiford,  where  he  preach'd  to  a  Congrega- 
 tion many  Years,    till  Death  gave  him   his  Quietus, 
 
 about  1700. 
 
 Stoke  :  Mr.  John  Hickf-  After  his  Ejedlmcnt  he 
 fettled  at  Portfmonth.  He  was  a  very  gOod  Scholar, 
 and  noted  Preacher,  but  moft  unhappily  drawn  into 
 the  Duke  of  Monmouth's  Army,  for  which  he  fufttT'd 
 peath,  in  j  685.  His  laft  Speech  may  be  feen  in  Tur- 
 ner of  Providence  :  Ckap.  143.  p.  135  . 
 
 Vpto}i  he/lins  :  Mr.  Lewis  Facy,  He  was  once  im- 
 prifon'd by  a  Capias  in  Bodmyn  Goal  in  Corneal.  He 
 was  Paftor  of  a  Congregation  in  Falmouth. 
 
 M'^errington  :  Mr.  H-^iHiam  Carjldk^e,  He  aft^fwards 
 liv'd  and  jdy'd  near  London. 
 
 Hammer  ton  :  Mr.  ^nhert  ^ 
 
 ymc. 
 
 J^^M? :  Mr.  Edward  Parr.  He  liv'd  afterwards  at 
 Mary' Ottery,  and  rook  great,  good,  and  fuccesful 
 Pains  in  catechizing  little  Children,  and  young  Per- 
 fons'of  A  grown  Stature-  and  preach'd  at  Buckjell 
 and    Aldfcomh. 
 
 Mushury  :  Mr,  Ukhard  Tarrant^  M„  A.  Fellow  of 
 Bra:ien'Nrfe  College  in  Oxen.  He  was  a  ycry  pious, 
 prudent,  and  learned  Man  ;  and  qualified  for  an  emi- 
 nent Station  :  But  he  chofe  to  burn  out  in  the  Ser- 
 vice of  Chrift,  iq  an  oblcurc  Corner  vih^XQ  he  w^s 
 SIeac\i   "   "  "    .    '^  -^z"  .•■•    '^  ■'"'"'  '        ■  ' j),^r^^-^ 
 
in  the  County  ojf  D'^.N  O^. 
 
 Dtinsford :  Mr.  William  Pearfe 
 
 Mannaton:  Mr.  John  tiqfeworthy : 
 
 Moreton  Hampftead :  Mr.  Robert  TVoolcomb,  M.  Al 
 He  was  a  very  hard  Student,  a  great  Philoibpher,  and 
 a  found  and  folid  Preacher.  He  was  a  glorious  Coni 
 feffor  for  the  Caufe  of  Nonconformity  ;  lofing  by  it, 
 not  only  a  good  Benefice,  but  a  good  Eftate  -,  for  his 
 Father  upon  that  Account  difinherited  him,  and  made 
 his  Son  his  Heir,  charging  in  his  WiJI  that  his  Fa- 
 ther fliould  not  have  the  educating  of  him.  And  fo 
 the  Son  was  caft  out  of  the  Father's  Heart  and  Will, 
 becaufe  he  would  not  incurr  his  Heavenly  Father's 
 Anger,  by  (inning  againft  his  Confcience.  However 
 he  liv'd  comfortably  and  contentedly,  and  found  a 
 good  Confcience  a  continual  Feaft. 
 
 Stnvertcn  :  Mr.  Horfham. 
 
 Sax9ton  i  Mr.  John  Mortimer, 
 
 Axmiftcr  :  Mr.  Bartholomew  Ajhvoocd.  He  was  a 
 judicious,  godly,  and  laborious  Divine.  He  hath 
 two  Books  in  Print ;  which  are,  the  Heavenly  Trade, 
 and  the  heft  Trenfure.  This  was  the  Father  of  Mr, 
 John  yljhvifocd,  whofe  Life  is  publifli'd  by  Mr.  The- 
 rnns  B^ynolds^ 
 
 Broad  Hemhury  :  Mr.  Banger,  M.  A.  He  was  impri- 
 fon'd  in  Exon  upon  the  Five  Mile  A(ft.  He  after- 
 wards fettled  in  Sherbom,  and  there  dy'd  :  Two 
 Things  of  his  are  printed  ^  vi:(.  Afericus  Item  to  fe^ 
 cure  Sinners,  1666,  And  Sickbed  Thoughts  on  Phil.  i. 
 ^3.    1667. 
 
 Fremington  :  Mr.  John  Bartleti 
 
 Vjflauman  :  Mr.  I^bert  Caryl,  M.  A.'  '  A  good  Scho- 
 lar, an  excellent  Chriftian,  and  one  of  a  very  tender 
 Confcience,  and  a  fblid  Divine.  After  preaching 
 long  here  and  there  about  the  Country,  he  at  length 
 fo'd  with  a  Congregation  it)  Cnditon. 
 
 TalU- 
 
250  The  'Eje6ied  or  Silenc^i  Minijiersy  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 TalUton  :  Mr.  I{phert  Collins,  M.  A.  After  his  Ejied^ 
 menr,  he  liv'd  at  Ottery  St.  Mary,  about  3  Miles  oti"^ 
 where  he  had  an  Eftate  of  about  loo  /,  ^er  An,  upon 
 which  he  fublifted  very  comfortably.  He  was  much 
 refpedied  by  the  good  People  of  the  Town  and  the 
 Places  adjacent ;  who  ufually  attended  on  his  Miniftry 
 in  the  publick  Church,  and  were  now  defirous  to  have 
 the  Benefit  of  his  Labours  in  a  more  private  Way.  He 
 preach'd  therefore  to  fuch  as  deiir'd  his  Affiftance  in 
 his  own  Houfe,  between  the  Forenoon  and  Afternoon 
 Service  ;  and  ulually  with  his  own  Family  attended 
 the  publick  "Worfliip  in  the  Afcernoon.  He  liv'd  very 
 peaceably  till  the  Conventicle  Ad  took  Place  :  But 
 then  his  Houfe  was  on  the  Lord's  Day  furrounded 
 with  the  Officers  and  the  vileft  Rabble  of  the  Town  y 
 who  not  daring  ro  break  open  the  Doors,  till  they  had 
 got  a  Warrant  from  a  neigbouring  Juftice,  they  kept 
 the  Congregation  Prlfoners  till  Night  when  the  War- 
 rant came.  When  the  Doors  were  open'd  the  People 
 were  uncivilly  treated  by  the  Gentlemen,  and  the  Rab- 
 ble that  attended  them.  Getting  the  Names  of  whom 
 they  pleas'd,  and  taking  fomeinto  Cuftody,  W^arrants 
 were  iffued  out  for  levying  20  /.  on  Mr.  Collins  for 
 Preaching,  and  20 /.  for  his  Honfe,  and  5  s.  on  each 
 of  the  Hearers,  tho*  there  was  no  Proof  that  there 
 was  any  Preaching  or  Praying  at  all  :  And  tho*  they 
 iin'd  Mr.  Collins  20  I.  for  his  Houfe,  yet  it  deferves  a 
 Remark  tha:  there  was  no  Perfon  found  there,  but  in 
 a  Neighbour's  Houfe  adjoining.  After  this  follow'd 
 breaking  open  of  Houfes  and  Shops,  taking  away 
 Goods  and  Wares,  forcing  open  Gates  and  breaking 
 Bars,  and  driving  off  Cattle,  and  expofing  them  to 
 Sale,  for  the  railing  of  the  Fines,  which  was  an  af- 
 feding  Sight.  Many  were  depriv'd  of  what  they 
 could  but  ill  fpare  from  their  numerous  and  nccefTr- 
 tons  Families.  Sometime  after  this,  upon  a  Lord's 
 Day,  in  which  not  fo  much  as  any  Prayers  were  read 
 in  the  publick  Church,  Mr.  Collins  open'd  his  Doors 
 to  all  Comers,  that  as  many  as  his  Houfe  would  well 
 contain  might  have  an  Opportunity  of  worfbipping 
 God,  at  a  Time  when  they  could  not  do  it  any  where 
 ^tie.'   Within  a  few  Days^  2.  juftke  of  the  Kcig^bour- 
 
 "      '    hoo-^' 
 
'    in  the  County  6)f  D  E  V  O  N.  251 
 
 iiood  Tent  for  rwo  poor  Men  who  had  bc;f  n  an  the  Vol.  it. 
 Meeting,  to  come  to  his  Houfe,  and  requird  them  to  v^'^y^^ 
 inform  him  who  preach'd,  and  what  were  the  Names 
 of  the  Hearers.  They  defir'd  to  be  excus'd  :  But  he 
 threatened  them  with  the  Goal,  and  order'd  their  Miu 
 timus  to  be  made'5  which  fo  affrighted  them,  that  they 
 rold  all  that  they  knew;  declaring  at  ihe  fame  Time 
 their  DiffatisfaCtion  at  the  Conftraint  which  they  were 
 under.  Mr.  Collins  was  hereupon  fin'd  40  /.  for  him- 
 felf,  and  4.0  /.  fct  his  Houfe ;  and  his  Hearers  i  o  j.  and 
 5  J.  a- piece,  at  their  pleafure;  and  Warrants  were  ilTud 
 out  accordingly,  and  many  Goods  were  diftrain'd  ;  fome 
 of  which  were  never  redeem'd  :  And  no  Account  was 
 given  to  the  Crown,  but  what  wasrais'd ,  was  profufely 
 fpent  in  their  Clubs.  While  the  Money  lafted,  the 
 Meeting  was  undifturb'd :  But  when  the  Stock  was 
 out,  they  again  furrounded  Mr.  Collins^  Houfe  on  the 
 Lord's  Day,  and  broke  open  the  Doors,  and  offer'd 
 many  Abufes ;  and  took  the  Names  of  the  Perfons 
 prelent.  At  the  next  Quarter-SeiTions  they  indicated 
 Mr.  Collms^  and  about  30  of  his  principal  Hearers 
 for  a  Riot.  They  hereupon  applying  to  Council, 
 were  advis'd  to  get  a  Certiorari,  to  remove^  the  Caufe, 
 which  was  accordingly  done:  But  when  it  was  pro- 
 duc'd  at  an  Adjournment  of  the  Quarter-Seffions,_and 
 read,  it  was  found  to  be  Dated  the  3  2d  Day  of  the 
 Month,  and  therefore  thrown  alide  ;  and  all  the  Per- 
 fons concern'd  who  were  order'd  to  be  prefent,  were 
 commanded  to  be  taken  into  Cuftody.  But  they  could 
 feize  only  upon  one,  the  reft  making  their  Efcape. 
 Another  Certiorari  was  procured  afcerv^ards,  and  fo  ,, 
 the  Caufe  was  remov'd  to  an  higher  Court ;  where 
 afcer  a  great  deal  of  Money  fpent,  the  Buiinefs  was 
 quafli'd,  and  the  poor  People  deliver'd  to  their  great 
 Joy.  However  the  Neighbouring  Gentlemen  ftill 
 went  on  to  attack  the  Meeting,  but  were  often  dli- 
 appointed.  For  the  People  were  either  feparated  be- 
 fore they  came,  or  fo  difpers'd  that  they  could  not 
 iind  them.  Whereupon  they  refov'd  to  take  up  Mr. 
 Collins,  and  fend  him  to  Prifon,  upon  the  Ad  of  2^ 
 EU:(.  for  20  /.  a  Month,  for  not  coming  to  Church. 
 A  Warrant  was  accordingly  granted,  which  the  Con- 
 ftables  refolv'd  to  execute  at  the  Funeral^  of  one 
 Mrs.  fp)'^.t;  a  Relation  of  Mr.  Collins  s,  concluding  that 
 ''"-'  '■  "  ■    '"  "  ^'  "  '■  ^"      ■'  ■    '    ''""''  '"■■'■      he 
 
2<2  The  Ejecfed  or  SHenc*d  MinifierSy  Src. 
 
 VoL  II.  he  would  be  there.  He  was  there  according  to  their 
 v./'V^^  Expedation,  and  as  the  Corpfe  went  along  by  the 
 High-Conftable*s  Door,  in  whofe  Houfe  the  Petty 
 Conftables  were  met,  they  fpy'd  him,  and  flew  upon 
 him  like  fo  many  Tygers,  and  carry 'd  him  away,  tho' 
 looo  /.  Bail  was  offered  for  him.  They  kept  him  in 
 falva  Cuftodia  feveral  Days,  and  then  carry 'd  him  be- 
 fore the  Juftices,  who  met  on  purpofe,  and  they  fent 
 him  to  the  high  Goal  at  Exony  whither  more  than 
 an  Hundred  of  his  Hearers  accompany 'd  him  on 
 Horfeback  ;  and  he  was  confin'd  6  Months.  *Tis  ob- 
 fervable  that  the  High-Conftable,  in  whofe  Houfe  the 
 Petty  Conftables  met,  was  then  at  Exo?i .-  And  on  the 
 very  Day  Mr.  Collins  was  feiz'd,  was  taken  fick,  and 
 dy*d  on  the  Lord's  Day  following.  This  was  the  more 
 taken  Notice  of,  becaufe  he  was  one  of  the  greateft 
 Enemies  that  the  DifTenters  had  in  the  Town.  And 
 vet  the  poor  People  were  prefented  at  almoft  every 
 Quarter-SefTions,  Privy-SefTions,  or  Monthly  Meeting 
 of  the  Juftices,  for  many  Years  together.  Some  were 
 profecuted  on  the  Ad  for  20  /.  a  Month,  and  others 
 excommunicated,  to  their  great  Charge  and  Damage  : 
 And  they  could  have  no  fettled  Reft  till  the  Tolera- 
 tion. 
 
 Exhorn  :  Mr.  Fenny,  fenior. 
 
 PJ/eft  Buckjand:   Mr.  Jojf^s  Gale, 
 
 PVoodhury  :  Mr.  Samuel  Fovpnes. 
 
 Shtite  :  Mr.  John  Gill, 
 
 Chefton  :  Mr.  Ellyot, 
 
 Vflime :  Mr.  John  Goodwin. 
 
 Pinhoufe :  Mr.   Grov?. 
 
 Cnvcrly :  Mr.  Horsford, 
 
 Loddcfrvcll:  Mr.  Hind.    This  was  a  feqiicflrcd  Li- 
 yifig. 
 
 Monaon  :  Mr.  Jho  Lijlc  ^' '•'"•' 
 
in  the  County  of  T>^Y  ON.  255 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 Bramfford  Sj>ek^  :  Mr  Haller,  vVV^^ 
 
 HAlberten :  Mr.  James  Haddridge*  He  kepr  a  pub- 
 lick  Meeting  in  the  Town  afterwards. 
 
 •   Safer  high:    Mr.   Lewis  Hatch.     M.   A.    Of  Exeter 
 College.     A  good  Scholar. 
 
 Briddeftow ;  Mr.  H^illiam  Kjia^man, 
 
 Falconbridge  :  Mr.  Crofyn, 
 
 Little  Hempjlon:  Mr.  John  Knight,  M.  A.  Liv'd 
 afterwards  in  Exeter. 
 
 Moreton  :  Mr.  John  Mills* 
 
 Clayhaydon :  Mr.  Matth.  Pemherton,  Who  being 
 iejedted,  fpent  fonte  Years  in  London^  and  was  after- 
 wards Minifter  of  a  DifTenting  Congregation  at  Marl» 
 borough  in  PViltJhire. 
 
 PLIMION  St.  MAI^:  Mr.  Pitts, 
 
 Comb  ^avpleigh  :  Mr.   ff^lliam  Taylor. 
 
 Pultimore  ;  Mr.  Lawrence  ^Aufgrave. 
 
 Woolfradifhworth  :  Mr.  Thomas  TValrond.  A  very 
 learned  Man.  He  quitted  a  confiderable  Place,  and  in- 
 curr'd  the  Difpleafure  of  his  Fan:iily,  which  was  much 
 to  his  Damage. 
 
 Luppit  t  Mr.  Thomas  J4^eUman. 
 
 Culliton:  Mr.  John  J4^ilkjns. 
 
 Plumpton  Morris :  Mr.  IVilliams, 
 
 JEnfl  Down  :  Mr.  John  Berry,  M  A. 
 
 Ede  :  Mr.  P(obert  Gaylard.  Upon  his  Ejedtment  he 
 retir'd  to  Exgn,  and  liv'd  there,  and  was  one  of  the 
 publick  Nonconformift  Minifter§  in  that  City.     He 
 
 was 
 
2  54  T^^^^  Ejected,  or  Stl.enc'^ci  MinifierSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.  JI.    was  twice  imprifon'd  :   Once  upon  falfe  Inforn:iation 
 K^^S^^^  againft   him  of  fome   dangerous .  Words  which  were 
 never  in  a  Sermon  j  and  another  Time  upon  the  Cor- 
 poration A(5l. 
 
 Ffiniton  :  'bAv.Siimuel  Hieron^M..  A.  He  was  Grand- 
 Ion  to  Mr.  SkmueL  Hicron,  Mintller  of  Modbury  in  this 
 County,  whofe  Works  are.  extant.  He  was  born  ia 
 Motiitotif  and  bred  at  Morton  College  in  Oxon.  He 
 was  a  good  Scholar,  a  very  agreeable,  preacher,  and 
 an  excellent  Expofiror.  He  v^as  ejedted,  i'uon  after  the 
 Reftoration  of  King  Charles,  he  biding  in  a,  feque- 
 flred  Place,  and  the  former  Incumbent  being  ftiil 
 alive.  Being  ejected,  he  returned  to  his  Native  Town 
 of  Honito??,  and  preach'd  publickiy  as  he  had  Oppor- 
 tunity, till  Auguft  62,  when  all  the  Church  Doors 
 were  fhut  at  once,  againft  Men  of  his  Gomplexion. 
 However  he  was  a  Man  of  Peace  and  great  Moderati- 
 on, kept  a  good  Correlpondence  with  the  conforming 
 Minifter  of  the  Town  and  frequently  attended  the 
 -publick  Worftiip. :  And  then  when  that  was  over, 
 would  he  preach  to  as  many  as  would  adventure  to 
 hear  him  in  his  own  Houfe,  and  that  for  nothing, 
 and  expcd:ing  no  Return.  But  he  was  oft  difturbed, 
 and  a  great  Sufferer  for  Nonconformity.  Onc^  his 
 Houfe  was  violently  broken  open,  by  the  Order  of  le- 
 veral  Juftices,  his  Goods  were  rifled,  his  Plate  and 
 the  very  Bed  he  lay  on,  was  taken  from  hi:n  and  car- 
 Hcd  away,  and  they  would  have  rifled  his  very  Stu- 
 dy, had  not  his  Mother  interpos'd ,  and  produc'd  her 
 own  Plate  to  latisfy  their  Demands.  His  Goods  werfe 
 expos'd  to  Sale  in  the  publick  Market-place,  and  he 
 CRiploy'd  a  Friend  to  buy  them.  He  was  excommui- 
 cated  for  adminiftring  the  Sacrament  of  Baptifm  to 
 fome  Children  at  the  Defife  of  their  Parents.  He 
 was  imprifon'd  upon  the  Five  Mile  AA  in  Exeter 
 Goal,  with  Mr.  Fmncis  Soreton^  but  released  by  the 
 Order  of  Sir  WUlinm  Courtney,  High  Sheriff  of  the 
 County.  He  was  a  very  charitable  Man  ;  kept'  many 
 poor  Children  at  School,  and  gave  them  Books,  and 
 that  without  being  at  all  confin'd  to  a  Party,  in  this 
 or  anv  other  of  his  Charities.  Wherever  he  faw 
 real  Want,  he  was  ready   to  fiiew   his  Compaffion. 
 
 He 
 
in  the  County  .of   DEVON.  255 
 
 He  gave  a  great  Number  of  good  '^oo'^s gratu  to  the  Vol.  11.'^ 
 Inhabitants  of  the  Town  he  liv'd  in  j  and  his  Houfe 
 w^  a. CO  mm  on  Receptacle  of  poor  cjedled  Minifters, 
 an^i^rivatc  Chriltians,  who  were  forc'd  from  their 
 Homes,  by  the  rigour  of  the  Times.  He  was  a  Man 
 of  Peace,  and  ready  to  his  utmoft  to  compofe  Differen- 
 ces between  Neighbours  i  and  always  free  to  give  his 
 Advice  when  delir'd,  either  in  Spiritual  or  Civil  Mat- 
 ters :  And  all  his  Carriage  was  {q  obliging,  that  it 
 forc'd  the  good  Word  of  many,  who  otherwife  were 
 Enemies  to  his  Caule.  A  Neighbour  of  his  that  was 
 zealous  enough  for  the  Church,  feeing  Mr,  Hier en's 
 Houfe  fo  clofeiy  befet  by  the  Officers  that  he  could  not 
 efcape  them,  with  the  Appearance  of  the  utmoft  Civi- 
 lity invites  them  to  her  Houfe,'  with  the  Offer  of  a 
 Treat,  and  then  fent  him  Notice  to  make  his  Efcape. 
 Tho' hefuffer'd  much,  he  ftilf  kept  on  Preaching,  ra- 
 king nothing  for  his  Pains,  till  after  the  Indulgence 
 in  72,  when  he  aiTifted  Mr.  Soreton  the  ejedted  Minifler 
 of  the  Town  :  And  then  he  did  not  apply  a  Penny  of 
 v/hat  he  receiv'd  to  his  own  Ufe,  but  gave  it  away  in 
 Charity.  And  even  when  he  was  in  the  Living  of  Ffi- 
 nitony  he  gave  all  his  Income  away  to  the  Poor  of  the 
 Parifh,  without  being  himfelf  a  Farthing  the  richer. 
 He  Was  a  Man  of  great  Temperance,  ai^d  dyeted  him- 
 felf, and  yet  was  ladly  afflided  with  the  Gout.  He 
 hath  often  preach'd  and  pray'd,  when  he  has  had  that 
 Diftemper  upon  him  to  that  degree,  that  he  hath  noc 
 been  able  to  llir  out  of  his  Place,  nor  fo  much  as  to 
 hold  a  Book  in  his  Hand  :  But  he  was  eminent  for  his 
 iPatience.  ^  He  kept  very  good  Order  in  the  Family  : 
 and  tho'  his  Mother  was  a  Shop-keeper,  and  had  great 
 Bufinefs.  in  the  World,  yet  at  Eight  a  Clock  on  Satur-^ 
 day  Nights,  the  Houfe  and  Shop  was  fhut,  and  all  Bu- 
 finefs laid  afide.  He  continu'd  in  Hcniton  till  about 
 the  Time  of  the  Duke  of  MonmoutUs  Landing,  when 
 he  was  forc'd  out  of  the  Country.  He  offer'd  all  the 
 yearly  income  of  his  Eftate,  which  was  confidera- 
 ble,  referving  but  a  Competency  for  himfelf,  to  be  dif- 
 pos'd  to  the  common  Benefit  of  the  Town  and  Parifli, 
 for  his  peaceable  continuance  at  Home:  But  was  not 
 regarded.  Thereupon  he  remov'd  to  London,  and  fliort- 
 ly  Afzcv  dy*d  at  Kcwwgton, 
 
 iVoodland  i 
 
256  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 
 \y\f'^>^  Woodland :  Mr.  Thomas  Palk.y  M.  A.  He  was  born  in 
 Staverel'fton  in  i636,and  bred  in  New-In-Hall  Oxon.  He 
 was  a  hard  Student,  and  a  moft  induftrious  Man.  0^(- 
 ving  but  a  fmall  Study,  he  abridged  many  Books,  which 
 he  borrow'd.  He  was  harrafs'd  by  the  Spiritual-Court 
 for  teaching  School,  and  forc'd  to  dcfift.  He  was  Ex- 
 communicated for  his  Nonconformity,  and  dy*d  under 
 it,  June  18,  1693  :  JEtat.  56.  He  hath  Printed,  Vfury 
 Stated,  in  Oppofition  to  Mr.  Jellinger's  Vfurer  Cafi  : 
 And  left  fit  for  the  Prefs,  a  Vindication  of  his  former 
 Book,  from  Mr.  Jellingers  I^ply  ^  and  an  Anfwer  to 
 Mr,  Long*^  Hifioryt>f  the  ldox\zxA&.s. 
 
 Sidhury :  Mr.  Richard  Bahington,  After  his  Eject- 
 ment he  was  difabled  from  the  Work  of  the  Miniftry, 
 through  a  bodily  Diftemper  that  attended  him.  He 
 liv'd  and  dy'd  in  the  fame  Parifh,  a  very  liberal  and 
 bountiful  Benefadtor  to  the  Indigent. 
 
 Ingardhy  :   Mr.  Bridgemnn. 
 
 Woolborough  :  Mr.  William  Abbot. 
 
 Silverton :  Mr.  Nathanael  Byfield, 
 
 Ajhberry  :  Mr.  Daniel  Moreton. 
 
 Littleham  :  Mr.  James  Woojley,  \ 
 
 Little  Tsmpflcn  :    Mr.  Friend, 
 
 TOTNESS  :  Mr.  John  Garret 
 
 Woodlands  :  Mr.  BUckahler, 
 
 Sandford'peverell :  Mr.  Coven, 
 
 Thorncombe  :  Mr.  Nicholas  Wah^ly^    And  Mr.  Brag, 
 
 At  uncertain  Places  ;  Mr.  Watfon,  Mr.  I^undell,  Mn 
 Uayward^  Mr.  5/?/^w^7,Mr.  Channon,  Mr.  JchnGuy  o\:Gay^ 
 
in  the  County  <?/  D  O  R  S  E  T.  257 
 
 Mr.  John  Cudmorey    Mr.  Pope,  Mr.  Lawrence,  Mr.  Moor^  Vol.  II. 
 Mr.  Sprague,  Mr.  Aufiivy  Mr.  Brown.  s,/>/^s/, 
 
 Other  Perfons  alfo  may  be  faid  ro  be  Silenc'd  in  this 
 County,  where  they  afterward  exercis'd  their  Miniftry, 
 tho'  rhey  were  not  in  any  iix'd  Places  in  1662.     As^ 
 
 Mr.  Georire  Tro/s,  hL  A.  Now  Paitor  of  a  confidera- 
 rable  Congregation  in  Exon. 
 
 Mr.  Jobn,Hoppinj  M.  A.  Fellow  of  Exetcr-Qollege  in 
 Oxen  :  Afterwards  Paftorof  a  Congregation  in  Exon, 
 
 Mr.  Nicholas  Sherwil,    M.  A,  of  Magdalen-College   in    *  The 
 Oxfjrd,  afterwards  Minifter  of  a  DilTcnring-Congrega- Confor- 
 tion  in. Plymouth.     He  met  with  much  Trouble  in  1665,  mlfts  4ch 
 of  which   an  Account  *  was  long  linee  Printed.    He  ^^ea  for 
 dv'd  fuddcnly  at  Plpnouth,  May  15.  1696.  the  Non- 
 
 '  Mr.  John  Gidley,  M.  A,  oi  Exctcr-College.     He  fettled  confor- 
 at  Great  Marlow  in  Buckjn'^bamfhire,  where  he  dy'd  not  ^^^^'  ,> 
 longfincc.  ^'^'^  ^^' 
 
 Thefe  Three  laft,  vi:(.  Mr.  Hoppin,  Mr.  Sherwil,  and 
 Mr.  Gidlcy,  had  Epiicopal  Ordination  :  And  that  (as  I 
 am  inform 'd)  without  any  Subfcription,  or  Oath,  or 
 Promife  of  Canonical  Obedience. 
 
 Mr.  Oliver  Paerd,  of  Magdalen^Collegc.  He  preached 
 as  a  Candidate  at  Bar7jJ}abie. 
 
 Mr.  Jonathan  Hanmer,  j'un.  Afterwards  Minifter  ac 
 Barnfiable. 
 
 N,  B.  I  have  in  this  County  left  out  Mr.  John  Way 
 of  K^ngshridge^  becaullT  underftandhe  was  dead  before. 
 
 And  whereas  I  had  before  mention'd  the  following 
 Perfons  as  conforming  in  this  County;  y\x,JohnTic'kel 
 of  Exon,  Mr.  B^chard  Bickjy  of  Deiihery,  Mr.  John  Laxv 
 of  Hinickj,  Mr.  Richnrd  Conant  of  Overton,  Mr.  Jojh.ud 
 Bowden  of  AJlobwton^  Mr.  Bowden  of  Ajloton,  Mr.  BulU 
 head  of  KjjigS'aJh,  and  Mr.  Francis  Collins  01  St.  Budax  i 
 
 I  now  add  Mr.  Walmfly  of  S'tcnehoufi,  and  Mr.  Bow- 
 den  of  Buck^land'Ei Heigh,  afid  Mr.  Bubear  of  Kjnnerly  - 
 who  all  conform'd  :  And  if  any  did  conform,  that  are 
 yet  mention'd  as  Nonconformifts,  'tis  more  than  I 
 could  learn  from  the  beft  Intelligence  I  could  get. 
 
 In  the  County  c/  D  O  R  S  E  T. 
 
 D0i^CH£6'T£i<,;  Alhallom  :  Mr.  Benn,  M.  A; 
 St.  Peters  and  Trinity  :  Mr.  George  Hammond,  M.  A. 
 
 Mr.  Benn  was  an  eminent  Divine,  famous  in  all 
 the  H^efi  of  England.     He  was  bred  up  in  ^.?ens-Colle?e 
 
 S  in 
 
258  77?^  Eje^ed  or  SUenc'^dMiniJlers^  &c. 
 
 *  He  hath  in  Oxoriy  Preacher  for  fome  time  at  Okinghnm  in  Berks, 
 writttn  an  afterwards  Chaplain  to  the  yi2iVQ\iiont{^oi  Northampton , 
 Anfwer  ^\xh.  whom  he  iiv'd  in  Somerfetjhire,  whence  by  the  In- 
 to Mr.  tereft  and  Endeavours  of  the  celebrated  Mr.  Johnff^hite^ 
 Francis  call'd  the  Patriarch  of  Dorchefter^  he  was  removed  to 
 V^t  r  in  ^^^^  Town,  where  he  continu'd  in  great  Refped  and 
 Vindica-  Reputation,  Redtor  of  Alhallovps,  till  the  fatal  Bnrtholo- 
 tion  of  '"'^^-  ^^  ^^^  "°^  fatisfy'd  with  his  conftant  Labour- 
 thc  Chri-  ing  at  Alhnllows^  but  preach'd  bcfides  on  a  Week-day, 
 ftian  Sab-  to  the  Prifoners  in  the  Goal,  which  was  in  his  Parifli  ; 
 barh,  a-  and  he  caus'd  a  Chappel  to  be  built  within  the  Priibn- 
 gainft  the  Walls,  in  good  Part  at  leaft,  at  his  own  Charge.  When 
 yexpijh :  ho  was  filenc'd,  he  ftill  continu'd  among  his  ancient 
 M'^huh  People,  and  preach'd  to  them  as  he  could  ;  for  which 
 is  printfd  i^e  ^y^5  often  brouj^ht  into  Trouble,  andfometimes  Im- 
 
 r  ^  r  After  his  Painful,  faithful,  and  fuccefsful  Labour  in  the 
 Obferva-  Vmeyard  of  CHRIST,  for  above  50  Years.  He  was 
 tion  of  richly  furnifli'd  with  all  minifterial  Abilities  ;  one  of 
 the  jivoijh  unparaleU'd'Perfeverance  in  Prayer.  For  he  pray'd  in 
 Sabbath  ,  his  Study  Seven  times  a  Day  :  And  it  was  his  conftant 
 Z'vo.i6'jz.  Cuftom  in  his  Prayers  at  thofe  ftated  Seafons,  to  give 
 A7id  after  GOD  Thanks  for  certain  Deliverances  from  Danger, 
 his  /)f^^/^,  vvhich  bcfel  him,  June  5,  1636  :  Ocloher  23,  1643  : 
 fome  Ser-  ^  p.  j  2,,  1645. 
 r/ions  oj  his  °  " 
 TV  ere  printed  concerning  Soul  Profperity,    ^vo.  1(^83. 
 
 *  ^  r  i'  Mr.  George  Hnmmond,  M.  A.  *  After  his  being  Si- 
 a  Sermon  ^^'"^'d  continu'd  fevcral  Years  in  the  Countrey ;  but  at 
 in  the  laji  ^^^  fettled  in  Londoyi,  and  was  Paftor  of  a  Congregati- 
 yolume  of  on.  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Learning,  exemplary  Pie- 
 ?,^eMorn-ty,  and  an  admirable  Temper;  but  not  valu'd  and 
 ing  Excr-  efteem'd  according  to  his  Worth. 
 
 cife,     on 
 
 ihis  ^{eflion.  How  may  private  Chriftians  be  moft  helpful  to  pro- 
 mote the  Entertainment  of  the  Gofpel  ?  And  he  hath  alfo  printed  a 
 Fune  I- al  Sermon  for  Mr.  Richard  Steel  ;  and  a  Difcourfe  ofBzmily  Wor- 
 ili'ip,  Bvo.  i<>94  :  IVhich  hi  drew  up  at  the  Requeji  of  the  United  Mini" 
 pi-'r:,  171  a7jd  about  London. 
 
 SHEI^BO  I{  N:  Mr.  Prancis  Bnmf field,  M.^.  aad 
 M  r.  Humphrey  plilips .  M.  A . 
 
 Mr.  Francis  Bampjield^  was  of  a  genteel  Family  ;  and 
 edqcatcd  in   ?VndhaTn-Coliege  in  Oxm.     He  was  impri- 
 
 fond 
 
tn  the  Qounty  ^'DORSET.  259 
 
 fon'd  for  worfhipping  God  in  his  own  Family,  quickly  *  AVttrtU 
 after  his  being  Silenc'd  *  :   So  foon  was  his  unihaken  c%Ur  Ac- 
 Loyalty  to  the  King  forgotten,  and    his  Zeal  ^^2:^^  cmnuf  his 
 the  Parliaments  War.     Often  was  he  alfo  imprifon'd  Treatment 
 afterwards  ;  fo  that  he  was  fore  d  out  of  the  Country.  ^.J^^^ 
 When  he  came  to  Low^ow  he   met  with    like  Ulage :  ^^  ^^J^   f^ 
 And  at  laft  dy'd  in  "SS^evogAte,  Febr,  i6,  16^,     His  P^r-  ^^  ^^^y^^. 
 ticular  Sentiments  I  pafs  by  t:  But  think  none  at  all^.y^^^^l^ 
 acquainted  with  his  ferious  Piety,  which  hath  been  ge-  pj^j  for 
 nerally  acknowledged,  can  forbear  owning,  that  he  de-  the  Non» 
 ferv'd  another  fort  of  Treatment  than  he  met  with  from  conform- 
 the  unkind  World.  ;j?^i  Page 
 
 44.  &f. 
 \  He  Puhlijh'd  his  Judgtiient  for  the  obferration  of  the /fw^TJ  or 
 Seveuth-day-Sabbbah,  Svo  1672.     And  alfo,  All  in  one:  Al   uletul 
 Sciences  and  profitable  Arts,  in  one  Book  of  Jehovah,  &c.  Fol.  1077, 
 
 Mr.  Humphrey  PhilipSy  M.  A.     He  was  turn'd  out  of 
 Magdnlen  College  in  Oxon,   in  1660,  and  out  of  5/j^r^om 
 in  62.   He  was  born  mSomerfetJhire,  in  the  Town  of  So- 
 memn,  and  defcendcd  f»om  a  genteel  Family.     He  was 
 inclin'd  to  the  Miniftry  from  his  Youth.     He  was  edu- 
 cated at  VVadhnm-Ccllege  in  Oxon,  under  the  Tuition  of 
 Mr.  Mnrtin  Moreland,  and  was  Scholar  of  that  College. 
 He   had  there  a  fevere  Fit  of  Sicknefs,  from  which, 
 GOD  wonderfully  recover'd  him,     He  afterwards  re^ 
 tir*d  into  the  Country  for  his  Health  (having  a  Year  of 
 Grace  granted  him  by  the  College)  and  at  Po.'timere 
 near  Exeter   (the  Scat  of  the  ancient  Family  of  the 
 B^mf fields)  he  was  Chaplain  and  Tutor  for  a  feafon. 
 At  the  end  of  his  Year  he  returned  to  the  College  j  and 
 was  foon  after  chofen  Fellow  of  Magdalen- College.     Ac 
 the  Age  of  24,  he  was  ordain'd  by  Dr.  fVild,  Mr.  Bkkr 
 nian    and  other  Divines,    and  preach'd  frequently  in 
 the  Univerfity,  and  the  Parts  adjacent.     Being  tur*'d 
 out  by  the  Viiitors  after  the  Reftauration,  he  retired  to 
 -Sherborn,  where  he  had   been  Two  Years  before  A€. 
 iiftant  to  Mr.  BampfieUL     There  he  was  ufeful  to  many, 
 -    and  very  fuccefsful  till  the  Vniformity  AH  rook  place  on 
 Bartholcmew-d^y  j  and  then  both  Mr.  Bampfield  and  he 
 preach'd  their  Farewel  Sermons,  and  the  Place  \vas  a 
 Bochim.     However,    they  did  not  learr*Tireir  People, 
 but  preachM  to  fuch  as  would  hear  them  in  an  Houfe, 
 till  rhey  were  apprehended  and  lent  ro  an  Inn,  which 
 '    S  z  v^'a* 
 
26o  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimjlers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  ^^^^  made  a  Prifonfor  them  and  Twenty  of  their  prin- 
 cipal  Hearers  ;    which  put   them  to  a   conliderable 
 Charge.     They  were  bound  over  to  the  next  Quarter^ 
 Seffions,  and  to  their  good  Behaviour  in  the  mean  time* 
 When  they  underftood  that  the  good  Behaviour  was 
 defign'd  to  be  an  Obligation  not  to  Preach,  they  openly 
 renownc'd  it,  and  went  on  with  their  Work.     Being  ac 
 Liberty,  they  went  to  Mr.  Toomas  Bawpfield's  at  Dun^ 
 k:3yton  near  Bath,  v;here  they  preach'd  atiirft  to  a  fmall 
 Number ;  but  it  increased  gradually.     They  were  often 
 threatned,  but  not  difcourag'd.     After  fome  time  Mr. 
 trdncis  Bnm^field  was  apprehended  in  Dorfetjhlre,  and 
 fentto  DoYchefterGo2\y  u^here  he  continued  Nine  Years. 
 Mr.  Thomas  Bum}) field,  and  Mr.  Philips  now  his  Chap- 
 lain, were  alfo   lent  to  Ikheftcr  Goal.     Mr.  B<itnpficld 
 return'd  Home  in  a  Months  time  ^  but  Mr.  Philips,  af- 
 ter Eleven  Months  Confinement,  was  brought  from  Pri- 
 fon  in  the  depth  of  Winter,  and  a  fnowy  Time,  to  the 
 Ailizes  at  PVellsy  where  he  met  with  hardUfage,  being 
 put  into  a  Chamber  like  Noah's  Ark^,  full  of  all  forts  of 
 Creatures,  and  put  into  a  Bed  with  the  Br;V^W/- Keep- 
 er, where  the  Sheets  were  wet,  and  clung  to  his  Flefli. 
 The  Juftice  who  committed  him,  gave  him  hard  Lan- 
 guage :  But  the  Judge  difcharg'd  him  ^  he  having  fatis- 
 fy'd'the  Law.     Whilft  he  was  in  Prifon,  there  was  an- 
 other Disturbance  at  Mr.  Thorns  Bampfield's  by  one  of 
 Bath,  vvho  fearching  after  his  Inkhorn  to  take  Names, 
 having  a  Piftol  in  his  Pccke:  ready  cockt,  (liot  himfelf 
 in  the'Thigh,  which  endanger'd  his  Life,  and  made 
 him   miferable  all  his  Days.     Mr.  Philips  having  his 
 Liberty,  went  over  to  Holland  with   a  Son  of  Colonel 
 ^frcdcs,  a  Member  of  Parliament  5  and  made  a  Vilit  to 
 his  old  Acquaintance  Mr.  Hick>nan  at  Leyden,     Having 
 this  Opportunity,  he  view'd  the  Univerfities,  and  moft 
 n»tcd  Cities  inthofe  Parts,  and  convers'd  freely  with 
 the  learned  Men  there  ;  and  particularly  with  the  fa- 
 mous old  Dr.  Gishert  Voet,  the  only  furviving  Member 
 of  the  S  ynod  of  Don.     Among  other  things,  he  particu- 
 larlv  ask'd  his  Sentiments   about  the  lawfulncfs  and 
 advifeablenefs  of  the  perfifting  of  the  ejedted  Minifters, 
 in  their  Work  and  Service,  when  filenc'd  by  the  Magi- 
 ftratcs  ;  againft  which  many  fo  much  exclaim'd.     His 
 Anfwer  was,  Puerilis  eft  Coyitroverfia.     There  are  many 
 plows  Pe^pU  diflatisfy'd  ,  a^.^  y^^lP^sKl^  ta^e  Care 
 
in  the  County  o/  D  O  R  S  E  T.  26 1 
 
 of  them.  Upon  his  return  to  England,  he  went  back  Vol.  II. 
 again  to  Dmikerfon,  where  he  concinu'd  to  Preach  with  n>^-vv 
 good  Succefs,  tho'  he  met  with  great  Difficulties,  ef- 
 pecially  from  Mr.  Bampfield  and  his  Brother,  who 
 efpous'd  the  Seventh-day -SM/ith  ,  and  carry 'd  it 
 ftrangely  to  him,  becaufe  of  his  different  Sentime.nrs. 
 He  continu'd  however  his  Refpedf  to  them,  and  com- 
 mitted his  Caufe  to  GOD,  who  in  time  made  them 
 more  charitable  to  others,  tho'  immoveable  i  in  their 
 own  Opinion.  He  had  afterwards  various  Tryals  and 
 Temptations,  and  many  Removals  from  Place  to  Place, 
 and  divers  bodily  Infirmities  :  Fines  were  often  im^ 
 pos'd  and  levy'd  upon  him,  and  he  had  much  Trouble 
 from  the  Bifliop's  Court,  which  drove  him  from  his 
 Home  to  Briflol^  London,  and  other  Places,  for  feveral 
 Years,  till  King  Cbnrles's  Indulgence.  Then  he  re- 
 turn'd  to  Sherhorn,  with  much  Relu(Slancy  of  the  good 
 People  about  Bafb,  and  for  a  Year  was  very  ferviceable. 
 But  the  Liberty  expiring,  he  met  with  great  Difturb- 
 ance,  and  was  forc'd  away  5  and  after  feveral  Removes 
 went  to  his  own  Eftate  at  Bcckjngtcn,  where  he  liv'd 
 many  Years,  preaching  far  and  near  to  divers  Congre*. 
 gations,  and  particularly  that  at  Frooniy  bringing  forth 
 Fruit  in  old  Age. 
 
 Ox^er  :  Mr.  Thomas  Troit.  Who  I  fuppofe  is  the  fame 
 who  afterwards  pradlis'd  Phyfick  in  LmcolnJJoire,.  and 
 liv'd  near  Hom-Caftie, 
 
 Portland :  Mr.  John  Sprint, 
 
 BI{IDPORJ:  Mr.  Eaton,  A  very  ingenious  and  de^ 
 licate  Preacher. 
 
 Hoheft  :  Mr.  John  More.  Afterwards  Paflor  of  a 
 Congregation  in  Bridgwater. 
 
 Simonds-horovo  :  Mr.  John  Hardy.  One  very  Emi- 
 nent for  his  Charity,  and  readinefs  to  do  good  to  zU^ 
 to  the  utmoft  of  his  Ability  5  nay,  and  even  beyond 
 his  Ability,  according  to  the  common  Eftimate,  He 
 bought  many  Bibles  and  Catechlfms,  and  other  good 
 Books,  and  gave  them  away  3  bound  poor  Children 
 0Ut  Apprenuces,  and  help'd  diftrefs'd  Families ;  And 
 ^    ' Si  ^^ 
 
262  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mmijlers^d^c. 
 
 Vol.  1 1,   in  {liort  iiv'd  much  belov'd,  and  dy'd  exceedingly  la- 
 mented. 
 
 Buckjttnd  Nevptcn :  Mr.  John  H^eekj.  He  was  after- 
 wards for  many  Years,  Minifter  of  a  flourifliing  Con- 
 gregadon  in  the  City  of  Briftoi.  One  of  great  Pru- 
 dence ;  and  as  popular  a  Preacher  as  moft  in  England. 
 He  met  with  Hardfliips  on  the  account  of  his  Non- 
 conformity, but  pafs'd  through  them  with  great  Pati- 
 ence and  Meeknefs.  His  Spirits  were  elevated  by  the 
 Zeal  of  his  Enemies.  The  Thoughts  of  his  Perfecutors 
 would  revive  him,  if  he  was  dejected  and  difpirited 
 before.  As  he  was  preaching  in  Froom-H^oodlands^ 
 fome  Informers  came,  who  had  vow'd  to  Piflol  him  : 
 And  he  direded  his  Difcourfe  to  them  with  that  Ma- 
 jsfty  and  Boldnefs,  that  they  rode  away,  without  giving 
 him  any  Difturbance.  He  was  very  fubmifTive  to  the 
 divine  Will  in  fore  Pains,  and  when  reducd  to  great 
 Straits.  He  never  complain'd  of  GOD,  bur  was  abun- 
 dant in  bleffingand  admiring  him  :  And  would  rejoyce 
 that  he  could  find  his  Heart  inclin'd  to  love  GOD,  even 
 when  under  manifold  Afflictions  at  once.  He  was 
 charitable  beyond  his  Ability.  He  was  a  moft  fervent 
 Expoftulator  with  Sinners.  With  what  Life  and  Warmth 
 would  he  utter  thofe  Words,  J  bejeech  yen.  by  the  Bowels 
 of  J  E  S  V  S  C  H  I{I  S  Ty  hear  a  poor  dying  PVorWy  upon 
 the  Account:  of  your  immortal  Souls !  He  was  a  Minifter 
 in  the  Pulpit  and  out  of  it.  A  moft  affedllonate  fympa- 
 thidng  Friend  :  and  one  th^t  became  all  things  to  all 
 Men.  He  difcovcr'd  a  moft  divine  Temper  in  his 
 Sicknefs ;  and  was  moft  ferenc  and  fatlsfy'd,  content 
 and  joyful  in  the  approach  of  Death.  He  exchanged 
 this  for  a  better  Life,  'November  23.  i^9B,  Aged  65.  His 
 Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd  by  Mr.  Jcfiph  K^entijh^ 
 (''who  affiftcd,  and  afterwards  fucceeded  him)  from 
 a  Kjngs  2.  12.  And  Mr.  Jrjcph  Stnndcn  (who  marry'd 
 his  Daughter)  publifli'd  a  Funeral  Poem,  which  gavQ 
 his  Character,  ■ 
 
 Tnrdbigton  :  Mr.  Jofhua  Churchill,  Who  afterwards 
 L^fTlfted  Mr.  B:n  at  Dorchrper^  and  fucceeded  him  in  hi|^ 
 Congregation. 
 
in  the  County  ^DORSET.  26  j 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 WE  TM  OVTH:  Mr.  GeorgeThorn.  One  of  great 
 minifterial  Abilities.  He  was  perfecuted  vioientiy  and 
 fore  d  to  leave  the  Land.  And  upon  his  return,  he  was 
 profecuted  fo  maliciouHy,  efpccially  by  A.  L.  that  he 
 was  forced  to  fell  his  Eftate,  and  hide  from  Place  to 
 Place.  He  hath  a  Sermon  in  Print,  that  is  ufually 
 bound  up  with  the  Farewel  Sermons  of  the  City  Mini- 
 iters. 
 
 Wmhurn  :  Mr.  Baldwin  Deacon,  He  afterwards  liv'd 
 and  preach'd  at  Bromfield  in  Somerjetjhire.  He  was  a 
 worthy  Perfbn  ^  blind  for  many  Years. 
 
 MunHon  :  Mr.  I^chard  Down.  He  afterwards  llv'd 
 and  did  much  Good  in  Bridjiort. 
 
 BLANDFOI{^D:  Mr.  PFilliam  Allein ,  MA,  of 
 CorpuS'ChriJii-College  in  Oxon.  He  was  younger  Son  of 
 Mr.  Richard  Allein  of  Ditchet,  and  younger  Brother  of 
 Mr.  Richard  Allein  of  Batcomb  in  Somerfetjhire.  After  his 
 leaving  the  Vniverlity,  he  was  Chaplain  to  a  Perfon  of 
 Honour  in  London.  At  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War 
 he  liv'd  at  llchefterj  and  was  upon  fome  Occafions  con- 
 fulted  by  great  Officers.  For  his  Letters  to  them  he 
 was  proclaim'd  a  Traitor  by  the  Cavaliers  in  Three 
 Marker- Towns.  He  was  often  plundered,  and  ofren 
 ftrangely  preferv'd.  He  afterwards  went  to  Briftol,  and 
 was  again  taken  and  plunder'd  there.  Then  he  re- 
 mov'd  to  London  with  his  Family.  But  in  1653  he  be- 
 came the  fettled  Minifter  of  this  Place,  and  continued 
 fo  till  1660.  Here  he  gather'd  a  Church,  but  was  dri- 
 ven from  it,  by  a  known  Delign  of  Violence  intended 
 againft  him.  He  freely  quitted  his  Parifli,  and  mini- 
 ftred  to  his  few  in  Private  :  But  they  would  not  let  him 
 be  quiet.  And  therefore  he  went  again  to  Brifioi,  where 
 he  wrote  his  Two  Books  of  the  Millennium ,  and  liv'd 
 7  or  8  Years.  He  removed  from  thence  to  Teovil  in  So- 
 merfetjhiref  and  there  dy'd  in  OHober  1677.  He  was  a 
 Man  of  good  Learning  and  Piety  :  Peculiarly  eminent 
 for  his  Modefty  andMeeknefs.  A  true  patient  Labour- 
 er in  the  Gofpel ,  and  a  moft  happy  Comforter  of  ma- 
 ny dejedled  Souls,  who  were  wounded  in  Spirit,  by  a 
 
 S  4  wiie 
 
264  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mtmfters^    &C. 
 
 .Vol.  II.  wife  Applicadon  of  Gofpel  Cordials.  *  He  dy'd  at  the 
 v^/'V^'-'  Age  of  63  ;  and  when  he  fct  himfelf  to  make  foienm 
 *  He  had  Preparation  for  that  great  Work,  he  had  fomc  regret, 
 6  Pojlhu'  (and  the  liice  is  reported  of  Archbifliop  Vfher,)  that  he 
 TTjous  Dif-  had  not  more  improv'd  his  Time  and  Taienr. 
 courfdS  in 
 
 Print '^  which  are  upon  i.  The  unfearchable  Riches  of  CHRIST. 
 2.  The  Knowledge  of  CHRIST  Crucify'd.  3.  The  Authority  and 
 Efficacy  of  the  Word,  4  1  he  working  out  Salvation.  ?.  The  ob- 
 ferving  the  Chriftian  Sabbath,  ^nd  5.  OfCHRIST'5  comi?ig  to 
 Judgment.  But  I  am  inforrnd  by  a  good  Judge ,  that  his  Book  of  the  Mil- 
 lennium, {tho'  I  muj}  confefs  I  never  favp  it)  Sheves  the  Man  :  And  that 
 yehate-ver  becomes  of  his  Notion^  that  E,ook  is  Grave  and  Judicious,  Sober 
 snd  Pious. 
 
 Strafford  :  Mr.  Benjamin  H^ay,  M.  A.  Either  of  Ccr/z^i-- 
 Chrifti,  or  Oricl-CcUege  Oxoriy  I  know  not  certainly 
 which.  He  liv'd  fome  time  at  Dorchcfter^  and  after- 
 wards at  Briftol ;  where  he  fucceded  Mr.  John  Ti)ompfon 
 in  his  Congregation.     And  rherehe  dy'd,  iVoi^.  9.  16B0. 
 
 Camhe  near  D-veb^fler  :  'hir.  Chrijiopher  Lawrence.  He 
 was  born  at  Dorcheftcr  in  J  613,  at  the  very  Time  when 
 the  Town  was  in  Flam.es  ;  fo  that  his  Mother  in  her 
 Lying-in-Bed,  with  the  Child,  were  fcrc'd  to  be  rc- 
 mov'd  into  the  Fields,  ,  and  expos'd  that  way,  to  pre- 
 vent yet  greater  Danger.  He  was  of  an  ancient  and 
 worftiipfui  Family,  in  this  County.  He  was  eldeft  Son 
 of  Mr.  I{ol'ert  Lavprence,  whofe  elder  Brother  J^VHHam, 
 had  a  good  Eftate,  which  defcended  to  his  Grand  ion , 
 John  Lnvprcnce  Ci  JV::.itchurch,  Efq^  laft  Heir  Male  of 
 that  Branch  •  who  hit  behind  him  one  only  Daughter, 
 jnarry'd  to  QoW.  Stewart.  This  Mr.  Lawrence,  after 
 paiTing  thro'  the  Country  Schools,  w'as educated  at  Oxon, 
 but  what  College  he  was  of,  or  what  Degrees  he  took, 
 I  cannot  fay.  In  1636,  leaving  the  Univerfity,  he  was 
 ordain'd  by  the  Bililop  of  Bath  and  fVclis,  He  after- 
 wards fpent  fome  time  at  Plymcuth  ;  where  he  contract- 
 ed an  intimate Friendiliip  v^ith  Mr.  Hughes,  who  highly 
 valu'd  him.  During  the  Civil-Vv'ars,  ht  fpent  Icme 
 Xirne  in  Londrn,  where  he  employ 'd  himfelf  in  affifting 
 feveral  young  Gentlemen,  in  their  Academical  Studies, 
 among  whom  Dr.  CoJIoy  who  was  afterwards  an  eminent 
 Phyfician  in  the  City,  was  one  •  and  he  retain'd  a  very 
 grateful  Sei^fe  of  the  Benefit  he  reeeiv'd  under  his  In- 
 
 itrut^tioDj 
 
mtheCo^^ty  of  DORSET.  265 
 
 ftrucftion,  which  he  exprefs*d,by  many  kind  Offices  he  Vol  11, 
 readily  did  for  his  furviving  Son,  many  Years  after,  \^'V^ 
 After  this  he  had  the  Living  of  Odcomh  in  Somerjet- 
 /hire,  where  he  continud  fome  Years.  While  he  was 
 there,  he  had  foutc  frouble  from  the  Widow  and 
 Friends  of  the  foniicr  Incumbent ;  it  being  a  Seque- 
 ftration  ;  But  in  1652  he  was  forc'dto  quit  the  Place, 
 for  not  taking  the  Ing^gement,  Then  he  iiv'd  privately, 
 about  Lvidm,  and  remov'd  his  Family  thither  ata  greac 
 Expcnce,  having  a  Profped:  of  fome  Employment  as  a 
 Scholar :  Bur  meeting  with  a  Diiappointment,  he  re- 
 turn'd  back  into  Dorfetpire,  and  in  1654  was  by  Sir 
 Wniter  £^r/,  prelented  to  the  Living  of  L^ngton  Matra- 
 'vers  in  the  Ille  ot  Purb^ck,;  from  whence,  in  1658,  he 
 remov'd  to  Cnmhe,  whence  he  was  ejedted  in  1662.  He 
 had  fpent  a  good  Sum  of  Money  in  repairing,  and  part- 
 ly rebuilding  the  Farlonagc-Houfe,  Vv'hich  was  intirely 
 loft  :  For  he  could  not  get  th€  leaft  Allowance  made 
 him  for  it.  He  was  by  many  of  his  Friends,  and  by 
 fome  Peribns  of  Rank  and  Figure  too,  prefs'd  to  con- 
 form ;  but  he  could  not  fatisfy  his  Confcience  :  And 
 yet  he  was  a  Stranger  to  Fnclion.  No  Man  ifkd  a  great- 
 er Abhorrence  than  he,  of  the  Proceedings  againil  the 
 King  in  1648  ^  or  was  more  heartily  defirous  of  the 
 Reftauration.  And  after  his  Ejectment,  he  attended 
 the  Publick  WorOiip  at  Dorchefte-r,  and  at  Framfton ; 
 where  he  maintain'd  an  intimate  Gorrefpondence  with 
 the  Incumbent  till  his  Death.  In  the  Year  16^5,  the 
 Mllitin  being  rais'd,  under  pretence  of  a  Plot  in  the 
 T^orthy  (bme  Soldiers  were  fent  to  Mr.  Lawrence's  to  ap- 
 prehend him:  But  miffing  him  ('tho'he  was  all  the 
 while  in  his  Study^  they  did  a  great  deal  of  Mifchief  in 
 the  Houfe,  and  broke  a  great  number  of  Pots  and  Bot- 
 tles full  of  Preparations  for  Medicme  and  Surgery^  into 
 which  Mrs.  Lnxerence  having  a  good  InGght,  flie  us'd 
 to  Pradrice  among  the  Poor  gratis^  with  no  fmall  Suc- 
 cefs.  This  Havock  thev  now  made,  was  a  common 
 Lofs  to  the  Poor  of  thofe  Parts.  And  indeed  their  whole 
 Carriage  upon  this  Occaiion  was  moft  rude  and  barba- 
 rous. Going  into  an  Out-houfe,  where  they  fuppos'd 
 him  to  ly  conceal'd,  they  thruft  their  Swords  up  to  the 
 Hilts  in  the  Hay  and  Straw  there,  fwearing  they  would 
 do  the  Rogue's  Bufinefs,  if  he  were  there.  Mr.  Jofefh  ^ 
 fVhiftcIy  a  Merchant  15  Dmhefter,  Mr.  Lawrences  Brq- 
 
266  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minijlers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  IL  therrin-law,  coming  peaceably  to  his  Houfe  to  make 
 \^'>/'^^  enquiry  into  the  Reafons  of  this  violent  Proceeding,  was 
 knock'd  down  in  the  Entry,  with  the  But-end  of  a 
 Mufquet.  The  poor  Wife  and  Children  all  this  while 
 were  in  the  greateft  Terror  imaginable.  But  tho*  the 
 Soldiers  now  mifs'd  him,  he  the  next  day  furrender'd 
 hifcnfelf  to  the  Deputy-Lieutenants,  and  with  other  Mi- 
 ll ifters  was  committed  to  Dorchefter  Goal,  where  he 
 contraded  an  lUnefs,  from  which  he  could  never  after 
 get  wholly  free.  The  Corporation  Act  afterwards  taking 
 Place,  he  wasforc'd  to  remove  to  an  Houfe  near  Framp- 
 toTiy  where  after  Languifhinglbrfome  time  in  an  ill  State 
 of  Health,  he  exchang'd  this  for  abetter  Life,  on 
 M'^y  15th,  1667  ;  and  lies  interred  in  St.  Alhalloves 
 Church  in  Dorchefter.  He  was  a  Man  of  good  Learn- 
 ing, a  pleafant  Converfation,  and  moftinoffenfive  Cha- 
 radter.  His  great  Modefty  hinder'd  him  from  making 
 the  (hew  that  fome  others  did  ;  but  his  Worth  was  not 
 the  left  Iblid  and  fufeftantial.  His  Nonconformity  ex- 
 pos*d  him  to  Lofles,  befides  what  were  common  5  and 
 was  more  ways  than  one,  detrimental  to  his  Temporal 
 Intereft :  But  his  Endeavour  was  to  approve  himfelf  to 
 him,  who  he  knew  could  make  all  good  to  him  and  his, 
 in  Kind  or  in  Value.  And  tho'  this  way  of  Computa- 
 tioa  won't  pafs  very  current  now,  yet  it  will  hereafter. 
 
 Maiden-Nexvton :  Mr.  Andrew  Brcmhal.  He  went  af- 
 terwards te  London,  where  he  is  mentioned  before,  p.  53. 
 
 Bradpoie :  Mr.  Sampfon. 
 
 LIME'I{EGIS:  Mr.  Amos  Short.  He  liv'd  and  preached 
 in  this  Town  after  his  Ejedtment,  and  bred  his  Son  a 
 Nonconformift  Minifter. 
 
 Mr.  K^rridge  was  ejeded  as  School-mafter  of  the 
 fame  Place,  and  was  afterwards  Paftor  of  a  DilTenting 
 Congregation  at  Culliton  in  Devon, 
 
 H nuke-Church :  Mr.  John  Hodder.  A  Man  of  excel- 
 lent Parts,  and  fuch  fingular  Ingenuity,  that  his  very 
 Enemies  did  admire  him,  and  delight  to  converfe  with 
 him. 
 
 Bro^d  Hlndfor:  Mr.  Johti   Pinney.     Sometime  be- 
 fore his  Ejedfcmcm,  one  Wne  an  Anahnptifi,  who  pre- 
 tended 
 
tn  the  County  ^/DORSET.  267 
 
 tended  to  Infpiration,  and  was  much  celebrated  on  Vol.  II. 
 that  Account,  as  well  as  for  other  uncommon  Gifts, 
 came  with  a  Number  of  Attendants  to  the  Town 
 where  he  was  Minifter,  and  nothing  would  fatisfy 
 him,  but  he  muft  preach  in  the  Church.  This  be- 
 ing refus'd,  his  Company  urg'd  Mr.  Pinney  to  preach 
 himfelf,  hoping  that  Way  to  get  the  Church  Doors 
 open*d.  But  he  waving  it,  they  all  very  freely 
 caft  out  their  Refledtions  upon  the  Minifters  in  ge- 
 neral, as  dull  Blockheads,  and  dumb  Dogs,  that  would 
 neither  freach  themfelves,  ner  fuffer  others  to  -preach 
 phat  vpould.  At  this  he  was  provok'd,  and  made  them 
 an  Offer,  that  if  they'd  give  him  a  Text,  he*d  dif- 
 courfe  upon  it  otf  hand,  to  all  the  Company  prelent, 
 in  a  Field  hard  by,  provided  their  Prophet  would  do 
 the  like  on  a  Text  that  he  propos'd.  This  was  agreed 
 to.  They  gave  Mr.  Pinney  a  Text,  and  he  after  offering 
 up  ferious  and  folemn  Prayer  to  God,  difcourfed  upon 
 it  with  Freedom  and  Pertinence.  Looking  back  upon 
 which  Adlion  of  his  afcerwards,  he  law  good  reaion 
 with  Thankfulnefs  to  acknowledge  God's  AfTiftance, 
 tho'  at  the  fame  Time  to  cenfure  his  own  Rafhnefs. 
 While  Mr.  Pinney  was  dircourfing,  the  Prophet  walk'd 
 under  a  Hedge  at  a  little  Diftance,  meditating  upon 
 the  Subject  given  him,  which  was  Atis  20.  30.  Alfo 
 0/  your  orpnfelves  Jhall  Men  arije,jpeakitig  perverfe  things , 
 to  draw  avpay  Dijciples  after  theyn.  When  he  came  to 
 work,  his  Prayer  was  fhorc  and  modeft  :  But  his 
 Difcourfe  incoherent,  rambling,  impertinent,  abfurd 
 and  falfe.  Mr.  Pinney  made  his  Objed:ions  againft 
 what  he  had  deliver'd  upon  the  fpor,  but  receiv'd  no 
 Reply.  They  carried  the  Prophet  oif  in  Triumph, 
 and  Mr.  Pinney  could  not  have  an  Opportunity  of 
 fpeaking  to  him  afterwards  :  But  he  never  cnme  there 
 any  more  ^  and  there  was  this  good  Eifecl:  of  this 
 Management,  that  many  were  fettled  who  before  were 
 wavering,  and  Ibme  were  recover"d. 
 
 This  being  a  fequeftred  Living,  and  the  old  Incum- 
 bent  Dr.  Fuller  being  yet  alive  at  the  Reftoration,  was 
 to  be  reftorM  to  it.  But  the  Dodlor  coming  to  take 
 PolfefTion,  heard  Mr.  pinney  preach  ;  and  told  th« 
 People  afterwards,  that  he  would  not  deprive  them 
 of  fuch  a  Man.  However,  he  afe wards  was  turn'd 
 f)ut  at  the  fatal  Bartholemew.  After  bis  EjeClmenr,  he 
 n-  -  ■^■'   .    ^  ^       •■     ■  had 
 
268  The  Ejetied  or  Silenced  Minijlers^  8cc, 
 
 Vol.  II.  had  many  Troubles  by  Excommunications  aad  Fines  : 
 He  was  twice  imprifonM :  Once  in  England,  and  once 
 in  Ireland.  He  was  twice  cjeded  and  lilenc'd.  Once 
 forc'd  out  of  the  Kingdom,  being  profecuted  on  the 
 35  Eh\  :  But  he  was  always  fatisfied  In  his  Noncon- 
 formity. He  was  recommended  by  Dr.  Harrif:n  to 
 his  Congregation  in  Dublin,  in  which  he  fucceeded 
 him,  and  he  continu'd  with  them  nigh  lo  Years;  till 
 King  ;7^?«!?j  came  thither,  when  moft  of  the  Minifters 
 left  the  City.  And  Liberty  being  legally  granted 
 here  in  EitgUnd,  he  return'd  and  fettled  among  his 
 old  Parifnioners.  He  was  much  a  Gentleman,  a  con- 
 liderabie  Scholar,  an  eloquent  charming  Preacher  ; 
 very  facetious,  but  always  grave  and  ferious.  His 
 Son  alfo  dy'd  a  Minifter  among  the  Nonconformifts. 
 
 B^mfejham,  alias  B^anfcme  :  Mr.  Crnne.  Afterwards 
 Paftor  to  a  Congregation  at  Bemifter, 
 
 PPiek:  Mr.  Dimmer.  He  afterwards  liv'd  in  Dor^ 
 chefler,  and  was  ufefui  in  many  Places  thereabouts. 
 
 Langton  in  Furheck.:    Mr.  John  MitcheL 
 
 IVAI^HAM  :  Mr.  Chaplain.  He  was  one  that  did 
 much  good,  and  was  well  belov'd.  A  Palfage  relating 
 to  his  Widow,  whom  he  left  behind  him,  is  very  re- 
 markable. She  fupported  her  felf  and  her  Family  by 
 Maulting;  and  liv*d  in  good  Credit,  and  when  flie 
 dy'd  was  bury*d  in  the  Chancel.  But  having  been  excom- 
 municated, Ihe  was  dug  up  again,  by  the  Order  of 
 the  Bifliop's  Court,  and  their  Church  was  for  fome 
 time  fufpended,  and  ihe  was  laid  in  the  Church- 
 yard. When  the  Court  underftood  it  they  were  dif- 
 pleas'd,  and  order'd  that  flie  fwould  be  dug  up  again^^ 
 and  remov'd.  Upon  which  the  Mayor  of  the  Town 
 and  fome  others  waiting  upon  them,  told  them  thac 
 there  were  three  feveral  Burying-Places  in  the  Church- 
 yard, belonging  ro  three  feveral  Parishes  -,  and  that 
 ilie  was  buried  in  the  Path,  between  two  of  them. 
 The  Court  thereupon  very  wifely  and  gravely  anfvvcr'd, 
 thft  if  two  credible  WitnelTes  would  fwear  to  that, 
 flie  (liould  lie  ftill.  This  was  accordingly  done,  and 
 40  Peace  wa$  m^4s  be^we«:n  them^ 
 
in  the  County  ^/DORSET.  269 
 
 "  vonf 
 
 Tarrnnt  Hint  on  ;  Mr.  Timothy  Sacheverel.  Of  St.  Johns 
 College,  Oxon.  He  was  Brother  to  Mr.  John  Sache^ 
 'verel,  of  fVincaunton  in  Sommerjetfloirc,  and  Grean  Un- 
 cle to  the  famous  Dr.  Henry  SachcvercL 
 
 Chljlehorough :  Mr.  Jofiph  Hnllet,  He  was  born  at 
 Brid^ort  in  this  County.  He  had  no  Univerfity  Edu- 
 cation, and  yet  by  his  own  Induftry  he  arriv'd  at  a 
 confiderable  Mealure  of  Learning.  He  was  an  accom- 
 plifli'd  Critick  in  the  Hebrew  and  Greeks  Tongues,  and 
 an  excellent  Divine.  In  the  Time  of  the  Civil  Wars, 
 he  was  Minifter  of  Hint  on  St,  George  in  Sommerfetjhire, 
 and  he  is  mention'd  as  fuch  in  Bifliop  Boy/e's  Summat 
 iheologia,  p.  ill.  From  thence  he  rcmov'd  to  this 
 Place,  where  he  continued  the  Exercile  of  his  Mini- 
 ftry  till  the  fatal  BnrtholomevQ,  After  that,  he  retir'd  to 
 Brzdport  where  he  was  born,  and  liv'd  a  while  in  the 
 Houfe  of  his  Wife's  Father,  and  then  in  one  of  his 
 own  in  a  Neighbouring  Parifli  call'd  Bradplc,  and 
 there  he  preach'd  for  feveral  Years.  At  length  he 
 was  call'd  to  the  City  of  Exoji,  to  be  Paftor  to  a 
 Coogregation  of  DifTenters  there  :  And  in  that  City 
 he  exercis'd  his  Miniftry  till  his  Death.  He  was 
 twice  in  the  South  Gate  Prilbn  there  for  his  Noncon- 
 formity. His  Confinement  much  fhatter'd  his  Confti- 
 tution,  and  brought  upon  him  the  Hypocondriack  Pal<* 
 fion,  which  at  length  gain'd  fuch  a  Power  upon  him, 
 that  he  was  feiz'd  with  frequent  Firs,  which  whilft  he* 
 was  in  them,  depriv'd  him  of  the  Ufe  of  his  Reafon 
 and  Senfes  too  :  And  for  fome  time  before  his  Death, 
 they  would  feize  him  in  the  very  Pulpit.  Tho'  he 
 had  a  crazy  Body,  ye:  he  was  a  diligent  and  painful 
 Student.  He  was  a  faithful  and  affedionate  Paftor  ; 
 readily  condefcendcd  to  the  meaneft,  and  would  con- 
 fcientioufly  difcharge  the  Duties  of  his  Fundion,  not- 
 withftanding  the  Frowns  of  the  greateft.  He  was  as 
 forward  to  reprove  the  Faults  of  thofe  in  an  higher 
 Station,  as  the  Follies  of  fuch  as  mov'd  in  a  lower 
 Sphere.  His  Prayers  were  always  fervent  and  pithy; 
 His  Preaching  clear,  but  warm.  He  deliver'd  his 
 Matter  with  fuch  a  winning  Pnthos,  that  he  even  com- 
 manded the  Attention  of  his  Auditory.  Thelafc  Siib- 
 jedl  wh^ch  he  preach'd  uDcn   was   Brut,  32-.    i.  tht 
 
 Be- 
 
270  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimflers^  Src. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Beginning  of  the  Song  of  Mojes  :  And  from  this  Con- 
 ^y'^V'^^  (ideration  that  Mo/es  deliver  d  that  Divine  Song  juft 
 as  he  was  about  to  take  his  final  Farewel  of  this 
 World,  he  obferv'd  that,  gracious  Souls  the  nearer  Hea- 
 ven  they  are,  the  more  heavenly  will  they  be.  He  alfo 
 obferv'd,  that  ^00^  Men  die  with  the  Inter  eft  of  God 
 and  Souls  much  upon  their  Hearts  .-  This  was  the  Sub- 
 jedtof'his  laft  Sermon:  And  when  he  had  ended 
 his  Difcourfe,  he  concluded  with  thefe  fad  Words^ 
 which  he  fpake  feelingly,  tho*  with  a  fweet  Voice  : 
 J  believe  this  is  the  Infi  Sermon  I  Jhall  preach  to  you,  or 
 that  you  will  ever  hear  from  me  ;  which  was  a  Prefage 
 of  what  foon  befel  him.  For  having  left  the  Con- 
 gregation, he  retir'd  to  his  Houfe,  and  betook  himfelf 
 to  his  Bed  ;  and  from  thence  in  a  few  Days  was  car- 
 ry*d  to  his  Grave.     He  dy'd  March  14.  i688. 
 
 Melbury :  Mr.  Forward. 
 
 Hanmore  :  Mr.  Tlmnas  More,  of  Trinity-College  Oxon. 
 He  labour'd  under  great  want  with  his  Family,  aftei? 
 his  being  filenc'd. 
 
 Litcht  Matravers  :Mr.  Thomas  I{nwe,  M.  A.  A  Native 
 of  Korth'Pftherwin  in  the  County  of  Devon,  borderingup- 
 on  CornwalnGarLau?2ceJ}on:  The  Son  of  Mr.  Thomas  I{owe 
 an  Attorny  at  Law  in  that  Country,  who  defign*d  this 
 Son  of  his  for  the  Law  too  ;  but  the  pious  Perfwafion 
 •of  a  good  old  Servant  in  the  Family,  together  with  the 
 holy  Savour  that  was  upon  his  own  Spirit,  made  him 
 of  all  things  defire  to  be  bred  a  Scholar,  in  order  to  the 
 Miniftry ;  and  his  Facher,  to  gratify  his  Inclination, 
 lent  him  to  Oxon,  and  there  enter'd  him  in  Exeter^ 
 College,  under  the  Charge  of  Dr.  Conant,  where  he  foon 
 obtain'd  the  Character  of  being  one  of  (ingular  Piety, 
 Studioufnefs,  and  Integrity.  He  had  much  exercife  of 
 Spirit  about  religious  Matters,  which  he  counted  his 
 chief  Concern,  and  was  not  a  little  thoughtful,  tho'  he 
 was  a  ftridt  Obferver  of  his  Heart,  and  Words,  and 
 Ways.  He  was  even  then  of  a  very  tender  Confcience, 
 as  appears  by  the  Diary  which  he  kept  under  his  Hand. 
 He  would  not,  tho'  much  perfwadcd  to  it,  quit  the 
 Univerfjcy,  and  enter  upon  Publick  Service,  upon  ta- 
 king his  firft  Degree  of  Batchcls-r,  but  continued  the 
 
 purfuic 
 
in  the  County  (?/  D  O  R  S  E  T.  27 
 
 purfuic  of  his  Studies  till  he  went  out  Mafter.     He  re-  Vol.  II. 
 mov'd  from  Exeter-College  to  Gloucefter.Hally  at  the  En-  v.^V*^ 
 couragement  of  Dr.  Garhran,  that  he  might  have  Pu- 
 pils.    And  he  was  afterwards  chofen  one  of  the  State- 
 Chaplains   at  New-College,    He  took  his  Mailer's  De- 
 gree in  1658,  whtnMu  Samuel Conant:  (his  SuccelTor at 
 Litchet)  was  Prodor  ;  and  foon  after  left  the  Univerfi- 
 ty,  and  fettled  and  was  ordain'd  at  Litchet ^  and  conti- 
 nu  d  there  iiW  Bar tholomevQ-A2i^,  1662.  After  the  Reftau- 
 ration,  and  before  the  time  of  his  Ejectment,  he  was 
 twice  imprifon'd,  together  with  fome  other  Minifters, 
 tho*not  above  a  Fortnight  together,  either  time;  and 
 when  he  was  difcharg'd,  he  was  bound  in  his  good  Be- 
 haviour, which  was  not  taken  off  till  after  Bartholomew- 
 Day.     After  his  Ejedlment,   Mr.  Moor  (  ofS^argrove  in 
 the  Parifli  oi  Bntcomb  in  Somerfetfhire)  very  courtcouay 
 invited  him  to  come  and  refide  at  his  Houfc,  where  he 
 continu'd  for  fome  time.  There  he  preach'd  every  Week 
 in  the  Family,  and  had  Mr,  Richard  Allein  for  his  Neigh- 
 bour, with  whom  he  maintain'd  a  moft  intimate  Triend- 
 fliip  and  delightful  Correfpondence.     In  1665  He  left 
 Efq  ;  Moor's  Family  and  return  d  back  to  Litchet,  and 
 continued  there   a    Year,  and   Preached  twice  every 
 JLord's  Day   in  Madam   Trenchard's    Family,    out   of 
 Church  Hours,  ufing  to  attend  himfelf  on  the  Publick 
 Parifh  Worfliip,  when  the  Prayers  were  over.    Th^ 
 5  Mile  Adt  made  him  leave  Litchet  in  i666,  and  hs 
 removed  to   Little  Canford  near  PVimbom  in  the  fame 
 County,  and  preach'd  for  feveral  Years  publickly  in  his 
 own  Houfe,  v/ithout  any  Profecution  or  Difturbance. 
 The  reafon  of  his  quietnefs  was  fuppos'd  to  be  the  greaj 
 Number  of  Papifts  in  thofe  Parts,  who  liv'd  under  the 
 Wing  of  a  conliderable  Knight  of  that  Religion  ;  for 
 they  could  not  for  Shame  difturb  him.  and  leave  them 
 unmoleftcd.     He  had  here  a  crowded  Auditory  ;  the 
 People  coming   from  all    Parts  round  the  Countrey  : 
 but  he  labourM  Gratis  all  the  v/hile  except  for  the  iaft: 
 jbalf  Year,  when  they  paid  his  Houfe  Rent  for  hirn. 
 in  1672  he  remov'd  to  H^mbrn,  and  there  he  conti-- 
 nu'd  Paftor  of  a  Congregation  for  the  remaining  part  of 
 his  Life  :    And  he  liv'd  among  them  with  a  great  deal 
 of  Content  and  SatIsfa(ilion.    For  iho'  he  had  but  a  ve- 
 ry moderate   Allowance  from  them,  yet  fuch  Uras  his 
 Atfedioa  io^  them;  hcigfacea'd  by  his  Ufefuliiefs  among 
 
 them. 
 
272  The  Ejected  or  Silenc*d  Minifiers^    &:c. 
 
 VoJ.  II.  them  and  the  Succels  of  his  Miniftry,  that  he  envied 
 none  their  more  plentiful  Circumftances  5  his  Heart  vv^s 
 fer  upon  doing  Good.  After  that  the  Licenfcs  were 
 call'd  in,  he  was  often  prefented,  and  diftm-b'd,  but 
 they  ftill  miftook  his  Chrillian  N^me,  which  did  him 
 no  fmaii  Service.  Once  in  particular  going  to  vilic 
 the  Relations  of  a  certain  Juftice  of  Peace,  and  who 
 were  at  that  Time  his  Guelts,  they  deliring  his  Com- 
 pany at  a  Friend's  Houfe,  not  far  fron:i  the  Juftices, 
 he  was  taken  up  by  a  "Warrant  of  that  ^^ery  Juftice, 
 by  a  Vv^rong  Name.  The  Relations  hereupon  (as  they 
 had  good  Reafon)  relented  it  as  an  Aflront  to  them, 
 and  immediately  quitted  the  Juftices  Houfe,  but  he 
 efcap'd,  becaufe  his  Name  was  miftaken. 
 
 There  are  two  very  remarkable  Inftances  at  diffe- 
 rent times,  of  the  fignal  Appearance  of  God's  Provi- 
 dence againft  fuch  as  endeavcur'd  to  difturb  him  in  his 
 publick  Miniftry  and  Preaching :  The  one  was  be- 
 tween the  Barthoumew  Ejediment  and  the  Year  1665  j 
 and  the  other  towards  the  Period  of  the  Indulgence  An. 
 1672.  The  Matter  of  Fad  as  to  the  firft  was  thus: 
 While  he  liv'd  at  Mr.  Moor's  in  Scmerfetpire,  he  came 
 to  Madam  Trenchard's  at  Litchct,  to  make  aVilir,  intend- 
 ing while  he  was  there  to  Preach  in  one  of  the  Poor 
 Pariflioncr's  Coctages.  Several  knew  of  it,  and  came  to 
 hear  him.  One  of  the  Farifli  getting  Intelligence  of  it, 
 turned  Informier,  and  bringing  a  Conftable  and  ano- 
 ther with  him,  demanded  the  Doors  of  the  Houfe  to  be 
 open'd,  tho'  the  Exercife  was  over.  The  cfficious  Infor- 
 mer took  down  the  Names  of  all  that  were  prefenr, 
 both  Minifter  and  People,  and  the  next  Day  procur'd 
 a  Warrant  to  take  them  up.  Mr.  ^^e  was  too  quick 
 for  them,  and  icon  gat  out  of  the  reach  of  the  War- 
 rant into  another  County  :  But  they  actually  fcrv'd  the 
 Warrant  on  many  of  the  Hearers,  and  carried  them  be- 
 fore Juftice  L— in  the  Ifle  of  Purbec!{_j  who  bound  them 
 over  to  the  Qiiarter-SelTions.  The  Juftice  to  divert 
 himfelf,  ask'd  fome  of  the  Vv^omen  what  the  Text  was 
 that  was  preach'd  on  at  the  Conventicle  they  were  at. 
 The  Text  really  preach'd  upon,  was  Rom.  2.  13  :  If  ye 
 thro'  the  Spirit:  do  mortify  the  Deeds  of  the  Body,j  ye  Jhall 
 live.  But  one  of  them  through  miftake  mention'd  ano- 
 ther Text,  viz.  CqL  3.  5.  Mortify  therefore  ycur  Memhcri 
 whig/j  are  upon  the  Earfh  i  which  Test  be;ng  Kcited,  the 
 
 Juftice 
 
in  the  County  (?/  D  O  R  S  E  T.  271 
 
 Juftice  burlefqu  d  ir,  and  pour'd  forch  his  profane  Jeib  Vol.  H. 
 \t^on  k  very  plentifully.     And  it  fo  iiappen'd  that  not 
 many  Years  after,  before  the  Juftice  died,   his  Mem- 
 bers were  perfedly  mortified  :  Infomuch  thrlt  his  very 
 Confcience  reproached  him  for  it,  and  made  him  frank- 
 ly acknowledge,  that  this  Diftemper  which  prov'd  his 
 Death,  was  a  juft  Judgment  from  God  upon  him  for 
 burlefquing  as  he  did  that  very  Scripture  ;  but  that  was 
 not  the  only  thing  that  was  rem.arkable  in  this  Cafe, 
 For  the  bufy   Informer  had  the  Ufe  of  his  Right-fide 
 taken  from  him  5  which  began  foon  after,  and  a:  length 
 prov'd  his  Death.     The  Officer  alfo   that  affifted   ia 
 difturbing  the  Meeting,  was  in  a  very  few  Weeks  af- 
 ter, kill'd  with  his  own  Cart  :  And  that  which  fender^ 
 this  Awful  Providence  the  more  remarkable,  was  that 
 the  Cart  overturn'd  upon  hini  as  ir  was  going  up  Hill, 
 and  that  diredly  over  againft  the  very  Houfe  arid  Door 
 where  the  Meeting  was,  that  he  afTifted  in  difturbing. 
 The  other  Inftance,  was  at  the  laft  Sermon  ?vlr.  F^voe 
 preached  in  publick  during  King  Charlei's  Indulgence 
 ia  1672.     An  Order  was  fent  to  one  of  the  Officers  of 
 the  Town  to  difturb  the  Meeting.     He  was  at  Church 
 when  the  Order  came  :  But  his  V/ife  receiv'd  it  with 
 the  utmoft  Demonftratioh  of  Joy  :  And  Was  fo  forward 
 to  have  it  immediately  put  m  Execution,  that  (lie  wenc 
 and   fetch'd  her  Husband    from   thence,  and  haiiend 
 jbim   away  to  that  bieffed  Work.     But  this  poor  V/o-^ 
 man,  in  a  very  little   time,  had  nor  only  her  Senfcs 
 and  Limbs  taken   away,   but   was  feiz'd  by  the   Di- 
 ikmpcr  that   goes  by  the  Name  of  Jppctitus  Canhws^ 
 or  Dcgg  Appetirr^    infomuch  that    (lie   ravenoufty    de- 
 vour'd  whatever  came  near  her  that  was  eatable,  and 
 yet  could  riot  be  fatis{ied,to  the  utter  impoverifliing  of 
 her  Husband,  who,  wms  forc'd  to  have  AfTiftance  from 
 the  Parifli  to  provide  for  her:  And  in   this   deplorable 
 Cafe,  (lie  continued  a  long  time  before  (lie  died.  There 
 is  yet  living  Evidence  of  the  Foregoing  Matters  of  Fac^ 
 which  help  to  confirm  us  in  the  Beleif  of  God's  making 
 good   his  Word  to  his  People,  that  he  keeps  them  ini 
 iaf^ty  from  their   Enemies   that  puff  at  rhcm,  and  is 
 known  by  his  Judgments  that  he  executes,  in  remafk- 
 ably  cutting  off  fuch  as  moleft  and  trouble  them. 
 
 Mr.  I^jvps  V7as  a  very  humble  ferious  Man,  and  2  dole 
 Vv^alkcr  with  God  ^  he  was  a  ftrid  Obferver  of  the 
 
 T  Lord'* 
 
274        T^Je  Ejected  or  Silem^d  MmifierSy  S^c. 
 
 L  II.  Lord's  Day,  and  a  daily  Pradttioner  in  the  Arc  of  Di- 
 vine Meditation.  Prayer  was  his  Delight  and  conftant 
 Exercife  :  He  was  for  keeping  from  the  very  Borders  of 
 Sin  y  and  for  abftaining  from  all  Appearance  of  Evil. 
 He  was  of  a  moft  tender  compafionace  Spirit  to  fuch 
 as  were  in  Diftreis,  efpecially  fuch  as  were  in  Spiritual 
 Trouble:  And  he  had  a  particular  Talent  in  Admini- 
 Itring  to  luch,  Relief  and  Comfort :  And  yet  at  the  fame 
 time  he  was  a  moft  awakening  Preacher  to  fecure  Sin- 
 ners. The  Boanerges  and  the  Barnabas  met  in  him  to 
 an  uncommon  degree :  And  he  knew  both  when  and 
 where,  and  to  whom,  and  how,  to  be  either,  as  Oc- 
 caiion  required.  He  was  a  clofc  Reprover  of  Sin 
 wherever  he  faw  it,  and  that  even  tho'  he  cxpedted 
 their  Love  would  be  turned  into  Anrrer  for  ir :  Tho* 
 God  often  rewarded  his  Fidelity,  by  making  the  Event 
 quite  diiierenr.  Particularly,  when  he  once  fliarply 
 rjprov*d  a  very  coniiderable  Perfbn  as  to  Parts  and  Fi- 
 gure in  the  World,  for  a  particular  Sin,  of  which  he 
 obferv'd  him  to  be  guilty :  The  Gentleman  not  only 
 rook  it  in  good  Part,  but  told  one  foon  after,  that  if 
 io  (harp  a  Reproof  had  not  come  from  Mr.  I{owe,  he 
 wculd  have  taken  it  from  no  Pcrfon  elfe  living  : 
 But  he  verily  believ'd  he  did  it  in  zhe  great  Inte- 
 grity of  his  Heart. 
 
 He  took  much  Time  and  Pains  in  the  Compofure  of 
 all  his  Sermons ;  and  did  not  care  to  ferve  God  with 
 that  which  coft  him  nothing.  Ke  was  methodical 
 and  exadl  in  all  his  Compofures  ;  and  had  a  ve- 
 ry pradticai  Vein  and  ferious  Plainnefs  running  thro' 
 them  all.  He  never  began  the  compcling  of  a  Ser- 
 mon, nor  had  any  Thoughts  of  Preaching,  without 
 looking  Icrioully  upward  for  a  BlelTing.  He  delivered 
 himfelf  with  a  becoming  Pathos :  And  hisHearc  was  vi- 
 libly  in  his  Work.  He  has  often  faid  that  he  verily 
 thought  no  King  ever  took  more  pleafure  in  fwaying 
 his  Royal  Scepter,  than  he  did  in  preaching  the 
 Word:  And  when  he  was  abridg'd  of  his  Liberty^ 
 he  declar'd,  that  he  could  freely  fpare  out  of  his 
 daily  Bread,  could  it  but  purchafe  Liberty  again  to 
 preach  tiie  Gofpel.  He  had  many  Seals  to  his  Mini- 
 ftry  at  Wimbom,  efpecially  of  the  younger  fort.  He 
 frequently  vi|ited  his  People,  and  enquired  after  the 
 Sute  pf  their  Souls,  and  their  Growth  and  Im.prove- 
 *-■■--•■—  ment  5 
 
in  the  County  <?/  D  O  R  S  E  T.  275 
 
 menc :  And  difcharg'd  the  whole  of  his  Office  wich  Vo],  II. 
 great  Acceptation,  both  in  the  Pulpit  and  out  of  it.      ^^^-v^^ 
 
 He  was  a  confcientious  Redeemer  of  his  Time,  and 
 a  very  hard  Student.  He  had  a  great  ferenity  ot  Mind, 
 and  fweetnefs  of  Temper,  mix'd  with  a  becoming  Gra- 
 vity, which  was  attradtiveof  Efteem  and  Love  from  all 
 good  Men.  He  was  intirely  latisfy'din  his  Nonconfor- 
 mity, and  had  fo  great  a  Value  for  the  Miniftry  in  that 
 Way,  under  all  its  Difcouragements,  that  even  then, 
 he  always  de(ign*d,  and  folemnly  devoted  from  the 
 Womb,  his  eldeft  Son,  to  that  facred  Work.  GOD 
 carry'd  him  through  all  his  Service  and  Difficulties 
 with  a  great  deal  of  Cheerfulnefs  and  Satisfaction  : 
 And  he  himfelf  took  particular  Notice  how  mercifully 
 GOD  provided  for  him  as  to  this  World,  in  making 
 the  little  he  had  in  it  go  farther^  and  afford  him  truer 
 Pleaflire  after  his  Ejedtment,  than  he  ever  had  from  his 
 much  larger  Income  before. 
 
 His  laft  Sickneis  was  a  violent  Feaver,  which  in  abouc 
 a  Fortnight's  time  carry'd  him  to  reft  Above.  The  vi- 
 olence of  his  Diftemper  fometimcs  difcompos'd  his 
 Head  :  Tho'  for  the  moft  part  he  had  his  lucid  Inter- 
 vals j  when  he  was  very  ferious,  compos'd  and  rclign'd. 
 The  very  Night  before  his  Death  he  was  heard  to  faVj 
 O  hovQ  do  I  Img  to  he  in  Heaven  !  Which  earneft  longing 
 Defire  and  Wifli  of  his,  was  foon  anfwcr'd,  on  0:i.  9, 
 1680,  in  the  50th  Year  of  his  Age. 
 
 In  his  Childhood  he  was  wonderfully  preferv'd  frotu 
 fuddcn  Death.  For  when  another  Child  playing  juft 
 by  him,  was  kill'd  upon  the  Spot,  by  the  unexpected 
 fall  of  a  Chimney,  GOD  kept  him  unhurt,  and  alive 
 for  future  Service.  In  hi-s  Youth,  and  through  the 
 whole  Courfe  of  his  Education  he  was  (ickly  ;  which 
 with  great  thoughtfulnefs  of  his  Mind  about  Iplritual 
 Matters,  made  him  appear  dcjedled  :  But  after  he  was 
 call'd  out  to  Service  he  had  a  great  mcafurc  of  Healthy  \ 
 
 and  was  ordinarily  very  cheerful. 
 
 His  Funeral  Sermon  was  prcach'd  at  Lhchet  by  Mn 
 S,  Hardy,  his  intimate  Friend  and  Neighbour.  The 
 Church  was  vaftly  crowded  ;  and  yet  there  was  fcarce 
 a  dry  jEye  to  be  feen  in  the  whole  AlTembly.  He  had  : 
 no  fondnefs  of  appearing  in  Print,  and  therefore  nothing 
 of  his  compohng  has  been  publifli'd  to  the  World,  but 
 3.  litrle  pofthumous  piece  printed  in  1699,  by  wiy  of. 
 T  %        '    '  '  Appendix^ 
 
276  The  EjecJed  or  Stlenc'^d  MimfierSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    Appendix,    to  a  Book  of  Mr.  John  Clifford's,    intinuled, 
 v>'"V"^  Somtd  Pf'brds  :  The  Cntechijm  with  Proofs  j  and  a  Con- 
 felfion  of  Faith  j  and  a  Prayer  in  the  Words  of  the  Cn- 
 *  r/^zV  Ap-  techijm  *. 
 pendix  o?* 
 
 Pofthumous  Piece  of  Mr.  Rovfes,  is  caWd,  The  Chrlftian's  daily 
 Work,  containing  Rules  to  be  obfervd  in  a  Chrijiian^s  Walk  every  Day  ', 
 as  alfo  ^eftisns  to  try  Heart  and  Conference. 
 
 Morden  :  PAr.  Edvoard  Bennct,  M.  A.  He  was  born 
 s.t  South-Brewham,  Ap^il  i^.  161 8,  in  Somerfetfoire,  and 
 came  originally  from  PJ/lltJhire,  where  the  Family  is 
 ancient.  He  was  train'd  up  in  School-Learning  ac 
 Ho'teshury,  and  Bruton^  and  went  thence  to  New-Inn- 
 Hdl  in  Oxon,  and  made  a  good  Proficiency  both  in  hu- 
 man and  divine  Learning,  under  the  Care  of  Dr.  Chri- 
 flopher  l{pgsrs,  and  the  Tuition  of  Mr.  Hen^y  Cornijh, 
 He  was  ordaind  by  the  Biihop  of  Bnthznd  PFclIs,  and 
 iirft  began  the  exercife  of  his  MlniOii-y  at  B^fcombe,  and 
 was  Alfiftant  to  Mr.  Iljchard  Bernard ,  and  afc^r  his  De- 
 ceafe  to  Mr.  I{ichard  Allein,  Then  he  was  Chaplain  to^ 
 Sir  IVillimn  Waller,  and  afterwards  to  the  Lord  Brook^^ 
 Baron  of  Beauchtimpe-Cmrt.  In  the  time  of  the  Civii- 
 War  he  was  a  Preacher  in  Londcn,  (\  think)  ac  Chrift- 
 Church  ;  where  he  remained  about  a  Year  and  half,  and 
 then  remov'd  to  Bratton  in  Somerfet/hire.  Afterwards 
 refufing  Two  rich  Parfonagcs,  of  which  he  was  offered 
 his  Choice,  he  fettled  at  Scuth'pethsrtony  at  the  Invita- 
 tion of  the  principal  Inhabitants  :  And  during  his  Mi- 
 niftry  there,  he  was  greatly  refpedled  and  belov'd,  not 
 only  by  his  own  Parifnioners,  but  by  the  generality  of 
 Minlfters,  and  religious  People  in  thofe  Parts.  He  had 
 a  fiourifhing  Congregation,  was  wonderfully  flock'd  af- 
 ter, and  had  a  remarkable  BieiTing  attending  his  La- 
 bours. He  abhorr'd  trifling  in  his  Study  or  Pulpit,  and 
 was  much  delighted  in  his  \Vcrk.  He  preach'd  Three 
 times  a  \¥eek  in  Publick,  expounded  the  Chapters 
 which  he  read,  and  carechiz'd  the  younger  and  unmar- 
 i'y'd  Pcrfbns,  and  in  the  Evening  he  repeated  the  Ser- 
 mons in  his  own  Family;  to  which  many  of  his 
 Neighbours  came  for  feveral  Years.  He  was  very 
 cautious  in  admitting  to  the  Sacrament,  and  as  cauti- 
 ous in  i^efufing.  He  us'd  to  rake  allOcCadons  for  good 
 Difcourfe  j  and  had  Days  of  Conference  with  his  Peo- 
 ple ^ 
 
in  the  County  (9/  D  O  R  S  E  T.  277 
 
 pie  3  and  carGtully  pradtis'd  himfelf,  the  Things  which  Vol.  11- 
 he  recomn:iended  co  others  :  And  by  his  excellent  In-  ^w'^'V^ 
 ftruclLon  and  wife  Condud:,  he  reduced  a  great  part  of 
 the  Town  to  Sobriety.  He  fpent  much  Time  in  vifit- 
 ing  the  Sick,  and  refolving  the  Doubts  of  many  :  And 
 his  Succefs  much  added  to  his  Pleafure  in  it.  In  165 1 
 or  1652,  he  was  appointed  one  of  the  Triers  for  the 
 Approbation  ofMinifters.  In  1649  he  refus'd  to  take 
 the  Ingagcment,  againft  the  King  and  Houfe  of  Lords, 
 ^nd  he  by  that,  loft  an  Augnientation  of  an  100  /.  pr 
 Annum,  for  Five  Years.  And  this  was  at  laft  theCauie 
 of  his  leaving  the  Country  :  For  he  fell  under  the  Ob- 
 loquy of  the  Cr£>wn7^//M/7r,  for  crolTing their  Defigns.  He 
 was  a  great  Enemy  to  the  Sectaries,  who  afterwards 
 grew  fo  rampant.  In  1654  ^^^  remov'd  to  Morden^ 
 (being  earneftiy  invited  by  Sir  Walter  Earlc,)  and  there 
 he  was  ejedled  in  62.  Here  he  was  an  ufcful  and 
 av/akening  Preacher  :  Here  he  was  favour'd  by  GOD 
 with  fome  Anfwers  to  his  Prayers,  which  were  not 
 ufual  and  common  :  Here  he  was  an  Inftrumenc  of 
 Good  to  many,  and  much  follcw'd  j  and  that  by  fome 
 of  good  Rank  and  QaaliLy.  He  at  once  left  both  Morden 
 and  Char  borrow,  accounted  worth  100  /.  per  Annum.  In 
 1663,  being  earneftiy  invited  by  the  Inhabitants  of  the 
 Town,  and  (bme  of  the  neighbouring  Parifhes,  he  re- 
 turn'd  to  his  ancient  Flock  at  South-pethcrton,  whom  he 
 formerly  left,  bccauic  he  could  not  keep  Ills  Place  and 
 his  Peace.  There  he  taught  School,  and  en:er*d  iipon 
 a  conftaat  Courfe  of  Preaching.  Many  a  dark  Night 
 hath  he  been  ingag'd  in  Travelling  on  their  Account,  to 
 fhew  his  (incere  Regard  to  their  Souls  Good  ^  and  took 
 many  weary  Steps  tofervehisMafter,and  that  he  might 
 be  doing  all  the  Good  he  could.  He  \venc  to  the  publick 
 Alfcmblies  with  his  family,and  was  a  Hearer  where  he 
 was  wont  to  be  a  Teacher.  On  Marrh  5,  1663-,  being 
 the  Lord's- Day,  as  he  was  preaching  at  Thomas  Moors, 
 Bfq-  at  Spargrave,  the  Foot-Soldiers  came  and  befieg'd 
 the  Houfe,  and  kept  all  in.  Two  Jijftices  cntrcd.  One 
 of  them  told  him,  he  fliould  come  oftTor  3  /.  But  he 
 modeftly  refus'd  to  convid  himfelf,  and  fo  Was  commit- 
 ted Prifoner  to  the  Marflial,  and  then  deliver'd  over  to 
 the  Conftable  of  the  Hundred.  On  the  Tuefday  follow- 
 ing he  went  to  fVclIs,  and  was  treated  civilly,  but 
 coiamitced  to  Ilchfflcr  Goal.     There  he  was  imprifon'd 
 
 T3  Two 
 
27 S       The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimjters J  &cc. 
 
 Vol.  II-  Two  Months  only,  becaufe  of  the  refped:  one  of  the 
 Jufticcs  had  for  him  :  And  he  ceas'd  not  to  preach  to 
 his  Feilovv-Prifoners,  till  he  wasreleas'd.  In  1669  he, 
 upon  the  Death  of  a  near  Relation,  remov'd  to  his  na- 
 tive Place,  where  he  had  an  Eftare,  and  there  he  held 
 on  preaching  privately  till  he  dy'd.  He  much  employed 
 himiclf  in  writing  ferious  Letters  to  feveral  diftanc 
 Friends  upon  afpiritual  Account,  for  the  good  of  their 
 Souls.  And  indeed,  his  whole  Heart  feem*d  fet  upon 
 the  promoting  the  \V"ork  of  Grace  in  himfelf  and  others. 
 When  the  Conventicle  Acl  came  our,  which  confin'd 
 the  Number  of  the  Auditors  in  private  Meetings  to 
 Four,  he  preach'd  thrice  on  a  Lord's-Day  in  FamiiieSj, 
 with  Four  grown  Perfons  only  befides ;  but  as  many 
 under  Sixteen  Years  of  Age  as  would  come;  And  he 
 preach'd  alfo  frequently  on  the  Week-days.  He  was  a 
 great  Recorder  of  the  Mercy's  of  GOD  to  him  and  his, 
 and  to  that  end  v/rote  a  Book  of  Remembrance,  where- 
 in he  carefully  inferted  many  pariicular  Mercys  of 
 i^OD  in  his  Education,  and  the  feveral  Stages  of  his 
 Life  ;  in  his  Removes,  and  in  his  Miniftry,  and  in 
 prcferving  him  from  his  Adverfaries.  He  ftridly  ad- 
 berd  to  his  Principles  in  all  the  turns  of  the  Times, 
 was  one  and  the  fame  in  all  Changes,  and  kept  a  cl^^ar 
 Confcience,  and  an  unrpottcd  Rcvutation  to  the  laft  : 
 And  was  much  refpeCted  by  aU  Partys.  He  ab- 
 horr'd  Cenforioufncfs,  and  theimpailing  Religion  with- 
 in a  Pauy.  Not  long  before  his  Death  he  particularly 
 cxprcfs'd  the  Satisfadiicn  of  his  Spirit,  as  to  his  not  ta- 
 king the  Ingiigement^  and  as  to  his  Nonconformity, 
 When  he  was  about  10  take  Horfe  to  preach,  on  Ncv,^. 
 1673,  he  in  an  Appoplcdlick  Fit  departed  to  his  ever- 
 lafting  reft,  JEtat.  fiu^  ^6.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was 
 prench'd  by  Mr.  PVUllnm  Pnrjms  at  Brcvpham. 
 
 He  was  a  Man  of  good  Learning,  and  confiderable 
 Abilities  :  An  excellent  Hchrici/tn :  Of  a  quick  aad 
 clear  Apprehenficn,  and  ftrong  Realon  ^  moft  lincere 
 and  plain  hearted  in  the  v^hole  Courfe  of  his  Conver- 
 fation  :  Of  a  chearful  Temper,  fvvect  and  obliging  in 
 his  Percrtment,  and  of  a  very  humble  Behaviour:  A 
 ready  Difputant,  able  to  defend  the  Truth  by  Argu» 
 mcnt  :  Of  a  bold  Spirit,  and  one  that  fear'd  no  Dan- 
 f^crs  in  the  Way  of  his  Duty  ;  A  hard  Student ;  a  ftridt 
 pbiervej:  of  the  Sabbaihj  and  frequent  in  fccrct  Pray= 
 
in  the  County  (?f  D  O  R  S  E  T.  279 
 
 re  :  A  great  Reprover  of  Sin  wherever  he  faw  it  in  Vol.  II. 
 great  or  fmall :  His  Difcourfc  was  ingenious,  inno- 
 cent and  inftruiflive  :  He  was  in  his  Judgment  a  Pref^ 
 hytcrUn  ;  but  of  known  Moderation  tov;ards  thoie  of 
 other  Sentiments.  He  had  always  a  fair  Correfpon- 
 dence  with  the  neighbouring  Clergy,  between  whom 
 and  him  there  pafs'd  an  Exchange  of  Friendly  Offices 
 without  any  Shynefs;  and  by  many  of  them  he  was 
 treated  with  great  Refped:. 
 
 "Eecr  and  Kjngfton  :  Mr.  Philip  Lamb.  He  was  the 
 Son  of  Mr.  He?2ry  Lnmb  Minifter  at  Cern  Abbey  in  this 
 County,  and  at  that  Place  he  was  born.  He  was  edu- 
 cated at  Cambridge  ;  and  when  he  was  about  21  Years 
 of  Age,  he  began  the  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  in  this 
 Place.  Beer  I{egis  had  one  Church  ;  and  there  alfo  be- 
 longd  to  it  a  Village  cali'd  Kjngftor.y  where  there 
 was^nother  Church.  Mr.  Lamb  prcach'd  one  Part  of 
 the  Lord's  Day  at  one  Place,  and  the  other  Part  at  the 
 other  3  for  the  Convcnicncy  of  the  weaker  fort  of  Peo- 
 ple ;  but  fuch  ^s  were  ftrong  and  healthy  attended  at 
 both.  He  had  for  fome  time  a  Morning  Exercifc  eve- 
 ry Day  in  the  Week,  at  Six  a  Clock  in  the  Morning  at 
 Beer  HegiSf  for  expounding  fome  Text  of  Scripture. 
 At  Kjngfton  he  kept  a  Lcdlure  every  Week,  where  fe- 
 veral  of  his  Brethren  aififted  j  and  another  Day  in 
 the  Week  he  had  a  Conference.  He  had  a  mighty 
 Intereft  in  the  Aff.dblcns  of  his  People  ;  and  there 
 was  a  great  and  general  Lamentation  when  he  was  li- 
 lenc'd.  He  continued  for  fome  time  preaching  among 
 them  in  private  ;  but  at  laft  was  forc'd  from  them 
 and  remov'd  to  Mnredon  ;  where  he  prcjach'd  and  kept 
 Days  of  Prayer  in  private,  to  the  great  Benefit  and 
 Comfort  of  many.  While  he  was  here,  K.  Charles 
 gave  his  Liberty,  and  he  h^idi  a  Conveniency  provided 
 for  him  at  Kjri^cn,  one  oFhis  old  Pariflics.  This  be^ 
 ing  nols'd  about,  the  People  flock'd  from  all  Parrs,  and 
 much  good  was  done.  Among  others  there  w.is  a 
 remarkable  Inftance  of  an  old  Gentleman  near  89 
 Years  of  Age,  who  tho'  he  had  little  Senfe  of  Religi- 
 on, had  a  great  Kindnefs  for  Mr.  Lamb  his  old  Mini- 
 fter, having  been  much  won  upon  by  his  great  A ffa- 
 blenefs,  and  nothing  would  fatisfy  him  but  he  muft  be 
 brought  in  a  Chair  to  the  Meeting.  It  pleas  d  God 
 T  4  to 
 
280  The  Ejecled  or  Silenced  Mnnjters^  &C. 
 
 iVoI.  II.  to  touch  his  Heart,  and  make  him  fenfible  of  his  Sin, 
 ^s^^V^^  and  work  a  Change  upon  him  in  his  old  Age.  Dying 
 rot  long  after,  Mr.  Lamb  upon  Occafion  of  his  Fune- 
 ral, preach'd  on  Mat.  20.  6  :  And  about  the  eleventh 
 Hour,  he  went  out,  and  found  ethers  /landing  idle,  &C. 
 When  the  Licenfes  were  call'd  in,  great  Severity  was 
 us'd,  and  Mr.  Lamb  was  forc'd  with  his  Family  to 
 hondon  ;  where  he  had  not  been  long,  before  he  was 
 ^  invited  by  a  Congregation  to  Clapbam  in  Surrey,  where 
 
 he  fix'd,  and  fpent  the  reft  of  his  Days.  He  dy'd 
 "^  Ittthe  March  z^y.  i6%().  in  the  67th  Year  of  his  Age*.  He 
 CelleBion  was  offer'd  600  /.  a  Year  if  he  would  have  conform'd  : 
 ffCity  But  it  did  not  tempt  him.  He  was  remarkable  for 
 Farsivet'  \^\^  unafUdted  Piety,  and  chearful  and  pleafant  Tem- 
 Sermons  p^j.^  ^^^  engaging  Deportment. 
 there  isad'  ^  o  c^    o        * 
 
 dedone  of 
 
 this  Mr.  Lamb's  ;  which  was  indeed  hfore printed feparatdyt  ky  the  Inha^ 
 hita^its  o/Beer  and  Kingftpn,  who  in  what  is  prefix  d  to  the  Reader  give 
 a  good  Account  in  a  fexo  Lines  cf  their  dcprinjd  Pafior.  There  are  alfa  fo^fC 
 WraBs  of  his  pul;lijVd:  As  the  religious  Family  ;  %vo.  ^67^.  A  tu- 
 yieral  Sermon  for  Mr.  Butler.  1675.  Another  for  Mvs.  Sarah  Lje. 
 1679,  Another  for  70/573  GoifW,  Efq;  1679.  A  New-years  Gift  ;  or 
 Portraiture  of  a  NaturUMan,  and  a  regenerate  Perfon.  1680.  Zvq. 
 
 Hr.felhu^y  Bryant  :  Mr.  Jnzn^s  B^vcfon.  He  was  pre- 
 fented  to  this  Redory  by  the  Earl  of  Northumber- 
 land. He  was  a  Conform.! ft  in  the  Time  of  King 
 Charlesl'^  but  counted  the  Terms  of  Conforrniry  top 
 irigorous  after  the  Reftauration, 
 
 Dorvpejlfin  .-  Mr.  Gap  in  o 
 
 fMoitchurch  ;  Mr.  Salavoay. 
 
 Charmouth  :  Mr.  H^cftjey,  Senior, 
 
 ^ptshury  :  Mr.  ^rottle. 
 
 iVoittcn  FltTi  Pain  i  Mr,  Htijlj, '  and  Mr.  Kft  1  /-^Vf ; 
 Senior. 
 
 Chardjicck^ ;  Mr.  Berijapii^  Mills, 
 
 Bet/ccmh:  Mr.  Ifaac  Clifford.  He  was  born  at  F.^nnt- 
 ff?3"in  this  County,  An.  i6^,  and  bropght  up  in  Ba^ 
 
in  the  County  ^/DORSET.  281 
 
 :{en.7iofe  Colledge  in  Oxon.  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Vol.  11. 
 Natural  Parts,  an  indefatigable  Student,  and  one  v.^'v^ 
 that  delighted  in  Learniiag  from  his  Youth.  For  when 
 he  was  a  School-boy  he  commonly  rcdeem'd  that 
 Time  for  his  Book,  which  his  Fellows  fpent  in  Play. 
 He  was  a  good  Grammarian,  and  a  fmart  Difputant  ; 
 often  fet  up  as  a  Courfer,  and  often  us'd  to  baffle  both 
 Refpondent  and  Moderator.  He  was  eminent  for  Pi- 
 ety, and  an  ingenious  Preacher.  His  Heart  was  plain- 
 ly fet  upon  ferving  God,  and  doing  good  to  others. 
 Being  caft  into  Dorchefter  Goal,  on  the  Account  of  his 
 Nonconformity,  'tis  thought  that  his  Confinement 
 there,  ftho'  he  was  very  chearfui  under  it)  laid  the 
 Foundation  of  thole  Diftempers,  which  fome  time 
 afcer  brought  hinti  immaturely  to  his  Grave. 
 
 Marjhmod :  Mr.  Brice ;  who  I  fuppofe  was  Mr. 
 Edmund  Brice,  who  dy'd  poor  in  London,  in   1705. 
 
 Hawkss  church  r  Mr,  Prince  : 
 
 Horton  :  Mr.  Tucker,  / 
 
 In  this  County  alfo  was  filen c'd  Mr.  John  H^hite,  (I 
 am  told  it  was  2ii  Pirn  fern)  Son  of  Mn.PVioite  of  Dorchs^ 
 fter,  a  Man  of  eminent  Piety,  and  an  exemplary  Con- 
 verfation. 
 
 Befides  all  thefe  there  are  feveral  others  whom  fome 
 Lifts  mention  as  filenc'd  in  this  County,  of  whom  I 
 have  as  \ct  not  been  able  to  obtain,  either  any  Chara- 
 (fters  or  Accounts  where  they  liv'd,  or  fo  mnch  as  the 
 Names  of  the  Places  where  they  were  ejedied,  and 
 they  are  ;  Mr.  Martyn^  Mr.  Avien,  Mr.  Bartlet,  Mr. 
 French,  Mr.  Hopkjns,  Mr.  Kjng,  Mr.  Light,  Mr.  Fran- 
 cis Mufal  or  Mutall,  Mr.  Ovopley,  Mr.  Bovpyer,  Mr. 
 Flodder,  Mr.  Morgan,  Mr.   H^ay,  Junior. 
 
 But  I  muft  not  omit  to  mention  here  Mr.  Samuel 
 Hardy  of  Charmifter,  whofe  Cafe  was  very  particular. 
 That  Place  is  a  Peculiar  belonging  to  the  Family  of 
 the  Trenchards,  within  a  little  Mile  of  Dorchefter,  and 
 out  of  any  Epifcopal  InipeAlon  or  Turifdidlion.  The 
 fviinifter  there,  is  a  fort  of  a  Chaplain  to  that  Fami- 
 ly, but  neither  Parfon  nor  Vi.gar  5  nor  doQ^  he  take 
 »^  ^  ^-    •■■•■■    '  '  any 
 
282  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  MwiJlerSj  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  any  Infticution  or  Indudion.  Mr.  Hardy  continued 
 in  this  Place  after  the  Banholomew  Adt  took  Place, 
 being  proteCled  from  the  Bifliop's  Courts  by  his  being 
 in  a  Peculiar,  and  ]  from  the  Juftices  by  the  Favour  of 
 the  Trenchnrds,  and  a  little  Conformity  which  he  us'd, 
 reading  the  Scripture  Sentences,  the  Creed,  Command- 
 ments, Leflbns,  Prayer  for  the  King,  and  fome  few 
 other  Things.  Dr.  Bridoke  who  was  Archdeacon  came 
 to  Mr.  Thomas  Trenchnrd,  and  after  a  great  many  good 
 Words  fpoken  of  Mr.  Hardy,  began  to  perfwade  that 
 be  might  be  inftituted  and  indu(5i:ed,  which  Mr. 
 Trcnchard  vehemently  oppos'd,  faying  that  he  would 
 turn  him  out,  if  he  liflned  to  any  fuch  Motion.  Af- 
 ter him  one  Ksnt  was  Archdeacon,  who  had  a  pecu- 
 liar Love  and  Refped:  for  Mr.  Hardy,  and  lb  was 
 his  Protedror.  Being  a  loofe  and  debauch'd  Man,  he 
 nfcen  us'd  to  fay,  that  if  he  fliould  die,  he  had  no- 
 thing to  plead  for  bimfelt  to  God,  but  his  Love  and 
 Favour  to  Mr.  Hardy.  Beiides  other  good  Things 
 done  in  that  Station,  Mr.  Hardy  had  an  Opportuni- 
 ty of  doing  fomething  towards  forming  the  Minds  of 
 the  feveral  young  Gentlemen  in  his  Patron's  Family; 
 v'l:^.  Air.  ThGynas  Trend ard.  Sir  John  Trenchard,  who 
 was  afterwards  Secretary  of  State,  and  feveral  others. 
 He  had  a  peculiar  Boldneis  of  addrelfinghimfclf  to  No- 
 b'  emen  ;  and  yet  he  would  not  do  itruftically  neither. 
 When  the  Lord  Brook,  was  (ick  unto  Death  in  thofe 
 Parts,  he  went  unto  him  with  fuch  Vv^crds  as  thefe  ; 
 f*  My  Lord,  you  of  the  Nobility  are  the  moft  unhap- 
 *^  py  Men  in  the  World  :  Nobody  dares  come  near 
 "  you  to  tell  you  of  your  Faults,  or  fliew  you  when 
 *'  you  are  in  the  wrong  Way,  or  put  you  into  the 
 "  right  Way  for  Heaven".  And  with  that  plain  Ad- 
 drefs  he  pav'd  the  Way  for  dealing  clofcly  v^'ith  him, 
 wirhoiic  giving  him  any  Offence.  When  Mr.  Hardy 
 had  liv'd  at  Charynyfler  a  conliderable  Time,  the  Inha- 
 bitants of  Poc/ came  to  him,  and  gave  him  an  Invita- 
 tion to  their  Town,  which  was  likcwiie  a  PccuHar, 
 and  exempted  from  Epifcopal  Jurifdidllon.  He  ac- 
 cepted of  it,  and  preach'd  and  prayM,  and  conversed 
 in  the  fame  manner  as  he  did  before.  Yet  divers 
 Traps  were  laid  for  him.  One  delir'd  him  to  bap- 
 tize his  Child.  If  he  had  us'd  the  Common-Prayer, 
 he  had  dcclar'd  himfelf  for  that  Way,  and  the  Con- 
 ic rmilh 
 
in  the  County  (^f  D  O  R  S  E  T.  28  j 
 
 formifts  had  gloried  in  gaining  him,  and  had  been  vi-Vol.  H. 
 diorious.  If  he  had  noc  us'd  the  Common-Prayer, 
 they  had  articled  againft  him,  and  outed  him.  But 
 fo  it  was  that  Archdeacon  Ksnt  came  to  Town  that 
 Day  :  To  whom  Mr.  H.  faid,  you  muft  baptize  a 
 Child  for  me  to  Day.  That  I  will,  faid  he.  So  Mr, 
 H.  rode  away,  and  the  Storm  blew  over.  At  this 
 Time  a  Parliament-man  was  to  be  chofen  at  ?ooL 
 The  Earl  of  Shaftsbury^  then  Lord  Chancellor,  was 
 very  earned  to  have  his  Son  chofen.  Mr.  Hardy  op- 
 pos'd  it  J  and  brought  in  Mr.  John  Trenchard  as  a  fit- 
 ter Man  :  And  he  had  that  Intereft  there  at  that  Time, 
 that  it  would  not  have  been  an  eafy  thing  for  any 
 Man  to  be  chofen,  that  he  had  been  againft.  The 
 Chancellour  was  incens'd,  and  wrote  a  very  angry  Let- 
 ter to  Mr.  Hardy.  When  Mr.  H.  came  to  LorJo??,  he 
 was  advis'd  to  wait  upon  him,  and  make  his  Peace  : 
 Which  he  did,  and  behavd  him.lelf  fo  in  his  honcft 
 blunt  Way,  that  the  Chancellour  was  very  well  pleas'd 
 with  him,  and  ever  after  fpakc  well  of  him. 
 
 At  laft,  a  CommiiTion  was  obraln'd  to  examine  the 
 Title  of  Mr.  H.  to  Pcol^  and  fetrle  or  vjvn  him  out 
 as  they  (hould  find  Occafion.  Three  Biiliops  were 
 in  the  CommiiTion,  but  they  would  net  adl  in  any 
 thing  that  might  feem  prejudicial  to  the  Authority  of 
 their  own  Courts  :  Bat  the  Country  Gentlemen  were 
 willing  to  aCl ;  and  coming  to  Pog!^  a  Sermon  was 
 appointed,  before  which  the  Clerk  fets  a  Plalm,  and 
 Mr.  H.  goes  into  the  Pulpit  without  uling  the  Com- 
 mon-Prayer. This  was  enough  for  them.  This  Place 
 could  no  longer  hold  Mr,  H.  They  difcard  him  ;  and 
 he  is  forc'd  to  skulk,  and  durft  not  be  leen  there  any 
 more.  He  came  to  London^  and  took  the*Bcpciit  of 
 the  Liberty  as  a  Nonconfcrmift.  He  afterwards  went 
 to  Nevpuerryy  where  he  did  not  live  long  before  Death 
 ^ave  him  his  Quietus. 
 
 As  for  the  little  Book  fuppcs'ci  to  be  his,  call'd 
 the  Guide  to  Heaven,  it  was  written  and  pubiilh'd  in 
 Haft  5  and  perhaps  had  it  been  done  mere  deliberate- 
 ly, and  better  polifli'd,  it  had  nor  done  fo  much  good. 
 Its  firft  Title  was  News  from  the  Dead;  that  i.«,  the  ci- 
 villy dead  Nonconformifts ;  bur  he  waseafily  perfua- 
 ded  to  alter  that  for  a  better,  which  it  now  bears. 
 J  don't  know  whether  any  one  Book  has  been  ofrner 
 '  '  ■  ^    i  •         •    •  printed, 
 
284  The  Ejected  or  SiLmc'^d  Minifiers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  11.   printed,    or  done  more  good,  than  that  little  homely 
 Book.     He  alio  printed  Advice  to  fiatterd  Flockj.  Zvo, 
 
 Mr.  f0ne  alfo  was  Minifter  of  G///>ow  in  this  Coun- 
 ty :  And  being  harras'd  in  his  Place  he  left  the  Church, 
 and  turn'd  Nonconform ift.  This  was  foon  after  the 
 Revolution.     He  dy'd  Ibme  time  fince  in  Londo7i, 
 
 N.  B.  Of  thofc  whom  I  before  mention'd  as  Non- 
 conformiils  in  this  County,  I  here  omit  Mr.  Bjchard 
 Sbutc  of  St^lhridge^  becaufe  I  have  had  Intelligence 
 fent  me  that  he  aftewards  conform'd,  and  was  Mi- 
 niftet  of  StovQ  Mnrk^t  in  Sujfolk^,  where  he  dy'd  on 
 Feb.  3.  1 636.  j£tat.  54.  I  alio  omit  the  fecond  Mr. 
 Crane  mention'd  in  my  former  Edition,  becaufe  it  is 
 the  fame  Perfon  who  was  ejected  at  B^mp^fbam,  who 
 afterwards  iiv'd  at  Bcmijier. 
 
 I  am  inform'd  tha:  Mr.  H.rn  of  PFlnhuyn,  conform'd 
 after  a  great  many  Years  Nonconformity,  having  par- 
 ticular Favour  ihewn  him. 
 
 In  the  BIJhcfrick  of  DUKUA  M. 
 
 B'fJpops  Auhjnnd:  Mr.  H^chard  F  nnkjnnd,  M.  A.  He 
 was  born  in  1630,  at  ^athmil  in  the  Parifli  o^Glgles- 
 xoick^m  Craven,  and  Educated  at  the  famous  School 
 there.  He  was  fent  to  Cnmbridge  in  1647,  and  admit- 
 ted Member  o^  Chr iff  s  College,  Vv^hen  Dr.  Samuel  Bol- 
 to?2  was  Mafter.  And  he  made  good  Proficiency  both 
 in  Divine  and  Humane  Learning,  and  had  no  fmall 
 Credit  in  the  Univerfity.  While  he  was  there  it  pleaf- 
 ed  God  te  make  him  deeply  in  Love  with  ferious  Re- 
 ligion, by  bieifing  to  him  the  prontabie  Miniftry  of 
 Mr.  Samuel  Hammond.  After  his  removal  from  thence, 
 he  was  firfl  invited  to  H^xayyi  in  'Northumbe<land,  where 
 his  ftay  was  fiiorr.  He  afcerwards  preach'd  for  a  lit- 
 tle time  at  Haughton  Sp^'ing,  and  then  at  Lnnchcjler  in 
 this  Bifhoprick.  On  September  14,  1653,  He  was  fo- 
 iemnly  fac  apart  to  the  Work  and  Office  of  the  Mi- 
 nidry,  by  feveral  Minifters,  by  Fafting  and  Prayer 
 and  Impo(i:ion  of  Hands.  And  this  Ordination  of 
 his,  he  accounted  to  all  Intents  and  purpofes  valid, 
 
 and 
 
in  the  Bijhopmk  of  DURHAM.  285 
 
 and  durft  not  do  any  thing  that  he  could  conceive  Vol.  II. 
 might  be  liable  to  be  interpreted  a  renouncing  ir,  iho*  ^/"v*^ 
 much  loiiciced  by  Bp.  Co;(i;ns  after  the  Refloration  of 
 the  King,  with  a  Promife  of  conliderabie  Prefermenc 
 if  he  would  have  comply'd.  Meeting  with  fome  DiC- 
 couragements  here,  he  remov'd  into  Alderman  BrcoI{S 
 Family,  at  Eliemhorp,  where  he  coniinu'd  the  Exer- 
 cife  of  his  Miniftry  3  and  from  thence  he  remov'd  to 
 Scdgfieldy  where  he  was  AlTiftant  to  Mr.  Lupthcrn^  and 
 at  laft  he  ^ fettled  in  the  Church  of  Awkja9id  St.  ^w- 
 dre'X's;  which  Living  was  given  him  by  ,Sir  Arthur 
 Haflcrig^  and  was  of  good  value.  When  the  Pro- 
 tector OZ/Wr  eredfced  a  Collcdge  for  Academical  Learn- 
 ing at  Durham,  Mr.  Fmnkjnnd  was  pitch'd  upon  as  a 
 very  fit  Man  to  be  a  Tutour  there.  But  that  Colled ge 
 being  demolifli'd  at  the  Fveturn  of  King  C/j^//tv,  and 
 the  Acl  of  Uniformity  taking  Place,  he  not  only  loft 
 his  deligned  Poft,  but  his  Living  too,  upon  his  refufal 
 to  Conform.  While  he  was  in  his  Living,  he  laid  him- 
 felf  out  to  his  utmoft  in  his  Mafter's  Work.  He  al- 
 ways expounded  the  Scripture  on  the  Lord's  Day  Morn- 
 ing before  Sermon  •  and  befides  his  Preaching  in  the  Af- 
 ternoon, catechiz'd  the  Youth,  and  explain'd  to  them 
 the  Principles  of  Religion  in  a  familiar  \yay.  His 
 Converfacion  was  exemplary  and  inoffenfive  ;  and  his 
 Labours  fuccefsful  to  many  Souls.  After  the  King's 
 Reftauration,  he  was  among  the  firft  that  m.et  with 
 Difiurbancc.  Sometime  before  the  Bartholcnjexv  Adt, 
 one  Mr.  Bcvpjler  an  Attorney,  who  had  formerly  ap- 
 peared to  be  his  Friend,  was  fo  forward  as  to  ask 
 him  publickly  before  the  Congregation,  whether  of 
 no  he  would  conform  ?  He  told  him  that  he  hop'd  it 
 was  foon  enough  to  anfwer  that  Quefticn,  when  the 
 King  and  Parliament  had  determined  what  Confor- 
 mity they  would  require.  Mr.  B.  told  him  aga-ri, 
 that  if  he  did  not  anfA'cr  then,  he  fliouJd  be  turn'd 
 out  of  his  Place.  Mr.  F.  told  him,  he  hop'd  the  King's 
 Proclamation  for  quiet  PoiTdficns  '^ould  fecure  him 
 from  fuch  Violence.  Mr.  B.  reply'd,  Look  you  to 
 that.  Soon  after  which  this  Mr.  B.  and  one  Parfon 
 Marthwitit,  (one  of  no  extraordinary  Character )  got 
 the  Keys  of  the  Church,  and  kept  Mr.  Fr.  both  out 
 of  the  Church  and  Pulpit.     He  complaint  to  fome  of 
 
 the 
 
286  The  Ejected  or  SUenc^d  MimJterSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  the  neighbouring  Juftices,  who  own'd  ic  was  hard 
 meafure,  but  they  were  afraid  to  ftand  by  him.  He 
 indicted  Martlmait  and  his  Adherents  for  a  Force  and 
 Riot,  at  the  Quarner-SelTions,  and  the  Indi(5tmenc 
 was  found,  but  the  Defendants  by_\a  Certiorari  remov'd 
 the  Matter  to  the  next  Afri2es,and  there  his  Caufe  was 
 the  laft  that  was  heard,  and  the  Clerk  had  miftaken 
 fvccjentatum  eft  for  jirsfcntatum  fiiit,  in  the  IndicSbment, 
 and  his  Council  were  cow'd,  and  he  could  not  have 
 Juftice  done  him.  After  this  Bp.  Co:{l7is  folicited  him 
 to  conform,  promifing  him  not  only  his  Living,  buc 
 greater  Preferment  upon  his  Compliance.  Mr.  F.  told 
 him  that  his  Unwillingnefs  to  renounce  his  Ordination 
 by  Presbyters  made  him  incapable  of  enjoying  the 
 Benefit  of  his  Favour.  This  cngag'd  him  in  a  De- 
 bate with  the  Bifnop,  that  was  manag'd  with  great 
 Calmnefs  ;  and  this  was  the  Refult  of  it :  His  Lord- 
 ihip  coridefcended  to  ask  him,  whether  he  would  be 
 content  to  receive  a  new  Ordination,  fb  privatelVj, 
 that  the  People  might  not  know  of  it,  and  have  ic 
 conditionally  with  fuch  Words  as  thefe  5  If  thou  hnft 
 not  been  ordnined,  I  ordain  thee,  6cc.  He  thank'd  him, 
 but  told  him  he  durft  not  yield  to  the  Propofal :  At 
 the  fame  time  alfuring  his  Lordfliip,  that  it  was  noc 
 Obftinacy  but  Confcience  which  hindred  his  Compli- 
 ance. A  little  after,  tJie  Bifliop  one  Day  preach'd  on 
 I  Cor.  14.  ult.  Let  all  things  he  done  decently  and  in 
 Order.  Mr.  F.  within  the  Compafs  of  a  few  Weeks^ 
 being  invited  by  a  Neighbouring  Minifter  to  preach 
 in  his  Pulpit,  inlifted  on  v.  26  of  the  fame  Chapter; 
 Let  nil  Things  he  done  to  Edification.  The  Bifliop  was 
 ofi^ended  at  it,  thinking  it  done  in  a  Vv^ay  of  Con- 
 tempt, and  Contradi(ftion,  and  threatened  to  call  him 
 to  account  for  it:  But  it  was  prevented  by  a  fober 
 neighbouring  Gentleman,  a  Juflice  of  Peace,  who 
 was  that  Day  Mr.  FranJ^lnnd's  Auditor  ;  and  told  the 
 Bifliop  that  he  did  indeed  in  that  Sermon  Ipeak  againft 
 Pluralities,  Non-refidence^  &:q.  But  that  he  fpake  no- 
 thing but  what  became  a  found  and  Orthodox  Divine, 
 and  what  was  agreeable  to  the  DoClrine  of  the  Church 
 of  England.  After  his  being  lilenc'd,  he  liv*d  at  I^th- 
 .mil  in  Torkjhirc,  which  was  his  own  Eflate  ^  where  he 
 \i'as  perfuaded  to  fet  up  a  private  Academy  in  his  own 
 
 Houfe,. 
 
in  the  Bi/hofrick  of  DURHAM.         287 
 
 Houfe.  Sir  Thomas  Liddnl  lent  his  Son  George  to  be  Vol.  II. 
 educated  under  him  ;  and  many  others  followed  his  ^^'•'y-s^ 
 Example:  So  that  in  the  Ipace  of  a  few  Years,  he  had  to 
 the  Number  of  300  under  his  Tuition  :  And  many  of 
 them  are  now  worthy  and  ufefulMinifters  of  the  Go(- 
 pel.  From  B^thmil  he  in  1 674,  remov'd  to  Natland 
 near  Kendal  in  fVeJimorland,  upon  a  Call  from  a  Chri- 
 ftian  Society  there  :  Where  befides  his  Care  in  the 
 Education  of  thofe  who  were  committed  to  him,  he 
 preach'd  frequently  in  his  own  Houfe,  at  I\endall,  and 
 at  leveral  other  Neighbouring  Places.  From  thence, 
 by  realbn  of  the  Five  Mile  Aci  he  remov'd  to  Davp^ 
 fonfold^  about  5  Miles  from  K^endal  in  the  fame  Coun- 
 ty. From  thence  he  remov'd  to  Hnrtburrovp  in  Lnnca* 
 fmrcy  and  from  thence  to  Cnlton  in  Craven  in  Torkfhire-^ 
 and  from  thence  to  Atterdlff  near  Sheffield  -,  and  from 
 thence  to  B^ithmil  again.  In  thefe  Parts  he  had  a 
 thriving  Congregation,  whom  he  kept  in  Peace,  by 
 his  Candour  and  Humility,  Gravity  and  Piety,  not- 
 withftanding  the  different  Principles  they  were  of; 
 and  he  was  generally  belov'd,  and  exceeding  ufeful. 
 
 In  the  latter  Part  of  his  Life,  he  was  afflicted  with  ^ 
 
 the  Stone  and  Srangury,  and  various  other  Infirmities, 
 which  he  bore  v»/ith  an  exemplary  Patience.  He 
 dy'd  OBob.  i.  1698.  JEtnt,  68.  His^Funeral  Sermon 
 was  preach'd  fome  time  after  his  Interment,  by  Mr. 
 Chorlton  of  M^nchefter,  from  Mat.  28.  ult. 
 
 He  was  an  eminent  Divine,  and  accute  Mctaphyficinnz 
 A  folid  Interpreter  of  Scripture  ;  very  Sagacious  iu 
 difcovering  Errors,  and  able  in  defending  Truth  :  Wit- 
 nefs  his  valuable  Piece  in  print  againft  Socininnijm.  He 
 was  one  of  great  Humility  and  Affability.  No  very  ta- 
 king, but  a  lubftantial  Preacher.  Few  conversed  with 
 him,  but  they  refpeCled  and  valued  him.  He  was  a 
 Man  of  great  Moderation,  very  liberal  to  the  Poor, 
 ftudious  to  promote  the  Gofpel  in  all  Places,  and  good 
 in  all  Relations.  He  met  with  much  Oppolition  in  the 
 latter  pare  of  his  Life  ;  was  cired  into  the  Bifliop's Court, 
 and  Excommunicated  for  Non  Appearance  :  Bur  the 
 Lord  Wharton^  Sir  Thomas  ^ookby,  and  others  interce- 
 ding with  our  gmcious  Ki^  PFiliiam,  he  order'd  his 
 Abiblution,  which  was  accordingly  read  in  Gi'^lcfvoicli^ 
 Church:  Archbifiiop  S/^r/?  afterwards  fent  for  him, 
 and  treated  him  with  great  Civility  i  norwirhftanding 
 
 which, 
 
288  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minijiers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  IL  which,  a  frefli  Citation  was  lent  from  the  Ecclefiaftical 
 Court,  of  which  he  took  little  Notice  ;  Nor  was  there 
 any  need  he  fliould^  for  a  Prohibition  was  (ent  down 
 to  flop  Proceedings. 
 
 City  oiDVt(HAM  ;  St,  Nicolas  :  Mr.  Jonathan  Dc- 
 versux.     He  dy'd  not  long  after  he  was  turn'd  out, 
 
 Heheth  in  the  fame  City  ;  Mr.  Holdjmrth, 
 
 K^eliovo  :  Mr.  Thomas  Dixon.  He  was  in  a  tumultuous 
 manner  turn'd  out  of  his  Church  by  one  Pearfiny  whom 
 Dr.  Co:[ens  then  Bifhop  oi  Durham  had  prefented  to  the 
 Place :  And  afterwards  continued  a  Nonconform ift. 
 
 Bowden  :  Mv.  I^hert  '  pleafince.  He  never  would 
 preach  to  more  than  the  A(5t  againft  Conventicles  al- 
 low'd.  He  had  a  pretty  good  Eftare,  and  left  feme 
 conlidcrable  Legacies  for  the  Support  of  the  Gofpel. 
 
 Gatefend  :  Mr.  Thomas  IVeld.  His  Living  was  in  the 
 Bifiioprick,  tho*  parted  from  the  Town  oi' Ncvpcaftle  only 
 by  the  River.  He  was  turn'd  out  by  Mr.  Ladler,  who 
 had  a  dormant  Prefcntation  to  the  Living  from  Bifhop 
 Morton.  He  wrote  a  Book ,  intituled,  The  Bj/e^  J^ign 
 a-rJ  I{uin,  c/Antinomianifm  and  Familifm  in  New-Eng- 
 land. 
 
 Lamefly  :  Mr.  Thomds  H^ilfcn.  Who  in  the  latter  pars 
 of  his  Life  wasafHidred  with  fuch  violent  Pains,  either 
 of  the  Stone,  or  feme  other  Diiiemper  about  the  Blad- 
 der, that  he  was  utterly  difabied  from  Service  j  and 
 was  an  Objed:  of  very  great  Pity. 
 
 Jarrow  ;  Mr.  Francis  J^atty,  He  dy'd  not  long  after 
 he vvas  turn'd  out. 
 
 Great  Stainton  :  Mr.  WiHiatu  Pell,  M.  A.  He  had 
 fDrmerly  been  at  Eafingto7?^  bur  Dr.  Clarke  the  old  In^ 
 cumbent  return'd to  that  Place,  in  the  Year  i66q.  This 
 Living  from  whence  he  Vi'as  ejeded  in  ^2,  was  of  good 
 Value  ;  faid  to  be  worth  30^  /.  fer  Ann.  He  was  born 
 at  Sheffield  in  Tork^hire,  and  bred  up  under  Mr.  Jofeph 
 
 Hill 
 
in  the  Bi/fjopnck  of  DURHAM.  2S9 
 
 tiill  in  Magdalen- College  \n  Cambridge^  of  which  he  vvasVoL  II, 
 afterwards  Fellow.  He  was  a  Tutor  at  Durharn  when  s./'>^'>^^ 
 Oliver  was  attempting  to  (qi  up  an  Univerfity  there.  Af- 
 ter his  Ejedlment,  being  occalionally  at  Durham  on  a 
 Lord's-Day,  he  preach'd  in  an  Houle  not  far  from  a 
 Tavern,  where  Ibme  Juftices  of  the  Peace  were  drink- 
 ing together;  who  over-heard  the  People  as  they  were 
 (inging  a  Pfaim.  Thereupon  one  of  the  Company  made 
 a  Motion,  that  they  ihould  go  and  difturb  them.  1  o 
 which  another  reply'd,  that  if  any  of  them  did  think  iu 
 thd.r  Confciences,  that  (inging  Pfalms  and  hearing  a 
 Sermon,  was  upon  fuch  a  Day  a  more  improper  im- 
 ployment  than  drinking  in  a  Tavern,  they  might  g.o 
 and  make  them  forbear  :  But  that  for  his  own  Part  he 
 would  not  be  one  of  rhem  ;  and  fo  the  Propoficion  vv^as 
 quafli'd.  Howevei:,  fome  time  after,  he  was  impri- 
 fon'd  at  Durham  for  his  Nonconformity  :  iVnd  re- 
 mov'd  himfelf  to  London  by  an  Habeas  Corpus ;  and 
 was  fee  at  Liberty  by  Judge  Hales.  He  then  liv'd  in 
 the  Norther?!  Parts  of  Tf^rkjhirej  and  pradtis'd  Phyiick. 
 Afterwards  he  preach'd  publickly  at  Taterf,:al  in  Lin- 
 coIn/hirCf  as  IMri  Toung  had  done  before  him  :  And  by 
 being  enrertain'd  in  the  Earl  of  L/?2co///s  Family  a^  a 
 Steward,  he  was  preferv'd  from  the  Violence  rhac 
 others  met  with,  and  to  which  he  had  other\yire 
 been  exposed.  IJpon  King  James's  Lib(?rcy,  he  was 
 call'd  to  a  Congregation  at  Bojion.  And  after  7  Years 
 ftay  there,  he  remov'd  to  Newc/'ftlj  upon  Tyne,  where 
 he  was  AiTiftanr  to  Dr.  Gilpin:  And  there  he  finldrd 
 his  Labours,  and  breath'd  his  Laft.  His  Friends  ofcca 
 urg'd  him  to  teach  Academical  Learning,  for  which 
 he  was  wonderfully  quallify'd  :  But  they  could  not 
 prevail  with  him,  becaufe  of  the  Oath  he  had  takei?  ac 
 the  Univerfity,  at  his  commencing  M.  A.  None  that 
 knew  him,  can  without  the  greareftInjo,ftice,  deny  hini 
 the  Charadterofavery  learned  pious  Man,  aiid  a  grave 
 folid  Prea-cher.  He  was  particularly  Eminent  for  his 
 .Skill  in  the  Oriental  TongueSo  A  Friend  of  his,  (  from 
 whom  I  have  this  Account  of  him)  tells  m.e,  That  he 
 has  feen  three  Rheams  of  Paper  which  he  had  bound 
 up,  purely  for  Cplled:ions  out  of  E^ftcrn  Authors, 
 ■which  were  unfinifliVl,  through  the  many  Diffurbances 
 a;rid  Aypcadons,  which^ attended  his  fccrlcd  Condi- 
 i^  "  f.ioo  ; 
 
290  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minijiers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  tion  :  And  that  he  has  heard  him  repeat  off-hand,  the 
 various  Readings  and  Interpretations  of  Scripture  gi- 
 ven by  Jevcijh  Writers.  Indeed  he  was  fit  to  have  been 
 ProfefTor  of  the  Oriental  Languages  in  any  Univerfity 
 in  Chriftendom.  He  dy'd  in  Dccemh.  1 698,  after  he  had 
 liv'd  to  the  63d  Year  of  his  Age.  He  preach'd  often  in 
 London,  where  he  providentially  became  acquainted 
 with  one  Mr.  Pell  a  Merchant,  that  was  very  kind  to 
 him  for  his  Name's  fake. 
 
 Elmck, :  Mr.  John  Bov!?y,  He  was  a  Native  of  Scct^ 
 Irind;  and  when  he  was  filenc'd  here,  he  returned  back 
 thither. 
 
 Bi/l^o^s-weremouth  :  Mr.  Graves. 
 
 Witton-gilhert :  Mr.  Button, 
 
 Middleton  :  Mr.  Thomas  I^entijjj.  He  was  betimes 
 thrown  out  of  his  Place,  and  feverely  harrafs'd  foon  af- 
 ter the  Reftauration  ;  of  which  a  Narrative  was  print- 
 ed in  1661.  He  bred  up  Three  Sons  to  the  Miniftry. 
 He  dy'd  in  London  full  of  Years. 
 
 Cotam :  Mr.  Kj^lin. 
 
 Hartlepol :  Mr.  Bowejf, 
 
 J^orton  :  Mr.  Brough. 
 
 Heighintcn :  Mr.  S^uiri. 
 
 TVaJhington :  Mr.  Williamfon. 
 
 Sta72drop :  Mr.  Feak. 
 
 N.  B.  I  here  omit  Mr.  Philip  Hunton,  becaufei  tho* 
 he  had  the  rich  Living  of  Sedgefield  in  this  Biflioprick, 
 yet  he  was  turn'd  out  of  it,  upon  the  return  of  Dr.  Nai- 
 hr  the  old  Incumbent,  in  the  Year  1660:  And  was 
 ejedted  at  Weflhury  in  Wiits,  in  62  j  and  there  I  give  an 
 Account  of  him. 
 
 In 
 
tn  the  County  of  ESSEX.  291 
 
 In  my  former  Edition  I  mention'd  the  following  ^./-^y^ 
 Perfons,  as  conforming  afterwards  in  this  Biflioprick  : 
 Mr.  John  Weld^  of  B^ton  j  who  was  Son  to  Mr.  Thomas 
 Weld  of  Gatejide  '.  Mr.  Richard  B^ttersby  of  H<^ughton  ; 
 Mr.  Lul{e  Cotes  of  Sedberge,  who  afterwards  had  a  Li- 
 ving in  Torkjhire  j  Mr.  Jofi/ts  Dockjvmy  of  Lnnchcftcr, 
 who  was  afterwards  Dr.  of  the  Civil  Law  ;  Mr.  John 
 Kjdo{  [{edmnrjloal  y  M^.  S(ott  of  l^ybickj.^nm  ;  Mv.  John 
 Berwick^  of  Stanhope,  who  was  afterwards  Lcdlurer  of 
 St.  I^icoias  Church  in  Newcajile  ;  Mr.  Bicl{erton  of  tVol~ 
 finghamj  who  was  alio  afterwards  Lcdtiircrat  Newcnftlc  ; 
 Mr.  Parijh  of  Darlington^  who  had  afterwards  a  Living 
 in  Torkjhire  ;  Mr.  John  Timfon  of  Hellens  Aukjand  j  and 
 Mr.  Thomas  Eoyer  of  Mugglefwick. '  And  now  I  add,  Mr« 
 Daniel  BuJJoel  of  Eggsclijf, 
 
 In  the  County  c/  fe  S  S  E  X. 
 
 COL  CHESTEIl:    Mr.  Orvcn   Stockton  *,   M.  A.    *  See  an 
 a  Man  of  great  Worth.     He  was  a  Native  of  Chichcfter,  Account  pf 
 and  fourth  Son  of  his  Father,  (  whofe  Name  he  bore)  his  Life 
 who   was  a  Prebendary   of  that  Cathedral.     Ho^x^g^^i^nd  Dej^th 
 bred  up  in  the  City  of  Ely,  under  Mr.  miliam  Hitches  itl!^^^^^^^^ 
 and  admitted  x^ioChri ft' s-College\n Cambridge,  An.  1 645,  ,     *^      •' 
 and  had  the  famous  Dr:.  Henry  Mo^e  for  his  Tutor,  g^^j^'^j^ 
 He  was  afterwards  Fellow  of  Gor.vile  and  Caius-Colhge^ 
 and  began  the  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  in  Tome  Villages 
 within    10  or  15  Miles  of   the  Univcriity,  with  good 
 Acceptance  and  Succefs.     An.  1654,  he  was  Catechift 
 in  his  College,  and  foon  after  fix'das  dated  Preacher  m 
 St.  Ai^drevQS  Farilh  in  Cambridge  :   And  remov'd  thence 
 to  Colchefter,  where  he  was  chofen  by  the  Mayor,  Al- 
 dermen, and  Common-Council^  to  preach  to  them  oa 
 Lord'sDays  in   the    Afrernoon,    and  .every  14'^cdncjday 
 Morning  :  And  he  of  his  own  accord,  preached  on  the 
 Lord's-Day  Mornings   at   St.  Jam:s\  Church  gratis  % 
 And  here  he  laboured  Faithfully,  Diligently  and  Sue- 
 ccfsfully,  till  the  Law  dilnbied  him.     He  aftervvards 
 dwelt  3  Years  in  his  own  hired  Floufe,  and  prcach'd  to         » 
 all  that  came  to  him,  till  the  Year  1665,  when  the 
 Town  vvas  vidted  with  the  Peftilence  j  at  w!)ich  Time 
 U  %  /jtherg 
 
292  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MinijlerSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  others  flying,  he  offered  the  Magiftrates  to  (lay  and 
 preach  to  them,  if  they  would  allow  him  the  Liberty 
 of  a  Publick  Church  ;  which  was  deny'd  him,  not- 
 withftanding  their  Neceflities  were  then  great.  Here- 
 upon he  remov'd  to  Chmtiflonm  in  Sujfolk.y  where  he  had 
 for  fome  time  an  Opportunity  of  the  frequent  Exercife 
 of  his  Miniftry  in  "Publick.  When  King  Charles  pub- 
 iifli'd  his  Declaration  for  Indulgence,  he  had  a  double 
 Call  3  from  a  Congregation  in  Cclchejier,  and  another  in 
 Jpfuvicb.  That  he  might  Anfwer  both  as  far  as  he  was 
 able,  he  undertook  half  the  Service  of  each  ;  and  with 
 others,  divided  his  Labours  between  them  as  long  as 
 he  livM.  Befides  his  preaching  twice  on  the  Lord's- 
 Day,  he  many  times  expounded  and  catcchlz'd  the 
 Youth,  and  rcfolv'd  Cafes  of  Confcience ;  hepreach'd 
 alfo  a  Ledlure  on  the  Week-day  at  Ij>Jmch  once  a  Fort- 
 night :  And  fcarce  a  Week  pals'd,  but  he  afilfled  in 
 fome  other  Lecture,  cr  was  oblig'd  to  preach  fome  Fu- 
 neral Sermon,  or  engag'd  in  private  Falls  at  Home  or 
 or  Abroad.  His  Diligence  in  his  Mailer's  Work  drew 
 upon  him  many  Enemies,  but  divine  Providence  won- 
 derfully prefcrv'd  him  :  So  that  Complaints,  Indidl- 
 ments,  Convidions,  Warrants,  Prefentments,  and  Ex- 
 communications, touch'd  him  not  ^  he  was  never  im- 
 prifon'd,  apprehended,  diftrain'd  on,  or  brought  be- 
 fore any  Court  or  Magiftratc.  He  dy'd  in  great  Peace 
 and  Serenity,  Sr/'^  10.  1680,  declaring  in  his  laftSick- 
 nefs  bis  full  Sarisfadlion  in  his  Nonconformity,  in  which 
 nothing  inflnencM  him  but  his  Confcience  towards  God. 
 God  blefled  him  with  a  good  Eftate,  and  he  made  a 
 good  Ufe  of  it  while  he  liv'd :  And  when  he  dy'd,  he 
 left  the  bed  and  molt  valuable  Part  of  his  well-furnifa'd 
 Library  to  Gcnvil  and  Caita-College  in  Cnml  ridge ;  and  or- 
 der'd  his  Execurrix  to  lay  out  about  500/.  in  a  Purchafe 
 of  a  Frehold  Eftate,  or  an  Impropriation,  to  be  fettled 
 on  the  faid  College,  for  the  Maintenance  of  a  Scholar 
 and  Fellow  for  ever  :  And  in  cafe  his  only  Daughter 
 whom  he  left  behind  him,  fliculd  die  before  the  Age 
 of  21,  he  bcqueath'd  zo  l.  per  Annum  to  be  fettled  on 
 the  College  in  Isexv- England,  for  the  Education  of  a 
 converted  Indian,  or  to  any  other  that  would  learn  the 
 Indian  Language,  and  preach  to  that  poor  People.  He 
 was  an  excellent  Chriftian  5  A  Man  mighty  in  the 
 ^"  "  ' "  Scrip- 
 
in  the  County  ^/  E  S  S  E  X.  295 
 
 Scriptures  ;  And  he  that  will  be  at  the  Pains  to  pcrufe  Vol.  H. 
 his  private  Papers  pub'.ifli'd  in  the  Account  of  his  Life,  ^^V's^ 
 will  iiad,  that  he  molt  carefully  pradtis'd  himfelf,  the 
 things  which  he  recommended  to  others.  He  was  a  ^slaii 
 more  than  ordinarily  mortify  *d  to  the  Plcafurcs  of  the 
 Flefli,  and  the  Vanities  of  the  World.  His  Convcrfation 
 was  in  Heaven  :  His  Delight  in  the  Saints  :  His  Bulinels 
 was  Religion  :  His  whole  Deportment  ftridily  confcien- 
 tious.  He  was  a  Lover  of  Hofpitallty ;  a  faithful  Friend; 
 an   induftrious  Peace-maker  ^  a  Forgiver  of  Injuries  3 
 an  hearty  Mourner  in  Iffael  ;  a  Man  full  of  Charity  ; 
 In  a  Word  ;  one  who  eminently  recommended  Reli- 
 gion to  all  thatobfcrv'd  him.     A  Sermon  was  preach'd 
 at  his  Funeral  by  Mr.  John  Fairfax ;  M.  A.  which  Ser-  • 
 nionis  printed  at  the  end  of  the  Account  of  his.Life  *.     *  He  pih* 
 
 lifh'dinhif 
 Life-time  a  ScnptiiTil  Catechifm,  and  a  Treatife  of  Family  Inftru^li- 
 on,  8^0,16^2.  A  Rebuke  to  Informers,  4?ff.  Counfel  to  the  Af- 
 flifted,  Svo.  166']  ;  which  pho  composed  partieularly  upon  Occajion  of  the 
 wafling  Fire  of  London  J  is  as  'valuable  and  ufefttl  a  Book  as  can  well  bepui 
 Into  the  Hands  of  fuch  as  are  under  any  fort  of  JjjuBion.  He  alfo  left  be^ 
 hind  him  Jit  for  the  Prefs  ;  The  Cure  of  the  Fear  of  Deacii :  A  Trea- 
 tife of  glorifying  God :  The  bcft  Interefl: :  ^nd  a  Warning  to 
 Drunkards. 
 
 At  the  fame  Place  was  filenc'd,  Mr.  Edcvard  l^arrcnfj.  uewas  a 
 of  St.  Stephens.     A  Man  of  fingular  Parts,  and  good  ^pous  and 
 Elocution,   but  withal  exceeding   Humble.     Ht  m:i- learned 
 nag'd    a  Controverfy  with  on  liiiUm  a  Sabbatarian,  or  Diuine^  as 
 rather  a  pointer,  with  great  Judgment  :  And  wonder- ^/'/'^^''•^  h 
 fully  preierv'd  the  Town  from  his  poyfonous  Errors. -^^'-^  ^''^^-^' 
 He   wrore  on  the.  Chrij}iaH-Sahhath,  with  general   i^p-^^'^*  ^^^^» 
 plaufe.     When  call  our  of  Sr,  Stephens's,  he  continued  i^^^'^^f''^'^ 
 hisMiniftry,  and  pradis'd  Phyfick,  and  was  exceeding  q^^L^^^"^ 
 Succefsfui.     He  carry'd  himil'lf  fo  aiiably  and  courre- ^^.^.^^,.,,^3^ 
 ^ufly  to  all,  that  he  was  generally  belov'd.     And  even  t-^d,'*^;"/ 
 thofe  that   hated  him   on   the  Account  of  his  Preach-' theLor'd's 
 ing  as  a  Nonconform ifr,  yet  lov'd  him  for  the  fake  ofDayinPtH 
 their  Bodies.     He  dy'd  April  10.  i6<yO,  and  was  iuc~tuted  by] 
 ceeded  by  Mr.  Daniel  Gil/on.  iiivi^ic 
 
 Aurh-.;- 
 ty  ;  which  ir^s  roritten,  in  anfxoer  to  a  Book  written  for  the  Satuiday- 
 Sahbathby  T.  Tiilaiu,  an  Anabaptiil, ;«  4to,  1659. 
 
 U  3  D^dbam  :  ..  • 
 
294  ^'^^  Eje^hd  or  Silenced  MmiflerSy  &cc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  ,  ^ 
 
 Dedhnm  :  Mr.  Matthew  Nevpcomen,  M.  A.  He  was 
 bred  in  Sc.  Joims-College  in  Cambridge^  and  was  much 
 efteem'd  there  as  a  Wit,  and  for  his  curious  Parts  ; 
 which  being  afterwards  fandlify'd  by  divine  Grace,  fit- 
 ted him  for  eminent  Service  in  the  Church  of  GOD. 
 Dr.  Collins,  in  his  Preface  to  Mr.  Fairfax's  Sermon 
 which  he  preach'd  upon  Occafion  of  his  Death,  gives 
 this  Account  ot  him  :  That  he  had  had  30  Years  Ac- 
 quaintance with  him,  and  in  that  Time  had  been  well 
 acquainted  with  many  learned  and  pious  Perlons;  but 
 that  he  never  knev/  any  that  excell'd  him,  Confidering 
 him  as  a  Minifter  in  the  Pulpit,  a  Dijputant  in  the  Schools,, 
 and  a  defimblc  Companion,  In  the  firft  Capacity,  his 
 Gift  in  Prayer  (fays  he,  who  muft  be  allow'd  by  all 
 Men  to  be  a  competent  Judge)  was  incomparable.  He 
 was  a  folid,  painful,  pathctick  and  perfwalive  Preacher. 
 He  fucceeded  that  great  Man  Mr.  John  Rogers  of  Ded- 
 ./:7/zm^  but  their  Gifts  vjere  very  different.  Mr.  J^^ger:  was 
 a  grave,  levere,  folid  Divine  :  His  great  Gift  lay  in  a 
 |:'eculiar  Gefture,  Adlion  and  Behaviour  in  the  Delivery 
 of  Vv'hat  folid  Matter  he  had  prepar'd  5  ib  as  few  heard 
 him  without  Trembling  at  the  "Word  of  God  :  But 
 Mr.  Nevpcomens  Gifts  lay  almoft  all  Ways  ;  and  his 
 worft  Enemies  muft  fay,  he  fhev^'d  as  much  Art  as 
 Piety  in  his  Sermons  and  Prayers,  and  all  religious  Ser- 
 vices. He  was  a  moft  accompUfli'd  Scholar  and  Chn- 
 ilian.  He  was  a  Member  of  the  Afiembly  of  Divines, 
 arid  while  he  was  fo,  preach'd  with  Mr.  CaUmy  at  aL 
 tlerrnnnhury  :  And  together  with  Dr.  Arrox^pjmith  and 
 Dr.  luckney,  drew  up  the  Catechijm.  He  was  alio  one 
 pfthe  CcjnmiiTionersat  ihitSavcy.  His  Sermon  preach'd 
 before  the  Parliament  upon  No^.  5.  164a,  hislrenicumj 
 indeed  what-ever  of  his  appeard  to  the  World,  fpeak 
 him  fuch  a  cne  as  none  can  pretend  his  want  of  Learn- ^ 
 ing,  without  bringing  their  own  in  Qiieftion.  His  Ma- ' 
 nagement  of  the  Argument  againft  the  Toleration  of  the 
 Jews,  (tho'  never  printed)  made  him  admir'd  by  all 
 that  heard  it.  Take  him  in  his  ordinary  Con verfej 
 he  was  Pieafiint  and  Facetious,  and  of  extraordinary 
 Flurnility,  Ailabilitv  and  Courtefie.  His  whole  Con- 
 yerfation  was  both  Pious  and  Amiable.  After  he  had 
 lindertaken  the  Condud  of  the  Church  of  GOD  in 
 'i)m'ham,   (Which  w^s  immediately  upon  the  Death  of 
 
in  the  County  0/ ESSEX.  295 
 
 Mr.  Rogers)  he  would  liften  to  no  Temptation  to  any  Vol.  1 1. 
 other  Place,  tho'  he  had  both  many  and  great  Offers  ^  ^./^^C^ 
 but  continu'd  there  till  1662,  when  he  was  ejected. 
 He  was  foon  after  invited  to  the  Paftoral  Charge  of 
 the  Church  at  Leyden  in  Holland  j  which  he  the  rather 
 accepted,  becaule  he  knew  he  fliould  there  have  the 
 Publick  Liberty  of  his  Miniftry,  which  he  prefer'd  to 
 any  thing  in  this  World.  He  was  there  exceeding  ac- 
 ceptable to  Dr.  Hoornbeck^,  and  the  other  Profeflbrs  and 
 learned  Men  of  thofe  Parts.  And  he  there  dy'd  of  a 
 Fever,  which  prevail'd  much  in  that  City,  in  the 
 Year  1668.  or  1669.  He  hath  a  Sermon  printed 
 among  the  Farewel  Sermons  of  the  City  Minifters. 
 
 There  was  alio  (ilenc'd  at  Dedh^m,  Mr.  George 
 Smith. 
 
 Shalford,  nQa.r  Braintree :  Mr.  Giles  Firmin.  He  was 
 a  Native  of  Suffolk^,  educated  at  Cambridge,  under 
 the  Tuition  of  Dr.  Hill.  He  at  iirft  apply 'd  himfeif 
 to  the  Study  of  Phydck,  and  pradtls'd  it  afterwards 
 ieverai  Years  in  New-England,  whither  he  retir'd  with 
 feveral  pious  Pcrlbns,  who  in  thofe  Days,  kk  their 
 Native  Country,  that  they  might  have  the  Liberty  of 
 adting  according  to  the  Light  of  their  Confciences. 
 He  was  in  Neve- England  in  the  Time  of  thofe  Trou- 
 bles, which  were  created  by  the  Ant Inoni fins ,  (under 
 the  Condudt  of  Mrs.  Hutchinfon)  a  particular  Accoujin 
 whereof  is  given  by  Mr.  l^Veld,  who  was  Aififtanr  to 
 the  famous  Mr.  Elliot,  in  his  Hiftorical  Narrative. 
 He  was  at  the  Synod  that  was  held  by  thofe  Church- 
 es upon  that  Occalion,  and  afterwards  wrote  in  De- 
 fence of  the  Minifters.  Returning  into  England  aboun 
 the  latter  End  of  the  Civil  Wars,  be  fuffer'd  Ship- 
 wreck on  the  Coafts  of  Spai^^,  Ar  that  very  Time 
 when  he  was  in  extream  Danger  of  being  drovvn'd,  a 
 little  Child,  of  his  about  4  Ye?.rs  old,  then  with  her 
 Mother  and  the  reft  of  the  Family  in  Ncw-fjiglami, 
 Jay  crying  out  by  Times,  '^U  Night,  My  Enther,,  my 
 Father  ;  and  could  not  be  latisfy'd,  which  mov'd  rhem 
 to  pray  heartily  for  his  Safety.  This  Pafuge  being 
 well  attefted,  is  related  b^-caufeof  its  Peculiarity. 
 
 Some  Time  after  his  coming  into  England,  he  bro't 
 over  his  Family,  and  fettled  at  Shalford  or  Shavof.-rd, 
 
 U   4  where 
 
296  The  EjeBed  or  Silenc  d  Minifiers^   Src. 
 
 VoL  li.  where  when  he  was  near  upon  40  Years  of  Age,  he 
 vvasOrdain'd  by  Mr.  Stephen  Marjhall,  oi  Finchin^eld, 
 and  orher  Minifters.  There  he  continu'd  a  painful 
 Labourer,  in  the  Work  of  the  MiniftrVj  till  he  was 
 turned  out  v/ith  others  of  his  Brethren.  After  his 
 Ej:6^ment  the  Church  Doors:  were  fliutupfor  feveral 
 Vv^eeks,  nay  Months^  and  God  had  no  Pubiick  Wor- 
 fiiip  there,  becaufe  he  could  not  conform  to  the  Ce- 
 tGQionies.  And  he  Complains,  it  was  fo  alfo  in  feve- 
 ral other  Places  ^  in  his  Queftion  between  the  Covfor^ 
 fiufl^  and  Kcncorifcrmift  truly  Stated,  and  briefly  Dif- 
 cuis'd,  in  Anfwer  to  Dr.  Fnlkrier,  Page  29.  Some  time 
 after  he  rerir'd  to  Redgvpell^  another  Country  Village 
 about  7  or  8  Miles  diftanr^  where  he  continu  d  till  his 
 
 He  praclis'd  Phyfick  for  many  Years,  and  yet  was 
 fLill  a  Conftant  and  Laborious  Preacher;  both  on  the 
 Lord's  Days,  and  on  Week  Days  too,  faving  that 
 once  a  Month  there  Was  a  Sermon  in  the  Church,  at 
 which  Tinie  he  was  an  Auditor  there.  And  he  held 
 on  thus,  in  the  hotteft  Part  of  King  Chr^rlcs's  Reign, 
 having  large  Meetings,  when  fo  many  other  Meetings 
 wei*c  fupprels'<i.  He  had  one  contiderable  Advantage 
 above  his  Erethfen,  which  was  the  Favour  and  Rel- 
 PCifl  which  the  Neighbouring  Gentry,  and  Juftices  of 
 Peace  had  for  him,  on  the  Account  of  their  ufing  him 
 ns  a  Phvhcian.  He  was  extreamly  refpcdied  indeed 
 by  cM:  For^ there  were  hone  but  he  was  ready  to  fervc 
 iiiCrnj  and  of  thofe  whom  he  took  the  Care  off,  he 
 was  tender,  and  yet  would  take  but  little,  tho'  the 
 Phyfick  was  of  his  own  preparing.  The  Poor  apply- 
 ing themfelves  to  him,  had  ofcen  both  Advice  and  Phy- 
 ikk  too  for  nothing;  and  of  thofe  who  Vv^ere  more  a- 
 ble,  he  took  but  very  moderate  Fees:  Whereby  heloil 
 .the  Opportunity  of  getting  an  Eftaie,  which  had  been 
 a  very^cafic  Thing. 
 
 He  was  a  Man  of  a  flrong  Ccoifticution  of  Body, 
 ahci  liv'd  in  much  Health,  till  above  Fouricore.  There 
 ^ppear'd  little  Decay  of  Parts  or  Vigour  in  him,  to 
 what  is  ufuabin  Perfons  6f  fuch  an  Age.  He  lay  but 
 a  little  while  Hck  ;  being  taken  ill  on  the  Lord's  Day 
 Night,  after  he  iiad  preached  twice  :  And  the  SrJur- 
 I'ty  fcllowing  he  dy'd,  in  Jpril  i6c;j.  He  was  a 
 ^  -f  r■:-:^^^^—:    '^^r^^v  '-m^  n  general  S«?holar :  Foe 
 
 bc>Gdcs 
 
in  the  County  of  ESSEX.  297 
 
 befides  his  Skill  in  Phyfick  and  Chyrurgery,  and  o-  Vol.  IL 
 ther  Sciences  fubfervient  both  to  them  and  Divinity,  \ys/^^ 
 he  was  eminent  for  the  Oriental  Tongues,  well  read 
 in  the  Fathers,  Schoolmen,  and  Church  Hiftory,  and 
 the  Controverlies  with  Papifls,  Socinians,  Armijiians^ 
 and  in  particular  in  thofe  between  the  Epifcopal  Par- 
 ty, the  Presbyterians,  and  the  Independents.  His  Judg-. 
 ment  was,  that  there  oughc  to  be  more  Elders  or  PreC- 
 byters  than  one  in  a  Church,  which  is  what  he  at- 
 tempts to  prove,  in  his  Book  cali'd  The  Queftions  be^ 
 ween  the  Conformifts  and  'Nonconformifts  truly  Jiated,  S:c, 
 tjy  inftancing  in  8  Churches  mentioned  in  Scripture^ 
 wherein  there  were  divers  Elders:  vi:(.  Jerufalcm,  I^ome^ 
 Antioch,  Corinth,  Ephefus,  Philippi,  Colojs  and  iheffnlo- 
 fiicn,  befides  thofe  general  Texts  that  fpeak  of  many- 
 Churches,  Acts  14.  23.  Tit.  1.5.  He  thought  alfo 
 that  one  of  thefe  Elders-  was  in  the  Apoftles  Times 
 Primate  and  Prefident  among  them  for  Order  fake,  and 
 this  during  Life  ;  and  that  from  the  Abufe  of  this 
 Conftitution  arofe  Prelacy,  and  at  laft  the  Pope.  He 
 thought  Impoficion  of  Hands  elfential  to  Ordination, 
 for  which  the  Reader  may  fee  his  Reafons  in  a  Tradb 
 publidi'd  on  that  SubjeCl,  1692.  But  he  did  moft  ex- 
 cel in  Pradlical  Divinity,  efpecially  in  chat  Part  of 
 it  which  direcl's  a  Sinner  how  to  get  his  Peace  made 
 with  God,  and  how  to  judge  of  his  State  :  Of  which 
 his  excellent  Book  cali'd  The  Real  Chriftinn,  will  be  a 
 lufficient  Proof,  in  the  Judgment  of  fuch  as  in  ear- 
 neft  feek  the  Salvation  of  their  Souls.  Tho'  he  was 
 one  of  eminent  Holinefs  and  Zeal  for  God's  Glory, 
 and  moft  fincere  and  plain-hearted  in  the  whole 
 Courfe  of  his  Converfation,  yet  he  was  exercis'd  with 
 various    Temptations,    and    was   in    very  perplexing  • 
 
 Fears,  as  to  his  Spiritual  Eftate  :  Which  had  this  Ef- 
 fedl:  upon  him,  that  they  made  him  very  humble  and 
 meek,  (rho'  naturally  a  Man  of  a  very  great  Spirit) 
 and  careful  in  his  Preaching  and  Writing,  as  not  to 
 encourage  Hypocrites,  or  embolden  any  in  Sin,  fo  nei- 
 ther to  create  any  caufelefs  Trouble,  to  truly  graci- 
 ous Perfons.  And  herein  lay  much  of  his  Excellence. 
 In  his  Life  he  had  much  fpiritual  Trouble;  but  in 
 his  Death  he  had  much  Comfort.  Then  he  told  thofe 
 about  him,  how  he  had  been  converted  when  he  was 
 ■:.  School-Boy^   by  Mr.  John   lingers  of  Dedham.     He 
 
 went' 
 
29 §  Tlje  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Mtnifters^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  went  late  on  a  Led:ure-Day,  and* crowded  to  get  in  : 
 .  ..^r^/'^^  Mr.  E^gers  taking  Notice  of  his  Earneftnefs,  with  a 
 Youth  or  Two  more,  for  Room,  with  his  ufual  Free- 
 ^  dom  cry'd  out,  Here  are  fome  young  ones  come  for  a 
 Chrift  :  Will  nothing  ferve  you  but  you  inuft  have 
 a  Chrift  ?  Then  you  fliall  have  him,  ^c.  Which  Ser- 
 mon made  fueh  an  ImpreiTion  upon  him,  that  he 
 thence  dated   his  Converfion. 
 
 He  was  a  Man  of  a  pubiick  Spirit :  Not  rigid  and 
 *  He  hath  ^^''of^?  but  of  great  Moderation*.  He  went  about 
 printed  A  <ioi"g  Good,  and  therein  was  his  chief  Delight.  He 
 Serious  was  a  Man  of  Peace,  and  his  Lofs  was  generally  la- 
 Queilion  menccd  all  the  Country  round, 
 listed ; 
 
 'vlz.  Whether  the  Atlniflcrs  of  Englmtd  are  bound  by  the  Word  of 
 God  to  .baptize  the  Children  of  all  fuch  Parents  which  fay  they  be- 
 lieve in  Jefus  Chrifi:,but  are  grofly  ignorant,  fcandalous  in  their  Con- 
 verfations,  Scoffers  at  Godlinefs,and  refufe  to  fubmit  to  Church  Dif^ 
 cipline,  &c  ?  ^to.  i/S^r.  A  Treatife  of  the  Schifm  of  the  Parochial 
 Congregations  in  E?ighrJ,  and  of  their  Ordination,  So/o.  i6$8.  The 
 Kcal  Chriftian,  or  a  Treatife  of  effeftual  Calling,  4?fl.  i6j^.  The 
 Que  ft  ions  between  the  CsnfGrmift  and  Nonconformifl  truly  ftated,  and 
 briefly  difcufs'd  ;  in  Jnjwer  to  Dr.  Falkner,  and  the  Friendly  De- 
 bate, 4?(?.  i68i.     ^ridfcveral  otherS' 
 
 ^  There  is  Hatfield  Bro^d-Oa^,  Mr.  John  H^arren.M.  A  f.  He 
 an eX'celicnt  s^Sis  horn  Sept.  29,  1 621  :.  And  bred  up  in  the  Uni- 
 fut faith-  verfiuy  of  Oxford,  where  he  took  his  Dc-grecs,  tho' 
 fuiChara-  i^^^  /^-^W  takes  no  Notice  of  him.  Mr.  Baxter 
 ^7-  h'^'  fays,  Hl'  voas  a  Man  of  great  Judgment,  and  Minifterinl 
 re  ic  voas  ^yiUfi^^  .  yioderation.,  Piety,  and  LahQur.  He  came  to 
 h  aniii^  '^^^^^'^^  in  1642,  dehgning  to  go  beyond  viea,  wirn 
 nlous  and  ^^me  Merchants  :  But  meeting  occafionally  with  Sir 
 pieiis  Gm-  Thomas  Sherrington,  he  was  fb  pieas'd  with  his  Con- 
 tlemanvoho  verfe,  that  he  prcvaii'd  with  hini  to  go  to  Hdtficld  in 
 -was  pjirti-  the  beginning  of  43,  to  fucceed  their  Lecturer  lately 
 cularlj  ac  dead.  There  he  coniinu'd  till  he  was  forc'd  away  ; 
 ^ualnted  and  tho'  he  had  Invitations  to  feveral  more  pubiick 
 With  knn,  Place?,  where  he  might  have  had  far  greater  worldly 
 ^u'^t  ^^  Advantage,  he  refusa  to  remove,  being  cxtreamly 
 r'^v^.  r-  Delighted  with  the  Converfation  of  many  Eminent 
 h'^'xrear''^!  Chriftians,  which  that  Place  was  then  blefs'd  with  ; 
 f'- the  Me-  o^^^^'^  ^^lyi^g,  That  he  vooiild  not  leave  Hatfield  Chrifticms 
 thod  d  M  ^-tV  Pl^ce  in  England.  When  he  had  been  there 
 Salv;«:ior!.  ^ome  time,  the  Minifier  of  the  Place  removing  into 
 
in  the  County    ^/  ESSEX.  299 
 
 'Norfolk.y  the  whole  Work  devolv'd  upon  him.  Sothac  Vol.  II. 
 he  Preach'd  conftandy  Three  Times  a  Week  ac  home, 
 and  took  his  turn  in  leveral  other  Ledlures,  which 
 were  kept  by  a  Combination  of  Minifters.  There  was 
 alfo  a  Monthly  Meeting  of  Minifters  in  thole  Parts 
 which  he  was  the  iirft  Promoter  of,  that  continu'd  ma- 
 ny Years,  wherein  there  were  Difputations  and  Latin 
 Sermons,  and  Determinations  which  might  well  have 
 become  the  Divinity  Schools,  or  have  cntercain'4,an 
 Academical  Auditory.  After  his  Ejedtion,  Mr.  Brooks- 
 ly  was  put  in  his  Place,  by  Trinity  Colled ge  in  Cam^ 
 bridge,  which  had  the  Right  of  Prelentation.  He  was 
 a  moderate  Man,  and  Mr.  l^^arrens  good  Friend.  He 
 went  to  Church  to  hear  him  ;  and  afterwards  inftrudt- 
 ed  fbme  few  that  repaired  to  him,  in  his  own  Houle  : 
 And  there  was  a  good  Correipondence  between  them. 
 He  afterwards  remov'd  to  Stcrtford,  where  he  conti- 
 nu'd his  ufeful  Labours,  till  both  his  Strength  and 
 Intelleduals  fail'd  him :  And  he  there  Exchang'd  this 
 for  a  better  Life,  m  September ,  1696.  He  Vv^as  a  Ge- 
 neral Scholar,  had  a  great  quicknefs  of  Apprehenfion, 
 and  clearnefs  of  Tho't;  a  large  and  retentive  Memo- 
 ry ',  a  folid  and  found  Judgment.  Fic  Vv'as  an  indefa- 
 tigable Student,  and  had  an  inlight  into  almoft  all 
 Parts  of  ufeful  Learning.  He  was  an  excellent  Preach- 
 er. His  Stile  was  eafie  and  plain,  but  clean  and  neat. 
 His  Words  proper  and  (ignificant.  His  Exhortations 
 and  Motives  both  convincing  and  affedling.  He  had 
 an  excellent  Delivery,  and  all  the  Advantages  of  Elo- 
 cution. He  was  an  admirable  Expoiitor.  A  mighty, 
 Man  in  Prayer,  and  an  excellent  Caiuift.  He  was  of 
 a  very  Publick  Spirit:  A  very  clofe  Walker  with  God. 
 A  very  humble  Man.  His  Converfation  was  always 
 profitable.  He  had  a  perfedl  Good- will  to  all  Man- 
 kind, he  feem'd  made  up  of  Love  and  Sweetnefs,  Kind- 
 nels  and  Amity,  Tendcrnefs  and  Compafficn.  The' 
 he  was  driven  from  his  Habitation  as  a  Difturbcr  of 
 the  Peace,  and  cited  to  the  fpiritual  Courts,  and  pur 
 £0  the  trouble  and  charge  of  attending  them,  he  was 
 not  at  all  exafperated:  He  never  fpake  of  his  Treat- 
 ment with  any  Heat  or  Paffion,  or  made  the  leaft  Re- 
 flec5lion  on  the  Perfons  concern'd  in  it;  and  if  others 
 at  any  Time  did  it  in  his  Hearing,  he  feem'd  uneaiie 
 under  it,  and  difcourag'd  them  from  it:  He  heartily 
 
 forgavs 
 
5  oo  The  EjeEhd  or  Silenced,  Minifiers^  Sec. 
 
 Vol.  II.   forgave  them,  and  beg*d  Forglvenefs  of  God  for  them. 
 
 yy^Y^  He  was  very  charitable  to  Man';  and  very  fubmifTive 
 to  the  Will  of  God  in  all  his  Exercifes.  In  fliort,  he 
 was  a  great  Man,  a  general  Scholar,  an  admirable 
 Chrillian,  a  Mirrour  of  Holinefs :  And  a  Pattern  both 
 to  Minifters  and  Chriftians,  Living  and  Dying.  His 
 Funeral  Sermon  was  Preach'd  by  Mr.  Henry  Lukj^iy 
 where  the  Reader  will  find  a  farther  Account  of  him. 
 He^as  very  backward  to  Publifh  any  Thing  in  his 
 Life  Time  :  But  fince  his  Death,  a  Manufcript  of  his 
 hath  been  Printed,  Entitled,  Ths  Method  cf  Salvation  ; 
 %vo,  i6<)'j, 
 
 Henham :  Mr.  Samuel  Ely,  who  liv'd  afterwards  at 
 Bifioop  Stortford :  He  was  a  great  Critick  in  Greeks  and 
 Hebrevc^,  and  the  Oriental  Tongues  j  and  one  of  great 
 Worth,  but  humble  and  modeil  to  a  Fault. 
 
 Felftead:  Mr.  Kath.  I{anevi>.  He  was  of  Emirnuel 
 Coliedge  in  Cambridge,  and  afterwards  Minifter  of  Lit- 
 tle Eaft- Cheap  in  Lcndon,  whence  he  remov'd  into  Efjc^, 
 where  he  was  of  great  Ufe  in  the  Affociation.  After 
 his  Ejection  at  Felftead,  he  retir'd  to  BUlerecay,  where 
 he  preach'd  conftanrly.  in  the  latter  Part  of  his  Life : 
 And  there  he  Dy'd,  Anno  1672:  Aged  about  72.  He 
 was  a  judicious  Divine,  and  a  good  Hiftorian,  which 
 made  his  Converfation  very  pleafanc  and  diverting. 
 He  was  well  belov'd  by  the  late  Earl  and  Countefs  of 
 Pf^arwick,  who  allow'd  him  10  I.  per  Annum,  during 
 Life.  The  old  Earl  of  P^adnor  (fometime  Lord  Lieu- 
 tenant of  Irsland)  had  a  great  Refped:  for  him,  and 
 admitted  him  to  an  intimate  Acquaintance  with  him, 
 *  Ue      and  indeed  he  was  generally  clieem'd  and  valu'd  *. 
 
 printed  a 
 
 'uahaMe  ,Book  intituled  Solitude  improv'd  by  Divine  Meditati- 
 on ;  a  Trcatife  proving  the  Duty,  and  demonilrating  the  Ne- 
 ceflity,  Excellency,  Ufefulnefs,  Natures,  Kind5,  and  Requifltes  of 
 Divine   Meditation.  Zvo.  1573.  One  of  the  belt  upon  the  Subjeft. 
 
 Boreham  :  Mr.  John  Oakes.  He  ftept  but  over  the 
 Brook  from  the  Parifli  where  he  was  pubiick  Mini- 
 fter to  Little  Baddo,  and  was  Paftor  there;  Afterwards 
 he  was  invited  into  the  City  upon  the  Death  of  Mr. 
 ihcmm  Vincent,  whom  he  fucceeded  in  his  Congrega- 
 tion. 
 
in  the  County  (?f  E  S  S  E  X.  joi 
 
 rion.  He  was  one  of  a  very  chearful  Spirit,  of  a  Vol.  11. 
 fweet  even  Temper,  of  unafFed:ed  Piety,  and  great  t^„/'\f>^ 
 Charity  and  Candour  :  And  of  an  exemplary  Life  and 
 Converfation.  He  was  fuddenly  feiz'd  by  a  Divine 
 Arreft  in  his  Pulpit,  and  filencd  by  his  great  Mafter, 
 in  the  midft  of  his  Work,  in  December  1688.  His 
 Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd  by  Mr.  Slater.  He  was 
 liicceeded  by  Mr.  (now  Dr.)  Daniel  PVilliams, 
 
 Barnftone:  Mr.  John  Beadle,  M.  A.  Tho' he  was 
 long  exercisM  with  much  Weaknefs,  yet  he  bore 
 up  with  much  Faith  and  Patience,  He  printed  the 
 Journal  or  Diary  of  a  thankjul   Chriftiati,  2>vo.    1656. 
 
 Moretcn  :  Mr.  Edmund  Caiamy,  M.  A.  Sometime  Fel- 
 low of  Pembroke  Hall  in  Cambridge.  Eldeft  Son  of 
 Mr.  Caiamy  of  Aldermanbury .  After  his  Ejectment  he 
 retir'd  to  London,  where  he  for  lome  Years  kept  a 
 Meeting  in  his  own  Houie  in  Aldcrmanbury.  When 
 Ki«g  Charlej  put  forth  his  Declaration  for  Indulgence, 
 he  fet  up  a  publick  Meeting  in  Curriers-Hall  near  Crip^ 
 pegate.  He  continu'd  his  Labours  there,  as  long  as 
 the  Times  would  permit.  Aed  when  the  Laws  againft 
 the  poor  Dijjsnters  Vv/ere  rigoroufly  put  in  Execution, 
 he  met  his  People  privately  as  he  could.     And  tho'  he  y 
 
 did  it  ufually  every  Lord's  Day,  and  fometimes  twice 
 in  a  Day,  and  at  other  Times  feveral  Times  in  a 
 Week,  -yet  fb  favourable  was  Providence  to  him,  that 
 he  was  never  once  difturb*d  in  the  Time  of  Divine 
 Worfliip  -y  nor  was  he  ever  apprehended,  or  carry'd 
 before  a  Magiftrate,  iho*  Warrants  were  often  out 
 againft  him.  He  was  feveral  Years  in  the  Crown- 
 Office,  with  feveral  others  of  his  Brethren,  which  was 
 both  troublefome  and  chargeable.  He  was  a  Man  of 
 Peace,  and  of  a  very  candid  Spirit  •  could  not  be 
 charg'd  by  any  that  knew  him,  with  being  a  Nonccn^ 
 formift,  either  out  of  Humor  or  for  Gain  :  Abhorr'd 
 a  ciole  and  narrow  Spirit,  which  affeCls  the  confining 
 Religion  to  a  Party  ;  was  much  rather  for  a  Comprc- 
 henlion,  than  a  perpetuated  Separation  3  and  was  rea- 
 dy to  do  good  to  all  as  he  had  Opportunity,  tho'  fuch 
 3.  Lover  of  Privacy  and  Retirement,  that  he  was  for 
 paffing  thro'  the  World,  with  as  little  Obfervation  as 
 niight  be  :  And  therefore  was  not  upon  any  Occafion 
 
 to 
 
5  02  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Miniflers^  &-€, 
 
 Vol.  II.  to  be  perfuaded  to  appear  in  Print.  He  dy'd  of  a 
 Confumption,  in  M<iy  1685;  And  was  fucceeded  by 
 Mr.  Borfet, 
 
 High  haver :  Mr.  Samuel  Borfet.  He  was  fo  metline 
 Fellow  of  ^/«^ J- College  in  Cambridge,  where  he  was 
 cotemporary  with  Mr.  JcJm  Jancw^y  ;  to  whole  Life 
 he  hath  prefixed  an  Epiltie  by  way  of  AtteftatioH  to  the 
 Truth  of  the  Relation  ;  befides  which,  nothing  of  his* 
 ever  appeared  in  Print.  After  his  Ejecftlon  in  EJJex 
 for  Nonconformity,  he  fettled  at  Maidftone  in  Ksnt, 
 where  he  was  very  ufeful  and  much  belov'd.  Being 
 driven  thence  by  the  Rigours  of  King  Charles  his 
 Reign,  he  retir'd  into  the  City.  He  there  fucceeded 
 Mr.  CaUmy  in  his  Congregation  after  his  Deceafe  i 
 was  an  ufeful  profitable  Preacher;  and  exemplary  Li- 
 ver. For  ieveral  of  the  latter  Years  of  his  Life,  he 
 was  difabled  from  his  Work  by  manifold  Infirmities  ; 
 and  confin'd  very  much  to  his  Chamber.  During 
 this  his  Confinement,  it  pleas'd  God  he  was  forely 
 ^xercis'd  in  his  Spirit,  and  fometimes  extreamly  de- 
 prefs'd  with  Fears  as  to  his  future  Eftate.  Once  in 
 particular  I  remember,  having  been  for  feme  Nights 
 deprived  of  his  Reft,  he  was  like  one  diilraded,  his 
 Difcourie  was  extravagant,  he  gave  up  all  Hopes, 
 thought  his  Cafe  defperate,  and  apprehended  Hell 
 was  already  begun  in  the  Horrors  of  his  Soul  :  But 
 God  mercifully  aifording  him  his  wonted  Sleep,  he 
 was  in  a  few  Days  again  revived  ;  and  fenfibly  found 
 the  Difi-erence  between  a  Natural  Diforder  and  a 
 grounded  Defpair.  And  when  his  End  drew  near, 
 God  gave  him  abundant  Comfort,  iO  that  he  parted 
 with  this  Life,  with  chearful  Hopes  of  a  better.  He 
 was  fucceeded  by  Mr.  John  Showsr. 
 
 M^cftham  :  MT.TVnlton.  He  afcerwards  turn'd  School- 
 mafter,  and  had  a  flourilhing  School,  firft  at  Bijhop- 
 Hall,  and  afterwards  at  Bc^dnal-Grcen,  near  London, 
 
 Little  Lavcr:  Mr.  Edward  H^hipn,  M.  A.  OfT'/- 
 nity  College  in  Cambridge;  Brother  to  Mr.  Jtfcph 
 yyhiftcn,  who  v/as  ejeded  at  Maidftons  in  Kent,  He 
 iicver   appear'd   in  Print  j    but  preach'd  twice  every 
 
 Lord> 
 
m  the  Count  J  ^/  E  S  S  E  X.  50  j 
 
 Lord's-Day,  when  he  was  90  Years  of  Age,  ac  Ahrey^  Yq]^  H, 
 Hatchy  near  London,  vX^/■^^ 
 
 Stanhcm  :  Mr.  Henry  Havers.  Born  in  this  County, 
 An.  1620,  of  an  ancient  Family  that  had  continued 
 there  for  feveral  Centuries.  He  was  of  K^therine^Hall 
 in  Cambridge^  v;hen  Dr.  Brownrigge,  afcerv/ards  Bp.  of 
 Exeter,  was  Mafter.  When  he  left  the  Univerficy,  he 
 firft  preach'd  at  Ongar  in  this  County,  and  afterwards 
 was  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  PVarmck,  Being  preferr'd 
 to  this  Living  of Sfa?iborn,  in  the  time  of  the  Common- 
 wealth, he  was  ordain'd  by  the  Presbytery  at  London, 
 and  admitted  without  taking  the  Ingagement,  He  was 
 couragious  in  his  Work,  and  wonderfully  preferv'd  in 
 the  moft  troubiefome  Times.  He  ^id  not  quit  the 
 Place  where  he  was  lilcnc'd  ^  and  even  after  the  Five 
 Mile  AEi  took  place,  never  remov'd  his  Habitation.  He 
 continu'd  Preaching  twice  a  Day,  till  he  was  Eighty 
 Years  of  Age ;  and  even  then  held  on  to  do  it  once.  He 
 was  a  good  Philologift,  and  a  fubftantial  Divine.  One 
 of  great  Holinefs,  and  a  moft  amiable,  peaceable  Tem- 
 per, on  whom  Malice  it  felf  could  never  faften  a  Blot. 
 
 Coggejhd:  Mr.  John  S^ms.  He  came  out  of  New- 
 Englandf  where  he  had  his  Education.  He  fettled  firft 
 at  Keldon  in  this  County,  and  afterwards  fucceeded 
 Dr.  OvQen  at  this  Place,  where  the  Act  of  Vniformity 
 (ilenc'd  him.  After  the  lofs  of  his  Living,  he  and  fome 
 of  his  People  went  to  Church  ;  but  others  of  them  not 
 being  fatisfy'd  to  do  fb,  and  the  Minifter  at  the  fame 
 Time  reproaching  them  in  Publick,  for  not  being  pre- 
 fent  in  time  of  Divine  Service,  he  defifted,  and  let  up 
 a  feparate  Meeting,  and  dy'd  Paftor  of  a  gathered 
 Church  there.  He  was  a  Man  of  good  Learning,  and 
 valuable  Minifterial  Abilities,  but  Melancholy  to  an 
 Excefs.     He  dy'd  about  1675. 
 
 mdgvpell :  Mr.  Daniel  I{ny,  M.  A,  of  Si.  Johns- College 
 in  Cambridge.  A  pious  Perfon,  of  good  Learning  ;  and 
 of  great  Induftry,  Modefty  and  Patience,  tho'  afxlided 
 with  much  bodily  Weaknefs.  He  was  Minifter  of  0.'^- 
 den  in  Suffolk,,  at  the  time  of  King  Charles's  Reftaurati- 
 on  i  which  being  a  Sequeftration  he  foon  refign'd  it, 
 and  came  to  I^idgeml,  where  he  was  well  belov'd,  and 
 
 held' 
 
J04  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mlnifiers^   &^C. 
 
 -  '   ~~~  "  "■  '^'       '*- 
 
 Vol.  IT.  lield  on  Preaching  till  Auguft  62.  After  his  Ejedmenc 
 he  continu'd  Preaching.privately  in  the  Town,  notwith- 
 ftanding  the  Severity  of  the  Times.  Upon  the  Indul- 
 gence in  72,  he  and  Mr.  Giles  Firm  in  fet  up  a  Meeting 
 there  together.  In  1673  he  remov'd  to  Burjial  in  Suf~ 
 folk,  where,  without  any  Difturbance  from  the  Incum- 
 bent, who  had  another  Living,  he  had  the  Liberty  of 
 Preaching  every  other  Lord's-Day,  which  he  conti- 
 nu'd to  dotiil  his  Death,  in  1677,  in  the  42d  Year  of 
 his  Age.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach 'd  at  £Mr/?/74 
 by  Mr.  Tshias  Lcgg. 
 
 BI{AIN7^  :  Mr.  Jchn  Agur.     An  holy  good  Man.' 
 
 Topesfield :  Mr.  John  Overhead,  A  very  modeft  Man  * 
 that  was  always  backward  to  put  forth  himfelf. 
 
 CHELTiiSFOF^D  :    Mr.  Mar^  Moti, 
 
 Springfield:  Mr.  John  I{eve,  He  dy'd  in  London,  Pa- 
 ftor  of  a  Congregation  there.  He  printed  a  Metrical 
 Paraphrafe  on  Canticles. 
 
 Shenfield :  Mr.  George  Bound.  This  was  a  Sequeftra- 
 tion,  and  he  was  turn'd  out  upon  the  King's  Reftaurati- 
 on  in  1660.:  But  Tminforra'dby  one  that  knew  him 
 well,  that  he  is  fatisfy'd  he  never  would  have  con- 
 form'd  i  tho*  he  dy'd  before  Bartbolomei>^-D2Ly,  in  1662. 
 
 Magdalen- Lnver  :  Mr.  Hdrvy.  A  (Incere  upright  Per- 
 fon,  of  good  minifterial  Abilities. 
 
 Stifled  :  Mr.  Thomas  Clark^.  A  very  laborious  ufeful 
 Preacher. 
 
 J^yvinghall :  Ml'.  George  Li/le,  He  was  one  that  ho- 
 hour  a  his  Fundtion.  He  was  imprilbn'd  for  his  Non- 
 conformity at  Colchefter, 
 
 Terling:  Mr.  John  Stalhfim,  He  was  a  Native  of 
 Norfolk,  and  bred  up  in  the  Univerfity  of  Oa'O/^  .-  An 
 able  Preacher,  and  an  holy  Liver.  One  of  ftricl  Con- 
 gregational Principles.  He  kept  up  a  Meeting  in  this 
 Place  after  he  was  turn'd  x)ut.  He  wroie  a  Bookagaiaffc 
 
 Gcrierd 
 
in  the  County  (?f  E  S  S  E  X.  J05 
 
 General  B^demftion^  caU'd^  Vindtcix  B^iemftionii,  which  Vol.  11. 
 I  have  never  leen.    'Twas  wriccen  againft  Sam,  Oats  s^'V^. 
 the  Arminian, 
 
 TAaldEN:  Mr.  Thomas  Hanocks,    An  able  DU 
 vine  j  of  a  very  chearful  Temper. 
 
 mlfied  :  Mv.  Pf^illiamSfarrow,  A  Norfolk^  Ma.n,  of 
 good  Extradion  3  bred  at  Cambridge.  He  was  firft 
 awakened  by  the  preaching  of  Mr.  Stephen  MarfljaL 
 He  was  early  in  declaring  for  the  Congregational  Way  5 
 and  a  great  Correfpondenc  of  Df.  Owen^s,  He  was 
 a  Manof  confiderable  Learning,  and  rematkable  Mini- 
 flerial  Gifts.  As  much  reputed  through  the  Country 
 for  a  Preacher,  as  JVtr.  lagers  o^Dedham  h3.dbeea 
 fonie  time  before.  He  had  a  numerous  Auditory  on 
 Sabbath-days  3  and  kept  up  a  Weekly  Led:ure  on  the  , 
 Market-days,  to  which  there  was  a  general  Refbrt  of 
 the  lyiiniftersand  Gentry  of  thofe  Parts.  His  Miniftry 
 wasbleffedof  God,  to  theConverfion  of  many  Souls,  lis 
 was  noted  for  being  very  Affable  and  Courteous,  and 
 of  a  moft  genteel  Deportment.    He  dy*d  at  Norwich. 
 
 Great  Baddow  :  MT.ChriJiopI^er  PJ/ragge,  A  Man  of 
 Note,  and  Abilities,'  and  Acceptance. 
 
 Little  Baddow  :^  Mr.  Thnnias  Gil/on,  M.  A.  He  was 
 bom  at  Sudbury  in  Suffolk^,  and  trained  up  in  the  Free- 
 School  at  Dedham,  from  whence  he  went  to  that  famous 
 Seminary  of  Piety  and  Learning,  Emmanuel-College  in 
 Cambridge  ;  and  afterwards  for  the  fake  of  a  Fellowlhip, 
 r^mov'd  to  Corfus-Chrifli-College  in  Oxon,  After  his  be- 
 ing filenc'd  at  this  Place  he  removed  to  London^  and  be- 
 came Paftor  of  a  Diffenting  Congregation  in  I{atclijf^ 
 where  he  dy'd  of  a  middle  Age,  i63o.  His  Funeral 
 Sermon  was  preached  by  Mr.  Slater,  and  afterwards 
 printed. ^  He  was  a  good  Scholar,  and  had  very  valu- 
 able Minifterial  Gifts.  He  was  very  induftrious  and 
 diligent  in  the  Work  of  his  LORD  and  Mafter,  and 
 zealous  for  advancing  his  Glory  ;  and  he  dy'd  much 
 lamented.  When  he  was  upon  hlS  Dearh-bed  he  ex* 
 prefs'd  himfelf  thus:  When  others  live  60  or  70  Year$ 
 in  the  World,  before  they  have  done  what  they  were 
 km  hlrhcr  for,  if  lean  difpatch  mine  in  50,  whatrea- 
 
 X  foqt 
 
7o6  The  Ejecfed'or  Sflem'^d  A/W.^/ft/j,  8cc, 
 
 Vol.  11.    ion  -hiVe  I  ro  comphin*     He  has  letc  a  Son  ia  the  Mi- 
 niki'y  Sit  Cdlchefier. 
 
 TVALTHAM  :  .  Mr.  John  Hanljvn,  A  very,  intelli- 
 gent, judicious  Perlbn. 
 
 High.07\GAI^\  ^ls\.v.  John  Lavender.  .\l(t.\N:i%  all 
 Love  to  CHRIST  in  Life,  and  in  Death.  An  holy 
 heavenly  Divine,  of  a  very  fweet  Difpofition  5  much 
 and  great  in  Prayer,  and  fpiritualizlng  Occurrences. 
 
 Souihold  by  Burntypood  :  Mr.  J^.thhnijd,  M.  A.  Brothef 
 to  l^r,  I{nth'hnnd{QtnQ.  time  Preacher  in  the  Minfter  of 
 Tork.-  He  had  his  Education  in  Oxen.  After  many 
 Removes  he  fettled  at  Highgate,  where  he  continued  to 
 his  Death. 
 
 Chiffing^077TaY  :  Mr.  John  L^r'{tn.  At  his  ChurcH 
 feveral  of  his  neighbouring  Minifters  carry'd  on  a 
 wet:kly  Ledlure.  He  was  an  infirm  but  folid  Pcrfon  j 
 and"  had  a  good  Eftatc,  which  he  afterwards  liv*d  up- 
 on :  Being  very  ready  to  entertain  his  Brethren. 
 
 In^erflone  :  Mt:John  Pf^iilis.     An  able  Divine. 
 
 Cnjlle-W.vcnh?_ghtim  :  Mr.  John  Smith.  He  was  turn'd 
 iirft  out  of  buninovpy  which  was  a  Sequeftration  ^  but 
 it  was  here  he  was  -^Icnc'd.  He  was  a  very  able,  pru- 
 dent, judicious,  ufeful  Divine. 
 
 Bunhrook,-.  Mr.  Iji^ac  Grnndorge,  M.  A,  feme  time  Fel- 
 low of  St.  yo/wr  in  Camhridgc.  An  excellent  Man,  and 
 a  great  Scholar*  A  very  prudent  Perfon,  and  judici* 
 cus  Preacher. 
 
 Steeple  Bumftcd :  Mr.  Edward  Symmcs.  A  very  hum- 
 tie,  mcdeft,  holy  Pcrfon. 
 
 Vpper  Tddhr.m  :  Mr.  John  Chndfij.  Who  was  very 
 jjoor  I  and  yet  ftrangely  provided  for,  till  he  was  taken 
 hence. 
 
 Piniemll :  Mr.  Thom/!s  Peck,  M.  A".     He  was  efteem'd 
 
 a  judicious  and  learned  Divine.  Hewrot^andpublifli'd, 
 
 ■  -  "  "   '  afohcf 
 
in  the  County  c?/  E  S  S  E  X.^: "  V  307 
 
 afoher   Gucjs  on  Jeveral   Myfteries  in    the    Revelations.  Vol.  II. 
 
 Taxlcy  :  Mr.  Jnmes  S'tnalL  A  very  iifcful,  laborious 
 Preacher. 
 
 Elfenham  :  Mr.  George  Pf/ilfon. 
 
 Vinchingfie-d:  Mr.  Hugh  Glover,  A  facetious.  Genteel 
 Pcrfon,  and  a  very  popular  Preacher;  like  his  Prcde- 
 cclTor,  Mr.  Stephen  MnyfoaL  He  was  a  LeicefierPoire 
 Man,  and  bred  at  Emm^-nnel-ColIege  in  Cambridge.  He 
 did  not  preach  after  his  Ejedlment,  till  the  Diflentcrs 
 had  Liberty  given  them.  He  went  to  Church  with  his 
 Family.     He  dy 'd  at  BiJloo^sStortford  of  a  Confumption. 
 
 Burfted  :  Mr,  Bridges. 
 
 Stanfted :  Mr.  I(nhert  Abbot, 
 
 Hornchurch  :  Mr.  TVells, 
 
 A'kjsden  :  Mr. Pepys,  M.  A,  and  formerly  Fellow  of 
 EmmanueUCollege  in  Cambridge. 
 
 Shelley  :  Mr.  ^achary  Finch, 
 
 Ffinginghovp  :  Mr.  Griggs, 
 
 Boxted  :  Mr.  Lax. 
 
 THACK^STED:  Mr.  James  Parker^ 
 
 Chifwel :  Mr.  milct, 
 
 how-Layton  :  Mr.  Philip  Anderton, 
 
 Vpminfier  :  Mr.  Hawks. 
 
 Coln-Engain  :  Mr.  John  Clark, 
 
 Pentloxv  :  Mr.  Henry  Efday,  He  had  a  confidera:!^ 
 ble  Eftate  left  him  by  a  Relation  after  his  Ejectment, 
 He  liv'd  and  dy'd  privately  in  Hoxton-Sijunre,  in  the  Pa- 
 vlQx  of  Sz.  J^eonard  Shoredifch, 
 
 ----;--—■         --     -      2^  J  Gcftli?7gford\ 
 
^08       The  Ejecled  or  Silenced  Minijiers^  &c. 
 
 Gejllingford ;   Mr.  Davis. 
 
 Lnveford  :  Mr.  William  Milner* 
 
 Okcly  :  ]'Ai\jGhn  Hubbard, 
 
 iVeefy  :  Mr.  Dovpel, 
 
 Boxted  :  Mr.  Carr.     An  abk  uleful  Preacher. 
 
 Markes  Tcy  :  Mr.  I{icbnrd  ^nnd.  He  was  fome  tim€ 
 flfrer  his  Ejediion,  Pallor  of  a  Congregation  at  Lit- 
 tle-Baddow  in  this  County  ;  and  there  he  dy'd,  abovst 
 the  Year  1692.  He  was  a  laborious  ufeful  Preacher* 
 He  had  a  very  hopeful  Son,  a  young  Minifter,  who  dy- 
 ing about  the  fame  time,  was  bury'd  with  him  in  the 
 fame  Grave* 
 
 Much  lay  :  Mr.  Green, 
 
 Panfield :  Mr.  George  PHYchns, 
 
 InvQorth  :  Mr.  Robert  Dod.  He  v\:'as  brought  up  ifi 
 IFeflminJhr-SchorAf  and  went  from  thence  to  Oxford^ 
 where  he  was  Seven  Years  under  the  Tuition  of  Mr.  Jo- 
 fepb  Allein  ;  under  whom  he  greatly  profited  as  to  fe- 
 rious  Religion,  as  well  as  in  ufeful  human  Learning. 
 He  had  many  Excrcifes  in  the  courfe  of  his  Life,  and 
 iis'd  to  fay,  that  he  cnjoy*d  mcft  of  GOD  under  Affii- 
 d:ion.  He  had  a  lingular  Gift  in  Prayer.  His  Ene- 
 mies had  many  Defigns  againft  him,  but  GOD  won- 
 derfully prcferv'd  htm  oMt  of  iheir  Hands.  He  dy'd 
 yfpil  the  9th,  1695. 
 
 Fcrri??^:  hir.  Cc??fub I e, 
 
 TVkl{!:a7n  near  Mnlden  :  Mr.  Billov^ay.  His  Living 
 was  worth  1 20  /.  fer  yhm:im.  He  vi^as  a  plain,  zealous, 
 vracftical  Preacher  :  And  his  Miniftry  was  blels'd  to  the 
 Coiivcrfion  of  many  Souls.  He  preach'd  conftantly  ia 
 the  moft  difficult  Times,  till  his  Death,  This  was  the 
 -Father  of  Mr.  Billovpny,   who  fucceeded   Dr.  Bntes  ac 
 
 flae!<jicy.  ,       ^ 
 
 Pedmarjh  i 
 
in  the '  County  <;/  E  S  S  E  X. 
 
 Pedmarjh  :  Mr.  BUkely,  He  was  very  adlve  and 
 ttfeful  in  his  Station. 
 
 Wethenjield :  Mr.  John  Cole.  He  had  been  Fellow 
 of  JeJuS'CoIlege  in  Cambridge.  He  came  to  fVc.ithersfie/d, 
 An.  1655,  and  dy'd  there  Ap^il  j  i,  1673.  He  liifferM 
 much  for  his  Nonconformity.  Being  taken  Preaching 
 in  his  own  Houfe,  he  was  fent  Prifoner  to  Colchefier, 
 where  GOD  was  with  him,  and  fliew'd  him  Favour  in 
 the  Eyes  of  the  Keeper  of  the  Prifon.  His  Enemies 
 perceiving  it,  remov'd  him  to  Chelmsford  Goal,  where 
 he  found  the  like  Favour  3  and  encreas'd  his  Eftare, 
 tho' his  Health  was  impaird  by  his  tedious  Imprifon- 
 ment.  He  was  a  cheerful  Man,  and  of  a  ftrong  Faich . 
 He  was  a  very  fplid  fpiritual  Preacher  ;  one  of  galhnc 
 Abilities.  *  •       .       , 
 
 Alfhamfton  :  Mr.  Samuel  Brinfley.  Some  time  Fel^ 
 low  of  St.  John*s^  College  in  Cambridge,  After  his  Ejed- 
 ment  he  liv'd  pretty  much  in  and  about  Londion.  He 
 was  an  holy  and  painful  Minifter  of  CHRIST.  He 
 dy'd  about  the  Year  1695. 
 
 H^jite  Coin  :  Mr.  John  Biglcy.  This  was  a  Dona- 
 tive, that  could  not  be  taken  away,  and  fo  he  conti- 
 nu'd  in  it  :  But  he  was  (as  I  am  informed}  as  truly  a 
 Nonconformift,  as  any  that  left  their  Livings. 
 
 Much'Bently  :  Mr.  Beard, 
 
 I      AVer  in?  :  Mr.  John  More, 
 
 Little  Leighs:  M\'.  Benfon,  He  dy'd  at  A/.'/W'-Zm^- 
 dovp  in  1682:  And  was  much  befriended  by  my  Lori 
 Fit:(cva Iter's  Family,  near  Chelmsford. 
 
 High-K^jlon  :  Mr.  Martin  TJol bitch, 
 
 ■    Dnnhcry  :  Mr.  John  Mnn. 
 
 H^aterin?/.  Mr.  Chriftnph^r  Scot,     A  very  vvorihy  Man. 
 
 Two  of  his  Bi^cccflbrs  in  this  Liviag^  ciid  not  think  it; 
 
 X  3  beneath 
 
3 1  o  The  EjeBed  ot  :Stlm(P.d  Mwj^jterSj^  8cc.  ^ 
 
 Vol.  II.   beneath  them,  to  take  Inftrudlions  from  him  how  to 
 preach  to  their  Parlfhioners. 
 
 H^ckr\?cl  :  Mr.  Jojjah  Church,  M.  A.   He  hath  printed  ' 
 a  Book,, intituled.  The  divinePVnrmnt  o/Infanc-Baptirm, 
 or  Six  Argwnc7itsfoT  Bnptijm  cf  Iv fronts  of  Chripi'^nij^  4:0, 
 
 •  ^ccksnd^n:  Mr,  J>t^iIiiam.Cloj)tcv,  M.  A.  His' Living 
 was  wc'rrh  160. 1,  ferjinnu?)^.  He  was  of  a  gcod  Fami- 
 ly in  Suffolk:,  but  very  humble  and  condefcending.  He 
 had  his  Education  in  Enimamid-Collt'gc  m  Cnr/ihridge, 
 He  had  the  Offer  of  a  much  better  Parifli  than  that 
 he  was  in  ,  but  he  refus'd  it,  becaufe  it  was  a  Seque- 
 flration.  Mr.  Nathr.n  Hexvfon  of  Ewnhum,  villdng  him 
 a  little  before  Bnrthokmcw^dd^' 6i,  ask'd  h\xn  x^hnt  he 
 i72tendcd  to  do  ?  Mr.  Clop  en  anfwer'd,  he  did  not  knovo 
 what  hefljould  do.  Oh,  laid  Mr.  Hewfc?i  to  him,  7icver 
 ccnflrtn.  But  he  did  not  follow  the  A>dvice  himlelf  ; 
 For  when  the  Day  came,  he  gave  his  JJpnt  and  Conjent. 
 He  afterwards  fen t  Mr.  Clopcn  a  Letter,  in  which,  he 
 dclir'd  him  to  have  n  care  vc^hat  he  did,  for  that  Reckondon 
 ip/rj  n  good  Living.  He  wrote  him  back  word,//'v2^  he  hofd 
 he  fjo'u'ul  kpsj)  n  gccdCcnfcience.  And  he  had  afterwards 
 a  great  deal  of  Satisfadion  in  his  witnefling  againft 
 Ecctefiafdcal  Impolirions.  He  dy'd  in  the  Fifty  eighth 
 .Year  of  his  Age  :  And  was  bury'd  in  the  fame  Grave, 
 and  at  the  lame  Time,  with  his  Neighbour  and  inti- 
 ir.are  Friend,  Mr.  Phi/ologus  Sachevercli. 
 
 Stehhiiig  :  Mr.  Snmuel  Bnntoft,  B.  D.  He  was  many 
 Years  Fellow  oi  Jcjus  College  m  Cambridge,  and  lb  me 
 rime  Prefident.  He  was  a  noted  Univeriity-Preacher. 
 A  Man  of  profound  Judgment,  and  great  Senie,  and 
 yet  much  Modeily  and  Candor  in  Convcrfation  :  Emi- 
 nently pious,  acceptable  and  uieful.  He  preach'd  for 
 fome  time  after  62  at  Bmintry :  But  was  fcrc'd  from* 
 thence  w  London,  and  there  profecuted  to  an  Excom- 
 munication. He  removed  afterwards  to  Ipfaich,  but 
 r>evcr  undertook  any  Paftcral  Charge.  He  dy'd  there 
 Augv.flzi,  1692,  in  the  73d  Year  of  his  Age. 
 
 , .  Mr.  jingel^as  alfo  (ilcnc'd  at  the  fame  Placed 
 
 Afi^etdon  -, 
 
-    •       in  the  County  of'E  S  SEX.      .    .^  -     -^-^ 
 
 .       ., .,        " "  Vol.  IL 
 
 Ajhddon:  ]  Mr.  Fiflier.  \.y>r^ 
 
 Stove  :  'i&'l%idulHen, 
 
 'Norton :  Mr.  HuhUrd,  .,  ■     .  s    .. 
 
 -Stapleford- Abbots:  Mr.  Lewis  Caiandnnc.  He'RatT^ 
 nothing  to  rruft  co  when  he  was  ejedled,  but  threw 
 hlmftlfupon  Providence  withhis  TenChiidren.  His 
 Father  had  been  Miniftcrofthe  Dw^c/?  Ghurch  in  Lon^ 
 don:  But  this  go)'^  of  his  met  with  iiviny  pifficultics ' 
 and  Tryais,  and  yet  was  contented  and  chcaiTul  under 
 all.  He  livM  in  his  old  Age  in  anAlms-hcuIe  at  Mih^ 
 pndf  where  he  officiated  as  Chaplain. 
 
 Chkkriey  :  Mr.  Archer. 
 
 Pnringdon-mngnei  ;  Mr.  "B^flmck^^ 
 
 Vgle  ;  Mr.  Lucas f 
 
 White  I{ooding  ■:  Mr.  Sandford.  A  good  Scholar,  much 
 a  Gentleman,  and  very  Charitable. 
 
 Krifing ;  Mr,  Brown, 
 
 Fordham:  Mr.  John  'Bulkjey.  He'  \^as  the  Son  of 
 Mr.  Peter  Bui!{ley,  who  was  the  Son  of  Dr.  Bu-kjcy^ 
 who  had  a  good  Living  in  Bedford/hire^  in  the  Gift  of 
 Sir  7'ho??ins  Aljlon^  and  his  Son  Pcfey^  fucceeded  him  in 
 it,  and  continu'd  there  till  the  Rigours  of  Archbifliop 
 L^wfi^  drove  him  away  ;  and  then  he  .fled  to  America 
 for  Shelter  i  where  he  was  choien'  Miiiifter  at  Concord, 
 and  wrote  his  Book  of  the  Gpfpel  Covenant.  He  bred 
 three  Sons  Minifters  :  GcrJIoo??}^  Edward  and  John., 
 Edward  was  a  worthy  ufeful  Man,  fucceeded. his  Fa- 
 ther at  Concord  in  Kew-Er, gland,  and  dy'd  there.  Ths 
 younger  Son  John  came  into  E7igUnd,  and  fettled  at 
 Fordham,  where  for  fome  Years  he  exercis'd  his  Mi- 
 niftry  with  good  Acceptance  and  Succefs.  After  his 
 Bjcdment  he  rctir'd  to  ;^F^j^;?if2^- in  the  Suburbs  ^of 
 London,  where  he  iiv'd  fevcral  Vears,  pradtidng  PKy- 
 fick  with  good  Succefs  5  adminiftring  natural  and  fri- 
 X  4  ^  xm^X . 
 
g  1 2        The  Eje5ted  or  Silenced  Mimflers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  ritual  Phyiick  together.  He  was  a  learned  and  emi- 
 \y^*>/^^  nently  pious  Man.     His  whole  Life  was  a  continual 
 
 Sermon.  Tho'  he  was  not  often  in  the  Pulpit,  yet  he 
 '  might  truly  be  faid  to  Preach  every  Day  in  the^Week: 
 
 And  feldom  did  he  viiit  his  Patients,  without  reading 
 
 a  Ledure  of  Divinity  to  them,  and  praying  with 
 
 tb^m. 
 
 South  Ockendep :  Mr.  Burnahy. 
 
 Coopers  Sale :  Mr.  Francis  Chandler.  A  very  lerious, 
 bold,  and  awakening  Preacher.  He  was  Father  of 
 Mr.  Samuel  Chandler^  who  dy'd  a  Nonconformift  Mi- 
 ciftcr  at  Andover. 
 
 Lynfel:  Mr.  Claris. 
 
 Water  Belchamp  :  Mr.  Beerfeji, 
 
 Jiempfled  :  Mr.  Thomas  Ellis, 
 
 Stamford  I{ivers :  Mr.  Matthew  Eliijton.  A  Perfotl 
 of  great  Worth  and  good  Ability.  A  Friend  in  a  Let- 
 ter, teHs  me  of  one  Mr.  Thomas  ElUfton  whom  he  knew, 
 that  prcach'd  at  Maiden,  and  feveral  other  Places  in  this 
 County;  and  dy'd  old  in  1684:  But  whether  it  was 
 ^  '       another  Perfbn,  ot-the  fame,  I  cannot  cercainJy  fayo 
 
 Hockley  :  Mr.  Farnworth^ 
 
 BIiAINTI{EE :  Mr.  Fryar, 
 
 Childerditch :  Mr.  Harris, 
 
 Patfmck.:  Mr.  I{alj}h  HilL 
 
 *of  h'        ^^»ft<^d :  Mr.  Leonard  Hoar  *.     Afteii  his  being  fi^ 
 'sJfe  Leader  ^^^^^  \^txt,  he   went  to  Nex9.EngUnd  to  prcfjde  in  the 
 ^ayconfdt^^'^^  Univerfity  there  :  and  there   he  dy'd,  Novemh^ 
 jrfr.Cot.    28.  1675. 
 ton  Ma- 
 thcr*s  Hiftory  of  Kero  England,  Book  IV.  f,  1  ^g^ 
 
 Inworth  ? 
 
in  the  County  i?/  E  S  S  E  X.  j  1 3 
 
 "  '       "  ^oi.  ii7 
 
 Xnvporth :  Mr.  Jenlg7ts,  \^*V"0. 
 
 Witham  ;  Mr.  Thomas  hudguttcr. 
 
 BAI^KJNG:  Mr  JVa^, 
 
 I(edmnter  ;  Mr.  George  Moxon ;  Son  to  Mr.  George 
 Moxon  of  Ajlbury,  and  Brother-in-Jaw  ro  Shtvi?[  Sute, 
 and  his  Chaplain  when  he  was  Sheriff  of  London,  jt^e 
 liv'd  and  dy'd  in  his  Brother-in-law's  Houle,  in  Eaton 
 CQnftantine^  which  was  the  Place  of  Mr.  Bnxta^^ 
 Birch. 
 
 Little  Wnrley :  Mr.  ?ovffel, 
 
 V^pnger :  Mr.  ^obotham. 
 
 Eajlvpood :  Mr.  Philoiogus  Sacheverel.  He  was  a  great 
 Intimate  of  Mr.  PFUIiam  C!optcn5  who  is  mention'd 
 above.  They  were  both  (ick  at  the  fame  Time,  but 
 Mr.  Clopton  dy'd  firft.  Some  in  tAv.Sncheverel's  Room 
 were  talking  of  it,  and  he  overheard  them,  and  faid. 
 Then  there  is  a  good  Man  gone  to  Heaven  ^  and  laid 
 bimfelf  down  again  on  his  Pillow,  and  dy'd  immedi- 
 ately :  And  they  were  both  buried  together  in.  one 
 Gr^ve,  being  laid  by  the  Side  of  each  other. 
 
 Stock,:  Mr.  Martyn  Sympfon, 
 
 Sandon  :  Mr.  Samuel  Smith,    A  judicious  Divia?» 
 
 Blacky  Kotley:    Mr.  Sfarroxohaxvkc       * 
 
 BelchamJ>  Potton  :  Mr.  Thomas, 
 
 Cojford :  Mr.  I{ohert  Thom^fou, 
 
 Stapleford  Taxvney :  Mr.  PVard. 
 
 Little  Hollinghorough  :  Mr.  lVaters„ 
 
 Thojden  Mount :  Dr.   iFellt, 
 
 ^hehury 
 
3  14  T^^^^  Ejected  or  SHer^c'^dMimfiers^  8c  c. 
 
 Vol.11. 
 
 s^'-V^s^      Shohury  :  Mr.  Watjon. 
 
 Abbots  Reding  :  Mr.  John  PVood. 
 
 Cr/jnham  :  Mr,  John  Tardley,     An  able  judicious  Di- 
 vine. 
 
 South  Hdnvill :  Mr.  CardijinL 
 
 Mrft  Hdwfted :  Mr.  Grsen. 
 
 Albvcy  Hatch :    Mr.  Kjghtly.     He    preach'd     after-' 
 wards  at   Billerecay. 
 
 *  Be  (ides  Nor  muft  I  here  omit  Mr,  Henry  Lukjn'^^  a  Di» 
 his  Fune-  vine  of  great  Note  and  Eminence,  who  was  in  France 
 ral  Sfrmor.ihrec  Years  together  about  that  Time  when  the  reft  of 
 for  Mr.  the  Minifters  were  turn'd  cut.  He  was  fiienc'd  at  a 
 John  Diftance  :  And  when  he  rcturn'd  home,  took  his  Lot 
 Warren,  ^[^h  ]iis  defpis'd  fufFering  Brethren.  He  has  liv'd' 
 he  hath  ^^^  many  Years  with  Mrs.  Mafk/tm,  preaching  to  a 
 frtriTcd  Je-  ^^^^||  ^Q^^j^^-y  jj^  ^\^q  Neighbourhood  :  No  Temptation 
 'ueraiva-  ^^-^^^  ^[^l^  j-q  induce  him  to  Conformity. 
 luable  ^ 
 
 jis  xAn  Introdu8:ion  to  the  Holy  Scriptures,  8^c;o.  1^99.  The  chief 
 Intcreft  of  Man  ;  or,  a  Difcourfc  of  Religion,  i2o.  1665.  The  Life 
 of  Faith,  with  the  genera  lUfe  of  Faith,  S-vo.  1660.  The  Lntereft  of 
 the  Spirit  in  Prayer,  S-ya.  1674,  A  Remedy  againft  Spiritual  Troi». 
 blc,  1 20. 1^94-  The  Praftice  of  Godlinefs,  &c- 
 
 I  have  in  a  Letter  been  charg*d  with  omitting 
 Mr.  Blngravc,  in  this  County  5  who  its  faid  was  eje- 
 <5twd  here :  But  I  am  not  able  to  give  *any  Account 
 of  him.  Mr.  Pindar  alfo  is  enquired  after,  as  one 
 that  fliould  be  mentlon'd  as  ejected  in  this  Coun- 
 ty, but  I  know  no:  where.  He  dy'd  Paftor  of  a  Con- 
 gregation az  L:'t!c  Baddcxv^  in  1681,  The  fame  Per- 
 fon  alio  tciis  me  he  miffes  Mr. .  Edmund  Taylor^  who 
 liv'd  and  dy'd  ar  M-ithnm  in  this  County,  preach'd  in 
 divers  Places,  and  was  imprifon'd  in.  Tilbuty  Fort  in 
 'Monmouth^  Time"!  But  I  cannot  fay  whether  he  was 
 ^jedled  in  this  County  or  another, 
 
 Th^rf 
 
mthe  Bfjhop  of  ESSEX, 
 
 Th^fe  is  one  Perfon  belonging  to  this  County,  whom  ^>'-v^ 
 I  hardly  know  whether  to  reckon  among  the  Confor- 
 mifts  or"  the  Nonconformifts :  'T'ls  M\\  Jolm  Chandler 
 of  Bromky  fnrvfi,  Hc  afterwards  had  the  Living  of 
 Fetto.  He  had  been  ordain'd  by  Mr.  John  Fairfax  and 
 others  in  the  Pirshyteriaji  Way ,  and  would  not  yield  to 
 any  thing  than  might  be  capable  of  being  interpreted 
 as  eaftitig^a  Relicdlion  ch  his  former  Ordination.  Up-  ' 
 pon  his  fignifying  this  to  Bp.  I^'y fields,  he  defir'd  the 
 Company  that  vi-'ere  prefent  to  take  Notice,  that  he  was 
 as  good  a  Minif^er  as  he  could  make  him  ;  and  told 
 him  he  fnight  go  antf  preach  the  Gofbel  at  Petto.  He 
 read  (onre  of  the  Ccm.mcn-Prayer  ,  and  now  and  then 
 wore  the  Sv.rplicc  ^  "but  wds  threatened  for  not  uling 
 all  the  Ceremonies. 
 
 .^^/ BJ  There :  were  many  Miftakes  in  this  County  in" 
 my  former  Edition,  ("perhaps  as  many  as  in  any  other) 
 which  are  now  carefully  recfiify'd,  as  far  as  my  beft 
 Intelligence  would  help  me.  Mr.  Francis  Chmdler 
 was  mcn'tion'd  three  feveral  Times  ^  once  at  Kchedon, 
 a  lecond  Time  at  Thoydon  Garnon,  and  a  third  Time 
 at  Coufers  Sale ;  But  underftanding  that  all  was  but  one 
 Perfon,  I  have  now  mentioned  him  but  once.  Mr. 
 "^ohn  Smith  was  alfo  before  m^entiou'd  at  Dunmowe, 
 where  he  was  firft  Minifter,  and  afterwards  at  Caftle 
 Heveningham,  where  he  was  in  62  :  And  I  have  now 
 brought  him  in  at  the  laft  Place  only.  Mr.  Martin  Hoi- 
 bitch  was  alfo  mention'd  twice  :  At  High  Eafton^and  at 
 B!ac}{:Chappel,  at  the  laft  of  which  Places  he  had  been 
 long  before:  But  now  he  is  only  once  taken  Notice  of, 
 and  that  at  the  former  Place  where  he  was  ejedled. 
 
 Of  thofe  alfo  mentioned' in  this  County  before  as 
 Minifters  here  ejedred,  I  have  now  left  out  Mr.  Ed- 
 mund Brewer  of  Hcveningham  Caftle,  who  I  am  inform'd 
 dy*d  fome  Years  before  the  Act  of  Uniformity  :  And 
 Mr.  Abraham  Clijfcrd  of  Quendon,  becaufe  he  is  menti- 
 on'd before  in  the  Univerfity  of  Cambridge  :  And  Mr. 
 John  H^ilfon  of  Little  Hollingborough,  becaufe  I  under- 
 ftand  he  is  the  Irime  as  was  ejedlcd  at  Kc?npcn  in 
 Hertford/hire,  where  Notice  is  taken  of  him  :  And  Mr. 
 Payne  of  Bifiof  Stortford,    and   Mr.  Mock^i:  of  Gilfin, 
 
 becauf© 
 
516  The  Ejected  or  %llenc*d  MiniJlerSj  &c. 
 
 ypl.  II.    becaufe  they  are  both   mention'd  in  the  fame  County 
 v./"V"v^  of  Hertfsrd,     And  Mr.   Caley  of  t^awley,  becauie  he  is 
 mention'd  before/?.  35,  2it  Grays- hm  in  London.     And 
 ^  Mr.    Thomas  Brand,    who   was   mention'd    before  ac 
 
 WhltC'I{coding,  is  now  omitted  there,  and  mention'd 
 afterwards ;  becaufe  tho'  he  came  from  thence,  and 
 jnighr  perhaps  preach  there  occafionally  before  Bartbolo- 
 mevp  Day  62,  (at  which  Time  he  was  17  Years  of 
 Age)  yet  he  was  not  there  ejcdled. 
 
 The  Peribns  whom  I  formerly  mention'd  as  here 
 conforming  afterwards,  were  Mr.  Thomas  Harper  of 
 Eppng  ;  Mr.  Hcvcel  of  H^icke![hovs>  j  and  Mr.  Lathum 
 of  Orjct.  To  thefe  I  now  add  feveral  others ;  as 
 Mr.  Hill  of  High-Hooding,  Mr.  Holmes  of  PTrinle,  and 
 Mr.  Ferris  of  Norton ;  who  I  am  told  all  three  con- 
 formed, tho'  the  two  former  were  put  out  of  Sequeftra- 
 tions.  And  whereas  I  before  mention'd  Mr.  John 
 Deerfley  as  ejedted  from  t^l^iccomh  St.  Paul,  which  was  a 
 fequcftrcd  Living,  I  have  (inc?  been  Inform'd  by  a  Let- 
 ter, that  he  was  not  a  Nonconformift,  but  that  he  dy'd 
 Redtor  of  Karter  by  Hadleigh  in  Sujfolk,  ;  and  there- 
 fore I  have  here  left  him  out.  I  have  alfo  done  the  like 
 by  Mr.  Pod  of  Hadleigh  in  the  Hundreds  ^  Mr.  Thomas 
 Clopton  of  B^mfden-BelLhoufe  ;  Mr.  I{alph  Jojceline  of 
 EarlS'CoIne,  and  Mr.  Green  of  I(un^ell.  And  if  there 
 are  any  Miftakcs  yet  remaining,  they  alfo  had  beei^ 
 rectified  upon  farther  Intelligence. 
 
 In  the  County  of  GLOUCESTER. 
 
 *  He  hath  Burton  on  the  Water  :  Mr.  j^ntony  Palmer*,  M.  A. 
 pttbhjhed  a '^2ii[\c  of  H^orCeflcrfloire,  educated  in  Oxon,  and  fome 
 Scripture  ^ime   Fellow  of  Baliol  College.     He  was  caft  out  by 
 
 u  1  ^^A-'  F^^rce  by  fome  of  the  neighbouring  Gentry,  before 
 Tabk- J^^^  Act  for  Uniformity  was  fram'd.  'He  put  in  ^ 
 fi'^nft  Af"  Curate,  who  alio  was  difturbM  for  Want  of  the  Corn- 
 John  'mon-Prayer.  He  had  a  Congregation  afterwards  in 
 Hum-  the  City'  of  London  ,  and  exercis'd  his  Miniftry  there 
 phrey's  till  his  Death,  on  Jan.  16.  1678.  He  was  of  good 
 Treacife  Minifterial  Abilities,  and  of  the  Congregational  Per- 
 of  Free  fwafion. 
 Admilll- 
 
 on,%vo.  1^54.  Memorials  oF  Godlintfs  and  Chrlflianity.  The 
 Chriftians  Freedqin  by  Chrifl,  The  Gofpel  new  Ci'eaturc.  ^vo. 
 i^5^'  &i\  Shl^tcn: 
 
inthe  County  of  G  L  O  U  GE  S  T  E  R.     317 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 Shifton  Moigne  ;  Mr.  Daniel  Capel,  M.  A.     Son   of  '•^'V'"*^ 
 
 the  eminent  Mr.  Bjchard  Capely  fometi'me  Fellow  of 
 Magdalen  College  in  Oxon.  He  was  fucceflively  Mi- 
 nifter  of  Morton^  Alderly,  and  Shipton^  in  his  own 
 Native  County  of  Gioucefter,  Parting  wirh  his  Living 
 in  62,  for  his  Nonconformity y  he  praxflis'd  Phyfick  in 
 the  Town  of  Strowd,  in  the  fame  County  as  long  as 
 he  liv'd. 
 
 (^LOVCESJEI^:  Mr.  Increnfe   Mather,  M.  A.     He 
 was  born   in   Nevp-Engiand,  and  when  Nonconformity 
 was  like  to  be  troubiefome,  he  return'd  again  to  his 
 Native   Country,  where  he  is  yet  living,  Prefident  of 
 Harvard   College  in  Cambridge '^.     Tho'  he   was  not*^^^^^^ 
 properly  ejeded  by  the   Bartholomew  Ad,  yet  the  Ki-P^^^'iy^f 
 gours  of  thofe  Times  drove  him  from  thefe  Parts  to  the  ^  ^jf" 
 Ifle  oiGuernfey,  where  he   was  Chaplain  to   a  Regi-^°""® 
 ment ;     and  from   thence    he  went  to  N(fTi7-£;?j//7«J,.        .    * 
 where  he  had  the  Profped  of  more  Peace.  Myftery 
 
 .  ^^  ifraeCs 
 
 Salvation.  S-vo.  ^66g.  The  firft  Principles  of  NexD-En gland y  con- 
 cerning the  Subjcft  of  Baptifm  and  Communion  of  Churches,  ^ta, 
 75.  A  brief  Hiflory  of  the  War  with  the  Indians,  in  Nero-En^ 
 glandy  from  June  24.  1^75.  to  y^ug.  12.  ^6.  Some  important  Truths 
 about  Converfion,  ^vo.  74.  The  Divine  Right  of  Infant  Baptifm, 
 4fa.  1680.  Praftical  Truths,  tending  to  promote  Godlinefs  in  the 
 Power  of  it.  Diatribe  de  figno  Fillii  Hominis,  &  de  fecundo  MeA 
 fia;  adventu,  Zvo.  1682.  An  EfTay  for  the  recording  illuftrious 
 Providjences,  St/o.  84.  A  Difcourfe  concerning  the  Pcrfon,  Office 
 and  Glory  of  Chrift,  8-yo.  86.  De  fucceiTu  Evangelii  apud  Indos  iri 
 Nova  Anglia.  Epift.  ad  CJ.  Virum,  D.  Joh.  Leufdenum.  %B.  A 
 Difcourfe  concerning  Cowc?/,  ^vo.  1683.  A  Call  to  the  riflng  Ge- 
 neration, 8ryo.  A  Funeral  Sermon  for  Mr.  Jehn  Bailey^  Sve.  The 
 Doftrine  of  Divine  Providence,  8t;c,  Sermons  on  Ezek.  ^. '^.  J29. 
 The  Folly  of  Sin.  12a.  The  Excellency  of  a  publiclf  Spirit.  A  Dill 
 courfe  conccerning  the  Truth  of  the  Chiifiian  Religion.  A  Dif. 
 tourfe   conerning  Angels,  &c. 
 
 Mr.  James  Forbes ^  M.  A  f-  He  was  of  nn  honourable    f  He  has 
 Scotch  Family.     He  was  feafon'd  with  true  Piety  be-  printed 
 
 Nehufh- 
 tan,  in  y^nfvocr  to  one  John  Elliot  a  Quaker.     The   Chriftian  direfted 
 m  his  Way  to  Heaven,     And.God's  Goodnefs  to  ljra;l  in  all  Ag«s, 
 
 times 
 
318  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc^d  Minijlers^  &c» 
 
 Vol  II.  times.  He  had  his  Education  in  Aberdeen  ;  and  being 
 Mafter  of  Arts  there,  was  admitted  in  Oxford  a'd'  eun- 
 dem.  Coming  to  Eiiglnnd  he  was  full  of  Thoughts  of 
 Heart;  and  moft  earneftjy  defirous  that  GOD  would 
 choofe  for  him  an  uieful  Station,  and  blefs  his  Mini- 
 ftry,  to  the  Converlion  of  Souls.  Not  being  fatisfy'd 
 to  accept  a  Parifli  that  was  ofFer'd  him,  he  was  in 
 1654  ^^"^  by  the  Powers  that  then  were,  to  the  Cil- 
 thedral  of  Glou:eftcr,  where  he  preach'd  with  great  Suc- 
 cefs,  to  the  apparent  Danger  of  fliortning  his  Life.  He 
 gathered  a  Church,  which  was  chiefly  made  up  of  his 
 own  Converts  :  And  after  Six  Years  he  was  outed  of 
 the  Cathedral,  when  Dean  Brough  took  Poireifion  of  it  ; 
 But  he  ftili  continu'd  there,  mmiftring  privately  as  he 
 could.  Dr.  Frampto7i  who  was  firft  Dean,  and  after- 
 wards Bifliop  there,  courted  him  in  vain.  In  Tarring- 
 tons  Plot  for  Pnckington's  rather^  he  was  committed  to 
 Chcpftow-CzMQ,  where  he  was  long  kept  in  a  ftrait  and 
 dark  Room  :  (  And  it  was  the  like  wirh  Coll.  Overton.  ) 
 When  he  was  difcharg'd  he  return'd  to  his  Paftorai  Care, 
 in  the  purfuit  of  which,  he  futFer'd  divers  Imprifon-- 
 ments  in  Gloucefter  ;  one  of  which,  was  for  a  whole 
 Year.  In  Monmouth's  Time  he  retir'd  to  Enfield,  and 
 continu'd  unmoleftcd  in  his  Miniftry.  He  was  after- 
 wards rccall'd,  and  return'd  to  his  own  People,  tho'to 
 his  Difadvantagc  :  And  he  continu'd  with  them  to  his 
 Death,  living  in  good  Fafliion,  the'  m.oftiy  upon  his 
 own.  He  was  otfand  on  Fifty  eight  Years  Minifter  in 
 this  City.  Abundant  in  Labours  there,  and  in  the 
 Country  round  about.  In  his  Judgment  he  Vv/as  a  ftricl 
 Calvinift,  and  Congregational  ;  But  of  a  Catbolick 
 Temper.  He  w^as  an  holy,  humble,  ferious,  learned 
 Man.  Greatly  blefTcd  in  his  younger  Days  j  and  deep- 
 ly wounded  at  later  Decays  of  Miniflers  and  Profcflbrs. 
 He  was  a  Man  full  of  good  Works :  Liberal  even  be- 
 yond his  Ability  in  Life  ;  and  at  his  death  he  left  many 
 Gifts  to  charitable  Ufes,  efpccially  his  Study  of  Books, 
 which  was  not  inconliderablc.  He  dy'd  on  M^y  31. 
 171 2  :  An.  JEtat,  83  current  ;  and  lies  buried  under  his 
 own  Communion-Tablc.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was 
 preach'd  by  Mr.  Jfnnc  Kohle  of  Bn'flol. 
 
 Durjley  :  Mr.  Henry  Stubhes,  M.  A.     He  was  born  at 
 V^ton  in  thi,s  County,  upon  an  Eftate  that  was  given  to 
 
 his 
 
in  the  Btjhoprkk  bj  G  L  O  U  C  E  S  T  E  Pv.      5  19 
 
 his*jG;randfachcr  by  King  James  I.  wirh  wKom  became    Vol.  II. 
 
 froifi^^a^/^^zi.  .  AFcer  his  private  Educatioa  in  Coun- ■ 
 
 try; Schools  he  was  lent  to  ^Vadham-College  iwOxon, 
 where  he  ftay'd  till  he  took  his  Degrees.  He  was  firfb 
 Miniilei*  of  St.  Philips  in  Brijiol,  and  afterwards  of 
 Chew-magna.  In  1654'hewas  of  the  City  of  i^VcIis ,  ^nd. 
 Aififtant  to  the  Commimoners,  appointed  by  the  Parlia- 
 ment to  ejed:  ignorant  and  fcandaious  Miniflers :  Bud 
 the  Aci  of  Vniformitj  found  him  ad:aally  at  Durjley  - 
 tho'  he  was  not  Incumbent  there,  but  rather  Aiiiftann 
 to  Mr.  Joje^h  ifVoodrvard,  who  dy'd  of  a  Confumptiort 
 before  Bn)tholo?ncW'Da.y.  He  was  a  grave  Divine,  whol- 
 ly given  up  to  the  Service  of  GOD.  After  his  being 
 (ilenc'd,  he  went  about  Preaching  from  Place  to  Place, 
 with  unwearied  Diligence  and  great  Succefs.  He  was 
 a  plain,  moving,  fervent  Preacher,  and  eminent  for  the 
 great  Work  of  Converting  Sinners.  Being  fettled  in 
 peaceable  Principles,  he  every  where  that  he  came,  re- 
 prefs'd  the  Spirit  of  Cenforioufnefs  and  unjufl:  Separa- 
 tion, and  preached  up  the  ancient  Zeal  and  Sincerity, 
 with  a  Spirit  fuitable  unto  it ;  And  would  nor  fo  much 
 as  in  private  Dlfcourfe,  take  the  too  common  Liberty  of 
 Cenfuring  others.  After  he  had  preach'd  a  while  pri- 
 vately in  London,  he  was  allowM  the  publick  Exercife 
 of  his  Miniftry,  by  the  Connivance,  or  Forbearance 
 oiDr.  Pritcbet,  then  Blihop  o{  Glouccfier,  in  theParijQi- 
 Church  oi  Horjley  •  which  Living  being  but  8  I.  per  An, 
 had  been  without  a  Minlfter  for  feveral  Years.  There 
 he  us*d  fome  part  of  the  Liturgy,  not  regarding  the 
 Cenfure  of  the  Rigid.  His  Judgment,  Age  and  Expe- 
 rience fet  him  above  all  factious  Inducements.  His 
 Studies,  Parts  and  Labours,  lay  not  in  the  Critical  or 
 Controveriial  Way.  He  would  notwafte  his  Time  in 
 Contention.  His  Soul  was  taken  up  with  the  great 
 Things  of  Religion  :  And  his  Preaching  moft  on  the 
 Baptiimal  Covenant,  the  Articles  of  the  C-eed,  Lord's- 
 Prayer  and  Decalogue,  and  fuch  necefTary  Things  as  ef- 
 fcnLially  conftitute  a  Chriftian.  He  was  eminent  for 
 Humility,  which  was  evidenc'd  in  his  Behaviour,  Garb, 
 Difcourfe  and  Preaching.  He  fnent  more  Time  in  ca- 
 techizing and  inftruCling  young  People  than  moft  Men : 
 Which  fliews  that  he  laboured  not  for  Apn!acfc-.  He 
 kept  a  private  weekly  Meeting  for  fhar_Purpofc_,  which 
 W^s  t»uch  of  tis  Work  vvhere-ever  he  came  :  And  he 
 
 much 
 
J  20  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  MinifierSy  &cV 
 
 Vol.  11.    much  rcjo}  c'd  in  the  Willingnefs  of  young  one5  to  be 
 v.^.'^-Vv^  inftrudted,  and  in  his  Succefs.     *  He  was  of  a  calm 
 
 ■^H/z/'T'iwf- Temper;  never  fierce  but  againft  Sin :  And  had  the 
 €A  Works  cordial  Refpeds  of  good  Men  of  all  Perfwafions.  He 
 ere,  I.  A  fee  apart  fome  Time  every  Day  to  pray  for  the  Church 
 DifTwa-  of  GOD,  without  the  narrow  Diftindion  of  this  or  that, 
 five  from  or  the  other  Party.  The  Preface  to  his  laft  Will,  with 
 Confer-  j^j^  Prayer  for  the  King  and  the  Nation,  and  a  learned 
 ^'^y^°  ,  faithful  Miniftry  in  it,  is  publifli'd  in  i:urner  of  Provj- 
 L  i57<:' ^^"^^>  ^^P- H3-P-9?-  The  laft  Lord 's-Day  he preach'd 
 2^jo'.  ^^  Hoyjley,  he  told  his  Auditory,  he  defir'd  to  fee  them 
 2.  God's  ^^^  ^^^^  Morning  before  his  Journey,  and  take  his  leave 
 Severity  of  them  in  the  Church,  where  he  preach 'd  moft  Affe- 
 «gainft  dkionately,  from  Prov.^.  6,  Upon  his  arrival  at  Low- 
 Man's  don  he  preach'd  almoft  every  Day  ;  and  fome  Days 
 Iniquity:  twice.  He  fell  down  in  the  Pulpit;  but  recovering  went 
 Printed  q^  .  ^nci  fo  again  afterwards  ;  till  he  was  quite  difa- 
 wah  the  ^i^^j  ]^y  ^  Feaver  and  Dyfentcry.  That  which  much 
 ?  G  d'"^^'  emboldened  him  was,  that  he  had  often  gone  ill  into  the 
 gracious^  Pulpit,  and  come  better  out.  This  hoJy  and  peaceable 
 Prefence  ^^"j  ^^o  ^^^''^  ^^^^  ^"  incarnate  Angel,  was  a  Mini- 
 the  Saints  ft^J^  of  the  Gofpel  about  Fifty  Years  :  And  dying  ac 
 greztPri-  London  July  7 f  16^2,  aged  Seventy  three,  was  inter'd 
 vllege.  A  in  the  new  Burying-place  near  Bunhil'Fields.  Mr,  B^tx-^ 
 Farewel  tcr  preach'd  his  Funeral  Sermon,  in  which  his  Chara- 
 Sermonto  (^er  may  be  feen  at  large.  Among  other  things  faid 
 a  Longre-  f  here,  he  has  thefe  Words  :  Ifcarcc  remember  the  'Man 
 gation  in  ^/^^^  ^.,^^^  j  ^^^^^^  ^/,^^  y^^-yV  GOD  with  more  ^hfolute  I{e^ 
 [[!  °"''  fignntion^nd  Dsvotednefsy  iji  Simplicity  nnd  godly  Sincerity  ^ 
 C  '  '>/  tf  '^^'^^'^^  ^^^  ^^^^  Primitive  Chriftian^,  vpithout  any  Pride  or 
 'D'faa'l'je  "^^^^^^''y  Motives  ;  or  in  vphcfc  cnje  I  hnd  rtither  die.  Being 
 A  The  of  a  charitable  Difpofition,  he  devoted  the  Tenth  pare 
 Great  of  his  Incomes  to  pious  Ufcs,  with  which  was  purchas'd 
 Treaty  of  4  I.  per  Arm.  for  Durjley^  and  Horjley,  for  teaching  poor 
 Peace  ;an  Children,  and  buying  them  Books.  He  alfogave  200 /, 
 Exhoriati-  iq  Briftol,  and  a  like  Sum  to  London,  to  be  •''annually 
 o?i  to  the  improv'd  for  the  Good  of  the  Poor,  to  buy  them  Bibles, 
 7nahiig  3,^^  J.Q  ^j^Tjj^  J.  Minifters  Widows  in  their  Necelii- 
 Peacewitij  ^. 
 God.  \6-]6.    ^"* 
 
 8vo.     5.  Confclence  the  bell:  Friend  upon  Earth  ;   or  the  happy  Ef 
 fecl-s  of  keeping  a  good  Confctcnce.   '^'78,  in  iivs  ;   ard  reprinted  in 
 i6^$.     6.  A  Funeral  Sermon  for  a  Ladv  in  Gkucejicrjlnre.     And  after 
 his  Death  teas  printed  his  hfi  %ermo',i^  caitdy   A  Voice  from  Heaven  5 
 Tvith  his  laji  Prayer,  8vo.ld79. 
 
 Ksithef 
 
in  the  County  ^/GLOUCESTER.         321 
 
 Neither  can  I  forbear  mentioning  at  this  Town  of  Vol.  IL 
 Durfley  Mr.  Jofe^h  fVoodvoard,  (mention'd  before  as  at 
 ■  an  uncertain  Place)  whom  Mr.  Stuhbcs  came  thither  to 
 •  alBft.     He  was  born  at  upper  Cam  in  this  County,  his 
 Father  being  a  Tanner.     He  was  bred  in  Oxon^  where 
 he  was  M.  A.     Then  he  was  Mafter  of  the  Free-School 
 ac  Wooton-unAer-edgei     His  Carriage  was  very  Obliging, 
 but  he  had  at  that  Time  but  little  Serioufnefs,  and  was 
 wont  to  frequent  the   Company  of  fome  Gentlemen, 
 whofe  Charader  for  Vertue  or  Sobriety  was  not  very 
 eminent :  But  it  pleas'd  GOD,  by  a  feemingly  little 
 Accident,  to  awaken  him  to   a   ferious  Confideration 
 of  the  Things  of  another  World.  Being  out  one  Evening 
 late,  as  he  was  coming  Home,  the  Dogs  fell  a  fighting 
 •about  him,  not  without  great  Danger:  Which  caus'd 
 a  (erious  Refledlion  in  him,  what  would  have  become 
 of  his  Soul,  if  he  fliould  have  been  torn  in  pieces  by 
 them  :  Andfo  leaving  his  former  Company,  he  changed 
 it  for  that  of  the  godly  ProfefTors  in  Wooton,  who  us'd 
 to  pray  and  repeat  Sermons,  and  fing  together  :  Which 
 edifying  Society  he  found  fo  beneficial,  that  he  us'd  to 
 lay,  Tho'  Oxford  mzdiZ  him  a  Scholar,  yet  the  ProfefTors 
 oiWooton,  fitted  him  for  the  Miniftry.     1  am  told  by 
 another,  that  he  did  not  fo  much  as  handle  a  Bible,  tili 
 Mr.  ^am.  Sfrint  (afterwards  Minifter  in  Andover-Mnrnf' 
 foire,  where  I  give  fomc  Account  of  himj  his  Scholar^; 
 was  privately  reading  the  Scripture,  and  praying,  as  his 
 Father  had  charg'd  him.     His  Mafter  found  him  thus 
 bufie  in    his  Chamber,  and  was  thereby  ftruck  with 
 Shame  and    Concern,  that  he   that  was  the  Mafter,- 
 fhodld  do  lefs  than  a  young  Boy.    Hereupon  he  got  him 
 a  Bible,  and  read  and  ftudy'd  it :   And  fliortly  after, 
 whereas  the  School  had  only  Latin  Prayers,  and  thofe  for 
 a  dead  PatronefSjhe  brought  in  Englijh  Prayers,  reading 
 of  Scripture,  and  finging  of  Pfalms,  and  all  pious  Ex- 
 ercifes.     Some  time  after,  he  was o'rdain'd,  and  became 
 very  ferviceable,    and   Durjley  fought  him  to  be  their 
 Minifter,  all  with  one  Confent  noting  for  him  :  Where- 
 upon he  fix'd  with  them  :   And  tho'  he  was  afterwards 
 tempted  to  iVells  with  double  the  Stipend,  he  would  not 
 accept  it.    He  took  a  great  deal  of  Pains  among  th^ 
 People  of  Durjley.    Firft  he  (hew'd  them'  the  Privileges 
 cf  Gofpel  Times,  and  then  of  Gofpel  Things,  and  the 
 abfolute  HeceiTjty  of  CHRIST,  3n<l  tbm^  ap^n'd  th^ 
 
522  The  Ejected  of  Silenced  Minijlers^  Sec, 
 
 Vol.  II.    Nature  of  the  Two  Covenants,  (3c.    And  after  fome 
 time,  he  vigoroufly  fet  about  the  Reformation  of  many 
 Dilbrders  in  Difcipline  and  Manners  among  the  People, 
 endeavouring  to  fet  up  the  Presbyterian  Government  j 
 aiming  at  which,  he  met  v/ith  many  Difcouragemcnts. 
 Some  withdrew  from   his  Miniftry,    others  withheld 
 their  Part  of  his  Stipend  folemnly  promised  him,  and 
 others  refus'd  to  pray  and  fing,   and  receive  the  Sacra- 
 ment, under  pretence  of  a  mix'd  Multitude.     Thefe 
 Troubles,  and  the  Diforders  which  they  brought  upon 
 him,  who  was  fenfibly  difturb'd  at  the  fad  Interrupti- 
 on of  his  Work,    io  difcompos'd  him  that  he  fell  into 
 Fits,  and  was  taken  with  a  Feaver  :  And  the  Grief  of 
 his  Mind  had  fuch  an  Influence  on  his  Body,  that  'tis 
 thought  he  receiv'd  his  mortal  Stroke,  by  the  Diftur- 
 bances   among  his  People,  and  their  Carriage  towards 
 him.     He  hereupon  determin'd   to  leave  them  j  and 
 once  there  came  about  Ten  Men,  with  a  delign  to  car- 
 ry him  to  fome  other  Place,  where  he  might  have  bet- 
 ter Proipeds;  and  he  was  inclin'd  to  go  with  them  : 
 But  the  very  Men  that  opposM  and  flighted  him  beforCj 
 when  they  found  he  was  going,  came  and  begg'd  his 
 Pardon,  and  promis'd  a  better  Carriage  for  the  future, 
 and  fo  he  ftay'd.     Some  time  after,  there  were  about 
 Seven  Men  that  refolv'd  to  ruin  him,  fome  by  fwearing 
 againft  him,  and  fome  in  other  Ways  ;  But  it  pleas*d 
 GOD  that  fcveral  of  them  dy'd,  and  his  principal  Ene- 
 my fell  defperately  ill,  and  upon  his  Death-bed  fent  for 
 him  to  pray  with  him,  and  deflr'd  him  to  preach  his 
 Funeral  Sermon,  and  confefs'd,  that  he  and  his  Compa- 
 nions had  reiblv'd  to  ruin  him  ;  but  he  now  faw  he 
 mufl:  die,  and  he  warn'd  all  his  Aflbciates  to  defifl:  from 
 their  Defign,  as  they  would  not  provoke  GOD  to  vific 
 them  with  his  Judgments ;  And  fo  at  laft  he  was  deli- 
 vered from  their  Malice  :  And  he  had  the  Comfort  to 
 fee  his  People  become  very  teachable,  and  conformable 
 to  the  Rules  of  the  Gofpel.     His  Labours  among  them 
 were  very  great.  Belides  the  toil  of  a  School,  he  preach'd 
 twice  every  Lord's-Day,  Expounding  in  the  Morning, 
 and  Catechifing  in  the  Afternoon,  before  Sermon.  Every 
 luefd'ay  he  Expounded  for  an  Hour  or  two  :  and  carry 'd 
 on  a  Ledture  every  l:hurfdny,^^{yx^Vi^  without  any  AlTiftancc 
 from  other  Minifters.     On  Lord's-day  Evenings  he  re- 
 peated with  his  Scholars,  and  many  of  his  Auditors 
 
 JSt 
 
in  the  County  ^/GLOUCESTER.        J25 
 
 at  his  own  Houfe.  And  at  Funerals,  he  either  preach'd  Voj.  \\, 
 or  expounded  j  and  was  always  very  plain  and  warm  in  sj/"^y^>*/ 
 maintaining  the  Foundations  of  Religion.  Twice  a  Year 
 he  kept  a  publick  Faft,  befides  many  in  private.  Every 
 Monday  after  Dinner  he  us'd  to  vifit  Ten  Families,  to 
 inftrudt  the  Ignorant,  reprove  the  Scandalous,  comfort 
 the  Dejeded,  ^c.  He  was  very  diligent  in  inflilling 
 the  Principles  of  Religion  into  the  younger  Sort,  and 
 colIed:ed  Motley  for  teaching  poor  Children  to  read. 
 He  himfelf  alfo  was  very  liberal  in  Works  of  Mercy. 
 He  was  a  very  ftridt  Obferver  of  the  Sabbath  ;  and  us'd 
 on  that  Day  to  riie  very  early.  He  was  a  Man  of  a 
 very  large  Soul,  and  publick  Spirit  ^  one  of  unfliaken 
 Conftancy  and  Refolution,  and  fincere  plain-hearted- 
 nefs.  He  took  great  Pains  to  oppofe  the  Sedaries,  and 
 diiputed  with  them  openly  as  an  Occalion  ofler'd,  all 
 round  the  Country,  and  filenc'd  them.  He  proteft- 
 ed  and  preach'd  againft  taking  the  Ingngement.  Oliver 
 upon  fome  Occafion,  appointing  a  Day  of  publick 
 Thankfgiving,  he  thinking  there  was  more  need  of 
 Fafting,  appointed  a  folemn  publick  Faft,  and  kept  it 
 with  his  People.  When  he  declar'd  his  Refolution  to 
 admit  none  to  the  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's-Supper, 
 but  what  together  vt'ith  a  viiible  Probityof  Converfacion, 
 had  alio  a  competent  Knowledge,  a  certain  Perfbn  faid, 
 he  would  not  fubmit  to  Examination,  and  yet  he 
 would  come  ^  and  if  Mr.  ffy'oodward  would  not  give 
 him  the  Sacrament,  he  would  take  it.  In  purfu- 
 ance  of  his  Refolution,  he  was  coming  to  Church  on 
 the  Sacrament-day,  but  he  had  fcarce  let  one  Foot 
 over  the  Threfiioid,  before  he  fell  down  dead  ;  at 
 which,  many  were  much  Afiedted.  At  length,  being 
 over-born  with  Labour,  and  his  Infirmities  growing 
 upon  him,  by  reafon  of  a  wafting  Confumption,  he 
 got  Mr.  Siuhhes  to  officiate  among  his  People,  and  him- 
 felf expir'd,  before  the  Aci  of  Vniformity  ejed:ed  him. 
 But  in  his  laft  Sicknefs,  he  fent  word  to  Mr.  Forbes  of 
 Gloucefltr  (from  whom  I  had  ic,^  that,  vpith  Suhmijfwn 
 to  the  Win  of  GO Dy  h  diddefireto  live  a  little  longer^  that 
 he  might  hear  aTeftirnony  againft  Epifcopacy,  ^*nd  the 
 Nevp  Conformity. 
 
 Some  in  the  Country  having  adcfign  to  publifh  his 
 Life,  Dr.  IVoodvpnrd  his  Son,  (  a  worthy  Conformift, 
 yvho  lately  dv'd  at  Mtiidfione  in  Ks^zt.  to  the  great  re- 
 
 Y  2i  grer 
 
524  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimjlers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.gi"^t  of  aii  good  PeopIeXent  chem  this  Account  of  his 
 ^y\''^^  Father,  inaLerter. 
 
 '*  I  am  affur'd  that  very  few,  (atleaft  in  thefe  degene- 
 "  race  Days)  are  biefs'd  with  Inch  Eminency  of  Grace 
 "  as  he  was  ^  which  feem'd  alvv/ays  to  be  in  the  height 
 "  of  pious  Zeal,  withour  any  coniiderable  Abatements- 
 *'  at  any  Time.  In  truih,  fuch  a  pitch  of  Ardor  feem'd 
 **  to  many  to  be  above  the  common  State  of  Humani- 
 ^'  ty  itfeif,  and  to  have  a  tendency  to  decay  the  Health 
 ^'  and  courfe  of  Nature.  But  the  Power  of  GOD  bore 
 *^  him  up  for  many  Years,  till  at  laft  indeed  the  raifed 
 *'  Soul  grew  too  big  for  the  Body,  and  by  degrees  rent 
 "  it  into  pieces,  to  make  way  for  a  happy  DifTolution. 
 
 *'  About  the  Twenty  third  Year  of  his  Age,  he  was 
 "  lb  fmicten  in  his  Breaft  with  a  Senfe  of  the  evil  of 
 ^'  Sin,  ( through  what  particular  Means  I  do  not  per- 
 **  fcd:ly  remember )  that  he  has  profefs*d  he  thought 
 **  himfelf  the  vilelt  Creature  breathing.  He  fancy 'd 
 *'  the  very  Dogs  in  the  Strecx  were  by  their  Maker  fet 
 *'  againft  him  ;  and  when  they  bark'd,  probably  onva- 
 "  ifous  Inftigations,  he  thought  every  yelp  was  a  Mark. 
 "  of  his  Odioufnefs,  and  Monftroufnefs  as  a  Sinner. 
 "  So  that  he  was  conftrain'd  to  forbear  Company  for  a. 
 "  while,  and  to  retire  from  the  Publick,  to  fet  himfelf 
 "  to  the  mcfl  important  and  abfoluieiy  neceflary  Work 
 **'of  Life^  vi:^.  to  fpread  the  Wounds  and  Ulcers  of 
 "  his  Soul,  before  the  PHYSICIAN  of  Souls  ;  and  to 
 "  fcek  the  healing  Balm  ot  his  REDEEMER'S  Blood  ; 
 *'  10  which  he  apply'd  himfelf  (through  the  Grace  of 
 "  Godj  with  fuch  Earneftnefs,  and  to  fo  good  EiFcd,. 
 '*  that  all  his  after  Life  ftiew'd,  that  he  was  in  earneft 
 •'  in  the  Things  of  Salvation ;  There  appearing  little 
 "  Concern  in  him  for  any  thing,  but  the  Glory  of 
 **  GOD,  and  the  infuring  eternal  Life. 
 
 '*  Yet  he  did  not  prefently  ftep  forth  into  the  Mi- 
 **  niftry.  He  rather  dreaded  that  awful  and  tremen- 
 "  dous  Charge,  in  which  above  all  the  Employments 
 "  beneath  the  Skies,  Jvlen  ought  to  appear  with  the 
 *'  hifhcft  Advancements  of  Holinefs,  Prudence,  and 
 ''  Diligence.  He  rather  rctir'd  from  fuch  a  Work, 
 "  which  needs  the  Zeal,  Purity,  and  Vv^ifdom  of  an 
 *'■  Angel,  if  Men  could  attain  it.  And  like  Kn^ian^ 
 "  :{eny  Chryfiftom,  and  moft  of  the  primitive  Divines, 
 *'  he  was  by   much  Inrreaty  drawn   to  fo  folemn  an 
 
 ::   Office^ 
 
«  Office:  after  that  he  had  (pent  a  confiderabie  Tm.eYoL  IX 
 
 -  in  the   Univerfity  of  Oxford,  paifmg  thi:o    jhe  Ue-  ../"V^ 
 
 «  grees  of  B.  and  M,.  A,  having  with  great  Applauie 
 
 ^  performed  the  learned  £xercifes  requidte  to  both.  ^ 
 
 '    "  But   when    his  30th   Year   was  come,  C^od  WaS . 
 
 *<  pleas'd    to  fend  an  inward  Warmth   into  his  bouJ, 
 
 "•  which  was  more  compulfive  than  ail  outward  ler- 
 
 «  fwafion;  For  he  feem'd  to  have  fuch    a  Zeal^tor 
 
 "  God,    and  the  Souls  of  Men,  as  burnt  like  rire, 
 
 "  and  (like  that  of  the  Prophet  ?er..«M/^,2jO.   9J  ^as 
 
 «  no  wav   to  be  .made  ealie    and  jo^^j^^^.^'    T^'.^J  ' 
 
 "  clving'it  outward  Vent;  which  the  Subjed  he  firit 
 
 «  preach  d   upon  did"  very  plainly  lliew.     For  his  firft 
 
 "  Sermon  was  deliver'd  in  the  Church  of  his  >.aave 
 
 «  Village,  and  in  thofe  Words  of  St.   Petcr^  and  Jc^hn, 
 
 «  Aas  A     '^o-  Forvc^  cannot  hut  (p^ak.  the  Tmngs  x,hi;ij 
 
 "  TV.  havifccn  and  heard.     And  I    have  heard  many 
 
 «  that  were  then  his  Hearers  fay,  that  they  ali.won- 
 
 «  dred  at  the  gracious  Things  wluch  proceedca  out « 
 
 «  of  his   Mouth.  .   ■  r  L     -    , 
 
 ^^«^  He  had  indeed  fuch  a  Readinefs,  or  rather  ii xu- 
 «  berance  in  delivering  the  Will  of  God,  upon  any 
 '*  Sub-jcd  before   him,  that  tho*  he  always  wrote  his. 
 
 -  Sermons  at   large,  yet  he  has  ofcen  confels  d,  that 
 
 -  he  has  been  carried  into  a  Field  of  Dodrine,wnich 
 *'  he  never  had  committed  to  Writing ;_  not  in  a  roving  . 
 *'  and   injudicious  Difcourfe,    but  in  iuch  melting  and. 
 ♦'  clofe  Argument,  as  feldom  faifd  to  reach  the  Mane 
 "  he  principally  aim'd  at,  vi^.  ihp  lofcnmg  and  redu- 
 ^*  cing  obftinate  Hearts.  .     ,.  .,       ,    ,.  .,,/ 
 
 "  1  have  been  told,  and  am  inclm  a  to  believe,  that 
 "  he  would  not  adventure  on  th.^  facrea  Mimflry  be-. 
 "  fore  his  30th  Year,  becaufe  he  could  not  think  the 
 "  Fundionof  an  Evangelical  Mmifter  fir  to  l>.;  takea 
 *^  in  hand,  with  Ids  Preparation  and  Precaution  than 
 *^  the  Legal  Priefthood.  And  in  truth,  the  RaQineis 
 *'  of  any  ones  Entrance  on  that  fublune  Vork.  is  a, 
 "  moil  dcmonftrative  Evidence,    that  the-  Uuty  ana 
 
 -  Dignity  of  that  holy   ^-^'^^'^''''','''\^''^,^^^^ 
 <*  underftood,  cr   not  duly   conHder^d.    J^a:  Mouih 
 *^  ou^ht  to  be  well  puriaed  by  rhe    Qoais  of  the  Al-  • 
 "  tar,  which  is  to  be  the  Mouth  of  Gcd  to   the  Pco- 
 "  pie,  and   the    Mrauh  of  the  People  to  God.     Aqcl 
 ^^>at    Bread    ought    :o    be   puriacd    S^s^n  tiiiv^ 
 
^26  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'*d  Minifiers^icc,    ^  ^' 
 
 'ol.  II.   "  which  is  to  bear  the  Names  of  the  People  in  the 
 Prefence  of  God  ;  to  be  their  IntercelTor,  and  turn 
 away  the  Wrath  of  God  from  them,  thro'  the  Lord 
 '  Jefus  Chrift,  the  chief  Shepherd.     Till  this  Step  be 
 
 *  made  good  in  any    Church,  there  will  be  infinite 
 Diforders,  and  no  effectual  Reformation. 
 "  But  the  Courfe  of  my  good  Father's  Labours  In 
 
 ■  the  Miniftry,  was  fuitable  to  this  careful  Entrance 
 '  upon  it.  He  was  earneil  even  as  St.  Paul  (beyond 
 '  Strength)  and  never  would  preach  a  Sermon  to  o- 
 '  thers,  but  what  had  firft  warm'd  his  own  Breaft  :  For 
 '  which  Caule  he  fometimes  cither  raz'd  out  a  Part  of  a 
 
 *  Sermon,  or  wholly  threw  it  by.     He  was  moft  affe- 
 
 *  (flionate  and  devout  in  Praycry-earneft  in  Preaching, 
 '  bold  in   reproving,  kind   in   admoniiking,  ready  to 
 
 *  advife,  and  fuccour,  and  comfort  the  feeble,  and  dif- 
 '  confolate  :  And,  in  a  Word,  he  fpent,  and  was  fpent 
 
 *  in  his  Minifterial  Labours. 
 "  He  made  frequent  Vilits  to  all  under  his  Care  at 
 
 *  their  own  Dwellings.  He  would  pry  into  moft  of 
 '  their  Failures  and  Negleds,  and  v/ould  compafTio- 
 
 *  nate  all  their  Wants  of  Soul,  Body,  and  Eftate.     I 
 
 *  know  not  by  what  peculiar  Impulfc  it  was,    that  he 
 
 *  particularly  fix'd  his  Defires  of  exercifing  his  Mini- 
 
 *  niftry  in  Durjley  ;  a  Place  at  that  Time  very  difTo- 
 '  lute ;    infbmuch   that   it  had  the    Nick-Name   of 
 
 *  Drunksn  Durjley  :  But  if  he  found  it  fo,  it  was  very 
 '  much  alter'd  by  his  Labours  of  many  Years  there. 
 '  And  it  became  one  of  the  moft  wealthy  and  beft 
 
 *  trading  Towns   in  the  Neighbourhood.     Some  of 
 
 *  them  having  told  me,  that  thev  cleared  a  thoufand 
 
 *  Pounds  a  Year  by  the  Trade  o?  Cloathiag,  in  the 
 '  Time  of  his  Refidence  there.  His  Prefcnce  in  the 
 '  Streets,  made  the  Youth   grave,  and  the  Aged  cir- 
 
 *  cumfpcd:.     It  made  the  Sober  to  rejoyce,    and  the 
 
 *  Guilty  to  hide  themfclves  in  Corners.  He  feldom 
 '  went  to  Church,  but  with  a  Multitude  with  him. 
 
 *  For  his   Houfe    being    diftant    from   the    Church 
 
 *  the  Length  of  a    long  Street,  every  one  got  their 
 
 *  Families  ready  as  he  came  by,  and  ftood  in  their 
 
 *  Doors,  and  fo  fell  in  with  thole  that  followed  -,  Co 
 '  that  he  went  with  the  Multitude  to  the  Houfe  of 
 '  God.  And  every  one's  Zeal  feem'd  infiam'd,  by 
 '  the  Flame  he  beheld  ijn  his  Neighbour :  So  that  I 
 
 have 
 
m  the  County  0/ GLOUCESTER.        327 
 
 have  heard,  than  there  was  the  moll  composed  and  Vol.  IL 
 afle^ed  Congregation,  that  could  any  where  be  w^-^y-^v 
 feen. 
 
 "  I  cannotany  morejthan  hint  his  more  than  Brother- 
 ly Love  to  the  Reverend  Mr.  Henry  Stubbcsy  Vv'hofe 
 Embraces  were  always  like  thofe  of  Jonathan  and 
 David :  Nor  his  Correfpondence  by  Letters  with 
 Mr.  Haviland  and  other  London  Minifters  of  great 
 Eminence  ^  of  which  I  may  probably  coiled:  fome, 
 
 "  I  muft  indeed  lament  the  Fewnefs  of  thofe  Years 
 of  mine  which  pafs'd  under  his  excellent  Condud:. 
 O !  what  a  Blcfllng  had  fuch  a  Guide  been  to  my 
 Youth  when  it  c^me  to  any  Dawnings  of  Under- 
 ftanding.  But  the  good  God  who  took  him,  has  not 
 left  me  nor  my  Relations  comfortlefs.  We  now 
 enjoy  the  BleiUngs  of  fo  happy  a  Defcent,  and  of 
 (b  many  earneft  Prayers  laid  up  in  Store  for  us.  The 
 Lord  grant  that  we  may  not  aA  unworthy  of  fo  good 
 a  Relation,  but  fo  tread  in  his  Steps,  that  we  may 
 at  laft  be  Partakers  with  him  in  Glory. 
 *'  His  Sorrow  for  the  Death  of  King  Charles  I ;  his 
 lamenting  for  Want  of  a  good  Foundation  in  the 
 Inter-regnum  ;  and  his  Joy  at  the  Return  of  King 
 Charles  II,  ought  to  be  inferted  :  And  alfo  the  Rap- 
 tures of  his  Death. 
 
 "  Thus  Sir,  I  have  complied  with  your  Dcfire,  not 
 to  give  Majterials  for  a  Book,  fo  much  as  to  give 
 fome  Hints  to  a  Friend. 
 
 **  He  gave    me    my  S  I  B^ 
 
 Name    in  Defire   of 
 Reformation  :      And 
 
 nam'd   my    younger  Tou^s,  &c. 
 
 Brother  Jeremiah  , 
 when  he  faw  the  lit- 
 tle Hopes  of  it»  Jo/iah  fVood^ard. 
 
 I  fliould  not  have  taken  the  Freedom  to  have  printed 
 this  Letter,  (the  Original  whereof  was  kindly  fent  me 
 by  a  Friend)  had  the  rood  Dodor  been  living,  with- 
 out his  Allowance  :  But  his  Deceafe  I  think  leaves  me 
 y  4     •     ■  ac 
 
328  The  Ejected  or  SHe^^c^d  Mimjiers^   &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    at  Liberty  to  take   this  Method  for  the  perpetuating 
 \.y\'**>j  his  worthy  Father's  Memory,  for  whom  he  himfelf  had 
 fuch  a  Veneration  ;  and  who  was  fo  ufeful  a  Perfon 
 while  he  continu  d  in  this  lower  World. 
 
 IVINCHCOMBEiMv.  Camfhavp Helms,  After  his 
 Ejedlment  he  came  to  Lendon,  and  was  Paftor  to  Mr. 
 FeaJCs  People.    He  died  in  the  City  many  Years  ago. 
 
 iVillerfley  :  Mr.  ^chard  Flavel ;  Father  of  Mr.  Flavel 
 See  coH'  of  Dartmouth  *.  He  was  impriibn'd  in  London,  in  1665, 
 cernhig  while  the  Plague  was  in  the  City  ;  and  dy'd  of  the 
 hf»,  the  Plague  in  Newgate.  Of  38  Perfons  who  were  alfo  taken 
 A/r  Tohn  ^"^  committed  with  him,  9  dy'd  qf  the  fame  Diftemper, 
 Fhvel  of  ^^  Newgate,  and  9  or  10  more  after  their  Difcharge. 
 Dart-  ^^  ^^^^  Year  while  the  King  and  Parliament  were  ac 
 mouth  Oxford,  many  of  the  old  Officers  were  clapt  up,  and 
 prefx'dtt  fundry  Nonconformifts  with  them,  (of  which  old  Mr. 
 his  Works,  Flavel  was  one)  upon  pretended  Sufpicion  of  a  Plot. 
 pi'  It  was  fuggefted  to  the  Court,  that  while  the  City  was 
 
 forlaken  by  reafon  of  the  Sicknefs,  and  the  Parlia- 
 ment on  that  Account  fitting  elfewherc,  the  Malecon- 
 tents  might  take  that  as  an  Opportunity  to  give  fome 
 Difturbance  to  the  Government  :  And  that  therefore  it 
 was  advifeable  to  prevent  them,  and  be  beforehand 
 with  them.  But  neither  in  Mr.  Flavel's  Cale,  nor 
 the  Cafe  of  others  who  fuffer'd  at  that  Time,  and  on 
 that  Occafion,  was  there  any  thing  like  a  Proof  of 
 real  Guilt.  He  was  a  very  good  Man,  and  an  affedti- 
 onate  Preacher. 
 
 fTOTTON  ufzde-r  EDGE  :  Mr.  Bodht.  After  his  E- 
 jedtment  ^he  for  fometime  preach'd  privately  at  the 
 Batk 
 
 Oddtngiom  Mr.  iVilliam  Tray.  He  continu'd  to 
 preach  privately  after  he  was  ejeded. 
 
 Stow  171  the  Woidd'.  Mr.  WillUm  BeaL  He  dy'd  in 
 London  many  Years  finc^^. 
 
 TEl^I{ESBVJ(r:  Mr.    John  PfelUs. 
 
 mjlon 
 
in  the  County  ^/  G  L  O  U  C  E  S  T  E  R.       529 
 
 ^  Vol.  11. 
 
 Ti^ejlon:  Mr,  Richard  Cooler,  ^•"V^ 
 
 .  '1  'i.'vi  OJ  ..       .  1 
 
 Slaughter:  Mr.  JoJm  IQeck.  He  had  aftewards  a 
 -Place  in  the  Cuftom-Houfe  in-  Londc^.-  •  1 
 
 .■...-.•..    .■.v:n-i 
 
 Norgrave  :  Mr.  H^illiam  Davifon.  A  warm  and  ufe- 
 ful  Preacher.  He  liv'd  in  Tev^k/bm^  after  he  wasejed- 
 cd.  -y  and  had  his  Goods  plundered,  and  his  Houfe  was 
 his  Prifon  j  he  not  .daring  to  ftir  abroad,  becaufe  of 
 the  Writ  de  excommunicato  capiendo,  'He  was  atuerwards 
 Paftor  of  a  Congregation  in  Cambden  in  this  County. 
 He  dy'd  on  Chriftmas  Day,  171 1,  and  has  a  Son  Paftbf 
 to  a  Congregation  in  PVinchefler, 
 
 Comfton  :  Mr.  Secket,  He  was  originally  a  Tradef- 
 man,  and  no  Scholar  :  But  it  was  not  upon  that  Ac- 
 count that  he  was  ejedfced  :  However  he  was  a  good 
 Man,  and  ufeful  to  many  of  the  meaner  Sort. 
 
 Lemington  l  Mr.  Edward  Finch, 
 
 Teonworth  :  Mr.  Fijher. 
 
 Hafelton  :  Mr.  John  Dunce.  He  continued  to  preach 
 privately,  fame -Years  after  he  was  blind.  He  dy'd 
 Chaplain  to  Madam  Becl^,  of  Batcof  near  Farringion. 
 Efquire  Dunch  of  Pifie  allow'd  him  20  Nobles  a  Year 
 during  his  Life.  He  was  an  holy  Alan,  and  an  aftedli- 
 onate  Preacher.  ....'.  .•   '  :       ...  1 
 
 Summerfield  Ajhton  :  Mr.  H^ocd, 
 
 CIRJBNCESTEIi^:  Mr.  Alexander  Gregory.  He  was 
 one  of  the  Country  Triers.  When  the  King's  Army 
 befieg'd  this  Town,  a  Cannon  Bullet  fell  upon  the 
 Houfe  where  he  liv'd,  and  tore  a  great  Part  of  it  to 
 Pieces,  while  he  was  at  Prayer,  and  wonderRiUy  pre- 
 ferv'd.  When  the  Town  could  hold  out  no  longer,  he 
 with  one  Man  in  Company  try'd  to  make  an  Ei^ 
 cape.  One  of  the  King's  Soldiers  pnrfued  them,  and 
 quickly  kill'd  his  Companion  :  Buttho'  he  ran  at  Him 
 feveral  Times,  he  avoided  him,  -  ^  recelv'd  no  harm. 
 
5  g  o  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minijlers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  IL  "  ' 
 
 \y\^^      Dunshurn  :  Mr.   Edward  Fletcher,     After  his  Ejed- 
 ment  he  went  to  New- England,  and  dy'd  there. 
 
 Brimsfield :  Mr.  Thomas  Jen7iings.  -  He  was  a  modd"^ 
 rate  Anaha^tiji, 
 
 Beckford:  Mr.  Richard  Eeds.  After  his  Ejedment 
 he  IWd  and  dy'd  at  Cleve  ;  and  publifli'd  a  Difcourfe 
 on  Heb.  l.  3.  The  great  Salvation  ^  to  which  Mr.  B/zjc- 
 ter  wrote  a  Preface.  He  was  much  over-power'd  with 
 Melancholy  before  he  dy'd.  He  was  an  affedionate 
 ufeful  Preacher  3  and  one  of  the  TVorcefierJhire  Aflbcia- 
 tion. 
 
 Uempfled:  Mr.  Jon^tha?z  Smith  junior.  He  conti- 
 nu'd  to  preach  privately  after  his  being  ejected.  He 
 taught  School  at  ^ofs  in  Herefordjhire. 
 
 Slimhridge:  Mr.  Feter  Guilliam,  He  dy*d  quickly 
 after  the  Reftoration. 
 
 PT^TCOMB:  Mr.  Grctorix. 
 
 Longhope  :  Mr.  Thomas  Smith,  He  llv'd  afterwards 
 at  Briftoly  without  Laford's  Gate,  and  continu'd  Preach- 
 ing in  feveral  Places  of  the  County,  to  near  90.  He 
 dy'd  in  Briflol,  very  poor,  about   1795. 
 
 Dithurfl  :  Mr.  Francis  Harris, 
 
 Leonard  Stanly  :  Mr.  iVilliarn  Hodges.  I  mcntion'd 
 him  in  my  former  Edition  as  one  that  conform'd  af- 
 terwards: But  I  iince  underftand  that  he  liv'd  and 
 dy'd  a  Nonconform] ft,  at  iVootton  under  Edge.  He 
 was  a  learned,  able  Preacher,  and  a  great  Enemy  to 
 the  Sedarics. 
 
 Wefterleigh  :  Mr.  Fov;>ler  ;  Father  to  Bp.  Fovolcr  of 
 Gloucefie-r.  He  had  alfo  another  Son,  who  liv'd  and 
 dy'd  a  Nonconformift  Minifter.  He  was  a  great  Man 
 in  Minifterial  Abilities  and  jLabours. 
 
 Ulherton:  Mr.  Hilton, 
 
 Thornhury : 
 
in  the  County  g/ GLOUCESTER.       331 
 
 yhornlury ;  Mr.  Haine  5  Brother  to  Major  General 
 Maine. 
 
 Puckjechurch  :  Mr.  J.  Fox~,  He  wrote  two  fmall  pra- 
 «5kical  Treatifes  :  Of  the  redeeming  the  Time,  on  Eph, 
 5.  16.  Deut,  32.  29  :  And  the  Door  of  Heaven  opend 
 ^nd  Jhuty  upon  Mat.  25.  10.  They  fliew  that  he  nei- 
 ther wanted  Judgment  nor  Affedtion.  He  did  a  great 
 deal  of  good  in  that  Country.  He  was  Paftor  of  a 
 Congregation  at  Nail/worth, 
 
 ^udford  :  Mr-  Jho,  Seyer,  Sometime  after  his  Ejcdb- 
 ment  he  went  10 London,  and  exercis'd  his  Miniftry  pri- 
 vately. Preaching  one  Day  for  Mr.  Doolittel,  the  Soldi-- 
 ers  came  in  and  difturbed  the  Meeting.  He  opcn'd  his 
 Breaft,  and  bid  them  flioot  if  they  would  :  For  he 
 was  ready  to  die  for  his  Mafter. 
 
 Ohefton :  Mr.  Henry  Hem. 
 
 Charlton  Kjngs:  Mr.  Tf^omas  Harrifin. 
 
 Cheltonham  I  Mr.  John  Cooper* 
 
 'Naunton  :  Mr.  Hoods, 
 
 Clapton :  Mr.  Thomas  Paxford. 
 
 Broad-Bijfington  :  Mr  Drye. 
 
 Weficot  :  Mr..  Edvpard  B^gers,  He  was  alio  ejcdcd 
 at  Medly  in  Herefordfloire.  I  firppofe  one  of  the  two 
 was  a  fequeftred  Living ;  but  cannot  fay  which  of 
 them.  He  liv'd  afterwards  at  Chelmsford  In  Effex,  Paftor 
 of  a  Congregation  there  ;  and  there  he  dy'd  not  hqjjg 
 (ince. 
 
 Lower  Stowel :  Mr.  Thomas  Jordan. 
 
 Minflerden  :  Mr.  IViUinm  Mund.  He  dy'd  fcoa 
 after  the  Reftauration. 
 
 Saperton  •  Mr,  /ipp.lel^, 
 
 ScoKpd: 
 
-    II        -  -  I  --    I  r—     -iiri[  III 
 
 5  J  2  The  EjeHed  or  Silenced.  Minifiers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 
 VOr^      Stoxvd ;  Mr.  -Butt. 
 
 Ksm^ly :  Mr.  Paul  Frex^en,     An  Anabaptift. 
 
 ■  Chofedown  '  Mr.  Thomas  Merret. 
 
 Telton  :  Mr.  William  Blackyoay.  His  Living  was  near 
 BrijloL  Afcer  his  Ejeclmenr  he  liv'd  in  that  City, 
 and  was  fb  reduc'd,  that  he  was  forc'd  for  a  Time 
 to  get  his  Living  by  ftitching  of  Bodice. 
 
 Mr.  Jo/hua  Head  was  filenc'd  alfo  in  this  Coun- 
 ty, tho'  I  cannot  fay  where  ejeded.  He  afterwards 
 preach'd  to  a  People  at  Burton  on  the  Water  -  and  is 
 yet  living  3  an  Anabaftifi  3  but  a  worthy  Man. 
 
 Mr.  Mexo  of  Efwgton  preached  his  Farewel  Sermoni 
 as  did  the  reft  of  the  ejected  Minifters  :  But  the 
 Lord's-Day  following,  he  read,  /  A.  B.  do  declare  my  un^ 
 feigned  AJfent  and  Confent^  &C.  without  faying,  I  H^illiam 
 Mew.  A  Minifter  (ft'om  whom  I  had  the  Paffage) 
 difcourfing  afterwards  with  him,  told  him  that  he 
 muft  alfo  go  to  the  Blfliop,  and  fubfcribe  4s  well  as 
 read  :  He  reply'd,  that  by  his  Subfcription  he  only 
 declared  that  he  did  read  J  A.  B.  This  loofe  Diftin- 
 dtion  brought  in  him,  who  had  been  one  of  the  Af- 
 femhly  at  PVeftminfter  ;  and  Mr.  Briton  oi  Beefly  :  And 
 feveral  others  of  this  County  foilow'd  upon  like  Grounds. 
 
 N.  B.  Of  thofe  before  mentlon'd  as  ejedled  in  this 
 County  for  Nonconformity,  I  here  omit  Mr.  William 
 Smith  of  Lcnghorough^  becaufe  he  was  in  62  ejcdcd  at 
 Swinford,  in  the  County  of  Oxom,  where  I  take  Notice 
 of  him  :  Mr.  Arthur  Bramlie  of  ?4ar/hfield ;  becaufe  I 
 am  inform *d  he  dy'd  before  the  King  came  in  :  Mr. 
 Collier ^  of  Whitmljler^  becaufe  he  did  not  come  thi- 
 ther till  afcer  62,  being  then  cjeded  in  Hereford  [hire, 
 where  Notice  is  taken  of  him  accordingly  :  Mr.  6"^- 
 X  ?nuel  Wi?2ney,  of  Leonard  Stanley,  who  is  taken  Notice 
 of  in  Somerjetf/oire^  where  he  was  ejeded  in  62  :  And 
 Mr.  Stcphenjon  of  To-nnnrton  fwhich  Place  he  Icf:  vo- 
 luntarily- before  the  King  came  inj  who  is  alfo  here 
 mentioned  in  the  fame  County  gf  Somc'fcf^  where  he 
 properly   was  cjecffced. 
 
 The  Perfons  whom  I  before  m.entlon'd  as  conform- 
 ing in  this  County,  afcer  they  [\^(X  at  fu'Il   rcfus'd  (ba- 
 
in    HAMPSHIRE.  333 
 
 Ung  Mr.  Hodges^  my  Miftake  as  to  whom  has  been  Vol.  II. 
 oWn*d  before)  were  Mr.  Aylxvay  of  Vppcr-Grayling  ;  s^y^-^ 
 Mr.  Fido  of  Cold-Afton  j  Mr.  Hdl  of  Beverjion ;  Mr. 
 J^athanael  Hall  of  Avening  ;  Mr  Shene  or  iS/jfx^f  of  0/</- 
 Sodbwy  y  Mr.  Charles  Sumner  of  Ahefton ;  and  Mr. 
 H^rw  oi  Hampton.  But  I  am  now  inform'd  as  to  this 
 laft  Perfon,  that  he  was  not  outed  by  the  Bartholomew 
 Adt :  Being  pofTels'd  of  the  Living  of  Hamfton,  upon 
 a  Sequeftration,  Dr.  ff^armftraw  demanding  the  Place 
 as  his,  Mr.  Hern  was  forc'd  to  relinquifh  it  to  him, 
 and  went  to  Ksderminfler  5  without  ever  being  a  Non- 
 conformift. 
 
 I  now  alfo  add  to  thofe  who  conform'd  here  after- 
 wards, Mr.  Barnjdale  of  Frampton  3  and  Mr.  J-4ihn  Lee 
 of  Barnjley, 
 
 In  the  County  c/SOUTH  AMPTON. 
 
 Bramjhot :    Mr.  John  Corbet,     A  great  Man    every 
 way.     Born  and  brought  up  in  the  City  of  Gloucejier, 
 and   Student  in  Magdalen- Hall,  Oxon,     He  firft  began 
 hisMiniftryin  his  native  City  of  G/ottcey?fr,  and  there 
 he  liv*d  for  fonie  Years,  undep  Dr.  Godfrey  Goodman, 
 SL  Popifh  Bifliop  of  the  Proteflant  Church  *.     Here  he     *  jf^y^ 
 continued   in  the  Time  of  the   Civil-Wars,  of  vjh'ich  he  a  Scaw 
 he   was  an  Obfervant,  but  Mournful  Spedtator.     His  dal,  'tis 
 Account  of  the  Siege  of  Gloucejler,  is  reckoii'd  to  give-Matter  of 
 as   good  an  Infight  into  the  Rife  and  Springs   of  the^tuth  ;fo» 
 War,  as  any  thing  extant  in  a  narrow  Compafs.     He^h^  ^^I^-B 
 afterwards  remov'd  to  Chichefter,  and  thence  to  Br  am-  h^'^l^jf  ^ 
 foot,  a  Living  of  better  than  200/.  a  Year,  where  ^^yifi^J'^ 
 was  Ejected  in  61,     He  afterwards  liv'd  privately  in  n^^Jj^j  l^ 
 and  about  London,  till  King  Charles's  Indulgence  in  1^,  prt^t. 
 at  which  Time  a  part  of  his  old  Flock  invited  him  to  Wood  in 
 Chichefter,  where  he  continu'd  his  Labours  with  great .;[;/;•  ^^^o^^^ 
 Afliduity  and  Succefs.     At  the  Time  of  his  being  there,  of  him 
 Bifliop  Gunning  out  of  his  abundant  Zeal,  made  a  ^xxh-  gives  his 
 lick  Challenge,  to  the  Presbyterians  2LTad'^Indepc7identSythe'veryiif&rdsi 
 
 Anabaptifts  and  the  Quakers,  and  appointed  Three  Days^"^  J^^ 
 
 fuch  is  the 
 Temper  of  the  Man^  as  to  give  a  more  favourable  CharaBer  of  this  Bi/bop 
 Goodman,  than  of  two  fuck  Perforts  as^Bijhop'WilkinSf  and  Archbijhi^ 
 Tillotfon. 
 
 for 
 
^r- — ' ________^ 
 
 ^54  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimjlers^  &:c. 
 
 VoJ-  II.   for  theDifputation :  The  firft  Day  for  the  Two  former, 
 and  the  other  Two  Days  for  the  Two  latter.     On  the 
 firft  of  the  appointed  Days,  a  confiderable  Congregati- 
 on being  prefent   in  the  Church,  and  Mr.  Corbet  and 
 others  ready  to  make  Defence,  the  Bifliop  came  and 
 took  the  Pulpit,  having  an  heap  of  Books  about  him, 
 and  from   his  Fort  fir'd  very  fiercely,  his  whole  Har- 
 rangue  being  full  of  lliarp  Invedives.    Schifm  and  i^^- 
 bdlion  were  the  Bnll  he  iliot,  and  that  poifon'd  with 
 the  ftrongeft  Venom  ;  forgetting  that  n  Bijhof  Jhould 
 be  no  Brawler.     Mr.  Corbet  who  was  known  to  have  a 
 great   Command  of  himfelf,  earneftly,  but  modeftly 
 oflfer'd  to  interpofe  by  Way  of  Defence,  but  the  Bi- 
 lliop  would  hear  little,  and  told  him  he  lliould  an- 
 fwer  by  Writing,  and  take  another  Time  and  Place. 
 Mr.  Corbet  delir'd,  as  that  which  was  moft  reafonable, 
 that  their  Defence  fliould  be  in  the  fame  Time,  Place 
 and  Publicknefs  with  the  Bifliop's  Crimination.  Whea 
 the  Bifliop  would   hear    nothing,  Mr.  Corbet  turning 
 to  the  Mayor,  and   his  Brethren  prefent,  defir'd   that 
 they  would  be  pleased  to  affign  fome  convenient  Time 
 and  Place,  for  the  hearing  of  his  Vindication  :  But  they 
 declin'd  it.     When  the  A^iabaptijls  Day  came,  the  Bi- 
 fliop and  they  agreed  fo  well  about  Free- Will,  (3c.  that 
 he  treated  them  with  greater  Civility ;  as  if  he  could 
 in  lome  meafure  forgive  them  wherein  they  differ'd , 
 for  the  fakeof  thofe  darling  Points  in  which  they  agreed. 
 Or  it  may  be  the  Bifliop  was  the  cooler  now,  for  the 
 Heat    he  had  let  out  the  Day  before.     The  Quakers 
 Day  being  the  laft  of  the  Three,  they  had  Time  to 
 fummon  in  their  Friends  from  all  Quarters,  and  feveral 
 came  from  Hamjjjloire  and  Surrey,  as  well  as  the  remote 
 Parts  of  Suffex.     When  the  Bifliop  fell  to  Railing,  they 
 paid  him  in  his  own  Coin,  nay,  and  with  Intereft  too. 
 And  when  the  Bifliop  in  fome  Surprize,  left  the  Pulpit 
 and  Church,  fome  of  them  follov^'d  him  Home,  and 
 one  as  he  pafs'd  along,  pluck'd  hiin  by  the  Sleeve,  fay- 
 ing,   the  Hireling  flyeth,  the  Hireling  flyeth.     After 
 this,    Mr.  Corbet  drew  up  his  Defence  in  Writing,  and 
 taking  with  him  fome  fubftantial  Citizens,  went  to  the 
 Bifliop's  Palace  to  make  a  Tender  of  it  to  the  Bifliop, 
 who  refus'^d,  to  receive  it.     Mr.  Corbet  pray'd  him  to 
 read  it;  which  when  he  refns'd,  he  began  to  read  it 
 himlelf,  but  neither  would  that   be  born.    The  Bi- 
 
 liiOg 
 
z;^  HAMPSHIRE.  jj5 
 
 fiiop  urg'd  him  to  write  now,  oftering  him  Pen,  VoJ.  II 
 Ink  and  Paper.  Mr.  Corbet  reply *d.  That  that  was 
 needlefs,  for  he  had  written  already  at  his  own 
 Home,  where  he  could  be  more  composed,  that  which 
 he  now  tendered.  The  Bifliop  perfifting  in  the  Re- 
 tufal,  Mr.  Corbet  finally  told  him,  fince  nothing  elfe 
 would  do,  he  muft  take  fome  other  Method  for  his 
 Vindication;  intimating  he  would  ufe  the  Prefs. 
 When  Mr.  C.  return 'd,  the  Bifliop  folio w'd  him  to  his 
 Palace-Gate  with  bitter  railing,  forgetting  again  that 
 a  Bi(hof  Jhould  not  befoon  nngry,  Mr.  Corbet  under  all 
 exprefs'd  the  grqateft  Temper,  and  Meeknefs,  return- 
 ing good  Wifhes,  and  Words  for  very  ill. 
 
 God  many  Years  afflic1:ed  him  with  the  Stone,  which 
 at  laft  was  his  Death  :  And  while  the  Pain  was  tolera- 
 ble to  Nature  he  endur'd  it,  and  ceas'd  not  Preaching, 
 rill  within  a  Fortnight  of  his  being  brought  up  to  Low- 
 don  to  have  been  cut.  But  before  that  could  be  done, 
 he  left  this  for  a  better  Life,  Dec.  26.  1680.  His 
 Funeral  Sermon  was  Preach'd  by  Mr.  'Baxter,  who 
 gives  him  this  Charadter.  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Clear^ 
 7te/s  and  Soundnefs  in  I^ltgio7i,  and  blamelefs  in  his  Con" 
 verfation.  He  was  of  Jo  great  Moderation  and  Love  of 
 Peace,  that  he  hated  all  that  was  againfl  it,  and  would 
 have  done  any  thing  for  Concord  in  the  Church,  except 
 finning  againji  Gody  and  ha:{arding  Salvation,  He  was 
 for  Catholic  k^Vnion,  and  Comrnunion  of  Saints,  and  for  go  ^ 
 ing  no  further  from  any  Churches  or  Chriftians  than  they 
 force  us,  or  than  they  go  from  Chrifi,  He  was  for  loving 
 and  doing  good  to  all,  and  living  peaceably  with  all,  as  far 
 as  was  in  his  Power,  Something  in  Epifcopacy,  Pref* 
 bytery,  and  Independency  he  liked,  and  fome  Things  he 
 diflilCd  in  all.  He  was  true  to  his  Confciencc,  and  valu'd 
 not  the  Interefl  of  a  Party  or  Faction,  If  all  tU  Non- 
 conform ifts  in  England  had  refused,  he  would  have  con- 
 formd  aloyie,  if  the  Terms  had  been  rcducd  to  what  he 
 thought  lawful.  He  mana^d  his  Minifiry  with  Faith-- 
 fulnefs  and  Prudence,  He  had  no  PVorldly  Dcfgns  to 
 carry  on,  but  was  eminent  in  Self -Denial.  He  was  not 
 apt  to  f peak,  ^gainfi  thofe  by  whom  hejuffer'd-,  ?ior  was 
 he  ever  pleas  ci  with  ripping  up  their  Faults.  He  was  ve^ 
 ry  careful  to  prejerve  the  Imputation  cf  his  Brethren,  and 
 rejojc'din  the  Succefs  of  their  Labours  as  well  as  of  his 
 *wn  :  And  a  moft  careful  Avoidsr  cf  all  Divifihis,  Content 
 
 tiois^ 
 
5^6  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minifiers^   &C. 
 
 Yol.   II.'    tionSy  or   Offences.     He  -cvas  very  free  in  acknowledging  by 
 
 w'^V^^  vphom  be  profited  •  a?2d  preferring  others  before  himfe/f     He 
 
 ro/is  much  in  the  Study   of  his  own  Heart ;  as  is  evident 
 
 from  the  little  Thing  of  his,  that  is  PubliJWd,  caWd  Notes 
 
 for    himfelf,  &c.  He •  had  good  Affurance  of  his  own  Sifice- 
 
 rity  ;  ^^nd  yet  was  not  altogether  without  his  Mixture  of 
 
 Fears.     He   hnd   the  Comfort  of  -Jenfible  Growth    in  Grace, 
 
 He  enfiiy  perceivd  a   notable  Increaje  of  his  Faith,  and 
 
 Hslinefs,  and  Heav?nlincfs,  and  Humility,  and  Contempt 
 
 of  the  I4^jrld,   efpecially  in  his  latter  Tears,  and  under  his 
 
 ASliciion,  as  the  Fruit  of  God's  correEiijig  I{od :     And  d/d 
 
 *  His  pub'  ^f  l^fl  in  great  Serenity  and  Peace  *.     There's  no  occafioa 
 
 /i/JjVfTn- for. Wonder,   that  fuch   a  Man  fhould   fall   under  the 
 
 fings  are,   Cenfure  of  Mr.  yVood.     His  Comn:iendation  had  really 
 
 AnHifto-  been  a  Difgrace  to  him. 
 
 ricalRela- 
 
 tlon  of  the- Military  Government  of  Gloucejler,  from  the  beginning 
 of  the  Civil  War  between  King  and  Parliament,  to  the  removal  of 
 Col.  MrJJte  {rom  thar  Government,  to  the  Comm.and  of  tht;  Weftern 
 Forces,  ^^to.  1(345  ;  which  Mr.  Baxter  much  commends  in  his  Preface  to  his 
 ConfefTion  of  Faitli. 
 
 A  Vindication  of  the  Magiftrates  of  the  City  of  Gloucefer,  from 
 the  Calumnies  o^ Robert  Bacon  ;  printed  iv his  RelatimofhisUfags  there. 
 To  zvhich  is  added,  The  Difcufiion  of  Ten  Queflions,  tending  to  the 
 Difcovery  of  clofs  Antintmianifm;  4to.  1647.  The  Intereft  of  Eng- 
 land in  the  Matter  of  Religion  :  In  Two  Parts,  1661,  8vo.  An  admi" 
 Table  Book,  where  any  Man  mfiy  clearly  fee  the  Spirit  and  Temper,  Aim 
 and  Defign  ofthofe  calfd  Presbyterians,  at  and  after  Kmg  Charles'/  R^- 
 fiauration  ;  and  the  Picas  they  made  ufe  of,  to  induce  to  that  Lenity,  which 
 TPould  have  made  this  Nation  happy,  and  prevented  thoje  Calamities  we 
 have  fince  been  under,  many  fad  Effects  rohereof,  yet  remain  among  us.  The 
 Kingdom  oi  God  among  Men,  a  Tra^  of  the  found  State  of  Religion  :  Ta 
 yshith  is  added,  A  Difcuftion  of  the  Point  of  Church-Unity  and  Schifm, 
 Svo.  1679,  A  Difcourfe  cf  the  Religion  oi  England ;  ajferting,  that 
 the  reform'' d  Chrljlianity  fettled  in  its  due  Latitude,  is  the  Stability  and 
 Advancement  of  this  Kingdom  :  In  Two  Parts,  4to.  His  Self*ImpIoy- 
 ment  in  Secret,  containing,  Memorials /or  his  own  Pra5iice,  his  Eviden- 
 ces upon  Self-Examination,  and  his  Thoughts  in  his  lafl  painful  AffliSfi- 
 cn ,  in  I  2  vs.  168  I.  And  his  Remains',  containing,  a  Difcourfe  of  the 
 Church,  of  the  Miniflry,  of  Certainty  and  Infallibility  :  And  the  true  State 
 ef  ancient  EpifcoPacy  :  A  Confideration  of  the  prefent  State  of  Confor- 
 mity in  the  Church  o£  England :  A  Difcourfe  of  Divine  Worlhip  : 
 An  Expofltion  of  Jonah  2,  the  four  firfi  Ferfes  :  An  Expofition  of 
 John  i<^.  33.  An  Enquiry  into  the  Oxford  Oath  \  A  Plea  for  Com- 
 munion with  the  Church  of  England,  Sec.  With  a  modeji  Defence  of 
 his  Mini  fieri al  Nonconformity ,  and  the  Excrcife  of  his  Minifiry,  in  Anftoer  tif 
 the  Bijlop  o/Chichelkr's  Charge  ag.'jinji  him.      An  Explication  of  the 
 
 Dsarees 
 
in  HAMPSHIRE. 
 
 ??7 
 
 Decrees  and  Operations  of  God,  &c.  And.  An  Account  df  the 
 Principles  and  Praftices  of  the  Nonconformifts  ;  jhewinj^  that  theit*  Reli^ 
 gion  is  no  other  than  what  isprofefs^d  in  the  Church  of  England. 
 
 He  had  alfo  a  conjiderable  Hand  in  compiling  Mr.  Rufh worth' j-^^r/?  Fb' 
 lume  tf  Hiftorical  Colledions,  which  is  reckon  d  a  Mafter-piece  ef  ths 
 Kindt  by  competent  Judget  offuch  Writings. 
 
 Crundnll :  Mr.  Humphrey  Weaver,  A  good  Scholar, 
 who  had  a  good  Eftatc,  and  a  generous  Temper,  and 
 was  a  very  Publick  Spirited  Man.  A  great  and  con- 
 ftant  Preacher,  and  zealous  Nonconformift;  his  Zeal 
 eating  him  up  in  the  Caufc  of  Ghrift  ;  His  Living  was 
 very  valuable* 
 
 I{ockJporne  :  Mr,  HaddeJIey,  M.  A.  His  Parfbnage  was 
 worth  200  /.  fer  Annum.  He  was  born  at  PVardiw  Hcrt- 
 ford/hire,  in  1624;  ^"^  ^^^*^  ^"  C9rpus-Chrifti,  vulgb 
 Bennet'College  in  Cambridge,  He  was,  at  his  firft  letting 
 out  in  the  World,  Minifter  of  Pool  in  Dorjetjhlre^  but 
 was  committed  to  Prifon  by  Coll.  I(cad  the  Governor  of 
 that  Town,  for  refufing  to  obferve  a  Thankfgiving- 
 Day  appointed  by  Cromwell.  After  he  had  been  Tome 
 time  conlin'd,  there  came  down  an  Order  of  Council, 
 requiring  him  to  leave  the  Town.  Hereupon  he  went 
 to  Sir  Thomas  Trenchard%  and  liv'd  in  his  Family  till 
 ^ckburn  Parfonage  was  given  him  by  Sir  William  Dor'- 
 rington  :  And  here  he  was  Ejedred  by  the  AB  of  Vnifor^ 
 mity  ,  but  continu'd  for  fome  Time  to  live  in  the  Pa- 
 rifli.  At  the  coming  out  of  King  Charles's  Indulgence,, 
 he  was  chofen  by  the  DifTenters  at  Salisbury  ro  be  one 
 of  their  Minifters  ^  and  there  he  continued  all  the  re- 
 maining part  of  his  Life.  Soon  after  the  Declaration 
 was  cail'd  in,  he  was  feiz'd  in  his  own  Hoiife,  and 
 committed  by  the  Mayor  and  Recorder  of  the  City  to 
 the  common  Prifon  ^  but  one  of  his  Friends  very  con-* 
 iidendy  afferting  in  all  Company,  that  Mr.  HaddeJIcy's 
 Imprifonment  was  illegal,  one  that  had  a  principal 
 Hand  in  it,  was  thereby  mov'd   to  confiilt  With  fome^  ^ 
 
 who  underftood  Law  better  than  himfelf,  by  whom  he 
 was  told.  That  he  could  not  anfwer  for  what  he  had 
 done.  Whereupon  he  fends  privately  to  the  Keeper  of 
 the  Prilbn,  and  orders  him  to  let  Mr,  HaddeJIey  om  ; 
 Which  was  done  very  filently  for  the  fake  of  thofe  who 
 conamitced  him,  and  was  a  very  feafonable  Deliverance 
 
 Z  fof 
 
2  78         The  Eje^hd  or  6ile?7c'*d  Miniflers^  &:c. 
 
 for  himfelf  alio  3  his  Health   being  fo  much  impair'd 
 by  his  Confinement,    that  its  likely,  had  he  continu'd 
 there  much  longer  it  had  ended  his  Days.    Being  let  ac 
 Liberty,  he  preach'd   to  his  People  as  he  had  Oppor- 
 frnnity  for  leveral  Years  :  But  in  the  latter  end  of  King 
 Charles's  Reign,   he  very  narrowly  efcap'd  as  he  was 
 preaching  on  a  Lord's-Day,  the  being  taken  again ;  But 
 he  was  privately  convey'd  away,  juft  before  they  that 
 came  to  apprehend  him  had  forc'd  their  way  into  the 
 Meeting-place,  by   breaking  open  the   Doors.     Being 
 difappomted,  they  vented  their  Rage  on  the  Pulpit  and 
 Seats,    which  they  pullM  to  pieces,  miierably  defacing 
 the  Place.     After  this  he  was  forc'd  to  conceal  himfelf, 
 and  was  lb  narrowly  watch'd,  that  he  was  forc'd  to  ab- 
 fent  himfelf  from  his  own  Houfe  for  feveral  Months. 
 But  upon  the  Liberty  in  1687,  he  return'd  to  his  Peo- 
 ple and  Work,  and  ufually  preach'd  twice  every  Lord's- 
 Day,  and  fometimcs  a  Sermon  on  the  Week-day  alfo, 
 till  about   Eight  Months  before  his  Death,  when   the 
 Congregation  call'd  another  to  be  Co-paftor  with  him, 
 after  which  he  always  preach'd  once  a  Day,    till  the 
 Lord's-Day  before   his  Death.     For  he  preach'd ,  and 
 that  with  a  very  remarkable,  and  more  than  ordinary 
 Warmth  and  Livelinefs  June  the  4th,  and  dy'd  the  next 
 Lord's-Day  Morning,  being  June  the  nth,   1699,  in 
 the  76ch  Year  of  his  Age. 
 
 He  was  very  much  of  Mr.  Baxter's  Judgment  in  the 
 Qiunquarticular  Points,  and  of  a  Catholick  healing 
 Spirit,  with  reference  to  our  Church  Controverfies. 
 He  was  Pious,  Prudent  and  Humble  :  Had  an  excel- 
 lent Gift  in  Prayer,  and  was  a  very  uieful  Preacher, 
 Bur  fo  exceiTiveiy  Modeft,asto  be  under  fome  Awe  when 
 his  Brethren  were  prefent  at  any  of  his  Performances  5 
 tho'  they  Vv/ere  very  much  his  Inferiors. 
 
 TJ^cM:  Mr.  Mtirtln  Morelanl,  M.  A.  Fellow  o^H^ad- 
 h^m  College  in  Oxford.  Eminent  in  the  Univerfity,  and 
 afterwards.  In  his  younger  Years  he  was  Terrcc  Filhis  in 
 the  Oxford  ABy  as  his  Brother,  who  was  afterwards  Sir 
 Snmud  Moreland  was  Prevaricator,  in  the  Cambridge 
 Coynrnencement.  Both  of  them  came  off  clear,  and 
 with  Honour  and  Efteem  for  their  ingenious  Perfor- 
 mance, and  their  innocent  and  pleafant  Entertainment 
 ©f  the  Univerfity  and  Strangers,  He  was  a  Man  of  clear 
 
 with 
 
in  HAMPSHIRE. 
 
 3^9 
 
 Rea(bn,and  great  Reading,  an  accurate  and  affcclionatc  Vol.  II. 
 Preacher  :  Moderate  in  his  Principles,  charitable  in  his  v-.'^Vn^ 
 Temper,  ferious  and  remarkably  Uprigh:  in  his  Life 
 and  Converfation.     He  (pent  the  latter  part  of  his  Life 
 at  Hacknsj* 
 
 .Ba^defley  :  Mr.  Lancafier,  One  of  eminent  Skill  in 
 the  Oriental  Languages. 
 
 Hough f on  :  Mr.  Thomas  M^anen.  A  noted  Man  : 
 Whom  Mr.  Eyreo^  Sdlshury  oppos'd  in  the  Point  of  Ja- 
 ftification.  Mr.  PP^arren  wrote  upon  the  iJubjed:  ^  a 
 Book,  intituled,  Vnhslievers  no  Subjecls  of  Juftification, 
 nor  ofmyfticnl  XJnion  to  Chriflj  4to.  1654. 
 
 Evphurft  :  Mr.  John  Harmar  *,  M.  A  ;    brought    up 
 in   PP^ificbeJier^School,     and    Magdnlsn-CoUcge   in   Oxon.  *  He  hath 
 He  was  Grc^fc-Profeffor  at  Oxford  :  And  even  Mr.  J4^ood  Printed ^ 
 himfelf  gives  him   this  ChareCler,  Thnt  he  was  a  rnoji^^^^is 
 excellent  Philologiflj    and  a  tolerable  Latin  Poet^  and  was  Gramma- 
 happy  in  rendring  Greek  into  Latin,   or  Latin  itito  En-  ^^^es:  Ve- 
 glifti,   or  Englifli  into  Greek  or  Latin,  whether  inProJ'e  or  ''^"^.  ^ 
 Verfe.     He  was  ejcded  after  King  Charles's  Return,  and  fJ"cTina."^ 
 retir'd   to  Steventon  in  this  County;  where  he  dy'd,  ^oj^^j^  g^ 
 Anno.  1670.  Conjuga- 
 
 r         1-      -iN    .    1.  o  -r  tionum 
 
 ufum  Jiquido  mdicans,  &c.  8-yo.  \6i'i'  Janua  Linguarum  :  Sive 
 Methodus  &:  ratio  Compendiaria  $c  facilis  ad  omnes  Linguas  ad  La- 
 tiriam  vero  maxime  apcriens,  ^to  \6r^ .  Eclogae  Sententiarum  & 
 Similitudinum,  e  D  Chrj/fojlom}  decerpts  :  Graec.  $c  Lac.  cum  An- 
 jiov.^Svo  1621.  Protomarcyr  Brirannus ;  Seu  Elegia  Sacra  in  Con- 
 verfionem  &  Martyrium  S.  ^/^^;z/,  4to  1630.  Lexicon  Ecymologi- 
 con  Grsecum,  junaim^  cum  Scapula,  1637.  Fol.  Epiftola  ad  D  Lam- 
 hertumOsbalftonum,  Cui  intexitur  Apologia  pro  honorariir  iljuftriili- 
 moque  viro  ac  Domino,  D  Joha7ine  WllLams  Archiep.  Ebarac.  & 
 AnglU  Primate,  Syo  1^49,  Orario  Ox9n:\e  habita,  in  Schola  Publica 
 Linguse  Gr^tct  alTignaCa,  15.  Kal.  Aug.  i6so.  %vo.  Oratio,  SerenifTi- 
 mi  Proce£toris  Elogium  CompIe61:eas,  Oxoni^  habita  so  K.<fl.  Maii 
 165:4.  4to.  Ad  Protefloi-em  Carmina  de  Pace,  cum  Belgis-  fancita. 
 VindiciE  Academiae  Ox/^^"^"/-^;  Sive  Oratio  Apologetica  qua  Exer- 
 citiorum  Acadcmicorum  in  Trimeftrc  vacar.  a  Crimine  vindica- 
 tur,  Svo.  1661.  M.Tiilli  Ciceroni's  Viu,  ex  optimis  quibufque  Scri- 
 proribus  delibaca,  Sc  in  Compendium  reduda,  8t;o.  16^2.  Oratio 
 Panegyrica  in  honor,  Car.  2.  Sec.  in  Angliam,  Flaudente  Orbc  £r/- 
 tannico,  remigranC.  Habita  0;c.  27.  A/^//.  j66o.  He  alfo  Trjn/I^icd  ihg 
 Afit mb lies  fborccr  Catechifm  into  Gi^^k  andL^Un,  &c. 
 Z  z  in 
 
P340  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Minifiers,  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  11.  In  the  Ifte  of  PVlght  •  NElVPOBj:  :  Mr.  I^bert 
 Tutchin.  He  was  fo  well  belov'd  by  the  Inhabitants  of 
 this  Town,  that  when  he  was  turn'd  out,  they  allow 'd 
 him  the  fame  Stipend,  as  when  he  was  their  Minifter  : 
 So  that  they  paid  Two  Minifters  till  the  Day  of  his 
 Death,  and  then  interr'd  him  in  their  Church.  He 
 had  three  Sons  ;  Jolm,  Robert  and  Samuel,  that  were 
 ail  coniiderabk  Men  j  and  all  Silenc'd  on  the  fame  Day 
 with  him, 
 
 Calhmm  :  Mr.  Edward  Biickjer.  He  was  much  a 
 Gentleman,  and  a  good  Preacher  and  "Writer. 
 
 Fre/hwater  :  Mr.  James  Crefwick,  B.  D,  Some  time 
 Fellow  of  St.  Johns-College  in  Cambridge  ;  born  at  Shef- 
 field in  Torkjhire.  One  well  skili'd  in  the  learned  Lan- 
 guages, and  an  accurate  Preacher.  He  liv'd  upon  his 
 own  Eftate  at  Bear-Hall,  near  PontefraH  in  Torkjhire. 
 He  dy'din  Jan,  1694-.   Aged  73. 
 
 PP^eel{^ :  Mr.  Thomas  Newnham* 
 
 TaveHand  :    Mr.  Martin  fVells. 
 
 Yarmouth  :  Mr.  John  Martin, 
 
 Weft^Cowes  :   Mr.  Simon  Pole, 
 
 Guernfey  :    Mr.  Le  Mar/h. 
 
 South-Tidworth  :  Mr.  Samuel  Sprint,  His  Living  was 
 worth  at  leaft  120  I.  per  An.  He  wasSon  to  the  famous 
 Author  of  Cnjfander  Anglicatins,  and  much  of  his  Judg- 
 ment, as  to  our  Ecclefiaftical  Controverfies.  He  was 
 born  at  Thornbury  in  Gloucefterfhire,  about  1614  j  ^nd 
 bred  in  Trinity -Co  liege  in  Cambridge,  where  he  had  for 
 his  Chamber- fellow  Dr.  Ifaac  Bnrrovp.  They  ftudy'd  in 
 Conforr,  and  went  both  together  to  Mr.  Abraham  H^:>ee' 
 .  hcl^,  to  diicourfe  with  him  about  the  ^m^/c/<.  Language, 
 Vvhich  they  were  defirous  to  learn  :  But  upon  hearing 
 how  great  Difficulties  they  were  to  encounter,  and  how 
 few  Books  v/ere  in  that  Language,  and  the  little  Ad- 
 vantage tharcodd  be  got  by  it,  they  laid  afide  their 
 Beiiga.     Upon  Mr.  S£ri?it's  leaving  the  Univerfity,  he 
 
 '  was 
 
in   HAMPSHIRE.  ^41 
 
 was  ehofen  Mafter  of  the  Free-Schcoi  at  hjvebuyy  m  Vol.  11. 
 Berks,  where  he  concinu'd  feveral  Years,  till  he  was  s^^'^y*^ 
 call'd  to  TidvQonh,     He  was  an  intimate  Frind  of  Mr. 
 Woodbridges  3  and  of  the  fame  pacifick,  healing,  Catho- 
 lick  Spirit.     A  compleat  Scholar,  a  very  ufeful  Preach- 
 er, and  one  of  ftrid  Piety.     Of  wonderful  Modefty 
 and  Humility,    and  therefore  contented  to  live  in  an 
 obfcure  Corner,    tho'  he  had  large   Offers  eife where. 
 His  Converfation  was  equally  Pleafant  and  Profitable, 
 His  Preaching  was  very  Inftruclive,  but  his  Way  of 
 Delivery  not  fo  Popular  as  that  of  Ibme  others.     His 
 Carriage  was  fuch,  as  recommended  him  to  the  good 
 Efteem  of  all  the  fober  Gentry  in  thofe  Parts.    One  of 
 them  (and  he  ajuftice  of  Peace  of  NoteJ  inviting  him 
 to  his  Houfe,    and  defiring  his  Acquaintaince,  told 
 him.  That  he  thought  him  a  Man  of  the  moft  univer- 
 fally  good  Charad:er  of  any  in  the  County  ;  tor  he  ne- 
 ver heard  any  one  fpeak  ill  of  him  :  But  they  who  moft 
 freely  loaded  other  Nonconformifts  with  Reproaches, 
 fboke  very  well  of  him.     And  yet  he  was  not  fecure 
 from  the  Ill-will  of  fbme  of  the  neighbouring  Clergy, 
 who  were  {o  fevere  and  violent  in  Profecuting  him,  that 
 he  was  to  be  Excommunicated,  for  not  receiving  the 
 Sacrament  in  his  Parifh-Church  at  Chri^mas,  notwith- 
 ftanding,  that  his  Wife  lay  upon  her  D^arh-bed  at  that 
 very  Time.     To  prevent  it,  he  rode  to  Farnham,  to  Bi- 
 fhop  Morley,  and  told  him  his  Cafe  :  And  his  Lordfiiip 
 was  pieas'd  to  tell  him.  That  his  Chancellor  Ihould  not 
 treat  him  fo  feverely  as  he  imagin'd  and  expecSted : 
 And   accordingly  the  Profecution  was   ftopp'd.     The 
 Bidiop   made   him  ftay  and  dine  with  him,  and  di- 
 fcours'd  with   him   about   his    Nonconformity.     Mn 
 Sprint  telling  him,  that  the  declaring  unfeigned  Ajfent 
 and  Confent  was  what  he  could  nor  be  fatisfy'd  to  yield 
 to,  the  Billiop  told  him,  He  muft  not  Philofophize  up- 
 on the  "Words,  j^jpnt  and  Confent  ;  nor   fuppofe,    that 
 the  Parliament  did  by  Ajfent  mean  an  Ad  of  the  Un- 
 derftandingj  and  by  Ccnfntan  A(5l  of  the  Will  :  For  no 
 more  was  intended,  than  that  the  Perfon  fo  declaring, 
 intended  to  read  the  Book  :  And  therefore,  if  he  would 
 make  the  Declaration   in  the  Words  prefcrib'd  in  the 
 Act,  and  then  fay,  that  thereby   he   meant  no   more 
 than  that  he  would  read  the  Common-Prayer^  he  would 
 gdmit  km  into  a  Living.    Mr.  Sprint  thank'd  his  Lord- 
 Z  3  ^iiip, 
 
54^       The  Ejecfedor  Silenc'^dMimJierSy  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  ^Jp>  t>ut  conid  not  think  that  Expedient  warantable. 
 Afterwards  Mr.  Sfrint  mention'd  the  Crofs  in  Baptifm, 
 as  what  he  could  not  comply  with.  To  which  the 
 Eifliop  reply 'd,  This  was  honeft  Mr.  Dod^s  Scruple  : 
 But  gave  no  other  Anfwer  than  this :  That  the  Crofs  was 
 only  a  vijibie  Frofejjlon  of  our  believing  in  a  Cruciffd  Savi^ 
 cur,  in  Conformity  to  the  FraBifs  of  the  Primitive  Chrifti- 
 ansy  who  crofs  d  themfehes  :  By  this  AHion  as  by  Words^ 
 owning  their  being  Chriftians  :  But  it  did  not  thence  ap- 
 pear CO  Mr  Sprint,  that  it  might  lawfully  or  fafely  be 
 a  Term  of  Commujiion.  He  was  very  Temperate  and 
 Abfiemicus :  Which  being  once  taken  notice  of,  at  a 
 Gentleman's  Table,  one  then  prefent,  who  had  liv'd  in 
 Bifhop  Binchmans  Family  when  he  v^asBifiiop  of  Lo«- 
 don,  told  him,  That  if  he  was  a  Conformift,he  muft  ex- 
 peel  no  great  Preferment :  For  he  once  heard  Bp.H/«c/j- 
 mnn  recommend  a  Perfon  ro  Archbifliop  Sheldon,  as 
 one  very  fit  for  fome  Eccleliaftical  Promotion  ;  ofwliom 
 the  Archblfliop  faid,  I  believe  your  Lordlhip  is  mifta- 
 ken  in  the  Man  5 1  doubt  he  is  too  Puritanical  :  Where- 
 to the  Bifliop  reply'd,  I  aflure  your  Grace  he  is  not ; 
 for  he  will  drink  a  Glafs  of  Wine  freely. 
 
 He  took  great  Notice,  and  frequently  made  menti- 
 on, of  the  Care  that  Divine  Providence  took  of  him, 
 and  his  numerous  Fatnily,  he  having  Six  Sons  and 
 and  Two  Daughters,  when  he  was  caft  out  of  his  Li- 
 ving. And  it  was  very  remarkable,  that  when  he  put 
 the  Lives  of  Three 'of  his  Children  into  the  YiiiIq  Eftatc 
 xhz.t  ht  look  zt  Clntf or dn(t:iv  Andover,  he  was  dircded 
 to  pitch  upon  ihofe  Two  fons,  who  only  out-liv'd  him, 
 of  all  his  Eight  Children,  to  be  of  the  Three  that 
 were  put  into  the  Leafe.  So  that  after  he  remov'd  from 
 Tidm-rth,  which  was  about  the  Year  1665,  he  fpent 
 the  remaining  Part  of  his  Life,  which  was  about  Thir- 
 ty Years,  in  that  obfcure  Village  ;  preaching  as  Oppor- 
 tunity Oifer'd,  at  Af^dover,  (which  was  a  Mile  from  the 
 Place  of  his  abode)  and  alio  at  H^incheflcr. 
 
 On  his  Death-bed  he  declar'd  his  full  Satisfadllon, 
 in  the  Caufc  of  Nonconformity.  He  had  but  a  very 
 inconfidcrable  Allowance  from  his  People,  whom  he 
 preach'd  amongft  :  But  was  us'd  to  fay  ;  If  the  Bottle 
 and  Satchel  held  but  out  to  the  Journey's  End,  it  was 
 f^fftCicnt.     He  was  esercis'd  with  a  very  iingring  Sick- 
 
 nefs, 
 
/»  HA  MP  SHIRE.  34? 
 
 nefs,  which  carry'd  him  off,  and  thro'  the  whole  of  k  Vol.  11. 
 he  difcover'd  great  Longings  to  be  at  reft. 
 
 Having  mention'd  above,  the  Book  call'd  Cnjjander 
 AnglicanuSy  of  v^^hich  this  Mr.  Sprint's  Father  was  the 
 Author,  I  think  it  not  improper  to  communicate  to  the 
 World  a  Paper  concerning  it,  which  was  written  by 
 this  Son  of  his,  with  his  own  Hand;  a  Copy  of  which 
 was  fenc  m.e  by  the  Grandfon  of  the  Author,  with  Af- 
 furance,  that  it  was  drawn  up  by  his  Father,  this 
 Mr.  Sprint  of  Jidmrth,     The  Paper  wasverbacim  thus  : 
 
 N.  "  This  Book  meddles  not  Vv'lth  Suhfcripion,  but 
 "  difelaimsit,  p.  237, 
 
 **  2.  In  all  the  Arguments,  it  fuppofeth,  that  the  Ce- 
 '*  remonies  imposd  are  Inconveniences,  and  the 
 "  Churches  Burthens. 
 
 "  3.  By  the  Qiiotations,  p.  194,  196,  and  elfewhere, 
 "  it  advifeth  us  to  bear  witnels  againft  them,  and  to 
 **  exprefs  our  Diffent  from  them,  and  then  Conform  : 
 "  Which  is  not  to  Ajfcnt ;  and  much  lefs  to  declare  our 
 **  unfeigned  Ajfent,  as  well  as  Confent  to  them. 
 
 *'  4.  BiPaop  Lmd  faid.  It  had  been  no  great  Matter, 
 ■**  if  this  Book  and  the  Author  had  been  burnt  roge- 
 "  ther. 
 
 '*  5.  This  Book  Is  not  fully  comprehenfive  of  the 
 "  Author's  Judgment :  For  be(ides  what  is  extant  of 
 "  his  in  Print,  (  vi:{.  his  Bcltum  Cereynoiiinle  printed  by 
 "  another, )  and  what  he  hath  left  in  Manuicript,  this 
 "  Book,  as  he  hath  acknowledg'd  to  his  Acquaintance, 
 "  harh  futfer'd  much  by  the  Hands  of  the  BiOiop's 
 '*  Chaplain,  that  was  appointed  the  Reviicr  of  Books 
 ''*  to  be  printed. 
 
 Benfteed:  '^i^.  John  Yates, 
 
 Beadfy  :  Mr.  Jamuel  Jefferjon. 
 
 Selhorn  :  Mr.  John  Farrol,  M.  A,  and  Fellow  of 
 Mngdnlen-CoUege  in  Oxon.  He  was  an  humble,  peace- 
 able, laborious  Divine;  prudent  and  Inolfenlive  in  his 
 Conduct.  Of  an  healthful  Conftitution,  and  even 
 Temper:  Not  much  refenting  the  Injuries  of  his  Ad- 
 verfaries.  He  was  of  a  meek  Spirit,  and  yet  not  fcon 
 fsaft  down  or  difcourag'd  under  the  Apprehenilon  of 
 Z  4  Troubles 
 
5  44  The  Ejecl'ed  or  Silenced  Mimjters^  Sec. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Troubles  attending  his  Duty.  He  was  of  an  adive 
 Dilpofition  ;  and  being  a  noted  Florift  and  Herbalift, 
 inade  his  Garden  his  Domeftick  Diverfion,  when  his 
 labouring  Mindcall'd  for  a  Relaxation  from  his  Studies. 
 Upon  Mr.  L's  being  remov'd  by  the  Sequeftrators,  he 
 was  fent  to  and  fettled  in  his  Place :  But  after  the  King's 
 Reftau ration,  he  was  advis'd  to  refign  his  Living  to 
 the  former  Incumbent,  which  he  accordingly  did,  and 
 then  retir'd  to  Guilford  in  Surrey ,  where  he  kept  Board- 
 ers that  went  to  the  Free-School,  which  was  fome  Ad- 
 vantage to  him,  as  to  Fam.ily  Expences :  But  when 
 the  Corporation-Oath  was  impos'djheaot  being  fatisfy'd  to 
 take  it,  remov'd  to  Farnham.  On  June  14.  1669,  he  was 
 taken  up  near  Gcdalmin^  and  fent  to  the  Marfhalfea  in 
 Southvparky  for  being  found  within  Five  Miles  of  the 
 Corporations  of  Guilford  and  Godalmiriy  and  alfo  .for 
 preaching  at  Godalmin.  He  continued  Six  Months  in 
 Prifon,  and  has  fometimes  faid.  That  that  was  one  of 
 the  moft  comfortable  Parts  of  his  Life,  thro'  the  Kind- 
 jiefs  of  Friends  whom  GOD  rais'd  up  to  adminifter 
 Relief  to  him  in  his  Troubles.  His  Enemies  faid,  That 
 they  would  not  fend  him  to  Prifon  again)  becaufe  he 
 iiv'd  better  there  than  at  Home.  And  perhaps  this 
 might  be  one  Reafbn  why  the  religious  Meetin2s  in  his 
 own  Houfe  were  afterwards  fo  much  wink'd  at.  His 
 Cuftoni  was  to  go  to  the  Publick,  and  they  that  attend- 
 ed on  his  Miniftry  did  the  fame  5  and  either  before  or 
 after  the  Sermons  in  the  Church;  he  fpent  his  Pains  in 
 Private.  In  the  latter  end  of  Bifliop  Mor/^^'s  Days,  he 
 was  frequently  defir'd  to  vifit  his  Lordlliip  ;  and  upon 
 repeated  AfTurances  of  being  Welcom  to  him,  he  went, 
 jhid  was  very  courteoufly,  and  refpedlfuUy  entertained 
 hy  him  feveral  times  at  his  Table>  His  Lordfliip  was 
 free  in  diicourling  with  him  upon  paft  Times  :  And  he 
 obferv^d,  that  when  he  {pake  of  Mr.  Dod  (who  taughc 
 him  Hehrcvo^  and  was  other  ways  helpful  to  him)  he 
 inade  this  Addirion,  vpho  is  now  in  Heaver?,  To  befure 
 therctbre  he  could  not  ('as  fome  have  feem'd  to  do  in  the 
 Iseac  of  Dlfpute)  hold  Puritanijm  to  be  a  damning  Sin. 
 Hs  remov-d  afterwards  to  Pfefl-Horfley,  where  he  had 
 fomcthing  to  live  upon  ;  and  there  he  continu'd  till 
 King  y^zwifi's  Liberty,  when  he  remov'd  to  Guilford,  and 
 fz^eilow'd  his  Labours  between  thatPlaceand  Godalmin^ 
 %i  P^X^^^.T^* '   4^'  ^^^ft  ^'5  mW^'^^  !^*^.    JLimingion  iq 
 
i»  H  A  M  P  S  H I  R  E. 
 
 — •; — = 7- : ■■    <  ;.  
 
 Hampfhire,  where  he  did  not  continue  idle,  but  preach- 
 ed frequently  as  Opportunity  offer'd,  and  Providence 
 favoured  him  :  Till  by  a  gentle  Decay,  (for  he  would 
 ftili  fay,  he  did  not  find  himlelf  eiher  fick  or  in  pain^ 
 the  Candle  of  Life  burning  down  to  the  Socket,  he  ex- 
 pir*d,  not  with  a  Stink,  but  a  fweet  Savour.  The 
 Morning  before  he  dy'd,  his  Son  at  his  delire  praying 
 with  him,  he  no  Iboner  ended,  but  preiently,  with  ali 
 the  Compofure  of  Mind  imaginable,  he  began  to 
 pray  to  God  and  praiie  him,  with  a  ftrong  and  articu- 
 late Voice  ;  and  continued  fo  doing  for  Eight  Hours  to- 
 gether, without  Intermiflion,  till  through  want  of 
 Strength  his  Speech  fail'd  :  But  his  adive  and  unwea- 
 ry'd  Soul,  even  then  difcover'd  its  continu'd  Exercife, 
 by  its  moving  Lips  and  Hands,  until  inlenfibly  he  fell 
 afleep  in  JESUS,  in  rhc  80th  Year  of  his  Age. 
 
 ODIHAM  I  Mr.  Samuel  Tutchin.  He  was  third  Son 
 of  Mr.  I{phert:  Tutchin  of  Newport  in  the  Ijle  of  Height, 
 After  his  Ejectment  he  went  to  the  E^fl-Indies^  and  was 
 Chaplain  to  the  Fadlory  at  For t  St.  George.  He  dy'd 
 there,  and  was  bury'd  by  the  Facftory,  and  his  Grave 
 was  adorn'd  with  a  Monument.  The  Company  alio 
 fettled  an  annual  Penfion  upoq  his  Widow  after  Death. 
 
 Hartly-VVejlpel  i  Mr.  Jennings^ 
 
 Kjngfxvmhy  :  Mr-  John  Hook,  . 
 
 1 
 
 PVallop  :  Mr.  Ma-nyct,  '' 
 
 ALI{ES^OI{P ;  Mr.  Taylor'. 
 
 Crawley  :  Mr.  Samuel  Tomlyns,  M.  A.^  Born  at  New^ 
 hury  in  Berks,  He  was  fit  for  the  Univerfity  at  1 5 
 Years  of  Age,  and  then  admitted  oi  Trinity  College  in 
 Cambridge.  When  he  firft  quitted  the  Univerfity,  he 
 officiated  for  fometime  as  a  Chaplain  j  and  at  length 
 was  prelented  to  this  Living  of  Crawley,  which  was 
 worth  300/.  per  Annum  ;  and  was  ejecTred  from  thence 
 with  his  Brethren  in  62.  He  afterwards  preach'd  pri- 
 vately as  he  had  Opportunity,  till  he  was  call'd  by  a 
 Congregation  to  the  City  of  fVinchcJler -,  where  for 
 9  Y^^s.p  he  continu'd  expp^'d  to  great  Hardfhips  and 
 
 Difficult 
 
^4^  Tlje  Eje^fed  or  Silenc*(i  Minifiers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    Difficulties,  upon  the  Account  of  his  Nonconformity. 
 
 \ysf^^  From  thence  he  remov'd  to  Ulkot  in  H^JtJhire,  and 
 there  he  preach'd  to  a  few  People  in  his  own  Houfe, 
 till  King  James  publifh*d  his  Declaration  for  Liberty 
 of  Confcience ;  upon  which  he  was  chofen  by  a  Con- 
 gregation in  Andover,  with  whom  he  fpent  a  few  Years  : 
 And  in  the  Beginning  of  the  Reign  of  King  PVilUam 
 and  Queen  Mary,  he  remov'd  from  thence  to  MarU 
 borough,  where  he  continu'd  his  Miniftry  for  many 
 Years.  And  there,  he  after  having  been  for  leveral 
 Months  under  great  Pains  and  Bodily  Infirmities,  at 
 length  finiflied  his  Courfe  on  June  the  i8th,  1700,  in 
 ""Hehaihthe    68th  Year  of  his  Age*.     His   Funeral  Sermon 
 
 printed,  A  ^vas  preach'd  by  Mr.  Benjamin  Flower  of  Chij)penham,  on 
 
 funeral     w^^     ^   j^ 
 
 bermon 
 
 \^  J  He  w^as  a  good  Critick  In  Greek^,  and  Hebrew ;  and  an 
 
 M^^^fhalof  ^^cellcnt  Textuary.  A  Man  of  great  Gravity  and  Wif- 
 Uurfley  ^^"^  >  ^"^  ^  ^^°^  Cafuift.  He  was  mighty  in  the 
 av,i  ano-  Scriptures:  for  his  Head,  Memory,  Heart,and  Tongue 
 tber  ^or  were  full  of  them.  And  he  had  a  general  Reputation, 
 Mr.  R/-  as  a  Scholar,  a  Preacher,  and  a  Divine. 
 chard 
 
 Moor  o£  Hungerford.  Beftdes  Tohich  he  publijhsd fomeTraSis  \  as  (i)  The 
 Juftification  of  Believers  by  the  Righteoufnefs  of  Chrifl  on\y,^'vo. 
 (z)  The  humble  Sinner's  Supplication  for  Pardon,  8vo.  (3)  The 
 Preaching  of  Chrift,  and  the  Prifon  of  God,  on  i  Pet.  3.  19.  Bvo. 
 (4)  The  abfolute  Neceffity  of  Spiritual  Husbandry,  in  breaking 
 up  our  fallow  Ground  ;  together  with  a  Difccurfe  of  the  terrible 
 Coming  of  Chrift  to  execute  Vengeance  on  all  that  remain  fallow 
 Ground,  and  obey  not  the  Gofpel,  Svo.  ($)  The  great  Duty  of 
 Chriftians  to  go  forth  without  the  Camp  to  Jcfus ;  on  Hck  13.  15. 
 S^•o.  (6)  Supplication  to  the  Sovereign  Judge,  the  Duty  of  the 
 bcil:  of  Men,  8i;ff.  (7)  A  Difcourfe  of  Chrift's  Second  Coming,  and 
 the  purging  of  his  Kingdom,  in  two  Sermons,  on  M^f.  13.  41.  J^jd 
 3  Difcourfe  on  2  Cor.  '^.  6.  at  a  Meeting  of  Minijiers. 
 
 Gcdfil :  Mr.  Thomas  Clark,  In  1665,  he  became 
 Chaplain  to  Sir  Anthony  Irby,  in  whole  Family  he  con- 
 tinu'd 10  Years,  and  fettled  afcewards  at  Port/mouth, 
 He  was  facetious  and  pleafant  in  Converfation.  Be- 
 ing once  occafionally  prefent  in  H'efiminfter.Hdili,  where 
 a  Gentleman  upon  the  mentioning  a  Nonconformiit, 
 was  pleas'd  to  fay,  that  the  Presbyterian  Parians  were 
 hch  filly  Fellows  that  none  of  them  could  fay  Boh  to  a 
 "  -  Goolcj 
 
m 
 
 HAMPSHIRE.  ?47 
 
 Goofe;  Mr.  Qhrk.  immediately  holding  out  his  Hand  Vol.  II. 
 towards  him,  faid  -Boh.  The  Gentleman  being  lur-  V>-> 
 priz*d  at  his  unexpeded  Compliment,  ask'd  the  Rea- 
 fon  of  it:  And  Mr.  C//?rttold  him  with  the  greateft 
 Calmnefs  and  Compofure  imaginable,  that  it  was  to 
 let  him  fee  that  a  Prcshperian  could  fay  Bob  to  a 
 Goofe. 
 
 Mklemarfh:  Mr.  James  Terry,  His  Living  was 
 worth  300  /.  fer  Annum,  He  was  a  very  popular 
 Preacher,  and  continu  d  the  Exercife  of  his  Miniilry 
 at  Odiham  in  this  County  gratis,  'till  Sicknefs  difabled 
 him. 
 
 Bijhofs-ftokc :  Mr.  Cox, 
 
 Burjley:  Mr.  J>Valter  Mar/hal,  He  was  educated  in 
 Nexv^Colledge  in  Oxon,  and  Fellow  there  ;  and  chofen 
 alfo  Fellow  of  the  College  at  J^'inchefier.  After  his 
 Ejedtment  he  was  Paftor  of  a  Congregation  at  Gof 
 fort  in  this  County.  He  hath  in  Print,  a  Book  call'd. 
 The  Goffel  Myfiery'  of  Sanciifientlon  ,  with  a  Sermon  of 
 Jujiificaiion,   on  i^ow.  3.  23,  26:  ^vo,   1692. 
 
 SOVTHAMPTON :  Mr.  John  Kohinfon. 
 
 St.  Michaels :  Mr.  5^/. 
 
 Milbrook^;  or  EllinghamZ  Mr.  Thomas  Brown.  A 
 Man  of  great  Piety  and  Learning,  who  dy'd  foon  af- 
 ter he  was  ejected. 
 
 Longftock. :  Mr.  John  Pinckney,  He  was  of  the  an- 
 cient Family  of  the  Pinckneys  of  Kujfel  near  MnrU 
 borough.  His  Father  Mr.  Philip  Pinckjiey  was  Minifter 
 of  Denton  in  H-^tlts  between  20  and  30  Years,  having 
 a  fmall  Maintenance,  but  a  large  Family  ;  for  he  had 
 13  Children  that  iiv'd  to  be  Men  and  Women  5  and 
 thence  he  remov'd  to  Bemerton  near  Snrum,  (a  good 
 tarfonage)  where  he  dy'd,  leaving  behind  him  as  good 
 a  Reputation  for  Piety  and  Learning,  as  moil  in  the 
 Wefl  of  England.  This  Son  of  his  was  obferv'd  ii^ 
 his  tender  Years  to  be  very  religioufly  inclined.  When 
 he  went  :o   School  he  follow'd  his  Book  with  fuch 
 
548  TheEjeBedor  Sile^c'^dMmiJlers^  he. 
 
 Vol.  II.    Diligence   that  he    attain'd  to    more  than  common 
 v/V'N^  Skill  in  the  Latin  and  Greek  Tongues,  and  efpecially 
 the  latter  ;    infomuch  that  his  Matter  us'd  often  to 
 boaft   of  his  young   Grecian,     He  went  to  Magdalen- 
 Hall  in    Oxon  when  he  was  but   14  Years  of  Age  ; 
 where  he  ftudied  fo  hard,  that  he  often  allow'd  him- 
 felf  but  four  Hours  Sleep.     This  Way  however  he 
 impair  d  his  Health,  and  brought  himfelf  into    an  ill 
 Habit  of  Body,  which  was  afterwards  an  Hindrance 
 to   him  in  his  Work.     When  he  firft  entred  on  the 
 Work  of  the  Miniftry,   he  fucceeded  his  Father  at 
 Denton,  and  afterwards  at  Bemerton ;  from  whence,  he 
 about  half  a  Year  before   King  Charles's   Return,  re- 
 snov'd  to  Long/lock^  where  he  was  much  beiov'd,  and 
 found  his  Preaching  very  fuccefsful.    And  he  was  in 
 62  ejedled  from  hence,   with  his  Brethren.     He  was 
 very  diligent  in  all  the  Parts  of  minifterial  Service, 
 and  would  not  have  left  his  Place,  it  he  could  have 
 fatisfied  his  Confcience   as  to  the  Terms  of  Confor- 
 mity :  But  finding  an  Ajfent  and  Confent  required  to 
 the  Common-Prayer  that  he  could  not  give,  he  rather 
 chofe  to  leave  his  Benefice  than  wound  his  Confcience  ; 
 tho'  what  Eftate  he  had,  would  do  but  little  towards 
 the  maintaining  himfelf,  and  a  Wife,  and  three  fmali 
 Children.     After  he  was  filenc'd  he  continued  with  his 
 Family  at  Longftockj  and  attended  on  the  Miniftry  of 
 his  SuccefTor,  whom  he  found  to  be  an  honeft  good 
 humour'd  Man,  but  not  very   able  to  ftudy  two  Ser- 
 mons a  Week  :  And  therefore  he  advis'd  him  to  ferve 
 himfelf  one  Part  of  the  Day  with  fome  good  printed 
 Sermons ;  and  he   lent  him  a  Volume  which  he  read 
 rhro'  in   the  Pulpit  zo   the  People,  one   every  Lord's 
 Dav  y  and  lb  ftudied   but  one  Sermon  a  Week  for  a 
 ronfiderable   Time.    While  Mr.  Pinckney  was  in  his 
 Place,  he  not  only  taugkt  his  People  by  publick  Preach- 
 ing and  Catechizing,  but  he  inftrudlcd  them  privately 
 from  Houfe  to  Houfe,  and  that  Way  he   continued  to 
 endeavour  to  promote  ferious  Piety  when  he  was  de- 
 ny'd  the   Liberty  of  Preaching  in  the  Church  :^  And 
 they  that  were  mtimate  with   him  and  often   in  his 
 Company,  obferv'd  that  he  took  a  finruilar  Pleafure  in 
 talking  of  Heaven,  and   in    fuch  Difcourfe  as  might 
 help  Men  forward  in  the   Way  10  the  ElelTednefs  of 
 ir.    The  Points  which  he  chiefly  infifted  on,  were  not 
 
 the; 
 
m   HAMPSHIRE.  349 
 
 the  comparatively  little  Things,  that  unhappily  divide  Vol.  IL 
 the  Chriftian  Church,  but  the  Eflcntials  of  Religion  ; 
 and  particularly  the  divine  Original  and  Authority  of 
 the  holy  Scriptures,  in  the  Belief  of  which,  he  urg'daU 
 to  cake  care  to  be  well  Eftablifli*d  :  ^nd  he  endeavour'd 
 to  help  them  in  it,  by  difcourling  on  fuch  Topicks  as 
 were  fuited  to  the  Capacities  of  thole  with  whom  he 
 convers'd.  His  extraordinary  Humility,  and  exempla- 
 ry Meeknefs,  procur'd  him  the  good  Opinion  of  many 
 of  thofe  whom  he  diffented  from.  He  was  very  feldom 
 feen  in  any  Heat  or  Commotion  :  And  when  he  was, 
 the  Concerns  of  Religion  were  always  the  Occafion  of 
 it.  He  ever  difcover'd  a  moft  compafTionate  Concern 
 for  the  Je-ws^  and  did  upon  all  Occafions  pray  for  their 
 Convcrfion,  with  extraordinary  Earneftnefs  :  And 
 nam'd  one  of  his  Sons  Jfrael ;  and  when  he  was  grown 
 up  gave  him  a  particular  Charge,  always  to  pray  for 
 that  People,  who  were  defcended  from  that  Patriarch 
 whofe  Name  he  bore.  He  dy'd  on  May  the  6th,  1680  ; 
 being  about  67  Years  of  Age. 
 
 Brokenhurft  :  Mr.  I{ohert  Tutchin  ;  Second  Son  of 
 Mr.  Robert  Tutchin  of  Newport  in  the  IJle  of  Wight.  Af- 
 ter his  Ejedtmenr,  he  had  a  feparate  Church  in  the 
 NexV'Forrej},  and  a  Led:ure  at  Lymmingtony  where  he 
 dy'd,  and  lies  bury'd  in  the  Chancel  of  the  Church. 
 
 Southmck^ :  Mr.  Simonds, 
 
 POI^SMOVTH:  Mr.  Benj'atnin  Burgefs.  A  wife 
 and  adive  Man,  efpecially  at  the  time  of  the  Reftaura- 
 tion  in  1660.  He  preach'd  a  famous  and  prudent 
 Sermon  before  the  Parliament  at  the  Abby,  in  that  Jun- 
 d:ure. 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Brag  was  alfo  Ejeded  and  Silenc'd  in 
 the  fame  Place. 
 
 Titchfield  :  Mr.  Vrian  Onkes.  After  his  Ejedment 
 he  was  entertained  by  Coll.  Norton  in  his  Houfe,  and 
 his  Prefence  and  Prayers  there  procur'd  a  BlelTing,  like 
 that  on  the  Houfe  of  Obed-edon,  He  afterwards  went: 
 over  to  New-England,  and  fettled  there  at  Cambridge, 
 where  he  was  for  feveral  Years,  both  Pallor  of  the 
 Church,  and  Prefiidei^rof  the  College  5  in  both  which 
 
 Capacicies 
 
^  50  The  Ejected  or  Sile^c^d  MiniJlerSj  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Capacities  he  was  very  ufeful.  He  dy*d  fuddenly» 
 July  25.  1 6  8 1 .  j£tat.  50.  See  Cott .  Math,  Hi  ft.  of  N^^p  * 
 England.  Lib.  4.  Ch.  5.  pag.  189. 
 
 leaner  :  Mr.  George  PVhitmarJh. 
 
 ZJpton-gray,  or  Droxford  :  Mr.  Noah  pf^ebb,  M.  A.  He 
 was  alio  caft  out  of  Cheveiy  in  Berkshire,  four  Miles  from 
 'Newbury  :  But  that  I  think  was  a  Sequeftration.  He 
 was  a  Man  of  great  Devotedneis  to  GOD,  and  Zeal  for 
 the  good  of  Souls.  An  excellent,  plain,  practical,  ufe- 
 ful Preacher.  The  laft  Place  he  preach'd  in  publickly, 
 vjcisVpion-gray  in  this  County.  After  he  left  that  Place, 
 he  fettled  about  Frimly  ;  and  afterwards  remov'd  to 
 Saunders.  He  went  about  doing  Good,  preaching  al- 
 moft  continually,  in  feveral  Places  :  Neglecting  no 
 Opportunity  of  Service,  tho*  there  was  the  greateft 
 Danger.  He  rode  Forty  Miles  from  his  own  Houfe,  for 
 Three  Quarters  of  a  Year  together,  to  preach  at  Au- 
 burn in  J^ilts ',  returning  Home  every  Week.  He  dy'd 
 in  1676  ;  Aged  about  43.  A  Man  of  an  excellent  Con- 
 verfation.  A  Pattern  of  Holincfs.  He  quire  wore 
 himfelf  away  with  Studying  and  Preaching  ;  and  dy.'d 
 of  a  Confumption.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd 
 by  Mr.  Daniel  Burgefs :  And  being  Printed,  the  Reader 
 is  referr'd  to  it. 
 
 Portfey  :  Mr.  William  Bicknel,  M.  A.  He  was  born 
 at  Farnham  in  Surry  ;  and  educated  in  Oxon.  When  he 
 had  taken  his  Degrees,  he  left  the  Univerlity,  and  be- 
 came Aififtant  to  Mr.  I^cbert  Tutchin  at  Newport  in  the 
 IjlecflVight  :  And  afterwards  preach'd  in  Portjey  Kland, 
 from  Vv'hcnce  he  was  ejeCted,  in  1662.  Heliv'd  after- 
 wards at  Farnham,  and  preach'd  many  Years  at  Alton 
 and  at  Farnham,  as  he  could.  Upon  the  Ad  of  Parlia- 
 ment for  a  Toleration,  he  was  chofen  by  the  DKfenters 
 <ji  Farnhnjn  to  be  their  Paftor,  and  continu'd  labouring 
 among  them  till  his  Death,  in  Febr.  1696.  His  Fune- 
 ral Serm.on  was  preach'd  by  Mr.  Prince  o^ Ockingham. 
 
 He  was  a  Man  of  good  Learning,  and  ferious  Reli- 
 gion. A  laborious,  methodical  plain  Preacher.  One 
 tkit  carefully  watch  d  over  his  Flock,  and  would  wife- 
 ly and  ferioufly  rebuke  their  Mifcarriages.  He  was  a 
 faithful  Friend,  and  very  fincere  and  upright.    He  was 
 
 free 
 
in  HAMPSHIRE.  351 
 
 free  in  Difcourfe,  and  ready  to  give  his  Advice,  where  Vol.  II. 
 he  thought  it  might  be  of  ule.  He  was  a  great  Suffer- 
 er for  Confcience  fake,  which  he  bore  with  much  Pati- 
 ence. When  he  wasrevil'd,  he  revil'd  not  again.  He 
 carry'd  it  like  one  that  was  very  deiirous  his  Modera- 
 tion might  be  known  unto  all  Men. 
 
 Wiirtlington  :  Mr.  John  Hanifon. 
 
 Ext  on  :  Mr.  John  ^jdge. 
 
 Farlington  :  Mr.  Robert  Lecejler* 
 
 Hayling  :   Mr.  John  ^ovoeL 
 
 I^VMSET:  Mr.  John  PVarren: 
 
 ^eply  :    Mr.  V^-John.         Clanfield :  Mr.   Dyman, 
 
 Chrift'Church  :  Mr.  John  Warner. 
 
 Pf^NCHESTEIi:  Dr.  Faithful  Tate,  and  Mr.  Cook: 
 
 Overton  :  Mr.  Thomas  I^entijb.  He  was  the  Son  of 
 Mr.  Thomas  K^ntiflj,  who  was  caft  out  of  Middleton  in 
 the  Bifhoprick  of  Durhamy  foon  after  the  Reftauration. 
 When  he  was  caft  out  of  Overton  he  came  to  London^ 
 and  was  Paftor  of  a  Society  that  met  for  Divine  Wor- 
 fliip  in  Cannon-Street.  He  was  a  very  ferious,  uie- 
 ful,  friendly,  candid  Perlbn.  He  dy'd  in  1695  ;  and 
 was  fucceedcd  in  his  Congregation  by  Mr.  Thomas  ^ey^ 
 fiolds.  He  left  behind  him  Two  Sons  in  the  Miniftry, 
 the  one  in  Southwark^,  and  the  other  at  Briftol  3  who  nei- 
 ther of  them  long  furviv'd  their  Father. 
 
 Hackfield  :  Mr.  Gcjs,  Sunburn  :  Mr.  Jones. 
 
 Dean  :  Mr.  Rogers,  Motton  :  Mr.  Crofts, 
 
 Forthing'hridge :  Mr.  Crojfin^ 
 
 And  tho'  Endeavours  after  a  fuller  Information  have 
 not  been  wanting,  yet  I  can  fay  as  I  did  in  the  former 
 Edition,  that  \  cannot  hear  that  any  of  thefe  conformed: 
 
 -  Or 
 
7iy2  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minijlers^  8cc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Or  indeed  that  any  who  ftood  out  at  firft  in  this  Coun- 
 ty, comply 'd  afterwards,  except  Mr,  Samuel  Ellis  of 
 J>yinchejier, 
 
 But  as  for  Mr.  Theophilus  Gale,  who  was  Preacher  ac 
 PVinchefter,  I  have  omitted  him  here,  becaufe  he  is  ta- 
 ken notice  of  before  in  the  Univerfity  of  Oxford,  p.  64. 
 
 In  the  County  ^/"HEREFORD. 
 
 BEI{EFO^P :  Mr.  Pf^iUiam  Voyle,  Mr.  WiUiam  Loxv, 
 Mr.  George  Primroje,  and  Mr.  Samuel  Smith,  Sen.M.  A. 
 Who  were  all  joint  Paftors,  adminiftred  the  Lord's- 
 Supper  by  Turns,  and  liv'd  in  great  Peace  among 
 themfelves,  and  with  great  Unanimity  carry'd  on  the 
 ,Work  of  the  Gofpei  in  that  City.  They  ordain'd  ma- 
 ny Minifters  both  for  England  and  PVales  in  the  Cathe- 
 dral :  Four  Mornings  in  every  "Week  they  publickly 
 Expounded  in  the  fame  Place,  beginning  between  7 
 and  S.  They  kept  up  a  conftant  weekly  Lecture  on 
 Tuefdays,  with  the  AfTiftance  of  the  moft  eminent  Mini= 
 fters  in  the  County,  and  ftemm'd  the  Tide  againft  the 
 Sectaries  of  thofe  Times,  till  i66o,  when  they  were 
 all  caft  out. 
 
 Mr.  Smith  after  his  Ejcdtment  here,  ha.d  a  Living  m 
 Berkjhire,  and  was  caft  out  in  62,  and  Silenc'd  at  Sfam^ 
 ford-Dinglyy  where  Dr.  Pordage  had  been  before.  He 
 afterwards  moftly  redded  in  Gloucefterfhire,  and  at  laft 
 dy'd  in  Herefordjhire,  in  1685.  After  the  turn  of 
 the  Times,  he  met  with  great  unkindnefs  from  feveral 
 of  the  Epilcopal  Party,  whom  he  before  had  fcreen'd, 
 and  ferv'd,  and  fliewn  kindnefs  ro. 
 
 Mr.  Geerge  Primrofe  had  his  Education  in  Scotland. 
 His  Morher  was  Nurfe  to  Prince  i/fwr/.  He  ftudy*d  alfb 
 at  Saumur  in  France.  He  was  an  excellent  Scholar,  and 
 a  judicious,  fuccelsful  Preacher.  He  was  of  a  grave, 
 even,  and  composed  Temper.  Difcourling  with  Bifliop 
 Crofts  after  he  had  been  releas'dfrom  Imprlionment,  he 
 attempted  to  perfwade  him  to  conform  :  But  when  he 
 heard  his  Objedions,  he  told  him,  he  wifliM  the 
 Church-Doors  had  been  wider.  He  retir'd  for  fomc 
 Time  from  Hereford,  but  preach'd  conftantly  up  and 
 down  the  Country  :  And  when  King  James  gave  Liber- 
 ty, he  return'd  to  Hereford  again.    But  his  growing 
 
 Weak- 
 
in  the  County  of  H  E  REFO  R  D.  555 
 
 "Weakneis  forc*d  him  back  into  the  Country,  and  there  Vol.  II. 
 he  dy'd.  v-^'V^^ 
 
 Morton  upn  Lugge  :  Mr.  Anthony  Collier.  After  his 
 Ejedment  he  liv'd  in  Gloucefterjhire,  at  VVhitmifter  : 
 And  in  the  latter  Part  of  his  Life,  fettled  with  a  Diffeat- 
 ing  Congregation  at  ^offe  in  this  County. 
 
 SeHeck.'  Mr.  Robert  Taylor, 
 
 Whitchurch  or  Cnftle-Hjchards  :  Mr.  William  Wood^ 
 voiirdy  M.  A.  A  great  and  good  Man  j  much  refpedted 
 by  Sir  Edward  Harley,  and  Sir  Edvoard  Litt/ctm  of  the 
 Moor,  to  whom  he  dedicated  a  Fait-Sermon  or  two, 
 intituled,  A  Call  to  Humiliation,  for  the  great  Sin  of  Per- 
 fecution.  He  was  a  Tutor  in  Oxford,  and  bred  Mr. 
 Flavel  of  Dartmouth.  After  his  Ejedment  he  travei'd  to 
 Turkey,  vifiting  Alepp  and  Smyrna.  He  at  laft  fettled 
 at  Leominjier  in  this  County,  where  he  was  Paftor  of  a 
 confiderable  Congregation  till  his  Death,  which,  as  Fin 
 inform'd,  was  in  1691  or  92.  Some  Sermons  of  his 
 upon  y^r.  13.  6,  were  Printed  after  his  Death  in  1696. 
 
 LEMBSTEIi  :  Mr.  John  Tomhes  ♦,  B.  D.    Whom  all 
 the  World  muft  own  to  have  been  a  very  confiderable  *  He  hath 
 Man,  and  an  excellent  Scholar,  how  difenclin'd  foever  fublijh'd 
 
 they  wsnyBosksi 
 Aff  Ani- 
 madverfionesinLibrum  GeorgilBulli,  cui  Titulum  fecit,  Harmonia 
 Apoftolica,  S-vo.  1676.  Vjc  Scandaliiantium  ;  ATreatife  of  Scan- 
 dalizingy  8vo.  164.1.  Jehovah  Jireh  :  God's  Providence  in  delivering 
 the  godly ^  in  two  Thanksgiving  Sermons  ^^^to,  16^^.  Fcrmentum  Pha- 
 rifseorum  :  The  Leaven  of  Pharifaical  Will-worfliip,  4-^0.  J643. 
 Anthropolatria :  The  Sin  of  glorying  in  Men,  ^to.  ^6^$.  True  old 
 Light  exalted  above  pretended  new  Light,  againft  Sluakers,  and  Ar- 
 minims,  &c.  4to.  16^0.  Rommifm  Difcufs'd,  or  an  Anfwer  to  the 
 Nine  fiift  Articles  of  H. T's  Manual  of  Controvcrfies,  4ftf.  i66i.  A 
 fcrious  Confideration  of  the  Oath  of  the  King's  Supremacy,  ^ta. 
 i66o.  Sepher  Shcba  :  Or  the  Oath-  book,  &c.  in  Twenty  cateche- 
 tical Le6lnres>  4^to.  \66^.  Saints  no  Smitcrs ;  Againft  the  Fifth  Mo- 
 narchy Men,  4?o.  1664.  Theodulia,  or  A  Defence  of  hearing  the 
 Sermons,  and  other  Teaching  of  the  prefent  Minifters  of  Evghnd, 
 8vo.  1667.  EwmanudjOX  God-man,  8vo,  1^69.  CHRISTs  Com- 
 mination  againft  Scandalizers.  Two  treatifes,  and  an  Jp^endix  to  them, 
 concerning  Infant-Baptifm.  Containing  an  Exercitacion  prefentcd  to 
 che  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  the  Ailembly  of  Divines  ^  and 
 
 A  a  Refieaions 
 
3  54  ^'^^  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimjlers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  they  may  be  ro  his  particular  Opinions.  He  dy'd  at 
 v^'^'V*^'  Sdishw),  May  25.  1676. 
 
 Reflections  on  Mr.  Marj\ial\  Sermon,  ^to.  16^6.  An  Apology  or 
 Vltz  for  the  Booh  foregoing,  4t0.  1646,  RefieBhns  o?i  a  Pajfage  in  the 
 Epijile  Dedtanory  to  Mr.  Baxter' j'  Saints  evcrlafting  Reft,  ^to.  1650. 
 An  Addition  to  the  Apology  for  the  Two  Treatifes  oi  Infant -Bap  ^ 
 tifm,  4to.  i5p.  The  firft  Part  of  the  Full  Review,  a,to.  52.  Re- 
 futatio  Pofitionis,  ejufque  Confirmationis,  Paedobaptilmum  t{[Q 
 Licitum  affirmantis,  ab.  H.  Savage^  S.  S.  Th.  D.  &c.  ^to  1653.  The 
 Second  Part  of  the  Full  Review,  a^to-  1654.  A  Plea  for  jintipddo^ 
 bflptifls  in  Anfwer  to  a  Book,  intituledy  The  j^nahaPtifls  Anatomiz'd 
 and  Silenc'd,4?(7.  The  Third  Part  of  the  Review,  ^to.  57.  Felo  de 
 fe.     20  Arguments  againft /?2/^/if-B;?]??//w2,  4to.  1659.  ^x. 
 
 H^cflon  :  Mr.  John  Skjnnsr, 
 
 Afloton  :  Mr.  J.  Barjion.  Born  in  this  County,  and 
 bred  in  Oxon.  He  v/asa  true  Nathnntiel^  a  good  Scho- 
 lar ;  an  able,  folid  Divine ;  a  judicious,  methodi- 
 cal, pradlicai  Preacher,  and  a  good  Cafuift.  A  Man 
 of  an  exemplary  Converfation.  He  was  a  great  Pat- 
 tern of  Self-denial,  Humility,  Submiiuon,  Refignation, 
 and  Patience  under  ail  his  Afiiidlions,  of  which  he  had 
 a  large  Share.  He  was  eileem'd  by  all  that  knew  him, 
 for  his  Learning  and  Piety,  efpecially  by  that  Orna- 
 ment, and  Support  cf  Religion  S\v  Edward  Barley  :  Nor 
 ,  could  any  thing  be  objeeled  againft  him,  but  his  Non- 
 
 conformicy.  He  had  a  fmall  Eftate,  v^hich  he  fpent  as 
 well  as  he  didhimlelf,  in  ferving  his  MASTER ;  Ha- 
 ving but  very  little  Encouragement  from  the  poor  Peo- 
 ple, amongft  whom  he  labour'd.  He  ft  ill  laid  by  a 
 tenth  Part  of  all  his  Income  for  charitable  Ufes.  He 
 dy'dPaftorofa  Congregation  in  Led bu/yf  in  1701. 
 
 Afion:  Mr.  Fnrringtcn.  Too  well  known  about 
 London,  for  the  Scandal  he  brought  upon  Religion  by 
 his  Immoralities. 
 
 Lz^tle^ Hereford:  Mr.  Garnons, 
 
 Letntwnrdlne  :  Mr.  I{lch/ird  Hawes.  His  Father  a  re- 
 ligious Man,  left  him  very  young  when  he  dy'd.  His 
 Alother  foon  after  was  marrv'd  again,  to  a  Man  whol- 
 ly Carnal,  and  intent  upon  nothing  but  the  Profits  of  this 
 
 World, 
 
in  the  Countjiof  HEREFORD.  ^55 
 
 World,  and  utterly  negligent  of  inftillingthe  Principles  Vol  IL 
 of  Religion  into  his  Family,  who  remain'd  groAy  igno- 
 rant of  God  and  iiis  Will ;  By  whom  neveruhelcfs,  he 
 was,  when  about  KLoe  Years  of  Age,  gut  to  School  ac 
 Ip/xvich,  where  happening  to  hear  the  famous  Mr.  Pf^ard 
 on  a  Ledlure-day,  he  was  fo  atfedled  as  to  requeft 
 Leave  from  his  Mafter  conftantly  to  attend  that  Le- 
 diure,  which  he  obtained,  and  by  this  Means  receiv'd 
 Impreffions  more  than  ordinary  in  that  early  Age.  And 
 being  of  a  very  ftrong  Memory,  he  was  able  to  repeat 
 good  part  of  the  Sermon,  which  he  commonly  did  to 
 his  Father-in-law's  Mother,  with  whom  he  fojourn'd, 
 which  prov'd  the  Occaiion  of  her  Conver/ion. 
 
 Having  ftudy'd  fome  Years  at  Cctmhridge  (  where  h© 
 commenc'd  M.  A.)  a  Living  of  coniiderable  Value  {q\1 
 Void,  the  Advowfon  whereof  his  Father-in-law  laid 
 Claim  to,  and  would  have  plac'd  him  in,  and  was 
 minded  to  have  contefted  it  in  a  Law-Suir,  with  the 
 then  Lord-Keeper  (Coventry)  who  pretended  it  to  be 
 in  the  King's  Gift,  and  confequently  at  his  Difpofai  5 
 but  Mr.  Hawes  chuiing  rather  to  reft  fatisfy'd  in  the 
 Lord-Keeper's  Promife  of  prefenting  him  to  the  next  Li- 
 ving in  the  King's  Gift,  which  (liould  become  void^ 
 difoblig'd  his  Father-in-law  to  that  Degree,  that  he 
 caft  him  off :  After  which  he  was  for  a  while  reduc'd  to 
 fuch  Straits,  that  his  Life  became  a  Burden  to  him,  fo 
 that  he  would  fometimes  go,  in  the  clofe  of  the  Even- 
 ings to  Places  where  Robberies  and  Murders  were 
 wont  to  be  committed,  as  defiring  to  hove  an  cad  put 
 to  his  Days  :  But  GOD  extricated  him  out  of  thofe 
 Difficulties  by  opening  a  Door  for  his  Settlement  as 
 JHumhcr  in  this  County,  to  which  the  Keeper  prefented 
 him,  where  he  continued  not  long,  before  he  remov'd 
 to  Ksnchurch  in  the  fam.e  County,  where  he  liv'd  Twen- 
 ty Years, 
 
 After  his  removal  to  Cambridge^  and  many  Years  af- 
 ter he  enrer'd  into  the  Miniftry,  he  feem'd  to  have  ut- 
 terly loft  chat  Senfe  of  Religion,  which  poiTelVd  him 
 in  his  Childhood  ,  being  much  addided  to  Company- 
 keeping,  and  fomerimes  guiltv  of  exceinve  drinking. 
 But  it  pleas'd  GOD  to  rouze  him  out  of  this  Security;, 
 by  bringing  him  into  fome  hazard  of  his  Life.  For 
 Hereford  being  garrilbn'd  bv  the  King*s  Forces,  he  was, 
 A  a  3,  upo,a 
 
35^  The  t^jeBed  or  Silenc'^d  MiniJierSj  &C. 
 
 ol.  II.  upon  a  falfe  and  malicious  Accufacion,  prefented  to 
 the  Governor,  fetch'd  away  a  Prifoner  thither,  and  a 
 Council  of  War  order'd  to  try  him  for  his  Life,  which 
 was  by  an  extraordinary  Providence  fecur'd,  thro'  the 
 Removal  of  the  then  Governor,  a  Man  of  violent  Tem- 
 per, i*ndthe  Subftitution  of  another,  who  being  a  Per- 
 lon  of  m.ore  Sobriety  and  Candor;  and  upon  Examina- 
 tion diicovering  the  Profecution  to  be  wholly  grounded 
 on  Malice,  courteoufly  difmis'd  him.  From  this  Time 
 there  was  an  obfervable  Alteration  in  his  Behaviour 
 and  Condudt,  and  fuch  an  Air  of  Serioufnefs  appear'd 
 in  him,  as  procur'd  the  P^elpedt  of  all  pious  Perfons 
 that  knew  him. 
 
 During  the  V/ars  he  had  his  Houfe  frequently  plun- 
 der'd,  and  receiv'd  many  Abufes  from  Soldiers,  parti- 
 cularly from  one  Burk^zn  Irifro  Man  (fiiortly  after  flain) 
 who  forc'd  him  to  walk  through  the  Dirt  by  his  Horfe- 
 (ide,  holding  his  Pole-ax  over  his  Head,  and  lock'd 
 him  up  in  the  PvOom  of  a  Gentleman's  Houfe  in  the 
 Parifh,  defigning,  after  he  had  done  plundering  there, 
 to  carry  him  away,  but  at  his  going  off,  forgot  him,  and 
 left  him  behind. 
 
 About  a  Year  before  the  Reftauration,  he  was  pre- 
 fented by  that  truly  religious  Gentleman  Sir  Edvoard 
 Harley  to  Lintvpnrdine,  the  Grant  of  which  he  was 
 the  rather  induced  to  accept,  on  the  Score  of  the 
 fmall,  or  almoft  no  Succefs  of  his  Labours  at  K^n- 
 church,  (a  Paganiih  T^nd  brutifli  Place)  tho*  he  was  a 
 plain,  profitable,  and  earneft  Preacher. 
 
 Shortly  afccr  the  King's  coming  in,  he  was  upon 
 the  Noife  of  Plots,  (by  whom  and  for  what  Purpofes 
 for.^cd^the  World  is  now  fufficiently  inform'd)  made  a 
 Priioncr  at  Hereford,  and  very  much  rhreatned  by  Sir 
 Henry  Lin^j^t,  a  fierce  Royalift,  with  fevere  Ufage 
 upon  his  Return  from  Londan,  whither  he  was  then 
 going  :  But  he  dy'd  on  his  Way  home  at  Glouceftcr.  ^ 
 ■  When  the  Bnrthokmev9  Acft  came  out,  fuch  was  his 
 Moderation,  that  it  was  by  fome  apprehended  that  he 
 might  have  conform'd,  particularly  by  one  of  his 
 Neighbour  Minifters,  Mr.  C— 7  of  m-e,  whoccm- 
 plain'd,  that  he  was  like  to  ftand  alone  on  that  Side  of 
 'Lhe  Country,  being  fo  bent  againft  yielding  to  any  of 
 rhe  Terms  requir'd,  tho'  it  were  but  to  read  fome  fmall 
 Part  of  the  FcpPo  Mafs-book  ("as  he   termed  it)  the 
 
 Com- 
 
in  the  County  ^/HEREFORD.  557 
 
 Common-Prayer,thac  he  declar'd  he  would  fooner  fuffer  Vol.  II. 
 himfelf  to  be  torn  in  Pieces.  But  when  they  went  in 
 both  together  to  the  Bifhcp,  this  Man  ^overcome  by  the 
 Importunities  ot  his  AV"ife,  foUiciiing  him  thereto)  foon 
 yielded,  but  to  his  Death  detefted  ;  what  he  for  Lu- 
 cre pradtis'd,  and  would  always  declaim  againft  it; 
 never  thriv'd,  tho*  his  Income  was  conlidcrable,  and 
 tho'  a  Man  of  good  Parts  natural  and  acquir'd,  was 
 fo  wither'd  in  his  Gifts,  as  to  preach  as  meanly  as 
 moft  Men.  Mr.  Ua-^es  maintain'd  his  Ground  in  a 
 Conference  with  the  Bifliop,  who  civilly  allow'd  him 
 to  preach  a  Month  after  Barthoicmew-D^yf  and  pro- 
 fefs'd  it  to  be  contrary  to  his  Inclination  to  have  fuch 
 as  he  remov'd,  faying,  it  was  the  Law  that  turned 
 him  out,  and  not  he.  The  Living  which  he  loft  wa's 
 an  100  I.  per  Annum. 
 
 After  this  he  fojourn'd  whilft  he  liv'd  with  his  Son- 
 in-law,  and  Daughter  BiUingflcy  firft  at  Wehlcy,  then  at 
 Ahergtivenny,  and  laftly  at  Awe.  During  his  Abode  an 
 the  Second  of  thefe  Places,  the  Bifliop  of  LnrJaff,  (a 
 very  moderate  Man  Dr.  Hugh  Lloyd)  allow  d  him  to 
 preach  in  publick  without  fublcribing  ;  which  Licenfe 
 he  made  ufe  of  occadonally,  and  ftill  to  his  Death  en- 
 joy'd  the  fame  upon  his  Removal  into  another  Dio- 
 cefs,  by  the  Connivance  of  Dr.  Kicholfon  Bifiiop  of 
 Glciiccfter. 
 
 In  his  laft  Sicknefs  (occafion'd  by  a  Journey  to  Ks^ 
 derm'mfter  for  Mr.  HieroUj  chofen  AlTiftant  by  the  Peo- 
 ple to  Mr.  Dance)  tho'  it  was  not  very  long,  he  {eem'd 
 not  be  uneafy  ar  any  Thing,  but  his  Difabitity  to 
 preach  GOD's  Word,  which  he  faid  he  hungred  af-er 
 as  a  hungry  Man  after  his  Food,  and  complain'd  than 
 he  was  then  more  ufdcfs  than  the  Stones  in  the  Street, 
 
 He  defir'd  that  nothing  might  be  faid  by  Way  of 
 Commendation  of  him,  in  his  Funeral  Sermon,  and 
 that  if  he  were  Ipoken  of  at  all,  it  might  be  only  as 
 a  great  Sinner,  which '  had  obrain'd  great  Mercv  : 
 Which  Requeft  was  fcarce  entirely  comply*d  with  by 
 the  Preacher  Mr.  Jordan  (a  worthy  Conformift  who 
 furvivM  him  not  long)  who  highly  efteem'd  him; 
 his  Text  being,  Pfnl.:ii.  37. 
 
 He  dy'd  in  Dec.  i568,  and  the  ^^ch  Year  of  his 
 Age,  in  the  comfortable  Affurance  of  GOD's  Fa- 
 vour,   and   that  he  was  going  to  th^  En  joy  m  en  t 
 
 A  a  3  GOD 
 
5  5  8  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimjlers^   Src. 
 
 YoL  II.  GOD  in  Glory  ;  his  Countenance  moft  compos'd  and 
 chearful  j  his  laft  Words  thofe  of  the  Apoftle,  fFe  know 
 that  if  our  earthly  Houje  of  this  Tabernacle  were  dijfolvd, 
 ■we  havs,  we  have —  He  could  fay  no  more,  but  inftant- 
 ly  expir'd. 
 
 He  exprefs'd  in  his  laft  Hours  a  great  deal  of  Sa- 
 tisfadlion  in  his  Nonconformity,  declaring  that  fliould 
 he  have  comply'd,  he  fliould  have  been  then  afraid  to 
 die,  whereas  as  the  Cafe  ftood,  he  faid,  he  no  more 
 dreaded  to  die  than  to  go  out  at  the  Door,  and  that,  were  the 
 Ihing  to  do  again,  he  would  rather  chufe  to  Jujfer  the 
 greateji  Hardfioipy  than  to  yield  io  what  wasjei^uird, 
 
 WchUy :  Mr.  Nicholas  BillingJIcy.  The  Living  was 
 8o  /.  fer  Annum.  He  mov'd  thence  to  Abergavenny, 
 where  he  taught  a  free-School,  till  by  the  good  Of- 
 fices of  Sir  Edward  Barley  he  v/as  fettled  at  Blakeney  in 
 the  Pariih  of  Awre  in  Gloucejlerfmre,  a  priviledg'd 
 Place,  the  Maintenance  (which  was  at  leaft  50  /.  fer 
 Annum)  depending  upon  an  Impropriation,  which  by 
 the  Generofity  cf  a  Gentleman  had  been  annex'd  to  a 
 Chappel  of  Eafe  in  the  Village  mentioned.  The  Vi- 
 caridge,  which  was  worth  80  /.  fer  Annum,  v/as  of- 
 fered him,  but  he  refused  it  on  the  fame  Principle, 
 which  made  him  leave  Wcbley.  Here  he  liv'd  very 
 peaceably  for  a  while,  Dr.  Nicholfon  being  Bifliop  of 
 Glouceftevy  and  Mr.  Jordan,  a  moderate  and  pious  Man, 
 Vicar  of  the  Parifli.  Mr.  Jordan  dying  in  or  near  68, 
 and  the  Bifliop  not  very  long  after,  two  fucceeding 
 Vicars  were  perpetual  Thorns  in  his  Side ;  nor  was 
 Pr.  Fram^ton  the  fucceeding  Bifiiop  his  Friend  ^  much 
 lefs  Mr.  Bjchard  Favfcns  the  Chancellor.  After  his 
 Preaching  a  Vifiration-Serm.on,  wherein  he  took  a  great 
 deal  of  Freedom  in  reproving  the  Clergy  for  their 
 Vices,  that  Gentleman  immediately,  and  in  the  open 
 Street  difcover'd  his  Refeniment,  by  pulling  him  by  the 
 Hair  of  the  Head,  and  uttering  thefe  Words,  Sirrah, 
 you  are  a  I{ogue^  and  I'll  bind  you  to  y cur  good  Behaviour, 
 
 After  this  he  had  frequent  Sufpenlions,  for  Wanr 
 of  that  Conformity,  which  his  Place  did  not  oblige  him 
 £05  and  was  put  to  no  fmall  Trouble,  and  Charge  to 
 take  em  off. 
 
 He 
 
in  the  County  of  H  E  R  E  F  0  R  D.  ^59 
 
 He  comply 'd  To  far  as  to  read  more  or  lefs  of  the  Vol.  II, 
 Common-Prayer,  and  to  wear  the  Surplice,  afcer  the  w/'-V^ 
 Bifliop  had  given  it  under  his  Hand  that  'twas  not 
 required  to  be  worn  upon  the  Account  of  any  fup- 
 pos  d  Holinefs  in  the  Garment,  but  only  for  Decency 
 and  Comlinefs.  He  would  fomerimes  treat  him  with 
 abundance  of  Civility  ;  but  yet  fend  a  Sufpenfion  af- 
 ter him  to  be  read  the  next  Lord's  Day.  Once  he 
 bid  him  read  Prayers,  and  not  preach  at  all  for  a 
 Quarrer  of  a  Year.  One  that  flood  by,  faying,  I  hope 
 your  Lordfliip  is  not  againft  preaching  the  Gofpel,  he 
 reply'd,  J^^ell,  let  him  go  on  with  his  beloved  Preaching. 
 
 He  conrinu'd  in  this  Place  till  the  Revolution,  when 
 the  Bifiiop  was  turn'd  out  as  a  Non-juror,  and  was 
 fucceeded  by  the  valuable  Dr.  Fovoler  the  prefent  Bi- 
 fliop. Before  he  actually  came  from  London  to  the 
 Palace,  the  Chancellor  had  again  ufed  his  Authority 
 to  fufpend  the  Man  whom  he  ftill  accounted  his  Ene- 
 my, for  having  once  told  him  the  Truth  :  Who  there- 
 upon wearied  out  with  the  Troubles  he  had  met 
 with,  rcfolv'd  to  quit  the  Places  which  he  did  ac- 
 cordmgly,  and  returned  to  it  no  more,  tho*  the  Bifliop 
 (who  blam'd  the  Chancellor  for  what  he  had  done)  ex- 
 preis'd  his  Defires  to  have  him  return,  and  the  Place 
 was  kept  vacant  for  a  Year.  His  Minlftry  was  from 
 that  Time  to  the  DilTcnters  in  divers  Places  in  Glou- 
 cefterjhire.  ■  He  dy'd  in  Brifloi,  Decern,  1709,  very  fee- 
 ble thro'  his  great  Age  :  His  elder  Son  [{icuard  dy'd 
 Minifter  at  Whitchurch  in  HampJhirCy  a  very  worthy 
 Man :  His  younger  Son  Nicholas  is  now  Minifter  ac 
 AflT^ickm  SomerfetJJoire. 
 
 Sappie  :  Mr.  Maldsn.  And  Mr.  Boyle,  and  Mr.  PVot- 
 ton,  whofe  Places  are  uncertain. 
 
 I  here  omit  Mr.  Jonathan  Smith  of  ^ojfe,  bccaufe 
 he  is  mentioned  before  at  Hempfted  in  Qloucefter-Jhire : 
 And  Mr.  Thomas  Cole  of  Bromfton  Brian,  becaufe  he  is 
 menrion'd  in  the  Univerficy  of  Oxford,  p.  61,  And 
 Mr.  Sam.  Smith  of  Bodenham,  becaufe  he  is  meniion  d 
 before  in  London,  p.  23.  And  Mr.  Brofter  ot  Worm- 
 bridge,  becaufe  I  underftand  he  conform'd. 
 
 A  a  4,  In 
 
^6o  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MiniJlers^^^C. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 ^-^"^^^  In  the  County  of  HERTFORD. 
 
 Ksmpon  •  Mr.  John  Wiljon^  who  was  the  learned 
 'Author  of  the  Anfwer,  to  Philofo^hia  Scriptures  Interpres  ; 
 and  to  VVol:{ogcn.  He  was  an  holy,  contented,  worthy 
 Perfon. 
 
 *  He  hath       PFATFOJRp :  Mr.  Philip  Godwin  *. 
 feveral 
 
 PracficalTreah'fes  extant :  ^s,  Family  Religion  reviv'd  ;  A  Difcou  r 
 on  Family-Prayer.  The  Lord's  Day  reviv'd  ;  or  a  Dicourfe  con- 
 cerning its  San^lification.  Evangelical  Communion  ;  or  a  Treatife 
 on  the  Sacrament.  yilUn^vo.  He  hath  alfo  publiftidj  The  Hiftory 
 of  Dreams  hiftorically  difcufs'd. 
 
 BISHOPS  STOI^FOIip  :  Mr.  John  Paine, 
 IVAB^E:  Mr.  Toung, 
 
 Shenly .-  Mr.  Ifanc  Loefs.  Afterwards  Afliftant  to  Dr, 
 O^en. 
 
 Cheftcn:  Mr.  WiUiam  Tntes,  Whecher  he  was  in  62 
 cjcded  at  this  Place,  or  at  Bam-Elmes  in  Surrej^,  I 
 cannot  certainly  fay:  But  in  the  Time  of  Liberty, 
 in  the  Reign  of  King  Charles  II.  he  liv'd  in  this 
 Place,  and  preach'd  at  Theobalds,  and  dy'd  in  this  Pa- 
 rifh,  leaving  a  worthy  Name  behind  him. 
 
 St.  ALBANS  :  Mr.  Nnthanacl  Partridge^  and  Mr. 
 M^illinm  HavQorth,  The  latter  was  of  St.  Peterh.  He 
 was  of  St.  Johns  Colledge  in  Cambridge,  and  was  well 
 skill'd  in  the  three  learned  Languages,  Latin,  Greeks 
 and  Hebrexv.  After  his  Ejedment  here,  he  was  upon 
 a  certain  Occalion  defir'd  to  preach  a  Funeral  Sermon, 
 but  was  hindrcd.  Whereupon  the  Congregation  went 
 to  the  Cloyfters  in  the  Abbey.  In  Sermon  Time,  the 
 Soldiers  came  in  to  take  him  ;  and  one  of  the  Hea- 
 rers inrerpoting  to  prevent  it,  was  fliot  to  Death. 
 Mr.  Hamrth  was  trv'd  at  the  Affizes  on  this  Account, 
 and  was  at  laft  deiiver'd,  but  fin'd  ;  while  the  Sol- 
 dier efcap'd  fcot-free.  He  liv'd  afterwards  for  20 
 *  He  A/r/ Years  with  a  Congregation  aE  Hertford  *. 
 
 The  Quaker  converted  to  Chriftianity  re-eflablifhed.  167^.  Abfo- 
 Jute  Elcftion  of  Perfons,  not  upon  forefecn  Conditions.  1(594.  4to. 
 
 H£8J- 
 
m  the  County  (?/  H  E  R  T  F  O  R  D.  361 
 
 HEHJFO^D  :  Mr.  Jeremy  Bur  well.    A  good  Pi-each-  Vol.  II. 
 er,  and   of  fignal  Piety.     He  dy'd  ac  Codlcot  m  this 
 County,  ftot  long  after  his  Eje<iiion ;  leaving  behind 
 him  the  Character    of  an   holy,  heavenly,    humble, 
 moderate,  friendly,  commuriicative  Man. 
 
 Tharfield :  Mr.  Marmnduk^e  Tenant,  An  acceptable 
 Preacher,  and  exemplary  Liver,  in  Piety  and  great 
 Charity.  His  Parlbnage  was  worth  at  leafl  350  /.  per 
 Annum.  He  hath  prefix'd  an  Epiftle  to  the  Life  of 
 Mr.  John  Jmevpay,  who  dy'd  in  his  Neighbourhood  in 
 1657. 
 
 Wallington :  Mr.  Sherwin.  He  was  both  Rector  of 
 Wdlingtony  (which  is  a  fmall  Country  Town)  and  BnL 
 dock^  a  very  large  Market- Town,  about  two  Miles 
 diftant  :  So  that  it  was  a  Miftake  for  me  in  my  laft 
 Edition  to  reprefent  thcfe  two  Places,  as  having  two 
 different  Perfons  of  the  fame  Name.  He  kept  an  Ai- 
 ffiftani  in  his  Houfe  to  preach  at  PFallington  on  Lord's- 
 -Days  in  the  Afternoon,  when  he  preach  d  at  Baldocl'^; 
 cafting  his  Net  where  there  was  Plenty  of  Fifh.  And 
 he  did  it  to  good  Purpcfe  :  For  God  blefled  his  Mi- 
 niftry  to  that  great  Congregation  very  much.  In 
 the  latter  Part  of  his  Life,  he  liv'd  with  his  Daughter 
 Mrs.  Crachinthorp^YJho^Q  Husband  wasMinifter  in  FfovcU 
 mere  in  Cambridge/hire,  and  there  dy'd  in  a  good  old 
 Age;  vi:(.  about  80.  He  had  a  venerable  Alpcd,  was 
 a  confiderable  Scholar,  and  hard  Student,  and  of  an 
 unblameable  Life.  He  bent  his  Studies  very  much  to 
 the  oblcure  ppophecics  of  Scripture,  cfpecially  thofe 
 of  Daniel  and  the  Revelation,  on  which  he  publifli'd  le- 
 veral  fmall  Treatifes  in  4/0,  which  he  commonly  bound 
 together  in  a  Volume  :  And  he  was  extremely  fond  of 
 his  Millenary  Notions.  The  Parfonage  of-  iVallingtcn, 
 tho' the  Town  be  fmall  is  worth  160/.  per  Annum: 
 But  it  was  not  any  Gain  to  himfelf,  but  the  doing 
 good  to  others,  that  muft  be  his  fole  End  in  Preach- 
 ing at  Boldock. 
 
 ^  Cohered:  Mr.  Gardiner.  An  ingenious  learned  Di- 
 vine. ^  The  Father  of  Dr.  Gardiner^  who  liv'd  and 
 dy'd  in  Abchurch-lane. 
 
 4ldhuyy  ;  Mr.  Francis  \Com)n.  Barly  : 
 
J  62  The  Ejected  or  Silenc^iiMimjlers^  Src. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 t>.y^-\/^^      B^rly  ;  Mr.  Kathannel  Ball  *,  M.  A.     Born  at   Pi>- 
 *  The  ^U' minfter  nScLv   Taunton- Denn  in  Somerfetjhirey    An.    i6i^. 
 thorefa     Of  pious    Parents,    who  gave   him  a   very  religi«us 
 goodPra-    Education,  which  by  the  Grace  of  God  was  fuccefs- 
 Bicdl  Seri-  fQ[  j-q  f^jg   Converlion  very   young.    Having  made  a 
 eus  Book,  ^   gQQj  Progrefs  in  School-Learning,   he  was  entred   in 
 Entit  b^i'  j(jrig\    College     in  Cambridge.     There   he    fpent  his 
 B^^dase    "^^^^  carefully ,  and  coniciencioufly.     He  was  then  and 
 and  Free-  afterwards    noted    for    his    Accuracy    in    the   Latin^ 
 dom  8'v«?.  Greek,  Hcbrev?,  and  French  Languages.     When  he  left 
 the   Univerfity,    he   fettled   zt  Barly,  about   lo  Miles 
 from  Cambridge.     Here  he  employ'd    himfelf  indefa- 
 rigably  in  his  Mafter's  Service,  and  was  an  Inftrumenc 
 in  turning  many   to  Righteoufnefs.     This  was  a  fe- 
 queftred  Livings  and  he  pundtually  paid  the  5th  Part 
 of  the  Income  to  Dr.  Thomdick.?,  whom   he  fucceeded. 
 "While  he  was  here,  he  preach'd  much  upon  the  Ne- 
 ceiTity  of  Regeneration,  upon  Faith  and  Holinefs,  and 
 the  great  Truths  of    the   Gofpel.     It  was  generally 
 jiis  Way  to  continue  upon  a  Text  for  a  conliderable 
 Time.     He    took  great   Pleafure    in  expounding  the 
 Scriptures,  and    Catechifing.     And  befides  his  publick 
 Work,  he   endeavour'd    to  be  acquainted  with  every 
 Family  in  his  Parifii,  and  fpent  much  Tim.e  in  vifiting- 
 his  People  fi'om  Houfe  to  Houfe,  difcourfing  them   a- 
 bout  the  State  of  their  Souls,  and  the  great  Things 
 of  their  Salvation.     He  earneftly  put  them  upon  per- 
 forming Family  Duties  ^  and  when  they  objeded  their 
 Want  of  Gifts   for  Prayer,  furniflicd   them  with  Dire- 
 d:ions  both   for  Matter  and  Manner,  with  fucb  Suc- 
 cefs,   that  many    before  unaccuftom'd  to    this   Exer- 
 cife,  arrived  at  a    great  Ability  in    Prayer.     Entring 
 upon  a  married  State,  and  his  Fam.ily   encrealing,  he 
 was  very   exad  in   the   Government  of  it :    He  was 
 indulgent  enough  to  his  Children  and   Servants,  ex- 
 cept in  Matters  of  Sin,  where  he  v^as  always  ftridt  and 
 feverc.    Some   Servants  of  his  have  Reafon  to  blefs 
 God,  that  they  ever  knew  him.    He  was  a  Peribn  of 
 great  Temperance  and  Sobriety,  and  indefatigable  in 
 his  Studies  :  Scarce  allowing  himfelf  any  Recreation; 
 which  feem'd  to  fliorten  his  Days.     His  Piety  was  ob- 
 fervablc  every  Day,  and  in  his,  whole  Conduct.     He 
 had  an  admirable  Talent  of  introducing  pious  Dif- 
 "  ■  courie 
 
in  the  County  ^/HERTFORD.  363 
 
 courfe  at  his  Table,  and  in  all  his  Converle  :  But  Vol.  II. 
 he  was  peculiarly  ftridt  in  obfcrving  the  Lord's- 
 Day.  He  was  much  refpedted  by  feveral  Students  at 
 Cambridge y  and  particularly  by  MwHillotfin,  afcerwards 
 Arch-bifiiop  oi  Canterbury,  He  inftcucled  feveral,  both 
 Nonconformifts  and  others,  in  feveral  Parts  of  Learn- 
 ing, efpecially  in  the  Hebrew  and  Oriental  Languages, 
 in  which  there  were  few  that  equall'd,  and  fcarce  any 
 that  exceeded  him.  With  the  greateft  Eale  in  the 
 "World,  would  he  off-hand,  render  any  Part  of  the 
 Hebrew  Bible  into  proper  Englijlo.  He  compiled  a 
 Chaldee  Grammar  fince  unhappily  loft,  as  many  things 
 of  value  of  his  have  been.  And  at  the  fame  Time  he 
 fpoke  French  fo  well,  that  he  has  often  been  taken 
 for  a  Native  Frenchman. 
 
 Tho*  he  fcarce  ever  us'd  a  Note  in  Preaching,  yet 
 he  left  his  Sermons  fo  exactly  penn'd,  that  they 
 were  fit  for  the  Prefs.  And  tho'  his  Worth  was  very 
 generally  known  and  own'd,  yet  fuch  was  his  Humili- 
 ty, that  he  thoucht  nothing  cf  his  was  worth  the 
 Priniring  :  But  deilr'd,  that  after  his  Death,  his  Labours 
 might  be  revised  by  his  worthy,  and  good  Friend 
 Mr.  Thomas  Gouge,  who  dy'd  fuddeniy  in  a  fnorc 
 Time  after  him.  His  natural  Parts,  great  Learning, 
 and  clofe  Application,  qualify *d  him  for  great  Service ; 
 But  afrer  all,  his  great  Study  was  to  Iqicvq  Chrift,  and 
 him  crucify d.  He  fo  ftudied  Plainnefs  in  Preaching, 
 that  he  would  often  fay,  it  coft  him  more  Pains  to 
 bring  down  every  Word  in  his  Sermons  to  the  Un- 
 derftandings  of  the  meaneft  Hearers,  than  if  he  were 
 to.  preach  in   Latin, 
 
 He  quitted  Bar! y  in  the  Year  60  ;  and  there  being 
 a  Vacancy  at  I{oyJion  three  Miles  off,  he  was  choieii 
 their  publick  Minifter.  That*s  a  Market- Town  of 
 great  Profanefs,  and  but  little  Religion  ;  whereupon 
 his  Zeal  for  God,  and  Love  to  Souls,  made  him  lay 
 out  himfelf  in  an  extraordinary  Manner.  He  fet  up 
 a  Ledlure  on  the  Market-Day,  which  vv^as  blefs'd  with 
 great  Succeis.  The  Trade  of  Wickcdnefs  v/as  fpoil'd 
 there  :  And  Ibme  of  the  worft  of  Sinners  were  wrought 
 on,  and  prov'd  eminent  in  Grace.  He  had  his  pub- 
 lick  Hour  of  Prayer  daily,  between  twelve  and  one  ; 
 to  which  many  Chriftians  reforced.  He  was  through- 
 put the  Courfe  of  his  Life,  a  great  P^edecmer  of  his 
 
 Time  5 
 
564  The  Ejected  or  Silem'^d  Mtniflers^  Sec. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Time  5  and  wafted  as  few  of  his  Hours  as  moft 
 Men;  giving  himfelf  but  little  to  Company,  where 
 he  had  not  a  Profped:  of  being  ufeful.  He  rofe  very 
 early  in  the  Morning,  and  if  the  Service  of  God 
 did  not  call  him  away,  he  by  a  modeft  Computa- 
 tion was  not  lefs  than  ten  Hours  in  twenty  four  in  his 
 Study  for  30  Years  together.  He  much  affected  a 
 private  Life,  and  was  not  very  fond  of  making  Vi- 
 iits  to  Londorf,  where  he  faid  People  were  mad  upon 
 the  World, 
 
 On  Bdrtholomcxv  Day  62,  he  quitted  his  publick 
 Miniftry,  to  the  great  Grief  of  his  Pariili,  and  the 
 Chi-iftians  of  that  Neighbourhood.  Tho'  he  had  a 
 Wife  and  feveral  Children,  and  a  Profpcdt  of  more, 
 (they  encreas'd  at  length  to  thirteen  ;  he  having  ten 
 Sons,  and  three  Daughters^  yet  the  Tendernefs  of  his 
 Confcience  kept  him  from  Conformity.  He  continu'd 
 however  for  fome  time  in  the  Town,  going  up  and 
 down  as  Opportunity  ofter'd,  preaching  to,  and  ex- 
 horting fuch  as  came  in  his  Way.  And  he  travei'd 
 many  Miles  thus  doing  with  great  Succefs,  till  the 
 Oxford  Ado  took  Place.  Then  he  remov'd  five  Miles 
 off,  where  he  jiv'd  peaceably,  and  won  upon  many 
 that  diifer'd  from  him,  by  his  Moderation,  Sweetnefs 
 of    Deportment,  and  holy  Converfation. 
 
 He  was  a  Man  very  zealous  for  the  Purity  of 
 Chrifi's  Inflitutions,  and  againft  all  Impoficions  and 
 humane  Inventions ;  and  would  never  comply  in  any 
 Matter  that  he  thought  to  be  but  doubtful.  And  yec 
 he  was  very  moderate,  and  full  of  Refped:  to  fuch 
 as  diffcr'd  from  him,  that  difcover'd  anv  Value  for 
 real  Religion.  He  liv'd  above  Seven  Years,  in  a 
 fmall  Village  in  Effcx,  where  he  was  fcreen'd  by 
 Mr.  Parr  his  Brother-in-law,  a  w^orthy,  ferious  confor- 
 ming Minifter  ;  and  having  a  convenient  Houfe  to 
 preach  in,  of  a  pious  Widow  Gentlewoman,  many 
 judicious  Chriftians  attended  on  his  Minifl:ry,  and 
 came  fbme  five  Miles,  and  ibme  ten  Miles  on  Lord's- 
 Days  to  hear  him.  He  preach'd  alfo  fometimes  occa- 
 fionallv  in  Cr.mhn'dge,  Eppitig,  Bayford,  and  feveral 
 other  Places  :  Nor  were  his  Labours  without  Succefs, 
 And  he  would  often  fay,  that  he  never  enjoy 'd  more 
 of  the  Prefence  of  God,  than  he  did  in  that  poor 
 Place.     He  was  contenred  with  any   mean  Way  of  11- 
 
in  the  County  ^/HERTFORD. 565^ 
 
 vTngT'JbThat^ he  might  but  bring  fome  Glory  to  God.  Vol.  II. 
 He  liv'd  in  a  Cottage  of  Forty  Shillings  a  Year  Rent :  ^-^r^ 
 And  he  never  receiv'd  above  20  /.  a  Year  for  all  his 
 Labours,  after  he  was  ejeded  :  And  yet  he  rely M  on 
 Providence,  and  would  often  fay  to  thepraiie  of  Divine 
 Goodnefs,  that  he  never  livd  better^  than  when  he  kriex9 
 not  how  to  live. 
 
 He  kept  a  Diary  of  GOD's  Providences  to  himfell 
 and  his,  which  excited  his  ThankfuLnefs,  and  encou- 
 rag  d  his  Hope  and  Truft  in  Difficulties.  He  was 
 ftrid  and  ferious,  and  frequent  in  Self- Examination  by 
 the  Word  of  GOD  :  And  many  Papers  are  found  a- 
 mong  his  Manufcripts,  full  of  Queftions  put  to  himfelf, 
 with  relation  to  the  Precepts  and  Examples  ot  the  holy 
 Scripture,  and  his  right  to  the  Promifes.  As  he  was 
 ftrid  himfelf,  io  he  would  reprove  Sin  in  others, 
 where-ever  he  obferv'd  it,  let  the  gwilty  Pcrfons  be 
 ever  fo  much  above  him.  When  any  told  him  of  their 
 great  Experiences,  he  would  fay  to  them,  it  is  good 
 News,  but  bid  them  take  heed  that  it  was  true.  He 
 iiv'd  and  dy'd  as  Penitent  as  if  he  had  been  the  greateft 
 Sinner  upon  Earth,  relying  only  upon  CHRIST  the 
 Mediator  for  Pardon  and  Acceptance  with  GOD. 
 
 When  his  Goods  were  feiz'd  for  his  preaching  contra- 
 ry to  Law,  he  took  it  joyfully,  and  heartily  pray'd  for 
 his  Enemies.  He  held  a  Corrcfpondence  with  many 
 worthy  Minlfters.  and  valuable  Chriftians  by  Letter, 
 and  took  Pleafure  in  it,  was  fitted  for  it,  and  ufeful  by 
 it.  His  laft  Removal  was  to  Eppin^y^  to  which  Place 
 however  he  did  not  wholly  confine  himfelf.  Tho*  he 
 wasnatufallyofaftrong  Conftitution,  yet  at  length  he 
 was  worn  out  by  his  great  Labour,  and  Study,and  Tra- 
 vels. He  was  charitable  to  the  Poor,  and  concerned 
 for  the  Publick,    and  efpecially   for   the   Church   of 
 
 GOD. 
 
 His  Patience  In  his  laftlllnefs  was  Exemplary,  while 
 he  langulfli'd  for  fome  Months  in  a  Confumption,  and 
 was  ^t  the  fame  Time  in  much  Pain.  He  ftill  gave 
 ferious  Counfel  to  fuch  as  vifited  him,  and  was  much  m 
 Prayer,  for  the  Church,  and  particularly  in  England, 
 andheartilv  lamented  the  great  Breaches  among  Pro- 
 teftants.  A  neighbouring  Miniftcr  being  with  him,  hs 
 faid  to  him,  ihlejs  God  1  never  Conform  d:  I  have  now 
 the  Comfort  of  it.  And  he  told  a  Friend  that  enquired 
 '     *  '       "  what 
 
'^66  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Mmijlers^   &c. 
 
 what  his  Thoughts  were  when  he  was  turn'd  our,  that 
 he  was  then  Juppurted  by  GOD's  Promifcs,  and  ever  fine e  by 
 his  Providences.  He  dy'd  in  a  penirent  believing  Frame; 
 having  this  Character  from  all  that  were  acquainted 
 with  him,  that  he  was  one  that  labour'd  much  for 
 GOD,  walk'd  dole  v^ith  GOD,  and  liv'd  in  great 
 Contempt  of  the  World.  Wo,  dy'd  September  the  1 8th. 
 1681,  in  the  58th  Year  of  his  Age. 
 
 jijhxi>el:  lAv.  John  Crow:  A  K^ntifo  M2.n  o^  Kjtthe- 
 rine-Hall  in  Cambridge.  He  was  Half-brother  to  the 
 famous  yir:.  Herbert  Palmer  J  and  fucceeded  him  at  A/h- 
 wel ;  and  for  about  Sixteen  Years,  he  faithfully  dif. 
 charg'd  there  the  minifterial  Office  in  all  the  Parts  of 
 it  'y  and  kept  up  the  Piety  which  Mr.  Palmer  left  in 
 that  large  Parifli,  which  is  Cince  wofully  diminifti'd  ; 
 After  his  being  filenc'd  he  continu'd  with  his  Fa- 
 mily feveral  Years  at  Ajhwel,  living  in  great  Amity 
 iirft  with  Mr.  Milbur7i^  (  a  Man  of  a  quite  diffe- 
 rent Spirit  from  his  Nephew,  now  a  publick  Mini- 
 fter  in  Lofidon)  and  after  with  Mr.  Bland,  who  were 
 Men  of  great  Moderation  and  Temper,  Curates  to 
 Dr.Cudworth,  who  was  Mr.  C>(?ti?s  immediate  Succei^ 
 ior  :  And  he  contentedly  join'd  with  them  in  the  feveral 
 Parts  of  publick  Worfliip,  and  affifted  them  all  he 
 could,  in  fubferviency  to  their  publick  Miniftry,  by 
 pious  Conference  with  Neighbours,  and  repeating,  and 
 reinforcing  their  Sermons  in  his  Houle,  to  fuch  as 
 would  come  to  him.  Afterwards  he  remov'd  to  Lon- 
 don. If  he  was  inferior  to  Mr.  Palmer  in  Scholarfhip 
 and  controveriial  Skill,  he  was  as  eminent  for  his  great 
 Piety,  Simplicity,  Humility  and  Moderation.  He  was 
 one  of  a  moftfweet,  mild,  and  peaceable  Temper,  and 
 very  charitable  to  the  Poor,  to  whom  when  he  was 
 Minifler  of  Ajhwel,  he  usd  to  fell  Corn  below  the 
 Market-price.  His  Life  was  io  unblameable,  that  he 
 was  univerfally  belov'd.  But  he  was  not  without  his 
 Trvals  ;  and  fonie  of  ihem  confiderable  and  fliocking 
 too  ;  and  in  his  old  Age  :  Thro'  all  which,  he  pafs'd 
 fafe  to  his  cverlailing  Reft,  into  which  he  ibme  Years 
 iiacc  has  happily  entered. 
 
 l^Uilliou :   Mr.  Tfn^^c  Bedford,     He  was  the  Son  of  an 
 excsllen:  Father,   v::{.  Mr.  Ifiac  Bedford,  who  was  firft 
 
 School- 
 
mthe  County  (?/  H  E  R  T  F  O  R  D.  367 
 
 Schoolniafter  01  Sutton  in  Bedfordpire,  and  then  Mini-  Vol.  11. 
 fter  of  Cliftoji^  a  Place  four  Miles  from  ir,  many 
 Vears.  After  his  Ejedment,  he  retir'd  to  Clifton,  and 
 liv'd  upon  a  fmall  Farm  of  his  own.  He  took  Board- 
 ers, and  had  a  Conformift  to  teach  them  :  And  there 
 he  dy'd  about  1667. 
 
 Gravely  :  Mr.  Cater. 
 
 Harding :  Mr.  Nathannd  Eeies.  He  was  born  at  AU 
 denham  in  this  County  in  1617;  of  good  Parentage. 
 Having  made  a  good  Proficiency  at  School,  he  wesac 
 to  Emanuel  Colled ge  in  Cambridge,  where  he  proie- 
 cuted  his  Studies  till  he  was  Senior  Batchelor,  and 
 then  in  Order  to  his  greater  Improvement,  he  crofs'd 
 the  Seas,  and  ftudy'd  two  Years  at  Vtrecht,  under  the 
 celebrated  Gishert  Voet  -.  And  being  judged  competent- 
 ly qualify 'd  for  the  Miniftry,  was  there  ordain'd  a 
 Presbyter,  and  then  came  into  England^  and  preach'd 
 at  Caddington  ia  the  County  of  Bedford  :  And  in  the 
 Year  1643,  was  called  by  the  People  at  Harpenden  (ali- 
 as Harden)  in  Hertfordfloire  to  be  their  Paftor.  There 
 he  continued  preaching  with  great  Sarisfadtion,  and 
 good  Succefs,  till  1661,  when  he  was  cjedied  by  the 
 fucceeding  Incumbent  Dr.  Kjlligrew.  For  that  being 
 a  Chappel  of  Eafe  to  ff^jeathamjiead,  and  both  belong- 
 ing to  the  Dean  and  Chapter  of  PVcflminfter,  and  be- 
 ing a  fequeftrcd  Place,  it  was  rellor'd  to  the  Dean, 
 before  the  A6t  of  Uniformity  gave  a  general  Silence  to 
 the  Nonconform ifts.  When  that  Adt  took  Place,  he  had 
 a  Wife  and  St\Qr\  Children.  When  the  Corporation- 
 Ad  had  pafs'd,  he  left  his  Family,  and  liv'd  fbms 
 time  at  Boringdon.  Before  and  after  which,  as  he  had 
 Opportunity,  he  preach'd  in  private,  fometimes  at  his 
 own  Houfe,  and  fomecirncs  at  St.  Albans,  and  other 
 Places,  till  King  Charles's  Declaration  for  Liberty  of 
 Confcicnce  in  1671,  when  he  took  a  Licenfe  for  his 
 own  Houfe,  at  Harpenden,  where  he  preach'd  gratis  to 
 all  Comers.  When  the  Licenfes  v/ere  rccali'd,  he 
 continu'd  to  expofe  his  Houfe,  and  Perfon  to  the 
 Fines,  and  Penalties  that  were  then  recoverable  of 
 him,  and  ftill  carry'd  on  a  conftant  Ccurfeof  Church- 
 Adminiftrations  till  his  Jaft  Sicknefs  ;  and  Providence 
 fo  order'd  ir,   that  he   never  was  diflurb'd,  tho'  often 
 
 thrCvU- 
 
568  The  Eject ed  or  Silenced  Miniflers^  &'C. 
 
 I       — I ■     II  I    I     II  II  li^B— II  — mil   imiMiw— II  I 
 
 Vol.  II.  threaten'd.  He  had  iirde  Trouble,  except  what  was  gi- 
 ven hiiii  byCiraiions  from  the  Spiritual  Courts.  Having 
 a  Call  from  the  People  of  Coddkoat,  he  preach'd  there 
 every  other  Lord's- Day  twice,  ftiil  providing  a  Supply, 
 (Mr.  I^ohert  Jory  for  the  moft  Part)  for  his  own  People 
 at  Hnrfenden,  without  any  Charge  to  them.  He  was  a 
 Man  of  conliderable  Parts,  great  Prudence,  good  Judg- 
 ment, admirable  Temper,  and  a  candid  Difpolition  ^ 
 much  rcfpedted  and  belov'd  by  Peribns  of  all  Ranks  j 
 having  a  goodMien,and  a  grave  Prefence.  He  was  an 
 excellent  Text- man,  and  well  acquainted  with  the 
 Scriptures,  ftridt  in  the  Obfcrvation  of  the  Lord's- 
 Day,  both  for  himlelf  and  Family  ;  very  tender  of 
 offending  any;  and  one  that  had  a  good  Report  of 
 all.  No  Occalion  could  be  found  againfl  him  even 
 by  his  worft  Enemies,  except  in  the  Matter  of  his 
 'Nontovformity  ;  concerning  which,  being  inquir'd  of 
 by  Mr.  Tory,  when  he  was  very  near  his  End,  what  he 
 thought  of  it,  and  whether  he  apprehended  it  worth 
 while  for  a  Man  to  venture  his  Eftate,  Liberty,  and 
 good  Name  for  it,  he  anfwer'd  with  a  Voice,  and 
 Earneftnefs,  beyond  his  Strength,  that  he  would  not 
 be  without  the  Comfort  of  it,  for  lo  Thoufand 
 Worlds.  Ke  was  afliided  feveral  Years  with  a  Sc/- 
 fiticn,  2nd  labour'd  under  a  bloody  Flux,  and  tha 
 Piles  to  a  confiderable  Degree,  and  tho'  his  Pains 
 were  often  great,  was  never  heard  to  fpeak  an  hard 
 Word  of  God  ;  but  always  juftify'd  him,  aiad  begg'd 
 Patience  under,  rather  than  Deliverance  from  his  Af- 
 flictions. His  Weaknefs  was  fuch  by  rcafon  of  thefe 
 Difbrdcrs,  that  for  fome  time  he  was  forc'd  to  preach 
 fitting,  which  he  contlnu'd  to  do,  till  about  a  Fort- 
 night before  his  Death.  He  entred  into  his  Reft, 
 D^cc.  1 3,  1678;  leaving  behind  him  a  Wife  and  ten 
 Children. 
 
 Munden  Fnrvn  :  Mr.   Graves, 
 
 Abbots  Lan^ley  :  Mr.  Kjn^. 
 
 Geldefdcn  :  Mr.  Mod^ct.     A  very  pioss,  humble  Man, 
 
 Pauls  yMdcn  :    Mr.   Fcnchy, 
 
in  the  County  of  HERTFORD.  ^69 
 
 BEL^NET:  Mv,  Shaw,  s,/-V^s>. 
 
 ^Liftle  mdham  ;   Mr.  Skjngle. 
 
 i:borl;  :  Mr.  fVarrem     A  very  hopefal  young  Man. 
 
 ■  rottcrldge  :   Mr.  TVilUam  Tuny,  M.  A.     Of  Sidney^ 
 College  in  Cambridge.     One   of  eminent  Piety,    great 
 Parts,  and  good    Learning  ;  and  a  Follower  ot  Love^ 
 and    Peace.^  He    was   ordain'd  by    Bifliop   Curie   ot 
 H^inchefler,    in  1640.     His   Orders    falling    into    my 
 Hands,  1  have  given  a  Copy   of  them   in  the  Mar- 
 cin  *      I  have  the   rather  done  it,  becaufe  no  more  is      Tenors 
 mention  d  than  his  taking  the  Oath  of  Allegiance  and  Prsefenti-. 
 Supremacy,  and  fubfcribing  the  Articles,   which  (take  ^^jnos 
 it  as  to  the   Dodrinal  Articles)  the   Mmifters  among  ^fJ^:J^^ 
 the  Diflenters  would  have  been  ready  for,  couM  they  ^;;^  j^'.^.^ 
 have  had  Epifcopal  Ordination,  without  farther  Terms.  ^^  py-^^^„^ 
 I  fliall  hereafter  have  Occafion  to  add  a  Copy  of  Or-  Epifco- 
 ders,  in  the  Cafe  of  Mr.' John  Crcnipto7i,  which  in  this  p^s  no- 
 refpcci:  were  remarkably  different,  and  upon  that  Ac-  turn  faci- 
 count  deferve  Obfcrvation.  mus  uni- 
 
 verlis, 
 
 quod  die  Dominlco  trices.  Primo  die  IVfall  An.  Dom.  1640,  m 
 c^  noftra  infra  sdes  Winconian  in  Burgo  de  Wr.r,^rKcituat^» 
 nos  Epifcopus  antediaus  facros  ordines  Dei  omnipotenns  prseadi^ 
 celebrand.  generales,  dileftum  nobis  in  Chrlfto  WllUchmmTu^eyy 
 5n  Artibus  Magiftrum,  de  vita  fua  laudabih  2C  Morum  uc  Vjr- 
 tutum  fuarurh  donis,  nobis  multipliciter  in  hac  parte  commenda- 
 turn,  atq;  in  f^crarum  literarum  Doftrina  Sc  Sapientia  fujicienter 
 cruditum  &  per  examinatorem  noftrum  comprobatum,  luiiicienrer, 
 incitulat.  (fubfcriptis  pritus  ArticuHs  Religionis,  &  Juramento  de 
 agnofcendo  Rcgiam  fupremam  Potedatem  per  eum  prdbroj^aci 
 facros  Presbyteratus  Ordines  juxra  morem  ^  ritum,  Lccehx  An- 
 glicanie  in  hac  parte  falubrirer  editum,  &  provifum,  admittimus  be 
 promovimus  ;  ipfumq;  in  Presbyter  ;,m  rite  &  canonice  ordmavi- 
 mus  tunc  &  ibidem.  In  cujus  rei  Tcftimonium  figiUHm  no.rrum 
 Epifcopale,  prxfentibus  apponi  fecimus.  Datum  die  ivien.is,  A'a- 
 noq;   prediais,   &  noftrss  confecrationis  Anno  oaavo. 
 
 ^     ^  Mat.  Winton, 
 
 Mr.  Tutiy  after  his  Ejedment  went  at  firft  into  a 
 Farm,  but  Icon  became  Chaplaui  to  Col.  Mnrkhai?i : 
 And  fometime  after  preach'd  in  Newgate- ft  feet,  in  the 
 Parim  of  mtfisld  in  this  Countv,     He  dy'd  in  1673, 
 
J  7  o         The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Miniflers^  &-C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  and  had  greac  Satisfaclion  in  his  Nonconformity, 
 from  his  Ejection  to  his  Grave.  He  hath  nothing  in 
 Print,  but  a  Funeral  Sermon,  and  Solomons  Song  both 
 in  Profe  and  Metre.  ' 
 
 Bufhy  :  Mr.  Pf^ard.  He  printed  a  compendious 
 Treatife  of  the  three  Theological  Graces,  Faith, 
 Hope,  and   Charity,  Zvo,   1655. 
 
 Efifingtcn  :  Mr.  Skjngle. 
 
 Great  Hndham:  Mr.  Daniel  D)kp  :  An  Anabaptift. 
 
 In  my  former  Edition  I  mentlon'd  thcfe  Per- 
 fons  following  as  Conforming  after  they  had  for  fome 
 tim^  been  Nonconformifts :  Mr.  Halfcy  of  Brox- 
 borne  ;  Dr.  Hickj  of  Hartingford-bury,  who  was  af- 
 terwards Rccftor  of  St.  Margarets  ]^attens  in  London  j 
 Mr.  Ovven  of  Branfield  ;  Mr.  Stallybrajfe  of  Effcnden  ; 
 and  Mr.  Thornton  of  Hcmpfted.  And  I  now  add  to  them 
 Mr.  Godvoin  of  Eaftwickr  (which  was  a  Sequeftration) 
 who   I  underftand  alio  afterwards  conform'd. 
 
 And  I  have  here  alio  left  out  Mr.  PJ/illiam  Janeway 
 of  Kjlf:ull,  the  Father  of  Mr.  John  and  Mr.  James 
 Janeway,  becaufe  either  there  is  a  grofs  Miftake  in 
 Mr.  John  Jancway's  printed  Life,  or  this  Mr.  14^illiam 
 Janewa)/  could  not  be  cjcd:ed.  For  he  dy'd  before  his 
 Son  John  ;  and  yet  we  are  there  told  that  Mr.  John 
 Janexcay  dy'd  in  June  1657  :  And  how  then  his  Father 
 could  be  ejcded  after  the  King's  Return  in  1660,  I 
 cannot  imagine. 
 
 In  the  County  0/  H  U  N  T  I  N  G  D  O  N. 
 
 In  the  City  of  PETEUfiOHOVGH:  Mr.  T^Vilifon] 
 This  City  is  properly  in  Northamptovpjire,  but  I  am 
 not  concern'd  as  to  the  ftridt  Bounds  of  Counties. 
 Mr.  TVilJon,  that  was  ejcded  here,  was  a  Man  of  ex- 
 cellent minifterial  Skill  and  Ability  :  Of  fignal  Piety 
 M\d  Diligence  in  his  Work,  ai)d  extraordinary  Succefs, 
 doing  ^ood  to  multitudes. 
 
 BottlS' 
 
in  the  Count)  ^/HUNTINGDON.  571 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 'Bottk'hrldge ;  Mr.  Simon  Kjfig,      An  able  Scholar  : 
 A  Man  of  a  Iblid  Judgment,  and  an  honeft  Hearc,  and 
 Life  J  and  addided  to  noExtreams. 
 
 Blun^/ham  :  Mr.  James  BedfcrJ,  B.  D.  He  was 
 younger  Brother  to  Mr.  Ifiac  Bedford  of  WiUicn  in 
 HertforJJhire.  His  Living  was  worth  above  200  i.  fsr 
 Annum.  He  publifli'd  a  Sermon  on  H^hr.  9.  27  ; 
 preach'd  at  the  Fiiii^i  of  a  Daughter  of  his  eldelt  Bro- 
 ther Samuel  Bedford,  Efq.  He  was  much  applauded  for 
 his  Ability  and  Faithfulnefs,  in  the  Work  of  the  Mini- 
 llry. 
 
 MVNTINGDON:  Mr.  Samuel  Brooks,  B.  D.  Preil- 
 dent  many  Years  of  Catherine- Ha II  in  Cambridge  : 
 Turn'd  out  for  not  taking  the  Ingngement.  A  learned 
 Man  :  A  great  School-man  :  A  laborious  Tutor,  that 
 had  always  a  numerous  Company  of  Pupils,  and  thoie 
 of  good  Rank.     He  dy'd  at  his  Eftace  in  Effex* 
 
 Hemingford :  Mr.  Heath, 
 
 Long'.Orton  :  Mr.  Edmund  Spinhj.  He  was  alio  ejed:* 
 ed  atCafto-r  in  Northamptcnjkire  ^  but  which  of  the  two 
 was  the  Scqueftracion,  and  where  it  was  that  he  was 
 lilenc'd  at  Bnrtholomew~d2iyy  I  have  not  learnt.  He  was 
 an  able  Preacher,  and  a  Peribn  of  great  Note.  His 
 Living  of  Caflor  was  reckoned  worth  300  /.  per  Annum. 
 After  he  was  filenc'd  he  livM  at  H'armington,  with 
 Mrs.  Elmes  his  Wife's  Mother,  who  had  a  good  Eftate, 
 and  made  all  Nonconforming  Minifters  welcome. 
 
 Allerton  :  Mr.  Cooper, 
 
 Cherry^orton  I  Mr.  Gihjon.  Ai  fome  uncertain  Place, 
 Mr.  Scott. 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Kjdder  of  S^andground,  after  fome  time 
 Conform'd,  and  dy'd  Bifliop  of  Bath  and  Pl^ells, 
 
 I  omic  Mr.  Negus  here  now,  becaufe  he  is  mentioned 
 in  Qnmbridgejhire* 
 
 B  b  5  In 
 
^72  The  E]eBed  or  SHenc^d  Mint(ters^  Src. 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 ^"^"""^"^  In  the  County  (?/  K  E  N  T^ 
 
 CAl^TEPy^BVTQr :  Mr.  ihomns  Ventrefs,  Mr.  John 
 Durn7it,  Mr.  Jo//w  P/47^r ,  Mr.  Francis  Tayler ,  and 
 Mr.  Bcak^ 
 
 S(.  Margarets:  Mv, Thomas  Ventrcfsy  M.   A.     He  was 
 born  in  St.  Alphage  Parifli  in  this  City,  and  bred  in  the 
 King's  iichooi  there.     From   thence  he  went  to  Carn- 
 bridge^  and    was  of  Bemict-Co/icgej  and  had  that  which 
 was  Erajrnus's  Chamber.     There  he  remarkably  pro- 
 fited  in  good   Learning  •  and  after  taking  his  Mafters 
 Degree,  devoted  himfelf  to  the  facred  Miniftry,  and 
 was  Ordain'd  by  Archbifhop  Land  himfelf.     He  firft 
 began  the  itated  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  in  this  City, 
 where  he  was  Curate  to  Arch-deacon  T^m^^  ;  and  after- 
 wards ferried  in  St.  Margareth.     Where  he  fo  behav'd 
 himfelf  in  all  the  difficult  Times,  when  there  v;ere  fo 
 inany  Changes  in  the  State,  that  upon  the  King's  return 
 in  1660,  he  found  more  Favour  from  the   Gentry  and 
 Clergy  than  moft  of  his  Brethren  :    And  yet  could  not 
 be  fpar'd  in  62,  when  he  was  cjedlcd  with  the  reft. 
 But  not  thinking  himfelf  therei:pon   difcharg'd  by  his 
 LORD  and  MASTER  from  his  Work  and  Office,  he 
 preach'd  more  privately,  as  he  had  Opportunity  :  And 
 at  laft  gacher'd  a  Congregation,   to  which  he  became 
 Paftor,  and  among  whom  he  labour'd,  tho*  under  no 
 fmall  Difadvantages,    yet  with  great   Acceptance  for 
 feveral  Years.     And  as  he  was  not  idle  Abroad,  ^o  at 
 Home   he  was  very  bufic,  fpending  much  of  his  Time 
 in    Study,    and    inftruc5iing  feveral    Genclemens  Sons 
 that  were  committed  to  his  Care.     Thus  he  continu'd 
 till  the  latter   end   of  King  Charles's  Reign,  when  he 
 with  many  others  was  not  a  little  opprefs'd  by  the  vio- 
 lent Endeavours  of  Two  great  Informers,  one  of  whom 
 once  gave  grent  Hopes  as  to  his   Piety  and  Serioufnefs. 
 Thefe  Two  Men  (whofe  Names  are  well  remcmbred 
 in  this  C'ty;  gave  great  Difturbance  to  fuch  as  only 
 defir'd  Liberty  to  fervc  and  worOiip  GOD,   according 
 ro  their  Confci'^nces.     One  of  them  (it's  faid)  receiv'd 
 fome    Hundreds  of  Pounds  out  of  the  Exchequer,  for. 
 the  good  Service  he  had  done  the  Church  (or  the  Fa. 
 
 pfis 
 
in  the  County  of  KENT.  ?7?'1 
 
 jiju  racher)  in  this  AtEir  :  Bcfidcs  wliac  he  excorted  Vol.  I^' 
 by  falfe  IndiCtmenrs,  ci^c.  The  other  dy'd  miferably. 
 Many  were  impnion'd,  and  Mr.  Vcntrcfs  among  the 
 relt  :•  Buc  he  found  fo  much  Favour,  as  to  be  permit- 
 ted to  go  to  his  own  Houfe,  and  lodge  in  his  own  Bed 
 every  Night,  upon  his  Parole  of  returning  to  Prifon. 
 in  the  Morning.  And  not  long  after,  he  with  great 
 Serenity,  quitted  this  for  a  better  Life.  He  laid  hlm- 
 lelfdownon  his  Bed,  drefs'd  as  he  was,  and  taking  his 
 Gr^r/^Teftament  in  his  Hand,  he  kifs'd  ir,  and  laid  it  on 
 his  Heart,  and  'foon  after,  quietly  fell  alleep^  in  the 
 LORD,  in  the  73d  or  74th  Year  of  his  Age. 
 
 He  was  a  Perfon    of  no  fmall  Learning,  efpecially 
 in  Hiftory.     A  very  pious  Man  ;  and  very  careful  of 
 redeeitiing  his  Time.     He  had    his  Hours   for  Vilits, 
 which  neither  he  would,  nor  his  Friends  muft  exceed. 
 He   walk'd  indeed  very  much   by  Rule  in  all  things  : 
 Though  he  declar'd,  he  did  not  defire  to  tye  up  ail 
 others  to  his  Rules.     He  kept  to  one  Method  of  Preach-. 
 ing,  as  thinking  that  the  mcft  profitable  to  his  Hear- 
 ers ;   and  was  often  elevated  in  it.     He  was  a  great 
 Enemy  to  Divilions,  efpecially  amongft  Minifters  :  And 
 an  Hater  of  every  thing  that  was  irreligious  and  im- 
 moral, efpecially  in  thoie  who  fhould  teach  others  bet- 
 ter, by  Example  as  well  as  Word.     He  foilow'd  Peace 
 with  all  Men  as  he  could  :  Buc  found  that  to  obtain  it 
 was   not  poiTible.     Sir  P^bert  Hales  and  his  Family  ac 
 Benkjboum   were  »his  conftant  Attendants,  and  great 
 Friends.    He  was  a  great  Admirer  of  the  Governmenc 
 and  Difcipline  of  the  French  Churches,  and  would  of- 
 ten exprefs  his  great  Dcfires  of  their  profpering.     Tho* 
 he  had  not  much  of  this  World,  yet  he  lov'd  and  de- 
 fir'd  it  lefs.     He  fometimes  partook  of  the  Generoficy 
 of  others,  but  us  a  it  as  a  Man  that  hadfet  his  Heart  up- 
 on better  things^  thinking  others  who  look'd  no  farther 
 than  thefe  things  had  more  need,  as  well  as  love    of 
 them  than   he.     He  had    a  Forefight  of    the  happy 
 Change  that  was  in  King  14^1111  nrns  Time,  though   he 
 liv'd  not  to  fee  it.     He  was  prudent  in  all  Changes^ 
 and   dy'd  in  the  Hopes  of  good  Things  defign^d  by' 
 GOD  for  thefe  Nations.     I  cannot  hear  that  ever  he 
 printed  any  thing. 
 
 B  b  -J  Mr.  John 
 
374      I^^^  Ejecled  or  Silenced  Mimjlers^  &c, 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 
 V/-\r»^  Mr.  yo/;w  Duranfy  was  alfo  filenc'd  in  the  fame  City, 
 where  he  preach'd  in  the  Cathedral.  He  was  an  ex- 
 cellent pradtical  Preacher.  He  publifli'd  feveral  pra- 
 ctical Pieces  ^  vi:{.  Confilation  for  we^k^  Believers,  A  Di^ 
 Jcovery  of  the  gUrious  Love  of  Chriji  to  Believers.  Comfort 
 ^nd  Comijclfor  dejeded  Souls,  &c. 
 
 Mr.  john  Player,  M.  A.  Born  in  this  City,  and 
 bred  in  the  Free-fchooj  there.  After  the  Fall  of  Arch- 
 bifliop  Laud,  he  became  publick  Preacher  in  the  Cathe- 
 dral, and  gave  great  Content  by  the  ferioufnefs  and  pro- 
 ficablenefs  of  his  Labours.  He  was  of  a  very  peaceable 
 and  healinf*  Tejnper,  and  kept  a  good  Correfpondence 
 with  all  Kis  Brethren  in  the  City.  He  was  pious  and 
 devout  towards  GOD,  and  a  plain  honeft  Man  in  his 
 Convef ration.  He  was  Brother  to  Sir  Thomas  Player 
 the  Chamberlain  of  Lf'w^pw. 
 
 Sr.  Alfhage :  Mr.  Francis  Taylour,  M.  A.  Son  of 
 the  Jamons  Mr.  Francis  Taylour^  a  Member  of  the  Af- 
 fembly,  and  well  known  by  his  Works.  He  was  born 
 in  this  City,  and  there  alfo  receiv'd  the  firft  Rudiments 
 of  Learning,  and  then  went  to  Cambridge,  and  was  of 
 Ben^ict-Coilegc,  where  it  pieas'd  GOD,  by  the  Small- 
 pox, to  deprive  him  of  the  Sight  of  both  his  Eyes  : 
 But  he  did  not  thereupon  Jay  his  Studies  afide,  but  had 
 the  charirablc  Help  of  others,  who  |-ead  to  him,  and 
 he  improv'd  greatly  ;  and  had  an  eniightned  Mind, 
 rho'  a  dark  Body.  Settling  in  his  native  City,  his 
 minifteriai  Labours  were  very  acceptable  and  ufcful, 
 rill  the  fatal  Bartholomew  6z.  He  could  not  bear  be- 
 ing idle;  and  therefore  endeavoured  to  be  ufeful  after- 
 Tvards,  by  preaching  to,  as  well  as  converling  with 
 many,  who  were  difpos'd  to  encourage  his  Labours  ; 
 imd  GOD  did  wonderfully  provide,  not  only  for  him, 
 but  alfo  by  him  for  his  Brother  and  Sifter,  tho'  his  Bro- 
 ther was  blind  as  well  as  himfelf.  As  for  him,  he  not 
 only  fed  him,  but  alfo  took  great  Pains  to  inftrudthim; 
 and  make  him  in  Love  with  ferious  Religion,  tho*  not 
 with  all  the  Succefs  he  defir'd.  Such  were  his  Gifts 
 and  Graces,  that  together  with  his  Blindnefs,  they  not 
 a  little  ingag'd  the  Hearts  of  many  to  him  j  but  yet  could 
 
 not 
 
in  the  County  (?/"  K  E  N  T.  375 
 
 not  move  the  Compaflion  of  fome  Church-Zealots,  Vol.  II. 
 who  feiz'd  and  carried   him  to  Prifon.     God  remem-  s^'V^ 
 bred   him  there  ;   tho'   he  did  not  long  furvive  the 
 Treatment  he  met  with.  He  lies  buried  in  Si.  Alph^ge 
 Church,  where  he  was  us'd  to  preach  the  Word  of 
 Life. 
 
 He  was  chearful  under  all  his  Afflictions.  Had  no 
 contemptible  Parts,  but  was  noted  for  an  eloquent 
 Preacher.  He  endeavour'd  to  live  in  Love  with  all 
 Parties, of  ferious  Chriftians ;  and  his  Miniftry  was 
 much  valued,  and  well  attended.  He  hath  left  be- 
 hind him  a  fmall  Book  of  Verles,  intituled,  Grapes 
 from  Canaan,  cr,  the  Believer's  -prefcnt  Taft  of  future 
 Glory.  Wherein  may  be  read  his  own  Views,  and  De- 
 fires  of  the  Heavenly  FeliciLy,  and  his  kind  and  good 
 Endeavours  to  recommend  it  to  others. 
 
 St.  Stephens  :  Mr.  I^obert  Bea\,  M.  A.  He  was 
 born  in  or  near  Canterbury,  and  there  had  his  firft 
 Education,  and  was  afterwards  at  Cambridge.  When 
 he  was  filenc'd  in  62,  he  aiTifted  his  Brethren  Mr. 
 Ventrefs,  &c.  in  their  Work,  preaching  ufually  once 
 every  LordVDay.  God  having  bleis'd  him  with  an 
 Eftate,  he  took  nothing  for  his  Pains,  but  abounded 
 in  Hofpitality,  and  all  manner  of  good  Works,  to 
 Minifters  and  others.  And  yet  he  had  a  Share  in 
 the  Troubles  of  King  Charles's  Reign  :  But  bore 
 them  with  great  Evennefs  of  Mind.  And  at  length 
 when  he  was  about  the  Age  of  59,  he  on  Auguft  31, 
 1679,  quietly  refign'd  his  Soul  to  God.  His  Remair.s 
 lie  buried  in  St.  MildrccCs  Church. 
 
 He  was  of  an  excellent  Temper,  and  could  eafily 
 overlook  Slights  and  Injuries.  He  was  no  Curfory, 
 but  a  diligent  Reader  of  Books,  making  Remarks 
 carefully  on  all  that  he  read.  He  was  a  pious  and 
 devout  Man,  and  a  plain  fcrlous  Preacher ;  who 
 fought  the  Peace  of  God  for  himfelf  and  others.  As 
 he  liv'd,  fo  he  dy'd  in  the  Exercile  of  Charity  to 
 fuch  as  were  in  Want. 
 
 MAIDSTOX:  Mr.  Jofeph  Hlnfton,  and  Mr.  J(hn 
 Crump. 
 
 Mr.  Pj4uJ}on  after  he  was  ejedted,  continu'd  ff  me 
 
 Years  in  this  Country,  till   he  was  call'd  to  a  P.  fto- 
 
 B  b  4  ral 
 
37^  The  Ejccled  or  Silenced  Mwijters^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    ral  Charge  at  Z-i^wf/ in  Suffex,  where  •  he  continu'd  to 
 ^4.^''V>f'  the  Time  of  his  Death,    which    was-  for  near  20 
 Years.     He  was  Congregational  in  his  Judgment,  but 
 managed  both    himfeif,  and    his    Aftairs    with  great 
 ."Wifdom  and  Moderation  ;  and  was  a  great  Pradifer 
 of  Self-Denial.     Upon  King  James's  Liberty,  he  de- 
 clared, that  where  there  was  a  Congregational  Mini- 
 fter,  he  was  for  the  People  that  were  Presbyterians  to 
 acquiefce  in  him  :  And   where  there  was  a.  Presbyte- 
 rinn  Minifter,  he  was  for  having  the  People  that  were 
 Congregational  to  acquiefce  in  him.     He  had  a  con- 
 Ijtierabie  Hand  in  promoting   an  Affociation  of  Mini- 
 fters  of  both  Sorts,  which   dy'd   with  him.     Tho'  he 
 had    no    Children  of  his  own,  yet   he  wrote   much, 
 ^nd  to  good  Pnrpofc,  in  Defence  of  the  Covenant  Pri- 
 vilcdges  of  the  Infant  Seed  of  Believers.     Mr.  Bftx- 
 tcr  faid,  that  hardly  any   Man  had    written  with  more 
 Judgment  upon  that  SubjeA.     Mr.  PVinfton   alio  much 
 commended   what  Mr.  Baxter  had  written  upon  the 
 lame.     When  he  drew   near    his  End,    being   ask'd, 
 J/l^Dat  bis  dying    Thoughts   ncre   as  to   that  Subject   upon 
 "^^     which  he  had  written  jo  much  *   in  his  Life  Time  ?  He 
 Printed      fi<ecly  faid,  that,  he  was  not  confcibus  to  himfeif^  that  he 
 y^'^or^s ^re^  1^^^  (///c^w/j'i^  or  written  any  thing  on  that  Subjcci,  but 
 1'      ^'r^^'  wLit   was  accordirig    to    the   Mind    of  cur    Lord  J  ejus 
 from^         ^^^^^fi>  ^^'^   Conjideration  cf  which  was  a  great  Ccnfolati- 
 Heaven.    ^^  ^^    ^^""  ^'^~^^   ^"  ^  dying  Hour.     He  frequently    alfq 
 Part  I.  2.  faid,  that,  he  feard  the   Sword  was  to  fafs  through  the 
 Infant       Laiid.     He  dyM  in  January   1690,  in  the  69d  Year  of 
 Baptifm     his    Age,    and  lieth    interr'd  in  the  ChuVcln-yard  of 
 from  St.  Michael  in  Levnes^  where  are  depoiited  the  Remains 
 
 Heaven.    qF  jyiany  Minlfters  who  were  ejedted  for  Nr'nconfor- 
 
 ^^^^i^^VC  '^-'^^y*  ^^s  °^  ^^^-    ?^'^"-^>  Ml'-   Staninough,  Mr.  Enr'e, 
 3 .  ^ An  lil-  p^j,^  poftlethwait ;  Mr.  Beecher,  Mr.  Oouch,   &C.  befides 
 Yi',r...  ^Ug'Mr.    Bunyard,    and   Mr.  Osborn,  who  rho'   rhey  dy'd 
 primi'tive  b^^^i^^  ^v<^^^  ^^  ^he  very  fame  Spirit  and  Way, 
 Do61:rine, 
 
 and  Praftife  of  Infant-Baptifm.  4.  Infant-Bsptifm  plainly  prov'd. 
 •r.  A^Brief  Difcourfc  of  Man's  natural  Pronenefs  to,  and  TenacI" 
 oufnefs  of  Error,     6.  The  right  Method  of  proving  Infant-Baptifm, 
 
 Mr.  John  Crum^.  Was  a  confidcrnble  Divine,  and 
 ufeful  Preacher.  He  hadi  pubJifti'd  a  Difcourfc  on 
 the  Parable  of  the  great  Super. 
 
 joiris^ 
 
in  the  County  (?f  &  E  N  T.  ^77 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 TOfVN'MALLING  :  Mr.  Samuel  French.  Afcer  his  ^-y--^ 
 Ejectment,  he  for  the  better  maintaining  himielf  and 
 his  Family,  betook  himfelf  to  Trade,  for  vvhich  few 
 were  better  capacitated.  But  in  the  midft  of  a  great 
 Currency  of  Trade,  finding  himfeif  confiderably  re- 
 duc'd,  he  left  off  in  good  Time.  One  faid,  that  for 
 Mr.  French  his  Sake,  he  woula  never  adviic  any  Mini- 
 fter  to  meddle  farther  in  fecular  Affairs  than  meer  Ne- 
 ceiTity  did  force.  He  was  an  ingenious  Man,  and  a 
 chearful  Chriftian.  He  was  troubled  for  his  Non- 
 conformity, both  by  the  Eccleiiaftical  and  Civil 
 Courts..,  In  1684,  He  at  once  had  his  Goods  di- 
 ftrain'd  for  the,  great  Crime  of  preaching  the  Gof- 
 pei,  and  his  Perfbn  imprifbn'd  in  Maidflone-Goa.!  for 
 6  Months  upon  the  five  Mile  Act.  He  had  neither 
 Fire  nor  Candle  in  the  Winter  Time,  nor  yet  a  Cham- 
 ber allow'd  him  to  himfelf  for  Privacy.  He  had  in- 
 deed a  great  Room,  but  others  lodg'd  in  it.  He  had 
 no  Company  he  could  delight  in,  but  his  God,  and 
 his  Wife  who  would  be  his  Fellow-SufFerer.  He  had 
 once  taken  the  Oxford-Oath,  but  had  no  Certificate  of 
 it  :  When  the  taking  of  it  the  fecond  Time  might 
 have  freed  him  from  his  Imprifbnment,  he  had  ftu- 
 dy'd  it  more  fully,  and  was  diiTatisfy'd.  During  his 
 Confinement,  fome  Chriftian  Friends  from  Staple- 
 hurfl  made  him  more  than  a  bare  Vilit,  which  he 
 gratefully  remembred  afceryvards  :  And  when  he  was 
 releas'd,  went  and  fpent  a  Lord'srDay  amongft  them,, 
 preaching  upon  that  iuicable  Text,  Acls  4.  2':^ :  Where 
 it  is  faid  of  Pe^fr  and  yJjw  who  had  been  impriibn'd, 
 x\\3it  being  let  gOy  they  went  to  their  cvon  Comfany.  And 
 this  Accidental  Vi(it  prov'd  the  happy  Occafion  of 
 his  fixing  in  a  Paftoral  Relation  there,  where  among, 
 a  kind  People,  of  whom  he  even  boafted,  he  fpenc 
 both  his  Labours  and  himfelf.  He  dy'd  Auguft  the 
 20th,  1694,  and  was  buried  at  Stap/ehurft.  It  is  me- 
 morable that  at  that  Time  when  Mr.  F-re}i!:h  came  to 
 Staplehurji,  being  in  the  remarkably  cold  Winter, 
 when  yet  the  Fire  of  Periecution  burnt  outragioufly 
 throughout  England,  that  Place,  with  Cranhrook^,  and 
 Tenter  den  enjoy 'd  Liberty  pretty  pubiickly  ;  And  it 
 continued  even  to  the  Time  of  the  publick  InduU 
 ^ence.  '  ' 
 
 FEVEHc 
 
7jS  The  Eje5fed  or  Silenced.  Mimfiers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 FEVEI{SHAM  :  Mr.  Kathanael  H^ilmot.  He  by  his 
 Labour,  and  Pains  in  preaching  and  catechizing,  ^c. 
 wrought  a  great  Reformation  in  this  Town,  and 
 brought  the  Lord's- Day  to  be  kept  very  ftridly.  Af- 
 ter he  was  ejected,  he  endeavoured  to  carry  on  tha 
 fame  good  Work,  as  he  wa$  before  heartily  engag  d 
 in,  by  Preaching  from  Place,  as  God  open'd  a  Way 
 for  him.  At  length  he  was  fixM  Paftor  of  a  Church 
 at  Dover,  where  he  had  Mr.  Starr  for  his  Affiftant: 
 And  God  was  with  him,  and  he  was  much  belov'd. 
 He  was  efteem'd  a  good  vScholar,  and  an  excellent 
 Preacher ;  and  was  very  laborious  in  the  Work  of 
 the  Miniftry. 
 
 d^ANEBHOOK.:  Mr.  Wllli/tm  Goodridge.  There 
 were  no  lefs  than  lo  Minifters  caft  out  of  this  Town, 
 and  the  Places  adjacent  :  At  which  the  good  People 
 in  that  Neighbourhood  being  much  afFc^dted,  met  to- 
 gether on  a  Week-Day,  to  beg  of  God,  that  he  would 
 fandtlfy  fuch  a  melancholy  Providence  to  them.  For 
 this  they  were  profecuted  by  a  Neighbouring  Juftice 
 of  the  Peace,  and  by  him  and  another  lined  :  And 
 for  Non-payment  they  were  fcnt  to  MaidJlonc.Go2i\ 
 for  three  Months.  Amongft  the  reft,  there  was  one 
 Hnrman  Sheeff,  a  Man  very  kind  to  his  Parifli-Mini- 
 ftcr,  and  who  ufually  attended  upon  publick  Worfhip 
 in  the  V/ay  of  the  Church  of  England:  Which  Me- 
 thod inftead  of  diminifliing  the  Number  of  Dilf^n- 
 tcrs  in  thofe  Parts  rather  increased  it. 
 
 Stciplchurfl'.  Mr.  Daniel  Poyntcl,  He  was  born  at 
 Chijfcllmrft  in  this  County,  and  bred  at  Cambridge, 
 and  was  famous  all  the  County  over  for  his  extraordi- 
 nary natural  and  acquired  Parts,  eminent  Piety,  fwcer 
 Temper,  and  great  Moderation  ;  His  generous  Princi- 
 ples, great  Acquaintance  with  and  Intcreft  in'  the 
 Clergy,  his  rational  and  yet  earneft  Way  of  Preach- 
 ing, and  learned  Expolitions  oi  difficult  Places  of 
 Scripture  i  and  in  a  Word  for  his  being  an^  Honour 
 and' Ornament  to  the  Church,  and  her  Champion 
 too,  excepting  her  Hierarchy  againft  which  he  was 
 always  vehement.  His  Peaceable  Spirit  was  trou- 
 bled with   fomc   unquiet  Ambnpijlsj    and    ^^ikers : 
 
 And 
 
in  the  County  (^/^  K  E  N  T.  jyy 
 
 And  excepting  a  few  fuch,  he  had  fcarce  a  Prayerlefs  Vol.  11. 
 Family  in  his  Parifii,  which  was  none  of  the  fmai-  ,*0/^ 
 left.  Expounding  that  Chapter  in  which  we  are 
 warn'd  to  avoid  fuch  as  appear  in  Sheep's  Cloathing, 
 but  inwardly  are  ravening  Wolves,  he  touch'd  upon 
 the  fakers  :  And  one  of  them  came  to  his  Church 
 the  next  Lord's- Day,  and  declared  he  was  fent  of 
 God.  But  Mr.  Poynfel  being  then  in  the  Courfe  of 
 his  Expofition  upon  the  next  Words,  the  ^^alier  faid 
 he  was  difappointed  ;  for  he  expeded  his  farther  in- 
 Cfting  upon  the  other.  Hereupon  Mr.  P.  took  Advan- 
 tage convincingly  to  argue  that  the  Quaker  was  not  as 
 he  pretended,  fent  of  God,  who  certainly  knew  what 
 Subjed  he  would  be  upon,  and  would  have  inform'd 
 his  Meflenger,  or  at  leaft  have  fuited  his  MefTage  to 
 the  Occafion.  He  publiflied  a  Difcourfe  againft  the 
 Hierarchy  at  the  Dutch  Church  in  Mnidftonc,  for  which 
 he  was  like  to  have  had  great  Trouble  from  the  Bi- 
 iliops.  He  Printed  alfo  a  Trad,  intituled,  Mcjes  and 
 Aaron,  or  the  Minifters  Bjght,  and  the  Magiftrates  Duty 
 vindicated :  Which  was  an  Anfwer  to  one  F(ichr.rd 
 Fiingnoth  a  famous  Anabnpift,  his  Parifliicncr's  Trean fc 
 (intituled,  the  trm  tything  cf  Gofpd-Minificrs  3)  which 
 was  not  much  difpers'd,  bccaule  his  Antagonift  ac- 
 knowledged his  Fault,  and  begg'd  him  to  call  ins  Book 
 in,  promiling  to  do  the  fame  by  his,  agalhft  Tythcs, 
 ^c.  which  occafion'd  it.  His  Tuffdays  Lcfiure  in  this 
 Place,  was  very  famous,  and  was  much  frequented 
 by  the  Neighbouring  Parifiies.  to*  hear  his  Explicati- 
 on of  the  Principles  of  Religion,  and  the  obfcure  Pai- 
 fages  of  the  Prophets.  He"  has  fome  Manufcript  Ser- 
 mons againft  King-killing  Principles,  now  in  the 
 Hands  of  his  Son-in  law,  Dr.  Groombridge  of  Cran- 
 brook,.  He  was  very  willing  to  have  been  fatisfied  as 
 to  the  Terms  of  Conformity,  and  ofcen  dcclar'd  it : 
 Which  tho'  it  made  fome  Zealgis  fay  he  was  willing 
 to  blind  his  Confcicnce  for  a  fat  Benefice,  yet  cculd 
 never  bring  him  to  fwallow  the  Oaths,  or  difpenfe 
 with  the  Obligations  he  miift  bring  himfelf  under. 
 The  weighty  Senfe  he  had  of  his  Ordination- Vow, 
 the  Defire  of  doing  good  by  Preaching  the  Gofpcl, 
 and  the  Woe  which  he  was  perfwadcd  would  fol- 
 low, if  he  preach'd  it  nor,  drew  him  to  comply  far- 
 ther with  the  Church  than  foaie  cf  narrower  Princi- 
 ples 
 
^8o  TheEjeffedorSile^c'^dMimJlerSj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    pies  thought  he  could,  and  brought  him  fometimes  in- 
 to his  own  Pulpit  in    St/iplehurft,  to  preach  to  his  own 
 Flock  after  Bartholomevp-day  ;  and  yet  it  is  plain  he 
 was  not  covetous  of  the  Fleece.     He  generoufly  otfer'd 
 the  fucceeding  Incumbent  to  defire  nothing  of  the  In- 
 come, if  he  would  but  let  him  have  the  Pulpit  for  his 
 Pains,  one  part  of  the  Day.     The  Incumbent  granted 
 it,  provided  he  could  get  leave  of  the  Archbifliop.    But 
 when   Mr.  Poyntel  ( the  next  time  he  had  an  Opportu- 
 nity of  waiting  on  his  Grace,  with  whom  he  was  very 
 intimate  )  had  readily  got  leave,  the  Incumbent  having 
 been  otherwife  advis'd  in  the   mean  while,  abfolutely 
 refus'd  it.     And  therefore  as  foon  as  the  Licences  came 
 forth,  in  King  Charles  the  Second's  Reign,  he  began 
 the  Meeting  in  Staplchurft,  which  was  crowded  very 
 much  during  the  remainder  of  his  Life.     He  dy'd   in 
 1674.     Being  obliged  to  take  down  the  Windows  of 
 the  Meeting-houfe   to  let  in  Air  upon   a  Funeral  Occa- 
 (ion,  the  Place  being  mightily  throng'd,  what  with  the 
 Heat  of  the  People  before   him,  and  what  with  the 
 Wind  at  his  Back,  he  took  (o  violent  a  Cold,   as  threw 
 him  into  a  Feaver,  and  carry'd  him  off  delirious  in  a 
 few  Days.     Thus  liv'd  and  dy*d  the  learned  Mr.  Poyn- 
 tel,  (for  that  was  his  common  Name  in  this  County  j 
 an  Honour  to   the  Party  with  whom  he  fuffer'd,    a 
 bright  Orn^nent  to  the  Cathoiick  Church,  and  a  Re- 
 proach and  Shame  to  the  Spirit  of  Bigotry  and  Igno- 
 rance, which  triumph'd  in   ftopping  his  Mouth,   and 
 putting  kim  to  Silence.     He  left  behind  him  a  Manu- 
 icripc  againft  the  Infallibility  of  the  Quakers  Guide, 
 the  Light  within. 
 
 Barrham  :  Mr.  John  Barton. 
 
 DOVEI{^:  'Mr.  John  Davis.     At  the  fame  Place   alfo 
 was  filencd, 
 
 Mr.  Nathanasl  Barry;    who  came   hither   An.  1655, 
 was  turned  out  in  1660,  and  departed  this  Life,  An.  75. 
 
 ChMingflon  ;  Mr.  TUmas  Styiiard. 
 
 4SHF0BP  :  Mr.  Nicolas  S^rigg,  or  Prig^, 
 
in  the  County  ^/  K  E  N  T.  581 
 
 Ilkjiam  :   Mr.  John  Swan.     Who  afterwards    turned 
 Phyfician. 
 
 Addcjham  :  Mr.  Charles  KlcoU, 
 
 Great. Chart :  Mr.  Edward  Line, 
 
 Chilham :  Mr.  Samp/on  Heme,  M.  A.  Educated  ia 
 Cambridge.  After  his  Ejedment,  he  was  entertain'd 
 very  kindly  by  Sir  joh^t  Fag^,  at  his  Houfe  in  Chatham 
 Parifli,  where  he  was  not  only  lodg'd,  but  fupported 
 by  that  worthy  Baronet,  and  now  and  then  he  preached, 
 and  at  laft  he  dy'd  there.  He  was  a  Man,  tho'  but  of 
 one  bodily  Eye,  yet  of  great  Learning:  A  very  curious 
 Preacher,  and  pious  Liver. 
 
 Tenterden :  Mr.  George  Hawes, 
 
 Benenden  :  Mr.  Jofeph  Vshor7ie.  After  his  EjedlmentjJ 
 he  preach'd  for  fome  Tirne  to  aCongregation  of  DifTent- 
 exs  in  Brighthelmjlojie  in  Sujfex  ;  and  had  afterwards  a 
 fmall  Meeting  at  BarftednesLT  Maidfione  in  this  County. 
 
 Biddenden :  Mr.  J^Villiam  Horner, 
 
 GovQdherfi:   Kir.  Bright. 
 
 B^hendon  :  Mr.  Richard  Gyles.  Aft^^r  his  being  ejed:- 
 ed  and  filenc'd,  he  was  defir'd  by  a  MefTenger  from 
 the  PariQi-Minifter  of  Sandhurft  to  preach  for  him  one 
 Lords-Day,  which  he  did  both  Times.  But  this  Mi- 
 nifter  being  threatned  for  fufFering  a  Perfon,  not  Epif- 
 copally  OrdainM,  to  preach  in  his  Church,  turn'd  a- 
 bout  and  join'd  with  the  Informers,  and  profecuted 
 Mr.  Gyles  and  fome  of  his  Hearers,  for  a  Conventicle. 
 Whereupon  about  80  /.  was  levy'd  upofi  him  and  the 
 Hearers  j  vi:{.  60  L  for  the  Minifters  Two  Offences, 
 (which  becaufe  he  was  judg'J  unable  to  pay  it,  was 
 fix'd  upon  the  Hearers)  and  5  /.  a  Man  upon  fcveral 
 Officers  for  their  pretended  Negledl  to  fupprefs  the 
 faid  Conventicle,  befides  what  fome  of  them  v/ere  jfin'd 
 as  being  Hearers. 
 
 An 
 
382  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc*d  MinifterSj  &-C. 
 
 Vol.  II  A"  Appeal  was  made  by  many  of  them  to  the  Quar- 
 aer-SelTions  at  Maidftone  :  At  which  Time  all  the  im- 
 panel'd  Jury  that  were  not  known  to  the  Court  to  re- 
 reive  the  Sacrament  publickly  and  conform,  were 
 challeng'd  upon  the  Motion  of  the  Juftices.  Such  were 
 fet  by,  and  more  fit  Men  taken  in.  Thefe  found  the 
 Morning-meeting  a  Conventicle,  tho*  contrary  to  the 
 Judgment  of  many  Lawyers.  Hereupon  the  Appellants 
 Counlel  mov'd,  that  the  Matter  of  the  Afternoon-meet- 
 ing might  be  found  fpecially,  and  argu'd  at  the  next 
 Seifion  before  the  Court,  which  was  agreed  to.  And 
 when  it  was  argued,  the  Appellants  had  the  Judgment 
 of  the  Court  for  them,  and  had  their  Money  which 
 was  levied  for  the  Afternoon,  reftored. 
 
 Sandherft  :  Mr.  ElUfion. 
 
 LENHAM :  Mr.  Shexvel.  Sometime  after  his  Ejedi- 
 on  he  exercis'd  his  Miniilry  in  Coventry,  and  there 
 dy'd  fuddenly.  Mr.  Tong  preach'd  and  publifli'd  his 
 Funeral  Sermon. 
 
 Vlcomh  :  Mr.  WiUUm  Belcher. 
 
 Egerton  :  Mr.  Palmer.  After  the  Vniformity  Aci  took 
 place,  he  did  not  give  over  Preaching,  till  he  was 
 forc'd  to  d^d^i^,  by  being  befet  with  a  Troop  of  Horfe, 
 and  2  or  300  Men. 
 
 Leofe  :  Mr.  TVllliam  Lock,. 
 
 Barming  :  Mr.  N/co/j.  Hunton  :  Mr.  Lntbnml 
 
 J^O CHEST EI^:  Mr. Ach^orth. 
 
 Berling  :  Mr,  Thomas  Gunns* 
 
 Strowd  :  Mr.  Daniel  Bench.         Linton  :  Mi:*Nicols^ 
 
 South-jfeet :  Mr.  Henry  Simonds, 
 
 tnngley  i  Mr.  Tildm^ 
 
 Wkl^mn  2 
 
in  the  County  (/KENT.  38  j 
 
 Wkkham  :    Mr.  Edward  Alexander ^  M.  A.     Born  in  ^/"V^^ 
 
 Canterbury,  and  educated  ac  Cambridge,  His  Living 
 was  conliderable.  After  his  Ejediinent,  he  gave  his 
 Labours  in  and  about  Canterbury  till  he  dy*d.  He  was 
 a  Perfon  fefpecially  after  he  was  caft  out  of  his 
 Church  )  given  to  Melancholy  :  But  yet  of  fuch  a  Be- 
 haviour, that  he  was  refpedted  by  Perfons  of  various 
 Perfualions.  He  excell'd  in  Prayer  to  GOD  ;  and 
 iho'  not  infenfible  of,  yet  was  ready  to  overlook 
 the  Injuries  of  Men.  He  ftrove  againft  any  Habit  of 
 Evil,  and  deny'd  himfelf  at  lail  to  his  Prejudice. 
 
 Chnthi^m  :  Mr.  Thomas  Carter,  A  fine  Scholar,  and 
 an  esiccllent  Preacher,  much  eftcem'd  and  lov'd  by 
 Dr.  Stillingfleet  Bifliop  of  H^orcefier  to  his  Death  ;  and 
 often  helped  by  him.  They  were  Cotemporaries  at 
 St.  Johns  in  Cambridge, 
 
 GF^AVESEKD:  Mr.  Sharf.     Lee  :  Mr.  Hicccckes. 
 
 Ho^fmanden  :   Mr.  Edward  B^vofon, 
 
 Lamberherft  ;  Mr.  Steed,       Nettle/led  :  Mr.  Deacon, 
 
 Fairlane  :  Mr.  Darby.  DEAL  :  Mr.  Ssyliard. 
 
 Godmarfham:  Mr.  Robert  Fergufon  *.     One  as  much  *  Hepu-o^ 
 known  as  moft  Men,  but   who  is  beft  able  to  give //y?)V,  The 
 his  own  Character.     Sometime  after  his  Ejedment  helntereftof 
 taught  Univcrfity-Learning  at  IJIingtcn,  and   was  Af-  Reafon  in 
 (iftant  to  Dr.  Ovpen  :  But  at  length  he  ran  fo  far  into  ^'^^j^'^''  » 
 Political  Matters  as  to  fail  under    general   Cenfu re. !?'['.  ^      *® 
 He  was  very  great  with  my  Lord  Shaft sbury,  when  ^^^^^^\]r 
 was  run  down  by  the  Court,  and   follow'd  him  into  ^^  ^^.^.^ 
 Holland.     He  came  back  with  the  Duke  of  Mmmouth ^^^^g' ^.^^^ 
 in  r685,  and  was  with  him   in  ihe  ff^tft :  But  made^^j^/,;^^;., 
 a  Shift  to  efcape  after  his  being  defeated.     He  camc/,?/^  fo?ne 
 again  wich  the  Prince  of  Orange  in  i68S,  and   he  g^V€  Refle^Jent 
 him  a  good   Place,  when  he  was  King  1/Villiam  :  But  on   Mr.  ^ 
 
 l^^^j-jpSherlocks 
 
 *"**  IVriti'ftgs  ; 
 
 and  particularly  his  Difcourfc  concerning  the  Knowledge  of  JESUS 
 
 CHRIST,   Zv9.   J<>75.     IVhich  is  agopduf^ful  Ba^k,     A  fober   In- 
 
^82  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minijiers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    being  difgufted,  he  fell  in   with  the  Msllecontents  in 
 v^/'^V'-O  his   Reign,  as   he  had    before  done  with  thofe  in  the 
 Reign  of  King  Charles  II. 
 
 qulry  into  the  Nature,  Meafure,  and  Principle  of  moral  Vertue, 
 London^  1673.  S-vo  A  Difcourfe  concerning  Juftification.  And  he 
 has  alio  publijhed  many  political  TraBsj  which  are  not  eafily  to  bs  mmbePd. 
 
 Dettton  :  Mr.  Clement  Barling. 
 
 Jjh  :  Mr.  William  Nokes.  He  was  bred  at  Cam^ 
 hidge,  where  he  Vvas  co- temporary,  and  very,  famili- 
 ar with  Dr.  Stillingfu-ei:,  After  his  Ejedtment,  he  con- 
 tlnu'd  Preaching  here  and  there  as  Opportunity  of- 
 fer'd  :  But  dy'd  in  a  ffw  Years.  He  was  efteem'd 
 a  Man  of  good  Parts  and  Gifts. 
 
 BHPULET:  Mr.   Henry  Arnold. 
 
 FOLKSTONE  :  Mr.  Baker.  After  his  Ejedment  he 
 became  very  poor,  and  was  indifpofed  in  his  Head, 
 and  his  Underftanding  was  impair  d.  He  liv'd  for 
 fome  time  in  a  very  affiidred,  diftrcfTcd  State,  and  at 
 length  dy'd  at  Dover.  At  the  fame  Place  alio  Mr. 
 Voiles  was  filenc'd. 
 
 Hawkjjurji :  Mr.  BoibcL 
 
 B^inam :  Mr.  Carter. 
 
 Challock  :  Mr.  Corker.  After  his  Ejedment,  he  for 
 fome  time  taught  School  in  that  Parifti,  for  a  Liive- 
 lihood. 
 
 Bettejhanger  :  Mr.  Dod. 
 
 Speldhurfi  :  Mr.  Draper. 
 
 Shoreham  :  Mr.  Duke. 
 
 Stni mouth:    Py'r.  Richard   Bures.     He  was  born   at 
 Kcrthnll  in  IvHUlefex,  where  his  Grandfather  had  been- 
 Miniftcr,  in    Kovemher    1629.     He  was   educated    in 
 St.   Bduls  Sciicol  in  Lcndo7t^   under  Dr.  Hong :    And 
 
 from 
 
t--"  '     ■  — ■ ■ 
 
 mthe  Cotmty  l^/  K  E  N  T.  585 
 
 from  thence  he  went  to  Chrlft-Chnrch  in  Oxon,  where  Vol.  II, 
 one  Mr.  Lex^is  was  his  Tutor ;  and  he  was  Student 
 there.     I   cannot   hear  that  he  had  any  other   Living 
 but  this  of  Stowermouth,  from  whence  he  was  ejected 
 in    62.     He  had  fome   Difturbance  there  from  the 
 fluakprSf    as    had    feveral  others   of    his  Neighbours. 
 Sometime  after  his  Ejecflment  he  removed  to  Guilford 
 in  Surrey  ^  and  from  thence  he  wTnt  to  Famboroxv  and 
 Frimley,  in   all  which  Places    he  preach'd  as  Occafion 
 oH-er'd,  but  never   took   a   Paftoral  Charge,  till  after 
 Mr.  Ttt^wcr's  Death.     While  he   was   at   Guildfoni  he. 
 •was  twice    imprifon'd    for    Preaching :    Firft  in  thd 
 Marflialfea  in  Southwark,,  and  then   in  Z^F/W/^r-Caftle. 
 His  Deliverance  out  of  this  latter   Confinemenr  was 
 remarkable.     The  Lord  Mordant  being  at  that  Time 
 Governour,  was  one  Day  vifited    by   Y>v.  Lewis,  who 
 had  been  his  Tutor  at  Oxford.     Mr.  Bures  hearing  of 
 his  being    there,  and  having  himfclf  been  a  Pupil  of 
 the  Doctor's,    he  prevail'd   with  the  Keeper  to  con- 
 vey a  Note  into  his  old  Tutor's  Hands.     The  Do- 
 ctor interceeded  with  the  Governour  for  his  Diicharge  : 
 And  upon  his  arguing  againft  it,  he  of^er'd  to  be  bound 
 Body  for  Bcdy,  for  him,  that  he  Oiouid  appear  upon 
 Summons  if  it  were  needful  3  and  being  very  importii- 
 nate,  at  length  prevail'd,  and  he  w^as  released.    Some 
 Years  after,  at  the  Time  that  he  liv'd  at  F/Unlcy,  he 
 was  again  taken  up  at  Guilford,  by   Means  of  one  Mr., 
 Thornhu^yla.  C!ergy-man,[who  had  profefs'd  agreatFIind- 
 nels  for   him.     The  very   next  Day  after  his  being 
 feiz'd,  this  Mr.  Thcrnbury  came   to  him,  and  preten- 
 ded to  be  much  concern'd  at  what  had  befallen  him, 
 and   afTur'd  him,  that  he  had  not  either  directly  or 
 indiredly  the  leaft  Hand  in  it :  But  he  foon  after,'  fell 
 under  fuch  a    Diforder,    that   he  lirft  attempted  the 
 Life  of  one  of  his  Children,  and  afterwards  vacni  in- 
 to a  Wood  and  hang'd   him.felf     Mr.  Bures  came  to 
 LondG7i,iihoui   the    Year    1677.     He    fucceeded   Mr. 
 Turner  in  Hnttcn-Garden  in    i\\Q  Year   1692  :  He  de- 
 parted this  Life   M^y  the  7th.  and  was  buried  M^y  14. 
 1697:  And   was   fucceeded  by  Mv.  Chrifiopher  Taylor. 
 He  was   a  very   valuable   Man,    of  the  old  Puritan 
 Stamp.    One  of  great  Gravity,  and  an  excellent  Prea- 
 cher, 
 
o86  The  Eje^ed  or  Sitenc^dMimflers^  &€. 
 
 Vol.  11.  '  ^ 
 
 PVoolmch  :  Mr.  John  Hawks, 
 
 Lydde :  Mr.  Hemmyngs. 
 
 Clyjfe :  Mr.  Hefiry  Holcrofl.  Son  to  Sir  Henry  HoU 
 croft ;  a  learned  and  pious  Gentleman,  fometime  Fel- 
 low of  Clare-Hiil,  and  Co-temporary  with  the  Learn- 
 ed Mr.  David  Clarkfon,  who  married  his  Sifter.  There 
 were  ever  great  Endearments  between  Mr.  Clarkjon, 
 and  him ;  and  he  obtain'd  a  good  Report  for  his  reli- 
 gious Labours,  and  exemplary  Piety  and  Charity. 
 
 Northhorn ;  Mr.   Lane. 
 
 Eltham  ;  Mr.  Overton. 
 
 Heaver  :  Mr.  Fetter, 
 
 Stone:  Mr.  Henry  Price, 
 
 TVoldham :  Mr.  Sher^eL 
 
 Smeeth  :  Mr.  Singleton. 
 
 'NevQ'Church :  Mr.  Spencer. 
 
 Smarden :  Mr.  Vaughan, 
 
 SANDPFICH:  Uv.  Webber] 
 
 Chattam-Dock^ :  Mr.  Laxvrence  VVife. 
 
 Wootton  :  Mr.  Edward  Coppin,  M.  A.  Born  at  BeaJ^f. 
 bourn,  and  educated  partly  in  a  Country-School,  and 
 partly  at  Canterbury.  He  was  of  the  Univerfity  of 
 Cambridge,  and  of  JB^wwe^- College  there.  At  Bartho- 
 Icmevp-D^y  61,  he  did  what  was  requir'd  in  Order  to 
 his  Continuance  in  his  pubJick  Charge  ;  but  was  not 
 ea(ie  afterwards  under  the  Change,  and  therefore  lefc 
 his  Living,  and  betook  himielf  to  his  Native  Vil- 
 lage, and  his  own  Houfe  at  Beal{sbourn,  where  he 
 Iiv*d  upon  his  own  Eftate,  and  was  in  great  Efteem 
 with  Sir  I^bert  Hales  and   his  Family,  that  were^  his 
 
 Neigh- 
 
in  the  County  ofKEN  T.  387 
 
 Neighbours.  There  alfo  when  Liberty  was  given,  he  Vol.  IL 
 preach'd  in  his  own  Houfe,  to  fuch  as  would  come  s^/"V^ 
 to  hear  him  ;  and  at  other  Times  frequented  the 
 publick  Wordiip  :  And  there  he  dy'd,  and  was  bu- 
 ried at  Wootto7i.  He  was  efteem'd  a  good  Scholar, 
 and  a  devout  and  prudent  Man.  He  preach'd  well, 
 and  fought  Peace,  and  Quiet,  to  himfelf  and  others  : 
 Being  defirous  to  be  in  fuch  a  State  as  not  to  tram- 
 pie  upon  any,  or  be  trampled  on  by  any. 
 
 Pkxted :  Mr.  Matthew  Dnrby. 
 
 N.  B.  In  all  the  Lifts  I  have  feen  of  the  (ilenc'd^ 
 and  ejedted  in  this  County,  I  find  Mr.  Hoadiy  :  Seve- 
 ral mention  ^ohivderif  and  others  name  no  Place.  If 
 this  was  Mr.  Benjamm  Hoadiy  s  Father,  (as  many  ap- 
 prehend) he  was  afterwards  a  celebrated  Schoolmaftefj, 
 at  Hackney,  and  at  Norwichy  and  fell  in  with  the 
 Church  of  England,  in  that  Capacity.  If  it  was  noE 
 he,- 1  can  hear  nothing  of  him. 
 
 In  the  Ifle  of  TH^N£T; 
 
 St.  Nicholas :  Mr.  H^illiam   JacoL 
 
 St.  Margarets  :  Mr.  Street,  ' 
 
 MunBon  t  Mr.  Nicholas  Thoroughgood^ 
 
 St.  Laxvrence  :  Mr.  Peter   Johyifon,  M-  A.  He  was  of 
 a  reputable  Family  in   this   Ifland,  where  their  Seat 
 was.     He  was  Minifter  of  Marsfield  in  Sujjex,  before 
 he  came  to  this  Place  to  fettle  as  Minifter  :  And  here 
 he   was  ejeded  in    1662.     He  was  ordain'd  in  Lou- 
 don  in  1654.  Having  by  me  the  Certificate  of  his  Or- 
 dination, I  fliall  tranfcribe  it  *,  as  I  have   done  fome      -^  pg^^^c, 
 few   others,  in  Order  to  the  preferving  the  Remem-  ^^^^  as 
 brance    of  ^the   Methods  that    were  taken  in  thofe  m^.  Peter 
 C  c  2  Times.Johnfon, 
 
 ,     ^  M.  A-  hath 
 
 addrefs  d  himfelf  to  the  6th  CUjJical  Presbytery  voithin  the  Province  of 
 London,  {according  to  the  Ordinance  of  both  Houfe s  ofParliame7U,  a/ Aug. 
 24,  1648, /or  the  Ordination  of  Minijicrs  by  the  Claffical  Presbyters)  de- 
 firing  to  be  ordatnd  a  preaching  Presbyter,  for  that  he  is  called  to  thi 
 Work  of  the  Minijiry,  in  Marsfield  in  SulTex,  md  hath  (xhibited  unto  ths 
 
 Ffgf- 
 
3^8  Tfje  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  MimfierSy  Sec. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Times.  After  his  Ejedtment,  he  taught  fome  Scho- 
 s-y^^/*^^  lars,  and  now  and  then  preach'd  at  B^.mjgate^  where  he 
 firft  gathered  a  diflenting  Meeting  ;  buc  he  did  not 
 Fresby-  altogether  abfent  himfcif  from  Publick  Worfliip.  Ac 
 tery  juff.~  |^^  "j^^  ^^^^  blind  :  And  after  feveral  Years  Confine- 
 ^''^^.  ■^^-^^"  ment,  by  various  Afrlicllons,  he  at  length  departed 
 /  this  Life,    ^n.   1704,  and  lies  bury  a  in  bi.  Lamence 
 
 w^.nivgin  Church.     He  was  a  Man  of  good  Parts  and  Learning, 
 their  Cvt-    ""<i  ^"^^Y  "feful  Gifts,  tho'  at  laft  depriv'd  of  them. 
 frcdy)  of  _^, 
 
 his  competent  Jge-i  of  his  unhlamerMe  Life  and  Converfation^  of  his  Dili' 
 gmce  and  Proficiency  in  his  Studies.,  and  of  his  fair  and  dirc.^f  Callif'g  into 
 the  forementiond  Place  :  V/e  the  Minifters  of  the  faid  Presbytery  ha've 
 (  by  Jppoijitment  thereof)  exmnind  him,  according  to  the  Tenor  of  the  faid 
 OrdiTiance  :  And  finding  him  to  he  duly  Ratify  d  and  Gifted  fir  that  ha- 
 ly  office  and  Emfloyment,  {no  juft  Exception  being  made  again]}  his  Ordi' 
 nation  or  Admiffmi )  w*  ha've  approved  him  :  And  accordingly  in  the  Church 
 e/Olaves-Jewry,  /»  London,  upon  the  Day  and  Tear  hereafter  exprefsd^ 
 we  have  proceeded  fohmnly  to  fet  him  apart  to  the  Office  of  a  Preaching- 
 Presbyter,  and  Work  of  (he  Miniflry,  with  Fafiing  and  Prayer,  and  impofi- 
 t  ion  of  Hands:  And  do  hereby  (fo  far  as  concerneth  us)  aBually  admit 
 him  unto  the  faid  Charge,  thereto  perform  all  the  Offices  and  Duties  of  a 
 faithful  Minijler  of  JESUS  CHRIST. 
 
 In  roitnefs  whereof  we  have  hereunto  fuhfcnh''d  our  Names,  this  16th 
 Day  of  Oftober,  An*  Dom»  1654. 
 
 Edm.  Calamy.  Sam.  Balmford. 
 
 Simeon  Ailie.  George  Smalwood. 
 
 John  Wells. 
 
 PVorth  :  Mr.  fi^ingfleld. 
 
 Minftcr  :  Mr.  EjcJmrd  Culmer,  M.  A.  He  met  with 
 ftrange  and  unufual  Oppo(ition  in  this  Parifh,  after  his 
 iettlemcnt  there  ;  of  which  a  large  and  particular 
 Account  was  pubiifli'd  to  the  Worid^  by  his  Son  Richard 
 CuhneVj  in  a  Pamphlet,  intituled,  A  Pnrifo  Lcokjng- 
 glr.js  for  Perfccutors  of  Miniflersj  8cc.  4to.  1657.  I  there 
 jcarn,  that  this  Mr.  Rjchard  Culmer,  M.  A,  Was  of  Mng- 
 d^len.Collcge  in  C^mhridge^  where  he  continu'd  about 
 Eight  Years.  Being  fettled  Miniftcr  of  Gocdncflone  in 
 Enft-l<^cnt.  he  was  driven  from  thence  by  Archbifliop 
 haudj  becaufe  he  would  not  read  the  Book^  of  Sports. 
 He  then  coiKinu'd  Three  Years  and  a  half  liknc'd. 
 
 After- 
 
in  the  County  <?/'  K  E  N  T.  589 
 
 Afterwards  he  was  AiTiflant  to  Ti^.  Egbert  Auftln,  acVoLIL 
 Harbledown  near  Cnnterbury,  where  he  preach'd  kverai  ^y^^r^ 
 Years.  Bac  many  clamour'd  agamft  him,  for  his  Op- 
 poUdon  againft  Drunkennefs,  and  againft  prophaning 
 the  Sabbath  by'  Cricket- playing.  He  afterwards 
 preachM  in  Canterbury,  and  was  one  of  ihofe  appointed 
 by  Authority  of  Parliament  to  deted:,  and  caufe  to  be 
 demoiifti'd,  the  luperftitious  Infcriptions,  and  idolatrous 
 Monuments  in  the  Cathedral  there.  It  was  he  that 
 brake  the  great  Window  there,  ar  which  many  were 
 inrag'd  againft  him.  Soon  after  he  piiblifli'd  a  Book, 
 intituled,  Cat^h::dral  Nemfrom  Canterbury.  ^;;.  1643, 
 the  Mayor  and  fome  principal  Inhabitants  o^  Canterbu- 
 ry ^  and  the  Earl  of  i^Varvi>ir\^  recommended  him  to  the 
 Committee  appointeji  by  the  Parliament  for  plunder'd 
 Minifters,  who  piac'd  him  in  the  (equeilrcd  Vicaridge 
 of  Minfter,  a  Living  ot  200  /.  fer  Am-uji,  after  that  the 
 AfTembly  of  Divines  had  fign'd  and  fent  them  a  Certi- 
 ficate of  his  being  a  fit  Perlbn  to  officiate  in  that  Place. 
 But  notwithftanding  all  this,  he  was  much  opposed 
 there.  One  refolvM  he  wolild  fpend  500/.  but  he 
 would  drive  him  from  thence.  Th^y  raised  abundance 
 of  Stories,  to  prejudice  People  againit  him,  and  deny'd 
 paying  him  their  Tithe  of  Corn,  and  play'd  him  a 
 Thoufand  Trick<;.  Upon  which  he  printed  two  Books, 
 concerning  the  Frauds  in  Tithing.  Bat  tho'  they  flu- 
 dy'd  new  Ways  and  Methods  of  molcfting  and  diiturb- 
 ing  him,  GOD  was  pieas'd  to  own  him,  and  the  Pa- 
 rlAi  was  much  reform'd.  But  what  became  of  him 
 af:er  his  Ejedtment  in  1 661  I  have  not  heard. 
 
 Nor  can  I  here  omit  Mr.  Edmund  Tench,  who  tho' 
 not  benefic'd  at  the  Time  of  the  Act  of  ZJniformify,  was 
 yet  worthy  of  any  Living  in  the  County.  He  was 
 born  Octob.  6.  1643  ;  went  at  Fifteen  to  Cnmbridgey 
 and  was  piac'd  at  Queens-College,  under  the  Tuition  of 
 Mr.  Henry  Pnfcnll.  Towards  the  end  of  1660,  he  went 
 to  Oxford  to  Magdnlen-H^dl.  When  he  had  ftay'd 
 there  about  Two  years,  and  taken  a  Der;rce,  he  went 
 to  Leyden  in  Holland.  In  his  younger  Years  he  was 
 loofe  and  carelefs,  and  drawn  alide  by  ill  Company  : 
 Afterwards  he  became  an  eminent  Inftance  of  ferious 
 unaffedted  Piety.  When  he  determin'd  for  the  Mini- 
 ftry,  he  was  very  willing  ro  have  conform'd  ;  bur  had 
 C  c  3  fomt' 
 
390  The  Ejected  orSilenc*dMimfiers^hc. 
 
 Vol.  11.  ibme  Scruples  which  he  could  not  remove.  He  fenc 
 them  to  worthy  Dr.  Conant  for  his  Refolution.  After 
 half  a  Years  Expedtation,  the  Dr.fenthim  this  MefTagej 
 that  ufon  the  mofl  Jerious  Thoughts  he  could  hardly  fntisfy 
 himfelf  ;  ^nd  therefore  would  never  ferfvQade  any  to  Conform 
 while  he  liv'd.  'Twas  the  Declaration  of  j^JJent  and 
 Conjent  that  he  chiefly  ftuck  at  :  And  he  could  not 
 think  that  that  Declaration  could  be  fincerely  made, 
 by  fuch  whofe  Judgments  disapprov'd  fo  many  Things 
 in  the  Liturgy,  and  Book  of  Ordination,  as  his  did. 
 And  he  was  the  more  confirm'd  in  his  Averlion  to  fo 
 infnaring  a  Declaration,  by  obferving  feveral  others  of 
 his  Acquaintance  that  had  made  it  (though  under  the 
 fame  DifTatisfadion  with  himfelf,  concerning  feveral 
 Things  contain'd  in  thofe  Books  )  by  giving  it  a  loofer 
 ■Conftrud:ion  than  he  thought  the  Words  capable  of, 
 to  become  lefs  ftridt  and  confcicncious  in  other  Duties 
 of  Religion,  than  they  had  been  before  :  Which  viiible 
 Declenlion  from  their  form.er  Serloufnefs  and  Circum- 
 ipedlion,  he  was  afraid  might  flow  from  their  having 
 too  far  fijifer'd  their  Judgment  to  be  fway'd  and  byafs'd 
 by  their  Intereft,  in  a  Marrer  of  lb  great  Importance. 
 Obferving  the  Licentioufnefs  of  S.  Parser  and  fome 
 others,  who  had  been  more  zealous  Puritnns  than  him- 
 felf, but  who  upon  ftretching  their  Confciences,  vifibly 
 deciin'd  from  their  former  Serioufnefs,  confirmi'd  him 
 in  his  Nonconformity.  His  Motto  was  this  :  In  Sim- 
 f  licit),  nnd godly  Sincerity.  He  liv'd  and  dy'd  a  Pattern, 
 both  to  Minifters  and  Chriftians  :  In  Proof  whereof, 
 the  Reader  is  referred  to  the  printed  Account  of  his 
 Diary. 
 
 He  never  recei\'d  a  Penny  on  the  Account  of  his 
 minifterial  Labours.  He  devoted  the  loth,  and  for 
 fome  Years  the  7th  Part  of  his  Income,  to  charitable 
 Ufes;  laying  out  every  Year  a  confidcrable  Sum  in 
 good  Books,  and  other  Ways  for  the  Benefit  of  thofe 
 whom  he  preach'd  to.  He  contributed  liberally  out  of 
 his  own  Purfc,  to  fuch  young  Minifters  as  had  a  dif- 
 couraging  Allowance.  He  had  in  himfelf,  in  an  emi- 
 nent Degree,  thofe  Four  Chambers  which  he  was 
 us'd  to  lay  he  defir'd  in  a  real  Friend  :  Piety,  Good 
 Humour,  Fidelity  in  Admonitions  and  Reproofs,  and 
 a  readinefs  to  communicate  Notions  and  Experiences, 
 for  the  increaiing  holy  Light  and  Heat-. 
 
tn  the  County  ^/LANCASTER.  391 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 N.  B.  I  have  omitted  in  this  County  Mr.  Gualter 
 ^ofexvell  of  Chatham,  who  could  not  be  ejecfled  or  (iien- 
 ced  after  the  Reftauration,  in  1660,  becaufe  I  find 
 Mr.  Swafficld  in  fome  Sermons  of  his  that  were  printed 
 in  1 66 1,  taking  notice  of  his  Funeral  Sermon,  that 
 was  preach'd  by  Mr.  Cafe,  and  publifh'd  before  that, 
 under  the  Title  of  EliaFs  Abatement,  or  corruption  in 
 the  Saints  :  I  alfo  omit  Mr.  Adder ly  oi Chatham,  becaufe 
 he  is  here  mention'd  at  Lo-ndon,  p.  34  ^  and  Mr.  Mal- 
 lory  o^ Deptford,  becaufe  he  alfo  is  here  taken  notice  of 
 in  the  City,  p.  36  j  and  Mr.  John  Maudit  of  Penjhu^fi 
 (which  was  the  icqueflred  Living  of  Dr.  Hammond,  ) 
 becaufe  he  was  afterwards  ejecfted  at  Anftie  in  Devon  ; 
 and  Mr,  Danjon  of  Sandwich,  becaufe  he  was  turn 'd  out 
 in  Suffolk^;  and  Mr. Starr  of  Sandhurft,  turn'd  out  alfo 
 at  Carlijle  in  Cumberland  :  In  which  Counties  they  may 
 be  found . 
 
 And  whereas  I  before  declared,  that  I  could  hear  of 
 but  one  in  this  County  who  afterwards  conformed  ; 
 vi:{,  Mr.  Daniel  Hayes  of  Prsfton ;  I  now  add  Mr.  O/^ 
 wanton  of  Ivy  Church,  who  was  afterwards  the  publick 
 Minifler  of  Littlc'HorJiedin  Sujfex. 
 
 In  the  County  i>f  LANCASTER. 
 
 MANCHESTER:  Mr.  He?2ry  Nexvcome,  M.  A. 
 Mr.  B^chardjon,  and  Mr.  J^Vignn. 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Newcome,  M.  A,  of  St.  Johns-College  in 
 Cambridge.  An  hard  Student,  and  of  great  Profic  eiicy 
 there,  in  Philofophy  and  Theology,  He  was  firft  Reclor 
 of  Gaufworth  in  CheJJoire,  from  whence,  in  1656,  he 
 rcmov'd  to  Manchejier,  upon  an  unanimous  Invitation 
 to  fucceed  Mr.  I^chnrd  Hollingworth.  This  Removal 
 was  not  without  its  Difficulty,  becaufe  he  had  at  the 
 fame  Time  a  like  Invitation  from  the  Town  of  Shrevpf- 
 bury.  He  had  not  been  here  long,  before  Sir  George 
 Booth  rais'd  the  Country  for  Charles  II,  in  which  Aftair 
 Mr.  KevQcome  was  heartily  ingag'd,  and  thence  forward 
 continu'd  in  Great  Efteem  and  Friendfliip  with  that: 
 honourable  Pcrfon,  He  remain'd  in  his  publick  Work 
 tili6Z;  joyning  with  Mr.Hcyrick^  in  c I alTical  Meetings 
 
 C  c  4  with 
 
592  The  EjeBed  or  Siienc'd  Mimfters^   &C. 
 
 Voi.  II.  '^^^^  ^^^  reft  of  the  neighbouring  Minifters,  and  difpen- 
 cing  all  Ordinances  in  that  Numerous  Congregation  ; 
 and  afterwards  preaching  privately  at  Home  and 
 Abroad.  And  when  he  could  not  preach,  he  wrote 
 many  excellent  Papers  upon  feveral  pradical  Subjects, 
 and  dispersed  them  among  his  Hearers,  who  contribu- 
 ted freely  towards  his  Maintenance,  and  took  great 
 Care  of  him  and  his.  The  Oxford  Adfc  forc'd  him  to 
 remove  into  Elienbrock.  Chappelry  ;  but  he  returned  as 
 foon  as  he  could  with  any  Safety,  to  his  Family  and 
 Flock.  He  preach'd  privately  till  the  Year  72,  and 
 afterwards  in  a  licens'd  Place.  And  at  length  the  Peo- 
 ple built  him  a  large  ftately  Chapel  on  the  South-fide 
 of  the  Town  cnlFd  Ackers,  vvhich  he  had  not  us'd  long, 
 before  it  pleas'd  God  to  remove  him  by  Death  :  And 
 iie  was  hm-ifelf  one  of  the  firft  that  was  bury'd  in  his 
 Nevv-Chappel,  September  zo.  1695  :  Aged  about  Sixty 
 eight.  His  Funeral  Sermon  (in  which  his  Charader. 
 may  be  feen  at  large  ;  was  preach'd  by  Mr.  Chorlton, 
 who  alio  fucceeded  him. 
 
 He  waSi  a  Perfon  of  good  natural  Parts,  cultivated 
 by  an  extraordinary  Induitrv,  which  began  very  early, 
 and  conrinu'dall  his  Life:  Witnefs  the  many  Volumes 
 left  behind  him,  written  with  his  own  Hand.  He  was 
 iMafter  of  a  large  Stock  of  folid  Learning  and  Know- 
 ledge, always  ready  for  Ufe,  but  never  for  Oftentati- 
 on.  His  Parts  and  Learning  were  admirably  fet  off  by 
 a  fingular  Fitnefs  for  Friend fliip  and  Converfation,  in 
 which  he  was  amiable  above  many.  His  Temper 
 was  iincere,  candid  and  generous.  His  Difcourfe  in- 
 s:enious.  innocent,  facetious,  and  inftruc^^ive.  His 
 Deportment  grave,  yet  fweet  and  obliging.  A  nioft 
 iincere  and  inarti^cial  Humility  at  once  hid,  and  a- 
 dorn'd  his  other  Excellencies.  His  Moderation  was 
 known  unto  all  Men,  that  ever  knew  or  heard  of  him. 
 He  had  both  a  large  Charity,  and  a  great  Veneration 
 for  thofe  that  differ'd  from  him,  if  they  were  Men  of 
 Worth,  and  unblameable  in  their  Lives.  They  can 
 teftify  this,  that  knew  what  a  fair  and  amicable  Cor- 
 rcfpondcnce  he  maintain'd  with  many  of  the  conform- 
 ing Clcrgv,  tp  feveral  of  whom  this  good  Man's  Name 
 was  perhaps  as  precious,  and  his  Society  as  gracetu), 
 as  if  he  had  been  one  of  their  own  Stamp.  But  his  pe- 
 culiar Excellency  was  in  Preaching.     His  Sermons  were 
 
 practical^ 
 
in  the  County  0/  LANCASTER.  39^ 
 
 pradical,  plain  and  difcurfive,  full  of  holy  Zeal  and  Vol.  II. 
 Fervour,  and   an  Eloquence  without  any  Labour   of  s^^sr^ 
 his  own,  not  imitable  by   the  greateft  Labour  of  an- 
 other.   He  had  a  ftrange  way  of  inlinuating,  and  wind- 
 ing himfelf  into  his  Hearers  Bofoms,  whofe  only  Re- 
 gret hath  been  that  the  Sermon  muft  foon  be  at  an  end.  ^ 
 *  An  eminent  Divine  once  hearing  him,   faid.  If  I  had    He  hath 
 this  Man's  Tongue,  I  could  not  Scape  being  froud  of  it.  P^i^ted 
 Among  other  Ledures  Abroad,  in    which  he   ai^.R-ed,  ^^J^r^'"^' 
 there  was  one  fct  up  by  Mr.  Nath.  Hilton  of  London,  in  ^        ^ 
 Bolton  (  where  he  was  Born )    at  which  Mr.  Nemcme  ^  ^^.j-^ 
 took  his  Turn   once  a  Month  for  many  Years,  with  courfe'  on 
 Mr.  Baldwin,  Mr.  Pendlebury,  and  Mr.  John  fVall^er,       £j^,.^     ,q^ 
 
 2.  Ufiar. 
 pation  defeated,  and  David  reftorM :  ^Sermon  on  the  Reflauration  of 
 if/w?  Charles //.  The  Covenant  of  Grace  effeilually  lemembred. 
 A  Difcourfe  on  Pf^/.  fo<f .  8.  with  i  Ghr.  \6.  15.  ^nd,  An  Help  to 
 the  Duty  in,  and  right  Improvement  of  Sicknefs.  A  Difcourfe  on 
 Job  ^.6,'j,%.  And,  a>  Difcourfe  nhout  Ralh  and  fmful  Anger,  Qn 
 Prov,  25.  28. 
 
 Mr.  Richard/on  preach'd  the  Sermon  at  Six  a  Clock 
 on  Lord's-Day  Mornings  at  Manchejter  j  and  was  al- 
 fo  ejected.  A  competent  Scholar,  and  a  pious  Man. 
 He  preach'd  by  virtue  of  a  Licenfe  in  72,  at  Chorton, 
 and  was  very  laborious  in  his  MAST£?.'s  Work,  and 
 dv'd  in  1680. 
 
 '  Mr.  14^igan  was  at  that  Time  a  Candidate,  and  as 
 yet  unfix'd. 
 
 Altham  :  Mr.  The  Jollie.     After  his  Ejcdion  in  6z, 
 He  was  feiz'd  at  HfWy  by  a  Lieutenant,  and  3  Soldi- 
 diers,  and  carry'd  in  a  rude  Manner  to  their  Guard, 
 where  he  muft  find  Sureties  for  his  Behaviour,  and  be  ^ 
 fent  out  of  the  Country.     *  Accordingly   he  was  ^^"^  p^^'^Jjf^' 
 into  Torhjire  on  the  Lord's-day,  in  extream  Rain  ;  but  p^^^  ^^^ 
 foon  fent  back  by  the  Marflial,  to  whom  he  was  Com- ^j^^  -^^^^ 
 mitted,  becaufe  qo  Reafon  of  it  was  ail'gn'd.     He  was  ^^^npor- 
 afterwards  feiz'd  in  the  fame  Manner,  and  fent  10  Tork^,  niiflis.pag, 
 and  after  great  Expence,  and   hazard  of  his   Life,  he  ^^^  ^^. 
 was  fent  Home  in  Peace.     He  was  taken  a  third  Time 
 in  64,  and  that  at  a  Meeting,    and  was  committed  to 
 hancafter.Go^L     He  was  feiz'd  again  by  Order  from 
 ■|he  Lord.Lieut.enani;  and  Depuqes,  in  1^65.    By  the 
 
J 94  r/^^  Ejecied  or  Silenc'd  Mtniflers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Flije  Mile  Acl  he  was  feparated  from  Friends  and 
 x^/-V->w'  Eftate  ^  and  puc  to  continual  Night-Travels.  Being 
 taken  Preaching  a  third  Time,  a  Warrant  of  Banifli- 
 menc  was  fent  out  againft  him  j  but  it  mifcarry'd,  and 
 he  efcap'd.  In  69,  he  was  imprifbn'd  Six  Months  in 
 X47?c^y?fr-Goal  again,  for  Preaching  within  Five  Miles 
 of  yiitham,  where  he  had  been  Minifter.  The  fame 
 Year  he  was  fu'd  for  40  /,  upon  the  Fhe  Mile  Act, 
 the  Suit  coiling  him  about  80  /,  But  the  Particu- 
 larities of  his  Troubles  would  be  endlefs  j  all  v^hich 
 he  endur  a  with  great  Patience  to  the  lall. 
 
 t  Since  his      Ormskirk-  :  Mr.  Nnth.  Hcyvoood  f  ;  born  in  Little-Lea- 
 Death  ,      ver,    in  Bo/^ck  Parilli,  in  September  1633  3  educated  in 
 there  have  -£,iyiity.Collcgeiw  C^w/?r/V^e,  and  afterwards  with  Mr.  Ed, 
 been  fome    q^^  oi  Ecdejioji,     He  lirft  fettled  at  J//%5V5r//j-Chappel, 
 i'rZ'iif''^^  the  Vicaridge  of  Hdlifax  in  Yorkshire.     He  remov'd 
 d'  "^'Tv  from  thence  in  1657,  to  Ormskjrke,  where  hecontinu'da 
 Ch'rift        painful  and   fuccefsful  Labourer,  till  he   was  filenc'd 
 Difplay'd  i"  1662.     His  Succellbr,  Mr.  Ajhworth,  living  at  fome 
 as  the       diftance,   he    ftill   continu'd    vifiting   the  Sick,     and 
 choiceH:    preaching  privately  among  them,  as  he  had  Opportu- 
 Gifr,  and  nicy.     A  poor  Man  came  to  him,  when  he  was  about 
 the  beft    quitting  his  Living,  faying,  Ahl  Mr.  Hey  wood,  voe  would 
 Maiter,     g/^dly  have  ycu  preach /till  in  the  Church.     2'^'.r,  laid  he,  I 
 $vo~  1079.  xvDuid  as  glndly  preach  as  you  can  defire  it,  if  I  could  do  ii 
 with   a  Jafc  Covjcicnce  in  co72forming.     The  Man  reply 'd, 
 oh  Sir,  many  a  Man  novo   n  days   makes  a  great  Gafh  ia 
 his  Conjcience,    cannot  you   make  a  little    Nick,  in  yours. 
 Upon  the  Liberty  in  72,  he  licenc'd  Two  Places.    The 
 one  was  Bickerftaff,  and  the  other  Scaresbrickj  both  in 
 Ormskj-rke  Pariili  :  And  he  preach^  at  one  one  Lord's- 
 day,  and  at  the  other  the  next.     He  was  very  ufeful 
 in   faving   many  Peribns   and   Families  in  thefe  Parts, 
 from  being  perverted  by  the  Papifts.     He  was  a  Man 
 of  great  Piety,  and  an  excellent  Preacher,  but  ftrange- 
 ]y   malign'd   and  oppos'd,  by   lomc  evil  Neighbours. 
 *  An  Ac-*  After  having  liv'd  exceeding  ufefully,  and  much  bc- 
 countofhislQy*^^  he  dy\i,  Dec.  16.  iS-j-j  :  Etat.  45  ;  and  was  fuc- 
 Suferings   cecded  by  his  Son.     A  tew  Hours  before  his  Death, 
 7iuzy    he     bpj„g  asj^'^j  [)y  a  Minifter  that  was  wiih  him,  whether 
 -'^^p'l^f^^  his  Nonconfcjrmity  was  any  Trouble  to  him,  he  with 
 ti'eNonc  ^^^^^^  Chearfulnefs  anfwcrcd,No  ;  it  was  a  great  Com- 
 plz    K2    '  ^^^^'^  ^^  ^^^^  >  ^"^  ^^"^^'^^'  ^^S"ificd  his  full  Satisfadion  in 
 ^  ^'  ^  '  '  what 
 
in  the  County  ^/LANCASTER.  J95 
 
 what  he  had  done  rnd  fufter'd,  in  Oppofition  to  rigo-  Vol.  H. 
 rous  Impofitions,  and  in  Purfuit  of  a  farther  Refor-  s-/"Vv> 
 mation. 
 
 Denton  ;  Mr.  John  Angler  *  y  and  Mr.  Holme,  Mr.  *  ^^^  ^^^ 
 ]tingier  was  born  at  Dedh^m  in  EJfcx :  Educated  in  Karratirue 
 Emanuel  Collcdge  in  Cambridge  ^  and  liv'd  afterward 5^//:;/^  /,o/« 
 with  Mr.  John  Gotten  ^i  BoJic?i  in  Lincolnjhire,  His  Life^  and 
 firft  fettled  Minifterial  Work  was  at  Bjngley.  He  had  happy 
 Epifcopal  Ordination  from  Dr.  Lcvpis  Bayly  the  l^Velch  Death  in 
 Bifliop,  who  put  forth  the  PraFtice  cf  Pietj,  and  he  or-^vo.j68j. 
 dain'd  him  without  Subfcription.  Mr.  Angler  kept  a 
 Nonconformift  to  the  Ceremonies,  and  therefore  had 
 fome  Adverfaries.  Dr.  Bridgmnn  Bifliop  of  Chcjler, 
 liv'd  then  at  Great  Leaver,  not  far  from  hmi,  to 
 whom  many  Complaints  of  that  kind  were  brought  : 
 Whereupon  he  fent  for  Mr.  Angler,  and  expoftulated 
 with  him,  but  gave  him  very  gccd  W'ords,  and  pro- 
 fefs'd  a  great  Refped:  to  him.  The  Bifliop's  Wife 
 was  at  that  Time  under  great  Trouble  of  Confcience, 
 on  which  Account  fhe  frequently  conversed  vviih  Mr. 
 Angler,  who  was  an  Inftrument  of  much  good  to  her 
 by  his  Counfels  and  Prayers.  The  Bifhop,  however 
 was  forc'd  to  fufpend  him ;  upon  the  preifing  Solici- 
 tations of  Arch-Bifhop  Laud.  After  contin^ng  a 
 Year  and  half  at  Bj^^gley,  he  remov'd  to  Dei\tJ,  in 
 1632.  When  the  Ad:  of  Uniformity  took  Plsfee,  he 
 continu'd  in  his  publick  Station  without  conforming. 
 Warrants  were  now  and  then  ifTu'd  out  to  apprehend 
 him,  but  the  worft  Men  had  no  Heart  to  meddle  v/irh 
 him.  Sometimes  they  feaich'd,  but  profefs'd  they 
 would  not  fee  him  for  a  Hundred  Pounds.  Some  of 
 the  Bifliops  of  Cbefter  would  enquire  of  his  S^n, 
 Hovp  doth  the  good  old  Man  Mr.  Angler  ?  Moft  of  the 
 Juftices  had  a  great  Refpedt  for  him,  and  fome  were 
 nearly  related  to  his  Wife  :  And  by  the  fpccial  Provi- 
 dence of  God,  he  continu'd  Preaching  in  his  PubJick 
 Chappel  for  Seventeen  Years  after  the  filencing  AS:, 
 in  which  Time  he  was  an  Inftrument  of  Good  to 
 many.  It  was  the  common  Saving,  he  is  an  old 
 Man,  and  cannot  live  long  ;  let  him  alone  v\hile  he 
 lives.  He  dy'd  Se^t.  i.  1677  :  ALtat.  72.  He  was  of 
 a  fweet,  moderate,  catholick,  healing  Spirit.  An  ex- 
 cellent Cafuift.     A  Miin  mighty  in' Prayer.     A  hard 
 
 Siu* 
 
J  96  The  EjeHed  or  Silenced  MiniJlerSj  Src. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Student.  Of  an  exadt  Converfatlon.  Very  affable 
 and  courceous  j  full  of  Charity  and  good  Works. 
 And  in  general  a  Pattern  of  Holinefs.  Some  remark- 
 able PalTages  of  his  Diary  5  and  his  judicious  Refo- 
 lution  of  a  few  Cafes  of  Confcience,  are  added  at 
 the  End  of  his  printed  Life.  He  publifh'd  a  Treatife. 
 concerning  God's  Worfiiip,  entituled,  A  Help  to  better 
 Hearts^  for  better  Times  3  recommended  by  Mr.  CaUm)', 
 and  Mr.  Ofe. 
 
 Mr.  JttrKes  Holm^  was  AfTiftant  to  Mr.  Angler,  and 
 dwelt  with  him.  He  of  en  changed  his  Habitation  : 
 But  had  at  laft  a  Call  to  Kendal  in  WePimoreland^ 
 where  he  dy'd  in  i638.  He  had  a  Son  with  whom  he 
 went  in  to  Holland,  breeding  him  up  for  the  Miniftry : 
 And  having  finifii'd  the  Courfc  of  his  Studies,  he 
 was  for  fbme  time  Paftor  of  a  Congregadon  at  Vx- 
 bridge  ;  but  he  dy'd  young. 
 
 Salford  :  Mr.  I{jchard  Holbrooke,  M.  A.  Born  in  Mnn^ 
 chcfter,  and  brought  up  in  Tr/«/0'- College  in  Cam^ 
 bridge.  When  filenc'd,  he  apply'd  himfelf  to  Phyfick. 
 He  was  a  Man  of  good  Parts,  a  folid  Scholar,  and  a 
 pious  Man.  He  dy'd  in  July  16^] 6:  Aged  about 
 Fortyi 
 
 BlW^ey  :  Mr.  Thmas  Holland.  A  Gentleman  born  ; 
 fonietime  Minifter  at  j^ngley  Chapel,  but  cje(flcd  here. 
 When  Silenc'd,  he  remov'd  to  a  Houfe  of  his  own 
 near  Kemcn-Hcathf  and  liv'd  privately.  He  dy'd  in 
 16^^.  TEtat.  57.  and  left  feveral  Children  behind  him. 
 He  had  fore  AfHiClions  in  his  Body  and  Eftatc,  and 
 was  taken  off"  from  his  Work  fome  Year5;  before  he 
 dy'd,  but  had  been  an  able  and  diligent  Preacher  in 
 the  former  Part  of  his  Life. 
 
 Afljton  undsr-Line  :  Mr.  John  Hnrrifon.  He  was 
 many  Years  the  learned,  faithful,  zealous,  laborious 
 Minifter  o\  this  Place.  His  Father  was  a  Gentleman 
 of  gooti  Q^iaiity  near  Wi?^nn,  an  eminent  ProfefTor  of 
 the  Puritan  Stamp.  He  was  much  vex'd  in  the 
 Days  of  the  former  Bifliops,  and  put  to  great  Char- 
 ges in  the  Ecclefiaftical  Courts.  He  confuked  Mr. 
 ^cM  of  Woitmrrcy  what    he    {liould  do  to   be   eafie . 
 
 Mr. 
 
in  the  County  (/LANCASTER.        397 
 
 Mr.  'Bnll  advis'd  him  to  give  them  fomc  Money,  for  Vol.  II. 
 that  is  it,  fays   he,    they  look  for.     He  foliow'd   his  wOT*^, 
 Advice,  and  was  more  quiet  afterwards.    This  v^^or- 
 thy  Gentleman  had  feverai  Sons  :  (Dr.  ?eteY  Harrijon 
 of  C/:?>//z^'s- Colled ge  in  Cambridge,  and  afterwards  Par- 
 fon  of  Chedle   in  ^Chejhire,  was   one  of  them)  but  this 
 Mr.   John    Harrijon  was  the  Flower  of  the    Family. 
 He  was  educated  with  great  Care,  both  at  School  and 
 in   the    Univeriity.     He  exercis'd    his    Miniftry   for 
 fome  Time  at  H^almjley  Chapel  ;  But  when  Mr.  Hen- 
 ry    Fairfax   quitted  the  Living  of  Ajlot^tt,    Sir  George 
 Booth  gave  him  the  Prelentation  of  it.     He   continu'd 
 in  it  till  62,  and  then  relign'd.     The  Lord  Dslamsre 
 continu'd    his  Kindneis   to  him,  and  otler*d  him  to^ 
 put  in  his  Son  Maurice,  who   was   a  conforming  Mi- 
 nifter  into  his    Place  :  But  Mr.  Harrijon  fearing   his 
 Son    might  not  be  fit   for   that  Charge,  prefcrr'd   the 
 Advantage  of  his  Peoples  Souls,  before  the  Advance- 
 ment   of  his  Family,   and   therefore   Confciehcioully 
 wav'd  it ;  and  rather  made  ule  of  his  Intereft   on  the 
 behalf  of  Mr.  Ellijon,  who  was  a  Man  of  great  Worth, 
 and  a  good  Preacher,  who  enjoy'd  the  Living  of  yijhtcn 
 till  his  Death.     Mr.  H^>?//c'w living  privately,  was  his 
 ufual  Auditor,  till  he  was  banilh'd  by  the   Oxford  AEi, 
 at  which  Time  he   rctir'd  to  Salford  5  where  he  had 
 not  been  long,  before  he  was  depriv'd  of  the  ufe*of  his 
 Limbs,  which  was   reckon'd   to  be  the  Confequence 
 of  his  indefatigable  Labours,  and  Faftings,  and  Night- 
 Studies.     He  went  to  the  Bath  for  Relief,  and  found 
 ibme  Benefit  for  the  prefent.     He  return'd  afterwards, 
 to  AfhtoHy  and  his  Diftemper  increas'd,  till  it  p^t  a 
 Period  to   his  Life,  in  1669:  JEtat.'^'j.     He   was  an 
 excellent  Preacher  ;  and    a  Man  of  great  Devotion, 
 He  conftantly  kneel'd  in  his  Prayer  in  the  Pulpit,  and 
 nothing  was  vifible  but  his  Head     He  was  eminent  for 
 Holinefs,    Humility,    Induftry,    Zeal   for    God,    and 
 Stedfaftnefs  in  his  Principles.      When  fome  Gentlemen 
 of  the  Epifcopal  Party,  oppos'd  the  ClaiTis  2.1  Manche- 
 fler,  and  they  writ  feverai  Papers  to  each  other,  the 
 Minifters  of  that  Presbytery  appointed    Mr.  Harrijon 
 toanfwer  them,  which  he  did  very  Largely  and  Learn-  *  iy  sg^k 
 edly  *.     His  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd  by  Mr.  £/-  ,v    inticu- 
 
 Ufon.Ud,  The 
 Cenfures  of  the  Church  revived;  4^9.  1^59. 
 
^98  The  Ejecfed  or  Silence.  Minifters^  Src. 
 
 Vol.  II.  i'ljon^  who  gave  him  a  great  Charadter  ^  but  noc  be- 
 yond his  Deferr.  Tho'  his  Merits  were  great,  his 
 Circumftances  were  mean  3  but  his  Spirit  was  always 
 t'afie. 
 
 Oldham  :  Mr.  I^bert  Conftantim  j  Minifter  of  this 
 Parifli  many  Years.  In  1650,  he  refus'd  the  J«^<!7^r- 
 mcnt  5  whereupon  Juftice  Ajhton  of  Chatterton^  vigo- 
 roufly  profecuted  him,  fo  as  to  force  him  to  remove 
 ro  Burjinl  in  Yorkshire ,  whither  he  was  invited. 
 Upon  his  Remove,  he  was  fucceeded  by  Mr.  John 
 Lake,  afterwards  Bifliop  of  Chichefter.  But  after  ftay- 
 ing  away  3  or  4  Years,  Mr.  Conftantine  return'd 
 again  to  Oldham  :  where  he  was  a  gain  ejecled,  in  62. 
 He  iiv'd  privately  afterward,  till  71,  when  he  took, 
 out  a  Licenfe,  and  preach'd  to  a  conliderable  Compa- 
 ny at  Greemkers,  about  a  Mile  from  Oldham.  He  liv'd 
 to  be  very  aged,  and  his  Parts  decay'd,  and  his  Me- 
 mory fail'd.  Hedy'd  Dec.  13,  1699.  In  the  prime  of 
 his  Days,  he  was  a  Man  of  a  clear  Head,  pregnant 
 Parts,  folid  Learning,  and  fweet  Converfe.  He  was 
 a  well  accomplifli'd  Preacher,  of  a  valuable  Tongue, 
 and  audible  Voice,  good  Method,  and  very  taking. 
 He  was  a  Member  of  Manchefter  Clafiis,  and  often 
 chofen  Chairman.  He  was  indeed  at  laft  fuperan- 
 nuatcd  as  to  his  Work  ;  but  he  liv'd  and  dy*d  in  Cre- 
 dit, borh  with  Minifters  and  Chriftians. 
 
 I^ntcliff:  Mr.  Thomas  Pykp ;  who  at  firft  preach'd  at 
 Wahnjly  Chappel  in  Bolto}i  Parifli,  and  afterwards  at 
 this  Place,  where  he  was  ejec5led,  in  62.  He  preach'd 
 at  Blackjey  near  Manchefter,  in  72,  and  was  very  ufe- 
 ful.  When  his  End  drew  near,  he  told  thofe  that  were 
 about  him  ,  that  he  found  the  heft  Preparatiotis  of  the  heff 
 Men  were  little  enough,  when  they  came  to  die.  He  dy'd 
 in  July,  i6']6,  about  54  Years  of  Age  :  And  left  be- 
 hind him  feveral  Volumes  of  his  own  Sermons  fairly 
 tranfcrib'd,  for  the  Ufe  of  his  furviving  Children. 
 
 Eckles  :  Mr.  Edmund  Jones.  His  Father  had  been 
 Vicar  of  this  Place  many  Years  :  He  had  bred  up 
 Three  Sons  for  the  Miniftry  j  of  whom  this  was  the 
 only  Nonconform ift.  He  was  one  of  the  firft  ClafTis 
 of  Manchefter.     A  Man   of  ei&celienr   Parts,    an  able 
 
 Scholar, 
 
l^rthrCounty'oJT^K  N  C  A  S  T  E  R.         599 
 
 Scholar,    naturally  very    Rhetorical.     When  he   was  Vol.  11. 
 ejeded,  he  preach'd  in  Private  ;  and  when  Authority  ^^/-y^s^ 
 allow'dit,   more  Publickly.     He  dy'd,  Mny  2.  1674: 
 jEtat.  48. 
 
 Cockey-Chappl :  Mr.  John  Leaver-,  born  in  Bohon, 
 His  Father  was  a  E^ommift.  He  was  bred  up  in  the 
 Free-School  at  Bolton,  and  afterwards  at  Bra:{en-nofe- 
 College  in  Oxon,  He  was  filenc'd  in  62.  Cand  call'd 
 Little  Mr.  Leaver,  to  diftinguifli  him  frorn  Mr.  John 
 Leaver,  who  was  a  lufty  Man,  who  continu  d  Parfon  of 
 Bolton.)  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Integrity,  and  a  ufeful 
 Preacher.  In  72  he  preach'd  to  a  good  Number  in 
 his  own  Houfe  :  And  after  this  prefent  Liberty  was 
 allow'd,  he  kept  an  open  Meeting  in  Bolton,  where  he 
 adminiftred  the  Lord's-Supper  every  Month  to  ^fome 
 Hundreds.  He  dy'd  July  4.  1692  :  JEtat.  58  :  And 
 was  fucceeded  by  Mr.  ^bbert  Seddon. 
 
 I{pCHDALE  :    Mr.  Robert:  Bath,    and    Mr.  X^achary 
 Taylor, 
 
 Mr.  I^bert  Bath, ^w^s  Vicar  of  this  Place  many 
 Years.  Born  in  K^nt,  and  fent  down  into  Lancnfmre 
 by  Archbifhop  Laud,  who  was  his  ^Wife's  Uncle  : 
 But  he  mightily  difappointed  him  by  proving  a  Puri- 
 tan. He  heartily  fell  in  with  the  Minifters  of  the 
 County,  and  join'd  with  the  Second  ClafTis^  at  B«r;  : 
 And  afterwards  freely  left  his  Vicaridge,  the'  confide- 
 rable,  (  when  he  had  "been  there  above  Thirty  Years) 
 rather  than  enlhare  his  Confcience.  The  Oxford  AU 
 forc'd  him  to  leave  his  Family  ;  but  within  feme  Time 
 returning  Home,  he  laid  hold  of  the  King  s  Indulgence, 
 and  preach'd  to  a  numerous  Aflembly,  in  a  Place  call'd 
 VnderhilL  He  was  a  gracious,  humble,  meek  and 
 peaceable  Man,  and  a  folid  Divine,  tho'  he  had  no  ve- 
 ry ready  Utterance.  He  was  a  faithful  Friend,  and 
 good  in'all  Relations,  he  fpent  much  Time  in  vifiting 
 the  Sick,  and  advifing  his  Neighbours,  and  writing 
 ierious  Letters  to  diftant  Friends.  He  dy'd  in  1674  : 
 JEtat,  70. 
 
 Mr.  X,achary  Taylor,     Tho*  he  had  been  a  Chaplain 
 in  the  King's  Army,  in  the  Civil- War,  yet  he  join'd 
 
 with 
 
40 o  The  Ejecfed  or  Silenced  Minifiers^   See. 
 
 Vol.  II.    with  the    Ciaifical  Presbytery  at  Bury^  and  was  Mr. 
 
 \y\^^  Bath's  Aihitant,  and  turn'd  out  with  him  in  62.  After 
 his  being  lilencd,  he  taught  School,  lirft  at  ^ochedah^ 
 and  then  at  Bolton,  He  was  the  firft  Mafter  of  the 
 School  ereded  there  by  Mr.  Jarnes  Lenvcr  of  London, 
 From  thence  he  remov'd  to  a  famous  School  at  K^irkjjnm 
 in  the  field.  He  dy'd  in  Febr.  1692  :  /Etnt.  74.  He 
 was  a  very  good  Scholar,  and  an  ufeful  School-mafter, 
 a  folid  Orthodox  Preacher,  and  a  pious  Man.  He  was 
 Father  of  Mr.  ;^/2w/747  Tnylor,  who  wrote  the  Lancajhire 
 JLevifc, 
 
 Holcomh'Ch/ippel :  Mr.  Henry  Pcndlehury  •  born  and 
 bred  in  thefe  Parts.  Of  Chrifis -College  in  Crimhridge. 
 He  preach'd  his  firft  Sermon  at  Ajhrnrth-Chsi^^tl, 
 in  1648,  and  continu'd  there  fome  Time,  as  Probati- 
 oner. He  was  fet  apart  to  the  Office  of  the  Miniftry, 
 at  T-!^?/^ow-Chappel  near  Bolton,  together  with  Mr.  'Jnmes 
 jLievcJey,  after  they  had  been  examin'd,  and  had  difpu- 
 ted,  and  performd  their  Preparatory  Exercifes,  before 
 the  fecond  Clairis  in  Lancajhire^  who  met  ordinarily 
 at  Bury.  The  Day  of  cheir  Ordination  was  O^ob.  3. 
 1650.  Mr.  John  T///7c>' was  Moderator,  and  gave  the 
 Charge  with  much  Eloquence  and  Faithfulnefs.  Mr. 
 Bath  of  F^chedale,  Mr.  Fur7iefs  of  Bury^  Mr.  Pyke  of 
 ^ntcliffy  and  Mr.  Scolvpeld  of  Heywood  being  Alfiftants  , 
 all  laying  on  their  Hands.  He  made  his  Confelfion  fo- 
 lemnly  and  accurately,  and  made  the ,  ufual  Promiles 
 with  much  Reverence  and  Humility.  He  afterwards 
 preach'd  fome  Time  at  /-J:}AT/W^<?-Chappel  ;  and  thence, 
 in  165 1,  remov'd  to  Holcomb,  where  he  diligently  ap- 
 ply'd  himfelf  to  his  Studies,  Preaching,  Difcipline, 
 and  adminiftring  all  Ordinances,  till  he  was  cjeded 
 in  62.  He  ftill  continu'd  in  the  Exercife  of  his  Mini- 
 ftry,  and  was  inftru mental  for  the  good  of  many. 
 He  dy'd  of  a  languidiing  Difeafe,  June  18.  1695  : 
 y£tat.  70.  with  thcfe  Words  in  his  Mourh :  Father 
 come,  and  take  me  to  thy  f  If. 
 
 He  had  read  over  moft  of  the  ancient  Fathers,  and 
 had  fully  ftudy'd  the  Controverfies  betv/ixt  Froteflants 
 *  He  wrote  and  Papifts,  as  appears  by  his  Writings  *. 
 
 a  Treat 2 fe 
 
 concerning  Tranfubflantiation,  -which  was  carry'' d  by  a  Friend  of  hif  pri" 
 ^vately  to  Jrchkijlop  TiUotfQD,  wh9  ifiuidit  (0  {( Printed,  hs  fo  rnuch  ap- 
 
 provd 
 
in  the  County  ^/  L  A  N  C  A  S  T  R.  401 
 
 provdit.  He  hath  written  another  Treatife  on  the  Sacrifice  of  the  Ma.j's 
 He  preach'' d  many  excellent  Serfnons  on  CHRIST'S  Transfiguration,  many 
 Copies  of  which  are  abroad  :  But  "'tis  the  Deftre  of  fame,  that  the  Author  s 
 Ori^inalmight  be  perns' d  and  printed.  Since  his  Death,  a  Treatife  of  his 
 hath  been  printed:  on  2  Cor.  4.  18,  caWd,  Invifible  Realities,  the  real 
 Chriftians  great  Concernment^  d^c*  Where  may  hefeen  a  further  Account 
 of  this  good  Mans  Life. 
 
 Heyvpood-Chappel  :  Mr.  George  Thcmnffon.  A  diligent 
 laborious  Preacher,  who  earneftly  long'd  for  the  good 
 of  Souls,  and  was  very  ufcful  in  his  Place.  He  dy'd 
 in  72  :  JEtat.  58. 
 
 BOLTON:  Mr.  I^ichard  Goodwin,  M.  A,  and  Mrr 
 Robert  Parkj. 
 
 Mr.  Goodmn  was  born  in  Sujfex,  and  brought  up  In 
 Emmanuel- College  in   Cambridge  ;    very   providentially 
 brought  into   this    Country,    where   God   had   much 
 Work  for  him.     He  was  Ordain'd   by  Bifliop  Bridge 
 man  at  Great- Leaver,   and   preach'd  for  fome  time   ac 
 Cockey-Chav^el  ;    but  in    the    Civil-War,    when   the 
 Town  of  Bolton  was  taken  by  Prince  Expert,  An.  i  645, 
 he  fled   into    Torkjhire,  and    went  to  Hull,  and  from 
 thence   to  London,  where  he   was  recommended  to  a 
 Parlbnage,  c^WdHargraves/m  Northamptonshire,  which 
 was  a  pleafant  and  profitable  Place.     He  preach'd  there 
 for  fbme  time  :  But   the  Temper  of  the  People  not 
 fuiting  him,  he  had  not  much  Concent  ^  and  therefore 
 upon  a  iblcmn  Call,  remov'd  back  into  Lancajhire^  and 
 accepted  the    Vica ridge    of  Bolton,    and    continu'd   a 
 Preacher  there  with  great  Succefs  for  Twenty  Years, 
 till  he  was  ejected  in  62,  and  afeerwards  liv'd  either 
 more  publickly  or  privately,   and  preach'd  either  to 
 many  or  few,    as  Times  would  allow.     When    the 
 Five  Mile  Act  took   place,   he  rem.ov'd   to   Mnnchejler^ 
 liv'd  retiredly^  and  ftudy'd  Chymiflry,  in  which  he  was 
 a  great  Proficient.      In   72  he  took  a   Licenfe,    and 
 preach'd  twice  every  Lord's-day  at  a  private  Houfe  in 
 Bolton-^  and  there  he  dy'd,  Dec.  12.  1685  :    Mtat.  72. 
 He  wrote  much,  but  printed  nothing.     He  was  a  plain 
 practical  Preacher,  and  had  an  excellent  Gift  in  Pray- 
 er.    He  will  have  a  great  Retinue  of  Souls  to  prefcnt 
 iQ  his  MASTER  acrhe  LaftDav.    He  was  lucceeded 
 ~  D  d     '  by 
 
402         The  Ejechd  or  Sile/?c^d  Minijhrs^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    ^y  iVlr.  ^obn  Leaver,  in  his  Meeting- place  at  'Bolton,  He 
 s.^/V'-^w  ICiC  a  Manufcript  behind  him,  concerning  the  Lawfulnejs 
 of  eating  Blood. 
 
 JAv.  I{ohert  Pnrkrj  born  in  the  Town  of  Boltcn,  and 
 bred  in  Emmanuel- College  in  Cambridge.  He  was  Vicar 
 of  Bolton  before  the  Civii-War,  upon  the  Approach 
 whereof,  he  withdrew  into  Hoilnnd,  and  was  i\ififtanc 
 to  Mr.  Symmonds,  in  the  Englifh  Congregation  at  i^o^- 
 «  tcrdnm.  hlv.Gregge  Vicar  of  Bolton,  dying  in  1644, 
 the  People  of  B'Aton  fent  over  to  Mr.  Pnrk,  and  ear- 
 iicftly  folicitcd  him  to  return.  He  did  lb  after  fome 
 time,  and  was  Lecfturer  while  Mr.  Goodwin  was  Vicar. 
 He  had  the  Benefit  of  Mr.  Go/holds  Gifc,and  the  Peoples 
 free  Contribution,  by  whom  he  was  much  belov'd.  He 
 was  a  Man  of  incomparable  Parrs,  Learning  and  Piety, 
 and  a  verv  exad:  Preacher.  When  he  was  ejected,  he 
 liv'd  privately  for  a  time.  He  was  a  witty  and  faceti- 
 ous Man.  H^JMt  (faid  he  once  in  Difcourfe)  did  D agon 
 get  by  fetting  up  the  Second  time  .^  Nothing  but  n  fatal 
 Fall :  For  his  Head  and  both  hh  palms  of  his  Hands  were 
 cut  ojf:  So  that  he  had  ?ieither  Pi/it  nor  Strength  to  help 
 himj'-'f.  Upon  ino-Five  Mile  Aci,  he  liv*dat  Broughton. 
 But  in  fome  rime  he  returned  to  Bolton,  and  preach'd 
 as  he  had  Opportunity.  He  dy'd  in  1669:  uF,tat  ^o. 
 J^e  had  a  very  good  Library  ;  which  was  fold  for  the 
 Support  of  his  Wife  and  Children. 
 
 Dcane  :  Mv.  John  Til fley,  M.  A.  He  v/as  brought 
 up  in  the  Univeriity  of  Glafcovo  in  Scotland.  ¥/hen  he 
 came  home  into  Lancajhire,  where  he  was  Born,  he 
 preach'd  with  Mr.  Horrcckj  at  Dean  Church,  and  he 
 was  to  liim  as  Timothy  to  St.  Paul,  a  Son  in  the  Gofpel. 
 He  had  prodigious  Parts,  a  retentive  Memory,  fwhich 
 made  whatfoevcr  he  read  his  own)  a  lolid  Judgment,  a 
 quick  Invention,  warm  ApR'cliGns,  and  a  ready  Ut- 
 terance.' He  was  miehty  Charitable;  ftricl  in  his 
 Life,  and  free  and  familiar  in  his  Diicourfc.  He  was 
 a  rrir.cipal  Member  in  the  Second  ClalTis  in  Lancafiiire, 
 A  ?v'Ian  of  a  ftcut  acflive  Spirit,  and  who  fear'd  no- 
 thing, when  once  he  was  fatisfied  as  to  the  Grounds  he 
 went  en.  W^hen  the  Afll'mbly  at  Bolton  had  once 
 fufpended  a  prophane  and: dflfohue  Preacher  3.1 1{ibche- 
 Jlevj  few  but  were  fearful  to  go  to  preach  at  the  Place, 
 
 and 
 
in  the  .County  o/'  L  A  N  C  A  S  T  E  Pv.         40J 
 
 and  declare  the  Sufpenfion :  Bun  Mr.  Xilflcy  was  free  Vol.  IL 
 to  ir,  and  did  in  with  great  Courage,  and  yet  with  a 
 becoming  Candor  and  Meekaefs.  His  miniiieriai 
 Abilities  were  ftupenduous,  and  iuch  as  rarely  meec 
 in  one  Man.  He  preach'd  Mr.  W.  I^.tbband:s  Fune- 
 ral Sermon  2it  Cocksy  upon  i  Co-.  3.10.  He  preach'd 
 alfo  at  the  Funeral  of  Colonel  Rr/t?ert  Bri^Jfi^aiVy  (  Emi- 
 nent for  his  Piety,  Valour  and  Wifdom  )  in  the  Time 
 of  the  War  ;  and  had  a  very  auguft  AfTembly  m 
 Bohc?i  Church  :  V/here  he  alfo  auervvards  did  the  like 
 Office  for  his  Father  Mr.  Alexamhr  Henoch.  But  he 
 was  not  to  be  perfwaded  to  print  thefe  or  any  other 
 of  his  Difcourfes  >  but  was  us'd  to  fay,  that  he  could 
 not  be  fo  well  pleas'd  with  any  of  his  owa  Performan- 
 ces. He  fucceedcd  Mr.Htfnoi:/;;  2a  Deans -,  where  h^l. 
 was  ejected  no  lefs  than  three  Times.  The  lirlt  rime 
 V/as  by  the  IngagenmLt^  v.hich  he  refus'd  :  But  tho'  he 
 was  on  that  Account  caft  out,  he  ws  Icoa  rcftor'd. 
 The  2d  time  was  by  the  Act  of  ZJnJformiiy  in  62.  Af- 
 ter which,  tho'  he  forbore  preaching,  he  continu'd  li^ 
 ving  in  the  Houfe  adjoining  to  his  Church,  which  be- 
 ing in  the  Hands  ot  Truilees,  was  (till  allow'd  him. 
 When  the  excellent  Dr.  iViikJns  became  Biihop  of  the 
 Diocefs,  he  allow'd  him  to  preach  in  his  Church  again 
 as  Lecturer,  another  being  Vicar,  who  read  the  Pray-^ 
 ers.  W^hen  the  Bifliop  was  dead,  he  was  indldtcd  an 
 the  AiTizes  for  his  Nonconformity,  and  by  the  Influence 
 of  feveral  Gentlemen  in  the  Neighbourhood  ey<^Cied  a 
 Third  time,  in  1678.  After  which  he  foent  the  reft  of 
 his  Days  in  a  private  Life  at  Mmchcftcr,  where  he 
 dy'd,  on  Dec.  12.  1684:  Mtnt.  60. 
 
 Torkscarfh-Park^Chappeij  near  Lever  fool :  Air.  7ho» 
 Crompton,  M.  A,  born  at  Grent-Lenvoi\  bred  in  Ainn-* 
 cheJier-Shool,  and  at  the  UniverGtv  of  Oxnn.  After 
 the  Ad  of  Vniformhy  took  place,  he  continu'd  to  enjoy 
 the  Liberty  of  the  pubiick  Chappel,  being  lorn e  way 
 pfiviledg'd.  Mr.  Brijco  (  who  liv'd  alfo  in  the  Neighs 
 bourlioodj  and  he,  join'd  together  to  Ir.pplv  it,  one 
 preaching  one  Lord's-davy  and  the  other  the  next. 
 He  was  a  Man  of  excellent  ready  Parts,  and  good 
 Elocution.  After  Mr.  BnUlwins,  Death,  he  remov'd 
 ro  Eccles.     He    dy'd    at    McncheJIer^    Sept.   2.    1699: 
 
 pd  %  .    Heighten  % 
 
404  r^^  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minijlers^  &c. 
 
 VoJ.  II. 
 
 N./^v'-v^      Highton  :  Mr.  WiliUm  Bell  *,  M.  A.  A  great  Scholar, 
 
 ^  .      and  a  good  Orator.     He  was  ordain'd  by  Dr.  Bridg-  • 
 
 ^/>m/  -  ^^^^  Bifliop  ofChefier.  He  had  the  50  Lper  Annumy  bc- 
 ^courfe  on  ^^i^^'^h'd  by  Qiieeii  Elizabeth  to  Four  itenerant  Preach- 
 Gen.<f.24.  ^rs  in  ^^^^^fi^''^-  I  Tuppofe  the  Allowance  of  200/. 
 intituledy  J^/^  Annum  for  that  purpole  is  ftlll  continued,  to  Four 
 Enochs  luch  Perfons/who  arecalPd  the  King's  or  Queen*s  Prcach- 
 Walk.  ers.  But  both  this  and  his  Living  too  was  left  by  Mr. 
 The  ex-  Belly  m  1662,  for  the  fake  of  his  Confcience.  After  his 
 cellency,  Ejecl:ment  he  iiv'd  privately  at  SinderUnd,  in  the  Pa- 
 neceiiiry,  j.-^^  ^'^  j^fl^tcn  twder  Line,  being  a  conftant  Hearer  of 
 and  "|e-  jYl^^^  Anper  of  Denton.  In  72  he  return 'd  to  his  oldPeo- 
 Patience  •  P^^  ^^  Hlghtcn,  and  preach'd  among  them  by  virtue  of 
 ^^,  ^Ifg  '  a  Licenfe.  He  dy'd  in  16S1  :  u^tat.  74.  He  left  feve- 
 Thc  Pa-  ral  Children  behind  him  :  And  among  the  reft,  two 
 tience  of  Sons,  who  were  conformable  Minifters.  This  Mr.  Bell 
 Job,  and  was  noted  and  famous  for  his  neat  and  fententious 
 the  End  Preaching, 
 of  the 
 
 Lord  ;    in  2  little  TrcatifeSj  voith  a  Preface  hy  Mr.  Baxter  :  Together  with 
 fome  little  Pieces,  which  I  have  not  feen. 
 
 Chorley :  Mr.  Hmry  T-Velch ;  a  very  humble,  mortify 'd 
 Man  ;  Though  he  did  not  excel  in  Gifcs,  it  was  made 
 I  up  in  Grace.  His  very  Enemies  had  nothing  to  fay  a- 
 
 gainft  him.  He  was  of  fo  blamelefs  a  Converlation, 
 that  moft  Gentlemen  had  a  good  Word  for  him  ;  and 
 accounted  fo  faithful,  that  Mr.StandiJh  of  Duxhury, 
 (a  Perfon  of  a  great  Eftare)  left  the  Tuition  of  his 
 Children  to  him:  after  his  own  and  his  Wife's  Death. 
 And  he  difcharg'd  his  Civil  as  well  as  Minifterial 
 Truft  fo  faithfully,  that  the  moft  critical  Momus  had 
 nothing  to  lay  to  his  Charge.  He  dy'd  in  1665  ; 
 /Etnt.  64. 
 
 iValtcn  :  Mr.  Henry  Finch,    and  Mr.  Robert  Eaton. 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Finch  was  born  in  the  Parifli  of  Stnndijh 
 in  Lnnciifloire,  and  baptiz'd  Se])t.  8.  1633.  He  acquir'd' 
 n  ver>  coniiderabie  Exadtncfs  at  Wiggon  and  Standijh 
 Schools,  both  in  Lntin  and  Greek  ',  and  from  thence 
 went  to  the  Univerfity,  where  he  made  good  ufe   of 
 
 his 
 
in  the  County  (?/  L  A  N  C  A  S  T  E  R.  405 
 
 his   Time,    and  by  diiigenc  Study  improved  his  liiie  Vol.  II. 
 natural  Parts  fo,  that  he  return'd  to  his  native  Coun-  ^./^sf"^ 
 trey,  well  f urn ilh*d  with  fubftantial  Learning,  for  the 
 Work  of  the  Miniftry. 
 
 He  preach'd  in  the  Field-Country,  till  call'd  to  be 
 Vicar  of  Wnlton,  which  was  vacant  by  the  Death  of 
 the  late  Incumbent ;  on  this  Charge  he  cnrred,  by  the 
 Confent  of  both  Patron  and  People,  in  the  Year  1656. 
 In  that  confiderabie  Station  he  labour'd  with  great 
 Zeal  and  Diligence,  and  with  eminent  Succefs,  till 
 Aug.  5,4.  1662.  He  ftudy'd  the  Point  of  Conformity 
 with  great  Care,  and  would  gladly  have  continu'd 
 with  his  beloved  People,  if  he  could  have  fatisfy'd  his 
 gwn  Confcience  about  the  Terms  impos'd.  Not  be- 
 ing able  to  remove  the  Scruples  of  his  Mind,  he 
 chofe  to  follow  his  Judgmenr  againft  his  Affedtlons ; 
 and  with  a  growing  Family  caft  his  Care  upon  divine 
 Providence. 
 
 He  retir'd  to  Wa-nington,  where  fome  of  his  Wife's 
 Relations  dwelt ;  in  that  Place  he  liv'd  in  great  Efteem 
 with  them  and  many  others.  His  catholick  and  heal- 
 ing Temper  led  him  to  a  peaceable  Attendance  on  the 
 publick  Worfliip,  on  Lord*s-days,  improving  the 
 Evenings,  either  in  repeating  and  urging  what  had 
 been  deliver'd  at  Church,  or  in  preaching  to  hisNeigh- 
 bours  and  Friends  at  home.  He  kept  many  private 
 Fafts  in  the  Neighbourhood,  praying  and  waiting  for 
 an  Opportunity  to  fulfil  his  Miniftry,  in  a  more  pub- 
 lick  and  extenfive  Way. 
 
 By  the  Corporation  Acl  in  1665,  he  was  forcd  to  re- 
 move again,  and  the  kind  Providence  of  GOD  brought 
 him  to  Manchsfter,  tho'  he  was  a  Stranger  to  the  Place 
 and  the  People ;  Thither  fled  feverai  other  Minifters 
 (it  not  being  a  Corporation)  who  liv'd  in  great  Har- 
 mony and  Ulcfulnels  to  the  Town,  and  adjacent  Coun- 
 trey.  Here  alfo  he  ordinarily  joyn'd  in  publick  Wor- 
 fhip  with  the  Eftablifli'd  Church,  *till  the  liberty  ia 
 1672  ;  When  he  renew'd  his  beloved  Work  of  prea- 
 ching publlckly  atI?/Vr/?-Chapel,  with  great  diligence 
 and  chearfulncfs.  His  great  Prudence  and  wife  Ma- 
 nagement kept  him  employed,  when  his  Brcthr.ti 
 were  filenc'd  by  the  recalling  of  their  Licences  ■  Ic 
 would  take  up  a  great  deal  of  time  to  record  the  lignal 
 Providences  which  concurred  to  keep  him  in  Peace, 
 D  d  3  and 
 
The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  MiniJierSy  &c. 
 
 and  in  his  Labours,  in  thofe  Days  of  Trouble  and 
 Darknefs :  Tho'  many  threarning  Clouds  arofe  about 
 him,  they  were  Icattered  in  a  wonderful  manner,  and 
 he  had  a  Numerous  Auditory  for  a  long  time.  Once 
 they  rhruft  a  Confcrmift  into  his  Place,  but  for  want 
 of  Maintenance,  that  Project  dropt,  and  Mr.  Finch 
 continued  v^ith  his  Flock  in  that  Place,  'till  the  chief 
 Proprietor  dy'd,  whofe  Heir  took  the  Chapel  from 
 him. 
 
 Under  this  NecelTity,  he  joyn'd  with  his  Hearers 
 in  ihe  Charge  of  Building  a  Meeting-houle,  where  he 
 continued  his  Labours  and  Charities,  'till  the  Sicknefs, 
 of  which  he  dy'd  ^  Nov.  13.  1704,  in  the  72  Year  of 
 his  Age. 
 
 He  was  a  great  BleiTing,  and  Help  to  the  Younger 
 Minifters,  who  lov'd  and  honour'd  him  as  a  Father  ; 
 and  his  Behaviour  to  them  was  full  of  Condeiccnficn 
 and  Tendernels.  He  greatly  refented  any  thing  that 
 cither  broke  in  upon  order.or  tended  to  the  Reproach  of 
 the  Minifiry:  In  particular,the  bold  intruding  offorward 
 andrafii  young  Men,  without  Examination  and  Tryal  : 
 About  this  he,  with  his  Brethren,  made  a  very  good 
 Rule,  which  h  obferved  in  that  Dlftridt,  and  ought 
 to  be  in  oihcrs.  fie  was  himfelf  a  bright  Ornamenr 
 to  his  Office,  and  took  pleafure  in  thole  that  were  fo  : 
 He  was  much,  very  much  more  than  meerly  a  Nega- 
 tive good  Man.  For  Inoffenfivenefs  Vi^as  attended 
 ^viih  exten(ive  Charity  and  Benevolence :  He  was 
 itridtly  juft,  upright  and  fincere,  without  Stratagem 
 or  AfleClation  ;  cautious  and  prudent,  and  yet  free  and 
 communicative.  And  above  all,  he  liv'd  a  Life  of  de- 
 votednefs  to-GOD,  with  whom  he  had  walk'd  many 
 Years:  And  feared  nothing  io  much  as  to  Sin  againft 
 his  Maker,  whofe  Intcrefls  were  always  dear  to  him. 
 
 As  he  was  of  found  and  healing  Principles  in  Re- 
 Jigion.  fo  his  thoughts  about  Civil  Government,  were 
 according  to  the  Englifh  Conftitution  :  He  abfolutely 
 refufed  tfic  Jngcgcment,  and  was  defirous  ofKing 
 Charles  s  Return.  After  the  Defeat  of  Sir  George  Booth^ 
 the  Sequcftrarors  feized  all  of  Mr.  Finch's  Eftate  they 
 could  meet  v;ith,  which  he  had  certainly  loft,  for  his 
 love  to  the  King,  if  the  fpeedy  Turn  of  Affairs  had  not 
 prevented.  He  rejoycM  at  the  Revolution  in  16883 
 and   entirely   fell  in  with  it  5  and  yec  he  had  a  great 
 
 Tendemef^* 
 
in  the  County  of  L  A  N  C  A  ST  E  R.  407 
 
 Tendernefsforthofe  who  refufed  the  Paths,  and  loft  Vol  II, 
 their  Places  for  Conlcience  fake,  tofomeofthem  he  ^^y^r^ 
 was  a  charitable  Contnbuter  while  he  liv'd. 
 
 His  Preaching  was  clear  and  methodical,  and  was 
 adapted  to  convince  the  mind,  and  to  move  the  Paifions: 
 he  liv'd  according  to  his  ProfeiJion,  a  peaceable  Life  ia 
 all  Godlinefs  and  Honefty. 
 
 Mr.  B^hcrt  Eaten  was  born  in  Chefblrc,  and  broughc 
 up  at  Cambridge.  Settled  firft  in  E'ifex..  whence  he 
 rcmov'd  to  this  Place,  where  he  was  Ejected  in  60. 
 And  v/as  after  fome  time  Chaplain  to  the  Lord  Dc-- 
 Umcre.  "When  the  Liberty  of  the  Diiienters  was  efta- 
 blifli'd  by  Law\  he  Prcach'd  to  a  Congregation  in  the 
 ParKh  of  Prefiwich,  where  they  built  him  an  hand- 
 fome  Chapel.  He  was  a  folid  Divine,  a  good  Scholar, 
 and  a  judicious  Chriftian,  of  great  Moderation,  and 
 exemplary  in  his  Behaviour.  He  dv'd  at  Mnnchefter 
 in  yluguji  ijoi  ^  and  his  Funeral  Sermon  was  Preach'd 
 by  Mr.  F/Wj,  who  was  Vicar  of  fi^aUoif  when  the 
 Act  for  Uniformity  took  place,  and  afterwards  con- 
 tinued a  Silenc'd  Nonconformift.  He  is  the  fame  as  is 
 mention'd  here  before,  p.  131. 
 
 Wonlmejly-Chnfd  :  Mr.  Michnd  Brifcoe  ;  Bred  ur>  in 
 Trinity-College  near  Duhllnin  Le'nnd  -,  Paftourofa  Con- 
 gregational Church  in  this  Chapel.  He  afterwards 
 remov  d  thence  to  Toxtoth^Pnrk.,  where  he  Preach'd 
 in  the  Chapel  jointly  witli  Mr. Thomas  Cromfton,  And 
 he  continu'd  there  till  he  dy'd,  which  was  in  Seft.  168  5, 
 jEtdt.  66.  He  was  a  good  Scholar,  and  a  line  Oraror. 
 His  Sermons  were  Judicious,  but  his  Voice  Vs^as  low  ; 
 which  was  more  thanCompenfated  by  his  taking  way 
 of  Delivery. 
 
 Haughtcn-Chafcl :  Mr.  Peter  Nai lour  ;  Born  in  this 
 County,  and  bred  up  in  St.  Johns-College  m  Camhridg'. 
 He  Preach'd  much  in  Peni/iot  Parifli,  in  the  time  of 
 "Mr. Swifts  Confinement,-  and  remov  d  clience  ro  Alver^ 
 thorp  nigh  l-VaJicficld  in  1672,  and  Preach'd  in  the 
 Meeting-Place  there,  and  at  Pontefr^cl^  as  long  as  he 
 liv'd.     He  dy'd  in  1690.  JEtnt.  54. 
 
 D  d     4  ^Jh:cn 
 
4o8  The  Ejecied  or  Stlenc'^d  Mtnijters^    &c. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 Afhton  upon  Maker jield  i  Mr.  James  PVood's.  A 
 moft  Induftrious  Man,  and  indefacigably  Laborious  : 
 He  was  at  his  Study  even  to  his  Old  Age,  both  early 
 and  Jate.  And  he  was  an  excellent  Preacher,  and 
 had  abundant  Succefs.    He  dy*d  in  1688.  yEfat.  63. 
 
 Chobent-Chapel  in  Leigh  Parifh  :    Mr.  James  Wood's  . 
 Jun.   A  Son  of  the  former;  who  follow  *d  his  Fathers 
 Steps  in  his  Father's  Spirit. 
 
 Billing  :  Mr.  Wright  ;  a  Man  of  Learning,  Gravity, 
 and  Humility.  When  he  was  Silenc*d,  he  iiv'd  pri- 
 vately ;  and  Pray'd  much,  but  Preach'd  little,  be- 
 ing Indifpos'd  as  to  his  Health.  He  livd  very  Ex- 
 emplarily,  and  did  good  in  his  Place.  He  us'd  in  a 
 Morning  to  walk  out  into  a  Field  near  his  Houfe  ; 
 Eeing  gone  forth  en  Fehr.  i.  168^,  according  to 
 Cuftom,  and  not  returning  as  expecAed,  they  fent  to 
 look  for  him,  and  found  him  dead,  as  is  fuppofed  of 
 an  Apoplexy,  after  he  had  liv'd  70  Years  in  the  World. 
 He  left  behind  him  only  one  Son,  who  Vv^as  bred  at 
 Oxford^  and  was  afterwards  Minifter  at  Bedford  in 
 A^ci/  tinghaynjhire. 
 
 LEVEI{POOL  :  Mr.  John  Fogg  ;  bsrn  in  Darcy- 
 Leaver  in  Bolton  Parifli,  and  Educated  in  Oxon.  His 
 firil  Settlement  was  at  PVigan,  whence  he  remov'd  to 
 this  place,  where  he  was  Ejedted  in  62.  He  was  a 
 Man  of  fine  Parts,  good  Learning,  a  ferious  Chriftian, 
 and  a  ufcful  Preacher.  Uron  the  coming  forth  of  the 
 Oxford  A(Si I  \\Q  and  his  Father-in-law  Mr.  G/^W^/ of 
 Chefter^  liv'd  together  in  the  Parilh  of  Gred.c  Budvoorth 
 in  CheJJoire  in  great  Amitv,  and  ufeful  as  they  had 
 Opportunity  ^   he  d)di  in  '167©.  j£tat.  48. 
 
 Crofton  '  Mr.  James  Hiet,  born  in  London,  and  Edu- 
 cated in  Cambridge.  He  had  been  Minifter  here  many 
 Years,  when  he  was  Ejecied  in  62.  He  was  before 
 Ejccfted  for  refufing  the  higagementy  which  was  the 
 Cafe  of  many  others  in  this  County.  He  dy'd  iii 
 1664,  about  70  Years  of  Age,  leaving  no  Child  be- 
 hind him.  He  was  an  able  Preacher,  had  a  confide- 
 pable  Eftare,  and  lyas  given  to  Hofpicality. 
 
 ^t^lngton: 
 
in  the  County  ^LANCASTER.         409 
 
 ^  —      VdTlL" 
 
 J^vington :  Mr.  S^m.  Nexvfon.  Being  turn'd  out  in 
 62,  he  liv*d  at  Crompton,  and  Preach'd  there  as  times 
 would  bear  it :  He  afterwards  remov'd  back  again 
 to  I{ivtngtcn,  and  read  ibme  of  the  Prayers,  and  had 
 Liberty  to  Preach  in  the  Church  without  Diftur- 
 bance.  He  dy'd  in  March  i6%z ;  not  above  Forty 
 Years  of  Age  ;  but  very  ripe  in  Parts  and  Grace.  His 
 Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd  by  Mr.  John  H^alker, 
 his  Neighbour  and  SuccefTor,  on  i  Sam.  25.  i. 
 
 WAHJfJNGTON:  Mr.  I{ohert  Tates  ,  Vicar  there 
 many  Years:  An  able  Orthodox,  found  Divine.  A 
 very  uleful  laborious  Miniiler  in  that  Populous  Town 
 and  Parifli  :  In  the  time  of  the  Common-wealth,  he 
 was  tried  for  his  Life  at  Lnncafter,  for  fpeaking  a- 
 gainft  the  Ingagement,  and  matters  were  carried,  fo  far 
 againft  him,  that  he  prepared  his  laft  Speech  ;  being 
 fully  refolv'd  not  to  retradl  what  he  had  Preach'd : 
 But  by  the  unexpe<fled  Clemency  of  the  Judge,  fmy 
 Informants  think  it  was  Twijden)  he  was  Pardon'd, 
 When  he  was  afterwards  Ejected  for  his  Nonconfor- 
 mity, he  had  feveral  Porent  Enemies,  who  brought 
 him  into  fome  Trouble  by  the  Five  Mile  Ail*  In  72, 
 he  took  the  Opportunity  of  Preaching  in  a  Publick 
 Meeting-Houfe,  but  was  violently  difturb'd.  He 
 was  not  long  after  feiz'd  by  a  Palfy,  which  Craz'd 
 his  Intellectuals,  and  rendered  him  incapable  of  Work 
 a  Year  before  he  dy'd;  which  was  mKovemhcr  i6^%. 
 JEtat,  66.  He  was  fucceeded  in  his  Congregation  by 
 his  Son  Mr.  Samuel  Tates  ;  who  alfo  is  iincedead. 
 
 Garflan^'.  Mr.  Ifaac  Amhrcfi,  fometime  Minifter  of 
 Prefton ;  but  he  afterwards  remov'd  to  this  Place, 
 where  the  Ad  of  Uniformity  found  him  in  6i.  A- 
 little  after  the  KingV  Reftauration  there  was  a  Meet- 
 ing of  above  20  Minifters  at  Bolto72,  to  confult  what 
 Courfe  to  take.  Mr.  Ambnje  and  Mr.  Cole  of  Prefion 
 dcclar'd  before  them  all,  that  they  could  read  the  Com- 
 mon-Prayer, and  fhould  do  it,  the  State  of  rheir  Places 
 requiring  it,  in  which  otherwife  their  Service  was 
 necefTarily  at  prefent  at  an  end-  The  Minifters  con- 
 fidering  the  Circumftances  of  their  Cafe  approv'd  their 
 Proceeding.    Mr,  Cole  ( afterwards  Dr.  Cole )    was    fo 
 
 forward 
 
41  o  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mtmjlers^  Sec. 
 
 Vol.  II.    forward  as  to   Exprefs    himfelf  at  the  fame  time,  in 
 Words  to  this  Purpofe.     Gentlemen  I  am  got  to  my  H^v- 
 cules  pillars  y    my  ne  plus  ultra,    I  Jloall  go  no  farther. 
 And  indeed  he    was  turn'd  out  of  Prefton  ^  but  found 
 fome  ftronger  Motives  in   other  Parts ;  For  he  after- 
 wards Conform'd,  and  was    Ledurer  at  Dedhnm  in 
 Bjfex.     But   as  for  Mr.  Am hrrfc,  he  liv'd  and   dy'd  a 
 N6nconformift ;  and  was   a   Man  of  that  Subftantlal 
 Worth,  that  Eminent  Piety,  and_  that  Exemplary  Life, 
 both   as   a  Minifter   and  a  Chriftian,   that   'tis  to  be 
 lamented  that  the  World  fliould  net  have  the  benefit 
 of  particular    Memoirs  concerning  him,   from  fome 
 able  Hand-     One  thing  that  was  peculiar  in  him  de- 
 ferves  to  be  mention'd  here.     'Twas  his  uiliai  Cuftom 
 once  in  a  Year,  for  the  fpace  of  a  Month  to  retire  in- 
 to a  little  Hut  in   a  Wood,  and  avoiding  all  Humane 
 Converfe   to  devote   himfelf  to  Contem.plation.     Pof- 
 (ibly  by  this  Pradiife.  he  was  the  fitter  for  his  facred 
 Miniftration  all  the  reft  of  the  Year.     He  liv'd  in  the 
 latter  part   of  his  Life  at  Preftcn,  and   when  his  end 
 drew  near,  was  very  fenfible  of  it.     Flaving  taken  his 
 Leave  of  many  of  his  Friends   abroad,  with  unufual 
 Solemnity,  as  if  he  forefaw   that  he  fliould  fee  them 
 no  more,  he   came  home  to  Prefton  from  Bolton,  and 
 fet  all  things  in   order.    In  a   little  tim.e  fome  of  his 
 Hearers   came  from   G^yfinng    to  vifir  him.     He  dif- 
 cours'd  freely   with   them,  gave  them  good  CounfeJ, 
 told   them  he  was  now  ready   whenever  his   LORD 
 fhould  call,  and  that  he  had  finifli'd    all   he  defign'd 
 to   write  ',     having   the    Night  before   fent  away   hi^ 
 Difcourfe   concerning    Angels   to    the  Prefs.     He   Ac- 
 company'd   his  Friends  to  their  Horfes,   and   when  he 
 came  back,- fnut   himfelf  in    his  Parlour,  the  place  of 
 his  Soliloquy,  Meditation  and  Prayer;  they   tho'r   he 
 ftay'd  long,  and  fo  open'd  the  Door,  and   found  hini 
 juft  expiring,     This  was  in  the  Year   \66-4.  JEtnt.  72. 
 He  w^as  holy  in   his   Life,  happy   in  his  Death    and 
 Honoured  by  GOD,  and   all  good  Men.     His  W^orks 
 were  Printed  altogether  in  Folio,  in  1689. 
 
 FMet'Chnpcl :  Mr.  Peter  Atkjnjcn  S<^n.  A  A^an  of 
 fuch  (ingular  Ability  and  general  Intcrcft,  Influence, 
 and  Ufefulnefs,  that'  he  was  callM  the  Apoftle  of  the 
 ?<oi:i:.     He    had  fo   much   Favour  with  the  Gentry, 
 
 thac 
 
in  the  County  of  L  A  N  C  A  S  T  E  R.       411 
 
 that  he  Preach'd   quietly  at  his  Chapel  for  a  confidcra-  Vol,  H. 
 ble  time  after  the  Atl  oiVnlformity  took  Place.     His 
 Income  there  indeed  was  but  fmall  :  But  his  encou- 
 ragement  in   the  Succefs  of  his  Miniftry  very  Confi- 
 derable.    He  dy'd  Jw/y  17.  1677.  JEtat.  75. 
 
 Melling :  Mr.  Mnllifon  ;  born  at  I{aftricli  in  Tork^ 
 Jhlre,  and  bred  in  Oxford.  He  was  Ejected  in  62.  E- 
 fteem*d  an  excellent  Scholar,  but  no  famous  Preach- 
 er. His  Family  was  Numerous,  and  he  dy'd  very 
 poor  in  May  1685.  JEtat.  75. 
 
 Dowries:  Mr,  Jonathan  Scolfield  ;  many  Years  Mini- 
 ftcr  at  Haywocd'Chapel,  (  betwixt  I{achdalc  and  Bury  ) 
 whence  in  1659,  he  remov'd  to  this  Place,  where  he 
 was  Ejected  in  61.  He  met  with  a  great  variety  of 
 Family  AfHldions  in  the  Courfe  of  his  Life.  When 
 he  was  lilenc'd  he  had  many  Children,  and  no  vi- 
 fible  way  of  Subliftence  for  them  ;  and  yet  GOD 
 rais'd  up  Friends  to  him  and  his,  ib  th.it  they  were* 
 never  brought  to  Extremity.  He  dy'd  in  1667 
 jEtat.  60. 
 
 Lun-Chapl:  Mr.  Jofeph  Harrifon.  A  good  Scholar, 
 and  a  Methodical  Preacher,  fix'd  in  a  dark  Corner, 
 where  he  was  wonderfully  follow'd  and  iiock'd  after, 
 and  very  ufeful.     He  dy'd  in  1664. 
 
 Seftcn :  Mr.  Jofeph  Thowpfon  ;  born  in  PVigan,  and 
 brought  up  at  Oxon.  He  had  a  pieafant  Seat,  and 
 rich  Parlonage,  which  he  quitted  in  60  ;  and  I  know 
 not  that  he  was  in  any  other  Living  in  62.  He  was  a 
 good  Scholar  ;  a  Man  of  Wit  and  very  Ingenious.  He 
 was  Rich,  and  did  good  with  his  Eftatc.  He  fnent 
 the  latter  part  of  his  Life  at  Ormskirl^^  where  (as  I 
 am  inform'd)  he  dy'd   in  1669,  or  1670. 
 
 Harwich :  Mr.  Ja}7ies  H^nhon  ;  a  laborious  faithful- 
 Minifler,  he  was  certainly  fbmetime  Minifter  at  Har^ 
 Tcich-Chnpel  in  Dean  Parifii  ;  and  was  Ejediied  either 
 there,  or  at  Sbaw-Chapd  near  Oldhnm^  He  was  Pro- 
 vided with  no  Subfiftence  when  Ejected,  tho'  he  had 
 fcvpral  Children.    He  dy'd  in  1664.  JEtat,  64. 
 
 Standljh.: 
 
412  The  EjeBed  or  SHer2c'*dMimJlers^  &€. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 Standijh :  Mr-  P^ul  Lnthum  5  iometime  Chaplain  to 
 CoWontl  yiftoton  o^ Middleton.  He  had  a  good  Eftate, 
 and  liv'd  very  nobly  ;  A  Man  of  good  Parts,  exempla- 
 ry Piety,  and  laborious  in  the  Miniftry.  He  had  a 
 rich  Parfonage,  but  readily  forfcok  it  in  6i,  rather 
 than  grate  upon  his  Conlcience  .-  And  he  dy'd  the  Year 
 after,  x;/:^.  in  1663  :  Aged  about  54. 
 
 Duck^nfield  :  Mr.  Sam.  Eaton.     He   was  the   Son  of 
 Mr.  Richard  Eaton,  the  Vicar  of  Grcat-Burdxvortb  in  Chc- 
 jhire.     He  was  educated  in  Oxford,  and  afterwards  went 
 into  NevQ- England.    Upon  his  return  from  thence,  he  ga- 
 ther*d   a  Congregational  Church  here,  and  afterwards 
 remov'd  to  Stockjcrt,  where  he  preach'd  in  the   Free- 
 fchool.  Some  of  the  People  ranthings  to  a  mighty  hight, 
 and  grew  wifer  than  their  Miniftcrs ,  fo  that  they  cre- 
 ated him  abundance  of  Difficulty.     He  was  a  good 
 Scholar,  and  a  judicious  Divine.     He  was  turn'd  out 
 ofthepublick  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  in  62.     He  af- 
 terwards attended  on  Mr.  Anglers  Miniftry  at  Denton, 
 and  lo  did  many  of  his  old  Hearers,  and  by  Difficulty 
 and  fufterings  they  were  brought  off  from   their  Heat 
 and  R»fgors,  and  wrought  into    a  better  Temper.     He 
 dy'd  Januiry  9.  1664  ;  .^tat.  68.     He   left    no  Child, 
 but  hath  left   a  good  Name  behind   him,  among  Per- 
 *  See  eoft'  fonsof  all  Perfwafions.     *  He  publifti'd,   The  Myftery  cf 
 cernijtg       God  incarnate,    againft:  J.  Kjiowies,  8vo.  1650  :    And  a 
 kim ;  Mr.  Vindication   thereof,    againft    the  faid  Kjiowks,    £w. 
 Cotton       165  [. 
 Mather'^- 
 MagnaliaChrifti  Americana,  Book  3.  />.  7.13. 
 
 Gortcn-Chappel  :  Mr.  Pf/illiam  Lehh.  A  ferious  fin- 
 glc-hcarted  Man,  of  good  Abilities,  very  laborious  in 
 the  Work  of  the  Miniftry  :  One  of  the  Ciairi*;  cf  Man- 
 cheft:r.  He  was  grievoufty  afHidcd  with  the  Scone, 
 which  at  laft  cut  him  oft*  in  1664  :  About  50  Years  of 
 Age. 
 
 Longndge-Chappel:  }Av.  Timothy  Smith.  Once  Mi- 
 nifter  at  Bradfloavo-Chappel,  but  found  by  the  V^ifor- 
 mity  Act  in  this  Place,  in  1662.  He  did  not  conform, 
 and  yet  preach'd  frequently  in  the  Chappei  afterwards. 
 
 For 
 
inthe  Co^;^/>/(?/ LANCASTER.         413 
 
 For  it  being  an  obfcure  Place,    with  a  fmall  Salary,  Vol.  II. 
 ^here  was  no  great  ftriving  for  it.     He  dy'd  very  poor, 
 In  1672  :  Aged  60, 
 
 Cartmel  or  Clavely  :  (  or  fome  where  in  the  Neigh- 
 bourhood) Mr.  Cammerford.  An  ufeful  Preacher  in 
 this  remote  Corner,  who  dy'd  in  1 675. 
 
 ZJherfton  ;  Mr.  Lamvet,  Another  warm  and  lively 
 Preacher  in  the  fame  Quarter,  beyond  the  Sands.  He 
 liv'd  obfcurely  ;  and  dy'd  Ann.  1677. 
 
 Hnhon  or  Dalton,  near  Lancnjler  :  Mr.  H^hitehead. 
 A  pious,  painful  and  faithful  Minifter,  who  ftudy'd  to 
 do  good  in  his  Place,  and  preach'd  as  often  as  he  could 
 to  his  People,  afcer  his  being  ejcdied.  He  dy'd  in 
 Febr.  1679  :  Aged  73  :  And  Mr,  Be fifon  fucceeded  in 
 his  Congregation. 
 
 St.  Helins-Chappcl :  Mr.  Thomas  Gregge.  His  Father 
 was  Minifter  of  io/^c^w,  and  dy'd  about  1644.  He  was 
 bred  at  Cmnbridge.  Bradley-Hnll  with  100  /.  fer  Annum 
 was  his  right  by  Inheritance  ,  but  he  quitted  it,  be- 
 caufe  of  feme  Incumbrance  upon  it,  and  would  not  en- 
 tangle himfelf  in  the  Affairs  of  this  Life.  He  was  ve- 
 ry undaunted  and  couragious  in  his  MASTER'S  AVork; 
 preaching  moftly  in  the  Chappel,  or  openly  in  Hou- 
 les  in  the  face  of  Danger,  and  yet  was  never  imprifon'd. 
 He  was  a  Man  of  great  Integrity,  and  keptclofe  to  his 
 People  in  the  worft  of  Times.  He  dy'd  in  1681  : 
 Aged  about  44.  exceedingly  belov'd,  and  m.uch  la- 
 mented. 
 
 WIG  AN:  Mr.ClMrlcs  Haham;  Son  to  Sir  John  Ho- 
 thanif  fome  tim.e  Fellow  of  Peter-hcufe  in  Cambridge^ 
 and  Prodor  of  the  Univerfity.  An  escellent  Scho- 
 lar, both  in  Divinity  and  human  Literature.  A  great 
 Philoibpher,  and  Searcher  into  the  Secrets  of  Nature, 
 and  much  addicted  to  Chymiftry.  After  his  Ejediment 
 he  went  to  the  Weft- Indies^  but  return'd  again  into 
 England,  In  his  younger  Years  he  had  ftudy'd  judici- 
 al Aftrclogyy  but  gave  exprefs  Orders  in  his  Will,  that 
 all  his  Papers  and  Books  relating  to  that  Art  fliould  be 
 burnt. 
 
 LAK' 
 
414  T^^^  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  MwiJhrSy  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II:  — — 
 
 LA?:CASTEIi:  Dr.  J^JilUm  Marjhal.  After  his 
 Ejedlmenr,  he  rraveld  abroad  for  fome  time,  and  then 
 fettled  at  Lcndcn,  where  he  profefsld  and  pradtis'd 
 Phyfick. 
 
 Kewton-he^jh-Ch^J)pcl :  Mr.  JoJm  Walker.  He  was 
 one  of  the  Preachers  of  the  Bolton  Ledture.  He  was 
 fent  up  with  fomc  others  to  London^  when  the  Times 
 were  turning,  jufl  before  the  Rcftauration,  to  endea- 
 vour to  get  an  Augmentation  to  fome  poor  Livings  5 
 but  he  fucceeded  much  at  the  fame  rate  that  others 
 about  that  Time  did  about  Affairs  of  Religion.  He 
 preach'd  afterwards  at  F^.vington-Qh2.V)^Q\  to  a  good  old 
 Age.     He  was  a  coniiderable  Man  and  a  good  Preacher. 
 
 Birch-Cha])pel ;  Mr.  Robert  Birch.  He  afterwards 
 turn'd  Surgeon  and  Dodtor, 
 
 ^Jhby-ChapJ)ely  in  Leigh  Parlfli  :  Mr.  ihomns  Cromp* 
 tonj  M.  A.  A  very  felf-denying  mortified  Man,  with 
 re fpedl  to  worldly  Pleafures,  Profits  or  Honours.  He 
 was  bred  in  Oxford,  and  was  a  great  Scholar,  well 
 acquainted  with  the  ancient  Fathers,  and  efpecialiy 
 St.  Auftin,  of  moft  of  whofe  Works  he  could  give  a 
 very  exadi  Account.  He  was  one  of  univerfal  Chari- 
 ty, a  true  Catholick  Chriftian,  of  an  exadl  harmlefs 
 Converfation.  Tho'  he  was  ejedcd  in  6a,  yet  7  or 
 8  Years  after,  he  preach'd  in  ^//^/'^-Chappel,  reading 
 fome  few  Prayers,  without  fubfcribing,  (3c.  He  dy'd 
 Fcbr.  2.  1 69 1,  at  about  Eighty  two  Years  of  Age,  and 
 left  behind  him  a  confiderable  Library,  a  good  Name, 
 and  a  rare  Example  of  Mortification. 
 
 Hindley  :  Mr.  James  Bmdpo/ivo.  After  his  Ejedtmenc 
 he  had  a  Meeting  at  i^/7/w/f/Y/-Chappei,  where  he  dv'd, 
 y^w.  1702.  He  has  printed  Two  pradlical  Treatifes; 
 vi:{.  The  Alnrum  to  the  fleepy  Spcu/e ;  and,  The  Trial  and 
 Triumph  cf  Faith.  He  was  another  of  the  Bolton  Le- 
 dlurers.  He  hath  a  Son  in  the  MInlftry,  among  the 
 Nonconformifts,  at  P^^mfgnte  in  the  Ifle  of  Tha77et. 
 
 Blnchrode  '.  Mr.  IVilUayn  Ajhlcy.  He  afterwards 
 Uv'd  and  dy  d  Paftor  of  a  Piffenting  Copgregarion  in 
 
in  the  County  <?/  L  A  N  C  A  S  T  E  R.        415 
 
 llullj  and  is  taken  notice  of  as  fuch  before,  in  the  Ac-"Voi.  II. 
 count  given  of  Mr,  Charles,  p.  183,  184.     He   was  an  V*V"s-/ 
 excellent  Preacher.     He  dy'd  about  the  Year  1691. 
 
 St.  Michaels  upon  Pljer :  Mr.  Nathanael  Baxter. 
 
 Mayhull :  Mr.  William  AspnwalL 
 
 Burton-wcod :    Mr.  Samuel  Mather,  M.  A  f.     Born  in  +  5^^  ^^„ 
 this  County,  Ann.  1626.     He  was  the  eldeft  Son  of  Mr.  ceming  * 
 Richard  Mather,  whofe  Life  may  be  feen  in  Mr.  Clark^s  him,   Mr. 
 Colieclions.     Going  over  to  New-England  with  his  ^^.-Cotton  Ma- 
 ther,  in  1635,  he  had  his  Education  in  H/?rz;W-Co///<'^^,f^^rs  Hi- 
 and  was  the  lirft  Fellow  of  that  College,  who  took  his^ofy  ^^ 
 Degrees  there.     Having  fpent  fome  Time  in  the  Exer-  ^^^-E-^^g' 
 cife  of  his  Miniftry  in  thofe  Parts,  he  leturn'dinto  Eng~  ^^^^-  ^°°^ 
 lajid'm  1650.     The  Ship  he  came  in  was  ftrangely  pre-  "*■'      \  ^' 
 ferv'dfrom  burning,  andhealfo  met  with  a  moft  violent-^*  '^'^^* 
 Storm  in  his  Paffage  :  But  GOD  had  confiderable  Pur- 
 pofes  to  fervc  by  hmi  j  and  therefore  he  was  kept  fafe. 
 He  fpent  fome  Time  in  Oxford,  where,  and  at  Cainhridge 
 alfo,  he  took  his  Degrees,  was  Chaplain  in  Magdalen^ 
 College,  andpreach'd  frequently  at  St.  Marys.     He  went 
 with  the  Englifto  Commilfioners  into  Scotland,  and  con- 
 linu'd  preaching  the  Gofpcl  there  publickly   at  Leith^ 
 for  Two  Years  together.    In  1655   he  return'd  into 
 England,  and  foon  after  went  over  with  the  Lord  Harry 
 Cromwd  into    Ireland ,    together    with    Dr.  Harrifon, 
 Dr.  Winter,  and  Mr.  Charnock..     He  was  there  made  a 
 Senior  Fellow  of  Trinity. College,  and  again  took  his  De- 
 grees.    He  was  join'd  as  Colleague  with  Dr.  Winter  ia 
 his  publickWork,  preaching  every  Lord's-day  Morning, 
 at  the   Church  of  St.  Nicholas  in   Dublin  ^  befides  his 
 Turn  once  in  Six  Weeks,  to  preach  before  the  Lord- 
 Depurv  and  Council.     His  preaching  there  was  much 
 efteem'd,  and  very  fuccefsful.     There  he  was  publick- 
 ly ordain'd  by  Dr.  Winter,  Mr.  'Taylor  of  Carrick^-fsrgus, 
 and  Mr.  Jenner  ofTrsdcigh,  on  Dec,  5.  1656.     Even  the 
 ill-natur'd /'fic^/,  fticks  not  to  own,   that  tlw    he  was  a 
 CongrcgatioyzaUMan,  and  in   his  Principles  an  high  Non^ 
 confnrmift,  yet  he  was  obfervd  hyjome,  to  be  civil  to  thofe 
 of  the  Epifcrpnl  Fofuafion,  when  it  was  in  his  Power  to  do 
 them  a   Difpleafure.     And  when  the  Lord- Deputy  gave  a 
 Commijjkn  to  him  and  others^  in  order  to  ths  dijplacing  of 
 
 Epifiofal 
 
41 6  The  Ejected  or  SUenc^d  MinifterSy  &"C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    Epifccpal  Minifters,  in  the  Province  of  Mwn^QV^  he  declind 
 it  :   As  he  did  afterwards  do  the  like  Matter   in  Dublin  : 
 Alledging,  that  he  vpas  call'd  into  that  Country  tc preach  the 
 Gcfpely  and  net  to  hinder  others  fiom  doing  it.     But  not- 
 wichftanding  this,  quickly  after  the  King's  Reftaura- 
 tion,  he  was  fufpended  for  i  Sermons  he  preach'd  a- 
 gainft  the  Revival  of  the  Ceremonies,   from  2  ^ngs 
 ig.  4.     He  was  reprefented  as  feditious,  and  guilty  of 
 Treafon  ;  tho^  he  had  not  a  difrelpedtful  word  of  the 
 King  or  Government,  but  only  fethimfclfto  prove, 
 that  the  Ecclcfraftical  Ceremonies  then  about  to  be  re- 
 ftor'd,  had  no  Warrant  from  the  Word  of  GOD.     Be- 
 ing now  difabled  from  any  farther  Service  in  Ireland,  he 
 returned  to  England,  and  continu'd  the  Service  of  his 
 Miniftry  at  Burton-voood,  till  the  Bartholome'^'Acl  took 
 place  5  and  then  he  went  back  again  to  Dublin,  and 
 there  preach'd  to  a  gathered   Church  in  his  own   hir'd 
 Houfe.     When  he  had  continu'd  there  fome  Years  a 
 Nonconformift,  he   had   a  preiilng   Invitation   from  a 
 Church  at' Bo/?ow  in  Kevs>- Engl  and,  to  be  their  Paftor  ; 
 But  he  was  not  willing  leave  to  his  own  Church  without 
 their  Confent,  which   was  not  to  be  cbtain'd.     Their 
 Meetings  were  at  iirft  more  favourably  wink'd  at  in 
 Ireland  x\i2ii:\  in  England.  But  as  Mr.  IvUther'W^s  preach- 
 ing privately,  on  Sept.  18.  1664,  he  was  interrupted  by 
 an   Officer,    who    carry 'd  him    to  the   Main-Guard. 
 There  he  rcalbn'd  with  the  Officers  and  Soldiers  about 
 their   difturbing  a  Meeting  of  Proteftants,  when   yet 
 they  gave  no  Difturbance   to  the    Papifls,  who   faid 
 Mafs  without  any  Interruption.     They  told  him,  that 
 fuch  Men  as  he  \vere   more   dangerous  than  the  Pa- 
 fifts,  &C.   The  Mayor  having   confuhed  the  Lord-De- 
 puty, told  Mr.  M,  that  he  might   go  to  his  Lodgings, 
 but,  that  he   muft  appear  the   next  Day  before  his 
 Lcrdfliip.  for  which  he  and  fome  others  gave  their 
 Word.     Being  the  next  Day  before  the  Mayor,    he 
 told   him,  that  the  Lord-Deputy  was  much  inccns'd. 
 againft  him  for  his  Conventicle,  being  informed  there 
 were   many  old   difcontented  Officers  there.     Mr.  M. 
 deny'd   that   he  faw  any  of  thofe   there,  whom   the 
 Mayor  nam*d,    and  gave  him  an  Account  of  his  Ser- 
 mon,  which  was  on  'John  1.  15,  16,  17  ;  and  could  not 
 give  any  reafonable  Offence.     However,   that  Evening 
 he  was  fciz'd  by   a  Purfevant  froiii  the  Lord-Deputy, 
 
 and 
 
in  the  Ct?/^/;/7^/LANCASTR. 
 
 and  the  next  Day  impri(bn*d  ;  but  foon  releas'd.    After 
 this  he  had  ibme  Conveilam)n  v^nch  Mr.  Valentine  Grca- 
 tarkk^j  who    pretended   to^  great  Feats  by  ftroking, 
 curing    Difeaies     mirACuloufly.      Dr.  Stubbes  printed 
 fome  Letters,  in  which  he  much  applauded  him,   and 
 lie  being  now  in  DubHrij  the  People  mightily  crowded 
 after  him.     Mr.  7v/.  found    that  he    was    a   Man  of 
 Whim,    and  a  ftrong  Imagination,  and  had  been  dab- 
 ling  in  C.>/-w<?i/^j4.?*'^*//''^»^'''^  ^'^^  %^^  ^i^Abrccnddbr^'y2i\u\ 
 wrote  a  Dilcourfe  againilhis  Prerenlions,  and  to  prevent 
 the  People  from  running  to  him.  The  Difcourfewas  read 
 by  fome  Perfonsof  Figure,  and  commended,  but  not  al- 
 low'd  to  be  Printed,  becaufe  of  the  Author's  Charader. 
 Afterwards  a  certain   Lady,  fending  him    a  Difcourfe 
 that  had  been  drawn  up  by    a  Jimclo  of  Popift:)  Pricfts, 
 intituled.    The  One  only,    /indfmguUr  only  One   Cntholicl^ 
 find   Roman    Faith^     he    drew   up   an    Anfwer  to    it, 
 which   was     printed,    and     met    with    good    Accep- 
 tance *.     He  continu'd  taking  Pains  to  do  Good  in  ail  ^  Befidcs 
 Ways  within  his  Reach  to  the  Laft,  and  had  generally  the  fore- 
 the  Charader  of  a  good  Scholar,  and    a  generous  fpi-  mention  d 
 ritcd  Man.     He  left  this  for  a  better  Life.  An.  1671  j  T*'^-^  a- 
 and  was  fucceeded  in  his  Congregation  by  his  younger <^^^'"/?  ^^^ 
 Brother,  Mv.  Natbanael Mather.  Papifls,^^ 
 
 piiblijVd 
 A  Trgatife  agahijl  Stinted  Liturgies;  i7w^^«  Trenlcum,  in  Order  to  an 
 j^greement  ^etTveejj  Presbyterians,  Independents,  and  Anabaprifts : 
 ^nd  a  Coiirfe  of  Sermons  upon  the  Old-Teflame7it  Types,  vpiik  feme  DifcGur^ 
 fes  againji  modern  Superjiitions,  were  puhlijhdby  his  Brothtr  after  his  De^* 
 ieafe. 
 
 Uoughton-tovper :  Mr.  Thorhns  Kj^y  ;  who  was  at  that 
 Time  but  a  Candidate,  and  uncrdain'd, 
 
 J^irtcn  :  Mr.  Taylor. 
 
 Singleton  :     Mr.  Cuthbe  t  lUnifcn. 
 
 JKjrkby  :  Mr.  Nehemiab  Ambrcfa, 
 
 Mllel :  Mr.  Atkjnjcn,  Jan. 
 
 Cartmcl :  Mr.  Philip  'Bennetl 
 
4  i  8         1  he  Ejecred  or  Silenced  Mtnifters^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 New-Church  in  ^ojfendale  :  Mr.  Kjj}pax, 
 
 Mr.  Lowe  j  AfTiftanr  at  Croft  on,  or  Eccleftone^ 
 
 Harmod,  or  Haywood :  Mr.  Sandford, 
 
 Alkrington:  Mr.  Robert  Town, 
 
 Hamylton :  Mr.  Bulled^. 
 
 Lindhal-Chappel :  Mr.  Thomas  DrinchaL 
 
 J^Jrkby-Longsdaie  :  Mr.  John  Smith, 
 
 Teathnm  :  Mr.  Nicholas  Smith, 
 
 Archolm  :  Mr.  James  Talbot. 
 
 Melling,  or  Mailing  :  Mr.  White, 
 
 There  were  alfo  feveral  Candidates  Silenc'd  In  this 
 County,  who  were  not  hx  d  in  any  Place  in  62,  who 
 all  of  them  ffor  any  thing  I  can  yet  learnj  continu'd 
 Nonconformlfts  :  As,  Mr.  Thomas  fVaddington,  Mr. 
 ^James  Haddock^,  Mr.  Cutbert  Halfal,  Mr.  John  Eddlefton, 
 Air.  John  Crompton,  and  Mr.  John  Fan,  who  is  yet  li- 
 ving at  Prefton, 
 
 And  whereas  Mr.  William  Leigh  of  Gorton'Chappel,  was 
 
 in  my  former  Edition  mentioned  twice,  he  is  now  taken 
 
 notice  of  but  once.     And   I  alfo  omit  in  this  County, 
 
 Mr.  John  Harvey  at  Houghton-toxver,  becaufe  he  is  men- 
 
 tion'd  before  in  Chejhire,  p.  135:     And  Mr.  Charles  Sa- 
 
 ger  mentioned  formerly  at  Durwen,  becauie  he  is  now 
 
 taken   notice  of  in  Derby/hire,  p.  205,  206.    And  Mr. 
 
 *  I  am  in'  ^pger  Baldwin  is  omitted  at  B^ynford"^,    becauie  he  is 
 
 forrnd    he  here  mtntion'd  at  Penreth  in  Cumberland,  p.  153  *    And 
 
 veas  mted  Mr.  James  Illingworth  is  omitted  at    Lcclefton,  becaufe 
 
 in  Cum-    he  is  mention'd  before  in  the  Univerfiry  of  Cambridge'. 
 
 berland     Xho*  I  muft  confefs,  I  have  no  certainty  a:  which  of 
 
 hi  60,  and  the 
 
 here  in  62; 
 
 aicd  had  /  kmwu  it  before,  JbouU  rather  have  taken  notice  of  him   her^ 
 than  t  hers. 
 
in  the  County  c?/  L  E  I  C  E  S  T  E  R.  419 
 
 the  2  Places  he  was  properly  ejected.  Ac  the  fame  Vol.  11. 
 Time  Icveral  are  now  added  that  were  cjedted,  who  ^./"V"^ 
 were  before  omitted. 
 
 And  whereas  I  in  my  former  Edition,  mentioned  the 
 following  Perfons,  as  conforming  in  this  County : 
 Mr.  'Bradley  Hayhurft  of  Leigh  ;  Mr.  Ajpinvoall  o^Heaton  ; 
 Mr.  Jojhu/t  Ambroje  of  Dnrhy  ;  Mr.  l4^iUiam  Cole  of 
 Prejlon  j  Mr.  fVilliam  Colebwn  of  Ellinhurgh  •  Mr.  Lc- 
 hen  of  Oldham  5  Mr.  James  Bocker  of  Bl^hly  j  Mr.  J^ViU 
 Ham  Affinvoall  of  Formeby  ;  Mf.  Briars  of  Heap ey  •  Mr. 
 Fijher  of  Kjrkham  3   and  Mr.  Jaksys  of  Bolton  : 
 
 I  now  add  Mr.  Jcjfop  oi  J^Vinwick^^  who  dy'd  at  Cogg- 
 Jhal  in  ElJex^  under  fomc  Scandals :  And  Mr.  Robert 
 Devphurji  of  J^^hitmouth-Chappel  j  who  I  underftand  af- 
 terwards conform'd  alfo. 
 
 But  as  for  Mr.  Peter  Afpinvcall  of  Heaton,  whom  I 
 before-mention'd,  as  conforming,    I  now   underftand, 
 that  he   liv'd  in  great  Ufefulneis   at  pyarrington,  and  , 
 dy'd  a  Nonconformift.  ^ 
 
 1/2  the  County  of  LEICESTER. 
 
 penny- Drayton  :  Mr.  Nnth.  Stevens  ,  M.  A.  His 
 Father  was  Minifter  of  Staunton-Barnvpood  in  PVilts- 
 He  was  bred  in  Oxford,  was  a  good  Scholar,  and  anufe- 
 ful  Preacher.  l>Food  reports  of  him,  that  he  came  to  a 
 iequeftred  Living  at  Drayton  :  But  that  was  his  Mi- 
 ftake  ;  for  he  was  duly  prelented  by  his  Patron  Mr. 
 Purcfoy  of  Berkshire  :  And  there  he  liv'd  till  the  Fury 
 and  Violence  of  the  C^i^^/d-^r J,  who  threatned  Plunder, 
 Imprifbnmenc  and  Fire,  and  drove  him  to  feek  San- 
 ctuary in  Coventry.  There,  during  the  continuance  of 
 the  Warr,  he  preach'd  on  Lord's-day  Mornings  in  the 
 great  Church.  At  his  return  to  Dmyton  he  had  Trou- 
 ble from  fome  Anabaptifts  :  And  the  moft  noted  Quaker 
 of  England,  George  Fox,  came  out  of  his  little  Parilli  : 
 But  he  learnt  not  his  Q]iakerifm  there.  He  was  long 
 wandring  amongft  unfettled  Heads,  and  at  laft  made 
 himfelf  the  Head  of  a  Party,  and  gain'd  a  multitude  of 
 Followers.  Mr.  Stephens  had  much  Diicourfe  with  him, 
 .tho'  with  little  EfFcd:.  He  thought  his  Time  better 
 fpent  in  inftrudling  a  teachable  People;  which  he  did 
 very  diligently.  He  took  much  Pains  in  ftudying  the 
 Ee  i  Apocit^ 
 
42  o  The  Ejefied  or  ^ttenc'^d  Mmi(lerSj  &c. 
 
 Yoi.  II.    j4}>ocalypJe  :  And  it  has  been  the  Apprehenfion  of  fome, 
 vx'V"^^  that  few  ever  did  it  to  better  Purpofe  3  and  their  La- 
 mentation, that  no  more  of  his  Meditations,  upon  that 
 abftrufe  Portion  of  Scripture,  were  made  pulDlick :  The' 
 befides  what  he   publifli'd  himfelf,  fome  few  of  them 
 being  communicated  to  Mr.  Pool,  are  to  be  found  in 
 *  He  hath  his  Synoffis.  *  He  was  alfo  well  skilPd  in  Polemich^  Divi- 
 Pn«?€f^,      nity.     Being  ejedted  for  his  Nonconformity  in  62,  he 
 v-^^^^^P'^  continud  in  the  Town  for  fom.e  time,  preaching   pri- 
 Baptifm     ^^"^^'^V'  ^^^  ^^^^  afterwards  fo  molefted,  that   he  was 
 of  Infants  ^^^^'^  ^^  remove  Seven  Times  for  his  Peace.     At  laft 
 out  of  the  ^^  ^^^'^  ^^  St oke-Gcl dingy   where  he  continu'd  the  Exer- 
 New  Te-  ci^e  of  his  Miniftry,  as  he  had  Opportunity,  till  he 
 f>ament,    dyM,  which  was  in  Fehr.  i6'j~  :   JEtat.  72. 
 &c.  4f  0. 
 
 1(^5 1 .  A  plain  and  eafie  Calculation  of  the  Name,  Mark,  and  Num- 
 ber of  the  Name  of  the  Beall:,  ^to  i6s6.  A  Three-fold  Defence  of 
 the  DoiElrine  of  Original  Sin,  ^to»  1658. 
 
 Whit^ick^ :  Mr.  John  Betinet,  He  was  born  at  London, 
 and  educated  at  Cambridge  -,  and  was  Epifcopally  Or- 
 dain'd.  He  preach'd  in  KorthaynptonJJoirc,  and  feveral 
 other  Places,  but  was  no  where  fettled  till  he  camie  to 
 H/hitwickj  where  he  was  feveral  Years,  till  ejected 
 in  62.  He  then  remov'd  to  London,  and  preach'd 
 there  occafionaily  for  about  Ten  Years,  and  then  re- 
 tura'd  into  the  Count'ry,  and  rented  a  Houfe  at  Little- 
 ever,  within  a  Mile  of  D<?r/?;,  which  continu'd  to  be 
 his  fettled  Habitation  as  long  as  he  liv'd.  He  taught 
 fome  Boys  in  his  Houfe,  and  preach'd  up  and  down 
 occafionaily  in  the  darkeft  Times,  but  met  with  ma- 
 ny Troubles  feveral  Ways.  He  was  excommunicated 
 and  dy'd  under  that  Sentence  at  Hnrtjhorn  in  Derb)Jhire^ 
 ^  about  Six  Miles  from  his  own  Houfe,  on   a  Journey 
 
 to  London y  in  May   1693,    in  the  71)?  Year  of  his  Age. 
 He  was  a  Man  of  conliderable  Learning,  pleafant  and 
 quick  in  Converfation,  plain  and  found  in  Preaching. 
 He  had  Acquaintance  with  feveral  great  Perfbns,  and 
 was  well  rcfpedcd  by  them.     He  fuffer'd  much  after 
 the   King's  Return,   before  and  after   his  Ejcdment : 
 *  SseConf.  OviCt  he  was  defign'd  to  be  drawn  into   a  Plot;  but 
 4th  Plfor  he  lb   managd   himfelf  as  that  he  cfcap'd  ;    but  was 
 theNonc.  ImprifonM,    and  dealt  with    as  a  fulpicious    Perfon, 
 f.  ;^.  4^.  wichouE  any  Reafon  ever  alledg'd  *.  ^ 
 
 ' X-ough» 
 
in  the  County  0/  L  E I CE  S  T  E  R.  42 1 
 
 Loughborow  ;  Mr.  Oliver  Bromskjll.     A  worthy,  able  Vol.  il. 
 Divine. 
 
 KarhmovQ  :  Mr.  Matthew  CUrk.  A  very  valuable  Man, 
 and  eminent  for  his  Skill  in  the  Oriental  Languages  ; 
 for  the  promoting  the  Study  of  which,  he  rook 
 much  pains,  and  drew  up  feveral  Writings,  which 
 would  (lunderftand)  be  printed  for  the  Common 
 Good,  were  due  Encouragement  given  by  Gentlemen 
 and  Scho  lars. 
 
 Ihftol^e  :  Mr.  Vf^ilL  Sheffield,  M.  A ;  bred    up  in  Tr/- 
 nity-College  in  Cambridge.     In    the  Time  of  the   Civil- 
 War,  he  preach'd  feveral  Years  at  Great-Bowden,  in  this 
 County.     He  wasoifer'd  by  the  Commirtee  of  Leicejier, 
 his  Choice  out  of  Three  rich  Parfonages  in  the  County, 
 then   Vacant  ;  vi:(,   Lancion,    I^jbvporth,     and    Lcugbo- 
 rough.     But   he  refus'd  rhem   all,  and  rather  accepted 
 Ihftoke,  upon  the  Invitation  of  the  principal  Inhabitants, 
 after  the   Sequeftration  of  Dr.  Lufton.     He   preferr'd 
 this  before  either  of  the  others,  tho*  it  was  near  50  /, 
 ■fcr  AnnuiTij  worfe  than  any  of  them.     During  his  Mi- 
 niftry  there,    he  was   greatly  refpedled    and   bclov'd, 
 not  only  by  his  own  Parifliioners,  bur  by  the  genera- 
 lity  of  Minifters  and  religious  People  in  iht  adjacent 
 Parts;  of  which,  among  many  others,  there  was  this 
 obferveable  Inftancc  ;  vi^.  that  when  Dr.  Lufton,   the 
 former   Incumbent,  was   dead,    lAv.  Job  Grey,  Brother 
 to  the  Earl  of  I\ent,  obtained  the  Prefentation  of  Ibftoci^^ 
 Parfonage  from  the  Lord-Keeper :  Whereupon  feveral 
 Gentlemen,  Minifters,  and  other  principal  Inhabitants 
 in    the  Neighbourhood,  fent  up    a  Petition   to  Courc 
 Sign'd  by  above  a  Thoufand  Hands,  begging  Mr.  Shcf^ 
 field   might  be   continu'd  ;    and   accordinglv   he   was 
 Confirm'd  in   Ibftock^,  by   a  Broad-Seal :   Which   yec 
 became  quickly  after  ufelefs,  when  the  AFt  cfVnifor- 
 mity  took  place,  at  which  Time  he  refign'd. 
 
 One  piece  of  Publick  Service  he  did,  which  ought 
 not  to  be  forgotten.  ^Av.  Gates,  an  Anabaftift,  coming 
 into  the  Country,  difturb'd  feveral  Congregations,  and 
 difpers'd  publick  Challenges,  to  Difpute  with  any 
 Minifter  or  Minifters,  upon  the  Point  of  B^ptljm.  Se- 
 veral Juftices  of  the  Peace  lent  to  Mr.  Sheffield,  deliring 
 bim    to  accept  ihe  Challenge,  and  dispute  the  Point 
 
 E  e  3  witk 
 
42  2       The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  MiniJierSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  with  him,  in  Leicefler  Caftle.  He  yielded  to  their 
 w/^'V's-/  Defire,  and  by  Agreement,  Sir  Thomai  Beamount  was 
 Moderator.  At  the  entrance  of  the  Difpute,  Mr.  Shef^ 
 field  openly  protefted,  that  it  was  Truth,  and  not  Vi- 
 d:ory,  he  was  aiming  at,  and  purfuing  5  and  that 
 therefore,  if  he  could  not  anfwer  the  Arguments  than 
 iliould  be  brought  a^ainft  him,  or  maintain  the  Points 
 he  pretended  to  defend,  againft  the  Oppofition  that 
 fhould  be  made  againft  them,  he  would  frankly  ac- 
 knowledge it  before  them.  He  delir'd  the  lame  of 
 Mr.  Oa'es,  Vv'ho  alfo  agreed.  The  Difpute  continu'd 
 Three  Hours,  and  was  manag'd  with  great  Fairnefs 
 and  Temper,  At  length  Mr.  Oates  was  gravel'd  with 
 an  Argument,  and  yet  loudly  cali'd  on  by  the  People 
 prefenr,  cither  to  Anfwer,  or  according  to  his  Promife, 
 to  confefs  he  could  not.  Whereupon  he  frankly  con- 
 fefs'd,  that  he  could  not  at  prefent  Anfwer  it.  The 
 Juftices,  at  the  breaking  up  of  the  Meeting,  obliged 
 Mr.  O^tes  to  give  his  Promife,  that  he  would  no  more 
 difturb  the  Congregations  in  that  County. 
 
 Af[er  his  being  filenc'd,  he  went  to  I<Jbvocrth^  where 
 he  had  a  fmali  Eftate ;  having  alfo  in  his  Eye,  the 
 Benefit  of  the  Free-School  there,  for  his  Children. 
 He  liv'd  there  privately  till  his  Death,  An.  167-^.  His 
 conftant  Pradlice  on  the  Lord's-day  in  this  Time  of 
 his  Retirement,  was  this  :  He  went  in  the  Morning 
 with  his  Family  to  the  Parifli-Church;  and  preach'd 
 in  his  own  Houfe  in  the  Afternoon,  for  the  Inftru(ftiori 
 of  his  Family,  and  fuch  others  as  were  willing  to  hear 
 him.    His  Son  is  now  Paftor  of  a  Congregation  in 
 
 fVanlij)  "  Mr.  John  Smith, 
 
 LEICESTEPy^:  Mr.milinmSimms. 
 
 Cumky  :    Mr.  J\eftio7u 
 
 Kjhvoonh  :  Mr.  Jchn  Taxley.  He  was  o^  Sz.JohnS'Col- 
 hge  ill  Cambridge.  His  Living  was  worth  near  300  /.  I'cr 
 Annum.  He  was  not  only  turn'd  out  of  it,  foon  after 
 King  Charles's  Return,  but  robb'd  of  his  Goods  -,  and 
 alfo  arraign'd  for  his  Life,  for  faying  in  his  Pulpit,  that 
 he  thought  Hell  was  hrokslooje.     They  would  have  made 
 
 thofQ 
 
in  the  County  ^/LEICESTER.  42  j 
 
 thofe  Words  Trcafon  againft  the  King  and  Govern-  Vol.  II. 
 menu :  But  GOD  would  not  fuffer  them  to  take  away  ^^y*sf*^ 
 
 his  Life.  His  Wife  was  miferably  abus'd  by  the  Sol- 
 diers, who  would  not  fufler  her  to  go  down  Stairs,  bun 
 pufli'd  her  down  headlong,  turn'd  her  out  of  Doors 
 with  the  Servants,  and  took  Pofleffion  of  all.  In  her 
 Fright  flie  forgot  a  Grand-daughter,  that  lay  in  a  Cra- 
 dle. Whereupon  flie  went  back,  but  could  not  get  in. 
 Looking  through  the  Hall- Window,  (lie  faw  the  Child 
 in  the  Cradle,  and  the  Soldiers  by  it  ;  and  in  an  Ago- 
 ny cry'd  out  to  them,  T^u  VilUins^  vpiilyou  kjll  my  Child  ? 
 For  which  Words  thcv  fliot  at  her  through  the  Win- 
 dow, and  fo  hurt  her,  that  fae  loft  her  Sight  to  the 
 Day  of  her  Death.  Mr.  T^ixley  liv'd  tiil  he  was  be- 
 tween 70  or  80  Years  of  Age,  preaching  near  0^1- 
 Smithfield  in  Lo?idon, 
 
 Ptickinton  :  Mr.  PVi/liam  Smith.  Born  In  J^orccfter-' 
 ftoircy  and  educated  in  Oxen.  His  iirft  Labours  were 
 at  one  of  the  Langton's  in  this  County,  under  Mr, 
 Blackfby^  whofe  Ailiftant  he  was.  From  thence  he 
 remov'd  to  Packington,  near  Ajhl^y  de  la  :{ouch.  Af- 
 ter his  Ejedment  in  1662,  he  remov'd  to  Difivorth- 
 Grange,  where  he  continu*d  many  Years,  teaching 
 Scholars,  and  preaching  conftantly,  cither  in  his  own 
 Houfe,  or  in  Places  adjacent,  as  Occalion  and  Oppor- 
 tunity ofc'd.  He  was  a  worthy  Divine,  and  a  plain 
 profitable  Preacher.  He  enjoy 'd  a  greater  meafure  of 
 Health  than  moft  Students,  and  laborious  Preachers 
 do  :  but  at  his  Entrance  upon  his  63d  Year,  Hypocon- 
 draical  AVinds  did  fo  prevail  over  him,  as  to  put  a 
 Period  to  his  valuable  Life,  on  Ocioh.  20.  1686. 
 
 Cole-Orton':  Mr.  Samuel  Olderjhavo.  After  his  Eject- 
 ment, he  liv'd  as  Chaplain  in  Efquire  Spademan's  Fa^ 
 mily,  2iZ  B^adnook^'m  D^rbyfJoire,  where  by  miftake  he 
 was  menrion'd  a  Second  time  in  my  former  Edition- 
 He  afterwards  turn'd  Phyfician. 
 
 ^aunficn,  and  Hoofe  :  Mr.  Shuttlewood.  Who  in  1668,' 
 was  tiken  with  many  others  Singing  a  Pfalm,  by  M.  B, 
 and  Thirty  or  Forty  Horfemen,  with  Swords  drawn, 
 and  Piftols  cock'd.  He  was  examined,  diftrain'd  up- 
 on, imprifon'd,  and  treated  m.oft  rudely.  Gll/hons^ 
 E  e  4  wha 
 
424  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc'd  MwiJterSj  &-C. 
 
 Vol  II.    who  was   his  great   Enemy,  and  furious  Profecutor  5 
 
 v-/'V*>-^  who  made  in  his  Bulineis  to  give  him  and  others  in 
 
 thole  Parts,Difturbance,  was  at  laft  overtaken  by  divine 
 
 Vengeance  in  a  remarkable  Way  ;  For  being  Drunk 
 
 at  Lutte,  mnh,  when  it  was  late  at  Night,  he  was  dif- 
 
 fwaded  from    going  home  to  Kjmcot  two   Miles  off  j 
 
 but  he  fwore  he  would  go  home,  in  Ipite  of  all  the  Dc- 
 
 ^  ^^^     vils  in  Hell.  Making  an  Attempt,  he  was  found  dead  the 
 
 pf  ?    \    ncxtMorning,in  a  fliallow  Stream  of  water,  which  did 
 
 PI.  for  the    ^^  cover  his  Body,    betwixt   Lutterworth  and    Mi- 
 
 p.Bi.Si.  /^^^^^«*- 
 
 Ccngerfton,  or  Cunfion  :  Mr.  George  J^Vright,  A  Man 
 of  great  Piety,  and  very  uieful  awakening  Preacher  : 
 He  had  a  more  than  common  Gift  in  Prayer,  and  was 
 favoer'd  by  GOD  with  fome  Anfwers  of  his  Prayers, 
 which  were  net  ufual  and  common.  He  had  a  great 
 Felicity  in  difcourling  warmly  of  fpiritual  Things,  by 
 which  God  made  ufe  of  him  as  an  Inftrument  of  Good 
 to  many. 
 
 M^it  her  ley. Mr.  John  Chcfler.  Before  he  came  to  thisPlace, 
 it  had  been  fome  Years  fequellred  from  a  Non-preaching 
 Parfon,  whole  Curate  produc'd  a  Dormant  Title  at 
 the  King's  Reftauratlon.  Coming  to  take  Polfcliion, 
 he  With  the  greatcft  Violence  and  Fury  imaginable, 
 threw  our  Air.  Chefier's  goods  into  the  Street.  This 
 was  very  difagrecabieto  the  Neighbours,  among  whom 
 he  had  liv*d  peaceably:  Having  by  his  aifiduouslnduftry 
 brought  levcral  of  them  to  a  great  deal  of  Know- 
 ledge in  Religion.  For  by  Catcchifing,  and  conftanc 
 Preaching,  and  daily  vifiring,  from  Houfe  to  Houle, 
 .  (  Ways  that  that  poor  Town  had  not  been  us'd  to  be- 
 fore, and  I  doubt  not  fince)  they  began  to  have  a  great 
 Senfe  of  Piety,  and  Tove  to  the  bell  Things.  They 
 were  loath  to  part  with  fo  good  and  ufeful  a  Man,  and 
 much  troubled  at  his  meeting  with  fuch  Ufage  ;  But 
 they  parted  from  him  with  many  Tears.  Hereupon 
 he  came  to  Lcndcn,  where  he  continued  all  the  Time  of 
 the  Plague,  in  55  ;  and  was  at  that  Time  inftrumen- 
 tal  for  the  Good  of  m.any  Souls.  Mr.  Baxter  gives  him 
 the  CharacTter  of  a  Man  of  a  very  Ibber,  calm,  peace- 
 able Spirit,  found  in  Doctrine  and  Life  ;  and  a  grave 
 and  fruitful  Preacher.    He  often  made  Excurfions  into 
 
 feveral 
 
in  the  County  ^/LEICESTER.  425 
 
 feveral  parts  of  Surrey^  but  his  fettled  Abode  was  in  Vol.  IL 
 SouthvQay\,  where,  in  the  latter  part  of  his  Life,  he  .^/"^"^^ 
 preach'd  ftatedly,  at  the  Meeting-houfe  in  GrnveL 
 Lane  near  St.  Georges  Fields.  Under  fbme  illnefs  he 
 retir'd  to  his  Son's  (aPhyficianJ  at  Guilford:  He 
 went  hoping  for  Health,  but  there  he  found  a  Grave, 
 and  a  Gate  to  Heaven,  in  Mny^  1696.  He  liv'd  defir'd, 
 and  dy'd  lamented. 
 
 Svpebflon :  Mr,  Henry  PVattSf  and  Mr.  Hud/on,  his 
 AfTiftant. 
 
 Sthfton  :  Mr.  Sam.  Doughty,  After  his  Ejcdtment  he 
 liv'd  at  Afioby  de  la  HS^ouch,  and  had  the  King's  Licenfe 
 to  preach  in  his  own  Houle  there,  and  yet  was  con- 
 vided  by  the  Lord  B,  and  Lord  S.  40  /.  was  levy'd 
 upon  hitn,  20  /.  for  himfclf,  and  20  /.  for  preaching  in 
 it.  He  made  his  Appeal  to  the  Quarter-SefTions,  and 
 pleaded  his  Licenfe  from  the  King,  and  that  there  was 
 neither  Sedition,  nor  breach  of  Peace,  but  he  found 
 no  Relief.  Afterwards  he  complain'd  to  the  King  and 
 Council.  The  Lords  were  fent  for  up  to  Council. 
 The  King  was  pleas'd  to  give  him  his  Part ;  but  he 
 could  never  get  it. 
 
 Hinkley  ;  M.r.Thomas  Lendheater,  He  was  a  Chejhire 
 Man,  bred  inCamhridge,  In  his  younger  Days  he  was 
 Chaplain  to  the  pious  Lady  H^imbleaon.  His  minifterl- 
 al  Labours  were  very  acceptable,  and  ufeful  to  this 
 Town.  After  his  Ejcd:ment  he  retir'd  into  his  own 
 Country  to  Namftmch,  where  he  had  a  very  good 
 Correfpondence  with  the  publick  Miniftcr,  which  was 
 a  Favour  not  indulg'd  to  others  in  his  Circumftances, 
 who  came  thither  for  Shelter,  He  was  a  grave,  learn- 
 ed, judicious  Man,  and  had  a  good  Eftate.  He 
 preach'd  privately  in  his  own  Houfe,  and  elfewhere 
 as  he  had  Opportunity,  till  the  Indulgence  in  72. 
 And  then  he  took  a  Licenfe,  for  his  own  Houle  at 
 A'-mitage,  or  Hermitage^  near  Church-holme  :  But  that 
 he  might  give  the  lefs  Offence,  he  went  to  Church 
 firft,  and  preach'd  at  home  afterwards.  At  length  he 
 fix'd  wth  a  private  Congregation  in  Windy  and  there 
 ibje  dy'd  on  a  fudden J  of  vomiting  Blood,  Nfl'v.4.  1679: 
 s/Etai,  52, 
 
426  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'd  Miniflers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 
 ^.y-V^^^       LVTTEIi^roBJR :    Mr.Jchn  St.NichoUi;     *  who 
 
 ^  ^    to  the  lait,  (  .nd  he  liv'd  to  a  good  old  AgeJ  was  us'd 
 
 The^Hu'  ^°  ^^^^  himielf,   a  Student  in  St.  Paul's  Epiftles.     He 
 
 ftory   of    cranflated   into  Englijhy  Dr.  Ames's  Marroxv  of  Divinity, 
 
 Baptifm,   which  was  printed  by  Order  of  Parliament.     He  dy'd 
 
 Si;a  167*1.  in   his  95th  Year,  and  went  to  the  Publick  Church, 
 
 The  Wi-  as  long  as  he  was  able  to  go  abroad,  norwithftanding 
 
 dow's        that  he  was  for  many  Y^ars  fo  thick  of  Hearing,  that 
 
 Mite,  4f(7.  he  could  not  hear  a  Word  that  was  faid.     And  when 
 
 and  fome   ^e  vvas  ask'd,  why  he  would  go  to  Church  when  he 
 
 ^^^f"  had  loft  his  Hearing,  he  declard,  he  went  to  give  an 
 
 Things.       Example  to  others,  being  afraid,  that  if  he  fhould  flay 
 
 at-home  on  the  Lord's-day  when  there  was   a  Sermon 
 
 in  the  Church,  others  might  be  encourag'd  to  ftay  at 
 
 home,  and  keep  from  Church  too,    tho'  they  had   x\o 
 
 fuch  Difficulty  as  he  labour'd  under.     He  had   a  good 
 
 Eftate,  and  marry 'd  the  Earl  of  Kjnt's  Daughter,  and 
 
 was  an  able  Scholar. 
 
 Long-pfhtitton:  :  Mr.  Snmuel  Shnvo,  M.  A.  He  was 
 born  of  religious  Parents  at  J^pton  in  Derhyfoire,  y]nn, 
 1635  ;  and  educated  at  the  Free-School  there,  then 
 the  beft  in  thofe  Parts  of  England.  He  went  thence  ac 
 Fourteen  Years  of  Age,  to  St.  JoJms-Coliege'm  C  imhridge, 
 where  he  was  Chamber-fellow  to  Dr.  Morton.  When 
 he  had  compleated  his  Studies,  heremov'd  to  Tammrth 
 in  H^arvoickjhirey  and  was  Mafter  of  the  Free-School 
 there,  in  1656.  Here  he  was  when  that  Reverend 
 Perfon  Mr.Blake  ftheir  Paftor)dy'd,(whichwas  in  1657) 
 at  vv^hofe  Funeral  Mr.  Sbaw  f^xake  an  eloquent  Orati- 
 on, after  Mr.  Anthony  Burgc/s  had  preach'd  a  grave 
 Sermon.  They  are  both  in  Print :  And  he  that  perufes 
 them  can  hardly  forbear  admiring  the  Happinefs  of 
 '  thole  Parts,  in  a  Conjun(5i:ion  of  Three  fuch  Men,  as 
 '  the  Defund,  and  the  two  Speakers. 
 
 From  Tamworth  he  remov'd  to  Mcfely,  a  fmall  Place 
 in  the  Borders  of  l>Vorcefls)fl:ire,  being  Invited  thither 
 by  Coll.  Greavis  of  that  Place,  who  had  a  great  Re- 
 fpecl  for  him,  and  fliew'd  him  much  Kindnefs.  Ac 
 his  coming  thither  he  was  Ordain'd  by  the  Clalfical 
 Presbytery  at  fVirlisvporth  in  Derhyjhire  :  And  in  1658, 
 he,  by  the  AiTiftance  of  Mr.  Gervas  Figot  of  Thrumpton, 
 
 obtain'd 
 
in  the  County  ^f  L  E  I  C  E  S  T  E  R.         427 
 
 obtain'd   a  Prefentacion  from    the   Protestor,    no  this  . 
 Rectory  of   Long-W^hntton  t,  worth  150  /.   pr  Annum,  j^^^^l^ 
 which  Place  was  in  the  Gift  of  the  Crown.     In  Ju7ic  t^^f/ p^^^ 
 this  Year,  he  had  full  and  peaceable  PoflelTion  of  this  j;^^^.^  ^^^J 
 Place,  and  continu'd  fo  to  have  till  K.  C/j^W^/j  Return,  the  zSth 
 in  1660.     Then  fearing  fome  Difturbance,  he  (in  the  Day  of 
 Month  of  September  that  Year)  got  a  frelh  Prefentacion  May,  in 
 under  the  Great   Seal   ot   England,  a  Copy  x^f  which  f^e  rear 
 
 16  ^8, there 
 •was  exhibited  to  the  Comrnijfioners  for  approbation  of  puhlick  Preachers,  a 
 Prefcntation  of  Mr.  Samuel  Shaw,  to  the  ReBory  of  Long-Whatton  in 
 the  County  o/Leicefter,  made  to  him  by  his  Highnefs  Oliver,  Lord  Pro- 
 teBor  of  the  Common-wealth  of  Eng\2ind,  &c.  the  Patron  thereof  tea hr 
 his  Seal  Manual,  together  with  aTefiimony  in  the  behalf  of  the  faid  S?mu- 
 el  Shaw,  of  his  holy  and  godly  Converfation  :  Upon  perufal-,  and  due  Con^ 
 Jideration  of  the  Premifes,  and  finding  him  to  he  a  Perfon  qualify  d^  as  in 
 and  by  the  Ordinance  for  fuch  Approbation  is  requird^  the  CommJ[fioners 
 above-mention  d  have  adjudgd  and  approvd  the  faid  Samuel  Shaw  to 
 he  a  fit  Perfon  to  preach  the  Gofel,  and  have  granted  him  Admiffion, 
 and  do  admit  the  /"^za?  Samuel  Shaw  to  theRecfory  qfLong-Whacron 
 aforefatd,  to  be  full  and  perfeB  Poffejfor  and  Incumbent  thereof  :  Jnd  do 
 hereby  fignify  to  all  Perfons  concern  d  therein,  that  he  is  hereby  intituled  to 
 the  Profits,  and  Perquifites^  and  all  Rights  and  Dues  incident:  and  belonging 
 to  the  faid  Reciory,  as  fully  and  efecfually  as  if  he  had  been  tnfiitiLted  and 
 induBed  according  to  any  fiicb  Laws  and  Cufioms,  as  have  in  this  Cafe  for- 
 merly been  made  or  us  d  in  this  Realm.  In  witmfs  whereof,  they  have 
 caused  the  Common-Seal  to  be  hereunto  affix' d,  and  the  fame  to  he  attcjied 
 hy  the  Hand  of  the  Regijier,  by  his  Highnefs  in  that  behalf  appointed. 
 
 Dated  at  Whkehz]],   the  Twenty  eighth  Day  0/ May,      0?2e  thoU' 
 fandy  Six  hundred,    Fifty  and  eight. 
 
 (L.  S'.)  Jo.  Nye,  Kegifter. 
 
 Mem.  That  the  $th  Day  of  June,  1^58,  full,  peaceable,  corporal  Pof- 
 fejjion  of  the  Church  of  Wharton  within-mentiond,  was  taken  by  Mr.  Sa- 
 muel Shaw,  hy  Vertue  of  this  Injirument  :   In  prcfcnce  of 
 
 Ger.  Pigot. 
 Jo  Foxcroft. 
 Thomas  Al(bpp. 
 William  Boyer. 
 
 is 
 
428  The  EjecJed  or  Sile^c'dMimprs^  &C. 
 
 *  Carolus  is  here  added  in  the  Margin  *.     The  former  Incum- 
 sdus,         bent  Mr.  Henry  I^obinfon  was  dead,  and  two  more  that 
 D.  Gr.      cnjoy'd  it  after  him  ;  and  fo  he  obtain'd  the  Prcfcntati- 
 Anglise,    q^^  without  much  Difficulty.     But  tho'  his  Title  was 
 ^'^^^''     ^  thus  corroborated,  yet   Sir  jfch?i  Prettymnn  made  Inte- 
 Franc:  5c  ^^^  ^^-^.j^  ^j^^  Lord-Chancellor,  and  they  found  Means 
 F'd  '"^D  .  ^^  remove  Mr.  ShavQ  in    1661,  about  a  Year  before  the 
 fenfor    ^'ActofVniformity  came  out;  and  they  introdiic'd  one 
 &c.  6m-  ^^^'  Butler,  who  had  never  been  Incumbent,  nor  had 
 nibus  &:    any  manner  of  Title  to  the  Place.     He   was  a  Man  of 
 fingulis      fuch    mean    Qualiiications,    and  fo  little  re(pcd:ed  in 
 Ofhci?-      the  Parifli,  that  fome   of  them   took  Occafion    to  tell 
 riis  ^Mi-  ^{x:  John  i^rettymnn,  that   they  heard  Mr  'Eutlcr  had  gi- 
 niftris  no-  y^j^  j^^f^  a  pair  of  Coaeh-Mares  to  get  him  the  Living, 
 y}  ^  .  but  they  would  givehfrn  two  pair  to  get  him  out,  and 
 aliis   qui-  -^^^  ^y^^  -j^  again.     After  this  he  never  had  any  pub- 
 hac^parte^  lick  Living,  and  fo  was  not  properly  turn'd*  out  by  the 
 autorita-    Vniformity  Ac],   iho'  he    was  filenc'd  by    it.     For    he 
 tem  live    could  not  fatisfy  himfelfto  conform,  tho'  he  was  after- 
 potefta-     vFards  ofter'd  his  Living  without  any  other  Condition 
 tem  fuffi-  than  Reordination.     But  he  us'd  to  fay,   he  would  not 
 cientem     lie   to   GOD  and  Man,  in  declaring  his  Presbyterian 
 habent,      Ordination  invalid, 
 five  in 
 
 pofterum  hab-tierint,  Salutem  ;  Ad  Reaoriam  de  Long-Whatton, 
 in  Comitatu  noflro  Leiceftrienfi  per  mortem  Henrici  Robinfon 
 ultimi  Incumbcntis  ibidem,  aut  aliquo  alio  quocunque  modo 
 jam  vacantem,  &  ad  noftram  Praefentationem  plenp  Jure  fpe6bn- 
 tem,  .DILECTUM  nobis  in  Chrifto  Samuelem  Shaw  Clericum, 
 in  Artibus  Magiftrum  vobis  prxfcntamus  MANDANTES  &  requi- 
 rentes  quatenus  eundem  Samuelem  Shaw,  ad  Reftoriam  de  Long- 
 Wharton  prosdiftam  admirtere,  ipfumq.  Reftorem  ibidem  ac  ds 
 ^c  in  eadem  rite  h  legitime  Inftituere  pariter  &  inveftire  cum  om- 
 nibus fuis  Juris  Membris,  pertinentiis  univcrfis,  ceteraque  omnia 
 &  fmgula  facere,  peragere,  &:  perimplere,  (\u^  veftro  in  hac  parte 
 Incumbunt  Officio  Paftorali  velitis  cum  Favore  ^c  effeftu  :  In  cu- 
 jus  rei  TeRimonium  has  Literas  noftras  fieri  fecimus  patentes  Tefte 
 meipfo,  apud  Weflmonafterium  Primo  die  Sept.  Anno  Regni  noftii 
 •iimo.    Per  Dom.  Cancel!.  Angl. 
 
 Hajllngs. 
 
 When  he  left   l^oatton   he  remov'd  to  CMes,  a  fmall 
 Village  near  Loughhorou^h,  in  the  fame  County.     Du- 
 ring qis  ftay  here,  his  Family  was  afflidtcd    with    the 
 Plague,  being  infeded  by  fome  Relations  from  London^ 
 •   who  came  from  thence  to  avoid  it :  It  was  about  Har- 
 
 veft: 
 
tn  the  County  ^/LEICESTER.  429 
 
 veft  1665.  About  that  Time  he  preach'd  in- his  Faini-  Vol.  II. 
 ly,  and  afterwards  publiih'd  that  excellent  uieful  Book,  \^/-\^'^^ 
 cali'd,  Ihe  wflcom  to  the  Plngue^  from  Amos  4.  12  :  Pre- 
 fare  to  meet  thy  God,  O  IJr^eL  He  bury*d  Two  Chil- 
 dren, Two  Friends,  and  One  Servant  of  that  Diftem- 
 per  ;  But  he  and  his  Wife,  who  both  had  it,  cfcap'd, 
 and  not  being  ill  both  at  once,  look'd  after  one  ano- 
 ther, and  the  reft  of  the  Family,  which  was  a  great 
 Mercy.  For  none  durft  come  to  his  Alfiftance ;  buc 
 he  was  in  a  manner  fliut  up.  for  about  Three  Months 
 together.  He  was  forc*d  to  attend  his  Sick,  and  bury 
 his  Dead  himfelf  in  his  own  Garden. 
 
 Towards  the  latter  end  of  thcYear  1666,  he  remov'd 
 to  Ajhhy  de  In  :^ouch  in  the  lame  County  ;  and  he  was 
 chofcn  to  be  the  fole  School-mafter  of  the  Free- 
 School  in  1668.  The  Revenue  was  thfti  but  fmall, 
 and  the  School-Buildings  (thofe  few  there  were)  quite 
 out  of  Repair,  and  the  Number  of  Scholars  few  ;  Buc 
 by  his  Diligence  he  foon  got  the  Salary  augmented,  not 
 only  for  hinifclf,  but  all  fuccceding  School-mafters  : 
 And  by  his  Literert:  among  Gentlemen,  he  bcgg'd   Mo-  * 
 
 ney   for   the     building     of   a   good    School ,    and  a 
 School-houfe,  and  a  Gallery   for  the    Convenience  of 
 the  Scholars   in  the  Church  ;  AVhich  will  be  an   unde- 
 niable  Evidence  how   great   a  Benefadlor  he  was  to 
 that  Town,   as  long  as  thofe  Buildings  continue.     He 
 had  another  Difficulty  to  conteft  with  in  this  Matter  ; 
 which  was,    how   to  get  a  Licenfe,  without  Subfcrip- 
 tion   to   fuch   Things  as  his  Confcience  did  not  allow 
 of.     But  he  got  over  that   alfo.     For  by  Means  of  the 
 Lord    Conway,    he   obtain'd  from   the    Archbilliop   of 
 Canterbury  a  Licenle  to   reach   School  any  where  in  his 
 whole  Province  *  :   And  that  without  his  fo  much   as  ♦  Gllber- 
 once  feeing   or   waiting  upon  the   Archbidiop.     And  tus  Pro- 
 he  needing  a  Licenfe  alfo  from  the  BiOiop  of  the  Di-  videntia 
 ocefs,   got  a  Friend  to  make  his  Application    to   Dr.  divina 
 Fuller,  who   was  then  Bifliop  of  Lincoln,  who  put  his  Cantua 
 late  Book,  occafion'd  by  the  Plague  in  his  Family,  in-  rienfis 
 to  his  Hands,  in  order  to  his  Satisfacftion,  as  to    his  Archie- 
 real  Worth.     The  Bifliop  was  fo  pleas'd  with  his  Pie-  pus  Toti- 
 ty,  Peaceablenefs,    Humility,   and  Learning  there  di-  usAngli.-s 
 fcovcr'd,   that  he  gave  him  a  Licenfe  upon  fuch  a  Sub-  Primas  Sc 
 fcriprion  as  his  own  Senfe  dicirated  and  inferted  :   And  Metrop- 
 §dded,  that  he  was  glad  to  have  fo  worthy  a  Man  in  nusadin- 
 
 his 
 
4JO  The  EjecJed  or  Sile^c'^d  Minifters^  Src 
 
 Vol.  11.  his  Diocele,  upon  any  Terms.  He  alfb  faid,  that  he 
 K^'sr^-^  underitood  there  was  another  of  his  Books  in  Print  ^ 
 fra  Scrip- ^'/:^.  the  Second  Part  of  the  Angelical  Life ^  which  he  - 
 taA'jcrire*^^^^''^  "^'ghi^  ^^  ^^""^  ^^'^-  His  Piety,  Learning  and 
 parJia-  I'emper  loon  rais'd  the  Reputation  of  his  School,  and 
 men  '  the  Number  of  his  Scholars  above  any  in  thofe  Parts  ; 
 Anglic  fo  that  he  always  kept  one,  and  for  a  great  while  Two 
 Ltime  Uihcrs  to  aifilt^him  -  having  often  i6o  Boys  or 
 fulcirus,  more  under  his  Charge.  His  Houfe  and  the  Towa 
 DI  L  E-  was  continually  full  of  Boarders  from  London, 
 ^  ■^. ^.  and  other  diflant  Parts  of  the  Kingdom,  which 
 nobis  in  ^^,3^  ^  gj.^^^  Advantage  to  all  the  trading  Part.  Here 
 ^  ^^^  '^y  he  did  excellent  Service  in  educating  Youth.  Several 
 Shaw  de  ^'"^  '"^s  of  the  Church  of  E^iglmd^  (among  the  reft 
 Alhbyde-  ^^^'  i^l^dtcr  Hortcn  late  Minifter  ol  Ail-Snints  in  Derby, 
 la-zouch,  ^i^<^  r^ow  one  of  the  Csinons  ot  Litchfield,  and  Mr.  Siur- 
 m  Conii-  g^p  the  prefcnr  Minifter  of  y^/Z-iS^^/^/^j  in  Derby)  andma- 
 tatu  Lei-  ny  Gentlemen,  Phyficians,  Lawyers,  and  others  yet  li- 
 ceftriaejin  \ing  in  icveral  Parrs  oi ErigUnd^  were  his  Scholars,  and 
 Artibus  owe  their  School- Learning  to  his  good  Inftrucflions. 
 Magro  He  endeavoured  to  make  the  Youth  that  were  under 
 Salutern  his  Care,  in  love  with  Piety,  and  to  principle  them 
 ^  graam  in  Religion  betimes,  by  his  good  Advice,  and  allure 
 ad  ij;ftru-  rhem  to  it  by  his  good  Example. 
 
 end.  ftu-  HisTemper  was  aliabie,  his  Converfation  pleafant  and 
 du^nd.  Sc  facetious,  his  Method  of  Teaching,  winning  and  eade. 
 mior-  j^^  j^^^^  ^j,^,^j.  ^j^^ij  -j^  finding  out,  and  fuiting  himfelf 
 r-oTin^"^"  f°  ^^^  Tempers  of  Boys.  He  was  of  a  peaceable  Dif- 
 literis  pofition,  and  was  frequently  imploy'd  in  reconciling 
 gram-  Difi^rences,  and  very  fuccefsful  in  his  Endeavours, 
 mat'ca-  He   was  univerfal  m  his  Charity  :  He  relieved  the 
 
 libus  ali-  Lndigent,  freely  taught  poor  Children,  where  he  faw 
 ifqueDo-in  them  a  Difpodtion  to  Learning,  and  afterwards 
 cumentis  procur'd  them  Aififtance  to  perfedt  their  Studies  at 
 Jicitis^Sc  fj^g  Univerfity.  He  had  a  publickand  generous  Spirit, 
 ?H- ''^^  and  was  ready  to  encourage  any  goodDeligns.  He  was 
 L^  aibus^^Si^'^"  ^o  Hofpitality,  and  very  moderate  in  his  Princi- 
 fiafmiTsc  P^^^*  ^^  ^^P^  ^  conftant  Correfpondence  with  the 
 c onfuctu- Vicar  o{-  the  Place,  and  when  the  Liberty  of  the  Dif- 
 dinibus  fenrers  was  fettled  by  Ad  of  Parliament,  he  licens'd 
 hujus  in-  his  School  for  a  place  of  religious  WorOiip,  and  the 
 cliri  Rcg-firft  Time  he  us'd  it,  preach'd  from  Acts  19-95  ^(Z* 
 ni  Angliae^^^f/;?^^  daily  in  the  School  of  one  Tyrznnus.  He  fo  con- 
 in  ea  par- ^ny'd  his  Meetings,  as  noc  to  interfere  with  the  pub- 
 lick. 
 
in  the  County  <?/  L  E  I  C  E  S  T  E  R.  43 1" 
 
 lick,  nor  leflen  the    Congregation,  preaching  at  Noon  Vol.  II. 
 between  the  Sermons  at   Church,  and   coaitancly  at-    ./"v-n^ 
 tending  there  both  pares  of  the  Day,  at  the   beginning  te  per- 
 of 'he  Service,  wichajlhis  Scholars  in  his  Family,  and  "^'^r.  & 
 almoft  all  his  Hearers  with   him  ;  So  that  the  pubr  ^PP^pha- 
 lick    AiTembly  was  hereby  confiderably  augmented  :^^^'  ^" 
 And  the  weekly  Lecture  was  chiefly   attended  by  the  ^"^^^"9' 
 Scholars  led  thither  by  their  Mafter.  Iko  vel  " 
 
 privato 
 (  tuo  arbltrio  eligcnd  )  in  &:  per  totum  Angllce  Regnum  juxta  le- 
 ges Srarura  &  Conftituones  in  ea  parte  editas,  &  provifas  Tibi, 
 de  cujus  fidciitate,  Literarum  jScientia,  Confcientiss  puritate,  mo- 
 rum  probitate  6c  Diligentia  plurimum  confidimus  ;  Tribus  illis 
 Articulis  mencon'  in  triceccfimo  fexto  Capitulo  libri  Conftitucon 
 llvi  Canonu^ecclecor'  Anno  Domini  milleffimo  fexceniffimo  quarto 
 Regia  Aurtate  edit'  ^  promulgat',  m.anu  tua  propria  Subfcribcnti 
 in  hunc  modum  ;  viz.  primo  &  tertio  Articulis  integris  &  sdi  Ar- 
 ticuli  duobus  prioribus  Membris,  nee  non  juramentum  Supremic 
 tatis  Regiae  Majeftati  juxta  vim  formam  &  effcftum  Statuti  Parlil 
 amenti  hujus  Regni  Anglic  in  ea  parte  edit'  Sc  provis'  ad  Sanfta 
 Dei  Evangclia  per  te  corporalar'  fafta,  £c  deofculara  coram  nobis 
 aut  CommifTario  nro  ad  faculrates  praefianti,  ^  fubeunti,  Licentiam 
 tc  Facultatem  nras  conccdimus  &  impe^timur  per  prxfentcs  ad 
 nrum  beneplacitum  tantum  mode  duraturf  i  PROVISO  temper  quod 
 hse  literce  tibi  non  proficiant,  nifi  regiftrentur  &  fubfcribantur' 
 per  Clericum  Region  Majeftatis  ad  Facultares  in  Cancellaria  ;  Dan 
 fub  figillo  ad  Faculcates,  vicecimo  quarto  die  Mentfis  Decembris, 
 Anno  Domini  millefimo  fexcentefimo  feptuagefimo,  &  i^ 
 Tranflationis  Anno  oftavo. 
 
 Jo.   Berkinhend,  I^hus  BaylJe,  Clerm 
 
 ad  Facultatis  Magr.  Facuhaium, 
 
 (L.S.) 
 
 Vlcemo  fexto  die  Decembris,  Anno  Dni,    1^70.    Regratur 
 per  Jonem  Spencer  Clicum  Regix  Matis  ad  Facultates  in 
 Canecllaria. 
 
 His  Book  of  Meditations  which  he  publifli'd,  hath 
 been  generally  Efteem'd,  by  fuch  as  have  taken  the 
 Pains  t  read  it.  What  he  fays  there  about  V/ury  is 
 narrow  and  ftrait  :  But  the  bulk  of  the  Book  is  very 
 ©lid  and  ingenuous,  and  has  been  perus'd  by._  many 
 
 with 
 
The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MinifierSj  &C. 
 
 with  great  content,  andplealure,  and  profit.  Hepre- 
 fented  one  to  Bifhop  Barlovo  of  Lincoln,  who  wasas 
 great  a  Reader,  and  Judge  of  Books,  and  as  confide- 
 rable  a  Cafuift  as  moft  in  our  Age,  who  thereupon 
 wrote  him  the  following  Letter. 
 
 My   Reverend  Brother y 
 *'  T  Have   received  yours,  and  this  comes  fwith  my 
 *'  -*-  Love  and  Refpedls/  to  bring   my  Thanks  for  the 
 "  Rational  and   Pious  Book  you    fo  kindly  fent  me. 
 "  Tho'  my  bufinelfesbe  many,and  my  Infirmities  more, 
 *'  (being  now  paft  74J  yet  I  have  read   all  your  Book, 
 "  (and  fome  parts  of  it  more  than  once,)  with  great 
 *^  fatisfadtion   and   benefit.     For  in  your   Meditations 
 '*  of  the  Love  of  GOD  and  the  World,  (I  am  neither 
 **  afraid  nor  unwilling  to  confefs  it,  and  make  you  my 
 "  Confeffor)  you  have  inftrudted  me  in  feveral  things, 
 **  which  I  knew  not  before,  or  at  Icaft  confidered   not 
 **  foferioufly,  and  fo  often  as  I  might  and  ought.     One 
 **  great  occafion   or  caule  why  we  love  our  Gracious 
 **  GOD  Icfs,  and  the   World  more  than  we  fhould,  is 
 "  want  of  Knowledge,  or  Conlideration.     GOD  him- 
 *'  felf,  Ifai.  I,  2,  3.  complains  of  this,  and  calls  Heaven 
 **  and  Earth  to  witnefs  the  Jufticeof  his  complaint.     I 
 "  have  nouriflied  and  brought  up  Children,  and    they 
 "  have  rebelled   againft  me.     The  Ox   knoweth  his 
 '*  Owner,  and  the   Afs  his  Mafters   Cribb,  but  Ifacl 
 **  doth  not  know,  my   People   doth  not  confider.     In 
 *'  is  ftrange  (and  yet  moft  true)  that  the  Ox  and   Afs, 
 *'  irrational  and    ftupid  Creatures  fhould  know  their 
 "  Mafters,  who  feed   and  take  care  of  them,  and  yec 
 "  Men   (Rational    Creatures)  even  Ifviel  GOD's  only 
 "   Church  and  People  (whom  he  had  miraculotifly  pre- 
 "  ferved  and  nouridi'd)  fliouid   neither  know  nor  con- 
 "  fider-     This  conlideration   is     cur   Duty,    and  the 
 "  want  of  it  our  Sin  j  (aSin  of  OmiiTion)  and   there- 
 "  fore   it  Is  no  wonder  if  it  be  ti  moral  caufe,  or  occa- 
 "  fionoffome  confequent  Sin  of  Commiffion  ;  fo  that 
 "  the   beft  Men   (  by   reafon  of  the  Old  Man,  and  the 
 "  remains  of  Corruption  in    them)   may,  'and  many 
 *'  times  do  fin,  and  come   fliort  of  fulfilling   the  Law, 
 *'   and  doing  their  Dutv,  when  they  want  this  Con- 
 "  fidcration,  or   fuch  a  Degree  and  Meafure  of  it  .as 
 "  is  requir'4  to  the  moral  Gpodnefs  of  an   Action^ 
 
 Suppofe 
 
in  the  County  e?/  L  E  I  C  E  S  T  E  II.  433 
 
 **  Suppofe  a  Man  tempted  to  commie  Adultery,  Mur*  Vol.  11. 
 "  der,  Perjury,  or  any  fuch  Sin  5  if  fuch  a  Man  would 
 "  ferioufly  conlider  the  Nature  of  the  Sin  he 'is  going 
 "  to  commit,  that  it  is  a  Tranfgreirion  of  the  Law  of 
 "  his  GOD,  {  to  whom  he  owes  all  he  has,  both  for 
 "  Life  and  Livelihood )  that  it  pollutes  his  Soul,  thai: 
 "  it  diflionours  his  Gracious  GOD,  and  Heavenly 
 *'  FATHER,  that  it  makes -him  obnoxious  to  eternal 
 *'  Mifery,  both  of  Body  and  Soul  :  I  fay,  he  who 
 "  conliders  this,  ( as  all  fiiouldj  would  certainly  be 
 "  afraid  to  commit  fuch  Impieties..  Now  of  fuch 
 "  Confiderations,  you  have  given  us  many  in  your 
 **  Book,  and  thofe  grounded  on  the  clear  Light  of 
 **  Nature,  or  on  evident  Reaion,  or  Revelation  :  And 
 **  'tis  my  Prayer  and  Hope  that  many  may  read,  and 
 "  (to  their  great  Benefit)  remember,  and  pracfliie  them. 
 "  I  am  well  pleas'd  with  your  Difcourfe  againft  Vjury  ; 
 "  Vv^hich(as  itis  commonly, and  without  Fear  orPvemorfe 
 **  confidently  manag'd,)  I  take  to  be  one  of  the  crying 
 **  Sins,  (and  to  our  GOD  for  his  mukipiy'd  mercies) 
 "  ungrateful  Nation.  I  remember,  that  in  1645, -in 
 "  Oxford,  two  rich  and  underftanding  Gentlemen 
 "  came  to  the  Lord-Primate  of  Ireland,  (  Dr.  Vfher  ) 
 "  defiring  to  know  his  Opinion,  whether  Vjury  was 
 **  lawful.  He  knew,  and  they  confefs'd,  that  they 
 *•  had  Money  at  Ufe,  and  they  gave  their  Reafons, 
 "  which  induc'd  them  to  believe,  that  their  taking 
 **  Ufe  was  innocent  and  lawful.  The  good  Primate 
 **  patiently  heard  them,  and  (without  farther  Dlfpute, 
 **  or  anfwering  their  Reafons,  as  they  call'd  them, 
 *'  which  they  had  brought  for  the  lawfulnefs  of  Vfu- 
 •^  ry  )  faid,  Come  Gentlemen,  I  believe  you  are  wil- 
 **  ling  in  this  Cafe,  to  takeiilie  fa fe ft  Way  for  your 
 *'  Souls.  They  reply 'd,  Yes,  that^was  their  Deiire. 
 *^  Well,  faid  the  Primate,  then  your  fafeft  Way  will 
 *'  certainly  be  to  take  our  blelfid  SAVIOUVs  Ad-^ 
 '*  vice  for  Command  rather)  and  lend  freeh,  expeciing 
 **  nothing  (no  Uie)  ngnln/  For  if  you  lend  \x(i^h\  vou 
 **  do  an  A6t  of  Charity,  and  fo  are  cerLainJy  fzcur'd 
 "from  all  fear  of  Sin,  in  that  Particular  :  But  if  you 
 **  take  Ufe  it  is  an  hundred  to  one  but  you  fin, 
 **  and  become  liable  to  that  Curfe  and  Punifhmenr^ 
 •*  which  fatallv  follows  it.  The  Gentlemen  ( liket, 
 if  fcim  in  the  Gofpel)  went  away  forrowfal,  for  they 
 F  f  "  W€r« 
 
434  ^'^^  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minifters  8cc. 
 
 Vol.  II:  "  were    rich,    and    had    great    PolTellions,    and    to 
 
 "  increafe   them   continued   their  Vfury,     So    that   I 
 
 "  think  you   may  fafely  fay  (as  you  do)  that  Ufurers 
 
 "  are  Lovers  of  the  World.    Give  me  leave  (faithfully 
 
 *'  and  as  a  Friend)  to  add  one  Thing  more.     In  your 
 
 *'  Second  Page,  there  is  ( I  believe  )  a  little  Miftake. 
 
 **  For  you  feem  to  fay,   that  James,  who  wrote   the 
 
 **  Canonical  Epiftle,  was  Brother  to  Johi  the  Apoftle. 
 
 **  Now  it  is  certain,  that  amongft  the  Apoftles  there 
 
 ««  were  2  of  that  Name.    i.  James  the  Son  oi  X^ebedee^ 
 
 **  and  Brother  of  John.     2.  James  the  Son  of  Al^hew^ 
 
 **  Mat,   10.  2,  3  ;    who    was  call'd     James  the  lefs. 
 
 *'  Mtfr/^25.40;  whofe  Mother  was  Mary,   who  was 
 
 ^*  Sifter    to  the   Virgin  Mary  ;    and  fo  ^our    Blelfed 
 
 **  SAVIOUR  and  James  the  Son  of  Alpheus   were  Si- 
 
 "  fters  Children,  Coufin-Germans.     Now  that  James 
 
 "  the  Son  of  ::^€bedse,  and   Brother  of  John,  did  not 
 
 •*  write  that  Canonical  Epiftle,  will  be  certain,  if  we 
 
 *'  coniider,     i.  That  James  Brother  of  John  was  flain 
 
 **  by    Herod    (AEis  22.  2.)  Agrippa,    which   was  Anno 
 
 *'  Chrifti  44  ^,  or  45.     And  2dly,  If  it  be  confider'd, 
 
 '*  that  the  Epiftle  of  James  was  not  written  till   the 
 
 **  Year  of  Chrift  63  :    For  fb    Baronius  ",   Simpfon  •*, 
 
 **  and  the  beft  Chronologers  aflure  us.    They  fay,  that 
 
 **  Epiftle  of  James  was  not  writ,  till    almoft  Twenty 
 
 **  Years  after  James,  the  Brother  of  John,  was  flain  by 
 
 **  Herod  :  And  therefore  it  is  certain,  he  neither  did 
 
 *'  nor  could  write  it.     I  beg  your  Pardon  for  this  te- 
 
 *'  dious,  and  I  fear  impertinent,  Scrible.    My  Love 
 
 *'  and  due  Refpedts  remembred.     I  fliall  pray  for  a 
 
 **  BlelTing  upon  you  and  your   Studies  :    And  your 
 
 **  Prayers  are  heartily  defir'd  by  and  for, 
 
 JBuckden.  March  Tour  AffeBionate  Friend, 
 
 1 6.  1 68 1.  and  Brother, 
 
 Thomas  Lincolne. 
 
 (b)  Jac.  UlTerius.  Annal.  Part.  Poft.  Ad  Ann.  44.  pag. 
 6^K.  Baron.  Annal. Tom.  i.addiOrum  Annum. 
 
 (c)  Baronius  in  Annal.  Tom.  i.  ad  annum  ^3.  §.9. 
 pag.  624. 
 
 (d)  Chron.  Part  7.  pag.  42. 
 
 for  my  J^verend  Friend,  Mr.  Sam, 
 Shaw,  at  his  Houfe  in  Afhby- 
 de-la-2oucb.  I  fuall 
 
i»  the  County  ofLElCE  ST  ER.  ^^«; 
 
 I  ihall  uiaKe  no  Remarks  upon  this  Letter,  v^xce^^L  Voj.  il. 
 this  one  ;  that  if  fueh  a  Correfpondence  as  this  be- 
 tween the  Bifliops  of  the  Church  of  £w^/<?W,  and  the 
 Minifters  among  the  DifTenters,  had  been  ufually  and 
 commonly  kept  up,  it  might  have  produc'd  much  bet- 
 ter effects  than  the  great  diftance  that  has  been  gene- 
 rally obferved  on  both  fides. 
 
 As  for  Mr.  Shaw,  he  for  the  {pace  of  almoft  30  Years 
 fpent  himfelf  m  endeavours  to  make  the  World  better, 
 tho'withno  great  gains  to  himfelf  It  was  his  chief 
 aim  to  live  ufefull)  :  And  bethought  that  a  confide- 
 rable  reward  to  itlelf.  He  was  of  a  little  Stature^ 
 and  his  Countenance  not  very  promiling :  He  was 
 like  another  MeUnchthon  that  could  not  fill  a  Chair 
 with  a  big  look  and  portly  prefence;  but  his  Eye  was 
 fparkiing,  and  he  had  a  lingular  Tongue :  His  Dif- 
 courfe  waswitty,  favoury,  affable  and  pertinent :  He 
 had  quick  Repartees,  and  would  droll  innocently^ 
 with  the  mixture  of  Poetry,  Hiftory,  and  other  Polite 
 Learning  :  But  his  greateft  excellency  was  in  Religi- 
 ous Difcourfe,  in  Praying  and  Preaching.  I  cannot 
 forbear  here  adding  the  words  of  one  that  knew  hint 
 well. 
 
 *'  I  have  known  him  ('fays  he)  fpend  part  of  many 
 
 "  Days  and  Nights  too  in   Religious  Exercifes,  when 
 
 **  the  times  were  fo  dangerous  that  it  would  hazard 
 
 "  an  Imprifonment,  not  to  be  drunk  or  be  in  a  Bawdy^^ 
 
 **  Houfe  or  Tavern,     but  to  be  worlhipping  GOD 
 
 **  with  five  or  fix  People,   like   minded  with  himfelf. 
 
 *'  I  have  fbme  times  been  in  his  Company  for  a  whole 
 
 *'  Night  together,  when  we  have  been  fain  to  fleal  to 
 
 **  the  place  in  the  Dark,  flop  out  the  Light,  and    flop 
 
 "  in  the  Voice,  by  cloathing  and  faflclofing  the  Win- 
 
 **  dows,  till  thefirfl  Day  break  down  a  Chimney  has 
 
 **  given  us  notice  to   be  gone.     I  blefs  GOD  for  luch 
 
 **  Seafons.     If  fom^  fay  it  was  needlefs  to  do  fo  much| 
 
 **  I  reply  the  cafe  of  our  Souls,  and  Eternity,    which 
 
 "  only  was  minded  there,    requires    m.ore.     I  lay   I 
 
 **  blefs  GOD  for  the  remembrance  of  them,  and  for 
 
 *'  Mr.  Shawzz  them,  whofe  melting  Words  in  Prayer, 
 
 "  I  can  never  forget.     He  had  a  moft  excellent  Faculty 
 
 **  in  Ipeaking  to  GOD  with  Reverence,  Humilitv,  and 
 
 "  an  Holy  awe  of  his  Prefence,  filling  his  Mouth  with 
 
 V  Arguments:  By  his  flrength  he  had  power  with 
 
21)6  Ejecied  or  Stter^c^d  Mtmjiers^  Scc. 
 
 GOD  ^  he  wepc  and  made  fupplication  ^  He  found 
 ~bmxin  Bi-fhcl  (Cuch  were  our  Aflcmblies)  and  there 
 "  he  fpake  wiih  us.  I  have  heard  him  for  two  or 
 "  three  Hours  together,  pour  out  Prayer  to  GOD, 
 "  wichout  Tautology  or  vain  repetition,  with  that 
 "  vigour  and  fervour,  and  thofe  Holy  Words  that  im- 
 "  ported  Faith  and  humble  Boldnefs,  as  has  diffoived 
 "  the  whole  Company  into  Tears,  ^c. 
 
 In  (hort,  a  mixture  of  fo much  Learning  and  Hu- 
 Befidfs  ixiiiity.  Wit  and  Judgment,  Piety  and  Plealantncfs, 
 theFuneral ^^.^  rarely  found  together,  as  met  in  him.  He  liv'd 
 %^mlkQ  beIov'd,and  dyM  lamented,  Jan,  22,  i6c^^  in  the  59th 
 find  ^"^^J  Year  of  his  Age.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd 
 Welcome  ^y -'^'•'- ^^^^^^^^  ^''^!//^  his  Brother-in-law,  from  Luke. 
 to      the    2,3.  23.  I 
 
 Plague 
 
 7?7entio7id  above  ^  he  Printed  iViTCwel  Sermon  in  \66^  9n  Phil.  i.  12, 
 ichich  is  the  Eighth  in  the  Country  C6//f:?/ow  0/ Fare wel  Sermons.  A 
 Farewel  to  Life,  .from  2  Cor.  $.  6.  The  Angelical  Life  :  From  Mat, 
 11.  30.  Thefe  tvpo  are  annex  d  to  the  Welcome  to  the  Plague,  andvpere 
 a-ll  three  Pri7ited  togither  in  1666,  under  the  TitleofTliQ  Voice  of  one 
 Crying  in  the  Wildernefs.  Immanuel,  or  the  latter  claufc  of  the 
 Voif^c  crying  in  the  Wildernefs  ;  or  a  continuation  of  the  Ange- 
 lical L'fe  :  on  Joh.  4.  14.  1667.  The  great  Commandment ;  a  Dif- 
 courfe  on  Pfalj}.  i^.  To  xohich  is  annex  d  The  Spiritual  Man  in  a 
 Cnn  al  Fit:  From  pfal.^^.6.  1679  A  Latin  Grammar;  1587. 
 A  Receit  forthe  State  Palfie  ;  or  a  Direftion  for  the  Government 
 r  'the  Nation.  ^  Sertnon from  Vrcv.,  2$.  $.  1660.  Samuel  in  Sack- 
 c^orh:  ^  Sermon  from  I  Sam.  15.  35  :  ejfaying  to  refrain  our  bitter 
 ^fjurnt/itiesy  and  Commending  a  Sprit  of  Moderatien,  and  a  right  Con- 
 f-itution  of  Soul,  and  Behaviour  towards  our  Brethren.  1660.  The  True 
 Chriftians  Teft,  or  a  DilcoverV  of  the  Love  and  Lovers  of  the 
 World /w  I49  Meditations,  from  i  70/^.2.  i^  16^1-  An  Epitome 
 of  the  Latin  Grammar,  by  Quellions  and  Anfwers  ''-93.  Adamy 
 Ahel  or  vain  Man  :  Sermons  from  PC  30.6.  A  Funeral  Sermon  en 
 the  Death  of  Mr.  RzV//^r^C^>»7i-^?j.  Words  madevlfible;  or  Gram ^ 
 ?///'?•  and  Rhetorick  ;  a  Comedy,  The  different  Humours  of  Men  ; 
 a  Comedy.  Thefe  tuo  were  Afted  by  his  own  Scholars  for  their 
 Diverfion,  and  fer  the  EnterTainm.ent  of  the  Taw^n  and  Neighbour- 
 liood  iit  Chrifimafs  rime.  He  had alfo  in  the  Prefs,  A  Defcription  of 
 the  Heavenly  Inheritance:  From  i  Pet.  1  j  andfveral  of  thefiyf  Ferjes.: 
 But  ths' Bookfdler failing  w>hii[i   it  T&as  Printing,  it  jvas  never perjecied. 
 
 Cot/bach  :   Mr.  Jcfcj^h  Lee. 
 
 Ma rket-Har borough  :  Mr.  Thomas  Lover;* 
 
 Bldby:  l/it.JJmms  BgJs,  Shnngtoni 
 
in  the  County  ^/LEICESTER.  4^7 
 
 Vd.  I L 
 
 Shdngton  :  Mr.  Richard  Dreiytcn.  He  was  born  at  </Vn^ 
 Atherfton  in  PVarwickfhire.  In  his  younger  Years  he 
 was  under  grievous  Temptations,  even  to  dcfpair.- 
 Buc  when  he  through  the  Grace  of  GOD  overcame 
 them,  he  was  the  more  fitted  for  the  Miniftry,  and  the 
 better  able  to  pity,  and  afTift  fuch  as  were  tempted. 
 When  he  left  his  Living,  he  had  nothing  left  to  live  up- 
 on but  the  Providence  of  GOD,  and  the  Charity  of 
 good  People.  It  would  have  been  a  madnefs  to 
 have  donefo,  if  his  Confcience  did  not  bind  him  up  : 
 But  Poor  or  Rich,  good  or  bad,  ufeful  or  unufeful, 
 confcientious  or  not  fb,  they  muft  all  out,  unlefs  they 
 would  Conform  :  No  difference  wasallow'd  for, 
 
 Foxton :  Mr,  John  fVUfen' 
 
 Lmgton  :   Mr.  fValter  Hornby :  AiTiflant  there. 
 
 Tiheddingvoorth :  Mr.  John  Green,  a  very  Holy  Man^ 
 He  dy'd  in  the  very  week  that  he  was  preparing  to 
 quit  his  Living  upon  the  B^^rtholomerv  Acl. 
 
 CASTLE-DONNINGTON :   Mr.  Tljomas  Smith. 
 
 Edmon-thorp,  :  Mr.  John  Wright. 
 
 Houghton  on  the  Hill:  M\:.  St,  John  Burroughs  A 
 Man  of  great  eminence  and  worth. 
 
 Humherfton  :  Mr.  ^ichArd  Adams. 
 
 Kerefby :  Mr.  PVllliam  Grace. 
 
 Great  Bowden  :  Mr.  Thomas  Langden, 
 
 Hungerton  :  Mr.  Samuel  Muflon. 
 
 Lelre  :  Mr.  James  Farmer.  A  very  Holy  Spiritual 
 Man  ;  and  Zealous  in  his  Miniftry.  "Ke  preached  but 
 fometimes  after  his  Ejedtmenr,  and  liv'd  not  ma  ly 
 Years. 
 
 PVoodhoufe:  Mr.ChcJhi^e. 
 
 F  f  3  HalUton  I 
 
4? 8  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Mwijhrs^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 
 Hallaton  :  Mr.  Boheme,  who  hath  written  Exercifes 
 onfeveral  Scriptures,  much  recommended  by  feveral 
 Learned  Divines. 
 
 J{imcote :  Mr.  Benjamin  Southwood, 
 
 Luhenham :  Mr.  PVefton, 
 
 Thurmafton  :  Mr.  Matthevp  Patchet, 
 
 Laughton  I  Mr.  B^chard  Mujfon.  He  was  all  his  Life 
 time  a  Lover  of  good  Men,  and  follower  of  that  which 
 was  good.  What  he  wanted  in  Parts,  he  made  up  in 
 fcrious  Affedlion.  He  left  his  Living  when  he  was 
 very  Aged,  and  unprovided  of  other  Supports  of  Life  : 
 And  retir'd  to  Coventry,  where  he  found  GOD  and 
 good  People  kind  to  him,  till  Age  wore  him  away. 
 Dr.  Bryan  preach'd  his  Funeral  Sermon,  from  Job  $. 
 2,6.  Thoujhah  come  to  thy  Grave  in  a  full  Age,  like  as  a 
 ■jfhocliofCom  Cometh  in  his  Seajon  :  Which  he  afterwards 
 turn'd  into  a  Poem,  and  Printed  under  the  Name  of 
 Harveft-home  ^  where  more  is  faid  of  him. 
 
 To  thefe  I  may  add  Mr.  Dixy,  and  Mr  Statham] 
 who  liv'd  and  dy'd  Nonconformifts,  tho*  they  were 
 not  in  any  fix'd  place  at  Bartholomew  Day  6i. 
 
 N.  B.  I  omit  in  this  .  County,  Mr.  Crojs  3.t  Lough- 
 horcugh,  becaufe  he  was  Ejedted  in  62  out  of  Beeflon 
 in  NottinghawJhirCf  where  he  is  mention'd.  Mr.  Jho- 
 mas  Hill  is  alfo  here  omitted  at  Orton  on  the  Hill,  be- 
 caufe that  was  a  Sequeftratlon,  and  he  was  in  6i  Eje- 
 <fted  from  Shuttington  in  Warwick^fhire,  And  Mr.  The- 
 mas  Ford  who  was  before  mention'd  in  this  County  at 
 Ovcrjeale  is  now  omitted,  becaufe  he  is  here  taken 
 iiotice  of  in  Derby/hire,   fag.  204. 
 
 And  whereas  I  mention'd  before  Mr.  Doughty  of 
 ofMedburn,  Mr.  Blacker  by  st  Langton.  Mr.  Jenkin  ac 
 Krrth  Kjlworth,  and  Mr.  Blake  of  Saddingtcn,  as  after- 
 wards Conforming  in  this  County  ;  I  now  add  Mr. 
 Henry  Pierce  of  Clay  brook.,  and  if  I  could  have  had  in- 
 telligence that  others  did  fo  beiides,  I  would  have  ad- 
 ed  them  alio.  , 
 
in  the  County  <?/  L  I  N  C  O  L  N.  4J9 
 
 ~~  Vol.  II. 
 
 Inthe  Countyof  LINCOLN. 
 
 LINCOLN  City  :    Mr.  Edrvard  I^yner.  M.  A  :   And 
 Mr.  George  Scortwreth,  and  Mr.  James  Ahdy, 
 
 Mr.  ^eyner  was  an  Eminent  Divine,  and  of  fpecial 
 Note.     He  was  born  at  Marley  near  Leeds  in  Tor^^Jhire, 
 An.  1 600,  and  bred  in   tiie  Univerfity  of  Cambridge, 
 He    fear*d  the  LORD  from   his  Youth.     He  was  a 
 great  frequenter  of  Sermons   in  his  Childhood,  and  a 
 conftant  attendant    on  the  Monthly  Exercife,  which 
 was  encourag'd  by  that  excellent  and  Primitive  Arch- 
 Bifliop    Dr.Toby   Matthews,    ^t Leeds,   Pudfey,  Halifax, 
 and  other  Places.     He  was  frequent  in  fecret  Prayer, 
 ftriCt    in  obferving   the  Sabbath,    and    grave  in  his 
 whole  deportment,  giving  hopeful  indications   of  fu- 
 ture Eminence.     While  he   was   at  the  Univerlity  he 
 was  very  induftrious  and  diligent,  and  laid  in  a  good 
 ftock  of  Learning.    The  ftraitnefs  of  his  Circumftan- 
 ces  would  not  allow  of  fb  long  a  ftay    there,  as  his  in- 
 clination led  him  to  defiire  ;  And  fometime  after  his 
 remove  from  thence,   he  taught  School  at  A/erh:i  in 
 Lincolnfhire.     Mr.  Morris    upon   whom  he   depended 
 mod  for    his    Encouragement    there,  being    unable 
 through  the  LofTes  he  fuftain'd  to  give  him  the  AiTiftance 
 he    promised  him,  he  was  again  at  a   lofs  for  a  Sub- 
 fiftence.     But   Providence  feafbnably  open'd   a    new 
 way  for  him  by  an  offer  from  the  Countefs  of  H^arvoick, 
 of  the  School  of  Market  I{afon,  in  which  he  continued 
 for  fome   time,  induftriouily  grounding   his  Scholars 
 in  the  Rudiments  of  Learning,  and  principles  of  Re- 
 ligion 5  and  improving  all  his  fpare  time  for  the  per- 
 feding  of  his   own  Studies.     And  at   4  Years  end, 
 the  Countefs  beftow'd  upon   him  the  Ledture  at  IVelton 
 which  file  maintained.     He  was  afterwards  invited  to 
 Lincoln  by  a  moft  Aftedtionate  call  of  many  Pious  Peo- 
 ple there;  firftto   be  Lecturer  a.t  Beftedicis,Augufi  i^, 
 1616:     And  then  to  be  Par  (on  at  Peters  at  the  Arches, 
 March   4.1627;     where    he     difcover'd    uncommon 
 Minifterial  Abilities,  and  was  an  unfpeakable  Blefling 
 to  the  City.     He  was  even  then  a  Nonconformift   to 
 the  Ceremonies,  which  created  him  Adverfaries;  who 
 would  frequently  complain  of  him,  and  threaten   him, 
 F  f  4  and 
 
■ ►—. —     --•- ■" • J~~-3.— .-^.W,,,^ 
 
 440      The  Ejected  or  SilencdMiniJlers^  8rc. 
 
 Vol.  11.  and  yet  his  Liberty  of  Preaching  wascontinu'd;  and 
 his  Moderation  procured  him  Favour  with  feveral  that 
 belonged  to  the  Minfter,  who  would  fometimes  hear 
 |iim  in  the  Afternoon.  Sir  Edward  Lake  himfdf  the 
 Chancellor  was  one  of  them,  who  was  often  his  Au- 
 ditor, and  declar'd  he  receiv'd  benefit  by  his  Preach- 
 ing, till  he  was  reprov'd  from  above. 
 
 Dr.  H^lUlams  the  Bifliop  of  the  Diocefe  in  one  of 
 his  Vifitations,  which  was  of  three  Days  Continuance, 
 appointed  Dr.  Smdcrfon  to  Preach  the  firft  Day,  Dr. 
 Hirft  the  iccond,  and  Mr.  ^eyner  the  third.  As  foon 
 ss  he  had  done,  the  Bifhop  ient  him  an  invitation  to 
 Dine  with  him,  and  before  parting  prefented  him 
 with  the  Prebend  oiBotolphs'm  Lincoln:  And  at  the 
 Yifitation,  Repeated,  Commended  and  Confirm'd  a 
 good  part  of  his  Sermon,  v/hich  prevented  any  incon- 
 venience from  the  inferiour  Clergy,  who  otherwife 
 could  not  well  have  endur'd  his  hte  Reproofs.  The 
 importunity  of  Friends  prevaii'd  with  him  to  accept 
 the  Bifiiop's  Prelent  of  a  Prebend,  ^but  when  he  came 
 next  Morning  ferioufiy  to  refiedt  upon  the  NecefTary 
 Attendants,  and  Confequences  of  this  his  new  Prefer- 
 merit,  he  was  much  diffatisfy'd  ;  for  he  found  he  could 
 not  keep  it  with  a  fafe  and  quiet  Confcience  :  Here- 
 upon he  prevaii'd  v/irh  the  Lady  Armine  ( to  whom  he 
 Vv^as  related )  to  go  to  the  Bifliop,  to  mollify  the  Of- 
 jfence,  and  obtain  a  Rictus.  The  Bifhop  pleafantly  told 
 the  Lady  ;  I  have  had  many  Count eJTeSy  Ladles,  and  others 
 that  have  been  Suitors  to  me  to  get  Preferments  for  iheir 
 Friends  ;  hut  you  are  the  fir fl  that  cv?r  came  to  take  away  a 
 preferment,  and  that  from  one  that  I  beftoxvd  it  en  with  my 
 own  Hands. 
 
 He  was  very  laborious  in  the  Duties  of  his  Place,' 
 warning  every  one  Night  and  Day  with  Tears,  teach- 
 ing them  publickly,  and  from  Houfe  ro  Houfe,  being 
 an  Example  of  a  pious,  diligent,  and  confcientious 
 Paflcr.  it  was  a  mighty  Trouble  to  him  to  find  fome 
 of  his  People  falling  off  to  unfound  Principles.  He 
 pray'd  for  them  without  ceafing,  and  difcours'd 
 them  v^ith"  much  Meeknefs,  refblving  before-hand 
 to  let  no  hafly  Word  pafs  the  Doore  of  his  Lips. 
 He  laid  down  in  his  Sermons  the  Grounds  of  thofe 
 Truths  they  had  fallen  from  ;  yet  in  fuch  a  general 
 ^"Way^   as  if  none  in  the  Congregatio»  had   been  01 
 
in  the  County  (^f  L  I  N  C  O  L  N.  441 
 
 another  Mind,  tharnone  might  be  exafperauu.  In  1639,  Vol.  11. 
 he  receiv  d  Letters  to  folicit  him  to  take  the  pal\o-  s^'^v^ 
 ral  Charge  of  the  congregational  Church  cf  Bnjilh^ 
 men  redding  at  Arnheim  in  Gueiderlntui.  One  of  the 
 Letters  was  fubfcrib'd  by  Mr.  T'bomns  Govdvoin^  and 
 Mr.  Philip  Nye  :  The  other  was  from  S'v  l^iUlam  Con- 
 ftable.  But  hoping  that  better  Times  we.  e  approaching 
 in  EngUndf  he  fent  them  a  Denial. 
 
 About  this  Time  he  had  Orders  fent  him  from  the 
 CommiJfarieS'Comt ,"  ( it  is  not  unlikely]  but  others 
 might  have  the  fame  j  in  thefc  Terms* 
 
 You  are  to  certify  of  your  Conformity  to  the  Rites 
 and  Ceremonies  prefcrib'd  in  the  Book  of  Common- Pray- 
 er,, and  thefe  enfuing  Particulars,  under  your  owa 
 "Hand,  and  the  Hands  of  Six  or  more  of  your  Pariflii- 
 oners,  upon  Thurfday  after  Wbitfundayy  and  ib  Qiiar- 
 terly  for  thefe  Twelve  Months,  and  fo  .as  often  after 
 as  you  fhall  be  thereunto  requir'd. 
 
 ly?,  That  in  reading  of  Publick  Prayers,  and  the 
 Adminiftration  of  the  Sacraments  of  Bnptifmy  and  the 
 Lord' s-S upper,  you  conftantly  wear  the  Surplice,  with 
 a  Hood,  according  to  your  Degree,  and  that  you  ad- 
 minifter  the  Communion  to  none  but  mch  as  receive 
 it  kneeling. 
 
 2.  That  you  read  Divine  Prayers  at  feafonable 
 Hours,  audibly  and  diftincftly,  without  chopping,  al- 
 tering, or  mangling  both  the  Flrft  and  Second  Service; 
 and  rather  cut  fliort  your  Sermon  'and  Exhortation, 
 than  leave  out  any  part  of  the  appointed  Liturgy. 
 
 3.  That  when  there  is  no  Sermon,  you  read  the 
 Homilies  appointed  by  Authority,  and  before  your 
 Sermon  or  Homily,  ufe  the  Prayer  according  to  the 
 Canon,  always  concluding  with  the  Lord's- Prayer. 
 
 4.  That  in  ftead  of  your  Afternoon-Sermon,  you 
 Catechize  the  Youth  and  others  of  vour  Parifii,  and 
 handle  fome  Head  of  Catechifm  fet  forth  in  the  Book 
 of  Common-Frcyer, 
 
 5.  That  you  ufe  the  Ring  in  Marriage,  and  Crofs 
 in  BaptU'm  ;  go  your  Perambulation  in  the  P^- 
 gatiQn-WQ(^k  ;  give  good  Example  to  your  Parifliioners, 
 by  making  low  ^nd  humble  ObeyUnce  ar  the  facred 
 
 Name 
 
442  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MimfterSj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    Name  oi  J  E  S  V  S,    whenfoever  in  the  Gofpel  and 
 \^r\/Kj  LelTons  it   is  nam'd  j  in  {landing  up  at  the  Gofpel, 
 
 Creed,  and  Gloria  Patri  ^  exhorting   your  People  to 
 
 the  fame. 
 
 6,  That  in  your  Preaching  you  {et  forth  the  reve- 
 rend Eftimation  of  the  blelTed  Sacrament,  exciting  the 
 People  to  the  often  receiving  of  the  holy  Communion 
 of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  CHRIST  :  That  you  ufe 
 Sobriety  and  Difcretion  in  teaching  of  the  People, 
 efpecially  in  Matters  of  Controverfy  ;  that  you  move 
 them  to  Obedience  as  well  to  the  Orders  eftabliflVd 
 in  the  Church,  asalfo  to  other  Civil  Duties. 
 
 7.  That  you  have  not  appointed  any  publick  or 
 private  Fafts  or  Exercifes,  not  approved  by  Law,  or 
 publick  Authority  ;  nor  have  us*d  to  meet  in  any 
 private  Houfe  or  Place,  there  to  have  Conventicles  for 
 Preachings,  nor  ufe  any  other  Form  of  divine  Service, 
 than  is  appointed  in  the  Book  of  Common-Prayer  ;  nor 
 have  conniv'd  at,  or  approv'd  of  any  fuch,  within  your 
 Parifh. 
 
 But  the  general  Commotions  that  happened  foon  af- 
 ter, fav'd  him  and  many  others  from  thofe  Rigours,  to 
 which  for  want  of  ftrid  Conformity,  they  had  other- 
 ivife  been  expos'd. 
 
 In  the  time  of  the  Civil-War  he  was  much  threat- 
 ned  by  his  Adverfaries,  and  felt  many  Eftedls  of  their 
 Malice.  Moft  of  his  Goods  (  except  his  Books  )  were 
 plunder*d  ;  and  he  was  in  danger  of  being  piftoU'd  in 
 the  Church.  And  therefore,  when  the  Earl  of  New- 
 caftles  Forces  pofTefs'd  the  Ciry  and  County  of  Lincoln, 
 he  fled  away  by  Bofton  to  Lynne,  and  fo  to  Norwich  and 
 Tarmouth,  and  was  preferv'd.  In  this  Time  of  his 
 with-drawment,  he  was  ufeful  to  many.  His  Mini- 
 ftry  found  fuch  Acceptance,  that  both  Norwich  2ind  T^r^ 
 mouth  ftrove  for  him  :  And  for  a  While  he  divided 
 himfelf  between  both ,  preaching  at  Tarmouth  on  the 
 Lord's-day,  and  keeping  a  Ledture  at  Norwich  on  the 
 Week-Day.  This  being  a  very  great  Fatigue,  the  Al- 
 dermen of  both  Places  at  length  chofe  Two  grave  Mi- 
 niftcrs  to  confider  and  dctermin,  which  Place  gave  the 
 firft  and  faireft  Call  :  And  when  it  was  decided  for 
 Norwich,  he  fettled  there  for  a  few  Years,  and  had  a 
 
 ^       "    remarkable 
 
in  the  County  of  L  1  N  C  O  L  N.  44  j 
 
 remarkable  BleiTing  attending  his  minifterlal  Labours.  Vol  TI 
 Ac  length  the  People  of  Lincoln,  by  impotu  late  Let-  n^-vO 
 ters  from  themlelves,  the  Mayor  and  AidLimcn  under 
 the  Seal  of  the  Corporation,  and  the  Committee  of 
 Parliament,  (^c,  challeng'd  him  for  theirs  ;  And  ob- 
 tained an  Order  from  the  Ajfembly  of  Divines,  then 
 fitting  at  H^ejiminfter,  or  rather  a  Refolution  in  the 
 Cafe,  upon  an  Appeal  made  to  them  about  the  Mat- 
 ter. The  People  of  Normch  vftrQ  all  in  general  car- 
 neftly  delirous  of  his  ftay  with  them.  And  at  the  fame 
 Time  he  was  invited  to  Leeds  in  Trk^hire,  by  the  Ma- 
 giftrates  and  principal  Inhabitants,  who  prefs'd  him 
 with  the  Confideration  of  his  native  Country,  which 
 needed  his  help :  And  he  had  another  prefTing  Invi- 
 tation to  be  one  of  the  Preachers  in  Torl{^  City.  But 
 the  Confideration  of  his  former  Relation  to  Lincoln 
 made  him  determin  for  that  City,  without  any  De- 
 bate in  one  Cafe  or  the  other  about  Means  or  Main- 
 tenance, or  any  Cajoling  or  Wheedling,  which  would 
 have  procur'd  him  whatfoever  he  would.  O8ob.  29. 
 1645,  he  return'd  to  Lincoh,  and  lettlcd  in  the  Min- 
 der. He  was  now  wholly  free  from  Apparitors,  Pur- 
 fivants,  Ceremonies,  and  Subfcripiions,  which  were 
 the  Matter  of  his  former  Trouble,  and  yet  he  had  not 
 been  long  there  before  a  new  Trouble  came  upon  him. 
 For  fome  of  the  Soldiers  from  one  of  the  King's  Gar- 
 rifons  in  thofe  Parts  came  Foraging  as  far  as  Lincoln. 
 Their  Malice  was  pointed  at  Mr.  ^yner,  and  him  they 
 purfu'd,  and  there  was  none  to  oppofe  them.  He  fled 
 into  the  Library  to  hide  himfelf;  but  they  follow'd 
 him  with  drawn  Swords,  fwearing  they  would  have 
 him  dead  or  alive  :  Upon  which  he  open'd  the  Doors, 
 and  they  ftript  him  of  his  Coar,  Purfe,  ^c.  and  led 
 him  away  in  Triumph,  till  Caprain  Gibbon,  one  of 
 the  Commanders,  who  had  been  his  Scholar  at  Ha  fort, 
 efpy'd  and  released  him.  But  after  the  Garrifons  were 
 rcduc'd,  he  remain'd  unmolefted. 
 
 His  great  Concern  now  was  for  a  Method  in  Church 
 Matters,  that  Ihould  anfwer  the  moft  defirable  Ends, 
 iecure  Purity,  and  Order,  and  yet  hinder  Animoii- 
 ties  and  Dlflentions.  His  Judgment  was  for  the  Con- 
 gre^ational  Way,  and  yet  he  had  obfcrv'd  fuch  ill  Suc- 
 ccfs  in  gathered  Churches,  that  he  was  a  little  difcou- 
 J^g'd.     Jjzw^  (Tays  he)    tnanj  run  into  En  or  s,  and  are 
 
 unflnyd. 
 
444  ^^^  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimjiers^  &i 
 
 Vol.  ii.  i^^iji^y^'  I  ^f^  notfatisfyd  volth  their  Manner  of  laying 
 toe  Fcundnt ion  of  a  Churchy  as  if  there  was  none  before  ^ 
 nor  with  their  Manner  of  meeting,  when  every  Member  may 
 f  reach,  which  brings  in  clcjpijing  of  Preaching'  by  their 
 own  officers^  and  others  in  Puhlick^:  Nay,-  and  cvm  St.an^ 
 gers  and  Soldiers  are  permitted  to  Exercifi,  &c.  He  was  for 
 proceeding  warily  :  And  at  laft  after  much  Coniidera- 
 ticn,  and  many  thoughtful  Hours  fpent  in  Prayers  and 
 Tears,  he  determined  upon  the  Congregational  Way, 
 with  thefe  Three  Cautions.  To  hold  Communion  with 
 ether  Churches,  who  fe^arated  the  Precious  from  the  Vile, 
 and  to  take  Advice  from  them  in  a  brotherly  iVay  :  Not  to 
 admit  any  for  Members,  who  live  in  Places  under  godly 
 Miniflers  :  And  to  contend  for  Xuth,  aiid  bear  PVitnefs  a~ 
 gainfl  the  Errors  of'  the  Times  both  Publickjy  and  Private- 
 /y  ;  and  particularly,  A  NTI NO  Ml  ANIS  M,  and 
 ANABAPTISM.  Had  the  like  Precaution  been 
 usM  by  others,  much  Heat  and  Diforder,  had  been 
 prevented,   both  then  and  afterwards. 
 
 Being  thus  fix'd,  he  diligently  fulfiil'd  his  Minlftry. 
 He  was  a  conftant  Preacher  at  St.  Peters  in  the  Morn- 
 ing, and  at  the  Minfter  in  the  Afternoon ,  And  that 
 his  Miniftry  might  be  the  more  Effedtual,  he  reduc'd  ic 
 into  a  catechetical  Way,  which  was  his  Evening- Ex- 
 ercife.  He  was  a  great  Reprover  of  Sin,  where-ever 
 he  faw  it,  in  great  or  fmall.  He  was  confciencious 
 in  his  Condiid  as  to  Publick  Affairs,  and  could  not 
 fall  in  with  the  Practices  and  Opinions  of  the  Times. 
 The  Tngageme?2t  to  the  Common-wealth,  which  was  ta- 
 ken by  a  great  many  of  the  Epifcdpal  Party,  was  what 
 he  fcrupled  and  refus'd.  He  weigh'd  the  Matter  Pro  ^ 
 Con,  as  he  did  moft  of  the  great  Concernments  of  his 
 Life,  and  could  not  fatisfy  himfelf  in  a  Compliance. 
 In  the  Year  1658,  .vvhen  there  met  at  the  S^f ^7,  Pa- 
 ftors  and  Members  from  above  a  Hundred  Congrega- 
 tional Churches,  a  ConfcfTion  of  Faith  and  Order  was 
 agreed  upon  among  ♦^^hen:),  Nemine  Contradicente.  It 
 was  fent  to  Mr.  ^yner  into  the  Country  for  his  Suf- 
 frage, with  this  Intimation  ;  that  the  publifliing  of  it: 
 iliould  be  ftay'd  till  his  Ar>rver  was  return'd,  &c.  His 
 Anfvver  was  to  this  Purpofe  ;  tha:  he  gave  his  fi'ee  and 
 full  Conf^nt  to  the  ConfciTion  of  Faith  ;  but  that  as  to 
 the  Platform  of  Order,  tho'  he  lik'd  the  Subflance  of 
 ii^  yet  there  were  fome^  ^rticulars  therein  foexprefso, 
 -       -  ~  -  as 
 
in  the  County  ^/  L  I  N  C  O  L  N.  445 
 
 as  that  he  was  not  fatisfisd.     And  at  another  Time~VoJ.-liF 
 when  he   was.  urg'd   to   fet  h'.s  Hand  to  the  Dcfign' s^^/-0 
 call'd,  I'/'e  Agreemcyit  of  the  Peofe,  he  pofitively  deny  d ;' 
 And  in  ftead  of  his  Hand,  fent  them  divers  iinaniwer- 
 able  Reafons  under  his  Hand  againft  it. 
 
 He  was  a  very  humble,  meek,  quiet  and  patient 
 Perfon,  giving  this  as  his  Obfervation  in  the  clofe  of 
 his  Days  :  1  have  ez^er  found,  that  M>ords  fpoken  in  meek^^ 
 nefs  of  t^ydom,  and  nop  from  an  angry  Sprit,  are  7nofi 
 piercing  to  others,  and  mofi  comfortable  to  my  fclf.  j^e 
 was  a  great  Recorder  of  GODs  Mercies  to  him 
 and  his  5  and  to  that  End  he  wrote  a  Bock  of  Remem- 
 brance, as  he  calls  it,  wherein  he  has  carefully  inlert- 
 ed  many  particular  Mercies  of  GOD  in  his  Education, 
 in  the  feverai  Stages  of  his  Life,  in  his  Removes,  in 
 his  Wife,  Son,  Church,  Miniftry  ;  in  Prefervations 
 from  Adverfaries,  ^c. 
 
 His  Works  *  were  publifli'd,  partly  by  himfcif  in  *  7^^ 
 his  Life-time,  and  partly  by  his  Son  Mr.  ^Thomas  B^eyner,thef?v7Q 
 after  his   Deceafe.     Of  this  Mr.  I^yner,  an   Account  cepts  for' 
 may  be  feen  in  the  Univerfity  oi Cambridge  :  p.  84.         Chriilian 
 
 r    T .  r    r  r        ,      ,.  -  ,  Pra6l-ife. 
 
 Of  which  there  are  Jeveral  Editions.  In  the  i  ith,  printed  in  8vo,  f^cg 
 there  are  added,  Rules  for  governing  the  jffcBions  ;  mid  for  the  Govern- 
 ment  of  the  Tongue.  Confiderations  concerning  Marriage  :  The  Ho- 
 nour, Duties^  Benefits  and  Troubles  ofit^  8vo,  1557.  A  Vindication 
 of  human  Learning,  and  Univerfities,"  c^^:.  St;^,  \66i.  The  Bcins 
 and  Well-being  of  a  Chrifrian  :  In  Three  Treatifesj  8v6.  1669. 
 
 Mr.  George  Scortvpreth  was  Mr.  Iteyners  Colleague, 
 and  a  very  fervent  and  ai^jdionate"  Preacher,  but  of 
 no  great  natural  Parts  or  acquired  Learnins:.  His 
 Conjund:ion  with  Mr.  B^yner  was  a  great  Happinefs  ; 
 for  he  much  helpM  and  continually  guided  him.  He 
 hath  written  and  printed  a  little  Book,  call'd,  A  Word 
 or  Wainir.g  tO' all  Slumbering  Vi'fgins,  in  %vo. 
 
 Mr.  James  Ahdy  was  a  Perfon  of  great  Gravity, 
 and  good  Learning,  a  judicious  Preacher,  and  g  Coni- 
 panion  of  Mr.  Edward  I\e)n?r  whilft  he  liv'd  ;  and  a 
 Teacher  of  the  remainder  of  his  Flock,  whom  the 
 Cached ralifts  had  not  fcatter'd,  afcer  his  Deceafe.  He 
 was  a  Pattern  for  Wiiliom  and  Humility,  and  a  zea- 
 lous Preacher.  He  dy'd  in  Lincoln,  about  the  Year 
 One  thoufand  Six  hundred  Seventy  threes 
 
 Anthorpc,  i. 
 
44^  The  Ejecled  or  Sitenc'^dMimJlers^  S^c. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 j^uthorfe,  in  the  Ifle  of  Axholme  :  Mr.  Thomas  Spade-^ 
 tnayj.  He  was  born  at  B^therfim  in  Tcrl^shire :  Educa- 
 ted at  Lincoln-College  in  Ox/ord.  Much  efteem'd  for 
 his  Learning,  Diligence  and  Charity.  So  hearty  in 
 his  Aftldlon  to  the  old  Englijh  Form  of  Government, 
 that  he  refus'd  to  Sign  the  Ingagement,  which  was 
 generally  done  by  his  neighbouring  Minifters,  who 
 afterwards  conform 'd.  And  though  he  would  not 
 vSign  the  Declaration  appointed  by  the  Oxford  AB, 
 in  1665,  yet  his  known  Loyalty  and  peaceable  Beha- 
 viour indue  d  the  Depucy-Lieutenanis  and  Juftices  of 
 the  Peace,  to  permit  him  to  relide  unmoiefted  in  the 
 Place  where  he  had  been  Minifter.  After  the  Indul- 
 gence, granted  in  1672,  he  was  chofen  Paftor  of  a 
 Presbyterian  Church  in  Boftony  where  he  was  generally 
 efteem'd  for  his  Piety  and  Moderation. 
 
 *  There  is      GF(^ANTHAM:  Mr.  Henry  Vaughan  *,  M.  A,  and 
 
 printed,  a  Mr.  jchn  Stnrkey.     Mr.  Baxter  gives  this   Characfter  of 
 
 Relation     Mr.  V^.ughan,  That  he  was  an  able,  fober,  godly,  judicious, 
 
 of  a  Confe- moderate  Man,    and  of  great  Worth,     He  was  the  chief 
 
 rence  be-     Preacher  in   Grantham,  after  Mr.  Angelas  Death.     He 
 
 tvoeen  Mr.  ^^5  ^  Man  of  great  Loyalty  to  the  King  ;  And  if  the 
 
 Tombs,    infurredlion    had    gone  on  according  to   Agreement, 
 
 B.  D,  ^nd  ^^^^  ^^-j.  Q^QygQ  jgo^^/j  g^^ye  i-h^3  Onfet,  in  order  to  the 
 
 V***  ah"^^  bringing  back  King  Charles,  he  had  been  as  deeply  in- 
 
 M^A  ^"'  8^^*^  ^s    ^'^^'  ^  ^^'    ^^'  ^"^^^  ^**  others,  who  indur'd 
 
 Sept.  J.    the  Harddiips  of  a  Prilon  firft  for  the  King,  and  De- 
 
 1(5^3 .  *     privation  afterwards  by  him.     He  was  laid  in  Goal  ac 
 
 Grantham   for  not   conforming,    and   went   thence   to 
 
 JB^rw«^/rj  with  his  Famil>-     Meeting  with  great  Dif-. 
 
 couragement  there  from  the  Qu^.k_ers,  he  returned  again 
 
 into  England,  and  liv'd  aftetwa'-ds  in  London,  oblcure- 
 
 ly,  and   in  a  very  low  Condiriun.     He  was  at  length 
 
 perfvvaded  to  make  a  fecond  Adventure  to  the  Bermu- 
 
 dai,   on  new  Terms  and   Encouragements,    and  in  a 
 
 Hiort  rimedy'd  in  Honour  ci>A  Peace. 
 
 Mr.  Starkey  was  a  worthy  Divine,  and  excellent 
 Preacher.  Firft  of  Peter-houfe ,  where  he  was  thac 
 hard  Student,  who  was  nevei'  (een  to  be  without  a 
 Candle  in  his  Study,  till  all  others  were  in  Bed  :  And 
 afterwards  of  Sr.  Johm-Coliegc  in  Cambridge,  where  he 
 
 was 
 
in  the  County  ^/LINCOLN.  4^7 
 
 was  many  Years  Fellow.  His  Thirft  after  the  Improve-  Vol.  ll 
 ments  of  his  Mind,  was  very  remarkable,  and  kept 
 him  clofe  to  his  Studies  all  his  Days.  His  Pulpit  Per- 
 formances ever  fmelt  of  the  Lamp  3  his  Delivery  was 
 graceful  but  not  noify  ;  and  it  appeared  by  him,  that 
 there  is  a  Mildnefs  in  fpeaking,  that  is  as  powerful  as 
 Force.  Dr.  'B^ites  once  told  a  Friend,  that  tho'  Mr. 
 Starkly  mucfi  afledted  Retirement,  yet  he  was  fit  for 
 the  belt  Auditory  in  England.  He  thought  much,  but 
 fpake  little  in  Company  :  Tho'  upon  juft  Occafions, 
 he  could  Ipeak  as  much  to  the  Purpole  as  moft  Men. 
 Never  was  he  heard  to  Cenfure  or  Backbite  others. 
 He  had  none  of  that  Feavourifhnefs  and  Intemperance 
 of  Spirit,  whereby  fome  are  over-heated,  to  the  fet- 
 ting  others,  as  well  as  themfelves,  on  Fire.  His  Mo- 
 deration was  known  unto  all.  While  after  his  being 
 filencM  he  rcfided  in  Lnncajhire,  whither  he  retired 
 after  his  Ejedtment,  it  was  his  conftant  Cuftom,  ( the 
 Parifh-Minifter  being  a  worthy  Man )  to  repair  on 
 LordVdays  to  the  Publick  Church  ;  and  tho'  he  con- 
 tinu'd  the  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  in  Private,  yet  ic 
 was  not  till  the  Worfliip  there  was  over.  He  fpent 
 the  latter  part  of  his  Life  at  Nemngton-Green,  near 
 London,  where  heliv'd  belov'd,  and  dy'd  lamented.  His 
 Funeral- Sermon  was  preached  by  Mr.  Timothy  Rogers, 
 
 Flixborough  :  Mr.  Jonathan  Grant.  He  was  born 
 at  liptheram  in  Tork/hire,  and  educated  in  Trinity-Col- 
 lege in  Cambridge.  He  was  for  a  time  AlTiftant  to  Mr. 
 Stiles  of  PontefraBj  and  afterwards  Minifter  at  ^Jhley 
 near  Kjdderminjhr  ;  and  was  prelent  at  Bevodly,  at  the 
 Difputation  between  Mr.  Baxter  and  Mr.  Tombs,  which 
 was  much  to  his  Satisfadtion  :  And  that  the  rather, 
 becau{e  it  had  a  very  good  EfFed:  upon  his  Wife,  who 
 had  been  dipp'd  by  the  Anabaptifts,  and  was  hereby 
 reclaimed.  He  was  an  adtive  Man,  of  pregnant  Parts, 
 and  good  Learning  ;  fit  for  any  Company  or  Di- 
 fcourfe  'y  and  an  acceptable  ufefiil  Preacher.  He  had 
 been  a  Prilbner  in  Four  feveral  Caftles  during  the 
 War.  After  his  being  filenc'd  in  this  Country,  he 
 retir'd  to  Thumfco  in  Torkjhire,  He  was  a  great  Fre- 
 quenter of  thejvieet^nt?  ^^  the  Lady  Rhodes  at  Houghton, 
 He  was  at   ]^^  feiz'd  with  a  Paliie,  which  continued 
 
 upon  him  half  a  Y^^^*    ^^  ^^'^  ^^  ^^'^^  '  ^^^^'  ^^' 
 
 Crcule  i 
 
4^8  The  Ejechd  or  ^ulenc'd  MinijhrSj  &c. 
 
 v^^-yO  Croule:  Mv.Dumnt.  After  his  being  filencM,  he 
 retir'd  into  Yorkshire^  where  he  fupply'd  Mr.  Fijhers 
 Place,  as  Paftor  ro  the  Congregation  at  Sheffield,  Ha- 
 ving done  lb  fome  time,  he  was  fent  Prilbner  to  Torkc 
 Cc^itle,   where  he;  d)  *a. 
 
 ^kk^orth  :  Mr.  Michael  Drnks.  He  fucceeded  MrJ 
 '^^J;  at  LincrAn,  v'here  he  was  a  painful  Preacher  of 
 the  Goirel  inany  Years.  He  was  a  Man  of  a  meek 
 and  roodcrarc  Spirit,  and  of  a  courteous,  affable  and 
 chcarful  Temper.  He  liv'd  to  be  another  Paul  the 
 Aged  :  And  if  a  Thorn  in  the  Flefli,  and  a  Melfenger  of 
 Satan  be  the  Stone,  as  fome  have  imagin'd,  he  may  bear 
 a  farther  Analogy  to  that  holy  Man's  Spirit  :  But  efpe- 
 cially  for  his  Laborioufnefs  in  the  Gofpel ;  for  his 
 Tendernefs  and  Care  in  abftaining  from  the  Appear- 
 ance of  Evil  ;  and  for  his  Humility  and  Self-denial. 
 He  liv'd  to  be  about  the  Age  of  Eighty,  and  dy*d  in 
 1696.  He  was  an  excellent  Hf^y/c/^w,  and  Scripture- 
 Preacher. 
 
 *        r,  ,r,      ^rotney  :  Mr.  Martin  Finch  *.     Afterwards  Paflor   of 
 %n:d     ^  Congregation  in  the  City  of  Norvpich. 
 
 r   I'r^ifthe  Con'verrm  of  Sinners  to  God  in  Chriji,  8v^.  1680.     jind  a 
 
 Praftical.  Divinity,  8a;o.  1658.  And,  An  Anfwcr  to  Thomas  Grantham 
 the  Jnabflptijiy  ^"^o.  16^2. 
 
 Gate-Burton:  Mr.  MarJ<^  Trickett.  He  was  impri- 
 fon'd  fome  Time  at  r^r A.  for  Nonconformity. 
 
 Brcmhy  and  Froddingham  :  Mr.  John  K^ther.  He 
 was  one  of  thofe  worthy  Preachers  whom  Lincolnjhire 
 chas'd  away,  and  London  received  :  Where  he  conti- 
 nu  d  Preaching  with  good  Acceptance  and  Succeis, 
 about  PJ/apping,   till  his  Death. 
 
 Lee  '  Mr.  Thomas  Bonner.  He  went  through  many 
 Troubles  and  Straits  ;  and  at  length  fell  ill  and  dy  d 
 at  mjpington,  near  Horw-Caftle,  where  he  vvent  to 
 preach. 
 
 Skford: 
 
tn   the  Coanty  of  LINCOLN.  449 
 
 Sleford :  Mr.  George  Boheme.     A  Man  of  great  Gra-  ^y-v*sl 
 vity  J  ufeful  in  the  Pulpit  and  in  Converfation  ;  and 
 of^n  exemplary  Life*     He  taught  a  School  a:  PValcct^ 
 near  Folkjn^ham, 
 
 Munby  :  Mr,  Cramlington. 
 
 Gunnerhy  :  Mr.  Matthew  Sylvefter,  He  had  his  Edu- 
 cation in  St.  Johns-College  in  Cambridge  .-  Where,  tho* 
 his  Circumilances  were  ftraii,  yet  his  Studioufneis, 
 in  order  to  future  Service,  was  Remarkable  ,  and  his 
 Diligence  and  Humility,  and  affibie  and  obliging 
 Carriage,  procured  him  Friends,  from  whom  he  re- 
 ceiv'd  much  Kindnefs.  He  left  the  Univerjity  fooner 
 than  his  Inclination  would  have  led  him,  under  the 
 Force  of  Neceility  :  And  after  fome  Time  fpent  in 
 the  Countrey,  where,  in  the  midit  ofocher  Engage- 
 ments, he  puriu'd  his  Studies  clofely,  he  tix'd  in  this 
 lA\in%oi  Gunner  by  y  where  the  ActofVniformity  found 
 and  ejcdted  him.  The  learned  Dr.  SnndcrJ'iny  then 
 Bifliop  of  the  Diocefe,  who  was  fome  way  related  to 
 him,  fent  for  him,  treated  him  molt  courccoufly,  and 
 ofFer'd  him  conliderable  Preferment,  if  he  would  hue 
 have  conform'd  :  But  after  much  urging  upon  fome 
 Points,  he  frankly  told  him,  he  could  not  come  into 
 the  Church  with  Satisfaction  to  his  Confcience,  and 
 therefore  mud  be  excus'd.  And  this  his  Nonconfor- 
 mity (which  he  kept  up  with  great  Moderation)  I 
 have  often  heard  him  fay,  he  never  could  fee  any 
 Occafion  to  repent  of  Being  filenc'd,  he  liv'd  fome 
 Time  with  Sir  John  Bright,  as  his  Domcftick 
 Chaplain,  and  afterwards  wi^h  John  H'^uite,  Efq;  of 
 Nottingham/hire,  in  both  which  Families  he  was  an 
 Ornament  to  his  Fundion,  and  met  with  abundant 
 Civilities  and  Refpedts.  He  came  to  the  City  the 
 Year  after  the  Fire,  and  here  had  a  Share  in  the  Hard- 
 fhips  of  the  Dlffenters,  tho'  he  never  was  in  a  Prifon, 
 as  (everal  of  his  Brethren  were.  He  cukivnted  how^ 
 ever  a  good  Correfpondencc  with  fevcral  Divines  of 
 the  EftablilVd  Church,  and  was  v/ell  refpecled  by 
 feveral  of  them,  efpecially  by  the  late  Archblfliop  Ti/- 
 Lotjonj  and  Dr.  H^mtchcot,  Bat  no  Man  ever  valu'd 
 him  more  than  Mr.-  Baxter,  who  was  a  good  Judge  of 
 
 G  g  Men  ; 
 
The  Ejected  or  Silenced,  Mtmjters  &:c. 
 
 Men ;  Aud  his  Efteem  for  Mr.  Baxter  on  the  other 
 fide,  ran  as  high  as  it  was  fit  it  fliou Id  towards  any 
 morcal  Man  :  Perhaps  he  exceeded.     He  dcfir'd  to  be 
 known  to  Poilerity,  by  the  Character  of  M^.  Baxter'/ 
 Friend  ;  and  fo  1  believe  he  will.     Never  was   there 
 a  greater   Harmony  between    Two    Colleagues,  than 
 bervvcen  Mr.  Baxter  and  him,  when  they  both  preach'd 
 to  the  fame  People  :  Tho'  Mr.  Sylvefter  was  the  Paftor, 
 SLwd.   Mr.  Bnxtcr  but  the  AiTiftant :  And  never  were 
 People  happier  in   Two  ftated   Miniftcrs,    than  they 
 that  had  the  Benefit  of  rhcir  joint  Labours.     Mr.  Bnx- 
 ter  fiKvv'd   his   Pvefpects  to   him,  dying  as  well   as  li- 
 ving 3  and  left  him  his  HiJ}  cry  of  his  Life  andTimcs,  and 
 his  other    Manufcripis  :  And  if  he  could  have  influ- 
 cnc'd  tltem,  hone  of  his  Friends  fliould  have  deferted 
 him   upon   his  Dcccafe.     The  going  offof  fo  many  of 
 them    was  a    Difcouragement  ;  but  upright   Mr.  5;'/- 
 vcftcr  Jcok'd  higher  than  Man.     And  tho'   he  was  not 
 follow'd,  and  admir'd,  and  courted,  and  fiock'd  after 
 as   feme  others,    he   found   that  Declaration  verify 'd, 
 Them  thnt  homur  we  IvqUI  honour  :  And  had  as  great  a 
 Share  of  the  real  Efteem    and   Refped  of  the   Lovers 
 ot  GOD  and  true  Goodnefs  to  the  laft,  as  moft  Men. 
 
 Often  did  he  fignify  it  to  his  Friends  as  his  carneft 
 Deiirc,  audit  was  his  frequent  Requeft  to  GOD  in 
 his  Family  Prayers,  that  his  Life  and  Uicfulncfs 
 might  continue  and  expire  together.  And  he  v/ould 
 often  fay,  that  it  was  aii  h/ifpy  thing  top.ip  cut  of  this 
 M^crUl  into  Eternity,  And  herein  GOD  was  pleas'd 
 to  Anfwer  his  Dcfire  and  Requeil.  For  wheA  his 
 Uicfulncfs  had  been  extended  to  the  Age  of  71, 
 GOD  withdrew  him  on  a  fudden,  and  he  expir'd 
 without  the  ufual  Formalities  of  Death,  on  the  Lord's- 
 day  Evening,  Jnnunry  the  25th  I7c-|-,  and  fo  v/ent 
 directly  from,  his  beloved  Work,  to  his  Reward.  On 
 the  Lord's  day  following,  I  (upon  Defire )  gave  a 
 FuncraKDifcourfc  to  his  little,  but  w^ell-temper'd  So- 
 cierv,  from  Mnt.  Zd.  44. 
 
 He  was  an  able  Divine,  a  good  LinguifV,  no  mcr.n 
 Philofopher,  an  excellcnr  Cafuift,  an  admirable  Tex- 
 ruary,  and  of  uncom.mon  Divine  Eloquence,  in  plead- 
 ing at  I  he  Throne  o^  Gv^c^,  He  had  a  foaring  Geni- 
 us, a  rich   aud    copious  Fancy,    and   great   depth   of 
 
 Thought : 
 
in  the  County  0/  L  I  N  C  O  L  N.  45;  i 
 
 Thought  :    To  which,    had  there   been  join'd  a  luir-  Voj.  IJ. 
 able  Elocurion    and  Expreirion,  he  would  have   been  ^^''V--^-' 
 iiniverfally  efteem'd  one  of  the   greatelt   Men   of  the 
 Age.     *  He   well  deferv'd  yiv.  Bnxter's   Charader  of  *  ^^  jy^^j^ 
 hiff),  that  he  was  a  Mnn  of  excellent  Meeknejs  cf  Tern-  ptihlijh'd  a 
 fer,  found  and  peaceable    Principles ,    a  gnd'y  Life,    mid  Sermon 
 great  Ability  in  the   minifterial   lVorl{.     More  may    be  upon  be^ 
 leen  of  hrm  in  his  Funeral-Sermon.  i^^g  for 
 
 ever  vp'ith 
 the  Lord,  8vo.  Another  before  the  S'.cietief  for  Reformation.  ElijlaS 
 Cry  after  Elijah's  God  ;  j4  Sermon  on  2  Kings  1.  i^\  occa'hnd  ly  thi 
 Deceafe  of  the  Reverend  Mr,  Richard  Baxter.  The  Chriftla'ns  lafi-  Re- 
 drefs  ;  illujlrated  by  fome  Conjiderations  upon  Revel.  :j.  4,  at  the  Re- 
 ^ueji  of  the  Relicks  of  Mrs.  SzY'ah  Petit.  1707.  A»d  Four  Ssr^oni  in 
 the  Folames  of  the  Morning  Exercife.  One  in  the  Supplimenc 
 to  the  Morning  Exercife  at  Crip.phgate  ;  about  the  overcoming 
 the  inordinate  Love  of  Life-  and  Fear  of  Death.  A  Second  i?i  th(*c 
 againji  Popery,  f  >  prove  that  Baptifin  and  the  Lord's-Supper,  are 
 the  only  Sacraments  of  the  Covenant  of  Grace,  under  the  Nexo  Ttftamc7it, 
 A  Third  in  the  Continuation  of  the  Morning  Exercife,  4/0  ;  on  that 
 §lueftion,  How  may  a  gracious  Perfon,  from  whom  God  hides  his 
 Face,  trufl:  in  the  Lord  as  his  God.  And  a  Fcuvth,  in  the  lafi  Volume^ 
 on  the  Cure  of  a  Lukewarm  Temper.  He  hath  alfo  fome  Serfnons  on  thi 
 fWelfih  Chapter  of  the  Epiftle  to  the  Hebrews,  in  1  Folumes,  8vo, 
 
 STAMFOF(P  :  Mr.  Edward  Brown,  Mr.  John  F^chnrd- 
 fon,   and  Mr.  Jrfcph  Cnwthorn. 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Brown.  He  was  a  great  and^ood  Man  3 
 generally  belov'd  and  honour'd  both  in  Town  and 
 Country,  for  his  Integrity,  and  great  Zeal  ^  and  yet 
 remarkable  Moderation.  He  labour'd  many  Years  in 
 the  Word  a^d  Dodrine,  in  his  own  Houfe  :  And  dy'd 
 in  April,   1682. 
 
 'bAv.John  I^ichdrdfon.  He  was  born  at  cr  near  K-?- 
 keyiham,  a  Market- Town  in  Norfolk. ^  but  rem.ov'd  v/irh 
 his  Parents  when  an  Infant,  to  Cambridge  ^  where  he 
 was  educated,  firft  in  the  Grammar-Schcol,  and  then 
 in  QueenS'College.  After  which,  he  firft  taught  School 
 at  St.  Ives  in  Hunt ii^gdon (hire  :  From  whence  he  re- 
 moved to  a  Pailoral  Charge  at  Bottle^Bridge,  near 
 Peterborough,  where  he  was  firft  benefic'd ;  And  thence 
 afterward  to  Stamfcrd  in  Lincclnjlc^ire  5  where  he  la- 
 bourd  in  the  Work  cf  the  Miniftry,  at  St.  Michaels 
 Church,  till  the  black  Day  that  the  AH  (f  Vfiiformitj 
 ejedcd  and  iilcnc'd  him.     From   whence,   when   ths 
 
452         'The  Ejecled  or  Silenced  MinifierSj  ScG. 
 
 Vol-  IL  Fiv2  Mile  Ad  banifh  d  him,  he  lujourn'd  for  a  while, 
 either  at  Vfpngham  in  B^tlnnd^  or  at  Stockerjlon  in 
 Lcicefierfroire  -,  where  at  Stockerfton,  he  had  the  Gomfort- 
 able  Converiarion  of  Dr.  Tuckjiey  and  Mr.  J^^ood^ 
 cocksy  8cc.  But  returning  to  Stamfordy  he  preach'd  as 
 he  could  at  his  own  Houfe  there,  and  fometimes  at  the 
 Houfes  of  the  pious  and  worthy  Gentry  then  in  thofe 
 Parts  ',  as  Mr.  Weaver  of  North- Luffenh am ^  Mr.  Uorje- 
 man  at  Stretton,  Mr.  Braughtor?^  Mr.  Blake,  Sec.  And 
 he  pradiis'd  Phyfick,  whereby  he  was  very  ufeful  to 
 his  Friends,  both  in  Town  and  Country.  Here  he 
 liv'd  (orf  and  on  by  Times)  for  Twenty  Years  :  And 
 then  having  marry 'd  his  Daughter  Dorr^/.^  to  Kj'l^tcn, 
 near  Bofton  in  Lincclnfhire,  he  went  and  fojourn'd  with 
 her  for  about  Five  or  Six  Years  more,  and  then  and 
 there  he  dy'd  j  and  there  in  i^;V/^^ow- Church  afore faid 
 (under  the  SteepJc)  he  and  his  Wife  (who  d}'d  about 
 half  a  Year  before  him  )  ly  bury'd.  He  dy'd  about 
 May- day  f  1687. 
 
 When  he  was  young  at  Cambridge,  his  Aims  were 
 (like  thofe  of  other  Scholars)  to  get  what  Preferment 
 he  could,^  and  to  come  to  Something  (  to  ufs  his  own 
 Expreifion)  until  the  reading  of  the  Words  of  Mr.i^<7- 
 hert  Bolton  altered  his  Dehgns,  and  put  him  upon  a 
 new  Purfuit.  For  he  found  a  Power  and  Spirit  in  that 
 Author's  Writings,  that  he  was  unable  to  withftand  or 
 refift-  And  by  this  Means,  and  upon  this  Occaiion, 
 GOD  brought  him  to  found  Converfion.  Suitably  to 
 this,  hecarrv'd  on  a  Courfe  of  ilrid:  and  uninterrupted 
 Piety,  and  liv'd  a  moft  regular  Life.  He  would  wil- 
 lingly let  none  rob  him  of  his  Time  f©r  Communion 
 with  GOD,  and  was  reftlcfs  if  any  detain'd  him  too 
 long  from  his  Retirement  thereto;  being  a  Man  of 
 Prayer,  and  in  Devotion  conftant.  His  Minifterial 
 Abilities  and  Accomplifaments  w'ere  truly  great  be- 
 ing he  was  an  eager  Student.  Had  an  heavenly  Gift 
 in  Prayer,  raifing  and  melring  the  Aftedlions  of  fuch 
 as  join'd  with  him  :  In  which  vet  he  would  not  be 
 too  long  in  the  Family,  for  he  faid,  it  was  not  of  the 
 Spirit  of  God  :  But  he  was  for  long  and  fervent  Pray- 
 ers upon  a  Day  of  Fafting,  kt  apart  for  that  Purpofe  ; 
 for  then  he  thought  it  Proper  and  Neceilary.  A  pow- 
 erful Preacher,  whatever  Subjed:  he  handled ;  And 
 was  well  farnifli'd  for  it  i  for  his  Skill  in  the  Scri- 
 ptures 
 
in  the  County  of  LINCOLN.  45  j 
 
 ptures  was  notable  3  being  as  a  Textuary,  exacSt  and  y^]^  ly 
 full  :  And  here  fome  thought  his  Excellency  lay.  He 
 had  read  the  Scriptures  above  Thirty  times  over, 
 that  is  about  Once  a  Year  j  and  always  with  fome 
 Comment  or  other,  befides  his  occafional  and  extra- 
 ordinary Reading.  And  there  could  not  a  Scripture 
 be  propounded  to  him,  which  he  would  not  readily 
 expound,  and  give  the  Senfe  of  the  beft  Expolici- 
 ons  about  it,  as  if  he  had  but  nev/ly  read  them,  or 
 had  the  Books  before  his  Eyes  ;  which  was  much 
 admir'd.  The  Life  of  Faith  he'  had  continually  in 
 Excrcife,  and  the  great  Objedls  and  Grounds  of  Faith 
 always  in  View  :  And  therefore  for  a  good  Confcicnce 
 he  would  give  up  all,  and  forfake  his  Living,  and 
 put  himfelf  upon  the  Providence  of  GOD.  He  ftady'd 
 E:{.  Culvervpell's  Treatiie  of  Faith,  over  and  over  ; 
 I  think  'tis  faid  Thirty  Times,  and  liv'd  by  the  Rules 
 of  it ;  and  never  wanted,  tho*  he  was  never  rich. 
 When  fome  ask'd  him  at  his  going  out,  what  he. 
 thought  would  become  of  his  Family,  he  faid,  he 
 doubted  nor,  but  that  the  G  O  D  that  fed  the  young 
 Ravens,  would  take  Care  of  him  and  his.  His  great- 
 eft  Care  and  Thought  was  about  the  State  of  his 
 Soul,  in  which  he  was  lerious  and  deeply  {blicitous. 
 Of  a  very  Heavenly  Mind  he  was  ;  ever  and  anon 
 dilcourling  of  and  admiring  the  Life  to  come,  and 
 fetching  Comfort  from  it  in  all  Ca{cs,  preferring  ic 
 before  all  Pleafures.  His  Speech  was  very  gracious, 
 and  he  was  a  judicious  Moderator  of  Difcourfe  :  Full 
 he  was,  and  fluently  it  came  from  him  :  And  he  had 
 the  Art  to  bring  in  good  Difcourfe,  when  the  Ccnn- 
 pany  were  like  to  ftray  from  it  :  And  fo  affedrionacc 
 and  zealous  he  was  in  it,  as  if  he  had  been  preaching, 
 as  indeed  he  was.  He  lamented  his  fruitlefs  Life,  as 
 he  was  ready  (In  his  latter  Time  efpccially)  to  call  it : 
 An  earneft  Thirfter  after  Opportunities  of  doing  good^ 
 and  thought  thofe  hanpy  that  did  enjoy  them.  He 
 was  moderate  and  Ibber  in  his  Judgment  about 
 Church-Matters  :  Never  condemn*d  any  for  difforing 
 from  him  in  Judgment  about  Conformity,  wh^m  he 
 thought  to  be  otherwile  godly.  He  frequc'nred  D.-. 
 Cuniberlnnd's  (the  now  Bifliop  o{  Peterborough's)  LeClure 
 at  Stamford :  And  at  Kjirkton  went  conftanrly  to  the 
 Church  j  came  betimes,  and  join'd  in  the  Liturgy  ; 
 G  g  3  ani 
 
454  ^'^^  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimfiers,  &c. 
 
 »     J       III    I  — i— ^11       I    ■  -111       — —  I  Ma— — — »»»— — — ^ 
 
 Vol.  II.  and   receiv'd  the  Sacrament  in   Publick,    his  Gefture 
 t,,./-Vs^  of  Sitting  being  allow'd  him  by  Mr.  J^Jhick^  the  Mi- 
 nifter  of"  the   Place,    with  whom  he    had  an   entire 
 Friendfhip  j  who   alfo   us'd  to   go  to  hear  him,  when 
 he  preachM  at  his   Daughter's  (  as  in  the  Evening  he 
 fometimes  did  )  or  elle where,  to  his  great  Profit  and 
 Delight.    As  a  Subjcd:,  he  was  a  Perfon  of  unftain'd 
 Loyalty  ;  and    one   of  rhofe  that  greatly  defir*d  the 
 Reilauration  of  King  Charks  II,  and  concurred  hearti- 
 ly in  it,  faying  to  a  Friend  of  his,  when  they  were 
 difcourfing  about  it,  Fiat  juftitia  ^  runt  cesium   :  And 
 B^dt  cceluyvy  faid   his  Friend  to  him  again,  when  he 
 firft  Taw  him  after  Bartholcmevn,  i66i.     He  was  a  pious 
 and  prudent  Governor  of  his  Family  ;  and  GOD  ex- 
 ceedingly  blefs'd  him  therein.     He  faw  his  Children 
 well  educated  and  well  difpos'd  of  ;  tho'  once,   being 
 in   a   deep  Confumption,  his  Life  was   defpair'd   of; 
 but   upon  his  earncft  Prayer   reftor'd.  At  one   Time 
 mere  pardcularly,    cafting     himfeJf   in    Prayer  upon 
 GOD  with   all  his  Might,  and    begging,  with  Sub- 
 million,    that  fome  fuch  Term   as   Hc:{ekjnh's  Fifteen 
 Years  might  be  added  to  his  Life,  he  was  fuddenly 
 reftor'd,    growing  better    from   that   very  Time,  and 
 had  above  twice  Fifteen  Years  added   to  his  Life.     A 
 dear  loving  and  faithful   Friend   he   was   to   GOD's 
 Childi'en  and  Friends  :  Humble   in  his  Carriage   to 
 them :  Real  in  his  Afledtion  ;  far  from   the  hypocriti- 
 cal,   complimental,    flattering  Humour.       He   would 
 take  Journeys  to   vifit  the  meancft  Chriftian-Friend, 
 to  advife  and  pray  with  them.     He  was  a  Perfon  of 
 great  Gravity,    Solidity,    Prefence,  and    Authority  in 
 his  whole  Carriage  :  Wife  and  prudent,  and  fit  to  be 
 confuted,  and  of  Ability  to  give  good  Advice  upon  all 
 Occafions^  and  to  reprove  Faults  ;  and  compofe  Dif- 
 ferences,    A  ftrict  Obferver  of  the  Sabbath ;  Would 
 have  nothing  done  on  that  Day,  that  was  not  a  Work 
 of  NecciTity   or   Charity.     When   his  Wife  dy'd,  he 
 v/ould    not   have   his    Son  John  fent  for  (  from  NortJu 
 Luffenham  in  F^itlnnd,  where  he  was  Minifter  )  on  that 
 Day  •   but   ftay'd  till  the  next  Morning.     A  Man  of 
 unparallel'd  Temperance  in  the  whole  Courfe  of  his 
 Life  ;  would  never  be   got  to    drink  betwixt  Meals, 
 whatever  was  ofler'd  him  ;    Infomuch  as  being   to 
 
 preach 
 
in  the  County  <?/  L  I  N  C  O  L  N.  455 
 
 preach  once  at  ?nuts-CYo[s,  and  chey  oftcr'd  him  Sack  be-  Vol.  II. 
 fore  he  went  into  the  Pulpit,  as  was  iifual  to  do,  he  >>^v^ 
 refus'd  it,  and  pieafantly  told  them,  he  did  not  choofe 
 to  preach  by  the  Spirit  of  Sack.  So  juft  in  all  his 
 Ways  and  Dealings,  that  'tis  believ'd  he  would  not 
 knowingly  and  willingly  commit  any  Sin  for  allthe 
 World.  'Twas  well  for  the  Poor  of  the  Hofpital 
 [Bead-houfe]  in  Stnmford,  that  lb  honeft,  wife,  and 
 worthy  a  Man  (as  he)  was  once  their  Vv^ardcn  j  for 
 he  much  improv'd  the  Revenue  of  it,  and  thtir  week- 
 ly Allowance,  when  he  was  concerned  and  intruded 
 with  the  Care  of  it. 
 
 And  highly  favour'd  he  was  of  GOD.  He  protccfl- 
 ed  him  in  the  midft  of  all  Dangers  :  And  when  he  was 
 once  fo  inlidioully  prolecurcd,  that  he  thought  he 
 iliould  have  futier'd  indeed  ;GOD  ifruck  the  Informers 
 with  fudden  and  vifible  Vengeance  ;  They  dy*d  near 
 together  in  Time,  in  deep  Defpair,  and  after  fuch  an 
 unwonted  mifcrable  Manner,  that  he  was  blind  that 
 could  not  fee  the  apparent  Judgments  of  GOD  on 
 them,  and  his  Hcai'c  harder  than  the  Nether-Mi lllone 
 that  could  not  tremble  at  ir.  But  thus  QOY^  deliver  d 
 him  and  another  of  his  Fellow- Labourers  ivi^,yiv.^^X^^^' 
 Eklns  of  Ol{eham  )  at  the  fame  Time  '^  „  ,  ^^' 
 
 When  King  y^w^j's  Declaration  for  Toleration,  or  ^' 
 Liberty  of  Confcience,  came  our,  he  was  greatly  re- 
 joyc'd,  that  thereby  tlie  filenc'd  Miniftcrs  had  their 
 Opportunities  for  Service  reftor'd  them  :  And  was 
 thinking  of  falling  to  Work  forthwith  ;  Bur,  having 
 been  weakly  the  Winter  before,  he  fell  fick  of  a  k'md 
 of  a  galloping  Confum.ption,  and  d)M  wichin  a  Week 
 or  a  Fortnight  after  the  Sight  of  that  D^clnrrttion  had 
 been  procur'd  him  in  y^^///,  16S7.  GOD's  Ways  arc 
 a  great  Peep  ! 
 
 He  never  printed  any  thing,  lave  the  Epidle  or  Pre- 
 face before  Dr.  Winters  Life,  which  'tis  laid,  was  of 
 his  drawing  up. 
 
 Mr,  Jcfefh  Cnvothorn.  He  came  to  London  fometime 
 afrer  his  Ejccl:ment  ;  and  was  Pallor  of  a  Gongrega- 
 tion  at  Stoke-NevQington  in  Middhjcx,  where  he  dy'd 
 fome  Years  (ince. 
 
 Gg  4  BOSTON: 
 
45^      The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MinifierSy  he. 
 Vol.  II.  -— — 
 
 ,^^-y-N^  BOSTON:  Mr.  Andcrjon,  He  was  an  holy  Man^ 
 and  a  good  afFcclionate  Preacher.  His  Principles  were 
 Congregational. 
 
 Brackjehy  :  Mr.  Theophilus  Brittaine.    After  his  Ejed- 
 ment  here,  he  took  a  Hoiife  atSwinderb)',  a  fmall  Coun- 
 try Town,   about   Seven  Miles  from  Lincoln  ;  where 
 he  kepr  a  private  School  for   a  livelihood.     He  was 
 thereupon  prosecuted  by  Sir  E.  L.  the  Bifliop  of  Lin ~ 
 coins  Chancellor,     before  whom  he  appear d  feveral 
 Times  at  the  Court  at  Lincoln^  and  was  at  length,  by 
 the  faid  Chancellor,   committed  to  the  Common  Goal 
 there.     The  Goalcr  fometimes  giving  him  Liberty  to 
 go  out  into  the  City  to  dine  with  a  Friend,  he  was  fe- 
 verely  reprehended,  and  ftridliy  chargM  to  keep  him 
 clofe  Priicncr,  which  he  did  afterwards.     But  GOD 
 was  pleas'd  fo  to  fupport  Mr.  Brittaine,  and  to  refrefh 
 him.  with  Spiritual    Confolations,  that  he  was  never 
 known  to  be  more  chearful,  than  he  was  all  the  Time 
 of  his  Imprilbnment,  which  was  for  feveral  Months. 
 At  Length   he  by  an  Habeas  Corpus  remov'd  himfelf  to 
 London,  where  his  Caufe  was  heard  :  And  by  Means 
 of  the  Earl  of  Shaftshury,  then  Lord-Chancellor,   he 
 obtain'd  his  Liberty.     He  was  afterwards  Chaplain  at 
 Col!.  Kjngs  of  Ajhhy  in  this  County,    and    preach'd 
 publickly  till  the  Collonel's  Death.     Then  he  remov'd 
 to   I{oxham,   a  little   Village  about  Two   Miles  from 
 Skfcrd,  where  he  took  a  fmall  Farm,  and  taught  a  few 
 Scholars  for  a  Livelihood.     In  Monmouth's  Time,   he 
 and  Mr.  Upright  of  Lejfingham,    and  Mr.  Drake  were 
 committed  to  Grantham  Goal,  and  were  to  be  removed 
 to  Hull:  But  upon  his  Defeat,  they  were  fet at  Liberty. 
 He  was  exercis'd  with  great  Pains  and  Lamenefs  in  his 
 h^2S  and  Peer,  for  the  Five  iaft  Years  of  his  Life.     He 
 made  u(e  of  feveral  Means,  but  found  no  Help,    tho' 
 he  had  the  Advice  of  divers  Phyficians  and  Surgeons. 
 He  bore  his    Aiiidlions  with   great  Patience,   and  a 
 chearful  SubmJfTion  to  the  Will  of  GOD.     He  depart- 
 ed this  Life,    Sept,   12.   170^.     He  was  a  Man  of  a 
 jneek  and  humble  Spirit,  and  of  but  few  Words, 
 
 'BurtDK^-Fcppcrdin  -:   Mr  Lee, 
 
 BUlh?-f 
 
in  the  County  t?f  L I  N  C  O  L  N.  457- 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 Billinghorough  :    Mr.  James  Morton,     He  dy*d  there  s^-'V^ 
 in  1663. 
 
 Boneshy :  Mr.  ^ockett.    He  dy'd  foon  after  Barthok^ 
 wfw-Day. 
 
 Fulheck, :  Mr.  Triftram  Hinchfield, 
 
 Clayple :  Mr.  Redman, ' 
 
 Harlaxton :  Mr.  I^ichard  Kortham', 
 
 Allington  :  Mr.  G^or^^  B^c^.  A  profitable  and  popular 
 Preacher  :  A  loving  and  beloved  Paftor.  He  was  one 
 of  thofe  Many  whom  the  violent  Adings  of  Bifliop 
 Snnderjon  (  whiift  under  the  Influence  of  Age,  fretful 
 Diftempers,  and  Revenge)  drove  out  of  the  Country. 
 He  refided  for  a  while  in  London,  till  the  Plague  drove 
 him  thence  alfo.  But  it  pleas'd  GOD  that  it  followed 
 him  to  Tottenham,  as  it  did  many  other  good  Men  to 
 other  Places,  and  there  put  an  end  to  his  Perfecution 
 and  Mortality,  An.  1666. 
 
 Boothhy  on  the  Cliffe  :  Mr.  John  Sanders. 
 
 Wiherton  ;  Mr.  La^oQ. 
 
 Quaplade:  Mr.  Petit,    He  dy'd  in  Prifon  for  Non- 
 conformity. 
 
 Markham  :  Mr.  Arnold, 
 
 Glentvoorth  :  Mr.  Aires, 
 
 Barohy :  Mr.  Elvpood, 
 
 Tothill:  ISlr.Gunvii, 
 
 fVinthorj) :  Mr.  Horn, 
 
 PVraghy:  ^iv.Jackfon. 
 
 Jojl :  Mr.  Lavpfofq. 
 
 B^r-ton  t 
 
458  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimfters^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 Barton  :  Mr.  I{oaie. 
 
 Ltthingham  :  Mr.  Hales. 
 
 Swinderby  :  Mr.  John  Birket,     He  was  born  ac  JB//- 
 linghorough  in  this  County,  and  bred  up  partly  ac  Cam- 
 bridge, and  partly  ac  Oxford.     When  he  left  the  Uni- 
 verfity,  he  was  chofen   Mafter  of  the  Free-School  ac 
 Grantham,  but  did  not  continue  there  long.     He  re- 
 mov'd  to  Sxvinnerhy.  a  Place  of  about  60  I.  per  Annum ^ 
 about  Seven  Miles  from  Lincoln,  where  he   was  their 
 Minifterabout  Sixteen  Years,  till  hewasejedled,  in  62. 
 Afterwards  he  liv'd  in  a  Houfe  he  had  boughr  in  Town, 
 and  preach'd  twice  every  Lord's-day  to  many  Hearers, 
 till  the  Five  Mile  Acl,  which  forcM  him   to  remove  to 
 Billlngborough,  the  Place  of  his  Birch  ;  where  he  had 
 not  been  long  before  the  Lady  Hujfey  of  Cnmhrop  fenc 
 for  him,  and  committed  her  Three  Sons  to  him,  (one 
 of  which  was  Sir  Edward  Hujfey,  afterwards  Member 
 of  Parliament  for  the  City  of  Lincohi)  and  he  fitted 
 them  for  the  Univerfity.     He  continuM  in  that  Family 
 Eight  Years,  and  was  greatly  belov'd.     Afterwards  he 
 let  up  a  School  at  his  own  Houfe  in  BilUngboroughy  and 
 had  the  Sons  of  Sir  William  Torh^,  and  of  feveral  other 
 Gentlemen,   boarding  with  him  ,  and  fitted  many  for 
 the   Univerlity.     He   was  rcckoii'd   an  extraordinary 
 Scholar.     But  being  fo  ftudious,   he   fo   impaired  his 
 Health,  and  became  lb  afrliiflcd  with  the  Stone,  that  he 
 was  oblig'd  to  lay  that  Employment  alide  :    And  being 
 advis'd  to  remove  for  change  of  Air,  he  went  to  Anher 
 2l  fmall  Town  about  4  Miles  from  Lincoln,  and  there 
 hedy'dM^jy5;  1685.  He  wasa  wifeandj-udiciousMan, 
 of  a  very  pious  and  fober  Life  j  of  quick  Parts,  and  an 
 exellent  Preacher.     He  did  much   Good  in  the  Place 
 where  he  was  Minifler  ;  and  was   highly    efleem'd  by 
 mofl  of  his  neighbouring  Brethren. 
 
 Kjrton  in  Lin/lfcy:  Mr.  Mofis  Mells.  He  was  born 
 at  Sibfey  near  Boflcn.  After  his  Ejccflmcnc  he  remov'd 
 to  Lincoln.  He  conrinu'd  there  till  ihc  Cor p oration- A'cl 
 forc'd  him  away,  and  then  he  remov'd  to  Lejjingham 
 nc^r  Si ef or d,  and  thence  into  Slcf or d  Towfi,  where  he 
 continu'd  the  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry,  to  a  few  that 
 were  defirous  of  his  Labours.     He  was  a  humble,  ho- 
 
in  the  County  <?/  L  I  N  C  O  L  N.  4.59 
 
 ly,  heavenly  Perfon  :  Not  fearful  of  Dangers,  and  yet  Vol.  II. 
 careful  to  take  the   moft  prudent  Methods  to  avoid  s>'*v"n^ 
 them.     He  had  an  Eftate  of  his  own,  and  was  not 
 chargeable  to  the  People.     He  vifibly  took  delight  in 
 his  Work  ;  And  he  did  not  Labour  in  vain.     He   had  . 
 a  liberal  Heart  and  Hand,  both  in  Spirituals  and  Tem- 
 porals.    He  was  of  moderate  Principles,  and  a  moft 
 obliging  Carriage.     He  v/ent  about  doing  good  j  and 
 when  he   had  continuM  doing  fo  in  Sleford,  for  about 
 Seven  Years  and  Six  Months,  it  pleas'd  GOD  to  give 
 him  his  ^ietus,  and  receive  him  into  Abrmi's  Bofom. 
 
 Ludborough:  Mr.  Alford,    ^ 
 
 If^lherton :  Mr.  CromweL 
 
 Scalhy:  Mr.  Winte, 
 
 Scrielshy  :  Mr.  Andrew  Thornton, 
 
 GUf  thorn  :  Mr.  Willidm  Oliver.  After  his  Ejcd^- 
 ment,  he  liv*d  at  Fctheringhny  in  N^>rthr'mj)'-onfhire, 
 where  he  was  mention'd  as  ejected  in  my  former  Edi- 
 tion. He  was  aJlb  Chaplain  to  that  pious  and  excel- 
 lent Perfon  the  Lady  Norcliff.  He  was  a  fpiritful  little 
 Man,  a  good  Scholar,  and  an  ufeful  Preacher.  He 
 dy*d  July  10.  1686  :  yEtat.  jz.  He  wrote  a  Book  of 
 Inftrud:ions  and  Prayers  for  the  Help  of  Teeming  Wo- 
 .  men,  that  is  valuable  as  a  Prefent  for  Perfbns  in  that 
 Circumftance.  There  was  another  of  the  fame  Name 
 ejedted  in  Cornxval,  but  I  don't  know  that  they  were  an 
 all  related. 
 
 HOI(NCASTLE :  Mr.  Dickenfen. 
 
 Svpafield:  Mr.  H^efton, 
 
 Coifierwcrth  :  Mr.  Broxvni 
 
 Mr.  Jofcj)h  Fdrrov?  liv'd  in  this  County  aifo,  and  was 
 Curate  at  Bofton,  but  could  not  conform  to  take  a  Li- 
 cenfe  j  and  thereupon  was  Chaplain  to  Sir  William 
 Ellis,  in  which  Capacity  he  cominu'd  till  the  Time  of 
 his  Peath, 
 
 There 
 
460  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Minifters^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  There  conform'd  afterwards  in  this  County,  Mr.  5<?- 
 SX-V"^0  mud  Male  of  Bcckpy,  Mr.  £{lchard  Sharp  of  Sedgehrook,, 
 And  I  added  alfo  in  my  former  Edition,  Mr,  PVlllinm 
 Laughton  of  P^eflborough,  and  Mr.  Chrijiopher  I{ead  of 
 Bafingham  :  But  I  have  fomething  now  to  add  that  is 
 remarkable,  as  to  the  Two  latter. 
 
 As  for  Mr.  William  Laughton,  tho*  he  did  conform, 
 yet  he  ma)  be  faid  to  have  been  a  Nonconform ift  ;  for 
 his  Heart  was  with  them.  He  bewaild  the  Un(uc» 
 eefsfulnels  of  hisMiniftry,  efpecially  after  his  conform-  " 
 ing  ;  faying,  he  could  not  tell  of  one  Man  upon  whom 
 his  Miniftry  had  been  effedtual.  Now  and  then 
 ('faid  he)  we  have  a  Drunkard  or  other  prophane  Per- 
 fbn  reduc'd  from  their  Wickcdnefs ;  but  it  is  fuch  as 
 have  flipp'd'into  a  Conventicle,  and  there  met  with 
 fomething  that  affected  them,  and  brought  them  to 
 be  ferious. 
 
 And  Mr.  Chrijiopher  ^ead  held  out  long  In  his  Non- 
 conformity, but  wa.s  at  laft  over-perfwaded  by  a  Gen- 
 tleman that  was  his  Friend,  to  accept  of  a  Living.  As 
 he  was  going  in  that  Gentleman's  Coach  aad  Compa- 
 ny to  rake  Poffeffion  of  it,  he  fell  fo  vehemently  fick, 
 that  he  was  forc'd  to  be  driven  back.  He  immediate- 
 ly took  his  Bed,  where  he  much  bewail'd  what  he  had 
 done,  and  was  going  to  do  ;  faying.  Has  GOD  beet?  my 
 GOD  all  my  Days,  and  never  failed  me,  andjnufl  I  diftrufi 
 him  at  the  lafi  ?  He  could  and  would  hnve  provided  for  me, 
 and  xvhy  did  I  tread  wikjiovpn  Paths  ?  Under  fuch  Com- 
 plaints he  languifn'd  and  dy'd. 
 
 Inftead  of  adding  others  here  who  conform'd  afrer- 
 terwards.  (as  in  other  Counties)  it  is  oblcrveable,  that 
 leveral  in  this  County  quitted  the  Church-Party,  and 
 came  among  the  Nonconformifts,  fome  Years  after 
 Bartholomew-Dsiy ,     As, 
 
 Mr.  John  Spademan  of  Swayton.  He  was  M.  A,  of 
 Magdalen-College  in  Cambridge.  Qtiitting.  the  Eftabliflf  d 
 Church  and  his  Living,  he  went  over  into  Holland^ 
 and  was  Paftor  of  the  Engli/Io  Church  at  Rotterdam, 
 where  he  had  a  general  Reputation  among  foreign  Di- 
 %iiics;  and  was,  upon  many  Gccafioms,  fingularly 
 ll'rviceable   to   his  Country-men,    who  purfa'd  their 
 
 Studit^s, 
 
m  the  County  ^/LINCOLN.  461 
 
 ■  Studies,  either  in  Vtrecht  or  Leyden,  He,  even  vvhilft  Vol.  II. 
 he  was  there,  was  a  very  hard  Student,  and  inerea- 
 fed  his  Fund  of  Learning,  as  well  as  his  Library. 
 He  was  well  read  in  Philojophy,  a  good  Hiftorian,  a 
 good  Critick,  and  a  Iblid  Divine.  He  was  (o  chari- 
 table to  others,  as  often  to  leave  himfelf  bare  j  and 
 as  hearty  a  Friend,  as  any  one  need  defire  :  And 
 fuch  a  Stranger   to  Artifice  and  Difguife,  that  he  ap- 
 
 I  pear'd  to  all  that  knew  him,  to  be  made  up  of  Since- 
 rity. He  came  over  from  Hollmid  to  be  Co-Paftor  with 
 Mr.  John  Howe,  and  Succeeded  him  at  his  Death,  but 
 did  not  long  furvive  him.  He  funk  on  a  fudden,  and 
 confum'd  away  furprizingly,  when  it  was  generally 
 hop'd  he  might  have  been  a  BlefTmg  to  this  City  many 
 Years.     He  dy'd  Fi^/'rw^rjy  the  14th,  jyo-J.    His  Fune- 
 
 -rai  Sermon  was  preach'd  by  his  Colleague,  Mv.  B^f. 
 well.  He  hath  printed  Stritttur.e  Breves  in  Epjio^ 
 Us  D.  D.  Geneveyifium  (^  Oxonienfium  Nuper  Edit  as,  ite- 
 rumque  juxta  Exemplar  Oxonienfc  Typis  Mandatas  Lon^ 
 dim.  1607.  Befides  which,  I  know  not  that  he  has 
 pubiifli'd  any  Thing,  but  a  Difcourie  of  the  I^emem' 
 brance  and  Imitanon  of  deceased  holy  Idlers :  A  Sermon 
 preach'd  at  I(ctterdani,  March  15.  1695,  N.  S.  the 
 Day  of  her  Majefty  Queen  Mar/s  Funeral.  A  Funeral 
 Sermon  for  Mrs.  Shower.  A  Thankfgiving  Sermon. 
 A  Sermon  to  the  Societies  for  Reformation  of  Man- 
 ners :  And  a  Funeral  Sermon  for  Mr.  John  Howe, 
 
 Mr.  John  P^afiricl^  M.  A.  Vicar  of  KjrJ^ton  near 
 Bofton,  was  another  of  thofe  who  in  this  County  quit- 
 ted the  Church  of  England,  and  came  among  the  Dif- 
 fenters.  The  particular  Occafions  and  Circumftances 
 of  his  Secefiion  from  that  Place,  may  be  feen  in  a  Let- 
 ter he  fent  me,  which  (with  his  Leave)  I  have  printed 
 at  the  end  of  the  Third  Part  of  my  Defence  cf  Moderate 
 'Nonconformity.  He  is  at  prefent  Pafcor  of  a  Society  at 
 Kings  Lynnem  Norfolk,:  And  hath  met  with  great  Hard- 
 fiiips  and  Difficulties  among  the  DifTenters,  as  well  as 
 in  the  Eftablifii'd  Church  ^  tho*  they  are  of  another 
 Nature. 
 
 Mr.  Burroughs  of  Frampton  alio,  and  Mr.  Scoffm  of 
 Brothertoft,  \ek  their  Livings  and  came  among  the 
 DifTenters,  and  are  yet  living  :  The  former  Paftor  to  a 
 Church  ^if^yisbich,  and  the  other  tg  another  a:  Slcford. 
 
 Bur 
 
462  The  Ejefhd  or  Silem'^dMimflers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.        -^^^  ^*^^  hardeft  Cale  is  that  of  Mr.  Wi'diAm  Quifp 
 '  y^^/'^^^j^  of  Morton,  which  1  fhali  here  infert,  as   drawn  up  by 
 himfelf. 
 
 "  I.  He  was  articled  againft  many  years  ago,    i.  For 
 
 **  officiating  in  the  Churches  of  Mn>ton  and  Turkfcy, 
 "  without  the  Court's  Licenfe.  2.  For  omitting  to 
 *'  officiate  twice  every  Sabbath,  and  other  Holidays, 
 **  in  both  the  laid  Churches.  5.  For  being  in  the 
 •'  Company  of  Excommunicate  Perfons.  To  which 
 **  he  anl'werd,  i.  That  being  in  Orders  according  to 
 **  the  Church  of  Efiglnnd,  and  holding  a  Benefice 
 **  where  there  was  no  Church  nor  People  to  officiate 
 "  in  and  to,  he  thought  himfelf  bound  by  the  Laws, 
 *'  both  of  God  and  Man  {Can.  76.)  to  Exerciie  hisMi- 
 **  niftry  otherwhere.  And  being  invited  by  the  Inha- 
 "  bitants  of  Mnrton  and  Tur^fey,  his  old  Neighbours, 
 **  to  accept  of  their  Cures,  fat  lead  till  they  could  gee 
 "  a  Minifter)  both  being  vacant  for  many  Years,  by 
 **  reafon  of  the  fmall  Maintenance  due  to  ihe  Minifter, 
 **  and  both  being  under  Scqueftration  :  He  accepted 
 "  hereof,  but  refus'd  to  take  a  Licenfe,  becaufe  there 
 "  was  a  Suit  depending,  and  is  ftill,  (fo  far  as  he 
 *'  knows)  between  the  Archdeacon  and  the  Patron  of 
 "  one  of  the  Churches,  about  the  Right. 
 
 "  2.  That  being  neither  Incumbent  nor  Curate,  he 
 "  did  not  think  himfelf  liable  to  Ccnfure  for  Omifli- 
 "  ons  mention'd.  And,  3.  That  he  could  not  poflibly 
 **  avoid  the  Company  of  Excommunicate  Perfons  up- 
 "  on  Occafion  ;  one  being  Collector  of  tke  AfTefT- 
 **  ments  for  Four  years  paft. 
 
 *'  11.  Again,  about  the  Year  1672.  fthe  other  Caufe 
 "  being  undctermin'd)  he  was  articled  againft  for  the 
 **  fan-ie  Things.  To  which  were  added,  the  Abbrcvi- 
 "  ation  of  feme  Offices.  To  which  he  anfwered  as 
 •*  before,  that  he  v.  as  no  Incumbent  nor  Curate  :  And 
 "  further,  that  he  thought  it  left  to  the  Difcretion  of 
 **  Minifters,  fometlmes  to  abbreviate  the  one  and  omit 
 *'  the  other,  as  they  faw  Caufr.  The  Ad  of  Parlia- 
 *'  ment  put  an  end  to  thele  Proceedings.  Notwith- 
 "  ftanding  which,  the  Judge  of  the  Court  taxed  him 
 -  **  with  a  B^ll  of  Charges,  tho'  the  Caufe  was  yet  un- 
 "  dctermin  d  :  And  he  rcfufing  to  pay  it,  was  again, 
 
 m.Ar- 
 
in  the  County  <?/  L  I  N  C  O  L  N.  465  ' 
 
 ~  ~^         \       ~!  \        Vol.  VL 
 
 "  III.  Articl'd  agair>ft,  in  1673,  for  the  fame  Things,  s^/*V"s^ 
 **  and  for  not  reading  the  Licany,  every  Vpednejday  and 
 <*  Friday,  weekly,  and  the  Canons  yearly  ;  not  cate- 
 **  diizing  daily  j  not  bowing  at  the  Name  of  JESUS, 
 **  and  not  wearing  a  Canoiiical  Coat.  To  which  he 
 **  anfwerM,  that  thefe  were  Statuta  Mtmrum  Gentium 
 **  non  cmdita  intentione  regida  Ohjer^atio7iis,  as  Biihop 
 *'  Sajiderfon  dc  Jurnm>  Pr<el.  3 .  ^.  i  8-.  calls  them  :  And 
 *'  in  this  Cafe,  Jummum  Jus  was  jummn  injuria  :  But 
 *'  the  Judge  of  the  Court  foon  after  dying,  the  Caufe 
 **  was  let  fall.  But  yet  again  for  the  fame  Matters, 
 he  was, 
 
 <c 
 
 '*  IV.  Articl'd  againJl,  in  1679  :  To  which  were 
 *'  added,  his  not  reading  the  Communion-Service  at 
 "  the  High- Altar  ;  the  Omiifion  of  fome  or  other  Ho- 
 "  liday  within  Five  or  Six  Years.  To  which  hean- 
 "  fwered  as  before.  But  that  Anfwer  being  thought 
 "  infufficient,  he  was  by  Willinm  StovQ  Surrogate  luf- 
 **  pended,  and  for  Non-payment  of  Court-Fees  , 
 "  charg'd  upon  him,  excommunicated,  and  laid  in 
 "  Goal;  From  whence  he  was  not  releas'd  but  upon 
 *'  Payment  of  13  /.  to  the  Court,  befides  his  own 
 •*  Charges.  But  notwithftanding  this  great  Charge 
 "  and  Trouble,    he  was  again, 
 
 "  V.  Articl'd  againft,  in  1685,  as  a  Revolter  from 
 
 *'  the  Doctrine  and  Difcipline  of  the  Church  of  Eng~ 
 *■'  land.  To  whidi  he  anfwer 'd,  i.  That  as  for  Do- 
 '*  c5):rine,  it  was  notorioufly  faFfc,  and  could  not  be 
 "  prov'd  againft  him.  And,  2.  As  for  Difcipline,  he 
 **  concurr'd  in  Judgment  with  as  eminent  Divines,  as 
 ''  any  the  Church  of  Englaizd  had,  that  it  might  be 
 *'  better  and  better  managed.  And  lb  the  Action  was 
 **  let  fal!  without  any  Compeniation  made  for  the  lols 
 "  of  his  Money,  and  (which  is  more)  his  precious 
 **  Time  ;  he  being  caus'd  to  attend  the  Court  Winter 
 "  and  Summer,  for  almoft  20  Years,  to  the  negledt  of 
 **  his  Occalions,  and  Danger  of  Health  and  Life,  the 
 "  "Ways  and  Weather  being  fometimes  very  bad.   And, 
 
 "  VI.  Since  he  left  Conformity,  he  \^as  decreed 
 "  fufpended,  for  non- Appearance  at  the  Coiirt,  tho' 
 
 '  '      •'  he 
 
464  The  Ejechd  or  SUem'*d  MimJttrSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.  11.  "  he  had  no  Notice  given  him,  of  the  Day,  Week, 
 "  Month  or  Year,  when  he  Ihould  appear :  And  that 
 "  Sulpenlion  was  openly  read  in  the  Church.  Now 
 "  to  dole  :  If  they  can  truly  fay,  that  I  have  herein 
 "  falfify'd,  relating  more  than  they  have  objected,  or 
 '^  lels  than  rhey  have  proved  againft  me,  then  I  ihall 
 '*  be  content  to  contmue  under  the  Cenfure,  tho'  ille- 
 "  gallv  pasVi  upon  me ;  or  put  my  Neck  into  this  in- 
 "  tolerable  Yoke,  and  fubmic  to  luch  unmerciful 
 **  Drivers. 
 
 William  ^ipp. 
 
 Some  Inferences  from  hence  of  his  own  drawing. 
 
 "  I.  That  the  Court  fuppofes  perfed  Conformity 
 "  to  be  a  Duty,  and  that  to  be  the  Scafe  of  their  Ca- 
 "  nonical  Oath  :  And  confequentiy,  that  fuch  Minifters 
 **  as  have  made  the  leaft  Omiifion  are  perjur'd,  and 
 '*  have  forfeited  their  Livings  5  and  that  it  is  in  their 
 "  Power  and  at  their  Pleafure,  to  take  the  Forfeiture 
 **  when  they  will. 
 
 "  II.  But  it  is  plain  the  Thing  is  impofTible,  and 
 •*  therefore  the  Lav/  is  unjuft.  Our  late  Bifhop  Sati^ 
 **  derfon  fays,  Lex  de  re  prorfus  impojjibili  ferri  non  debet  - 
 "  fj  fcratUT  Tyrmnica  eft  ^  S  dejure  nulla,  nee  quen^uam 
 "  obligap  in  Cotijcientia.     De  Conjc.  PiwL  6.(^,6, 
 
 **  III.  The  Court  rules  at  Will.  For  he  that  hath 
 "  an  unfeafable  Law  to  execute,  rules  as  much  at 
 *'  Will,   as  he  whofe  AVill  is  his  Law. 
 
 "  IV.  Religion,  that  good  Thing,  brought  down  to 
 '*  us  of  thefc  "Times,  through  a  Sea  of  Martyrs  Blood, 
 "  is  very  unlafe  in  fuch  Hands  who  have  an  unfcafa- 
 *'  blc  Conformity  to  execure :  For  fuch  may  caft  out 
 "  the  beft  and  retain  the  worft.  I  (hall  do  them  no 
 "  Wrong  if  I  fay,  that  at  prefent  they  difcountenance 
 "  the  moil  Confciencious,  whom  they  fear,  and  favour 
 "  none  but  fuch  as  are  like  themfeives. 
 
 *'  V.  This  rigid  Conformity  is  againft  Charity. 
 "  We  ought  not^to  do  Evil  to  our  Neighbour,  (and  it  is 
 
 Evil 
 
in  the  County  (?/  L I  N  C  O  L  N.  465 
 
 "  Evil  to  perfecuce  for  fuch   Trifles)  and  tiiere  is  a  Vol    II 
 **  Sandtion  upon   ir,  ?Jal.  15.  3.     He  thac  doth,   (hall  ^^^/-v*^ 
 *'  not  ftand  on  GOD  s  holy  Hill.     We  are  to  give  no 
 **  Offence  to,  nor  to  deftroy  the  Weak,  ^c.     Can  the 
 "  Church  ( as  they  call  it )   abfolve  us    from    thefe 
 "  Duties  ?  I 
 
 **  VI.  'Tis  againft  the  Peace  of  our  Neighbourhoods* 
 "  For  the  Court  is  made  the  common  Sink,  into 
 *'  which  all  malicious  Perfons,  having  a  Spite  againft 
 **  their  Neighbours,  do  diigorge  themfcives,  as  I  have 
 "  often  known.  As  it  is  a  Truth,  that  without  Law^ 
 **  there  could  be  no  living,  fo  were  theieLaws  profe- 
 "  cuted  to  the  utmoft,  there  could  be  no  living  neither* 
 
 **  VII.  How  much  it  is  againft  Piety,  take  from  the 
 **  Pen  of  a  Gonformift.  A  Curfe  is  denounced  againft 
 "  them  that  remove  the  Land- Marks,  beut.  27.  17. 
 **  And  it  falleth  moft  heavy  on  them  that  remove  the 
 **  Limits  in  GOD's  Worlliip  (  as  being  Boundary s 
 **  of  the  higheft  Confequence)  and  turn  may  into  mufl*^ 
 "  and  convenient  into  necejTary. 
 
 "  Obj.  The  Church  does  not  pretend  to  make  Ne^ 
 *^  ceffaries.  Anfw.  She  pretends  to  have  Power  to  im- 
 "  pofe  fuch  Things,  and  then  they  are  neceffary.  For 
 "  Impofition  deftroys  their  Indifference. 
 
 "  VIII.  AndLaftly,  I  appeal  to  all  Men  of  Judg- 
 '*  ment,  whether  this  High-Conformity  does  not  look 
 "  like  a  fiibtle  Defign  of  fome  cunning  Men,  to  ad- 
 *'  vance  and  inrich  themfelves,  and  impoverifli  the 
 **  Country,  inflave  the  Subjed,  fupplant  the  Civil 
 **  Magiftrate,  and  engrofs  aU  Pov/er  to  themfelves  ; 
 **  for  to  fuch  bafe  Ends  it  ferves,  and  not  at  all  to  the 
 **  PublickGood.  At  prefent  few  or  none,  ifwrong'd 
 **  by  the  Court,  dare  to  appeal  to  the  Common-Law, 
 **  knowing  their  extravagant  Power  ;|And  if  any  does, 
 **  they  can  ealily  pick  out  of  the  vaft  Body  of  their 
 '*  Law,  fome  Matter  againft  him,  and  fo  Cite  him  to 
 **  the  Court,  and  there  keep  him  Ten  or  Twenty 
 **  Years  (as  they  did  xnt)  till  they  have  v/eary\i  him, 
 "  and  made  him  glad  to  fubmit  and  pay  what  they  lift. 
 
 "  I  have  oft  fought  Peace,  but  could  not  have  ir. 
 
 **  I  appealed  firft  to  Bifliop  Sanderfin  ;  And  he  told  me, 
 
 H  h  •      "        'J^^h^t 
 
466  The  Ejected  or  StlemU  Minijters  &c» 
 
 Vol.  II.  "  that  he  would  fpeak  to  his  Son  about  my  Bufincfs  ; 
 *'  But  this  v/as  a  meer  Evafion  :  Next  to  Be  Fuller  ; 
 *'  but  he  told  me  as  a  great  Secret,  that  the  Chan- 
 **  cellor,  Sir  Edward  Lake,  had  fo  large  a  Patent,  as 
 **  that  in  a  manner,  the  whole  Epifcopai  Power  was 
 **  taken  away  from  him.  Then  to  Bifliop  Barlow  : 
 ^'  But  he  was  a  Man  too  referv'd,  and  never  vifited  in 
 "  aii  his  Time,  and  fo  left  the  Court  to  do  as  they 
 *'  would.  Then  to  Dean  Brevint  i  And  he  told  me, 
 *'  I  was  in  a  Miftake  about  C^^^o^z  I22.  For  tho*  the 
 '*  Bifliop  was  not  there  in  Perfon,  yet  he  was  in  Power, 
 *'  and  what  the  Court  did  he  did.  And  then  to  Bi- 
 **  fliop  Gardiner  {or  the  laft  "Wrong :  But  his  Anfwer 
 **  was,  that  if  I  was  wrong'd  I  might  right  my  felf  at 
 *'  the  Common-Law,  and  fo  turn'd  away  from  me  ! 
 *'  And  now  I  appeal  to  ail  the  World,  if  our  Religion, 
 *'  Miniftry,  Property,  ©'c.  be  not  in  Danger  under 
 *'  fuch  a  Conformity. 
 
 PJ>illiam  Quip^, 
 
 I  fliall  make  but  one  Reflecflion  upon  this  Matter, 
 which  is  this  ;  that  I  the  rather  publifa  this  Account 
 for  the  fake  of  Mr.  0/>^f  and  Mr.  Hoadly :  And  that  I 
 am  very  inclinable  to  believe,  had  either  of  them  met 
 with  fuch  Treatment  as  Mr.  Q^ij^p,  it  would  have  a 
 lictle  alcer'd,  their  Apprehenfion,  as  to  the  Oath  of  Ca- 
 nonical Obedience,  the  Force  of  the  Canons,  the 
 Conftitution  and  Difcipline  of  the  Church,  and  the 
 NeceiTiry  of  a  farther  Reformation  3  and  their  Stile  in 
 the  Debate  about  thefe  Matters. 
 
 IV.  B.  I  have  omitted  in  this  County,  Mr.  Seth  Wcod 
 at  Lcvh}gto7tj  fuppofing  he  is  the  fame  Perfon  as  I  have 
 taken  notice  of  among  the  City  Minifters,  /.  39.  And 
 Mr.  Matthew  ihmipjon,  becaufe  he  is  mention'd  at  Al- 
 kering  in  Northamptonjhire. 
 
 In  the  Cour.ty  .pf  M I  D  D  L  E  S  E  X. 
 
 Shcparton  :  Mr.  John  Dodderidge.  He  was  an  inge- 
 nious Man,  and  a  Scholar  ^  of  the  Univerfity  o'iOxon  : 
 An.  acceptable  Preacher,  and  a  very  peaceable  Divine, 
 His  Re<5tory  was  worth  150/.  per  Annum, 
 
 A^ori  I 
 
in  the  County  c/  M  I  D  DL  E  S  E  X.         467 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 ABon :  Mr.  Thomas  Elford.     A  grave  Divine  of  con-  s^O/'-s-/ 
 fiderable  Pares  and  Learning  ;  a  moderate  Independent. 
 A  Guide  and  Friend   unto   Dr.  Thomas  Manton^  when 
 he  firft  entred   into    the  Miniftry.     His  Living  was 
 worth   100 1,  per  Annum, 
 
 Eling :  Mr.  Thomas  Gilbert,     A  Scottijh  Divine,    o{See  Coton 
 ufeful  Abilities  for  the  Miniftry,  and   of  great   Zeal  ^^.^'^her'i' 
 againft   Error   and  Prophanenefs.     He   dy'd  in  Nex9-  ^^^^-  °^ 
 England,  whefe  at  CharlesTown  he  hath  this  Epitaph  upon ^ff  ^"'^• 
 hisTombftone.  "^     "^  Ljt>  3. 
 
 L-n.  o. 
 
 Here  isinterrdthe  Body  of  that  reverend,  fincere^  :(ealous, 
 devout  and  faithful  Minifter  of  JESVS  CHPJST, 
 Mr.  Thomas  Gilbert,  Jometime  Paftor  of  the  Church 
 of  CHBJST  at  Chedle  in  Chefliire  :  A/fo  fometime 
 Pajior  of  the  Church  of  CHFiJST  at  Eling  in  Old 
 England  :  H^bo  was  the  Protornartyr^  the  firft  of  the 
 Minifters  that  Jujferd  Deprivation  in  the  Caufe  of 
 'Nonconformity  in  England  :  And  afcer  betaking  him^ 
 feifto  New-England  became  Paftor  of  the  Church  of 
 CHi^IST  zw  Topsfield  ;  and  at  6-^  Tears  of  Age  de- 
 parted this  Life.     Inter  d  Octob.  28.   1 673. 
 
 Vxbridge  :  Mr.  Godbolt.  An  aged  Divine,  of  greac 
 Sobriety  and  Moderation. 
 
 Finchley:  Mr.  Thomas  Goulfton.  Sometime  of  Queens 
 Colledge  in  Cambridge.  A  good  Scholar,  and  of  greac 
 Modeftv  and  Humility :  A  conftant ,  diligent  Preach- 
 er, and  blefs'd  with  good  Suecefs. 
 
 Fulham :  Mr.  Ifaac  Kjiight.  B.  D.  A  Godly  Man, 
 and  of  a  good  Temper  :  But  he  wanted  Academical 
 Learning,  and  yet  had  the  Honour  of  his  Degree  con- 
 fer'd  upon  him  for  the  Sake  of  the  General. 
 
 North-Hail:  Mr.  Malthurft.  An  Antient  Divine 
 Contemporary  with  Mr.  PViiliam  Pemble,  at  Magdalen 
 Hall  in  Oxford.  A  Man  of  ftrong  Reafon,  and  mightv 
 in  the  Scriptures:  Of  greac  Eloquence  and  Fervour: 
 Only  Defective  in  Elocution.  His  Nonconformity  coft 
 him  300  /.  per  Annum, 
 "'•  H  h  ^  Mnficld ; 
 
468         The  Ejected  or  Siienc'^d  Mimfiers^  &C. 
 
 >I.  II.  Enfield:  Mr.  Daniel  Manning.  An  excellenr  Scho- 
 lar and  Preacher :  Much  admir'd  and  follow'd  both  for 
 his  natural  Wir,  and  good  Learning,  and  ferious  Godli- 
 nels.  He  was  educated  in  Catharine  Hall  in  Cambridge, 
 and  noted  there  as  Eminent  in  his  Improvements  for  his 
 Time. 
 
 Harrovp  on  the  Hill:  Mr.  Thomas  Pakemnn  M.  A. 
 of  Clare-Hall  in  Cambridge,  He  was  firft  Minifter  at 
 ■Hadham  in  Ejjex,  from  whence  he  was  Ejed:ed  in  62, 
 with  lo  Children.  He  was  in  great  Efteem  with  Sr. 
 Gilbert  Gerrard^  and  indeed  with  the  whole  Parifh  for 
 his  diligent  Preaching,  and  great  Charity  ;  he  fome- 
 times  giving  Money  where  he  had  a  Right  to  take  it. 
 His  Benefice  was  about  an  100/.  pr  Annum.  Being 
 eminent  for  his  Integrity,  and  for  Ruling  well  his  own 
 Houfe,  he  foon  after  his  Ejediment  had  the  Inftrudlion 
 and  Boarding  of  leveral  Children  of  Perfons  of  Qua- 
 lity and  Figure  :  And  preached  as  he  had  Opportunity. 
 He  afterwards  remov'd  to  Old  Brentford,  and  continu'd 
 to  keep  Boarders  there,  and  they  were  inftrucled  by- 
 Mr  Button  who  liv'd  next  Door.  There  he  preached 
 conftantly  and  adminiftcr'd  the  Sacrament.  Mr.  But* 
 ton  was  at  length  taken  up,  and  imprilon'd  Six  Months 
 upon  the  five  Mile  kt\,  but  Mr. P a l{eman  efcap*d,  tho' 
 he  for  a  Time  kept  private.  Afterwards  he  liv'd  and 
 preach'd  conftantly  at  Mrs.  Methwolds  in  Brumpton  near 
 J^ights- Bridge  :  And  thence  he  remov'd  into  the  Fami- 
 ly of  Erafinus  Smith  Efq,  where  he  continu'd  fome  Years. 
 In  1685,  he  liv'd  with  his  Children  in  the  City,  at- 
 tended on  Dr.  Kjdders  Miniftry,  and  fometimes  receiv'd 
 the  Sacrament  from  him,  and  preach'd  himfelf  occa- 
 iionally  at  his  Childrens  Houfcs.  When,  he  was  once 
 doing  fo  at  his  Sons  Houfe,  (there  not  being  above 
 three  or  four  Neighbours  prefent,)  the  City  Marflial 
 feiz'd  him  and  his  Son,  and  carried  them  before  Sir 
 Henry  Tulfe  then  Lord  Mayor  :  And  they  were  forc'd 
 to  pay  a  Fine,  for  the  Fathers  praying  with,  and  In- 
 ftructing  his  Children.  In  1687.  He  remov'd  to  Strat- 
 ford, where  he  had  an  Opportunity  of  fome  Service.  He 
 was  an  acceptable  Preacher  to  the  Neighbours,  there, 
 and  adminiitrcd  the  Sacraments.  He  procur'd  one  to 
 teach  the  poor  Peoples  Children  to  read,  and  him.felf 
 gave  Monev  to  encourage  it.  This  he  continued  a- 
 bove  three  Years.    He  died  in  June  1691  ('after  about 
 
 a 
 
in  the  County  of  MIDDLESEX.  469 
 
 a  Weeks  Sicknels  of  a  Feaver,  which  appear'd  not  ve-  Vol.  11. 
 ryViolentj  in  the  ySch  Year  of  his  Age.  During  his 
 Sicknefs  he  faid,  he  thank'd  GOD  it  had  been  his  De- 
 fign  to  glorify  him.  He  was  eminent  for  his  great  Re- 
 verence of  GOD,  ef pecially  in  the  Pulpit ;  his  aptnels 
 to  awaken  and  affed  young  People,  and  his  readinefs 
 for  edifying  Diicourfe.  He  was  much  in  preffing  Per- 
 fbns  to  come  to  the  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's-S upper  ; 
 often  faying,  that  he  thought  all  Adult  Perfons  that 
 came  to  hear,  ought  to  receive.  He  was  a  ftri(5t  Ob- 
 ferver  of  Family-Order,  and  confcientious  in  redeem- 
 ing Time.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd  by  Bi- 
 fliop  Kjddfr,  from  I^v.  14.  13.  He  was  a  grave, 
 found,  pious,  fober  and  peaceable  Divine. 
 
 TVilleflen  :  Mr.  Edward  Perkins.  A  great  Man.  A 
 very  ready  and  well  ftudy'd  Divine,  efpecially  in 
 School-Divinity.  A  great  Tutor  in  Magdalen- Hall  in 
 Oxon :  And  particularly  famous  for  his  giving  Mr. 
 John  Corbet  his  Education,  and  Direction  in  his 
 Studies. 
 
 Staines  :  Mr.  Gabriel  Price.  An  honeft  plain  Preach- 
 er, and  of  blamelefs  Life  and  Converfation. 
 
 Kjngsbury  :  Mr.  James  Prince.  A  Gentleman  born, 
 and  of  a  good  Family.  In  good  Repute  both  for 
 Learning  and  Piety,  but  young  when  ejedled.  He 
 iiv'd  and  dy'd  Paftor  of  a  Congregation  at  Ockjngham 
 in  Berk/hire. 
 
 Pinnar  :  Mr.  John  I{plL  A  grave  and  very  pious 
 .Man,  and  very  ufeful  in  his  Place  :  Tho*  he  never  ad- 
 miniftred  the  Sacraments  ;  being  in  a  Chappel  of  Eafe 
 belonging  to  Harrow  on  the  Hill,  and  there  he  dy'd, 
 feveral  Years  iince. 
 
 Hampftead :  Mr.  Sprint,  A  Man  well  reported  of, 
 both  for  his  DoClirine  and  Life.  He  was  the  Son  of 
 the  Author  of  that  celebrated  Book,  Cajfander  Angli^ 
 canus :  And  elder  Brother  of  Mr.  Samuel  Sprint  of 
 iiamp[hire,  by  another  Venter. 
 
 H  h  3  S^anmore^ 
 
470  T7>'^  Ejedfed  or  Silenced  MinifierSj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 s,^/'\^'^  Stafimore-Mag :  Mr.  Samuel  StancUjf^  M.  A.  of  St. 
 Johns  College  in  Cambridge,  An  eminent  Divine,  of  no 
 Party.  His  Redtory  was  worth  better  than  150  /.  fer 
 Annum.  He  was  Paftor  of  a  Congregation  at  lather- 
 hith,  and  there  he  dy'd.  He  had  an  admirable  Gift 
 in  Prayer. 
 
 Eigworth :  Mr.  Swift,  A  pious  Man  ;  but  led  away 
 by  the  Fifth  Monarchy  Notions.  He  was  imprifon'd  a 
 long  time  in  'Newgate,  for  keeping  a  Conventicle  in  his 
 Houfe,  and  at  laft  inlarg'd  :  And  being  much  decay'd 
 and  impoverifli*d,  dy'd  at  Hendon. 
 
 Biilingdon  ;  Mr.  Philijf  Taverner,  A  grave  peace- 
 able Divine,  of  an  unblamed  Life  ;  but  who  chofe  to 
 live  retir'd.  His  Redlory  was  reputed  worth  100 /. 
 -  ^er  Aiirmm.  He,  in  Conjundlion  with  Mr.  Richard 
 Goodgroom,  and  Mr.  H.Hall  (  who  were  alfo  Minifcers) 
 had  a  publick  Difcourfe  with  fome  Qiiakers,  at  the 
 Meeting -place  of  J4^efi-Dra)ton  in  this  County,  on 
 Jan.  18. 1657,  upon  feveral  Heads :  And  heiafterwards 
 publifli'd  an  Account  of  it  in  Print,  in  1658. 
 
 Sunherry  :  Mr.  John  Turner.  A  Man  of  great  Since- 
 rity, extraordinary  Humility,  and  profitable  Labours 
 and  Induftry  :  Belov'd  by  all  that  knew  him.  He  fet- 
 tled in  Lo7idcn^  after  he  was  filenc'd  ;  and  had  a  confi- 
 derable  Meeting,  firft  in  Fetter-Lane,  and  afterwards 
 In  Hatton-Gardeh  s  And  wasfucceeded  by  Mr.  Bures, 
 
 Hendon  :  Mr.  Francis  Pf^areham,  of  Bennet -College  in 
 Caynbridge.  A  Man  of  great  Natural  Wit,  of  genteel 
 Learning,  of  great  PJeafantneis  in  Convcrfation,  and  a 
 ▼ei-y  pradlical  and  profitable  Preacher,  but  unfuccels- 
 ful,    His  Vicaridge  was  worth  100  L;per  Annum. 
 
 Tmckenham  :  Mr.  Thomas  V/illis.  A  good  Scholar  ; 
 J.ike  his  Father  the  famous  School-Mafter  of  Twicken- 
 ham. A  grave  Divine,  a  foiid  Preacher,  of  a  very 
 good  Prefence,  and  a  Man  zealous  for  Truth  and  Or- 
 der in  the  Churches  of  Chrift;  Of  great  Holinefs  of 
 Life,  of  a  Publick  Spirit,  and  much  Fervour  in  his 
 ,Wpi'ky  a;id  great  Ufefuinefsin  theCo^nty  of  Mi^^/^/^^^ 
 
 f-Iackney  t 
 
in  ^)&gCt?//;^(yg/ MIDDLESEX.  471 
 
 Unckriey.  Dr.  miliamSpurftow  *.     Who  had  before  Vol.  11. 
 been  turn'd  oun  of  his  Mafter-fliip   of  JQithannc  Hail  -^^^''^"^^ 
 in  Cnm'jrid'^e  for  refufmg  the    Engagement.     The  two  *  Hi  -was 
 firft  Letters  of  his  Name,  are  the  two  lafc  in  the  Word  cnv  tf  the 
 and  Name  5  M  £  C  ITUnV  V  S  ;  In  which  he  had  f^^f hers  of 
 an  Hand  jointly  with  Mr.  Sicphn  Marfmll,Ur,  Bdmund^^^;-^^^^-* 
 Calamy,  Mr.  Thomas  Touhg,  and  Mr,  Mathev^  ^''^^''^'^l'^  hath  pub 
 the   two  fa-ft  Letters  of  whole  Names  made  up  the  ^.n./^^' 
 reft  of  that  ftartling  Word.     He  was  one  of  the  AiT^m-^^^^^  ^ 
 bly  of  Divines;  and  afterwards  one   of  the  Commifii- y^.^^.^^  ^^ 
 oners  at  the   Snvoy.     A  A4an  of  great   Humility  and  ^^^  p^^^/. 
 Meeknefs,;  and  great  Charity  both  in  giving  and  for^/^^,  gvo. 
 giving.     He   always    had    an  innocent    and    grateful  j6$9>^nd, 
 Chearfulnefs  in  his  Converfe,  which  rcnder'd  it  very  The  Spi- 
 acceptable.     He   was  of  a  very  peaceable  DiMtion.  ritual 
 He   was  preferv'd  in    the   Pcftilential  Sicknefs  3  but  H^|^^^^ 
 Dy'd  not  long  after.  cadeTof" 
 
 Meditations,  Svo.  1666.  The  Wiles  of  Satan  :  In  a  DIfcourfe  on 
 2  Cor.  2.  1 1.     J?jdfomc  Sennons preach" d upon  PublickOccafan^' 
 
 Stepney:  Mr.  Greenhil,  and  Mr.  Mntthexo  Mead."  Be  hath 
 Mr,  Greenhil'',  was  one  of  the  Aifemblv  of  Divines  • /^^  ^^W 
 and  one  of  the  DilTenting  Brethren  in  that  ^^^'""^^y-i'"^'^.^ 
 But  a  Worthy  Man,  and  much  valued,  for  his  P'^^^  ^/^^  ^{^^ 
 Learning,  and  unwearied  Labours.  He  was  the  Man  p'-^pj^g^g 
 that  was  pirch'd  upon  to  be  Chaplain  to  the  King's  Chil-  q^  ^^^kieh 
 dren,  the  Dukes  of  Tork.  and  Glccefter,  and  the  Lady  -^^  ^  ^.^i 
 Henrietta  Maria.  4to  .   ^nd 
 
 a  Dlfccourfcy  intittded,  The  Sound-hearted  Chriftian. 
 
 Mr.  Mead,  (*)    was  a  Man  of  great  Prudence,  ^nd.''  He  hath 
 an  excellent  ufetul  Preacher.     He  had  a  large  Congre-fr^W, 
 gation  after  he  was  Ejeded,  at  Stepney,  and  no  Man  ^|^?^A1-  . 
 was  more  follow'd  when  he  preach'd  in  the  City.    He  l^l^^'r^^^^^ 
 Dy'd,  oa.  16.  1699.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was  Preach- ^^^^^^^ 
 by  Mr.  Hoxve-,  to  which  the  Reader  is  refcrr'd   for  his^^^^  ^^^ 
 Chara(fler.  Good  of 
 
 early  Obedience,  %vo.  A  Sermon  to  the  United  Brethren,  itpm  their  agrees 
 rnent  about  Ezekiefs  Wheels.  And  Funeral  Sermons  for  Mr.  Rolw^iJ, 
 and  Mr.  Crufo,  &c. 
 
 Nevpington:    Mr.   Bull.     A  good  Schol3^    and      ■•  • 
 agreeable  Preacher.    As  to  what  remains,  I  defire  leave 
 to  draw  a  Vail  ;  Requefting  fuch  as  from  his    (ingle 
 H  h  4  Iriftance, 
 
472      The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  See 
 
 II.  Inftance,  give  themfelves  a  Liberty  to  pafs  their  Cen- 
 fure  upon  others  of  the  fame  Denomination  with  him, 
 to  take  the  Pains  to  perufe  a  fhorc  but  excellent  Diw 
 courfe  Ut-)on  Charity  with  B^ference  to  other  Mens  Sins  ^ 
 which  was  firft  Preach'd,  and  afterwards  Printed  by 
 Mr.  HovQc,  with  whom  he  was  for  fome  time  Fellow- 
 Labourer. 
 
 To  this  which  was  contained  in  my  laft  Edition,  I 
 fhall  add  \^hat  was  written  by  Mr.  Stancliff  (now  at 
 red)  in  the  Margen  of  his  Book,  (which  he  kindly  fent 
 me  for  my  Ufe  in  a  fecond  Edition)  which  was  in  thefe 
 Words.  His  laft  Hours  and  dying  Prayers  .and  Tears, 
 vpith  the  chearful  I^fignation  of  his  Soul  to  Chrift,  as  offer  d 
 to  the  worft  and  cheifeft  of  Simmers  in  the  Go/pel,  /pake  him 
 bcth  n  Penitent  Sinner  and  a  returning  Back^Jlider.  He  gave 
 up  the  Ghoft  in  hi^  Clojet,  craving  any  Place  where  Chrift 
 TvaSf  tho  it  was  but  eternally  to  lie  at  his  FootftooL 
 
 Grce?:ford:  Mr.  Edward  Terry,  M.  A.  Fellow  of  t^«/- 
 vsrftty  Colled  ec  in  Oxon.  He  was  many  Years  ufeful 
 there  in  Inftrudling  and  Governing  Young  Gentlemen 
 and  Scholars :  And  of  great  Fame  for  his  many  Exer- 
 cifes  in  the  Coiicdge  and  Schools  3  and  particularly 
 for  his  Funeral  Oracion  at  the  Interment  of  Dr.  Jojhua 
 Hoyle  Mailer  of  that  Colledge,  and  Regius  Profcffor  of 
 Divinity  in,  that  Univerfity.  This  Dr.  Hc^le,  was  a 
 Member  of  great  Efteem  and  Honour  in  the  Affem- 
 bly  of  Divines,  a?  a  Mafter  of  all  the  ancient  Learning 
 of  the  Greeks  ?-nd  Latin  Fathers,  and  one  who  reign'd 
 both  in  his  Chair,  and  in  the  Pulpit.  Mr.  Terry's 
 Living  at  Greenford,  was  worth  to  him  better  than  200  /. 
 fer  Annum.  And  he  was  much  honour'd  for  his  Work  s 
 fake,  and  as  a  Lover  of  Truth  and  Peace.  He  is  yet 
 living. 
 
 Hanwell:  Mr.  Ambroje,         Paddington  :      Mr.  Arn-' 
 Ajhford  :  Mr.  Catch.  hall,  or  Arnold, 
 
 Ickenham  :  Mr.  Kicolas,       Littleton  :    Mr.  Edmund 
 
 Taylor. 
 Farnham  :    Mr.  Goodman^  and  Mr,  Sandford,   whofe 
 Place  is  uncertain. 
 
 Of  thofe  who  ftood  out  at  firft  in  this  County,  there 
 were  but  Three  that  I  can  hear  cf  who  afterwards 
 
in  the  County  f?/'  MO  N  M  O  U  T  H.  47? 
 
 1\     conform'd,  vi:{.  Mr.  E:{ek!el  Hopkins,  Lcdurer  at  Hack^^  Vol.  II. 
 ney,  an  excellent  and  learned  Perlbn,  afterwards  Bifliop  \^\r^ 
 of  London-derry  in  Jre/^w^ :  Whofe  Works  have  fince 
 his  Death  been  printed  together  in  a  Folio,  Mr.  Timothy 
 Hally  of  Norwood  and    Scutham  ;   who  was   by    King 
 Jamesll.  preferr'd  to  the  Bifhoprick  of  Oxow,  for  read- 
 ing his  Declaration  of  Indulgence  to  Dijjenters  :  And 
 Mr,  I{olls  of  Thiftlemrth  who  was  driven  into  Confer-         ^   \ 
 mity  by  his  Sufferings  after  his  Ejedbion. 
 
 In  the  County  c/ MONMOUTH. 
 
 MONMOVTH :  Mr.  Nicholas  Cary.  After  his  Ejed- 
 ment  he  came  ^up  to  London,  and  gave  himfelf  up  to 
 the  pradice  and  ftudy  of  Phyfick,  and  had  Succefs  in 
 curing  ill  affeded  Eyes  and  Ears  more  than  many  : 
 And  dy'd  in  Hntton-Garden  in  Holbourn, 
 
 Magor ;  Mr.  Thomas  Barnes,  He  was  fent  from  the 
 Church  ofAlhallows  in  London,  to  preach  the  Gofpel  in 
 IVales,  He  did  fo  upon  hard  Terms,  tho'  he  was 
 tempted  by  confiderable  Offers  in  London,  after  Do- 
 dor  Owen  dy'd.  When  he  was  filenc'd  for  his  Non- 
 conformity he  liv'd  near  Mi^gor  in  Caerlion,  and 
 was  Paftor  of  a  Church  thereabouts,  that  met  in  divers 
 Places  for  their  Convenience.  He  was  honoured  by 
 the  Gentry  and  Clergy  for  refufmg  to  Petition  King 
 James  againft  the  Tf/?,  8cc.  He  was  a  Man  of  good 
 Senfe  and  great  Integrity  and  Self-denial.  There  he 
 dy*d  about  1703. 
 
 ABEB^GAVENNT:   Mr.  Abbot. 
 
 Treleck :  Mr.  Simms.  Tyntame :  Mr-  Milmaye. 
 
 Caierwent :  Mr.  Imagers.  Caerlion  :  Mr.  I{pbinfon, 
 
 Llanafering  :    Mr.  Oxven  Llangattock.:  Mr,  F^ohins, 
 
 Morgan.  Tredmck.  '     Mr.   iValter 
 Llanvapley:  Mr.  Williams,  Projfer, 
 
 l^ewport :  Mr.  Hen.  Walter. 
 
 In  the  County  ^f  N  O  R  F  O  L  K. 
 
 In  the  City  ofNowich  v/erefilenc  d,  Mr.  John  Collings,.*  fjg  p^^, 
 D.  D.  of  St.  Stephen's  :  Mr.  Thomas  Allen  of  St.  George's  ;  l/Jh^d  a 
 Mr,  Benjamin  Snovpden,  of  St,  Giles's  :  Mr.   Windrefs  ofTreatife 
 St.  Faiths:    Mr.   Francis    Englijh'',    of  St.   Nicolas  :  emit. The 
 Mr.  Enoch  fVoodward,  of  St.  Georges  :  And,    Mr.  John  ^amts 
 H^shart,      "-       "       -■    -^^  '  John^bemz^r. 
 
474  '^^^^  EjcBed  or  Silenced  Mimfiers^  Src 
 
 *  His  Works  J^'^^  Colllngs  D.  D*,  was^  a  Man  of  great  J^Vorth  and 
 are  many.  Reputation.  He  was  born  in  EffiX,  and  brought  up  in 
 A  Caveat  Emnumnud-College  in  Cambridge.  One  of  general 
 for  old  Learning,  and  lignal  Piety,  and  eminent  Minifterial 
 and  new  Abilities.  A  Bleiilng  ro.the  City  of  Nomich  for  above 
 Prophane-  Forty  Years.  One  Mighty  in  the  Scriptures,  an  excei- 
 nefs ;  a-  j^j^j-  Caiuilt,  an  unwearied  Preacher,  and  a  patient 
 hut  hep'  Sufferer.  He  was  one  of  the  Commiiiioners  at  the 
 ^t^aj I  rSnvoy,  and  very  defirous  with  his  Brethren  of  an  Ac 
 «»r  sXz-  ^°"^"^°^^''^°"'  ^^^  ^"  ^'^^"*  ^^  ^^^  ^"  Intereft  in  ma- 
 oiirsBlrth  "Y  P^^^^ons  of  Note  and  Figure,  notvi^ithitanding  his 
 4to.  1^53*  Nonconformity.  He  was  of  a  very  candid  and  peace- 
 Cordials  able  Spirit  3  and  an  Admirer  of  true  Goodnefs,  where- 
 for  faint-  foever  any  of  it  was  difcernable.  He  dy'd  much  la- 
 ing  Souls,  mented,  in  January  1690,  in  the  67th  Year  of  his  Age. 
 or  Eflays 
 
 for  Satisfaction  of  wounded  Spirits,  -2.  Vol.  1^49,  4to.  Five  Lef- 
 fons,  ^vo.  16^0.  An  Exercitation  whether  it  is  lawful  to  aft  con- 
 trary to  ones  own  Confcience,  4to.  1675.  Vindlcias  Minifterii  Evan- 
 gelici  revindicate  ;  againfl  Lay-Preachers.  Intcrcourfc  of  Divine 
 Love  between  Chrift  and  his  Church,  4^0.  i6'j6.  Difcourfes  of  the 
 actual  Providences  of  God,  4/0.'  «67§.  Par  ncbile  \  the  excellent 
 Woman,  reprefenting  the  Lady  Howard.  Fairh  and  Experience  in  the 
 holy  Life  of  Mrs  M^r;'  Simpfon,  A  modeft  Plea  for  the  Lord's-Day, 
 as  the  Chriftian  Sabbath,  8vo.  1669.  A  fhort  Difcourfe  ^gainfi-  Tra.i* 
 fubjlantiatioriy  i67<r.  A  Word  in  Seafon.  Defenfivc  Armour  againfl:  4 
 of  Satan's  moft  Fiery  Darts,  ^vo.  1680.  Engiijh  Presbytery  ;  or  an 
 Account  of  the  main  Opinions  of  thofe  Minifters  and  People  in 
 England,  who  go  under  the  Name  of  Presbiterians,  4to.  1680.  The 
 Cafe  and  Cure  of  Perfons  Excommunicated,  according  to  the  pre- 
 fcnt  Law  o( England,  4to.  1682-  The  Hiftory  of  Conformity  ^  or  a 
 Proof  of  the  Mifchief  of  Impofitions,  from  the  Experience  of  more 
 than  an  Hundred.  Years,  4rff.  1 58  I.  The  Weavers  Pocker-Book,  or 
 Weaving  Spiritualised,  8vo.  167$.  Sermons  upon  the  whole  firfl: 
 and  fecond  Chapters  of  Canticles.  Thirteen  Sermons  upon  feveral 
 ui^tvdl  Subjefts.  A  Plea  for  the  Noncojiformijfs,  juftifying  them  from 
 the  Charge  of  Schifm,  8vo.  1674.  A  reafonable  Account  of  the 
 Judgment  of  the  Nonconforming  Mlnlftsrs  as  to  prefcribed  Forms 
 of  Prayer  ;  with  a  SuppHment  in  Anfwer  to  Dr.  Falco7icr  o?  Litur- 
 gies, 2vo.  i^yg  The  Vindication  of  Liturgies,  lately  publilh'd  by 
 Or.  Falconer  prov'd  no  Vindication,  e^c.  Svo.  1681.  ^nd  he  had  alfo  a 
 Hand  m  the  Supplimeni  to  VooXs  EngUjl  AnrntcAions. 
 
 His  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd  by  fAv*  M^i^fin  Fyneh, 
 I  lliali  here  add  his  Ejntaph, 
 
 Hoc 
 
mthe  County  (?/  N  O  R  F  O  LK.  475 
 
 hd^dS  pm  no- 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 
 Hoc  in  Bt4floy 
 Mortalitatis  [^^  "Exuvmsy 
 Sfe  Reftirre^ionis  lata^ 
 Latus  depofuit 
 Johannes  CollinGES  S.  Theoligiae  Profeflbr, 
 ,^i  Boxteda  in  agro  Ejjexienfi  natusy 
 CantahrigKZ  in  CoUegio  Emanuelis  educattiSy 
 Norvici  facro  MimfteriOy   XLIV  annis  funBuSy 
 •  lllic  et  defuntfusy 
 Gregemy  Conci'vesy   Omnepj;  Pietafem  vere  amantes^ 
 Summo  in  lu  iu  reliquit : 
 (j  regis  ftii  Pafior   Vigil  ant  i  (Jim  us  y 
 Evangelii  Vroeco  InJefejj'uSy 
 Vcritatis  Pugil, 
 Error  um  Ma  Ileus  y 
 Tkeologiam  fanam    Morum   Integritate    lUufiravity 
 Eruditionem  MultJplicem  Vita  Simplicitate  prnavity 
 Humilitatis  et  Humanitatis 
 
 Exemplar  non  Vulgare; 
 
 In  rebus  fecundis  ModefiuSy 
 
 In  adverfis  EreBuSy 
 
 Utriufj;  fortune  Viclor  ; 
 
 .^i  c^m  'verum'Dei  minifirt^m  yper  famam  et  infamiAm 
 
 III  am  merendoy 
 
 Hanc  fcrendoy 
 
 Se  diu  approha'verat y 
 
 Tandem 
 
 S scutum  hoc  (heul  tanto  Hofpite  indignum  /)  defer uity 
 
 CxIumquSy  uhi  diu  ante  a  ^uerfatm  efiy 
 
 Luhens  immtgravit 
 
 XV.  Calend  :   Februar  : 
 
 5  ^^^^^'^^   MBCXC 
 •^""^  I  ^tatls    LXVIL 
 
 Mr. 
 
47  6  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MimJlerSj  &C. 
 
 Vol.  \\f  Mr.  Thomas  Allen  was  alfo  a  valuable  and  worthT 
 s->0^"^-^  Man  *.  He  was  born  and  baptized  in  the  City  of  Nor" 
 *  ,  twich  in  1608;  Was  educated  in  C^^wj  College  in  Cam' 
 Come  Trea-  ^^^^%^»  where  he  took  the  Degree  of  M.  A.  He  was  af- 
 tiUs  in  terwards  Minifter  of  St.  Edmonds  in  the  fame  City; 
 Pn«?,viz.  but  together  with  Mr.  Bridge  and  feveral  others,  he 
 The  Way  was  filenc'd  by  Bifliop  fVren  about  the  Year  1636,  for 
 of  the  refufing  to  read  the  Bool{  cf  Sports^  and  conform  to  o- 
 Spirit  in  ther  Innovations  then  impos'd  in  that  Diocefe.  An.  1638, 
 bringing  j^e  fled  into  Ncvp  England j  and  continu'd  there  till  about 
 ^9^)1^^*^  1 65 1,  and  then  return 'd  to  Norvoich,  where  he  conti- 
 7  Th  "^'^^^^  Exercifeof  his  Miniftry  till  1662.  But  he  after- 
 Glorv  of^^*^'^^  preach'd  upon  all  Occafions  thatofe*d,  in  a 
 Chrift  fet  Congregational  Church  there,  till  the  time  of  his 
 forth  Death,  which  was  in  Sept.  i6y^.  Etat.  65.  He  was  a 
 with  the  Religious,  Able,  Practical,  Preacher.  See  Mr.  Cotton 
 neceflity  Mathers  Hiftory  of  Nevs>  England^  Book  iii. p.  21 5- 
 of  Faith, 
 
 znfe'veral  Sermons  :  Be  fides  vohichy  he  publijh'd  alfoy  A  Chain  of  Scrip- 
 ture Chronology,  from  the  Creation  of  the  World,  to  the  Death  of 
 Jefus  Chrift,  in  Seven  Periods.  Lond.  i6sg. 
 
 As  to  Mr.Benjamin  Sncwden^  M.  A.  He  was  a  Man  of 
 a  moft  amiable  Temper.  Ingenuous  Learning  illuftra- 
 ted  his  Mind  ;  Love  of  G  OD  and  Man  polTefs'd  his 
 Heart;  purity  of  Dodlrine,  nearnefs  of  Style,  and  Ex- 
 emplary Holineis,  adorn'd  and  enliven'd  his  Miniftry : 
 Ccnftant  Serenity,  fweet  Affability,  and  an  ifnclouded 
 Alacrity  flione  in  his  Countenance.  Humil/ty  and  Meek- 
 ne(s  adornM  his  Life.  His  whole  Converfation  fpakeQui- 
 etncfs  and  Peace  ;  in  every  Condition  he  fhew'd  a  juft 
 Equanimity  :  And  in  a  Word, he  pais'd  fo  inoffenfivelv 
 thro*  this  World,  as  fcarce  to  have  an  Enemy  fif  he  had 
 needed  one)  to  help  him  towards  a  Better.  Norwich 
 gave  him  his  Birth  ^  Emanuel  College  in  Cambridge  his» 
 Education  ;  Bifliop  Hall  his  Orders  ^  the  Great  Bifliop 
 of  Souls  the  Gift  of  good  Acceptance,  and  that  in  his 
 own  Native  City,  which  enjoy'd  and  rejoyc'd  in  the 
 Light  of  his  Miniftry,  firft  in  the  Publick  Churches,  till 
 Black  Bartholomew  hid  it  ('with  lb  many  more)  under 
 hisdark  Mantle:  Afterwards  in  Private,  or  le(s  Pub- 
 ilck  AlTemblies,  until  flie  Lamented  its  total  remove 
 to  an  higher  Orb,  April  28.  1696.  /Etat,  70. 
 
 Qn4i 
 
in  the  County  (/NORFOLK.  477 
 
 Qreat  Tarmouth  ;  Mr.  John  Br  in/ley,  M.  A.  He  was 
 born  zt  Ajhby  de  la  avouch  in  L^cefter/hire,  An.  1600. 
 His  Father  was  a  Worthy  Minifter,  whofe  Name  he 
 bore.  His  Mother  was  Sifter  to  Biflio/?  Hally  as  appears 
 by  an  Epiftle  written  to  her,  {Decad.  2.  Ep.  4.)  He 
 was  brought  up  by  his  Father,  who  took  upon  him  the 
 Care  ofthePublick  School  of  Ajhby.  He  was  admit- 
 ted of  Emanuel  College  in  Cambridge  at  the  Age  of 
 Thirteen  and  an  half ;  and  having  rcfided  there  about 
 Three  or  Four  Years,  waited  upon  his  Reverend  Un- 
 cle Dr.  Hallf  then  Dean  of  iVorcejier  as  his  Amanuenfis 
 to  the  Synod  of  D^^^.  After  his  return,  he  continu'd 
 conftant  in  his  Studies,  and  being  Eledl:ed  Scholar  of 
 the  Houfe,  relidcd  there  till  he  took  his  Degrees.  Be- 
 ing Ordain'd,  he  Preach'd  at  Preftons  near  Chelmsford: 
 and  was  afterwards  calFd  to  Tarmouth.  But  being  E- 
 leded  by  the  Town-fliip  contrary  to  the  good  liking 
 of  Bifliop  Harfnet  of  Norwich,  he  met  with  no  fmall 
 Trouble  and  Vexation.  At  his  coming  ro  the  Town 
 or  foon  after,  the  Plague  broke  out  violently,  and  the 
 Bills  of  Mortality  rofe  to  near  a  100  a  Week,  and  yec 
 thro'  the  Goodnefs  of  God  he  was  preferved,  tho*  he 
 conftantly  attended  his  Charge.  After  feme  time,  by 
 the  Means  of  Sir  John  fVentworth,  a  Door  was  opcn'd 
 for  the  Exercile  of  his  Miniftry  on  the  Week  Day,  at 
 a  Country  Village  in  the  Illand  of  Lcving^land.  Hi^ 
 ther  the  People  of  r^rwctt.V?  and  other  Places  refbrtcd, 
 God  blefTihghis  Labours,  and  making  them  more  than 
 ©rdinarily  elfedual  for  Good.  The  Long  Parliament 
 coming  on,  the  Townfliip  apply'd  themfelves  to  his 
 Majefty  for  his  Licenfe  for  Mr.  Brinjley  to  Preach  again 
 mTarmouth,  which  he  had  been  debarr'd  of;  and  the 
 King  readily  granted  it :  Upon  which,  he  wholly  devo- 
 ted himfelf  to  the  Service  of  their  Souls.  He  continu'd 
 Induftrious  and  Diligent  in  his  Work  till  the  Fatal 
 Bartholomexv :  And  tho'  tempted  with  the  Offers  of 
 Preferment  at  the  King's  Return,  yet  he  clos'd  with 
 none  ^  dcfiring  no  higher  Honour  than  to  ferve  his  Sa- 
 viour in  the  Miniftrv,  in  that  Place  where  he  had  been 
 fo  ufeful,  with  a  fafe  Confcience.  V/hen  the  Vnifor- 
 mity  ASi  took  place,  he  defifted  from  the  Publick  Exer- 
 ci(e  of  his  Miniftrv  :  Tho'  he  had  no  Writ  of  Eafe  ; 
 
 for 
 
 Vol,  IL 
 
478  The  Ejeffed  or  Silenc'^dMmifiers^  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    for  his  conftanr  Labour  in  Reading  and  Writing  was 
 the  fame  as  formerly. 
 
 As  for  his  Carriage  it  was  highly  Civil  tho'  Grave. 
 His  Difcourfe  was  facetious,  efpecially  in  fuicable 
 ^  Company.  In  the  Pulpit  none  had  a  more  Reverend 
 Afped:,  and  Compos'd  to  an  higher  Pitch  of  Gravity. 
 Nothing  dropp'd  from  him  that  had  the  leaft  facwof 
 Levity.  He  had  many  AtHiCtions,  (among  the  reft, 
 he  loft  Two  hopeful  Sons,  when  they  were  arriv'd  to 
 Manhood)  which  fomcwhat  clouded  his  Spirit,  tho' 
 they  never  created  any  Morofencfs  or  Sharpnefs.  He 
 was  of  an  even  Temper,  rarely  ruffled  into  a  Paflion^ 
 fcarce  ever,  unlels  the  Caufe  of  God  or  Goodnefs  rc- 
 quir'd  it.  The  World  was  not  a  little  contemn'd  by 
 him  ;  for  he  never  fought  afrer  more  than  a  Compe- 
 tency to  enable  him  to  be  fervicable  in  his  Work.  He 
 was  very  well  skill 'd  in  facred  Criticks,  and  fpent  a  con- 
 liderable  Part  of  his  Time  in  ftudying  the  Holy  Scrip- 
 tures thoroughly.  And  if  he  handled  any  difficult 
 Text,  he  would  make  it  as  clear  as  the  abftrufenefs  of 
 the  Subjed:  would  permit,  in  a  Word,  He  liv'd  Ex- 
 cmplariiy,  and  by  the  AlTiftance  of  the  Almighty,  bore 
 up  againft  all  the  Oppoilcion  he  met  with  in  the  Way 
 *  He  hath  of  his  Duty  ;  and  at  laft  with  great  Calmnefs  relign'd 
 Printed  his  Soul  to  God  *,  Jan.  22.  166^.  JEtat.  65. 
 fun  dry 
 
 Tract's.  The  healing  of //''r/r.^/'s  Breaches,  y^n.  164.2.  ChurcIrRefor- 
 marion.  y^«.  1543.  Church  Remedy.  1644.  A  Looking-GIafs  for 
 good  Women,  4f<?.  16^'-.  The  Doftrine  and  Prafticc  of'Fsevdo-Bap- 
 tifm  afferted  and  vindicated.  4(0.  1645.  The  Arraignment  of  the 
 Prefeat  Schifm,  or  new  Separation  in  Old  Engl aiid,  ^te  1646.  His 
 Bridle  for  rhe  Times,  4f9.  J647.  Chrift's  Mcdiatorfhip  :  And  the 
 Myftical  Implantation,  Svo  1651.  The  Myftical  Brazen  Serpent,  or 
 Chrift  exalted  on  the  Crofs,  Svo.  165 3.  The  Saints  Communion 
 with  Chrift,  Sacramental,  Spiritual,  and  Celeftial,  8-jo.  1654.  Groans 
 for  ifrael,  or  the  Church's  Salvation,  &c.  Svo.  J 65  5.  Three  facred 
 Emblems;  zndTe^rs  for  JemfaUm,  Svo.  i6$6.  Golpel  Marrow,  or 
 the  Myftery  of  Redemption,  Svo.  1659.  ^^' 
 
 Jiz  the  fame  Place  was  (ilenc'd  Mr.  PVlIIiam  Bridge^ 
 M.  A.  v/ho  was  a  Student  in  Cnmhridge  about  Thirteen 
 Years,  and  was  there  for  fevcral  Years  Fellow  o\  Ema~ 
 vu?l  Colledge.  He  was  a  Minifter  in  EJfcx  for  Five 
 Years,  and  then  call'd  to  the  City  of  Ncrvoich^  where 
 he  feitlcd  in   the  Parifli  of  St.  Georges  Jcmlmd,  where 
 
 h« 
 
in  tht  County  <?/  N  O  R  F  O  L  K.           479 
 ~-*^- — ■ ^^-^^ — ™ -_«....^_ — ^ — ^ — p ., — j___ 
 
 he  held  on  his  Miniftry  for  feveral  Years  ;  but  was  at  Vol.  II. 
 laft  iilcnc'd  by  Biihop  Wreriy  An.  1637;  ^s  not  being  a 
 thorough  Confcriiift.  He  continu'd  in  the  City,  fome 
 time  after  his  Sui^oenfion,  until  he  was  Excommunica- 
 ted, s-hd  the  Writ  do  Capiendo  came  forth  againft  him  : 
 Upon  which  he  withdrew  into  H'lland  and  fettled  at 
 B^tterdfim;  where  he  was  choicn  Paftorro  a  Congrega- 
 tional Church  of  which  Mr.  /t'/.  Burraughs  was  Teach- 
 er. He  return'd  into  England^  in  1642,  in  the  Time  of 
 the  Long  Parhament,  before  whom  he  Preach'd  fre- 
 queniiy.  He  was  one  of  the  Diflenting  Brethren  in 
 the  AiTembiy  of  Divines.  He  fix'd  at  Tnrmouth,  and 
 there  continu'd  his  Labours,  till  the  Bartholomew  Adt 
 took  Place. 
 
 The  Friendly  Debate  was  very  fevere  upon  him  :  But 
 how  eafie  had  a  Retaliation  been,  could  it  have  been 
 thought  that  the  expofing  thofe  whofe  aim  it  was  to  do 
 Good,  had  been  likely  to  do  any  Service  to  Religion  I    *  o«^  and 
 
 One  to  whom  he  was  well  known,  gives  this  Acccunt  Ttomty    of 
 of  him  ;  that  he  was  no  mean  Scholar,  had  a  Libra-  his  Trea^ 
 ry  well  furnifli'd    with   Fathers,  Schoolmen,  Criricks,  ^^'A-^"    art 
 and  m.cft  Authors  cf  worrh  ;   that  he  was  a  very  hard  (^oUcBed 
 Student,  and   rofe  at  Four  a   Clock   in  the  Morning  "^^°  ^  ^^' 
 Winter   and  Summer,  and  continu'd  in  h^s  Study  till  '"^^■^'  ^^ 
 Eleven  ;  and  that  many  Souls  heartily  bkfkd  God  for  1^!;^^^  ^'^' 
 his  Labours.  .       ,      ^,    ;,  v,hich,and 
 
 One  Thing  muft  not   be^  omi'tei.     Tho   he    ^3.s f^rveralSer" 
 
 ftrid:ly    Congregational,  yet  he   heartily   refjccled  his  wonsbefore 
 
 Brethren  that  had  ciher  Sentiments.     There  is  good  tke  Parfia- 
 
 Froof  of  th's,  in  his  Carriage  to  his  Fellow  Miaiiltr  a.te7it,hhath 
 
 Tnrmouthj  Worthy   Mr.  Brii^Jleyy  who  was    (;f  anocher/«»^rr 
 
 Stamp  and  Charader.     When  the  Government  was  in  "^^'^-^^  E^" 
 
 the  Hands  of  thofe,  who  openly  befriended  fiich  as  were  ^^^^^'      '^ 
 
 of  Mr.  Br/^.^/sPerfuauon,  Mr.  B>/w7?^>  had  many  Ene-  ^^^J^^J:^ 
 J  I  »j  J     L  fi  or  God  s 
 
 mies,  and  was  muchopposd  :  and  there  were  ftrenu-  -^^-,^„  ^^ 
 '  r  J  L-  1  T-        return  to 
 
 ous  Endeavours  ufed  to  get  h,im  removed,    as  an  Ene-  {-[^^  Soul. 
 
 my  to  the  Powers   that  then  were  :    But    Mr.  Bridge  jo  Ser- 
 fhood up  for  him,    and  us'd  all  his  Intereft  to  continue  mons  on 
 him  peaceably  in   his  Place  *  :    And   they   Liv'd  and  Chriftand 
 
 the  Cove- 
 nant. Eight  Sermons  of  Good  and  Bad  Company.  Seafonable 
 Truths  in  Evil  Times.  The  Freenefs  of  the  Grace  and  Love  of 
 God  to  Believers.  The  Sinfulncfs  of  Sin  and  Fulneis  of  Chrift.  A 
 Word  to  the  Aged.    His  Remains,  &f. 
 
 Con- 
 
480  The  Ejected  or  ^iilenc^d  MimJlerSy  Src 
 
 Vol.  II.    Convcrs'd  together  very  comfortably  for  many  Years. 
 w^'V*^  He  dy'd  M^rc/>  12.  1670.    jEtat,  70, 
 
 Mr.  Job  Toohey  was  alfo  filenc'd  at  Tarmouth, 
 
 Feltvoell:  Mr.  John  Butler.  A  Man  of  a  found  Judg- 
 ment, an  unblameable  Life,  and  moft  healthful  Con- 
 ftitution.  His  Living  was  worth  by  Repute  200  /. 
 fer  Annum.  After  his  Ejectment,  he  for  fome  Years 
 preach'd  but  feldom  ;  and  was  prevailed  with  to  tra- 
 vel to  Smyrna,  At  his  Return  he  preach'd  oftner: 
 Within  fome  time  more  ftatedly  at  Harmch,  whence 
 he  remov'd  to  Iffmch,  where  he  preach'd  occafionally, 
 and  in  the  Country  round.  He  dy'd  y^««o  1696,  in 
 the  84th  Year  of  his  Age.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was 
 preach'd  by  Mr.  Fairfax y  upon  thefe  Words  of  the 
 Apoftle,  J  have  fought  the  good  Fight,  I  have  fini/h'd  my 
 Cou^fi,  &c.  Mr.  Stancliff  here  added  in  the  Margin, 
 Defiderantur  Quamplurima  ;  But  the  worft  of  it  is,  that 
 is  a  Defedl  that  I  know  not  how  to  fupply. 
 
 N.  PVa/Jham  :  Mr.  Nat.  Mitchell, 
 
 Drayton  ;  Mr.  Richard  Vin. 
 
 Stalham  :  Mr.  John  Lucas.  He  liv'd  afterwards  in 
 the  City  of  Norwich,  and  preach'd  much  at  Tunjied  and 
 3radfiefd,  and  other  Places  as  he  had  Opportunity.  He 
 was  one  of  extraordinary  Humility,  exemplary  Piety, 
 and  great  Induftry. 
 
 S.  ^eppes  :  Mr.  Edmund  Broome,  or  Burroughs, 
 
 N.  ^cppes:  Mr.  Edward  Corbet, 
 
 Hardingham  :  Mr.  Nathanael  Jofceline, 
 
 ^ughton  •  Mr.  John  ^ennolds,  who  after  his  Ejecfl- 
 
 ment  came  to  the  City  o{  London,  where  he  liv'd  and 
 
 dy'd  :   Being  univerfally  efteem'd  an  Ifraelite  indeed,  in 
 
 whom  was  no  Guih,    His  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd 
 
 •    by  Vix.  Slater. 
 
 BlicK' 
 
in   the  Cormty  of  N  O  R  F  O  L  K.  48 1 
 
 Vol.  IT. 
 
 Blick/irn  :  Mr.  Burrough.  Alhy  :  Mr.  John  Lougher'^.  ^^y^^^-^^ 
 
 Dickleboro    :    Mr.     Elias  Aldbye:     M.V.  ■^olm  Bnni-    *  He  hath 
 
 Crabnee.  fter.  Printed 
 
 PJ/alJhriTn  :   Mr.  John  Ba-  Tmifted  :    Mr.  Jchn  Green,  Sermons  ori 
 
 ker.  Fouif.oam  :    Mr.    I{ichard  5"  I'^'^eral 
 Heydon :  Mr.  TbomasNew-         J^Vorts.  Subje6fs, 
 
 man.  Dis  ;  Mr.  I{ichnrd  Moor,  pj^^^^jp/^ 
 
 Butningham :    Mr.  Thomas  pf/orts.     A  great  Sufferer  ^r,  of  O- 
 for  Nonconformity,  and  a  very  worthy  Man.     He  was  vercom- 
 imprifon'd  by  a  Writ  de  excommunicmo  capiendo^  taken  ers.     An^ 
 out,  Nov.  15.  1664  ;  and  continu'd  in  the  Common  a  Oif- 
 Goal  till  5"?/^  3.   1665,  when  the  Plague   was   at  the  courfc  of 
 Height  in  Low^ow.     He  was  made  clofe  Prifoner  uiil  the  Preci- 
 November  the  9th,  not  knowing  by  whofe  Order,  or°^^^^^°* 
 for  what  additional  Offence.     On  F.'b.  1.  he  wirh  Six  ^^^   J  , 
 more,  was  put  into  the  Caftle,  in  a  Hole  in  the  Wall,  pJ^^^Jo^J^ 
 over  an    Arch,  on  the  ^^cfi  Side  of  the  Caftle,  which  ^^^^  ^£  ^ 
 had    neither  Door,  Window,    nor  Chimney.     There  p^^j.^^^ 
 was  Room  in  a   Corner  for  one  Truckle-Brd  ;  the  reft 
 lay  in  Hammocks.     The  Hole  had  thrice  WicKecs  iniO 
 the  Felons  Yard,  one  of  which  mull  be   onen  N  ghc 
 and    Day,  left   they  fliould  have  been   ftilied    in   the 
 Night  with  the  Steam  of  the   Charcoal.     For  Five 
 Weeks  the  Door  below  (for  tha  Hcle  is  about  40  Steps 
 high,    up  a   narrow   Pallage    in  the  Wall)  was  kepE 
 lock'd  Night  and  Day.     The  Keeper  ufually  went  a- 
 way  about  Four  of  the  Clock,  with  rhe  Key  to  a  Neigh- 
 bour Village,  about  a  Mile  and  half  Dillance  from  the 
 head  Coaler's  Houfe,  and  recum'd  nor  till  about  Eight 
 in  the  Morning,  in  whofe  Abfence  none  could  comd 
 to  them,  whatever  Occafion  there  might  be.     During 
 thofe  five  Weeks,  they  were  not  permirted  fo  m.nch  as 
 to  come  out  into  the  Yard.     If  a  Prifoner's  Wife  came 
 to  fee  him,  he  was  call'd  down  to  rhe  Door,  and  ':he 
 Keeper  would  fet   his  Back  againft  one  Side   of  the 
 Door,  and  his  Foot  againft  the  other,  and  fo  the  Hul- 
 band  and  Wife  might  only  fee  and  fpeak  with  each 
 other.     They  had  Leave  to  run  up  and  down  Srairs 
 as  oft  as  they  would,  which  was  inftead  of  a  V/a!k 
 or  Gallery   for  five  Weeks  -Time.     Their  Maid  was 
 not  allow'd  to  come  up  with  their  Provillon.     After 
 the  five  Weeks,  thefe  Perfons  were  permitted  to  go 
 
 I  i  im& 
 
482  ir&  EjeBed  or  Silenc'd  Mimjters  &:c 
 
 IL  iJi^o  the  Callle-Yard,  during   the  Time  of  their  Con- 
 liauasce  rherey  wfeich  W3s  about  Two  Moaths :  And 
 then  they   were    r^aiov'd  to   another   Prifon.     They 
 were  wonderfuify  preferv'd  this  Year  from  the  Conta- 
 gion, while  the  Arrows  of  the  Almighty  fell  mortally 
 very  near  them,  on  one  Side  and  another,  there  being 
 only  a.  Lane  between,  fo  that  they  could  both  hear  and 
 fee  libnie  chat  were  &ut  up,  crying  for  Bread,  and  were 
 tfeemCeh'es  fhuc  op  aifo^  and  could  not  flee,  fave  only 
 CO  their  ftrong  Tower,  the   Name  of  the  Lord^  where 
 they  found  Safety    and  Peace.     Sometime     after,  a 
 grcs.t  Aian  then  In  Power,  told  the  Goaler,  be  mu(t 
 carry  them  forthwith  to  the  Caftle,  and  put  up  each  in 
 a  Place  alone.  The  Goaier  anfwer'd,  it  cannot  be  dene  ; 
 the  Caftk  IsfuU^  and  I  daily  fear  the  Plague  fhould  break, 
 nut  ammgft  them :  He  reply'd  ;    thm  put  them  into  a 
 pUce  together  :  ri^dding,  ivhat  do  I  care  if  the   Plague  he 
 in  it.     Yet  were  they  preferv'd  in  that  nafty  Hole,  ac 
 whcfe  It/vickets  caaie  in  the    odious  cxcremencltious 
 Saieils  of  the  cc-nuTjon  Yard  of  the  Felons.     One  of 
 them    was  aimoft   fuffocated  by   it.     The  Phyfician 
 cpi?Id  give  no  Relief,  to  long  as  the  Patient  was  put 
 up  there.     Upon  which;  an  Account  was  fent  to  the 
 Sheriff  of  his   low  Eftate,  wi^h  a  Petition  to  remove 
 hifn  for  a  little  Time,  his  Life  being  in  Danger.     The 
 SherirT  anfwer'd  he  duri:  not  meddle,  he  muft  abide 
 it.    NotwithO-anding  which  the  poor  Man  reviv'd  and' 
 liv'd.    Mr,  fVorts  continu'd  a  Prifoner  Seven  Years  *. 
 *$et  The    -  ^ 
 
 Cofifor-  H^ymondham  :  Mr.  T'^'hn  Many.  He  continu'd  Preach- 
 mtfi:g  4.th  iog  in  and  near  the  Town  where  he  had  been  publick 
 F!ea  for  Mlaifter  til!  he  dy'd.  He  was  eminent  for  his  Learn- 
 thc  M<5a-  ij-^g  ^^^j  pit^ty  ;  And  generally  admir'd  for  his  frequent, 
 ^^.^^^'"  fervent,  and  exacl  Preaching  ;  and  that  the  rather,  be- 
 ^^iis^Pag.  ^^^r^  ^^  never  put  Pen  to  Paper  for  his  Sermons,  but 
 wrought  sU  in  his  Head. 
 
 Barfordt  Mr.  Marl^  Purt,  A  Man  of  a  fveet  Tem- 
 per, and  gra.clous  frame  of  Spirit.  An  able  Minirfcerp 
 and  of  a  becoming  Converiation.  He  continu'd  after- 
 wards preaching  at  Windham  to  a  good  old  Age. 
 
 Vdwfet  :     Mf-    HWmn     Hint  on, 
 
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 hitvfctii 
 
 66. 
 
in  the  County  c/  N  O  R  F  O  L  K.  48? 
 
 '  '  •  ''I  - '  -I  III  i--^ -ii^*i 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 Intxvood:    Mr.  Sheffield.  Pulham  :  Mr.  Thomas  Bcn^ 
 'Net tlesh card:  Mr.  Burkct,  toriy  Sen. 
 
 Biovpfield  :     Mr.    Samuel  Stratton-St.  Michael :   Mr. 
 
 Mabby.  Thomas  Benton.  Jun. 
 
 Lopham  :  Mr.  Thomas  El-  Swanton^Morlej :  Mr.  John 
 
 Us,  Dalicl^ 
 
 Funvpell  :  Mr.  Shepherd,  Stybbards  :  Mr.  John  Dur^ 
 Trunch  :  Mr.  Richard  L^W  rant. 
 
 rence,  Carlton  :  Mr.  James  Gedny^ 
 
 Barton-hulm  :  Mr.  Charles  Tipton  :    Mr.  John  Green^ 
 
 Sumpter,  Sen"^. 
 
 iValcot  :  Mr.JohnCory.  Greatvpich   :      Mr.    Johi 
 Scotto  :  Mr.  /^F///.  Bidhank.  Hooker. 
 
 Mundejly  :Mr.  i^o^^rf  Bid-  Nayton  :    Mr.  J/r^e/  Ship^ 
 
 hank.  dam. 
 
 Elmorton :  ]Mr.  3^o^w  vS'y/j  /V/; . 
 
 Denton  :  Mr.  Thomas  Larvfon  ;  who  liv'd  afterwards 
 in  Si^oll{. 
 
 Neajied :     Mr.  yc/;«  Le-  I(epham    :     Mr.   PVilliam 
 
 vin^ton.  Sheldrak^. 
 
 H^idfingham  :  Mr.  Natha-  Bodham  :  Mr.  i^o^j^r^  PVat- 
 nael  Northcrofs.  fon. 
 
 ^     ^pwlesby  :Mr.  John  I{cyner,  Burvpcll :  Mr.  Plttedate, 
 
 Billingford  or  Standfield  :  Mr.  Samuel  Alexander, 
 
 l<levo~BOCKiEKHAM  :  Mr.  Chrifiophcr  Amyraiit,  Af- 
 ter his  being  ejcdtcd  he  preach'd  in  feveral  Places  in 
 this  Counry  :  Biu  in  his  Latter  Days  he  was  call'd  to 
 be  Paftor  of  a  Congregational  Church  at  South-repps^ 
 where  he  ended  his  Life  and  Labours^  He  was  much 
 efteem'd  for  his  Gifts  and  Graces,  and  great  Ufefui» 
 nefs  in  the  Miniftry. 
 
 At  the  fame  Place  alfo  was  filenc'd  Mr.  Nicolas  Fitt^ 
 
 Munftey  :  Mr.  Paul  Amyraiit.  There  is  a  Sermon  of 
 his  in  Print,  intituled,  The  Triumph  of  a  good  Confcience^ 
 upon  B^vel.  2.  10.  1648.  He  was  then  Vicar  of  Eaft^^ 
 Dear  ham  in  this  County^ 
 
 Mr/ham  ^  Mv^  thorrids  Baps< 
 
 I'l  %  '     '        ^epharri  i 
 
484         'i'f^^  Ejected  or  Silenc^Ji  Mtmflers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 
 I^cpham:    Mr.   Sampfon  Town/end. 
 
 Gorjlon  and  H^inhorough  :  Mr.  Hohert  Purt,  And 
 Mr.  i^n?,  and  Mr.  ,Pearch,  and  Mr.  Pevp,  at  uncertain 
 
 Places. 
 
 Stradbrooke  '.  Mr.  John  Starke.  Bred  up  in  Cam- 
 bridge,  and  Congregational  in  his  Judgment.  He  had 
 but  little  ot  his  own,  but  never  wanted.  He  was  often 
 in  Trouble  5  but  never  more  fo  than  in  1685.  Great 
 Search  was  then  made  for  him,  and  it  was  laid,  that 
 he  coiiecfled  Money  for  Morimeuth,  but  without  Grounds. 
 He  conrinu'd  Preaching  as  Opportunity  ofler'd,  as  long 
 as  his  Strength  would  bear  it,  and  departed  this  Life 
 on  Jnnuayj  17.  170 1  :  Aged  about  70. 
 
 There  was  alio  one  Mr.  Breviter,  who  in  56  turn'd 
 Annbfiprift,  left  his  Living  and  livM  at  Norvcichy  and 
 was  fiienc'd  by  the  Ati  ofViiiformity,  tho*  not  ejeded 
 by  it. 
 
 Lynne,  Alhallom  ;  Mr.  Jchn  Home.  Born  at  Sutton 
 St.  MnrieSj  commonly  called  Long  Sutton  in  Holland  in 
 Lincoln/hire,  He  was  Student  of  Tnnity  College  in 
 Cambridge,  and  Preacher  firft  Sit  Sutton  St.  Jnmcs' sin 
 Lincohjhire,  and  afterwards  beneficed  and  fettled  at 
 Aihalbws  Church  in  Lynn  I^egis,  and  ejcdicd  thence  in 
 1662.  But  he  liv*d  in  the  Town  till  his  Death.  He 
 was  an  Arminian  in  the  Point  of  Redemption,  and 
 contended  earncftly  for  the  Univerfality  of  it :  But 
 did  not  cither  believe  or  teach,  that  Men  may  there- 
 fore live  as  they  lift,  becaufe  CHRIST  dy'd  for  them ; 
 but  he  taught  that  CHRIST  therefore  dy'd  for  all, 
 .that  they  which  live  fliould  no  longer  live  unto  them- 
 feives,  but  unto  him  that  dy'd  for  them  and  rofe  a- 
 gain,  2  Cor.  v.  14,  15.  And  he  was  a  Man  of  moft  ex- 
 emplary and  primitive  Piery,  and  blam.elefs  Demea- 
 nor and  Converfation.  Very  ready  in  the  Scriptu'-es, 
 and  excclienrly  skill'd  in  the  Original  Tongues.  Very 
 laborious  in  his  private  Capacity,  after  he  wascaft  out 
 of  his  Living.  He  went  ccnftantly  to  Church  ^  and 
 yet  prcach'd  thrice  at  his  own  Houfe  every  Lord's- 
 Da.y  :  Firft  in  the  Morning  before  Sermon  ^  after  Din- 
 ner, before  Church-time  in  the  Afternoon  ^  and  in  the 
 
 Evening, 
 
in  the  County  (?/  N  O  R  F  O  L  K.  485 
 
 Evening,  when  they  were  come  from  Church.    And  on  Vol  IL 
 the  other  Days  of  the  Week,    befide  Lediirc-Sennons,  ^/"V**^ 
 he  conltantly  expounded  the  Scriptures  in  order  twice 
 a  Day,   to  all  that  would  come  to  hear  him,  as  fome 
 always  did.     *  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Charity  ;  com-  *  He  r^rotg 
 monly  emptying  his  Pocket  of  what  Money  he  had  \nmanjB&sks> 
 it  amongft  the  Poor,  when   he  went  into  the  Town  ;  «•   Hie 
 
 Rignte- 
 ous  ManV  Hope  in  his  Death,  at  the  Vuneralof  Cap^  William  Conye 
 of  Walpool  i7i  Marlliland  in  Norfolk,  ^^to,  1549.  on?(ov.  14.  52. 
 2.  The  Life  of  Faith  in  Death,  in  expectation  of  the  Refurreftioiu  ; 
 at  the  Funeral  of  the  Right  V/orjhilful  Mr.  Thomas  Slaney,  Mayar  *f 
 that  Famous  Town  and  Corpovation  of  Kings  Lynn  Norfolk.  Jan.  10^ 
 1649.  Ofto.  o»  Heb.  1 1.  J3,  14.  3.  The  open  Door  or  Vindication  of 
 the  extent  of  CHRIST's  Death  :  In  y^^/faJerVo  John  Owen  a/ CogfLal, 
 ^to.  (650.  4.  A  Brief  Difcovery  of  fome  pieces  of  clofe  Idolatry, 
 in  fomq  pretending  to  Religion,  both  Independents  ^^n^  PreshyterianT, 
 4fo.  165  I.  5.  A  Caveat  to  all  true  Chriftians,  againft  the  fpread- 
 ings  of  the  Spirit  of  Antichrift.  8a;o.  \6^U  6.  A  Condderation  of 
 Infant  Baptifm,  againft  Mv.Tombes:  with  a  DigreJJim  injnfiverto 
 Afr  Kendal.  4^0.  1654.  7.  A  Catechifm.  ^vo.  5656.  8,  Chrifl  exi 
 alted  in  the  fufficiency  of  his  Scripture  Doctrines,  againft-  the  in- 
 croachmcnt  of  Philofophy  upon  him;  in  Jnfwertd  Dr.Y^Qni^'i's 
 Fefcue  for,  a  Horn-Book  ^to.  k^sS.  9.  EiTays.  ^to.  i6s9-  ^^-  A 
 Brief  Difcovery  of  the  fakers,  ^to  1659.  i  1.  A  fuller  Difcovery, 
 &c.  ^to  j66o.  J2.  ^lakers  prov'd  Deceivers.  4?a  1660.  13.  Truths 
 Triumph,  ^to.  1660.  14.  A  Difcourfe  of  the  New  Heavens  and 
 Earth  :  y^t  the  Fu)jeral  of  Muy,  Wife  of  Philip  Neave  »/ Rockland  in 
 Norfolk.  June  I ^.  i66d.  ^to.om  Pet.  3.  14,  ?$.  j$  The  Reviewer 
 Review'd.  cto.  1661.  16.  An  Appeal,  &c.  ^to.  i6S^.  17  A  Fare^ 
 wel  to  his  Neighbours,  the  Pariftiioners  of  Lyn  Jll-hallows,  Norfolk^ 
 a  jhcet.  18.  Balaams  wifh,  on  occafion  of  the  Decafe  of  Mrs.  Ear-' 
 bara  Whitefoot,  0/*  Hapton  zw  Norfolk.  J^ril  \i,  i66j.  ^to.  e^jNurnb. 
 23.  I4.  19.  A  Gracious  Reproof  to  Pharifaical  Saints,  murmuring 
 at  GO D's  Mercies  towards  Penitent  Sinners.  Svo.  j6SS.  on  Luke 
 I  ^  30,  3  r.  20.  The  reward  of  Murder,  or  a  Relation  of  the  Peni- 
 tent Behaviour  of  Rq/V  rVame  0^  Lynne,  a  Condemn'd  Malefaftor. 
 8-yo.  i66g.  11.  The  bed  Exercife  for  Chriftians  in  the  worft  times. 
 o«Jude  10,  21,  g-yo.  1^71.  22.  The  reward  of  the  wife,  &c.  at  the 
 FuneralofMr.  Thomas  Moor  0/ Whittlefcy.  8vo.  1672.  on  Uan.  12.3, 
 23.  A  Comfortable  Corroborative  Cordial,  &c.  againft  the  Honours 
 and  Harms  of  Death  :  Upon  occafion  of  the  Death  of  Mrs.  Rebecca  Jack- 
 ler.  8-yo.  1672.  on  Rev  14.  13.  "^24  The  Brazen  Serpent,  or  GOD's 
 Grand  defign,  CHRISTs  exaltation.  4?ff.  1673.  o«X'^hn  3  «4,  15. 
 25.  The  Caufe  of  Infants  maintain'd  :  Or  a  Reply  to  Tho.  -'v''  -y*?, 
 4fo  '<^75.  26.  Eftays  about  General  and  fpecial  Grace,  ■i.d  Part.  8w. 
 1^85,     27,  The  Divine  Wooer,  a  Poeqi. 
 
 I  i  3  giving 
 
-86         ,  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc^d  Mi}7i(iirs^  &c. 
 
 1.  11.  gi>iiig  to  any  luch  mifcrable  Objvd  as  prefcnred,  the 
 lirfl  piece  of  Silver  thar  came  to  Hand,  be  it  what  it 
 would  :  And  of  great  CoinpafTion  and  Tender- heart- 
 ednefs,  towards  fuch  as  were  in  any  Afilidtion,  Excrcife 
 or  Temptation.  And  generally  very  much  honour'd 
 and  eftcem'd  for  his  Goodnefs,  both  in  Town  and 
 Country.  He  was  one  of  wonderful  Meeknefs,  Pati- 
 ence, and  Dilpaffionatenefs.  The  Occafion  of  his  Mar- 
 riage was  a  little  Particular.  The  Gentlewoman,  who 
 afterwards  was  his  Wife,  coming  to  hear  him  preach 
 (together  with  her  Two  Elder  Sifters)  at  Hareby,  a  Vil- 
 lage not  far  from  Lynn,  the  Clerk  after  Sermon  infinu- 
 ating  himfelf  into  the  Company  of  thefe  Gentlewo- 
 men, boldly  ask'd  them,  which  of  them  could  like  fuch 
 a  Man  as  Mr.  *Horn  for  their  Husband  ?  The  two  El- 
 der, tho'  they  could  not  but  commend  his  Preaching, 
 yet  cry'dout  againft  it,  and  gave  their  Reafcns,  drawn 
 from  the  poor  Circum^ftances  Minifters  Widows  were 
 often  left  ip  :  But  the  Younger  cry*d,  flic  fliould  think 
 her  felf  happy  if  flie  might  bur  have  fuch  a  Man,  tho* 
 Ihe  begg'd  her  Bread  with  him.  This  was  carryM  to 
 Mr.  Horn^  and  ihe  became  his  Wife  ;  and  afterwards 
 furviv'd  him  ;  but  never  wanted  while  flie  iivM.  He 
 dy'd  Dec.  14.  1676  :  u£tat,  61,  and  was  much  la- 
 mented. 
 
 In  the  lame  Town  of  Kjn^*s-LTNN  E,  was  al(b 
 iilcnc'd  Mr.  fenwicli^  and  Mr.  jchn  Domhiick. 
 
 The  Per  fens  which  in  my  former  Edition  I  had  mentl- 
 on'd  as  conforming,  were,  Mr.  John  Benton  of  Gre^t  Dun- 
 ham  ;  Mr.  Marl^Lewts  oi Sbifdam ;  Mr.  Elwccd  oiH^nlcot, 
 and  Enft-P^fton  ;  Mr.  Day  of  Bingham  ;  Mr.  Denham 
 of  Cauflon  y  and  Mr.  Gooch  and  Mr.  Jchn  Newton,  of 
 Scharming  :  And  I  now  add,  Mr,  Pool  of  P^morton  | 
 and  Mr.  Odcy  of  Blitching, 
 
 In  the  County  c/  N  O  R  T  H  A  M  P  T  O  N. 
 
 'Ayhno  :  Pooler t  Wild,  D.  D.  A  Witty  Man,  and  very 
 plcafant  InConverfation.  His  Performances  in  Foetry 
 are  well  known.  Mr.  Wood  fays,  he  was  a  fat^  jelly 
 Man,  and  boon  Presbyterian.  I  have  heard  him  com- 
 fnended  by  thofe  that  knew  him,  not  only  for  his  Fa- 
 cerioiifnefsj  but  alfo  his  ftrid;  Temperance  and  Sobrie- 
 
in  rfeC^/^/^f/g/ NORTH  AMPTON.  4S7 
 
 ty,  and  his  being  very  Serious  'm  Serious  Things,     S^? 
 rha'c  if  any  thing  contrary  to  this  was  intended  to  1k! 
 inHnuaced  by  that  Reflection,  it  is  a  wrong  m  Ms  Me- 
 mory.    Mrl  Stancliff  in  his  Book  (which  i  have Jis  my 
 Hand)    over  againft  his  Name  in  this  place.,  wro^e 
 thus:   He  -(ods^excsUc^ndy  qualified  unto  his   ^'^^U^^^^^'^ * ^f..^^^ 
 JVofk'     None  more  mehed  mid  rmltingin  Fr^.jer^  mr  »?'»>;? ^^^""xise 
 fericus  .^md  fervent  in  Pmiching  Chrffi  md  Us  GoffsL  He  Ti:s.g^^ 
 dy*d  ^lOundie,  Ann.  i6'!<^.  *,  erf    i%:h^^ 
 
 ftopher  Love,  at  Towsr-UilL  Iter  Bores7e.>  sr^MoBcli's  Mcrrm  fiDm 
 Scocland  fa  London.  A  Poem  iipon  the  im^riibnmsEZ  oiMnE^ 
 wmid  Calamy  in  Newgate.  They  ci^-me  outfefisr^idyT  snd  ws  pd-lifait^^ 
 gether  w.ih  other  Foems  in  16(58,  ^vo.  A  Letter  to  Mr, /.J.  -Bpoahh 
 Ma jefty's  Declaration  for  Liberty  of  Confcience^  ^p^  1 6^72,  Mr  hsvit 
 alfofome  Sermms  Extant  i  As    the  Arraignment  of  3  Smnsr  ©a  ^lar* 
 
 J  I.  32^   A,tO.  1635. 
 
 Wilhee:  Mr.  Vincent  Alfif,  JM.  A,  of  Sr.  9^(?/77/s Col*^ 
 lege  in  Cambridge,  Afcer  he  left  the  Univerfity  he  wast 
 for  fometime  Aififtant  to  the  Mafter  of  the  Free-^Schooi 
 at  Okeham  in  Jutland.  He  was  there  ingaged  m  ioofs 
 Company,  to  whom  his  Facetioufnefs  made  him  very 
 acceptable  :  But  by  Converfation  with  Mr.  Kjng  the 
 Minifter  of  the  Town,  (whofe  Daughter  he  afcerwards 
 marry 'd)  he  came  to  fee  the  Folly  of  it,  ilsookotf  his 
 bad  Acquaintance,  and  heartily  fell  in  v^ith  lerioas 
 Piety  and  pradical  Godlinefs,  of  which  he  was  all  his 
 Life  after  a  diligent  Promoter.  After  his  EjcciiT^ent 
 zxPVilbeeiov  his  Nonconformity,  in  62,  he  liv'd  fome 
 time  at  PVellingborough^  where  he  exercised  his  Miniltry 
 as  the  Times  would  permit.  He  was  bound  over  to 
 the  SefTions  for  Preaching  in  Okehnm  :  And  lay  Six 
 Months  in  Jail  at  Northampton,  for  Praying  with  a  fick 
 Perfon;  but  none  of  thele  things  mov'd  him.  Ths 
 firft  thing  that  made  him  generally  known  to  the  World, 
 was  his  Writing  with  fuch  Smartnefs,  againft  Dr,  SJ^r- 
 lock^s  Book  of  the  Kjiovoledge  of  Chrift.  'Twas  upon  the 
 account  of  that  Performance,  that  Mr.  Ca^^t on  who 
 had  gathe'r'd  a  Congregation  at  WcftmwJIer,  reconi- 
 mended  him  for  his  SuccelTour  a  little  before  he  iciz 
 the  World  :  And  accordingly  he  was  chofen,  and  ac- 
 cepted the  Call,  and  left  Northamptovfoire,  and  came 
 to  H^eftminjler,  where  he  was  well  accepted,  and  verv 
 I  i  4  uiefui 
 
488       The  Eje5iedor  Silenc'^dMmijlers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    ufefu!.     However,   he   met  with  not  a  little  Trouble 
 V;,,/->/'x^  and  Difturbance  there,  from  fuch  as  were  unwilling  to 
 let  ochers  live  peaceably  by  them,  if  they  difFcr'd  from 
 them  :  And  his  nearnefs  to  the  Court  the  more  expos'd 
 him.     For  there  wanted  not  fome  from  thence,  who  to 
 curry  Favour  with   thofe  that  were   in  Power,  were 
 adtive  in  their  Endeavours  to  fowre  the  Spirits  of  fome 
 who  perhaps  of  themfelvcs  had  no  inclination  to  have 
 given  him  Difturbance.     And    yet  he  neither  was  Im- 
 prifon'd,  as   many  others  of  his  Brethren  in  the  latter 
 parr  of  KingC/j/rr/f/s  Reign  ;  nor  were  his  Goods  Con- 
 fiicared.     That  which  fcrecn'd  and   fav'd  him   from 
 divvTS  Seizures,  was   the  ignorance  his  Enemies  were 
 in  of  his  Chrifiian  Name,  which  they  could  not  find 
 put  by  any  Artifice ;  and  which  he  endeavour'd  ftudi- 
 oudy  ro  keep  conceal  d,  when  he  found  the  Benefit  of 
 .    ir.     H's    Anfwer   10  Dr.  Goc^^man  and  Dr.Stil/ingfleet, 
 much  increas'd  his  general  Reputation.     The  latter  in- 
 deed of  the  two  Anfwerd  him  with  a  great  deal  of  Con- 
 tempt :  But   when   his  old  Tutor  at  Cambridge   (who 
 was  then  living)  was  firft  told  of  it,  he  faid,  he  did  not 
 know  what  realon  he  had  to  anfwer  his  Pupil  with  fa 
 much  Contempt  j  for  that  he  was  fomething  his  Senior, 
 and  was  reputed  to  have  the  brisker  Parts  of  the  Two 
 in  the  College.     I  could  be  content  co  draw  a  Veil  over 
 his  Condud:  in  the  Reign  of  King  JnmeSy  upon  occa- 
 iion  of  which  he   has  been  fo  liberally  Cenfur'd:  But 
 who  is  Wife  at  all  times !  And  yet  his  Care  for  a  be- 
 loved Son,  his  only  Child,  that  was  the  delight  of  his 
 Eyes,  v/ho  was  fpar'd  to  him  by  King  Jnmes^  Pardon, 
 mav,  with  fuch  as  underiland  Humane  Nature,  be  al- 
 low'd   to    plead  for  him   by  w-ay  bf  excufe  of  ibme 
 high  Flights  in   an  Addrefs,  which  could  not  be  fup- 
 pos'd  to  have  mighty  Conilqisenccs  attending  it.  This 
 might   have  prov'd  a  Temptation  to  fome  that   have 
 been  moft  free  in   blaming  him;     But  none  more  re- 
 ]0\c'd  in  the  Revolution,  or  were  more  hearty  in  King 
 William?,  Intereft  than  Mr.  j^ijof  -,  who  fet  himfelfto 
 do  all  the  Good  he  could,  in  the  ufe  of  the  Liberty  Le- 
 gally granted.     He  Prcach'd  once  on  the  Lord's  Day, 
 and  had  a  Thur/Jay  Leifture,  and  wasonecf  the  Six  Le- 
 cturers at  Pirtncrs   Hall ;    endeavouring   with  all   his 
 might  to  promote  Truth,   and   Peace,    and  Kolinefs. 
 
 /Lnd  he  was  nor  withput  fuccefs.    There  are  many  that 
 hearijly- 
 
in  the  County  ^f  NORTHAMPTON.         489 
 
 heartily  bkfs  GOD  for  him  t-     He  dy'd  ar  his  Houk  Vol.  H. 
 in  mfiminftcr,    M^y   S.    1703.     His  Funeral  Sermon  ^,/-V">^ 
 was  preach'd  by  Mr.  SUte-r.     Mr.  PVood  fummons  in 
 all  the  ill  Nature  he  was  Mafterof  (in  which  few  could 
 vye  with  himj  to  help  him  in  pairing  a  Cenfure,  on  the 
 Wit  of  Mr.  Al/op.     After  he  had  examin'd  and  fifted 
 him  with  all  imaginable  exadnefs,  he  paffes  Sentence 
 very  magifterially ;    he   excludes  him   the    Colkge  ; 
 Declaring  him,    no    xony  qualify  d  for    any   Performance    , 
 wherein  my  thing  of  Wit  was  rcquifjte,  either  by  the  Na^ 
 twal  bent   cf  his  own  Genius,  or   by   any  acquired  Improve- ^  rr  t    T 
 mcnts,  *  Certainly  Mr.  Alfip  ccuJd  not  well  have  taken ^^^^^'^^^ 
 a  falfer  ftcp  than  to  be  on  theoppofite  fide  to  '^^-^^^'^ifJ^J^J 
 who  with  a  dafli  of  his   Pen,  had  he  but  reliOied   hisy,^^.^^^"^ 
 Principles,  could  have  convey'd  his  Name  to  Pofteri  ^rifffoz^coy 
 rv  with  this  Encomium,  That  he  was  one  of  the  beftjn  Vindil 
 Mailers  of  Wit,   the  Age  afforded.  cation  of 
 
 fome 
 great  Truths  opposed  by  Mr.  William  Sherlock,  8vo.  j6j^.  Melius 
 Inquirendum:  In  Anfwer  to  X)r . Goodman  s  Compaflionate  Enquiry, 
 ^■vo.  1679  The  Mifchief  of  Impofitions,  in  Anfwer  to  Dr.  Still- 
 zngfieet's  Mifchief  of  Separation,  1680.  Duty  and  Inttren:  United 
 in  Prayer  and  Praife  for  Kings,  &c.  A  Thankfgiving  Sermon, 
 on  Sept  8.  161^.  Praaical  Godlinefs  the  Ornament  of  Religion, 
 Svo  16^6.  GOD  in  the  Mount.  A  Sermon  upon  the  Wonderful 
 Deliverance  of  his  Majefty  from  AdafTmacion,  and  the  Nation  from 
 Invafion.  A  Sermon  preached  at  Wejlmlnfier  on  the  Publick  Solemn 
 Faft  Day,  Dec  19.  170I.  from  Gcn.'i^  31.  4fff.  A  Sermon  to  rhe 
 Societies  for  Reformation  of  Ma^imrs.  A  faithful  Rebuke  to  a  a  falfe 
 Report ;  with  Reference  to  the  Differences  among  the  United  Mi- 
 nifters  in  London,  Bvo.  He  hath  alfo  a  Sermon  in  the  Continuation  of 
 the  Morning  Exercife,  ^to.  On  tjhe  diftance  we  ought  to  keep  in  fol- 
 lowing rhe  ftrange  Fafhions  in  Apparel,  which  come  up  in  the  Days 
 wherein  we  live.  And  another  in  the  ^th  Folume  of  the  Morning  Exer- 
 Cife,  Upon  the  Fulnefs  of  GOD,  which  every  true  Chriftian  ought 
 to  Pray  and  Strive  to  be  filfd  with,  &c. 
 
 Great  Billing  :  Mr.  Daniel  Cawdry.  M.  A.He  was  the 
 Son  of  an  Old  Nonconformift  Mr.  Robert  Cawdry.who  ^^'J^^f: 
 ftrugglcd   hard  with  the  Bifaops  upon  his  Deprivation  ^^^^^^  ^^ 
 for  Nonconformity.     His  Cafe  is  in  Print,  and  the  In-  StrypeV  ' 
 juftice  that  was  done  him  is  upon  Record,  f  This  Son  ufeofBp. 
 was  the  youngeft  of  many,  was   bred  in  P-'f^r-/;^^/'   in  Aylmer, 
 Cambridge,    and  afterwards    feded   in  this  County  of  chap.  8. 
 MQuhampon.    He  was  a  Coafidcrabk  Man,  of  cnii-  p.  129; 
 '      *  '  ncnt 
 
49^  TP/e  Ejected  or  SHem^d  MimjierSj  &c» 
 
 nQm.  Learoing,  and  a  noted  Member  of  rhe  h&mhlj 
 
 of  Divines.     He  was  ejected  from  this  Place  afrer  fee 
 
 or-  feveo  and  thiny  Years  Labonr  in  the  Gofpd,     Mc 
 
 remov'd  afterwards  into  H'elimgboirough,  where  lie  had 
 
 a  Daughter  marry 'd.    There  he  liv'd  in  greas  Fam 
 
 and  aiieafinefsy  receiving   aii  that  came  t©  hiin^  and 
 
 enccuraging  them  in  the  Vv^ays  of  Holinefs  and  Piety, 
 
 till  Ociober  3  66^^  when  he  breath'd  OBt  his  Spint,  and 
 
 fell  alleep  in  ihc  Lord  ;  aged  forty  Days  fh-orr  of  vSs- 
 
 vency-fix  Years.     Mr.  Vincent  Alfof  trade  him  an  Efi- 
 
 *  ly^^j,     hiUum,  comprehending  his  Life  and  Labours,  Works  * 
 
 Works  are  ^nd  Death, 
 
 tkeje  :     '  o 
 
 Humility  the  Saints  Livery,  m  ?  P<?/,  s".  5.  2.  Superflkio  Super- 
 lies,  ic4f,  ^fj;:.  5,  Vindicicn  Clavium.  4?^.  4,  The  Inconflf^enc^r 
 ®f  Independency  with  Scripture  and  itft'lf:  Cont^ming  (i.)  Vindici^ 
 Vindiciarum.  (2.)  A  Review  of  Mr.  Hookers  Survey.  And, .  (3  )  0/ 
 ^zV  Infant  Baptifm,  jf^jj.  4?!?.  5.  An  Affize  Sermon  at  Nonham^- 
 ton,  Jn.  161J.  en  Pfal.  6c},  9.  6.  Sabbatum  Redivivum^  4f5-.  Thg 
 0rji  Part  hy  him  and  Mr.  Herbert  Palmer  :  The  fecond  Par^  hj  him 
 0hne»  7.  A  good  Man  a  piibhck  Good  ;  ^  Sermon  before  the  Houfe  &f 
 Cowmons.  8.  Lidependency  a  great  Schifm.  9.  A  Diarribe  agajnir 
 Dr.  Hammoruij  on  Superflitiony  and  Feftivals.  10.  A  Vindication 
 cf  the  Diatribe  againfl  Dr. ■Ha7vmo?id.  With  -^hich  the  gnat  Dehors 
 Mouth  SPSS  flop  fd,  andhn  Penjiltncd.  11.  A  fober  Anfwer  to  a  ferl- 
 €>us  Queftion  ;  j^gainfl  Mr,  Giles  Firmin.  12.  A  Sermo-n  atfznYs 
 y«ly  3.  1(^55.  on  '  Tim,  i.  19.  13.  Self-Examlnation  for  Preparation 
 for  the  Lord's  Table.  74.  Family  Reformation,  i?.  Church  Refor- 
 snation.  16  Bowing  to  or  towards  the  Table  Superftitious.  17.  An 
 Elfay  againft  Ufury,  18.  The  Grand  Cafe,  with  Reference  to  the 
 J*Iew  Conformity. 
 
 Burton  L^ttimers  z  Mr.  John  'Bnynnr^.  This  was  2, 
 Scqueftred  Living,  from  whence  Dr.  Sibthor^  ha.d  been 
 ejected  in  the  Civil  Wars. 
 
 iVeedori  in  the  Street :  Mr.  George  Mnrtyn  :  He  loft 
 an  Arm  for  the  King  in  Sir  George  Booth's  Riling  :  And 
 yet  (uch  was  rhe  ingratitude  of  thcie  Times,  that  in 
 the  Year  1667,  he  was  in  PFarvQick,  Jail  fome  Months 
 for  Preaching.  He  was  a  ferious,  holy,  well-temper'd, 
 bold  Spirited  Perfon. 
 
 Great  or  Little  Houghton  :     Cnftle  jjhbey  :  Mr.  An- 
 Mr.  Hhcmas  Martyn,  fiin. 
 
 H^oodford:  Mr,  Flcyde,  commonly  cali'd  Dodor,  be- 
 
 caufe 
 
mtheCourJj  of  N  O  RT  R  A  MF  T  ON.  491 
 
 caufc  of  his  pradifing  Phyfick:  But  I  know  not  whe- Vol.  II. 
 ther  he  ever   took   his  Degree.     He  was  a  vers  good 
 Scholar,  and  an  ufeful  Preacher.     He  liv'd  fome  time 
 after   his  Ejeclion  for  a  while   at  Ipjwich  in  Sujfolk^ 
 where  he  hath  kk  a  good  Name  behind  him.    . 
 
 {{inghcnd:  ls\v.  E^nymndy  A  Very  fervent  afFedtio- 
 nate  Preacher,  zealous  againft  the  Errors  of  the  Times 
 
 IVELLINGBOHPVGH  :Mr.  Thcmns  Ayidrews, 
 
 J^oolUfion  :  Mr.  Edmund  Matthews.  A  Man  of  good 
 Learning,  found  Judgment,  and  ferious  Piety^  bu:  not 
 of  fo  ready  an  Elocution  as  fome  of  his  Neighbouring 
 Brethren.  He  continu'd  in  this  Place,  when  he  had 
 Opportunity  of  removing  to  a  Living  of  200  Lfer  Ann, 
 After  the  Bartholomew-Act  filenc'd  him,  he  liv'd  pri- 
 vately at  J^^ellinghoroughy  and  pradlic'd  Phyfick  for  a 
 Livelihood,  being  reducM  to  great  Straits.  Even  when 
 Things  were  at  the  loweft  with  him,  he  committed  his 
 Wife  and  Sc\'qu.  Children  unto  the  Care  of  Providence  : 
 And  GOiy  mercifully  regarded  him  and  his.  For 
 when  he  lay  on  his  Death-bed  he  had  a  rvTeflenger 
 came  to  him  from  Two  of  his  Relations,  the  one  a 
 Draper,  and  the  other  a  Minifter,  bidding  him  be  ea- 
 fie  about  his  Wife  and  Children  -,  for  that,  the  one 
 would  cloath  them  all,  and  the  other  provide  them 
 Food.  His  Widow  afterwards  pradis'd  Phyfick,  and 
 difpos'd  of  Two  of  her  Sons  to  the  Univerficy,  and 
 the  Eldeft  Daughter  marry 'd  a  Knight.  He  was  a 
 Man  full  of  CompafTion.  While  he  was  in  his  Living, 
 when  in  the  Courfe  of  his  Vifits  (which  were  frequent, 
 and  manag'd  with  great  Serioufnefs)  he  met  with  ficlc 
 Perfons  that  needed  Relief,  he  would  often  order  his 
 Wife  to  get  a  Joint  of  Meat,  and  make  fome  Broth, 
 and  fend  it  them  to  their  Houfes.  And  he  had  great 
 Comfort  in  his  Death  :  And  was  Exemplary  for  Faith, 
 Meeknefs,  Patience,  Refignation  to  the  Will  of  GODy 
 Reliance  on  his  Promifes,  and  unwearied  Charity. 
 
 MeerS'Ajhby:   Mr.  Thomas  Colefton. 
 
 KiETTEFilNG  :  Mr.  John  MaldwelL  Born  at  Gcd^ 
 dington  in  this  County,  and  bred  in  Cambridge ,  where 
 he  was  Chamber  fellov/  with  Bifliop  Gunning.  He  firft 
 fettled  in  a  good  Living  at  Sympfon  in  Buckj.  During  the 
 Civil- War  he  put  in  another  to  fupplv  the  Place  and 
 take  the  Profits  ;  and  he  retir'd  to  London,  and  there 
 fpent  his  Pains,    When  the  War  was  well  over,  he 
 
 was 
 
492  The  Eje5ied  or  Silenced  Mmijlers,  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  11.  vvas  lent  down  co  Cleabrook  in  Leicefier-fhircy  wherp 
 Mr.  Herbert  Tlmrndike  had  been  Minifter;  and  builc  a 
 Parfonage-Houfe,  one  of  the  bed  and  moft  beautiful 
 in  the  Country.  He  did  not  continue  long  there,  tho* 
 he  was  not  without  good  Succefs  in  his  Work,  before 
 the  People  of  Sympjon  laid  claim  to  him,  and  invited 
 him  to  return  to  them  again.  The  Matter  was  referr'd 
 to  Dr.  Arroxvfmith  and  three  "more  of  the  Aflcmbly. 
 Upon  hearing  both  (ides,  two  of  them  were  for  his 
 Stay  at  Cletihrook^  and  two  for  his  Return  to  Sympf on. 
 Finding  they  could  not  agrec,he  determin'd  for  himfeif 
 to  return  to  Syryifon,  becaufe  they  were  his  firft  People  : 
 And  itwasnoHindrance  to  him,  that  theLivingwas  lefs 
 worth  by  30  /.  per  Anyiuyn.  He  had  fbme  Succefs  in  his 
 Work  there,  tho'  not  without  Difcouragcments  :  But 
 there  being  a  more  ferious  People,  and  a  greater  Con- 
 gregation, He  accepted  their  Invitation,  and  continu'd 
 in  his  publick  Miniftryamong  them,till  the  Uniformity 
 Adtfiicnc'd  him.  The  religious  Sir  Toomns  A'fton  and 
 his  Lady  had  him  in  very  great  Eftecm,  and  he 
 prcach'd  often  at  their  Houfe  at  Odd  in  Bclfird/hlre, 
 He  was  a  good  Scholar,  and  an  excellent  Preacher. 
 One  of  great  Modefty,  and  Humility,  and  eminent 
 Piety.  No  Man  was  more  abundant  in  Labours  than 
 he,  who  was  never  weary  of  his  Work,  and  feldom 
 wearied  in  it.  He  had  got  the  happy  Art  of  winning 
 Sou's  to  Chrift.  His  daily  Converfe  was  a  continual 
 Preaching  of  the  Gofpel.  His  fweet  and  chearful 
 Temper  made  him  amiable  to  all.  None  that  knew 
 him  could  lightly  fpeak  evil  of  him.  Many  that  were 
 of  a  different  Judgment  from  him,  had  yet  an  high  Ve- 
 neration and  Refpccft  for  him.  He  had  learnt  that 
 Heavenly  Alchimy  from  his  great  Lord  and  Mailer  to 
 turn  Earth  into  Heaven,  and  to  make  a  Spiritual  Ln- 
 provcmcnt  of  all  Earthly  Bufinefs  and  Occalions  he 
 was  concern*d  about.  It  was  a  Qaeftion  whether  he 
 did  more  Good,  and  converted  more  Souls,  in  the 
 Pulpit  or  out  of  it,  by  his  daily  familiar  Difcourfe. 
 He  could  not  be  prevail'd  with  to  print  any  thing. 
 He  dy'd  J/J72.  9.  1691;  being  about  84  Years  ol^. 
 He  had  a  confiderable  Congregation  in  lettering  10  the 
 laft. 
 
 Thorp  M^lfoH :  Mr.    Jthn  Corhnnn.   B.  D.  Fellow  of 
 Jiinitj  Colle4ge  in  CnmbridgCf  and  one  of  the  Col- 
 ledge-? 
 
in  the^  County  of  NORTHAMPTON.  493 
 
 kdge-Preachcrs,  He  was  a  very  facetious  Perfon,  of  Vol.  II. 
 a  quick  Wit,  and  florid  Parts.  He  did  not  preach  «^/-v"n^ 
 publickly  after  his  Ejection,  but  in  Mr.  MnnjeCs  Houie 
 that  was  the  Patron  ^  keeping  the  Living,  and  employ- 
 ing a  Curate.  He  afterwards  rcfign'd  it  to  his  Son, 
 and  hin^felf  pradis'd  Phyfick  with  great  Succcfs  ^  be^ 
 ing  particularly  famous  for  curing  Paralytick  Diitem- 
 pers,  and  diltraClcd  People.  On  a  Sabbath- Day  when 
 all  the  Family  were  gone  to  Church,  he  was  feiz'd  with 
 a  Fit,  and  lay  fo  long  in  it,  that  when  they  came  home 
 he  was  paft  Recovery,  and  fo  expir'd. 
 
 ■I{othwell,  or  Deshorough  :  Mr.  Thomas  Browning.  He 
 was  one  of  a  ftrid  Life.  A  warm,  lively,  affectionate 
 Preacher ;  very  zealous  in  his  Work,  and  a  great  Suf- 
 ferer. He  was  committed  to  Northampton  Goal  for  the 
 Crime  of  Preaching,  and  yet  would  not  give  over.  He 
 had  a  high  Value  for  his  Minifterial  Office ;  and  was 
 always  careful  both  by  his  Word  and  Adions,  to  keep 
 up  the  Credit  of  it. 
 
 OVNDLE:  Mr.  Richard I^shury :  He  was  much 
 favour'd  by  the  Lord  Montague,  who  was  very  kind 
 to  him,  and  fo  were  feveral  others,  the  Income  of 
 his  Living  being  fmall.  He  laid  down  Six  Weeks 
 before  Bartholomew  Day.  He  preach'd  afterwards  at 
 his  own  hir*d  Houfe  at  Oundle,  prad:is'd  Phyfick  with 
 good  Succefs,  and  was  advis'd  with  by  Perfonsofall 
 Ranks.  After  fome  Time  it  pleas'd  God  to  vifit  him 
 with  the  Palfy.  Dr.  H^tld  who  liv'd  then  at  Oundle, 
 wrote  Letters  in  his  Behalf  to  all  Parts  of  the  Coun- 
 try, in  order  to  raife  him  fome  Money,  to  carry  him  to 
 the  Bath  for  his  Relief.  Among  the  reft  lie  fent  one 
 to  Mr.  Cclevpeli  the  publick  Minifter  at  PVlshich  which 
 prccur'd  20  /.  for  that  Puroofe  ;  of  which  he  gave  5  /. 
 himfelf.  In  ail  he  had  Fourfcore  Pound  prccur'd  for 
 him  to  defray  his  Charges  upon  thar  Occafion.  He 
 return'd  again  from  the  Bath,  but  did  not  live  long 
 after.  He  was  a  Man  of  brisk  Parrs,  and  very  facetious. 
 He  ,had  rhegencral  Reputation  of  a  folid  Divine,  and 
 made  a  confiderable  Figure  in  this  County.  He  was 
 particularly  honour'd  for  what  he  wrote  in  Oppofitiofi 
 to  Mr.  Jcbn  Goodmfi  of  Colemanjirset  in  London,  in  the 
 
 Armi" 
 
494  The  Eje^ed  or  Silei^c^dMmifiers^  Src. 
 
 Vol.  11.    Armininn  Conrroverfy.     His  Book   was   endculed,  A 
 Stop  to  the  Growth  of  Arminianifm, 
 
 Great  Okely  :  Mr.  Thomas  Dandy ^  M.  A.  Of  the  Uni- 
 verfity  o^  Oxford.  A  very  aftedlicnate  Preacher  :  Both 
 a  Boanerges  and  a  Barnabas.  One  fo  eminent  for  Ho- 
 iinefs,  that  the  Purity,  Power  and  Spirituality  or  an 
 Evangelical  Miniftration,  Frame,  and  Converfation, 
 were  remarkably  exprcfs'd  in  his  AVork,  Perfon,  and 
 Life.  He  was  lingulariy  fuccefsful  and  ferviceable  to 
 the  Cbnverfion  and  Edification  of  many  ^  and  parti- 
 cularly inltrumental  for  the  Good  of  feveral  Branches 
 of  the  Family  of  the  Honourable  Colonel  ^roo/^j,  with 
 whom  he  liv'd  as  Chaplain.  He  was  firft  Chaplain  to 
 Sir  H^illiam  Fiectvpood,  at  lf'oodftick,f  and  afterwards  re- 
 mov'd  to  Col.  Brooke's.  That  Gentleman  had  made  the 
 Living  of  okely  (which  was  but  Six  Nobles  a  Year) 
 worth '  40  /.  j^er  Annum  to  Mr.  Dandy.  But  upon  his 
 being  (ilenc'd  in  6i,  none  coveted  fuch  a  Living.  He 
 did  not  preach  in  the  Church  afuer  BarthoUmew-Day  j 
 but  in  the  Colonel's  own  Hoiife  that  was  near  the 
 Church.  He  kept  an  extraordinary  Awe  upon  the 
 Children  and  Servants  of  that  Family.  He  liv'd  af- 
 terwards with  Mr.  Brookj  (who  was  Son  and  Succeflbr 
 to  the  Colonel)  to  his  dying  Day.  He  liv'd  fo  much 
 above  the  World,  had  fuch  fweet  Converfe  with  God, 
 fuch  an  Heavenly  Reft  of  Soul  in  Chrift,  and  Satisfa- 
 ction concerning  the  Favour  of  God  thro'  him  for  eter- 
 nal Life,  and  look'd  fo  comfortably  forward  into  the 
 great  World  before  him  :  He  had  the  Evidences  of  his 
 Title  to  the  Heavenly  Felicity  fo  clear'd  up  to  his 
 Mind,  and  fo  much  of  the  Prefcnce  of  God  with  his 
 Spirit,  that  he  would  often  fay,  J  long  to  hs  at  horns. 
 
 Cree\  :  Mr.  Stephen  Focoler^  Fellow  of  St.  J§lms  in 
 Oxon,  His  was  a  grcit  Pvcd^orv,  and  yet  no  Tempta- 
 tion to  him  to  conform  againft  his  Confcichce.  He 
 was  a  very  popular  Preacher,  and  indefatigable  in  his 
 Labours.  He  was  callM  to  Newberry,  upon  the  Death 
 of  Mr.  John  H^'oodbrt^h.?^  who  was  turn'd  out  there: 
 And  he  alfo  dy'd  with  an  Excefs  of  hard  Studies,  and 
 ©ver  frequent  Preaching  in  that  and  other  Places^ 
 
m  theCouuty  of  nOKTUKM'^r  on    49^ 
 
 ,  ?oL  It. 
 
 Conerftock^  Mr.  Malkln/on.  Bred  up  m  EmanueL 
 Coliedge  m  Cambridge^  under  Dr.  Jucl^ey.  He  was 
 one  of  the  Le-durers  at  Oundie.  He  liv'd  at  the  Fiacc 
 where  kc  was  iiieac'd  co  the  Day  of  his  Death, 
 
 KjUeshyi  Mr.  ^^/-ir^.  He  was  firft  ejcded  out  of  a 
 Sequeftradon  at  Eourton  upon  Dun/more  in  fVarwickr 
 fipire^  and  afterwards  out  of  this  Place  by  the  Banhc-^ 
 ijmew-ACt     He  prea'ch'd  here  withoijc  any  Title. 
 
 NzAftoj*  :  Mr.  ^ohsre  Allen, 
 
 Aldmnlje^  AU-SfimU  z  Mr,  Nathamcl  P^^ntlug^  of  the 
 Uaiverlicy  of  Cambridge,     After  his  £|edincot  he  ga- 
 dierd  a  ChiJrch  at  Cmnford,     He  was  not  ib  emineat 
 for  his  Learning,  as  for  his  Holinefs  and  Heavenlinefs. 
 He  ".isras  a  very  ufeftii  and  riiccefshii  Preacher,  and  had 
 many  Converts;   and  brought  many  that  before  were 
 Srraui^ers  co  iuch  Things,  to  worOiip   God  in  their 
 Faraiiiesy  aad  be  Urid  and  iblemti  in  it.     He  iioc  only 
 in  the  Pi'ipic,  but  from  Houfc  to  Houfe  in  his  Vifits, 
 difcover'd  a  great  Concern  for  the  Sen  Is  of  thofe  that 
 were  his  Hearers.     Be  had  a  faigolar  Gift  in  com- 
 iforting  the  Sick.     He  had  a  plencLfui  Eftate,  and  made 
 good  Ufe  of  it.     When  he  was  prefented  in  the  EccJe- 
 iiaftical-CoLxrty  God  rais'd  him  up  Friends  5  and  like- 
 wife  made  many  of  his  Enemies  to  be  at  Peace  with 
 him,  or-  at  leaii  killed  their  Rage  againft  him.     After 
 he  had  been  in  fonne  Trouble,  the  late  Earl  of  Pstcr^ 
 hoYough  iQVki   two  Letters  to   him,  afluring  him  that  if 
 he  ^voliId  h\M  conform,  he  had  fuch  a  Value  for  him, 
 that  he  would  give  him  the  Choice  of  three  Livings 
 that  were  in  his  DifpofaL     But  he  could  not  fatisfy  his 
 Coofcience  m  accept   his  Offer.     He  us*d    co  fay,  the 
 Door  h  too  narrow  for  me  to  enter  in.  Mr.  ff^illes  preach- 
 ing hLS   Funeral  Sermon,    faid   he   had  often    heard 
 Mr.   M'luting  mourn,    but  never  heard  him  murmur, 
 uader  the  fevetcft  and  iliarpeft  of  his  Bodily  Diftcm- 
 pers.     He  was  much  taken  up  in  admiring  the  Gcod- 
 nefe  of  God.     He  iiy'd  in  Expeclation  of  a  fudden 
 Death,  because-  feveral  of  his  Relations  had  fo  expir'd. 
 He  was  frequeittb'  affiicled  with  fevere  Fits  ofWisd, 
 and  often  e:g:ceediagry  overpowcc'd  with  them.  One  of 
 tficm  w^  at  kEgth  empower'd  to  reaiove  him  into  the 
 
 apper 
 
49<^  r/^^  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mtmjters^  8rc. 
 
 Vol.   II.  "Upper  World.     For  going" to  Bed,  he  was  feiz'd  with 
 ^/-V'N^  ^  Fit'  ^"*^  ^b*^  before  Morning.     I  am  told  he  pub- 
 lifli'd  ibn:iething  ;  but  1  cannot  lay  what  it  was. 
 
 Lodington  :  Mr.  Henry  l>ViIlef.  An  able  Scholar.  A 
 confiderable  Mathematician,  and  of  great  Skill  in  the 
 Law.  An  eminent  Preacher,  and  of  a  moft  engaging 
 Carriage.  After  his  Ejcdlment  he  liv'd  at  CranJIey,  a 
 Town  in  the  fame  County,  having  a  conliderable  E- 
 ftate.  Some  time  after,  he  preach'd  privately  to  the 
 People  at  H^ellingboroWy  among  whom  his  Memory  is 
 to  this  Day  exceeding  precious,  and  that  for  two 
 Things  efpecially  :  For  the  extraordinary  Suitablenefs 
 of  his"  Compofures  to  the  Minds  of  the  weakeft,  and 
 yet  his  Depth  and  Fulnefs  of  Matter ;  and  for  tliac 
 great  Piety  and  refrefiiing  Savour,  which  feafon'd  his 
 common  Converfation. 
 
 DAVENTHX:  Mr.Timo-  Overflon   :      Mr.     Lionel 
 
 thy  Dod.  Goodrich,, 
 
 ihrdpfton  :    Mr.    Thomas  Morton   Pinckney :       Mr. 
 
 Terrey,  M/are. 
 
 "Barly  :  Mr.  F(jch.  Thorp?,  Chefter  :      Mr.   Strickland 
 
 Broughton  :  ls\v.JchnBn:{e-  Negus. 
 
 Ijy  Junior.  Creighton  :    Mr.    Bjchard 
 
 Fnxton:  Mr.  H^ills,  Hook. 
 
 *  He  hath  K^llemnrfr::  Mr.  Snmuel  Ainfmrth.  *  Biihop  Uney 
 a  Sn-mon  after  his  Remove  to  Lincoln,  looked  thro'  his  Fingers, 
 extant,  and  fufter'd  this  worthy  Man,  tho'  a  Nonconformjft, 
 rvhich  he  to  preach  publickly  very  near  him,  (at  Brampton  join- 
 preachd at'iria  upon  Bugden)  for  fome  Years  together  ;  as  is  ob- 
 the  Fune-  f^rv'd  by  Mr.  Pierce  in  his  Conformift's  Plea  for  the  Non- 
 ralofMr.  conformifis,  ip.  39. 
 Andrew 
 
 Pern,  Ml-     ^^.^.^^.^^ .  ^^^^^  Samuel  Baycs  :  Who  was  alfo  ejeded 
 
 in'Jter  of       .         '   ,    ^  . 
 VVilby,      in  Derby/hire. 
 
 Zie'^f^he  Cottesbrook:  Mr.  Thomas  Burroughs.  A  learned,  pi- 
 AfTembly  ous,  humble  Soul.  After  his  Ejedlment  he  was  taken 
 cfDivives.'m  by  Sir  John  Langhnm. 
 
 Hnflebeche  :  Mr.  "Butler,        Irlinghorough  :  Mr.  Hum- 
 Vattershwy  :  Mr.  Cooper,  phrey  LucaSo 
 
 P4ntierf* 
 
mthsCou^ty  of  NOR  T  HAMPTON.      497 
 
 Pantlerfpury  :  Mr.  Nevil.  Little- Addmgton  :       Mr.  Vol.  IL 
 Barton  :  Mr.  F^enrick.  Sande-fon.  ^./'"V^ 
 
 Horton  :  Mr.  Hetiry  How-  Droughton.:  Mr.  Trott. 
 
 left.  Mnrflon    :       Mr.    H'alier 
 NOF(THAMPJON :   Mr.  H  nib)>. 
 
 Lewis,  Irlingborough  ;    Mr.  Hum- 
 Troy  well  "Mr.  John  Seatott,  fhrey  Lucas, 
 
 T/jnfover  :  Mr.  Cmthom.  A  meek  mild  Man  :  but  a 
 very  able  worthy  Preacher.  He  had  a  good  Eft  ate  at 
 Oundlcy  to  which  Place  he  remov'd  after  his  Ejcdnenr^    '  ^ 
 
 in  62  :  And  there   he  liv'd  till  his  Death  ;  which  was 
 in  1665,  or  66,   He  was  one  of  the  Lecturers  at  Oundle, 
 
 Cranford;  St.  Johns:  Mr.  Henry  Searl.  An  excellent 
 fplrited  Man ;  A  lively  fervent  Preacher,  and  won- 
 derfully circumfpe(il:  and  pious.  Greatly  reverenc'd 
 and  admir'd. 
 
 War  cup  :  y[r.  Francis  Fuller*.     He  was   Cnrate  to'^  ^^  hath 
 Dr.  Temple  in  this  Living.     He  was  the  Son  of  Mr.  FuLp'^^^^^ 
 ler  of  Ironmonger^  Lane  in  Londn.     He  was  a  facetious  '^^[^S^  ^^ 
 pleafant  Man ;  and  had  a  very  Prophetick  Genius.     He  S^^?''  ^'' 
 was  fometimcs  in  the /^^y?,  and  iometimes  in    i-ondm^^^^  ^^ 
 preaching  Occafionally,  but   not'  inclin'd  to  fix.     He  ^^^  ^j^g 
 paid  his  laft  Debt  to  Nature  zi  London,  Ju'y  21.  1701  ;  World. 
 Mtat.  64.     His  Funeral    Sermon    was    preached  by  Of  Faith 
 Mr.  Jeremy  Winte,  who  upon  this  Occalion  (as  he  inti-  and  Re- 
 mates  in  the  Dedication)  firft  appear'd  in  Print.  pentance. 
 
 Of  the 
 fhortnefs  of  Time.    Words  to  give  the  young  Man  Knowledge  and 
 Difcretion.    Advice  to  his  Son. 
 
 Church-Brampton :  Mr.  Vintrefs.  He  was  reckoti'd 
 much  to  vckmHa  Mv ~  Stephen  Mar/hal.  He  liv*d  af- 
 ter his  Ejedtment,  at  Godmnnchefter  m  Huntingdonfloire^ 
 where  he  dy*d  many  Years  ago.  He  was  a  Perfon  of 
 great  Worth,  and  above  the  common  Level  for  Mini- 
 fterial  Abilities. 
 
 Some  where  near  Daventry^  Mr.  Cane. 
 
 N.  B.  I  have  here  omitted,  Mr.  B^o^-ert  Ehjns  of  y^?-- 
 
 fhefler,  becaufe  I  have  taken  notice  of  him  before  in 
 
 Kk  ~       the 
 
498  The  Ejetied  or  Stlenc^d  Minijters  &C. 
 
 VoL  II.  the  Univerdty  of  Cambridge  ;  Pag.  88  :  And  Mr.  I{pgers 
 ^^^^/^^s/-"^  of  Sii/nm,  becaufe  he  is  mention'd  in  the  County  of 
 Oxford:  And  Mr.  l4^ilUam  OHver,  who  tho*  he  liv'd  at 
 Fotheringbay  in  this  County  after  his  Eje(ftment,  yet 
 was  cait  out  in  Lincolnjhirc  in  62,  and  there  he  may 
 be  found  ;  And  Mr  Edmund  Spnkj  of  Cnftor,  becaufe 
 I  have  mention'd  him,  /?.  371,  at  Lcng-Orton  in  Hun- 
 tingdonjhire  •  tho'  whether  this  or  that  was  the  feque- 
 (Ired  Living,  I  know  not. 
 
 In  my  former  Edition  I  intimated,  that  there  con- 
 form'd  afterwards  in  this  County,  Mr.  Dickevfcn  of 
 Pajlcn  ;  Mr.  Lionel  Goodriek.oi Overton  j  Mr.  Stanley  of 
 Cor  bey  ^  Mr.  Elhorough  of  Geddington,  and  Mr.  South- 
 wood  of  Pytchley.  I  now  add,  that  whereas  I  have  been 
 cold  by  a  near  Relation  in  a  Letter,  that  Mr.  Hedges  of 
 Hi/ham  was  no  Nonconform ift  (  which  is  an  Imputati- 
 on the  Author  of  the  Letter  feems  to  think  a  Difgrace 
 *  to  his  Memor) )    I  have   therefore   here  left  out   his 
 
 Name,  tho'  iome  ftill  fay,  he  was  a  Nonconfcrmift  for 
 a  time.  I  am  aifo  inform'd,  that  Mr.  Philip^  Tallenti 
 (Brother  to  him  of  Shrevpsbury)  did  in  fome  time  con- 
 form, and  was  Vicar  of  Moulton  in  Lnnc/ijhire  :  And, 
 that  Mr.  Burton  of  fVilfcrd  was  a  Confoi^mift  from  the 
 firft,  and  never  ejeded  ;  And,  that  Mr.  Gnjcryn  alio  of 
 Pf/armington  ;  zudyiv.PVinflcn,  ^nd  Mr.  M^rjhal  (who 
 were  mention'd  before  as  cjcd:ed  at  uncertain  Places  ) 
 did  all  conform;  But  whether  at  firft,  or  afterwards, 
 I  know  not. 
 
 1/7  the  County  of  NORTHUMBERLAND. 
 
 NEWCASTLE  upon  Tyne  ;  St.  Nicolas  :  Mr.  Samuel 
 Hammond,  B.  D.  Alhallows  :  Mr.  Pf^illiAm  Durant. 
 St.  Johns  :  Mr.  Henry  Leaver. 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Hammond,  B.  D.  Born  in  Torkf  and 
 educated  in  Kjng  s-CoUege  in  Cambridge,  where  he  was 
 Servitor  to  that  eminent  Regius  ProfefTor  of  Divinity. 
 Dr.  Samuel  Collins,  who  heartily  lov'd  a  Witt,  and 
 could  not  endure  any  but  fuch  about  him.  By  the 
 Earl  of  Manchefte/s  Intereft,  he  in  time  obtain'd  a 
 Fellowfliip  in  Magdalen^Cclkge,  and  was  an  happy  In- 
 iirument  in  the  reforming  .and  raifing  of  that  Society. 
 
 He 
 
in  the  County  of  NORTHUMBERLAND.      499 
 
 He  had  many  pupils  ;  and  feveral  ot  them  were  aUci-  vol.  iL 
 wards  of  great  Repute,  boih    in-  Church  and    State.  ,^-v"n< 
 He   began   to   preach  in  the  neighbouring  Church   of 
 St.  Giles,  with  that  pious  Zeal,  Pungency,  and  Chri- 
 ftian  Experience,  that  from  all  Parts  of  the  Town,  and 
 from  the  moft  diftant  Colleges,  his  ufcful  Miniitry  was 
 attended   on  ;  And    it  was  crown  d  with  the  Conver- 
 fion    of    fome  Scores,    I  might    {{z.-^%M.x.  Stand  iff ) 
 have   faid,    fome   hundreds  of  Scholars.     Ic  was   the 
 general  Opioion,  thart  there  was  not  a  more  convincing 
 and  fuccelstul  MIniftcr  in  Cambiidge^  from  the  Tinrie  of 
 Mr.  H^iliiam  Per /{ins,    than  he   was.     He  was   drawn 
 from   hence  by  Sir  Arthur  Hajlerigge,  with  whom  he 
 went  Chaplain  into  the  North,     There,  he  was  at  firft 
 Minifterof  BiJ}ooj)s  ff^aremiUth  ;  and    from  thence  was 
 invited   by  the  Members  of  Dr.  Jennijons  Chur.  h  ac 
 Kevpcaftle,  to   alfift  the  Dodtor,  who  was  difablcd   ac 
 St.  Nicolas,  with  a  Defign  to  choofe  him  Pallor,   upon 
 the  Dcdor's  Dcceafe.    But  he  ffor  fome  Rcafons^  not 
 being  tree  for  that,  continu'd  only  Lecturer  there,  til! 
 fome  time  after  theHeltauration  of  King  c/jrt>/fj  the 
 Second.    Then  he  was  invited  by   a  Society  of  Mer- 
 chants, to  be  their  Preacher,  at  Hamburgh,     But  their 
 Charter  being  in  a  little  time  to  be  renew  d,   and  con- 
 firm d,  the  Lord-Chancellor  Hyde  ftood  upon  it,  not  to 
 pafs  It  till  Mr.  Hnmrnond,  who  would  not  ufe  there  the 
 Rites  and    Ceremonies  of  ihc  Church  of  England,  was 
 difmifsM.  So  that  upon  the  coming  of  4  new  Prefidenc 
 thither,  he  was  not  fuffer  d  to  preach    there  any  more, 
 becaufe   of  his  Nonconformity.      He   remov'd    from 
 thence  to  Stockljolm,  the  Capital  oi  Svoeden,  where  one 
 Mr.  Cutler,  a  Merchant  from  London,  was  very  kind  to 
 him.     From  thence  he  went  to  Dnnti^ick^,  for  a   fevsr 
 Months.     But  England  vv as  the   Place  of  his  Defires  ^ 
 and   thither  he  return'd.  in   the  Year  1664,  and  took 
 up   his   abode  at   Hackney,  amongft  fome   Merchants, 
 whom  he  had  been  with  Abroad  .-  And  there  he  for  a 
 while,  preach'd  Occafionally  in  his  own  and  other  Fa- 
 milies.   There  he  dy'd,  in  the  Year  1666. 
 
 I  know  not  that  he  hath  any  Thing  in  Print,  except 
 what  Part  he  had  in  the  fmall  Book  of,  The  Fnlfc  JeW' 
 difcover'dat  Newcaftle  ;  in  Conjundtlon  with  the  other 
 Minifters  there ;  Alfo  a  fliort,  but  very  brisk  Eriftle^ 
 before  a  Book  of  Examples,  againft  Swearing,  Drun- 
 K  k  s  k^^" 
 
500         The  EjeBed  or  Stitnc^d  Mwtfters^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Kennels,  C^c  put  toich,  i  iuppuie,  by  the  Bookfeller 
 of  that  Town.  His  Letter  from  Stockhdm  feems  to 
 have  fomething  of  the  Spirit  and  Style  of  the  Martyrs. 
 It  Shews  the  Man  and  his  Temper,  and  defervcs  to 
 fee  the  Light.  He  was  univerlally  reputed  one  of  the 
 moft  learned  Men,  and  beft  Preachers  in  the  North  , 
 and  was  highly  valu'd  by  thofe  Foreigners  whom  he 
 convers'd  with  in  his  Travels. 
 
 Mr.  TT^lliam  Durant  of  Alhallovps.  He  was  Congre- 
 gational in  his  Principles,  and  one  of  an  unfpotted  Con- 
 verfation.  After  his  being  (ilenc'd,  he  conrinu'd  to 
 preach  to  his  People  in  Private  often  in  the  Night,  and 
 not  wirhour  much  Difficulty.  Upon  King  Charie/s  In- 
 dulgence he  prcach'dpublickly  in  this  Town,  to  a  nu- 
 IT); rous  Auditory,  in  a  Licens'd  Houfe.  He  was  a  Man 
 ol  Peace,  and  did  not  ufe  to  meddle  with  Con troverfies 
 in  iiiS  Sermons.  He  dy'd  in  the  latter  end  of  King 
 Chf^.hss  Reign,  and  was  bury'd  in  his  own  Garden  ; 
 not  being  aliow'd  to  be  interr'd  in,  what  was  caii'd  Ho- 
 ly Ground. 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Leaver,  o{  St.  Johns.  He  wasalfoturn'd 
 out  :\z  Brmifpeth  in  Durhnm.  A  very  valuable  Man  ia 
 his  Time :  A  good  Preacher,  and  given  to  Hofpitahty. 
 
 BEF(M-'ICK^  upon  Tweed  :  Mr.  Luke  Ogle,  M.  A.  And 
 Mr.  /^//  #/,  M.  A. 
 
 Mr.  Luks  Ogle,  was  firft  Minifter  of  Inghram,  and 
 from  rhence  he  remov'd  to  Bervpicli,  where  he  was 
 when  General  Monk^csLxne  from  ScotUiid,  with  his  Ar- 
 my. Soon  after  his  coming  thither  he  made  Mr.  Ogle 
 a  V'fir,  and  fliew'd  him  much  Refpedt.  Having  at 
 lirft  feme  Thoughts  of  continuing  a  while  in  that 
 Town,  which  was  the  beft  Poft  in  the  North-,  he  was 
 exceeding  kind  to  Mr.  Ogle,  who  he  found  had  a  great 
 Intercfr  in  the  Affedlions  of  the  People.  But  at  length 
 the  Genera!  finding  it  neccfTary  for  him  to  move  for- 
 warf*,  l^ft  h'f.  FatT'iiy  behind  him  in  Berwick^  Upon 
 h'  ;>':pprr,ire  the  Lord  r^^uldrm7/on\\'a.s  made  Gover- 
 ns-r,  V  ho  once  heard  Mr.  Ogl^  preach,  and  was  at 
 f-fV  pri^^'-y  civil  to  him,  but  afterwards  prov'd  his 
 moft    implacable   Enemy,   when  he    found  he  was 
 
 nor 
 
in  the  County  of  NORTHUMBERLAND.     501 
 
 not  to  be  prevaird  with  to  conform.  It  much  afHided  Vol.  II. 
 Mr.  O^le  to  fee  how  prophaneneis  and  all  manner  of  v/'v^ 
 Wickednefs  grew  up  in  the  Town  en  a  iudden,  by 
 means  of  the  numerous  Ganiton,  and  the  many 
 I{omanijis  that  came  to  reiiie  there.  On  the  Fifth 
 of  November  following,  he  in  his  Sermon  laid  open 
 the  dangerous  Principles,  and  the  cruel  and  bloody 
 Pradices  of  the  Papijh.  Many  of  the  Officers  were 
 prefent  arfd  heard  him,  and  were  nectled  :  And  in- 
 formed the  Governor  who  was  much  incens  d.  A  little 
 after,  the  Governor  fenc  one  to  write  his  Sermon  after 
 him,  to  try  if  he  could  that  way  get  any  Advantage 
 againft  him ;  He  fent  for  him  to  come  to  him,  at  a 
 Time  when  many  Officers  and  Gentlemen  were  with 
 him  ;  and  told  him,  that  he  had  preach'd  Jreafm, 
 Mr.  0^/f  reply'd,  that  he  had  delivered  nothing  but 
 what  be  could  prove  from  the  Word  of  GOD.  The 
 Governor  thereupon  told  him,  that  he  had  many  Ar- 
 ticles againft  him,  to  which  he  would  make  him  an- 
 fwer.  The  Text  that  Mn  Oile  was  then  upon,  was 
 Am-sn.  I.  Thusjaith  the  Lordy  for  three  T'rt>?f^r.'=JJi:ns  of 
 Moab,  and  for  fu^,  I  wi.l  not  turn  nwiy  tie  Punf/hment 
 thereof y  hecnufe  he  burnt  the  Bones  <f  he  f^in^  of  £dom 
 into  Lime.  The  Governor  faid,  that  he  knew  very 
 well,  that  by  chooling  that  Text  he  meant  to  refled: 
 upon  King  Charles.  In  December  following,  it  being 
 nfual  at  that  Time  in  the  Town  to  have  a  Sermon  on 
 Thu^fdnys,  the  Bells  were  rung,  and  Mr.  Ogle  intended 
 to  preach  according  to  Quftom,  but  the  Governor  or- 
 der d  the  Church- Doors  to  be  lockM,  and  fet  a  Guard 
 of  Soldiers  there,  to  keep  him  and  the  People  from 
 entring,  and  faid,  that  he  (hould  not  preach  that  Day, 
 becaufe  he  had  not  preach'd  on  Chriftmas-D^iy,  which 
 was  the  Day  before  :  Nay  he  added,  that  he  (kould  ~ 
 preach  in  BervoickrCh\iYc\\  no  more.  And  as  it  hap,- 
 pen'd  he  never  did  ;  for  the  Barthoiome\v-Da.y  after,  he 
 was  ejedted  by  Law  for  his  Nonconformity.  Not  be- 
 ing fufter'd  to  preach  anv  longer  there,  he  was  invited 
 to  give  his  Pains  in  a  Cvountry-Church  about  Three 
 Miles  off,  call'd  Ancroft,  and  many  of  the  People  of 
 Bervs>ick_\vtnx.  to  hear  him..  At  this  the  Governor  was 
 inrag'd,  and  order'd  one  Day,  that  the  Gaes  fhould 
 be  ihut  till  Mr.  Ogle  and  the  People  came  together  to 
 the  Bridge,  and  then  they  were  open'd,  and  the  Gcs- 
 
^02  The  tjtcred  or  Siltnc'd  Minifters^  &C. 
 
 oi.  ii.  pernor  took  the  Names  of  iht  People,  and  committed 
 •'">/-s,  Mr.  Ogle  to  Prilon,  where  he  rcmam'd  Six  Weeks. 
 When  he  was  fending  him  away,  a  Friend  of  Mr.  Ogles 
 (landing  by,  faid  boldly  to  the  Governor,  It  was  vili- 
 ble  now  what  they  aim'd  at,  when  they  fent  a  Prote- 
 ftant  Miniller  to  Prilon  by  an  Officer  that  was  a  Fapfl.^ 
 Hereupon  the  Governor  call'd  the  Officer  back,  and 
 went  himfelf,  and  put  Mr.  Ogle  into  the  Marflial's  Hands 
 After  feme  Weeks,  he,  upon  the  Solicitation  of  Sir  Pa- 
 tricias Curvoen,  was  admitted  to  Bail,  and  confin'd 
 within  the  Town.  A  iirtle  after,  getting  his  Confine- 
 ment off,  he  went  to  vifit  his  Friends  in  England ,  and 
 in  Scotland  ;  and  there  he  preachd  at  a  Communion; 
 The  Governor  hearing  it,  faid,  he  preach'd  Treafon 
 there,  as  he  he  had  done  before  in  England^  and  tbrea- 
 ten'd  to  confine  him  again.  Upon  the  Advice  of  his 
 Friends,  he  fta)'d  a  good  while  from  his  Family,  till 
 leveral  of  the  Officers  promis'd  that  he  (liould  not  be 
 moleftcd.  And  yet,  when  he  return 'd,  he  was  fent  to 
 the  Marflial's  again,  where  he  continu'd  fome  Weeks, 
 till  upon  the  IntercefTion  of  Friends,  the  Governor  gave 
 him  his  Liberty,  but  at  the  fame  Tiaie  banifh'd  him 
 the  Town,  bccaufe  he  refus'd  to  give  him  500/.  Bond, 
 that  he  would  not  feduce  his  Majefty's  Subjects,  which 
 he  knew  the  Governor  would  reprcfcnt  him  as  doing, 
 if  he  ofRr'd  to  preach.  Hereupon  he  went  up  to  Lcn- 
 doriy  and  made  his  Application  to  General  Monk^  and 
 told  him  how  the  Governor  had  us'd  him.  The  Gene- 
 ral received  him  with  ail  the  Civility  he  could  defire, 
 and  freely  told  him,  that  if  he  would  conform  he 
 would  ufe  his  Interefb  to  make  him  a  Bifliop  j  but  if 
 he  did  not,  he  could  do  him  no  Service  :  He  could  not 
 lo  much  as  prctcdlhim  in  his  Pariih  o^  Berxvick.  Mr. Ogle 
 told  him,  that  the  height  of  his  Ambition  was  only  to 
 live  quietly  and  peaceably  among  his  own  People  :  But 
 if  that  could  not  be  obtain'd,  he  muft  fubmit  to  Provi- 
 cjence.  Returning  home,  he  was,  in  a  little  time,  fent 
 for  by  the  Governor,  and  Mr.  iVriJJel  with  him, and  they 
 were  both  fent  ro  Prifon  together  upon  pretence  of  a  Pre- 
 hyterian  Plot,  that  was  faid  to  be  difcover'd  in  the  South  oi 
 JEngland,  But  after  a  Months  Imprifonmient,  upon  the 
 earneft  Solicitations  of  lome  Friends,  he  got  his  Liber- 
 ty, upon  Condition  he  (hould  leave  Birwickj,  Upon 
 v    tbe  coming  c^t  of  the  Five  Mils  A^  he  went  to  Boufden^ 
 
 where 
 
in  tk  County  of  NORTHUMBERLAND.  50? 
 
 where  he  had  a  fmall  Eftate  of  his  own  purchaling,  VoL  II. 
 and  there  he  preach'd  privately  iome  Years,  without, 
 being  bnrdenibme  to  any  one.  But  even  there  he 
 was  molefted,  lomctimes  by  Dragoons,  fometimes  by 
 Sheriffs  BaylifFs,rometimesprefented  at  the  Courts,  and 
 Ibmetimes  compiain'd  of  at  the  SelTions,  for  keeping 
 Conventicles;  So  that  kis  Houfe  was  but  little  better 
 than  a  Prifon.  Buc  he  had  inward  Peace  and  Com- 
 fort in  what  he  did,  hoping  he  was  doing  GOD  Ser- 
 vice ;  and  many  in  thofe  Parts  are  to  this  Day,  very 
 thankful  to  God,  for  the  Benefit  they  receivM  by  his 
 Labours  at  that  Time.  When  King  Chnrles  the  Second 
 granted  Liberty  to  the  DilTenters,  the  Governor  wonld 
 not  fuffer  Mr.  Ogle  to  live  in  Berwick,  uniefs  he  would 
 conform.  Upon  the  Indulgence  in  Scotland  he  was 
 caird  to  Lantoxvn.  In  Monmouth's  Time,  tho'  he  was 
 much  indisposed,  yet  by  che  Order  of  Sir  John  Fenwkk. 
 he  was  taken  up  by  a  Party  of  Soldiers  and  carry'd  to 
 Newcaftle,  where  he  wasconfin  d  for  Six  Weeks,  vthich 
 had  like  to  havecoft  him  his  Life.  Upon  King  J^ms/s 
 Liberty  he  was  invited  again  to  Berwick,,  and  fixing 
 there  had  a  confiderable  and  numerous  Congregation. 
 In  King  J^ilUams  Time  he  was  invited  ao  Ks'fiy  a 
 confiderable  Living  upon  the  Borders  in  Scotland.  He 
 had  alfo  a  Call  from  the  Magiflrates,  Miniflers,  and 
 Vcovle  o^  Edinhorough,  to  be  one  of  the  fix'd  Miniflers 
 of  that  City:  But  he  was  not  to  be  prevail'd  with  to 
 leave  Bervpick,,  where  GOD  had  fignally  Supported  and 
 own'd  and  blefs'd  him.  There  he  liv'd  beiov'd,  and 
 dyM  much  lamented,  in  April  1696  :  j^ut.  66. 
 
 He  was  a  Man  of  great  Learning  :  And  particularly 
 well  skill'd  in  Ecclefiadical  Hiflory.  He  was  a  labo- 
 rious, judicious,  and  affedionate  Peacher,  and  a  wife 
 and  prudent  Perfon  for  Government.  Hewellunder- 
 ftood  the  Art  of  Preaching  to  all  Sorts  of  Hearers. 
 When  he  would  inform  th|  more  Judicious,  he  did  ic 
 after  a  Manner  thar  rais'd  the  Attention,  but  no  way 
 rack'd  the  Underflandings  of  the  iefs  Knowing  :  An^ 
 when  he  would  teach  the  Ignorant,  he  did  it  to  the 
 Edification  and  Satisfadion  of  the  moft  Intelligent. 
 
 Mr.  Nicolas  Wejfel,  M.  A.     He  was  a  Man  of  great 
 Piety,  and  very  diligent  in  his  Minifterial  Work.     Af- 
 ter he  had  fuffer'd  much  for  his  Nonconformity,    he 
 K  k  4  came 
 
504      The  Ejeciedor  Sile?7c'^dMimJlers^  See. 
 
 Yo\.  11.   ^ame  up  to  London^     In  the  latter  part  of  his  Life  he 
 \^/*V^^  k^P^  ^  private  School  at  Stocl^el,  where  he  dy'd  in  the 
 Year  1695,  or  thereabouts, 
 
 Eglingham  :  Mr.  John  Pringle.  He  was  cuted  here 
 at  King  Charles  s  Reftauration.  He  afterwards  went 
 to  Nexvcaftle,  where  he  preach'd  Occafionally  for  Dr. 
 Gilpin,  and  prad;is'd  Phyfick  wich  Reputation  and 
 Succefs.  He  was  accounted  a  Man  of  Learning,  was 
 very  eommunicative,  and  not  unpleafing  in  Converfa- 
 tion.  He  once  fuffer'd  Imprifonment.  He  dy'd  at 
 'KevQCflftle  about  1690,  or  91. 
 
 *  Kjrkjyarle  :  Mr.  I^bert  Blunt ^  of  Tr/«/o'- College  irt 
 Cnmhrldge  ;  where  he  had  Mr.  W^lU^m  Culvervoell , 
 a  Fellow  of  that  Houfe,  fcr  his  Turor.  From  Cam- 
 hridge  he  went  to  Lcfidon,  where  he  had  Ibme  Friends; 
 and  preach'd  Occafionally.  Afterwards  he  fettled  in 
 the  North,  and  was  ejected  here  in  62.  After  his  be- 
 ing filenc'd  he  took  a  Farm  ;  but  grew  weary  of  it  in 
 a  years  time.  Then  he  liv  ci  farther  Nrrth  with  his 
 Wife's  Mother,  and  preach'd  in  her  Houfe.  But  the 
 Archdeacon  o{  Durham  keeping  his  Court  in  the  Neigh- 
 bourhood, he  wasprofecuted,  and  for  Non-appearance 
 excommunicated.  Writts  came  out  againft  him  every 
 Term,  and  yet   he  efcap'd    out  of  their   Hands,  and 
 
 .  continu'd  preaching  every  Lord's-Day.  In  72  he  got  a 
 Licenfe  to  preach  :  But  that  being  foon  calfd  in,  he 
 Vv-as  outlaw'd,  and  fin'd  30/.  in  the  Exchequer;  and 
 yet  continu'd  preaching  to  poor  Country  People  in  the 
 Night.  In  82  he  fettled  with  a  Congregation  in  the 
 'North,  among  whom  he  continu'd  his  Minifterlal  La- 
 tours,  tho'  under  much  Want,  to  a  good  old  Age. 
 
 Bottle  :  Mr.  John  Thompfon.  His  Living  was  worth 
 about  200  /.  a  Year.  Hi»  Sufferings  after  his  Ejedl- 
 mcnt  were  remarkable.  He  was  taken  in  the  Bifhop- 
 ri<^,  and  imprifon'd  in  the  Common-Goal  at  Durhnniy 
 for  his  Nonconformity.  And  his  Imprifonment  brought 
 him  into  a  Dropfie,  of  which  he  dy'd.  He  was  a  Mata 
 of  Learning,  and  a  Man  of  Peace,  and  an  excellent 
 Preacher ;  Congregational  in   his  Judgment,  but  mo- 
 
 ^tmimton  \ 
 
in  the  County  of  NORTHUMBERLAND. 
 
 505 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 Stannerton:  Mr.  John  Owens,     After  his    Ejectment  \.y\^s^ 
 he  went  into  Scotland,  and  held  on  his  Miniliry  there, 
 at  Hounam,  till  he  was  Co  fpcnt  wirh  Age  and  Infirmi- 
 ty that  he  could  not  be  heard;  and  then  he  return 'd  in- 
 to England,   and  dy'd. 
 
 TValton,  or  Hiatton  :  Mr.  I\^^lph  Wtchjeff.  After  his 
 Ejedment  he  took  a  Farm  which  he  iiv'd  upon;  and 
 yet  preach'd  in  his  own  Houfe,  and  taught  Yourh  in 
 the  Latin  Tongue.     He  dclir'd  no  more  of  his  People  ' 
 
 than  to  be  at  the  Charge  of  finding  for  him  a  Man  to 
 Till  his  Land  ^  but  could  not  obtain  that. 
 
 Ovingham  :  Mr.  Thorn ns  Trurant.  He  continuM 
 preaching  at  Ovingham  after  he  was  ejcd:cd  j  and  by 
 his  moderate  and  prudent  Carriage  gain'd  much,  even 
 upon  his  Enemies.  He  preach'd  afterwards  at  Harrov? 
 on  the  Hill  in  this  County,  where  he  had  a  Meeting- 
 place.  There  he  continu'd  the  Exercifc  of  his  Mini- 
 ftry,  till  GOD  call'd  him  to  his  Reft,  in  the  Year  1 676. 
 
 Harthorn  '.  Mr.  I{alph  Pfard,  M.  A.  A  Native  of 
 Torkjhire,  bred  in  .9/^w^j- College  in  Cambridge,  under 
 the  Tuition  of  Mr.  £//tf J  Ptfw/;;77.  While  at  the  Uni- 
 verlity  he  found  much  Beneht  by  the  Miniftry  of  Mr. 
 Samuel  Hammond^  Fellow  of  M^^' ^.'2 /.^r^- College,  and 
 Preacher  at  5/^.  G//^i's  in  C^w/'y/V^^,  who  was  the  In- 
 ftrument  of  his  Converfion.  When  his  Thoughts  firft 
 began  with  Earneftnefs  to  be  appl)'d  to  religious 
 Matters,  he  fas  is  ufual)  found  himfclf  in  great  Per- 
 plexity, but  bv  Mr.  Hmmmond^s  Advice  was  rcliev'd 
 and  quieted.  Neither  were  his  Studies  ncglcded  :  For 
 he  was  fo  diligent  and  induftrious  as  to  be  noted  for 
 a  good  Proficient.  Leaving  the  Uni-  erfity  in  Order 
 to  Service  in  the  Cnuntry  he  firft  began  at  Denby- 
 Chappei  in  Pennyfton  Parifh  in  Torl^fhiye,  where  he  was 
 born.  Mr.  H^mmmd  leaving  the  Univerfity  and  fet- 
 tling at  Bifhops-PVaremouth  in  Durham,  Mr.  iVa^d 
 made  him  a  Vific;  And  was  bv  him  recommended  for 
 a  Chaplain  to  Coll.  Fenvoick,,  whofe  Rej^imenr  rcmain'd 
 in  Garrifon  at  Leith  in  Scotland,  af:er  the  Fight  ar  Dun- 
 harr.  Mr.  J4^ard  began  to  Preach  at  Leith  in'  y^u- 
 gufii6$i,   4nd  was  much   refpeded  :  But  returning 
 
 ihc 
 
506  The  Ejected  or  Sile?7c*d  MimJlerSy  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    the  Year  after  to  vific  his  Friends  in  Torkjhlre,  they 
 prevented  his  going  back  to  Scotland,  and  in  1653,  he 
 was  fix'd  at  PVolfm^him  in  the  County  of  Durham,   and 
 was  ordain  d  :  His  Letters  Teftimonial  are  annex'd  ia 
 *  Fr  as     ^^^  Margin  *.     After  his   Settlement  he  vilited  both 
 much  as      Oxford  and  Cambridge,  and  commenc'd  Mafter  of  Arts 
 Wr. Ralph  of  both   Univerfities,    and   returning  to    i^olfnl^^ham 
 Ward        (where  he  had  a  Benefice  of  about  150  Lper  Ann.)   He 
 hath  Ad-    apply'd  himfelf  vigoroufly  to  his  Work.     He  labour'd 
 drefs'd       hard  on  the  Lord's-Days,   and  went  on   the  Week- 
 himjelfto  Days  from  Houfe  to  Houfe,  to  enquire  after  the  Fruit 
 theClaft'  Qf  h[s  Pains.     The  poorer  Sort  he  invited  to  his  Houfe 
 cal  rres-    ^^^^  ^^  twice  a  Week  to  be  catechiz'dand  inftrucled  ; 
 y^f'^^',   promifing   them   Victuals   for   their   Bodies,    if  they 
 'ror&n  and   would  mind  the  Good  of  their  Souls  :  But  to  his  Sor- 
 County  of  ^^^>    ^^  found   they   foon  grew   weary  ;  and  as  for 
 Ncwca-    thofe  of  his  Hearers  who  were   in  better  Circumftan- 
 ftle  u^on     ces,  tho'  they  carry'd  it  very  relpcdlfully  to  him,  yet 
 Tyne,       they    generally   dccauM    his    Perfonal     Applications. 
 (  according 
 
 t&  the  Order  of  both  Hoitfss  of  Parliament,  of  Aug.  i9-  ^6^3.  for 
 the  Ordination  of  Minifters  by  the  C/aJical  ?rt$hy:ery  ;)  dejiring  to  be 
 trdaind  a  Preaching-?  itsbyttr,  for  that  he  is  caWd  to  the  Work  of  the 
 Minidry  in  WolfinghamC^arf^  in  the  County  of  Duxhzmy  and  hath  ex- 
 hibited unto  the  Presbytery,  a  fufficient  Tefiimonial  novif  remaining  in 
 their  Caflody  of  his  com  fie  at  Age^  of  his  unhlameable  Life  and  Converfation, 
 ef  his  Diligence  and  Prefciency  in  his  Studies,  and  9f  his  fair  and  dirt6f 
 Call  to  thsforementioJid  Place. 
 
 We  the  Minijlers  of  the  [aid  Presbytery  have  by  Afpdtntment  thereof 
 txamind  himy  according  to  the  Tenor  of  the  faid  Ordinance  ;  and  finding 
 him  to  be  duly  o/uallfy'd  and  gifted  for  that  holy  Office  and  Employment,  (no 
 juft  Exception  beirig  made  againfi  his  Ordination  or  ^dmijfon  )  have  ap- 
 fr&vd  him  :  And  accordingly  in  the  Church  o/John'x  in  Newcaftle,  upon 
 the  Day  and  Tear  hereafter  cxprefi'd,  have  proceeded  felemnly  to  fet  him 
 (tpart  to  the  Office  ej  0  ?reaching-?rGshytcr,  and  Work  of  the  Minijiry , 
 Tvith  Fa  fling  and  Prayer,  and  Impojition  of  Hands  :  And  do  hereby  {fofar 
 MS  concerneth  us  )  a^ually  admit  him  into  the  faid  Charge,  there  t»  per- 
 form all  the  offices  and  Duties  of  a  faithful  M-nifier  of  JESUS  CHRIST. 
 
 In  Witncfs  whereof  we  have  herennto  fubfcrib'd  our  Names,  this  J^th 
 Day  0/ September,  Ann  Dom.  1653. 
 
 John  Bewick,    Moderator, 
 Richard  Prideaux  William  Colcy. 
 
 Anthony  Lapthorn.        John  Marflie. 
 Robert  PlaiTance.  Will.  Henderfon.    j^id, 
 
 Henry  Lever-  Thomas  liubbarc 
 
 Oa 
 
in  tm  County  of  NORTHUMBERLAND.     507 
 
 On  which  Account,  together  with  fome  other  Dlffi-Vol.  II. 
 cuities  he  met  with,  he  readily  accepted  an  Invitation  ^-/-V"^* 
 to  the  fequeftred  Living  of  Hartbom^  where  his  En- 
 couragement as  to  Income  was  fmallcr,  but  his  Pro- 
 ipedt  of  Succefs  great.  Here  he  did  much  Service  iw 
 a  little  Time.  And  indeed  it  was  but  a  Jittle  Time  he 
 had  to  Labour  there  ;  for  quickly  after  King  Charles  % 
 Reftauration,  the  former  Incumbent  difpofTefsM  him. 
 Whereupon  he  retir'd  to  KevQcaftie^  and  kept  School, 
 having  many  Gentlemens  Sons  for  his  Scholars  ;  and 
 withal,  he  preach  d  occafionally  for  Mr.  Hammond,  and 
 Mr.  Durantj  then  Minifters  there  :  And  thus  he  con- 
 tinu*d  till  they  were  all  calld  to  Dwham,  to  give  their 
 Realbns  why  they  could  not  comply  with  the  Atl  of 
 Vniformity,  in  1662.  After  this  he  retir'd  and  liv'd 
 privately  ;  but  in  fome  time  became  Domeftick  Cha- 
 plain to  the  lote  worthy  and  learned  Gentleman,  Sir 
 John  Hevfley  of  York^^  in  whofe  Family  he  was  exceed- 
 ingly refpedled,  and  fingularly  ufeful.  The  Oxford 
 A^  forc'd  him  to  retire  for  a  Scafon  :  But  it  was  not 
 long  before  he  return'd  to  the  City  of  Tork^y  and  liv'd 
 with  his  own  Family;  preaching  privately  without  Di- 
 fturbance.  And  in  this  Place,  he  wore  out  more 
 than  Thirty  Years  of  his  Life,  in  Labours  and  Suf- 
 ferings. 
 
 Ann.  1671,  when  the  Indulgence  came  out,  he  be- 
 gan his  PublickMiniftry  in  that  City  ;  and  he  foon  had 
 a  very  flourifliing  Congregation,  as  moft  in  England, 
 His  conftant  Practice  in  his  Piiblick  Work  on  the 
 Lord's  Day  ('which  he  continu'd  for  almoft  Twenty 
 Years)  was  to  begin  with  Prayer,  then  to  read  a  Chap- 
 ter and  expound  part  of  it.  Then  he  fung  a  Pfalm, 
 pray'd  and  preach'd  ;  and  concluded  with  Prayer.  In 
 his  Expofitions  he  finifti'd  the  whole  Epiftles  to  the 
 Ephejians,  and  ColoJJianSf  and  the  Decalogue.  In  his 
 Preaching  he  almoft  compleated  a  Body  of  Divinity. 
 He  Preach'd  Twice  every  Lord's  Day  without  any  Af- 
 iiftance,  till  his  Strength  fail'd  him.  He  had  a  Le- 
 cture every  Fortnight,  in  which  he  Preach'd  over  the 
 Parable  of  the  Ten  Virgins,  and  the  8th  to  the  J^o- 
 mans :  And  the  14th  of  John  he  finifli'd  but  a  little  be*-, 
 fore  his  Death.  He  adminiftred  the  Lord's  Supper  eve- 
 ry Six  Weeks,  and  had  gone  thro'  great  part  of  Solo- 
 mons Song  upon  that  Occaiion.    He  alfo  for  many 
 
 Years 
 
5o8  The  Eje5fed  or  Silenced  MmijlerSj  &C, 
 
 Vol.  II.  Years  repeated  his  Lord's  Days  Sermons  every  Huejdny 
 Morning.  He  had  Di>s  of  Conference  with  his  Peo- 
 ple, and  of  anfwering  Queitions  in  Dwmity.  He  had 
 alfo  (ci  Times  of  Phiiofophical  Difpuradons  with  fome 
 ■young  Scholars  who  iiv'd  in  the  City  ;  Ufides  his  Di- 
 ligence in  Catechizing  Youth,  and  calling  Parents  and 
 Mafters  to  that  Work,  and  viiiting  the  Sick,  and  re- 
 folving  the  Doubts  of  many.  He  wouid  alfo  often  go 
 into  the  Country  and  Preach  Lectures  on  the  Week- 
 Days,  when  he  could  not  ilir  abroad  in  the  City.  All 
 this  was  in  him  a  Labour  of  Love  :  And  his  Succefs, 
 much  added  to  hisPleafure  in  it.  Many  that  are  dead 
 and  gone,  and  many  who  are  yet  living,  have  heartily 
 blefs'd  G  O  D  for  his  Pains  am.ongft  them. 
 
 TheDevil  would  not  lufFcr  him  however  to  live  with- 
 out Difturbance.  He  met  with  fome  oppofition  in  the 
 Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  in  private,  before  King  Charles's 
 Indulgence.  Neither  was  he  free  afterwards.  He  was 
 put  into  the  Spiritual  Court  by  the  Church-Warden  in 
 1 67 1,  and  was  Excommunicated  for  not  frequenting 
 his  Parifli  Church  3  and  not  receiving  the  Sacrament 
 there.  The  Excommunication  was  rcnew'd  from  Year 
 to  Year ;  it  was  driven  to  a  Capias,  which  coming  out 
 every  Term,  either  conlin'd  him  to  his  Houfe,  or 
 oblig'd  him  to  be  very  cautious  in  going  forth.  Some 
 time  Writs  were  broke  up  fpecial ;  and  he  could  not  fo 
 long  have  efcap'd,  if  he  had  not  been  ftill  favoured 
 with  private  Notice,  Ann.  1682,  he  was  Fin'd  20/. 
 ('at  another  time  'twas  40  I.)  upon  Information  againll: 
 him  for  a  Conventicle.  He  appcal'd  to  the  Quarrcr- 
 SelTions,  and  was  difcharg'd  by  the  Jury.  His  Doors 
 have  been  broken  open  in  the  Nighr,  and  his  Houfe 
 learch'd  in  the  Day-time ;  fometimes  profeflcdly  for 
 Mr.  l^Vard,  fometimes  precendly  for  Ibme  Perlbns  dil^ 
 affected  to  the  Government.  In  1684,  he  was  taken  on 
 the  Lord's  Day,  at  a  Gentlewoman's  Houfe  with  all  the 
 Hearers,  and  Inform 'd  againft  for  a  Riot :  Quod  vi  (3 
 ArmiSy  rictofi  ^rou^nfe  affi'mhlavere,  interrorem  {^gisfuh- 
 ditorurriy  &c.He  gave  Bail  for  Appearance  at  the  Alfizes. 
 And  Judge  Jejferies  then  coming  the  Northern  Circuit, 
 there  was  no  want  of  Raillery  :  But  Mr.  f-i^^yd  behav- 
 ed himfelf  when  before  him  with  great  Sedatenels 
 and  Prudence.  A  Capias  was  ferv'd  upon  him  in 
 open  Court  by  the  Ecclefiaftical  Officer^.  For  the  Riot 
 
 ffo 
 
in  the  County  of  NORTHUMBERLAND.        509 
 
 (To  call'd)  he   was   Fin'd  50/.  and  lefc  a  Prifoner.     A  VoL  IlT* 
 JAittimus  was  afterwards  lent  to  the  Goaler  from  the  ,»/'V'n^ 
 
 Sheriffs  of  the  City  to  detain  him  alfo  upon  the  account 
 of  Five  2,0  /.  Fines,  out  of  the  Exchequer^  for  not  ren- 
 dring  his  Body  within  Six  Days  after  Proclamation, 
 tho*  neither  the  Bifliops  tS/gw^Ticrfx^//-,  nor  the  Kind's 
 Writ  gave  any  Addition  to  his  Name,  either  of  Gentle- 
 man, or  any  other  Title,  according  to  the  Statute  of 
 5  Hen.  5.  c.  I.  The  want  of  which  Addition  rendred  the 
 Forfeiture  void  by  Statute  of  5  Ell:{.c.  23.  and  yet  hewas 
 kept  Prifoner  upon  Ouje-'Bridge,  upon  the  Accountof  50/. 
 Fine  for  the  Riot,  and  of  100  /.  Fine  from  the  Exche- 
 quer, for  not  rend  ring  his  Body  ;  and  by  the  Cnpas 
 Writ,  ferv'd  on  him  by  the  Spiritual  Court.  Hereupon 
 he  (^and  Mr.  Andrevo  Taylor.,  that  Publick  Spirited  Mer- 
 chant, who  open'd  hisDoors  for  private  Meetings  in  the 
 ftraiteft  Times,  who  was  at  this  time  his  Fellow  Pri- 
 foner,^  Petition'd  the  Judge  at  the  next  AiTize,  but  in 
 vain.  His  Imprifbnment  was  continu'd,  but  he  was 
 not  hindred  from  Preaching  on  the  Lord's  Day  to  le ve- 
 ra! that  went  out  of  the  City  to  hear  him  ;  which  alle- 
 viated his  Bonds. 
 
 When  King  James  II.  afcended  the  Throne,  he 
 open'd  thePrifon  Doors  by  his  Declaration.  Mr.  Tay- 
 lor was  let  at  Liberty  by  the  King's  fpecial  Order,  with- 
 out paying  any  Fine  to  the  King  or  Ecclefiaftical  Court, 
 having  been  illegally  Profecuted.  The  great  Charges, 
 the  Court  alledg'd  they  had  been  at,  kept  Mr.  J^ard 
 Hill  Prifoner:  But  at  length  the  Matter  was  Com- 
 promis'd^  fo  that  upon  his  paying  40  /.  they  gave  him 
 their  Abfolution,  March  8.  1685-  And  he  receiv'd  his 
 ^ietus  out  of  the  Exchequer  in  June  16%^. 
 
 Being  reftor'd  to  hisLiberty,  he  return'd  to  his  Work 
 with  the  fame  Sincerity  and  Defires  to  do  Good,  buc 
 not  with  the  fame  Strength  of  Body.  He  was  forc'd 
 ro  have  Mr.  Koah  Ward  to  alTift  him  every  Third  Day. 
 HisStrength  (enfibly  derlin'd  afterwards:  And  *rwas  fup- 
 pos'd  his  Health  was  much  impaired,  and  his  Ajihma  in* 
 creas'dbyhisIongConfinement.He  found  his  End  by  de- 
 grees approaching,  and  was  intent  upon  making  fuita- 
 ble  Provifions.  He  met  Death,  neither  with  the  Infen- 
 fiblenels  of  a  Stoick^.,  nor  with  the  Carelefsneis  and 
 Heat  of  a  I{oman,  but  with  the  Reverential  Fear  and 
 tried  Faith  of  a  Chriftian,    He  told  a  Pious  Lady  by 
 
 wiion:^ 
 
5 1  o  The  Ejected  or  S Hen c^d Mini jxers^  8cG. 
 
 Vol.  II.  whom  he  had  been  mnch  iefpeded,  when  Ihe  came  to 
 pay  her  lalt  Vifir  to  him,  in  the  Words  of  St.  ?aul :  I 
 hope,  lean  fay  (faid  he)  this^  ihat  in  S^m^licity  nnd 
 Godly  Sincerity^  not  with  flefhly  i^ifdom,  hut  hy  the  Grace 
 of  God,  I  have  had  yny  Converfatian  in  the  PVorld.  He 
 expir'd   Inarch  13.  1691.  ^tat.  6z. 
 
 He  was  a  very  thinking  Perfon;  and  one  of  a  folid  and 
 difcerning  Judgment,  but  was  not  lavifli  of  his  Words^ 
 He  was  a  Subftantial  Divine  5  well  acquainted  with 
 Syftemacical,  Polemical,  and  Cafuifticai  Divinity : 
 And  particularly  with  the  Pop/h,  Arwinian,  and  Socini- 
 an  Controverfies.  He  was  of  a  bold  Spirit,  and  undaun- 
 ted in  his  Work :  And  he  had  Prudence  and  Meek- 
 ncls  to  govern  his  Courage,  that  while  it  kept  him  true 
 to  his  own  Confcience,  it  made  him  not  juftly  offenfive 
 to  others.  He  was  eminently  Pious.  All  his  Sermons 
 were  Preach'd  over  twice  :  Firft  to  himfelf,  and  then 
 to  others.  His  Motto  was ;  Vive,  ut  vivas.  He  was 
 much  in  Prayer  :  Was  not  afraid  of  his  own  Compa- 
 ny, was  delighted  with  Soliloquies,  and  kept  his 
 Heart  with  all  Diligence.  He  was  excellent  in  all 
 Relations.  His  Family  was  a  well  order'd  Church. 
 And  his  Friend fliip  was fafc,  edifying,  and  honourable. 
 In  a  Word,  all  the  worthy  Charaders  of  a  Gofpel- 
 Minifter  met  in  him.  He  deferv*d  quite  other  Treat- 
 ment than  he  met  with  from  an  unkind  World,  but 
 his  Reward  is  Above. 
 
 fVooller :  Mr.  John  Lomax.  A  Man  of  great  Learn- 
 ing even  in  the  Opinion  of  Bifliop  Cofins,  and  one  of 
 lingular  Modefty.  He  afterwards  fettled  at  Shields^ 
 where   he  pradis'd  Phylick  :  And  preach'd  when   he 
 
 had  an  Opportunity. 
 
 Chattcn:  Mr.  James  Duncanfcn.  A  very  pious  Man, 
 He  was  put  into  this  Place  by  the  CommiiTioners,  in 
 the  Time  of- the  Long  Parliament.  And  feeing  the 
 Place  given  much  to  Drunkennefs  and  other  Vices,  he 
 preach'd  freely  againft  them.  For  which  Caufe  he 
 was  fliut  out  of  his  Church  by  B^lj)h  Mufihamp  of  Li- 
 kemhally  who  had  an  Eftate  of  about  60  I.  per  Ann  ;  and 
 Mr.  {(obert  Svoinhoe  of  Cornhill,  a  Captain  and  Juftice 
 of  Peace,  who  had  an  Eftate  of  '^oo  I.  per  Ann.  Mr. 
 Duncan/on  thereupon  preach'd  in  the  Chwrch-yard,  and 
 
 „  in 
 
in  the  County  of  NORTHUMBERLAND.     5 1 1 
 
 in  Ifis  Sermon  utter'd  thefe  Words  -,  I  do  mt  pretend  to  Vol.  11. 
 he  n  Prophet :  And  yet  I  am  verily  -perfvndedy  that  there 
 Are  fame  hearing  me  this  Day^  who  (hall  live  to  fee  thefe 
 great  Men  that  have  fo  violently  oppos'd  the  Preaching  of 
 the  Go/pel  in  this  T^vcn^  not  to  have  G7ie  Foot  or  Four  (  A 
 fsiorthern  Word  for  Furrow)  of  Land  in  Norchumber- 
 iand  :  Which  accordingly  fell  our.  The  Truth  of 
 which  PafTage  ( I  am  informed )  there  are  many  who 
 yet  furvive,  are  ready  to  atteft. 
 
 Ellingham  :  Mr.  Patrick,  Bromfield.  A  very  facetious, 
 but  plam-hearted  Man.  He  fuftain'd  himfeif  when  he 
 was  filenc'd,  by  prad:i(ing  Phyfick. 
 
 Long'Homon  :  Mr.  Samuel  Lane.  A  Man  of  great 
 Sincerity,  and  of  an  unblameable,  exemplary  Con- 
 verfation. 
 
 TVhittinghayn  :  Mr.  Abraham  Hujne,  M.  A.  He  was 
 born  in  the  Shire  ofiM^rjin  Scotland,  and  had  his  Edu- 
 cation in  the  Univerficy  of  St.  Andrew^s,  When  he  left 
 the  Univerfity  he  was  Chaplain  to  the  Countefs  of 
 Hume,  and  fhe  having  fome  Bufinefs  at  the  Gourc 
 came  for  London,  and  brought  him  with  her.  And  he 
 by  this  Means  had  an  Opportunity  of  obferving  the 
 State  of  publick  Matters,  upon  which  he  made  his 
 Remarks.  After  his  return  to  Scotland,  the  late  Duke 
 of  Lautherdale  marrying  the  Countefs's  Daughter,  he 
 became  acquainted  with  him,  and  afterwards  accom- 
 pany'd  him  in  his  Travels  abroad,  and  was  with  him 
 both  at  Paris  and  Geneva.  He  continu*d  abroad  with 
 him  Two  Years  or  more,  and  then  return'd  with  him 
 to  Scotland.  He  ftay*d  there  till  1643  ;  about  which 
 Time  the  AfTembly  of  Divines  meeting  at  H^eftminfter, 
 Four  Minifters  were  deputed  by  the  General  Aflembly 
 of  Scotland,  to  meet  v^ith  them  (  vi2[.  Mr.  Henderjon, 
 Mr.  Baily,  Mr.  I{iitherford,  and  Mr.  Gillefpy)  and  one 
 ruling  Elder  was  join'd  with  them,  who  was  Lauther- 
 dale.  Mr.  Hume  came  again  to  London  with  his  Patron, 
 in  Company  of  the  other  CommilTicners.  While  he 
 was  here  he  was  invited  to  a  Place  call'd  Benton,  near 
 Newcafile,  there  to  exercife  his  Miniftry  ;  and  accord- 
 ingly was  folemnly  ordain'd  in  London,  April  the  10'^, 
 1647,   by    Mr.  Jchn  L^y,    Mr.  Henry  ^ohrough,    Mr. 
 
 Nath. 
 
512  The  Ejected  or  Siler/c'^d  MmtjitrSj  Src. 
 
 Vol    II     Nath,  Hardy,  Mr.  John  Hall,    Mr.  Thomas  Frey fell,   and 
 Mr.  l^F.  J^Vick^ns,    Seeding  a:  'Benton  hehadth^  general 
 Love  of  the  People,  both  in  his  own  Paridi,  and  the  . 
 whole  Neighbourhood,  and  was  very  luccersfui  in  his 
 Miniftrv>     But  being    a  fix'd  Presbyterian,  and  zealous 
 for  the  King   and  Royal  Family,  he  was  turn  d  out  of 
 his  Place  by  che  Government  that  then  obtain'd,    and 
 chieii)  through  the  Inliucnce  of  Sir  A'thur  Hajl^rigg, 
 who  purfu'd  him   till   he  was  banifli*d  out  oi  England. 
 Hereupon  he  retired  inro  Scotland,  where  he  liv'd  very 
 private   and  retir'd,  till  O'ivsr  was  fettled  in  the  Pro- 
 tediorfhip.     Then    he    had    a   Call   to   PVoittingham^ 
 where  rhefame  Sir  Arthur  had  an  Eltate.     But  it  feems 
 he  was  fenlible  of  the  Injultice  he  had  done  the  good 
 Man  before  :  For  he  not  onl>  concurred  with  others  in 
 calling  him  thither,  but  carry'd   it  afterwards  to  hina 
 with  great  Refptdl ;  Tho'  no  Temptation   could  ever 
 induce  him  either  diredtly  or  indirediiy,  to  own  Oliver 
 Cromwel  as  Head  of  the  Government.     However,   his 
 unafle6led  and    exemplary  Piety,  his  ferious  and  fer- 
 vent   Pulpir-Performances,    and    his  fweet  and  grave 
 Minifterial  Condudt  and  Converfe,  did  lb  indear  him 
 to  Perfons  of  all  Denominations,  that  were  not  down- 
 right Enemies  to  Chriftianity  itfelf,  that  he  became  (b 
 univerfally  efteem'd  and  bclov'd  as  to  have  a  great  and 
 general  Influence  in  that  Country.    And  this  gave  him 
 the  Opportunity  of  getting  the  vacant  PariOi'^sin  the 
 Neighbourhood  iill'd  with  Men  of  his  own  Principles, 
 both  as  to   Loyalty  to  the  King,  and  Firmnefs  to  the 
 Presbyterian  Form  and  Rule.     But  tho*  he  had  done  and 
 fuifer'd  much  forthe  K'ngand  his  Intereft,  yet  he  was 
 as  foon  turn'd  out  as  others,  after  the  Reftauration, 
 becaufe  he  could  not  conform   to  the  Prelatical  Go- 
 vernment and  Forms.     Upon  his  leaving  ff^tjittingham 
 he  was  kindly  invited   by  the  Duke  oi  Lautherdale  to 
 his  Family,  where  he  continu'd  till  the   F/v  Mile  Atl 
 drove  him  away,  becaufe  he  could  not  take  the  Oxford 
 Oath.     The  Duke  prefs'd  him  at  length  to  conform  ; 
 and  not  only  ingag'd  for  a  good  Living,  but  alfo  that 
 he  fliould  be  favoured  as  to\he  Oath  of  Canonical  Obe- 
 dience, the  Bulinefs  of  Affent  and  Conjent,    and   other 
 Things  that  he  fcrupl'd  mod  :  But  he  was  immoveable, 
 and  the  Duke  grew  cool  to  him,  and  afterwards  feem'd 
 by  his  Carriage  to  be  quite  alienated  from  him.     He 
 
 how- 
 
in  the  County  of  NORTHUMBERLAND.     5 1  j 
 
 however  had  the  Teftimony  of  Innocence  and  a  good  Vol.  IL 
 Confcience.  He  travell'd  again  ro  France  in  1669,  and 
 renew'd  his  old  Acquaintance  with  fome  Divines,  and 
 commenc'd  a  new  Friendlhip  ^vich  others,  and  particu- 
 larly with  Monl.  CUud  the  famous  Minifter  at  Chnrenton, 
 He  had  remain'd  there  longer  had  not  fome  private 
 Concerns  obiig'd  him  to  return. 
 
 Being  afterwards  caft  upon  Providence  in  a  Time  of 
 Trouble,  and  under  many  Dilcourage/nents,  it  pleas'd 
 GOD  to  ftir  up  Alderman  Playnpn  to  invite  him  to 
 his  Houfe,  who  kindly  entertain'd  him  as  long  as  him- 
 felf  liv'd.  After  his  Dcceafe  he  was  chofen  Pa- 
 ftor  to  a  Society  of  Dilfenters,  who  met  for  Divine 
 Worfliip  without  Bijhopjgnee.  But  that  Society  was 
 foon  fcatter'd  and  broken  by  a  Storm  that  arofe.  ■  Then 
 he  preached  privately  at  Theobalds^  and  there  continu'd 
 till  King  James's  Liberty.  Upon  which  he  was  cali'd 
 to  a  Congregation,  who  met  for  Divine  Worfliip  in 
 Drury  Lane,  with  whom  he  contlnu'd  till  hi?  Death, 
 which  was  On  Wednefday^  Jan.  29.  17 of.  His  Funeral 
 Sermon  was  preach  d  and  printed  by  Mr.  £{obert  Fleni' 
 mlng  :  And  he  was  fucceeded  by  Mr.  'Jal?e:(  Ear/ci 
 
 Edlingham  :  Mr.  John  Murray.  He  was  afterwards 
 a  Preacher  at  Edinburgh, 
 
 Vi^arxvorthy  or  M/arl^orjh  ;  Mr.  Archibald  Moor,  Who 
 made  a  very  great  Reformation  in  the  Parifli,  by  his 
 Prudence,  Diligence,  and  obliging  Behaviour.  He 
 went  afterwards  into  Ireland,  where  he  dy'd  at  Tredagh, 
 in  1670. 
 
 Mi^ forth  :  Mr.  Benlovcfs.  Since  a  Counfellerat  Law, 
 and  Juftice  of  the  Peace. 
 
 CoUerton,  or  Thockerinton  :  Mr.  Taylor.     He  forbore 
 
 preaching  for  feveral  Years  after  his  being  ejected  t 
 
 But  at  length   being   under  Trouble  of  Mind,  he  re- 
 turn'd  again  to  his  Work* 
 
 PontUnd:  Mr.  Humphrey 'Bell.  Tho' fie  was  much 
 folicited  to  conform,  yet  upon  mature  Deliberation  he 
 refus'd  it,  and  was  content  to  turn  Farmer  for  a  Live- 
 lihood.   Upon  his  Death- bed,  hs  than^d  G:d  that  he 
 
 ' '  ^    hi      '  "  W 
 
5 1 4  The  Ejeffed  or  Silenced  Mimjters  &c. 
 
 Voie  II.  ^^^^  frefcrvd  a  good  Ccnjcience.  He  than  had  this  Ex- 
 preifion,  what  Comfo)  t  fhould  I  new  have  had,  had  I  con- 
 foiYnd  againft  my  Ccnjciencey  as  (fays  hej  I  doubt  Mr^ 
 Dockwray  did :  Meaning  Mr.  Thomas  Dockycray,  af- 
 terwards Dr.  Dockyorajf  who  was  by  the  Duke  of  Tork 
 prefcrr'd  ro  be  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  o^  Sandwich,  who 
 (as  I  have  been  inform'd)  was  burnt  with  the  Ship  in 
 which  the  Earl  was  burnt.  He  was  a  learned  Man 
 ashisMSS.  Papers  teftifie  3  and  of  great  Moderation. 
 Hedy'd  in  1671. 
 
 Bolayn  :  Mr.  ^hert  Leaver.  A  very  fubtle  Difpu- 
 tant,  and  noted  for  his  Sincerity.  He  was  dtfcendcd 
 from  that  Mr.  Leaver,  who  was  Chaplain  to  King 
 Edward  VI. 
 
 Errfden  :  Mr.  J^lltiam  Henderjon,  Afterwards 
 Chaplain  to  Sir  ^l^h  Delaval  ^  to  v;hom  he  dedicated 
 his  Difcourfe  againft  Conformity,  which  was  never 
 printed  :  But  there  are  feveral  Copies  of  it  in  private 
 Hands.  I  am  inform'd,  it  fliews  ii)Oth  the  Candor  and 
 Learning  of  the  Author,  who  was  remarkable  for  both. 
 
 j^lnewicl{_:  Mr,  Gilbert  I^le.  Before  his  Settlement 
 in  this  Place,  he  had  been  a  noted  Tutor  in  the  Uni- 
 verfity  ci  Glafcow  y  and  in  165 1,  he  was  Sub-Principal 
 of  the  Kings  College  at  Aberdeen.  While  he  was  here, 
 he  was  ufeful  and  much  belov*d,  by  the  generality  of 
 People  ;  But  upon  the  Reftauration  cf  King  Charles 
 he  met  with  great  Troubles  and  Difficulties.  One 
 Major  Orde  that  was  then  Church- warden,  tho'  he 
 had  been  very  friendly  to  him  before,  yet  on  a 
 Lord's. Day,  either  in  the  latter  end  of  July,  or  the  be- 
 ginning of  Augufl  1660,  when  the  Congregation  was 
 affembled,  and  he  in  the  PulpIr,going  to  begin  hisWork, 
 came  and  preiented  the  Service-Bcok  to  him,  defiring 
 him  to  read  it.  Mr.  i^w/^,  after  fome  Debate,  took 
 it  and  laid  it  by  him,  and  told  him,  that  he  eirher 
 would  read  ir,  or  give  Reafons  to  the  contrary.  Then 
 he  pray'd  ;  and  inilead  cf  expounding  a  Portion  of 
 Scripture  as  he  us'd  to  do  before  Sermon,  he  difcours'd 
 for  about  half  an  Hour  againft  the  Service-Book  :  And 
 afce  r  another  Prayer,  preach'd  as  ufually.  Returning 
 ro  t  ie  Church  in  the  Afternoon  he  found  the  Doors 
 
 "  * lliut. 
 
in  the  County  of  NORTHUMBERLAND.     5 1 5 
 
 fliuc,  and  the  Congregation  gather' d  about  theii^,  and  Vol.  IL 
 he  preaeh'd  in  the  Church-yard,  to  a  very  numerous  ^.*^*V**«i 
 Auditory.  At  the  Aliizes  at  Kewctijile,  a  few 
 Weeks  after,  Major  Orde  indited  hini  for  depraving  the 
 Common-Prayer,  and  gave  in  Articles  againft  him, 
 from  what  he  had  laid  in  the  Pulpit,  which  was  writ- 
 ten from  his  Mouth,  by  one  of  his  Aifociates.  Mv.^iule 
 not  being  then  at  Newcnftle,  the  Major  procur'd  from 
 the  Judge  a  Special  Warrant  to  take  him  up  3  of  which 
 when  he  had  Notice,  he  went  to  Newcafile,  fpake 
 with  the  Judge  in  his  Chamber,  and  gave  Bond  to 
 appear  at  the  next  Aifizes  ;  and  got  a  Supsrfedeas  to  the 
 Warrant  that  was  out  againlt  him.  The  Major  fliew'd 
 fo  much  Zeal  in  the  Cafe,  that  he  went  from  Houfe  to 
 Houfe  before  he  went  to  Newcajiic,  threatning  the 
 People  if  they  fliould  fign  a  Certificate  of  Mr.  F^ule's 
 peaceable  Carriage  amongft  them,  which  fome  were 
 promoting  :  And  they  did  procure  ieveral  Hundreds  of 
 Hands  to  it.  He  alfo  rail'd  at  Mr.  I{ule  in  the  Streets 
 of  Newcnflle.  And  when  fome  delir'd  him  to  give  up 
 the  Warrant  he  had  againft  him,  feeing  he  had  got  a 
 Superfedcas  to  it,  he  refus'd  ;  faying,  he  would  keep  ic 
 for  his  own  Satisfaction.  About  Three  Weeks  after, 
 returning  homeward,  and  going  a  little  out  of  the 
 Way  to  vilit  a  Friend,  as  he  was  about  to  ride  through 
 the  River  Tine^  at  the  end  of  the  Town  of  Ovinghnm^ 
 he  fell  from  his  Horfe  on  the  dry  Ground.  Some  who 
 faw  him  fall,  ran  to  him,  and  found  him  dead.  The 
 Jury  found  that  he  was  dead  fefore  he  itW  from  his 
 Horle.  Mr.  R^de  appear'd  at  the  next  Afiize  :  But  this 
 awful  Providence  produc'd  fuch  a  Terror  in  thole  who 
 had  join'd  with  the  Major  in  the  Aifalr,  that  they 
 ineddl'd  no  more  in  it,  and  he  Vv^as  acquitted.  There^ 
 is  fome  Account  of  this  in  Annus  Mimbih  Jecundus^  P-  5  J» 
 But  it  is  imperfecfl,  and  in  fome  Things  faile,  as  I  am 
 informed.  This  Account  is  from  Dr.  R^les  own  Let- 
 ter, dated  at  Edinburgh,  Sept.  i.  16(^6  ^  which  was 
 found  among  Dr.  S^mp/ons  Papers. 
 
 After  his  Ejed:ment  in  i66i,  hQ  went  into  ScotUnd^ 
 and  from  thence  into  France  and  Hollandj  where  he  ftu* 
 fty'd  Phyfick,  and  took  his  Dodlor's  Degree.  When 
 he  returned  back,  he  liv'd  for  fome  Time  in  Berwick^, 
 and  preaeh'd  frequently  to  the  Diifenters  there,  fome- 
 tiaies  in  t.he  Nighr^  and  ibmetimts  in  the  Day  t  And 
 
5 16         The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MmifterSj  Sec. 
 
 VoL  II.  ^^^o  pradtis'd  PhylicK,  and  in  that  Relpecft,  was  very 
 ufeful,  and  much  valu'd.  He  made  up  his  own  Me- 
 dicines, and  was  much  apply'd  to.  Being  once  cali'd 
 to  vifit  a  Gentleman  on  the  Scots  Side,  'vi:{.  the  Laird 
 of  Houndivood,  and  obliged  to  ftay  there  all  Night,  he 
 expounded  a  Chapter,  and  pray'd  in  the  Family,  and 
 none  but  they,  were  prefent.  For  this,  the  Laird  of 
 fioundvQQod  was  fin'd  in  loo  Marks  Scotts -^  2iVidi  could 
 they  have  found  the  Dccftor  on  the  Scots  Side,  he  muft 
 have  fuffcr'd  too.  But  he  being  aware  how  they 
 would  deal  with  him,  by  reafon  of  what  the  Laird  of 
 BoundvQcod  iufferM,  did  not  expofe  himfelf  on  that  Side. 
 After  fome  Time  the  Earl  of  H — ,  who  was  very 
 zealous  againft  the  Diflenters,  and  often  fadly  worry'd 
 them  with  his  Troop  of  Horfc,  thinking  it  would  be 
 merlLoricus  to  feize  upon  one  of  the  Dod:or*s  Note  and 
 Worth,  fell  upon  this  Stratagem  to  entrap  him.  A 
 Letter  was  drawn  up  as  coming  from  Mr.  Carr  of 
 :NineweUs,  defiring  a  Vifit  from  the  Dodor  in  all  hafte  ; 
 and  that  he  v/ouid  bring  fuch  Medicines  with  him  as 
 he  thought  proper  for  him  in  the  utmoft  Extremity  of 
 the  Cholick.  He  was  prefs'd  to  come  fpeedily  with 
 great  Earneftnefs  ;  for  fear  it  would  be  too  late 
 to  fave  his  Life.  This  Letter  that  was  of  my  Lord's 
 framing,  was  fent  to  the  Dodlor  by  one  of  his  Servants, 
 in  the  Habit  of  a  Country-man.  The  Doctor  order'd 
 his  Servant  (from  whom  I  have  this  Relation)  to 
 make  up  fome  Medicines,  as  foon  as  he  received  the 
 Letter;  and  got  himfelf  ready,  and  the  Horfe  was 
 brought  out,  and  he  was  juft  going  to  mount,  when 
 the  Mefienger  being  touch'd  with  Remorfe  that  he 
 fiiould  have  a  Hand  in  fuch  a  piece  of  abominable 
 Treachery,  very  frankly  told  him,  that  if  he  went 
 with  him  it  might  coft  him  his  Life  :  For  that  the 
 Eariof  H —  lay  with  his  Troop  of  Horfe  at  the  Bound 
 Road  to  feize  him,  as  foon  as  he  txii^vd  Scot  I  and.  And 
 he  confefs'd  to  him  that  he  belong'd  to  that  Earl,  and 
 that  he  fram'd  the  Letter  as  from  Mv.Carr,  purely 
 with  a  Deiign  to  apprehend  him.  And  rhus  this  good 
 Man  providenrially  efcap'd  the  Snare  laid  for  him,  by 
 one  whole  noble  Blood  ought  to  have  made  him  aftiam'd 
 of  being  concern'd  in  a  Thing  fo  unworthy  of  a  Man 
 of  Honour.    But  Fiery  Zeal  will  admit  of  no  Bounds 
 
 Soraetime 
 
in  the  County  oj  NORTHUMBERLAND.     517 
 
 Sometime  after,  when  King  CW/«  granted  an  In- Vol.  II. 
 dulgence  to  the  DifTenters  in  Scotland,  fevcral  Perfons  s-^"V^ 
 of  Quality  and  Worth  in  that  Country,  'vl:{.  the  Earl 
 of  Haddington,  Sir  Robert  Sinclare,  and  others,  invited 
 Dr.  I{ule  to  preach  in  a  Meeting-Houfe,  which  they 
 had  fitted  up  for  him  at  Lintinhridge,  not  far  from 
 Haddington  :  He  had  not  been  there  many  Months,  be- 
 fore he  vifited  his  Neice  Mr.  Kjnnedys  Lady,  who 
 liv'd  in  Edinburgh,  She  lying-in  at  that  Time,  they 
 were  defirous  that  the  Doctor  might  baptize  the  Child. 
 Accordingly  they  prevaild  v^ith  the  Epifcopal  Minifter 
 of  their  Parifti,  to  invite  the  Dodor  to  give  him  a  Ser- 
 mon on  a  Lcdlure-Day  in  his  Church,  and  after  Ser- 
 mon he  did  baptize  the  Child,  not  being  apprehenfive 
 of  any  Incoavenience  that  would  follow  upon  it.  But 
 for  this,  (and  no  other  Crime)  he  was  feiz'd  the  ncxc 
 Day,  in  the  Streets  of  Edinghurgb  by  an  Officer,  and 
 committed  to  a  File  of  Mufqueteers,  aad  fent  Prlfoner 
 to  the  BafSf  where  he  was  confin'd  above  Twelve 
 Months.  And  tho'  his  SicJknefs  was  fuch  (being  al- 
 ways fick  to  Death  at  Sea)  that  he  was  not  like  to  live, 
 yet  no  Intercft  of  his  worthy  Friends  (feveraV  of  whom 
 were  confiderable  Noblemen)  could  prevail  for  his 
 Liberty.  At  laft  when  he  was  quite  fpent,  they  ba- 
 nifli'd  him  out  of  Scotlmd  ;  and  he  in  a  little  Time 
 had  a  Call  to  Dublin  in  Ireland,  where  he  preach'd  for 
 feme  Time  with  good  Acceptance. 
 
 After  the  Revolution,  he  was  invited  to  Edinburgh^ 
 and  became  Principal  of  the  College,  and  one  of  the 
 ftated  Minifters  of  that  City.  He  was  the  rather  in- 
 duc'd  to  accept  of  that  Station,  in  Hope  and  Profpeifl 
 of  a  greater  and  more  extenfive  Ufefulnefs.  Tho'  of 
 himfelf  he  was  rather  inclin'd  to  have  fettled  at  Jhi" 
 wickj  where  he  was  firft  ordain'd  a  Minifter,  and  from 
 whence  he  had  been  ejc(ftcd.  He  continu'd  in  this 
 Station  till  his  Death.  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Learn- 
 ing, Candour,  and  Moderation;  and  generally  efteem'd 
 and  belov'd.  King  l^illiam  took  particular  Notice  of 
 him,  when  he  was  one  of  the  CommiiTioners  from 
 Scotland,  at  his  Court,  in  the  Beginning  of  his  Reign, 
 and  (liew'd  him  much  Refpedt. 
 
 The  Univerfity  of  Edinburgh  was  at  that  Time 
 happy  in  two  bright  Ornaments,  at  once,  in  the  Do- 
 ctor, and  worthy  Mr.  Campheli,  Profeffor  of  Divinity, 
 
 L  5  J^^^'^K 
 
5 1 8  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Miniflcrs^  &c. 
 
 ■  ''■'-'-'*        ' "  ■     '    ' 
 
 Vol.  11.  Their  Lodging-Rooms  ftood  fo,  as  that  the  Windows 
 ^^^''"V^^  were  oppclite  to  each  other,  tho'  at  fom«  Diftance. 
 Dr.  T{uie  us*d  to  lit  up  late  at.  his  Studies,  and  it  was 
 ProfeiTor  Campbelfs  way  to  rife  very  early  in  the  Morn^ 
 ing  :  So  that  many  Times  the  Doctor's  Candle  would 
 not  be  put  out,  by  that  Time  Mr.  Cnmphell*^  was  light- 
 ed. The  one  they  commonly  call'd,  the  Evening-^tar, 
 and  the  other  the  Morning-Star.  They  liv'd  together 
 in  great  Love  3  and  there  was  a  mod  intimate  Friend- 
 ihip  between  them'.  The  Dodtor  dy'd  a  little  before 
 Profeflbr  Cnm^bclL  When  the  News  came  to  Mr.  Cnrnf- 
 hel,  that  the  Dodlor  v/as  departed,  it  made  no  fmall 
 Imprelfion  upon  him.  He  prefently  laid,  that  the 
 Evei2ing-Stnr  was  now  gone  down,  and  the  Morning-Star 
 ^  He  hath  would  joon  d'fappear  *. 
 printed^ 
 
 A  rational  Defence  of  Nonconformity  ;  wherein  the  Pra8:Ice  of 
 J<lonco72forrj7{fis  is  vindicated  from  promoting  Ppery^  &c.  4?o.  The 
 good  old  Way  defended,  againft  the  Attempts  of  v^.  M  D.  D.  /»  his 
 Book  caltd,  An  Enquiry  into  the  new  Opinions  chiefly  propagated 
 by  the  Presbyterians  .0^  Scotland,  ^to.  The  Cyprianick  Bifhop  exa- 
 min'd,  and  found  not  to  be  a  Diocefan.  ^to.  An  Anfwer  to  Dr. 
 Stillingfieeis  Irenic-ii!i.  A  Vindication  of  the  Purity  of  GofpeI«. 
 Worfhip,  againji  R  ire  hel  and  others.  A  Reprefentation  of  Presbytt-^ 
 rian  Government,  &c. 
 
 Korham  :  Mr.  Edward  Ord.  He  was  a  tedious.Prcach- 
 cr,  and  too  guilty  of  exceilive  Drinking :  But  that  was 
 not  the  Crime  for  which  he  was  ejeded  and  illenc'd. 
 
 Tweedmouth :  Mr.  fVilliam  Mecn* 
 
 Stannington  :  Mr.  Haddon. 
 
 Fclton  :  Mr.  John  Seaton.  He  was  a  good  Preacher, 
 iind  did  much  good  in  his  Place. 
 
 Cornhill :  Mr.  Henry  Areskjn, 
 
 4ncrcft  :  Jvir.  John  Fcrejide, 
 
 Bywell:  Mr.  John  Davis.  He  was  born  in  PVorcefief? 
 Jhire,  and  bred  at  Oxford,  He  was  one  of  thofe  who 
 in  Oliver  Cromwell's  Time  was  fent  down  to  fupplv  Pla- 
 C:e^  in  the  North,     He  firft  fecrled  at  Kjrkpjwald,  where 
 
in  the  County  of  NORTHUMBERLANa  519 
 
 his  Miniftry  was  very  acceptable  and  ufeful.  He  af-  Vol.  IL 
 lerwards  remov'd  to  this  Place,  which  was  in  great  w^v'n^ 
 Want  of  a  faithful  Minifter;  wheras  ^i'liifrvald  ha.d 
 feveral.  However  he  ilill  vliiced  the  good  People  in 
 thofe  Parts,  once  or  twice  a  Year,  out  of  his  great  Af- 
 fedlion  to  them,  having  met  with  much'  RefpecSt  froiii 
 them.  In  this  Place  he  had  gocd  Succefs  till  the  Aci  of 
 ZJniformity  (ilenc'd  him,  Af:erwards  he  liv'd  at  l^Veldon 
 three  Miles  from  By.ve!/^  where  he  preach'd  all  the  Time 
 of  the  Sevierities  of  King  Charles's  K^ign^  fometimes  in 
 his  own  Houfe,  and  fometimes  at  Sir  Wi'llinm  Mid- 
 dleto7i$  at  Beljiiy:  Sometimes  at  Mr.  Bou^flowcrs  at  AJj- 
 fcrly,  and  fometimes  at  other  Places.  He  had  a  gene- 
 ral Refped:  from  thofe  of  difHTent  Per fwa (ions.  Tho* 
 he  was  of  the  Congregational  Way,  yet  he  was  a  Lo- 
 ver of  all  good  JVien,  and  all  good  Men  lov'd  him. 
 Among  the  reft  Mr.  Hcyiry  Hulfon  of  KcvQusginy  tho* 
 an  Antipcedo-Bnptifly  refpeded  him  much,  was  very 
 kind  to  him,  and  took  Care  of  his  Son's  Education, 
 whom  he  left  Fatherlefs  at  Five  Years  of  Age  ;  and 
 continued  hisKindnefs  to  him  alfo,  after  his  Entrance 
 on  the  Miniftry.  He  was  very  intent  on  his  Mafter's 
 Work,  and  valu'd  not  the  Preferments  of  the  World. 
 After  his  being  (ilenc'd  he  had  a  Letter  from  his  elder 
 Brother,  who  ofrerd  him  great  Things  if  he  would 
 but  Conform  :  But  upon  his  refufing  to  comply,  he 
 never  would  own  him  afterwards.  After  the  Convcnti^  . 
 cle^Aci  came  out,  he  preach'd  to  all  Comers  ;  and  yet 
 there  never  was  any  Meeting  difturb'd  in  his  Houle. 
 He  took  alfo  many  painful  Journeys  over  the  Moun- 
 tains, not  regarding  the  Weather,  to  the  good  People 
 in  H^erefdale^  and  Allendale,  where  he  did  much  good. 
 Upon  the  coming  out  of  King  Charles's  Liberty,  he  had 
 feveral  Houfes  licens'd  in  thofe  Parts,  and  went  and 
 liv'd  in  that  Country  among  them,  and  receiv'd  much 
 Kindncfs  from  old  Sir  Pf^illiam  BUckff  of  Newcnflle  ; 
 And  was  continually  almoft  going  about  from  Place 
 to  Place  to  preach  the  Word  amongft  them.  He  was  • 
 a  Man  of  exemplarv  Piety  and  Priadence,  and  dy*d  a 
 he  liv'd,  with  Comfort  and  in  Peace,  in  the  Year 
 1676,  and  of  his  Age  50. 
 
 '  Alknton  ;  Mr,   Strong. 
 
 L  1  4  Bovfton 
 
520      The  Eje^edcr  Silenc^dMiniJlerSj  Sec. 
 Vol.  IL  — ™        --~™....____ 
 
 Boxvton :  Mr.  Murroxv. 
 
 -Bfdlmgton :  Mr.  John  Darnton.  After  his  being  fi- 
 lenc*d  here,  he  liv'd  at  Tanfield,  near  ^ippon,  in  Tor/^- 
 y^;Vf  I  and  there  he  dy'd,  Jufy  9.  i68o. 
 
 Tinm'utb :   Mr.  Alexander     Wbitton  :  Mr.  Wakely, 
 
 Gcurdon.  L(^^^  Benton  :  Mr,  vi/^JC- 
 
 Uaughton :  hiv.JohnHume,         ander  White, 
 
 N.  P.  I  have  here  omitted  Mr.  Thomas  Weld,  men- 
 tion'd  in  my  former  Edition  at  Kcvocnftle,  becaufe  he 
 is  here  taken  Notice  of  in  the  Bilhoprick  of  Durham, 
 p.  288. 
 
 There  conform'd  afterwards  in  this  County,  Mr. 
 Cole,  Mr.  B^chard  Prideaux,  Mr.  /iflol^urnham,  and  Dr. 
 JQiight bridge,  all  of  NevQctiftle  :  And  Mr.  Thom%s  Lupton 
 of  Woodhcrne :  And  Mr.  Jr.mes  Aird  of  Jngrnm  con- 
 form'd in  Scetland,  after  he  was  ejected  in  England, 
 
 In  the  County  of  NOTTINGHAM. 
 
 l^OJTINGHAM  ',  ST.Mar/sr  -^Ar.  John  iHit- 
 lock,  M.  A.  and  Mr.  William  I^ynolds,  M-  A.  Su  Pe- 
 ters:  Mr,  John  Barret,  M.  A. 
 
 Mr,  John  Hlntlock_,  M.  A.  He  was  the  Son  of  Mn 
 J{lchard  Whitlock,  Merchant  of  London,  of  a  very  anci- 
 ent Family,  When  he  was  prepar'd  for  Academical 
 Studies,  he  was  fent  to  Cambridge,  and  admitted  in 
 Emanuel  College,  under  the  Learned  Dr.  I{a!ph  Cud- 
 vporth.  His  Proficiency  was  fuch  as  gain'd  him  great 
 Efteem  and  Acquaintance  with  Minifters  of  Note. 
 There  was  an  intimate  unexampled  Friendfliip  be- 
 tween him  and  Mr.  Reynolds,  which  begun  at  tiie  Uni- 
 verfiry,  and  was  of  above  50  Years  Continuance.  A 
 ieparate  Account  of  them  can  fcarce  be  given,  after 
 once  tliey  became  acquainted.  They  traveil'd  toge- 
 ther^  they  ftudicd  together,  they  liv'd  together,  they 
 preach'd  together  :  Nothing  but  Death  could  feparare 
 thctn  for  a  Sea(bn  :    And  now  they  are  got  together 
 
in  the  County  e?f  N  O  T  T I  N  G  H  A  M.        521 
 
 again   in  Abrahams  Bofom.     Tliey  fix'd  together   in  Vol.  II. 
 
 Nottingham  in  165  i.     Mr.  ff'^iJttlock,  had  the   Prefenta-  s.•■>^^*^ 
 
 lion  to  the  Place  from  the  then  Marquefs  of  Dorchejier : 
 
 And  Mr.  Reynolds  was  join'd  with  him  as  Ledurer  : 
 
 And  confidering  the  Spacioufnefs  of  the  Church,  and  v 
 
 Largenefs  of  the  Pariih,  there  was  Need  of  both. 
 
 His  publick  Minifterial  Performances  were  accepta- 
 ble to  ferious  judicious  Perfons.  There  was  both  Sale 
 and  Light  in  his  Miniftry.  The  World  has  a  Tafte  of 
 it,  in  a  Pradical  Difcourfe  he  publifli'd,  of  kecpng  cur 
 felves  from  our  Iniquity.  He  was  of  an  ad:ive  Spirit, 
 and  zealous  for  GOD.  A  great  Reformation  was  vifi- 
 ble  in  the  Town  after  his  coming  to  it. 
 
 He  had  a  good  Eftate  of  his  own,  and  was  ready  to 
 do  Good  with  it.  He  was  very  charitable  to  poor 
 Scholars,  and  others.  He  was  one  of  an  bumble  Spi- 
 rit, and  an  upright  Heart.  He  brought  forth  Fruit  in 
 old  Age  :  And  after  a  Tafte  of  the  Infirmities  of  it,  he 
 departed  this  Life,  on  December  the  4th,  1708.  Anno 
 JEtat.  83.  *  He  yet  lives  in  his  Son,  who  is  reaping*  jjj^  j^^^^ 
 where  his  Father  Ibw'd.  His  Funeral  Sermon  "^SiS  in  Print, 
 preach'd  by  his   worthy  Colleague,  Mr.  John  Barret,  heftdes that 
 
 littUTraB 
 of  Keeping  cur  lelves  from  our  Iniquity,  mentioned nhove  ;  2  Fare- 
 wcl  Sermons,  printed  hnn.  1663  ',on  Rev.  3.  3.  They  are  the  fiv{^  and 
 fecond  Sermons  in  the  Country  CoIleBion  of  Farewel  Sermons j  called  Eng- 
 land's Remembrancer.  He  alfo  puUi'jVd  a  Sermon  which  he  preaclod 
 0t  the  Funeral  of  Francis  Pierreponty  Efq;  :  And  a  jhort  Account  of  the 
 Life  ofhiiindeared  Friend  Mr.  William  Reynolds. 
 
 Mr.  William  Reynolds,  M.  A  *.     He    was  born  in  *  See  the 
 Effhx  OBob,  28,  1625.     He  went  to  Cambridge  in  16^1,  Jhort  Ac- 
 and  was  admitted  o{  Emmanuel-CoI/egc,  under  the  Tm- count  of  his 
 tion  of  Dr.   f0ntchcot.     Mr.  Whitlcck^  and   he    were  ^^lA*  pulf 
 Chamber- Fellows  in  the  College,  and  both  defign'd  for^^T^^  ^J'. 
 the  Miniftry.     They  contracted   iuch    a   Friend fliip,  ^^-/^^'f- 
 that  they  feem'd  as  it  were  to  have  but  one  Soul   in  °^  '  ^'^'^' 
 two  Bodies.     However,  Mr.  I^ynolds  for  fome  Time, 
 with  regret  diverted  from  his  Thoughts  of  the  Mini- 
 ftry, in  compliance  with  his  Father,  who  fent  him  in- 
 to I{uffia  to  manage  his  Bufinefs  in  that  Country.     He 
 Ml  England  in   1644,  and  in  1646,  upon  his  Father's 
 Death,    he  rcturn'd  again.     He    cxpedcd   to  find  a 
 good  Eftate,  but  was  difappointed  and  difcourag'd  ; 
 
52  2  The  Ejected  or  SHe^c^d  Minijlers^   &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    had  thereupon  Thoughts   of  pnriuing   Merchandize, 
 vZ-^^s^  and  was  going  to  Sea,  but  ftopp'd  by   a  falie  Arreft  ; 
 which  was  a  happy  Providence  :  For  the  Ship  he  hid 
 agreed  to  go  in  was  never  heard  of  more,  nor  any  of 
 the  PafTcii^ers  :  And  wichal,  upon  further  Coniidersti- 
 on,  he  rcaifain'd  his  Studies  and  Thoughts  of  the  Mi- 
 niftry,  to  the  great  Benefit  of  the  Church  of  GOD, 
 who  otherwife  had  loft  an  ufeful  Inftrument.     Ac  the 
 latter  end  of  the  Year,  Mr.  H^hitlock,  iectiing  at  Leigh* 
 ten  in    Bedfcrdjhire ,  perfuaded  Mr.  ^noUs  to   come 
 and  live  with  him,  and  prevail'd  :  After  which  Con- 
 jundlion,    they   liv*d  perpetually    together,  till  Death 
 made  a  Separation  ;  being  ftili  under  the  fame  Roof, 
 (tho*  keeping  diftincfiHoufes   while  both    were    mar- 
 ry'dj  ftudying  in   the  fame  Room,  and  writing  at  the 
 fame  Table.    They  had  not  been  long  together ,  before 
 OkSnghnm    in   Berh^floire  being  vacant,  they  two  under- 
 took to  funply  both  Leiton  and  that  Place,   by  Turns. 
 When  Okjngham  was  fupply'd  at  the  end   of  half  a 
 Year,  they  afterwards  did  the  fame,  between  Leighton 
 and  Aileshury.     An.  1 649,  they  jointly  refus'd  to  take 
 the  Ingagemont  ;  although  they  therereby  loft  the  Aug- 
 mentation at   Lcighnriy  which   was   the  only  Mainte- 
 nance there  ;  and   expos'd  thcmfelves  to  the  Difplea- 
 fure  of  thofc  thro*  whofe  Hands  the  Allowance  was  to 
 pafs  that  came  cut  of  the  Impropriation  dit  Aileshury, 
 At  length  the  Providence  of  GOD  unexpedVediy     re- 
 moved  them   both    to    Nottingham,   by   a  Means  un- 
 thought   of.      The    Nnttirigham     Carrier,    Mr.  Adrian 
 Cook^,  was  us'dto  go  in  his  way  to  Londc7t,  thro'  Fenny- 
 Stratford;  but  the  Way  being  bad,  in   Feb.  1650,  he 
 left  that  Road  to  go  by  Leighton^  where  he  lodg'd,which 
 he  never  did  either  before  or  afcer.     Hearing  in  the 
 Town,  that  two  Miniftcrsliv'd  there,  who  ^cvt  under 
 Difcouragcment  ;  becaufe  they  had  refus'd  the  Jngage- 
 me'nt  he  vi(i:ed   them,  and  difcours'd  with  them  ^  told 
 them  that6>.  Mdrys  in   Nottingham  wanted  a  fix'd  Mi- 
 nifter,  and  prefs'd  them  to  come  and  preach  there  oc- 
 cafionally  5  which  they  told  him  they  fome  Time  or 
 other  in  the  approaching  Summer,  might  probably  do. 
 When  Mr.  €ook,  came  home  to  Nottinghnm,  he  gave  aa 
 Account  of  what  hid  rais'd  ;   and  all   in  general  that 
 were  told  of  it,  were  very  defirous  to  hear  the  two  Mi- 
 uifters  preach  ;  And  thereupon  drew  up  aa  Invitation  to 
 
 them, 
 
in  the  County  ^f  N  O  T  T  I  N  G  H  A  M.         52  j 
 
 them,  to  come  and  ipend  lomc  time  in  their  Town,  Vol.  il. 
 in  order  to  mutual  Tryal  and  Acquaintance.  It  wa'i  -w^'V'^y 
 fign'd  by  Francis  Pierepontj  Esq;  Member  of  Parliament 
 for  the  Town,  and  feverai  Aldermen  and  prmcipai 
 Inhabitants  ;  and  carry'd  to  Leiton  by  Mr  Sj>encer,  one 
 of  the  Church- wardens  of  St,  Mar/s.  Going  to  Not- 
 tlngham  upon  this  Invitation,  they  were  unanimouily 
 approved  of,  and  iix'd.  Ann,  165  i,  thev  went  up  to 
 London,  and  were  ordain  d  by  the  Claiiis  in  Andrew 
 Vnderfrjaft  Church,  Dr.  Manccn  b-mg  Mcderarcr. 
 Going  down  again  they  fettled  a  regular  Church- Or- 
 der among  them  at  Nottingham^  and  it  continu'd 
 till  1662  3  they  enjoying  much  Peace  and  Comfort  be- 
 tween themfeives,  with  their  People  and  Neighbour 
 Minifters,  and  there  wanted  not  encouraging  Succefs 
 to  their  Labours.  In  the  latter  end  of  1660,  they 
 were  difturb'd  by  Indidments  for  not  reading  the 
 Common-Prayer,  and  from  the  Spiritual  Court,  and 
 Mr.  \cynolds  v/as  excommunicated,  and  put  to  a  vaft 
 Expence  in  Journeys  to  Tork.3.nd  linden  upon  that  Oc- 
 cafion.  At  laft  he'  procured  a  Prohibition  ;  the  Pro- 
 ceedings againft  him  being  diredly  againft  the  Acl  of  ^ 
 Indemnity*,  SeeCon^ 
 
 In   Ocioher  62,  after  their  being   filcnc'd,    they  re- J,^j^^;^^,^Y 
 mov'd  with  their  Family  from  Nottingham  to  Colwich-  ^^^^'^ 
 Hall,  about  a  Mile  off^  and  there  they  were  feiz'd   at  ^^^^'^  ^' 
 their  Meeting,  in  Sep.   1663.  t  They  were  again  feiz'd  f  I'^.'^ibid. 
 in  Augufl,  65,  and  imprifbn'd  for  about  Three  Months ^^^^^j^^^; 
 at  the  Marflial's,  without  any  Caufe  aingn'd.     When 
 the  Five  Mile  Act   took  Place,  they  remov'd  together 
 loTherbrooh^'m  Derby  (hire,  where  they  liv'd  Two  Years, 
 but  frequently    vifited   their   Friends    at  Nottingham, 
 In  1 668-,  they  remov'd  to  Mansfidd,  where  they  con- 
 tinu'd Nineteen  Years  ;    in  which   Time   they  were 
 often  a:  Nottingham,  by  turns  officiating  among  their 
 People.     In    March    168^,    going   as    Freeholders   to 
 Nevoark,  to  an    Elcdtion    of  Parliament-Men   for  the 
 County,  they  were   feiz'd,  and  fent  Prifoners  to  Not- 
 tingham by    Eight  Juftices,  upon  the  Fi've  Mile  AB  : 
 There  they  continu'd  till   July  16S5,  when  upon   the 
 Duke  of  Monmouth's  Landing,  they,  with  many  others, 
 were  fent  Prifoners  to  Hull,     Upon  the  Liberty  givea 
 in  1687,  they  return'd  with  their  Family  to  Nottingham 
 in  Peace,  mucla  to  the  Coipfort  of  their  People.  There 
 
 they 
 
<24  rfe  Eje^ed  or  Silenc'^d  MiniJlerSj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  they  conrinu'd  labouring  together  very  comfortably  in 
 \^^^>r^  their  MinilU-rlal  Work,  till  it  pleas'd  God  by  a  Feaver 
 ^  ,  ,  to  remove  Mr.  B^ynolds  *,on  ¥ehr.  26. 169-^  :  yEtnt.  73. 
 k^  tl  *  Mr.  B^^)-^^  preach'd  his  Funeral  Sermon  5  in  which  he 
 hehath^'  gave  this  fliort,  but  full  Account  of  him.  Be  was  a 
 primed  fiund,  lively  freiHlcal  Preackr  ;  an  holy  Liver,  an  ex- 
 my  thiKgy^t^T^^^y  ^"'^Ikp''  5  ^^^  ^^^^^  could  not  live  without  daily  fe- 
 bejides  et.  cret  Converje  with  God  in  the  Word  and  Prayer  j  and  God 
 Ftmeral  was  with  him. 
 Sermon  for  ^       ^  -  , 
 
 the Homur able Vimcis  Picrepont,  Efq;  Preaehd  St.  M?.ry*j  /wNotdng- 
 ham,  4?«.  16$^. 
 
 t  T^9  of        ^^^*  ^^^^^f^>  M.  A  f.    was  invited   to   $t,  Peter's   in 
 
 ibis  Fare-  Nottingham,  upon  the  Death  of  Mr.  I{ich.  l^^bitchurch, 
 well  Set'  An.  1 656.  He  met  with  much  OppoHtion,  but  was 
 jwow/,  oK^  marvelloufly  fcreen'd  by  a  fpecial  Providence  *.  He 
 fl»  Phil.  2.  is  yet  living  Paftor  of  the  Congregation^  at  Nor- 
 J2.  and     tingham.  * 
 
 the  ether 
 
 «w  I  Kings  1 8.  2I.  are  pint ed  among  the  Country  Mlnifters  Farewel  Ser- 
 wons  ylnd  it  hath  been  rernarlCd  by  fever  at  ^  that  the  Volume  of  The 
 Country  Miniilers,  is  much  to  'be  peferrd  before  that  of  the  London 
 Minifiers.  One  Reafon  of  it  was,  that  that  Volume  was  pcntedfrom  their 
 own  UoteSf  whereas  the  other  is  but  fomc  mayjgled  Scraps  for  the  moji  part, 
 from  ignorant  Scrihlers.  Befidcs  thefe,  he  hath  printed  and  publijh'd  a 
 Xreacife  on  the  Covenant  of  Grace,  ^vo.  The  Ghriftian  Temper  ; 
 er  a  Difcourfe  on  the  feveral  Graces  that  make  a  eompleat  Chrijiian,  8 vo. 
 Tipo  Contreverfal  Treatifes  againfi  Dr.  Stillingfleer,  in  Defence  of  the 
 Nonconfrmijis,  -^W.  50  ^«^rz>j  ^^o«?  Infant-Baptifm,  Collecfed  out  of 
 Mr.  Baxter's  Books,  8vo.  ^  Difcourfe  */  Pardon  of  Sin.  Of  Secret 
 fi&yQiiMdTivo  Funeral  Sermons  for  Mr.  Reynolds,  ^7^^  Air.  Whitlock. 
 
 *  See  Conform.  4th  Plea  for  Noncon.  pag.  77. 
 
 Fl'ntham,  and  Sutton :  Mr.  John  James.  He  was 
 bred  in  B.vf^^r- College  in  Oxon,  and  became  a  Prea- 
 cher in  this  County.  He  was  for  fomc  Time  Lecturer 
 of  N^warl^^ ;  in  which  Place  he  was  at  the  King's  Re- 
 ftauration  ,  but  was  loon  difpoffefsld,  even  before  the 
 ^ci  of  Vniformity  was  drawn  up,  being  hurry *d  to  Not^ 
 tin^hnm  Goal,  where  he  lay  for  1 7  Months.  He  then 
 perition'd  Judge  Atkjns  in  the  Circuit,  and  was  re- 
 .  leas'd.  However,  fome  time  after  he  was  feiz'd  on 
 again,  and  clap'd  up  in  Kevonrk^  Goal,  where  he  lay 
 for  about  Six  Years,   and  could  obuia  no  Releafe,  un- 
 
 lefs 
 
in  the  County  ^/  N  O  T  TI  N  G  H  A  M.        525 
 
 kfs  he  would  promife  to  give  over  Preaching  5  which  Vol  fIL 
 he  abfolutely  refus'd.  His  Prifon  indeed  was  to- 
 lerably comfortable,  thro'  the  Favour  of  his  Keeper, 
 who  fuffer'd  him  to  enjoy  the  Company  of  his  Friends, 
 and  to  preach  amongft  them,  both  in  the  Prifon,  and 
 in  othec  Houfes  in  the  Town ;  But  yer  his  Confine- 
 ment continu'd  till  1672.  And  afterwards  falling  in- 
 to the  fame  Sin  of  Preaching,  he  was  inform'd  againft, 
 and  "Warrants  were  granted  to  feize  his  Goods,  which 
 was  done  with  that  Rigor  that  they  left  him  not  a 
 Stool  to  fit  on.  They  broke  open  Houfe,  Stable, 
 and  Barns,  and  took  away  whatever  they  met  with  : 
 And  they  did  it  in  fo  furious  a  Manner  as  to  af- 
 fright three  Children  into.Convulfions^  and  one  of 
 them  Six  Years  old,  dy'd  in  a  Night  or  two  after. 
 He  loft  to  near  the  value  of  500  /.  in  Goods  and  Cat- 
 tle.    His  chief  Adversary,  Juftice  H^ ,    who  then 
 
 had  an  Eftate  of  1 500  l.fer  Annum,  afterwards  dy'd  in 
 Prifon  for  Debt  at  London.  Being  thus  deftitute,  he 
 fled  to  London,  where  after  fome  Time,  he  became 
 Paftor-  to  a  Congregation  in  H^'a^^ing  :  And  there  he 
 dy'd.  An.  16^6.  Aged  70. 
 
 Griejley :  Mr.  I^hert:  Smalley.  He  W' as  born  at  Bee- 
 fion  in  this  County,  and  bred  up  at  C/^r^-Hall  in 
 Cambridge^  where  he  was  a  very  hard  Student.  He 
 was  afterwards  a  winning  Preacher,  and  had  great 
 Succefs  in  his  Miniftry  ;  it  was  obferv'd  there  was 
 in  him  the  unufual  Conjundtioiiof  a  very  found  Judg- 
 ment, and  lively  Affections.  He  had  (his  Friends 
 knew  not  how)  an  unufual  Prefage  of  his  own  Death: 
 Upon  which,  he  call'd  together  the  worthy  Minifters 
 that  had  made  the  Town  of  Mansfield  their  Retreat, 
 who  were  then  numerous  ;  and  engag'd  them  to  fpend 
 Ibme  Time  in  Prayer  with  him,  to  affift  him  in  the 
 foiemn  Surrender f!fhi,s  Soul  to  God  ;  telling  'em  that 
 he  knew  he  muft  fpeedily  be  taken  away  from  'em  : 
 He  himfelf  clofed  the  Exercifc,  with  a  moil  moving 
 Prayer,  fuitable  to  the  Cafe  of  a  fericus  Soul  juft  go- 
 ing to  the  Bar  of  God :  They  afterwards  eat  and 
 drank,  and  convers'd  pleafantly  together:  But  thac 
 Day  (I  think  while  they  were  together)  he  drop'd 
 down  dead  from  the  Chair  he  fat  upon.  It  was  on 
 Sept.  7.  1570. 
 
 2k  a f- 
 
526  The  EjeBed  or  Siief^c^dMimjitrs^  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 Bleashie  :  Mr.  JoJm  Jack/on, 
 
 Saunhy  :  Mr.  Jcfiah  I{ock,  A  good  Man,  and  a  pain- 
 ful proiicable  Preacher.  After  his  Ejedtmenr  he  taught 
 School  privately  :  But  fome  Time  before  his  Death,  he 
 got  into  a  Priviledg'd  Place  in  the  Gift  (I  think)  of 
 Bfquire  Dijne)^  where  he  preached  publickly  without 
 C/^nforming. 
 
 Knejal  :  Mr.  Bofiporth, 
 
 Claworth  :  Mr.  John  Cromvpel.  He  was  born  in  this 
 County,  and  bred  in  M^^^^/fw- College  in  Cambridge^ 
 under  Mr.  Finncisjnllcnts.  He  began  to  preach  when 
 young,  to  a  mean  People  at  Royjion^  from  whom  he 
 was  unwilling  to  be  fepa rated,  till  his  Relations  by 
 ftrong  Importunity  prevail'd  with  him  to  think  of  this 
 Living  of  Clawcnhf  (void  by  the  Dearh  of  Dean  Tof- 
 ham,)  which  was  in  their  Neighbourhood.  He  foon 
 obtain  d  a  Prefentation  of  Oliver,  his  NameVfake,  who 
 then  pretended  to  be  Patron.  Upon  his  getting  this 
 Living,  which  was  in  1657,  he  quitted  his  Fellow- 
 Ihip  of  his  College.  Oliver  when  he  was  with  him, 
 endeavour'd  (purely  on  Account  of  his  Name)  :o  per- 
 fwade  him  to  accept  of  Preferment  in  his  Court  : 
 But  Mr.  Cromvpel  thought  Preaching  the  Gofpel  the 
 higheft  Preferment,  and  for  a  Year  or  two  had  Op- 
 portunity for  it  with  Quiet.  He  was  indeed  a  zealous 
 Preacher  ;  Congregational  in  his  Judgment,  and  his 
 Miniftry  was  acceptable.  At  the  Reftauration  he, 
 met  with   terce  Oppofition  from  a  potent  Adverfary, 
 
 Dr.  Br ,  who    would  have  ejedled  him  by  a  Title 
 
 obtain'd  from  the  King,  but  the  Law  would  not  give 
 him  the  Living.  However  the  BnrthclcmevfAct  ejed:- 
 ed  him  cffedtually.  A  few  Years  ^ter,  when  the  Ma- 
 evolence  and  Sufpicions  of  fome  in  Power,  led  them 
 to  fecure  any  Perlbns  that  they  thought  fit  to  give  an 
 hard  Name  to,  he  and  many  others  were  made  Prifo- 
 ners  at  Newark^.  This  was  upon  Occalion  of  that  which 
 was  called  the  Torkjhirc  Plot.  The  Lord  Lieutenant  of 
 the  County,  the  old  Duke  of  Newca/He  was  againft 
 confining  him  :  But  fome  of  the  Deputy-Lieutenants 
 were  by  no  Means  19  be  perfwaded  to  lee  him  have 
 
 his 
 
in  the  Count)  of  N  O  T  T  I  NG  H  A  M-  527 
 
 his  Liberty,  tho*  nothing  was  objected  againft  him,  Vol.  II. 
 except  that  his  Name  was  Cromvpel,  He  oft  defir'd  to 
 come  to  a  Trial,  but  could  not  obtain  it.  He  conti- 
 nu'd  fome  Years  in  Prifon,  (I  think  Six  Years)  till  he 
 had  contradicd  fuch  an  ill  Habit  of  Body,  that  many 
 thought  him  a  dead  Man.  He  had  the  Scurvey  to  the 
 Height  ;  and  an  Aftma  and  Dropjie  withal.  Where- 
 upon the  Duke  wrote  to  the  Council  about  him,  and 
 took  off  the  Edge  of  Sir  fViliiam  Hickman,  and  ac 
 length  prevail'd  for  his  Enlargement :  Yea,  Sir  ff^iU 
 Ham  Hickman  himfelf  was  heard  afterwards  to  fay, 
 chat  his  violent  Profecution  of  this  innocent  Perfon  gave 
 him  no  little  Trouble.  Some  few  Years  after,  he  liv  'd 
 at  quiet  in  his  own  Country  :  But  being  call'd  to 
 preach  at  Norwich,  he  enjoy'd  but  one  peacable  Lord's 
 Day  after  his  Settlement;  being  on  the  fecond,  forc'd 
 out  of  his  Meeting- Houfe,  the  Benefit  of  the  Licenfes 
 vanifliing.  And  then  for  Nine  Years  together  he  was 
 never  without  Trouble.  Sometimes  he  was  purlu'd 
 with  Indidlments  at  SetTions  and  AlTizes,  and  then  with 
 Citations  out  of  the  Ecclefiaftical  Courts ;  and  at  o- 
 ther  Times,  feigned  Letters,  Rhimes,  or  Libels  were 
 dropp'd  in  the  Street  or  Church,  and  father'd  upon 
 him.  So  that  he  was  forc'd  to  keep  clofe,  and  make 
 his  own  Houle  his  Prifon,  and  when  that  was  broken 
 epen,  he  abfcondcd  in  the  Houfes  of  his  Friends,  till 
 he  contracted  his  old  Difeafes  a  fecond  Time  ;  as  a 
 Remedy  to  which  he  remov'd  into  his  own  Country 
 Air  :  But  it  was  too  late.  He  there  found  a  Grave, 
 where  the  roeary  are  at  refl,  and.  the  wicked  ceafe  from 
 troubling.     He  dy'd  about  April  1685. 
 
 CrcmweS  :  Mr.  Jcfej)h  Trueman,  B..  D.  He  was  born 
 at  Stoke  in  this  County,  and  bred  up  at  Clare-Hall  in 
 Cambridge,  A  Man  of  great  Parts,  and  clofe  Study  ; 
 of  a  profound  Judgment  and  a  tenacious  Memory. 
 Very  fwift  in  reading  Books,  and  happy  in  retaining 
 what  he  read.  For  by,  meer  Strength  of  Memory 
 when  he  had  read  a  Book  once  over,  he  would  perti- 
 nently and  faithfully  recite  what  his  Author  faid.  He 
 was  a  Man  of  a  free  and  chearful  Temper  in  Con- 
 verfation:  Very  communicative  of  what  he  knew: 
 never  infulting  any   becaufc  of  the  Meannefs  of  their 
 
 Parts 
 
528  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'*dMwiJterSy  he. 
 
 Vol.  II.    Parts  or  Learning,  even  when  -he  difpnted  with  them  f 
 unlefs  he  found  them  intolerably  confident  and  conceit- 
 ed :  And  when  in  Difcourfe  he  had  puzzled  a  Perfon, 
 thro'  the  Pregnancy  of  his  Wit,  he  had  fomething  or 
 other  ready,  wherewith  to  divert  the  Company,  from 
 difcerning  or  paufing  on  the  Weaknefs  of  the  Perfon  he 
 difcours'd  with.     He  fpent  his  Pains  at  Cromwel  to  very 
 good  Purpofe,  till  he  was  ejected  in  62.     Heliv'd  af- 
 terward at  Mansfield;  and  that  very  much  for  the  Be- 
 nefit and  Pleafure   of  Mr.  Porters   Converfation.     He 
 was  well  known  to,  and  much  valu'd  by  Dr.  Tiliotfon, 
 and  Dr.  Stillingfleet  the  late  worthy  Bilhops  of  Canter^ 
 hury  and  H^orcefter.     During  his  Recefs  from  his  publick 
 Mmiftry,  he  commonly  attended  the  Worfhip  in  pub- 
 lick  ;  for  hisLatitude  was  great,and  his  Temper  candid. 
 He  was  generally  refpeded,forhe  was  an  excellent  Scho- 
 lar, and  a  wonderful  clear-headed  Man.     Bp.  Gunning 
 lighting  on  his  Book  ^^Xd^The great  Propitiationy-wSLS  (o 
 pleas'd  with  it,  that  he  charg'd  the  Bookfeller  to  bring 
 him  into  the  Author's  Acquaintance,  whenever  he  came 
 to  Town.    He  W'S.s  well  skill'd  in  the  Statute  and  Com- 
 mon-Law ;  and  no  Stranger  to  tha  Civil  Law  neither. 
 He  was  a  good  Critick  in  the  Learned  Tongues  ;    and 
 particularly  in  the  Greeks,  where  his  Head  would  fup- 
 ply  the  Place  of  a  Lexicon.     For  I  have  been  told,  than 
 he  was  able  upon  a  fudden   in  Company,  to  give  an 
 Account    of   the  feveral  Senfes  of  any  Greek  Word, 
 that  Aiould  be   mention'd  ,  together   with  fome    Au- 
 thorities out  of  facred   or   profane  Authors,  or  both  5 
 where  the  Word  had  any  thing  of  m.ore  than  common 
 Moment  depending  nron  its  Signification.     He  was  of 
 a   moft   admirable  Temper,    and   great  Moderation  ; 
 and  yet  was  often  indided,  and  once  fued  to  an  Out- 
 lawry, which  was  very  chargeable  to  him.     He  begg'd 
 Leave  of  the  Juftices  to  plead  his  own   Caufe  :  And  he 
 pleaded  fo  well,  that  he  got  off,  tho'  the  Juftices  were 
 no  great  Friends  to  Nonconformifts.     He  was  a  great 
 Reader  of  Controverfies,    and   yet    a   very  practical 
 Preacher.     Coming  to  London,    he   after  lome   (liort 
 S^ay,  in  his  Return  home,  calfd  on  Mr.  Baxter  at  his 
 Houfe  at  Totteridge.     In   a  variety  of  Difcourfe  among 
 other  Particularities,  Mr.  Baxter  ingag'd  him  to  write 
 Bpon  Ti^e  Covenant  of  Grace,  which  be  undertook  to  do 
 
 when 
 
intheConnty  (/NOTTINGHAM.         ^I^" 
 
 when  he  came  Home  *.     He  ftay'd  one    Night,  and  ♦  „    ,    j^ 
 was  ill.     He  went  the  next  Day  to  Sutton  in  Bedford- y^^^  ^^\^ 
 /hire,  where  he  dy'd  fuddenly  in  his  Chair.     This  was,  J/;,/^^^7^'- 
 as  I  am  inform'd,  in  1671.     He  liv'd  and  dy'd  a  Ba-  unt.  The 
 chelor.  ^  greatPro- 
 
 pitiation, 
 or  Chrift^s  Satisfaftion,.  and  Man's  Juftificatlon  by  it,  8vo.  166^, 
 An  Endeavour  to  reftify  fome  prevailing  Opinions,  contrary  to  the 
 Doftrine  of  the  Church  o(  Engla?id,  Hvo.iCyi.  A  Difcourfc  of 
 natural  and  moral  Impotcncy,  Svo.  165  7. 
 
 Cotgravc'.  Mr.  John  Clark^^  M.  A.  He  was  Tome- 
 time  Fellow  of  Pemhroke-Hall  in  Cambridge.  He  was 
 Second  Son  of  Mr.  Samuel  Clark  of  Bennct-Fink,,  and 
 Brother  to  Drinkjvater  Clark.:  A  good  Scholar,  and  a 
 found  plain  profitable  Preacher.  He  was  prefeftted  to 
 this  Living  (worth  above  200  /.  per  Annum)  by  the 
 Marquefs  of  Dorchefter.  His  Farewel-Sermon  on  Epb, 
 5.  15,  16,  is  to  be  feen  among  thofe  of  the  Country 
 Minifters,  and  is  the  17th  in  Number.  It  breaths 
 forth  a  very  ferious  Spirit ;  and  lb  did  his  conftanc 
 Preaching.  There  is  another  Treatife  of  his,  ofCom^ 
 fort,  in  12(7,  Printed  in  1670.  He  had  no  ftrong  Con- 
 ftitution,  but  was  fubjedt  to  a  Cough,  and  did  fome- 
 times  fpit  Blood  :  Yet  was  free  of  his  Pains,  where  he 
 could  have  Liberty  to  preach  in  private  ^  and  did  not 
 decline  the  Work,  while  he  was  able  to  preach,  to  his 
 Dying  Day.  He  was  of  a  calm  Spirit  -,  endu'd  with 
 great  Meeknefs  and  Patience  under  his  Trials  and  Ex- 
 ercifes.  He  had  an  Lilight  into  the  Phyficians  Art,' 
 tho'  he  never  undertook  the  Pradice  of  Phylick  for 
 Gain  :  What  he  did  that  Way,  was  Gratis.  He  peace- 
 ably departed  this  Life  at  Bafsford,  Sept,  19.  1669  3  ac 
 about  39  Years  of  Age. 
 
 South-CoUingham  :  Mr.Jolm  Pindar.  Soon  after  Bar» 
 tholomevp'Diiy,  he  quitted  this  Country,  and  came  to 
 London, 
 
 I(oulftcn  :  Mr.  Thomas  Ogle.  He  was  of  St.  Johns 
 College  in  Cambridge.  He  was  Congregational  in  his 
 Judgment.  He  was  one  of  thofe  that  were  taken  Pn- 
 Ibners  to  Chejler,  at  the  Time  of  Monmouth's  Riling.        , 
 
 M  m  button 
 
530  The  EjeEied  or  Silenced  Mtmjters  &C- 
 
 Vol.  11.  ""^     _— 
 
 v^V'v*^      Suttoriy  in  ^Jhfield.  Mr.  Take,  An  ancient  blind  Man: 
 Congregational  in  his  Judgment. 
 
 Sihthorpe,  or  Flintham  :  Mr.  George  Cook^, 
 
 Alkpring  :  Mr.  Mat.  Thompjon, 
 
 Wefl-  Bri^lgford  :  Mr.  Snmuel  Coates  ]  He  was  born 
 at  I{awden  in  Guijeley  PariOi,  in  Torkjhire^  and  brought 
 up  under  his  Uncle  Mr.  Coates  of  Nottinghayn,  main- 
 tain'd  z.i  Cambridge  till  he  took  the  Degree  of  M.  A. 
 and  then  he  came  to  Ko.thighani,  and  was  fixed  in  the 
 living  of  Bridgeford,  which  is  not  far  from  it.  Being 
 Ejected  in  62,  he  remov'd  to  wathe  near  Bother  am  in 
 Torkjhire,  and  thenceto  a  Houfe  of  his  own  at  ^awden. 
 He  had  a  good  Eftate,  and  Preached  at  H-^ath^  at  J^axv- 
 derty  and  zt'Idle  Gratis  :  and  ufed  often  to  fay  that  he 
 had  not  the  worth  of  a  pair  of  Gloves  for  his  Pains  : 
 nay  inftead  of  Gain,  he  was  at  great  Charge  in  Enter- 
 raining  his  Hearers.  He  was  a  profound  Scholar^  a 
 Solid  Judicious  Divine,  and  Preach'd  Subftantial  Divi- 
 nity ;  but  had  an  unacceptable  kind  of  Stammering  in 
 his  Delivery.  He  was  a  Pious  Man  and  full  of  tender 
 Compaf^ion  to  a  Melancholy  AVife.  His  Name  is  Pre- 
 cious in  all  the  Neighbourhood  for  his  Pains,  Piety,  and 
 Charity.  Viiiring  Ibme  Relations  in  Derby/hire,  he  dy*d 
 fiiddenly.  He  went  into  his  Chamber,  to  prepare  for 
 Preaching,  fell  down  in  a  Palfey  Fit,  and  was  found 
 lying  along  on  the  Floor,  with  his  Notes  and  Spectacles 
 in  his  Hands.  He  never  fpake  afterward,  but  dy'd  the 
 next  Day,  An.  1683.  JEtat.  69. 
 
 Beeflcn  :  Mr.  H^illiam  Crofs.  One  well  known  and 
 generally  refpedled,  in  Lcicefterfoire^  Kottinghamfhire, 
 and  DerbyPoire.  He  was  born  at  Frinkford  in  Oxford- 
 Jhirs,  and  bred  in  Pew/^ro/^e- College  in  Oxon.  He  was 
 ordain'd  by  the  Presbytery  at  Nottingham,  and  call'd 
 ro  At tenborough  in  this  County,  and  remov'd  afterwards 
 to  this  Place,  where  the  Act  of  Vniformity  found  him. 
 After  his  Ejedtment  he  liv'd  at  Loughborough  in  Leice' 
 flerjhlre,  where  he  preach'd  when  the  Lawallow'd  him. 
 He  dy'd  Paftor  of  a  numerous  Congregation  in  Derby ^ 
 
 in 
 
in  the  County  <?/  N  O  T  T  I  NG'H  AM.        551 
 
 in  1698.     He  was  a  good  pra(flical  Preacher  ^  and  ex-  Vol.  IL 
 emplary  in  his  Converlation.     The  Seventh  Sermon  xX'V**^ 
 in  the  Collection  of  Farewel  Sermons  of  the  Country 
 Minifters,  (upon  i  Sam.  30.  6.)  is  his. 
 
 SOVTHfVELL  :  Mr.  Ja.  Moxvbray,  B.  D,  of  St.  Johns 
 in  Cambridge:  One  of  the  Senior  Fellows.  A  Man  of 
 great  Piety,  and  confiderable  Learning.  He  was  ejed:- 
 cd  here  upon  Title  :  But  never  conforni'd  afterwards  3 
 but  liv'd  and  preach'd  at  Sleeford  in  Lincoln fmre, 
 
 Calverton  :  Mr.  John  Allot.  A  painful  profitable 
 Preacher.  Soon  after  his  Ejedlment  in  62^  he  eame 
 to  London^  and  exercis'd  his  Miniftry  among  a  few  ia 
 private  j  but  dy'd  in  alicdetime. 
 
 Matterfeyi  Mr.  J4^ill.  AfpinvoalL  He  continu'd  a- 
 mong  his  People  fometime  after  Bartholomew  61 :  And 
 being  a  Lancajhire  Man,  he  at  length  return'd  to,  and 
 dy*d  in  his  own  Country. 
 
 Arnold:  Mr.  John  Crompton,  M.  A.  He  was  born 
 of  religious  Parents  at  Breightmet  an  Hamlet  in  Bolton 
 Parifli  in  Lancajhire ,  and  educated  at  EmmanueLCoU 
 lege  in  Cambridge  j  from  whence  returning  into  his 
 native  Country,  he  was  call'd  to  be  Ledturer  to  Dr. 
 PVihmt  at  Alhallows  in  Derby.  He  was  ordain'd  Dea- 
 con by  the  Bifliop  of  Chefter,  and  Presbyter  by  the 
 Bifhop  of  Coventry  and  Litchfield.  The  Certiiicates 
 thereof,  together  with  the  Licenfe  that  was  given  him 
 by  the  BiQiop  of  Coventry  and  Litchfield,  are  here  added  ^ 
 in  the  Margin  *.  "^  Tenore 
 
 prefen* 
 tiu  ;  Nos  Johannes  Providen'  Dva  Ceftrien*  Eplfcopus,  no.u  laci' 
 mus,  quod  die  Domico,  viz:,  vicefimo  Quinto  die  Mens'  Septemb' 
 an"  Dni  Milni°  Sexcn^  Triccs*o  fexto  et  Confecrar.'  noftr«  a*"  Dec* 
 Oc^"  in  Capella  ncflra  infra  magnam  Lever  in  Dioc'  nra  Ceftr'  fa- 
 cros  ct  grales  ordines  Dei  omniporent' prefidio  celebran  Diicuni 
 nobis  in  Chrifto  Johannem  Crompton  Coileg'  Emanuel^  Cantab' 
 in  artibus  Magum  de  fua  vita  laudabili  moruq;  et  virtutu  fuarii  do- 
 ni$  nobis  commendat'  atq;  in  facrum  Iraru  fcien'  erudit'  et  per  nos 
 cbmbrobatt'  in  facros  ordines  diaconatus  promovimus  et  conllitui-' 
 Hius  ipsaqj  primituj  jurat'  juxt'  leges  ncc  non  Arlis  rsHgionis  in 
 
 M  m  a  hAQ 
 
5  3  2         The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  Mmifters^  Src. 
 
 hac  parte  voluntarie  et  conlentien'  et  lublcriben'  in  Diacon'  rite  et 
 canoce  or.jinavimus  tunc  et  ibim  In  cujus  rei  Teftimoniu  figillu 
 Nrm  Epale  prefentibus  apponi  fecimus.    Jo.  Ceftricn. 
 
 EndoYsdon  the  Backfidc : 
 Ex  in  vifit.  Dni.  ep.  tent'  Der-  Exhibit,  in yifitatlonc 
 
 by.  Sim.  Marten  Dep.  Regra-  primaria     dni  accept. 
 
 rius.     1639.  (L.  S.)         Ebor.     Archiep.    An. 
 
 Dni.  1662. 
 
 Geo.  Aiilaby,   Regrarlus. 
 
 Tenore  pntiu  nps  Providena  dva  Coven'  et  Lichen  Epus  notn 
 *acimus  qd  die  doico  primo  viz  die  menfis  martii  A''  Dni  milmo 
 Sexcenmo  triecefmo  nono  Tianfq;  noftrse  oftavo  in  capella  five 
 Oratorio  infra__PaIatiO  nru  de  Lichen*  nos  Robertus  Epus  antedic' 
 Sacrcs  et  grales  ordines  Dei  omnipotentis  auxilio  celebran'  Dile- 
 £15  nobis  in  Chrifto  JohannO  Crompton_artiu  Magrii  Curat'  omniO 
 Sroru  in  viJla  de  Derby  nobis  in  ha.c  pre  Sufficienter  commendat' 
 atqjper  Exanatere  nru  prius  exana^'u  et  approbatu  ad  facros  Presby- 
 
 tcratus  ordines  (  ptico  prius  juramro  preceden'  etiam  fubfcriptione 
 vofuntaria  per  cundem  coram  nobis  fervatifq;  per  nos  de  ftatutis 
 et  ordinatibus  hujas  incliti  Regni  Anglice  lervand'  juxta  more  et 
 ritii  Eccl'  Anglicanie  in  ea  pte_ufitat'  ec  obfervat")  admiferimus  ip- 
 fumqj  in  Presbyterii  rite  et  cannce  rune  et  ibidem  promovimus  et 
 ordinavimus.  Dat.  fub  figillo  nro  Epali  A°  modfe  die  locoqj  pre- 
 dia. 
 
 Endorsed  on  the  Back-fide  :  Rob.  Co.  Lich' 
 
 Exhibit,  in  vifitacone  pmaria 
 
 Dni  Acce£ti  Ebor.  Archi-  (L.  S.) 
 
 epi.  A°    Dni  1662.     Geo. 
 
 Aiflabie  Regrarius. 
 
 Robertus  providena  dia  Coven'  et  Lichen'  Epus  Dile8:o  nobis  In 
 Chrifto  Johan  Crompton  Arciu  Magro  Curat'  dc  Omiu  Storu  Der- 
 bis  falure  ^'  et  gratia  ad  predicand'  et  exponend'  verbu  Dei  fecun- 
 dum  ordine  jam  ufitat'  in  Ecclia  Angl'  juxra  talentii  tibi  a  deo  con- 
 credit'  in  ec  per  rota  Dioc'  nra  Coven'  et  Lichen'  Sermone  vulgar! 
 vel  latino  uterit  aliqua  fpecialis  occafiOjtibi  de  cujus  erga  facrofandtu 
 Dei  Evangeliu  zelo  facraru  literarii  fcientia  et  doftrina  piatq;  et 
 morum  incegr irate  plena    in  djio  fiducia  obtinemus  noftra  tenore 
 
 prefcnciu 
 
m  the  County  of  NOTTINGHAM.     53^ 
 
 prefentiu  conccdimus  p'^^  }^  V^^^  examinat*  probat'  etiam 
 fubfcriptione  tua  voluntaria  in  prtianra  juftaarticulis  rehgionis  nti 
 bufq-  Eccli^^  Anglic'  admittimus  ad  ordin'  concionatoru  licent' 
 damus  ac  facukate  Sp^calc  impardmur  per  pref.ntes  durant'  bene- 
 placito  nT^et  conformitate  tu^<)mibus  Canonibus  et  ritibus  hujus 
 incliti  Regni  Anglix  et  qua  diu  te  bene  ct  laud  abilitcr  gcres,  eC 
 donee  et  quoufq;  non  aln^d  habuis  in  mandatis  ,  et  non  ali- 
 ter  horramur.  Teq;  in  Dno  monemus  et  mandamus  ut  facrash- 
 teras  pu  efimpliciteretfincere  pertrades,  eafq  prudentxa  fimplici- 
 tare  dfligente/exponas  ita  utcoutcntionisfcandah  rmo^ulrus  ahcujus 
 occafionullis  prebeatur.In  cujusrei  ref\imonu  figiHunru  epalepreien- 
 tibus  apponi  fecimus  dat  primo  Die  Martii  An^  E^ni  millimo  iexcen- 
 SS'o  trecemo  nono  tranfq;  noft'  ofta vo.  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^ 
 
 (L.s; 
 
 It  appears  by  perufing  them  that  no  more  was  infift- 
 ed  on  in  order  to  his  taking  his  Deacons  Orders,  than 
 his  taking  the  Oath  of  Allegiance  and  Supremacy,  and 
 fubfcribing  the  39  Articles  :  But  his  Prieiis  Orders 
 mentions  an  Oath  and  Subfcri prion  defign  d  w  be  obii- 
 eatory  to  keepaihhe  Eccleliaftical  Laws  of  tms  Keaim, 
 which  is  a  little  hard.  And  accordingly  his  Licenie  to 
 Preach  in  theBiibop's  Diocefe  was  only  during  his  Plea- 
 fure,  md-as  long  as  he  ccntinudto  obey  ail  the  Cznons,  and 
 conformto  all  the  Kh^s  and  Ctrcmonks  of  theOmrch  4 
 Eneiand.  And  thev  that  receive  Orders,  and  are  licens  d 
 upon  fuch  Terms',  feem  to  ly  always  at  the  Mercy  of 
 the  Bifliops.  I  fuppofe  in  thefe  Pvlatters  there  is  a  dif- 
 ference, becaufe  I  find  ,Mr.  Cromptm  s  Priefts  Orders  in 
 the  Refped:  mentioned,  diftbr  fro.m  the  like  Orders 
 which  I  before  produc'd  in  the  Cafeof  Mr.  W//^^jm 
 Tutty  p  :?69-  And  it  is  not  improbable  but  it  may  be  * /«/^^ 
 the  fame  as  to  the  Form  of  Licenjlng  allb  *.  ^'""afSi 
 
 Pamphlet  .as  puhUp^^d  up.n  this  Head  of  L^^enfes  j^/.^  /j..  «^^^^^^ 
 much  Notice  taken  of  it  as  it  defewes     Ittser.tttuled,  ^  ^^^Ico.rle  ot 
 Lkenfes  to  preach   occafion'd  by  a  Qneftioa  P^^P^^^."^^'^^:^^^-.^^^^ 
 manv  Officers  in  the  Church  of  England,  m  the  Ep.lcopal  Vifitati- 
 ^ns?urgethe  Incumbents  to  take  Licenfes  to  Pre.ch     TA.   ^utk.r 
 
 ^as  printed  by  H.  Hindmarfb,  at  the  Golden-Ball  overagatnft  theRoy. 
 al  Exchan-e  /«  Cornhil.  This  Author  jher^s,  That  OrdtnaUontoPnefi 
 hod  \ir,es  Mhority  to  the  Ordained  to  Preach  :  That  the  Church  f»r  1 403 
 
514  The  Ejt'fhd  or  Stler.c^d  Mimjhrs^  &C. 
 
 T-'arSi  mver  required  Incumbents  of  Benefices^  to  take  Licenfes  to  Preach  ' 
 Ttai  the  Church  Caiions  enjoined  all  Incumbents  to  preach,  under  great  Pe^ 
 ft-ihies  .  That  -when. Licen f es  ro ere  firft  introducdy  they  did  not  oblige  Itt" 
 cumbc7its  tc  take  them  :  That  if  the  Canons  e^er  did  oblige  Incumbents  t9 
 take  them,  it  was  upon  an  accidental Conjideration :  That  Licenfes  neither  add 
 7ior  diminijh  any  thing,  to  or  from  the  Title  to  any  Benefice  :  And  that  the 
 forcing  Incumbents  to  take  Licenfes  (Jlnce  the  firft  accidental  Occa^on)  was 
 cf  no  Benefit  to  the  Church,  but  to  gain  Fees,  jind  he  fays,  that  if  Li' 
 cenfe:  are  durante  h^nt'-^ldiZito,  they  are  too  haughty  for  any  thing  lefs 
 ikan  the  Papal  Dignity  to  gi've,  and  too  fiauijh  for  a  Minifter  of  Chrifi  to 
 rece-vc  :  And  that  a  Mlnifier  may  as  well  be  urgd  to  take  a  Licenfe  to 
 marry,  and  another  to  bury,  and  another  to  catechize,  as  to  take  aLicenfs 
 tQ  f  reach. 
 
 Mr.  Crompton  gain'd  much  Refpecfl  at  Derhy,  on  ma- 
 ny Accounts ;  And   particularly  by  his  continuing  a- 
 mongft  them,and  performing  all  the  Duties  of  his  Place, 
 all  the  time  of  a  raging  Peftilence.    He  hath  been  heard 
 to  fay,  that  the  Place  was  fo  defolate  by  Death,  re- 
 moval of  Inhabitants  to  other  Places,  and  neglect  of 
 the  Marker,  that  Grafs  fprung  up  in  the  Market-place  : 
 Yet  he  himfelf  was  ail   the  while  prefer.v'd  from  the 
 Infcd:ion,  which  he  attributed  to  the  BleiTmg  of  GOD, 
 upon  a  Plaifter  apply'd  to  his  Stomach,  fent  him  by  an 
 able  Phyfician.     From  Derby  he  remov'd  to  Bralisford, 
 a  fequcftred  Living  Five  Miles  diftant,  where  he  paid 
 the  Fifth  of  the  whole  Profits^  as  appears  by  th£  Acquit- 
 tances found  amongft  his  Papers.     This   I  the  rather 
 take  notice  of,  becaufe  it  has  been  commonly  affirm'd, 
 that   tho'  the  Fifth  was  ordered  by  Parliament  to    be 
 paid  out  of  the  fequeftred  Livings,  to  thofe  that  were 
 ejedled,  yet  it  it  was  never  paid.     Mr.  PT^cod  in  parti- 
 cular, in    his  Athena  Oxonienfes,  Vol.  IL  p.  578,    iays, 
 that  no  Presbyterian   or  Independent  vpas  ever  knoxon    to 
 mlovp  nny  Loyalift,  vphrfe  Places  they  had  occupy  dfcr  feve- 
 ral  Tears,  thelenft  Farthing.  I  have  (as Opportunity  has  of- 
 fer'd)  inquired  into  the  Matter,  and  have  met  with  di- 
 vers Inftances,  in  which  the   Relations  of  thofe  whole 
 Cafe  this  was,  do  afiure  me,  that  the  Fifth  was  du- 
 ly paid  according  to  Order  of  Parliament ,  and  that 
 they  heard  iheir  deceased  Relations  affirm  it  in  their 
 own  Cafes.    But  in  the  Cafe  of  Mr.  Cromfton,  the  Ac- 
 quittances yet  remain.    The  firft  runs  thus  : 
 
 Tertio 
 
in  the  County  ^/NOTTINGHAM.         5^5 
 
 \  Vol.  II. 
 
 Tertio  Die  Januarii.    1647. 
 
 'B^ceivi  the  Day  and  Tear  nhovefaid,  of  Mr.  Cromptoa 
 Minifter  at  Braylisford,  the  Sum  of  Fifteen  Pounds^ 
 according  to  an  Order  made  by  the  Venerable  Commit- 
 tee of  Sequeftrations^  for  the  County  of  Derby,  to  be 
 faid  unto  Mrs.  Jane  Greaves  ,  for  the  Maintenance 
 of  her  felf  and  Children^  for  the  Tear  of  our  Lord, 
 164,6.  I  fay  receivd  the  f aid  Sum  the  Day  and  Tear 
 abov^faid, 
 
 I  do  appoint  my  Son  William  Greaves,  and  my  Daugh^ 
 ter  Ellin  Greaves,  or  either  of  them,  to  receive  the 
 Sum  above/aidy  and  to  deliver  this  as  a  full  difikarge 
 for  the  fame, 
 
 Jane  Greaves.' 
 
 This  is  the  firft  of  them,  and  there  are  many  for  the 
 following  Years.  And  Mr.  Abraham  Crompton  of  Derby 
 (Son  to  Mr.  John  Crompton)  does  alTure,  that  the  Fifth 
 of  his  Father's  Redory  of  Brailsford  was  paid  all  the 
 while  he  ftay'd  there,  vi^hich  was  till  about  the  Year 
 1660  ;  and  that  the  Tythe  of  fome  part  of  the  Parifl% 
 was  appropriated  for  this  Payment,  for  feveral  of  the 
 laft  Years.  Thefe  Receipts  (together  with  the  Orders 
 and  Licenfe  above-mention'd)  are  in  the  Hands  of  the 
 Reverend  Mr.  Shavp  of  Derby,  ready  to  be  produc'd  ac 
 any  time,  if  defir'd,  for  Satisfadion.  And  I'll  leave 
 it  to  any  Man  from  hence  to  judge,  as  to  the  Jufticeof 
 Mr.  iVood's  Refledion. 
 
 While  Mr.  Crompton  was  at  Brailsford  he  gave  the 
 Profits  of  Ofmaflon-Chappel  f reckonM  to  be  40  /.  per  An.) 
 that  belong'd  to  his  Redory,  to  a  Preaching  Minifter, 
 that  he  might  attend  wholly  to  his  Cure:  And  GOD 
 was  pleas'd  to  give  more  than  ordinary  Succefs  to  his 
 Endeavours.  Several  of  the  Inhabitants  were  by  his 
 Miniftry  brought  to  an  Acquaintance  with  ferlous, 
 practical  Religion,  and  to  be  conftant  in  Family  and 
 fecret  Prayer ,  and  many  of  the  younger  Generation 
 do  yet  follow  the  Example  of  their  Parents,  He  gain'd 
 himfelf  great  Refpedt  by  his  condefcending  chearful 
 Temper.  He  preach'd  twice  every  Lord  s-Day,  and 
 repeated  the  Sermons  in  the  Evening  in  his  own  Fami- 
 ly, where  feveral  of  his  Neighbours  conftantly  artend- 
 Mm  4  ^d: 
 
5  3  '5      The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  MiniprSy  &c. 
 
 Vol  II.   ed  :  And  he  kept  every  Firft  PVednefday  in  the  Month 
 ■  as  a  Faft  (at  the   Church)  moft   of  the  Time   King 
 Charles  was  in    Exile  ;    in   which   he  was   narrowly 
 watch 'd,  tho'  notdifturb'd  by  thofe  that  were   then  in 
 Authority.     This  Cuftom    he  continu'd,  till  he  with 
 his  Neighbours  went  in  with  fuch  Arms  as  they  could 
 get  ready,   to  have  afiTifted  at  Derby,  whilft  Sir  George 
 Booth  in  Lanc^Jhlr e,^nd  Coll.  Pf-ljite  at  Nottingham,  wctQ, 
 endeavouring  the  King's  Reftauration.    But  the  Defign 
 mifcarrying  at  that  Time,  he,   with  fome  of  his  honeft 
 Neighbours  were  Sufferers  for  a  while.     He  had  Five 
 or  Six  Soldiers  fent  to  Quarter  in  his  Houfe,  and  feve- 
 ral  of  his  Neighbours  were  imprifon'd  ;  •  But  the  fudden 
 turn   of  Affairs  in  the  Kingdom  prevented  what  was 
 intended  againfl   them.     At  the  Reftauration  he  was 
 forc'd  to  give  place  to  Mr.  Edward  Love,  tho*  Mr.Greaves, 
 the  former  Incumbent,  was  dead  before  that  Time. 
 His  continuance  was  much  defir'd,  and  a  Certificate 
 was  drawn  up,  teftifying  his  Worth  and  his  Loyalty, 
 and   fiibfcrib'd  by  Seven  Aldermen  and  fome  fubftan- 
 tial  Inhabitants  of  Derby,  and  the   Miniffers   of  the 
 Town,    and  of  the   Places   adjacent;  but  it  had  no 
 cff;i(^.     He  remov'd  from  Brailsford  to  Arnold,  a  Vica- 
 ridge  near  Kcttingham,  where,  and  in  all  the  Neigh- 
 bourhood round,  his  Labours  wTre   very  acceptable. 
 Upon  the  coming  out  cf  the  Aci  ofVniformity,  he  de- 
 ftr'd  not  to  preach  there,  except  at  fuch  Times  when  no 
 Body  could  be  got  to  preach  in  the  Church,  or  fome- 
 thing  hindred  him  from  attending  abroad,  either  at 
 Gedii?2g  or  B'^fsford,  which  were  the  next  Parifh-Church- 
 es.     Arncld  Benefice   not    being  conliderable,  he   had 
 Opportunity   to  rent  the  Vicaridge- Houfe,   where  he 
 dvv^elt  till  the  Five  Mile  AB  remov'd  him  with  his  Fa- 
 mily to  Mapper  ley,  a  fmall  Village  in  Derby  [hire,  where 
 his  Sabbaths  were  fpent  at  the   next  Parifli- Church, 
 uniefs  the  ficknefs  or  abfence  of  a  Minifter  occafion'd 
 his  going   to  fome  other  Church,  or   fpending  fome 
 Time  in  Preaching,    and  Praying,    and  reading   the 
 Scriptures,  and  finging  of  Pfalms,  in  his  own  Familv, 
 or  a  neighbouring  Houfe  -,  and  fometimes  he  beftow'd 
 his  Pains  that  way  on  the  Week-day,  when  he  had  Op- 
 portunity:    His  chearful  and  affable  Behaviour  gained 
 him   Rcfbed:   in   this  Place   alfo.     Some  employ 'd  in 
 the  Coal-Mines  have  been  heard  to  inention  bis  fami- 
 liar 
 
in  the  County  of  N  O  T  T I  N  G  H  AM.        537 
 
 liar  Reproofs  and  Advice,  many  Years  after  his  Death.  Vol.  II. 
 His  (tay  there  was  not  long  ;  for  Jan.:^<).  i66y,  he  was  ^,/*yv^ 
 call'd  from  his  earthly  Pilgrimage  to  the.  Kelt  he  had 
 long'd  for:  And  was  attended  to  his  Grave  at  PVcft- 
 haU,  by  many  of  his  Neighbours  and  former  Acquain- 
 tance. A  profitable  Sermon  was  preach'd  upon  the 
 Occafion,  from  John  xiv.  i.  by  l\lr.  I{C'b^  .i  Mom,  Re- 
 (Stor  there,  who  himfelfdy'd  about  (ix  Weeks  after; 
 and  according  to  his  Appointment  both  their  Bodies 
 were  laid  together  in  one  Grave.  It  was  laid  by  a 
 worthy  Perfon  of  the  Church  of  Engi^yid,  that  Mr. 
 Crompton  xvas  dvonys  che.irful^  tho  mojily  of  the  lymg 
 Side.  The  9th  Sermon  in  the  Colledion  of  the  Fare- 
 wel  Sermons  of  the  Country  Minifters,  uron£/?/j.  6.  j8. 
 is  his. 
 
 Jborp:  Mr.  Henry  Fcatly  ^  brother  to  Dr.  Featly., 
 
 KS^toni  Mr.  William  Herborn.  He  was  of  a  good 
 Family  in  Norfolk^  •  an  able  Man,  and  a  very  folid  pra- 
 clical  Preacher,  of  an  holy  Converfation.  He  was 
 bred  up  in  Kjitherinc-Hail  in  Cnmbridge,  where  he  was 
 Cotemporary  with  Dr.  Thomas  Gocdvpin.  He  had  fome 
 Eftare  of  his  own,  and  was  very  charitable  with  it. 
 He  had  a  very  iniirm  Body,  and  was  much  troubled 
 with  the  Spleen.  Some  time  after  his  Ejedment  he 
 liv'd  at  l^^atford  in  Hertford ffoirey  and  afterwards  in  his 
 native  County  of  iW/./^,  where  he  dy'd  feveral  Years 
 ago.  At  his  Death  he  left  feveral  Legacies  to  chari- 
 table Ufes,  and  amongft  the  reft  to  poor  Nonconform- 
 ing Minifters.  He  was  alfo  the  firft  mover  and  a  great 
 Promoter  of  a  Quarterly  Contribution  from  Minifters 
 that  had  good  and  competent  Livings,  towards  the 
 Relief  of  Minifters  Widows  and  Children,  that  were 
 in  Necelfity  ;  which  was  continu'd  till  Bnrtholomevo  6z. 
 
 Linhy  :  Mr.  John  Leighton.  He  was  a  pious  good 
 Man,  but  very  poor. 
 
 Thrumpton  :  Mr.  Ferdinnyido  Pool.  He  was  born  at 
 Vlfthorp  in  the  County  of  Leiccjlsr  of  Godly  Parents. 
 He  was  Educated  in  the  ColJedge  of  Dublin  in  Ireland, 
 into  vyhich  Kingdom  he  was  afterwards  forced  to  go 
 for  Ordination,  where  there  was  at  that  time  a  more 
 
 moderate 
 
558  The  Ejected  or  Sile^c'^d  MimJlerSj  8rc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  moderate  Bifliop  to  be   found,  than  his  Native  Goun-  . 
 
 try  would  afford.    There  he  was  Ordain'd  without 
 
 Subfcription  to  thofe  Things  which  his  Confcience  was 
 
 not  free  to  comply  with.    The  Bifhop  that  Ordain  d 
 
 him,  ftiles  himfelf  Laonenfis,     He  admitted  him  into 
 
 Deacons  Orders,  Augufl  24.    And  into  Priefts  Orders 
 
 September, -i.   i6i6 '.  And  nothing  is  mentioned  in  his 
 
 Orders,  (o{  which  I  have  a  Copy  by  me,  and  Mr. 
 
 Shaw  of  Derby  has  the  Original)  as  previons  thereto, 
 
 but  his  taking  the  Oath  of  Allegiance  and  Supremacy. 
 
 tWould  our  Biftiops  commonly   have  Ordain'd  upon 
 
 thofe  Terms,  there  would  not  have  been  fuch  a  Dif- 
 
 pute  upon  the  Point  of  Ordination. 
 
 Mr.  Pool  was  a  conftant  ferious  plain  Preacher,  he 
 was  for  the  moft  Part  of  his  Time  in   the  Family  of 
 that  Grave  and  Pious  Matron  Mrs.  Piggot  of  Thrumpton 
 who  by  her  Intercft  and  Mony  flieker'd  him  from  the 
 Biftiops  Courts  for  feveral  Years  together.    In  her  Fa- 
 mily he  had   Seven  Children  born   and  brought  up. 
 But  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  not  being  able  to 
 continue  there  any  longer,  he  remov'd  into  Hunting- 
 donfhire,  one  of  the  afTociated  Counties,  where  he  had 
 a  Living  of  Six  or  Sevenfcore  Pounds  fer  Annum :   Yet 
 fuch  was  his  Contempt  of  theWorld,    and  fuch  his 
 AfFeifllon  to  the  good  People  of  Thrumpton,  and  fuch 
 his  grateful  Refped  to  his  good  Friend  Mrs.  Piggot ,> 
 that  when  the  War  was  over,  he  voluntarily  left  his 
 Living,  and  returned  to  a  much  fmaller  Allowance. 
 Here  he  contintcd  till  Bnrtholomexv  Day  1662,  and  then 
 was  forced  to  return  to  the  Old  Courfe  of  Nonconfor- 
 mity again.     He  liv'd  to  a  good  old    Age,  even  till 
 he  was  upwards  of  Fourfcorc.     He  was  all  his  Days 
 a  true  Nathnyinel  without  Guile.     He   died  at  Apohy 
 deU^Zj^uoh,  in  the  Houfe  of  his  Son  in  Law  Mr.  Snmu- 
 el  Shavp,  An.  Dom.  1676.     He  was  a  Man  of  great  Hu- 
 mility and  Sincerity,  and  confiderable  Ministerial  Abi» 
 lities.     He  was  particularly   Eminent  in  Prayer^  and 
 had  many  remarkable  Anlwers  to  his  Prayers, 
 
 Bloodvporth :  Mr.  Thomns  I^fe, 
 
 Wintkorp :  Mr.  SaUerl  ^ 
 
 Hamon 
 
w  the  County  of  NOTTINGHAM.         5^9 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 
 Havoton  :  Mr.  Turner.     He  was  caft  out  upon  Title  w^z-s^. 
 and  afterwards  Preached  at  Kjteefal  until  Bartholomew- 
 Tide,     He  was  poor  and  had  many  Children. 
 
 I{atcliffl  Mr.  John  Pen» 
 
 Mr.  John  PVeodhoufi  then  a  Candidate,  was  alfo  filen- 
 ced  in  this  County  in  i66z.  He  was  afterwards  Chap- 
 lain to  the  Lady  Granthdm,  This  was  he  who  was  ufe- 
 ful  in  breeding  up  many  Young  Men  for  the  Miniftry: 
 And  in  the  Year  1700.  he  Died  Paftorofa  conlide- 
 rablc  Congregation  in  London, 
 
 N.  B.  Whereas  in  my  former  Edition,  I  mention 'd 
 Mr.  Shaw  as  Ejected  at  an  uncertain  Place  in  this  Coun- 
 ty, he  is  now  omitted,  becaufe  a  full  Account  is  given 
 of  him  in  Leicefterfhire^  m  the  proper  Place,  /?.  426. 
 
 And  whereas  I  beforemention'd  thcfe  following  Per- 
 ibns  as  Conforming  afterwards  in  this  County,  Mr.  Da- 
 niel Chadwick^  of  Tollajion,  who  fell  in  with  the  Eftablifti- 
 ed  Church  in  1666,  when  the  Five  Mile  Ad  took  Place; 
 Mr.  Fioxver  of  Staunton  y  Mr.  Horn  of  Nutthd/ ;  Mr. 
 Boole  of  Clifton  ;  Mr.  Kjndal  of  H^idrmer- Poole ,  Mr. 
 Ormfton  of  i^eyworth  •  Mr.  Forth  or  Frith  of  Fledborough  ; 
 sindMr.Fi/herofBlith:  I  now  2.dd  Mv.  Charles  Jackjm 
 of  Seljion, 
 
 One  Mr.  Rainbow  of  Trufvoel  in  this  Couuty,  up- 
 on the  Reftoration  of  King  Charles  was  vehemently 
 urg'd  by  his  Wife  to  Conform  ;  but  he  toid  her  'twas 
 againft  his  Confcience.  When  the  Adl  took  place,  the 
 Clark  of  the  Parifli  brought  him  the  Common-Prayer 
 Book  to  his  Houfe,  at  which  he  was  troubled,  and 
 fhook  his  Head  ;  faying  haft  thou  brought  this  Geare  ? 
 He  was  very  thoughtful  about  reading  it,  and  his  Wife 
 was  very  prefTmg,  but  he  fell  ill  on  the  very  Lords 
 pay  Morning,  when  he  was  oblig'd  to  read  it,  if  he 
 did  not  abfolutely  refufe  it ;  and  he  died  in  a  few  Days 
 after  ;  faying  to  his  Wife,  if  thou  couldji  have  trujled 
 God,  thou  might* fl  have  hr.d  a  living  Husband,  and  a  Live- 
 lihood for  thy  felf  and  Children  :  hut  now  art  like  te  loofe 
 hotk  * 
 
 In 
 
<4o  T/je  Ejected  or  Silenced  M'tntflers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 In  the  County  of  O  X  O  N. 
 
 *  vie  hath  Souldern  or  Souldren  :  Mr.  Thomas  Hodges,  B.  D. 
 publijKda  Born  ^i  Oundle  in  Northampton/hire^  and  bred  at  Cam- 
 Difcourfe  bridge,  firft  of  Emmanuely  and  afterwards  of  St.  Johns 
 concerning  College,  of  which  he  was  Fellow.  He  dy'd  a:  Oliing- 
 Prayer,  hnm'm  Berl^s.  1 688. 
 12^.  '6$6. 
 
 A  Scripture  Catechifm,  confuting  the  Errors  of  the  Times,  ^vo» 
 ^6$Z,     jindfome  Sertnons  f reach' d  tipon  particular  Qccafions. 
 
 HEN  LET  en  Thames  :  Mr.  fVil/iam  Brice,  An  emf 
 nently  godly,  and  very  learned  Man.  When  Fellow 
 of  Eaton-Coihge,  he  much  ftudy'd  the  Greeks  and  Latin 
 Fathers,   particularly  Auguftine  and  Chyjoftom, 
 
 CHIPPINGNOBJON  :    Uv.  Ciarl^,   and    Mr.  Stephen 
 t  Hehath  Ford  t  :   The  latter  was  afterwards  Minifter  of  a  Con- 
 in  Print,    gregational  Church  in  London. 
 a    Dif 
 courfe,  intituled,  A  Go{pe\  Church:  Printed  in   1675.  8v^. 
 
 BANBVHX:  Mr.  Samuel  fVells,  M.  A.  Son  of  Mr. 
 TVilliam  Wells  of  St.  Peters  iu  Oxon,  and  born  there 
 Aug-  18,  1614  ;  and  there  brought  up  in  Magdalen^CoU 
 lege.  He  took  his  Maftcrs  Degree  in  1636,  and  was 
 ordain*d  D«:.  23,  1633.  He  then  kept  a  School  in 
 Wandfworth.  In  1639  he  was  Aiilftant  to  Dr.  Temple 
 at  Batterfey.  In  1644,  he  left  his  Family  in  London,  and 
 went  a  Chaplain  in  the  Army.  In  1647  he  fancied  ac 
 P^mnam  in  Berks,  where  his  Income  was  about  200  /. 
 per  An.  ;  but  he  had  nor  above  Twenty  Families  in  the 
 Pariili.  In  1649  he  accepted  of  a  Call  to  Banbury,  tho* 
 tlie  Profit  was  much  lefs,  that  he  might  have  an  Op- 
 portunity of  doing  good  to  the  more  Souls.  He  was 
 offer'd  the  Prcfcnration  of  Brinkyoorth,  a  rich  Parfo- 
 nage,  but  rcfus'd  ?t,  and  continu'd  in  Banbuy  ti'l  Au- 
 giift  62  ^  and  then  remitted  an  Hundred  Pounds  of 
 what  was  due  to  him  :  And  when  he  h^d  done  he 
 chearfuliy  declar'd  ,  that  he  had  not  one  carking 
 Thought  about  the  Support  of  his  Family,  tho'  he  had 
 then  Ten  Children,  aid  his  Wife  >5^as  big  with  ano- 
 ther. 
 
in  the  County  of  O  X  O  N.  541 
 
 ther.  The  Five  Mile,Aci  removed  him  to  Dc-^^J/w^^ow,  Vol  II..- 
 fomewijac  above  Five  Miles  diftanc  from  Banbury  :  w^'V'n^ 
 But  when  the  Times  would  permit,  he  aetir'd  to  5^w- 
 ^«^:>' again,  andpurchas'd  a  plcafant  Dwelling,  and  con- 
 tinu'd  in  it  till  his  Death.  Mr.  ffSl^e  (who  uras  af-. 
 ter wards  Dr.  H^fjite,  and  remov'd  to  Kjddermif/fter) 
 who  was  the  ParifliMinifter,  and  he,  had  a  very  fair 
 and  friendly  Correfpondence.  He  often  heard  Mr. 
 WlntCf  and  Mr.  White  (tho*  fecretly)  would  fomctimes 
 hear  him  in  Private  :  And  he  often  us'd  to  (ay  to  him  ; 
 J  -"^Yiiy  God  blefs  your  Labours  in  Privnte,  and  mine  in 
 Publick-  Mr.  ff^ells  wa.s  of  a  chearful  Dlfpofition,  and 
 of  a  large  and  liberal  Heart  to  all,  but  efpecially  to 
 good  Ufes.  It  was  the  Exprefllon  of  one  that  had  of- 
 ten heard  him  preach,  that  the  Ears  of  his  Auditors 
 were  chained  to  his  Lips.  He  has  one  Trad  in  Prinr, 
 intituled,  A  Spiritual  ^emembiancer, 
 
 Nefher  Heyfort :  Mr.  John  Dod. 
 
 Svpinford  :  Mr.  VVilliam  Smith.  He  was  in  my  for- 
 mer Edition  menrion'd  both  here,  and  at  Longhborough 
 in  Gloucefterfhirej  but  (\  am  inform'd)  it  was  here  that 
 he  was  properly  ejected,  tho'  he  had  been  at  Longhbo- 
 rough Ibme  time  before.  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Hu- 
 mility and  Sincerity.  He  feldom  pray'd  or  preach'd 
 without  Tears. 
 
 Bloxholm  :  Mr.  Chriflophcr  NeviL 
 
 Bampton   :    Mr.  Samuel  Birch,    M.    A.     He    after- 
 wards taught  a  private  School  at  Shilton  in  BerJ^foire, 
 and  there  he  dy'd  y^w.  32.  1679.     At   the   fame  place 
 alfo   was  filenc'd  Mr.  John  Osborn,  M.  A  *.     After  he  ♦  „    ,     r 
 was  ejedlcd  he  continued  preaching  about  in  the  Coun-^^i/zrv 
 ty  as  he  had  Opportunity,  and  was   at  length  impri- Xhe  My- 
 fon'd  for  feveral  Weeks  in  Oxford  Caftle.     When   he  ftery  of 
 got  his  Liberty,  he  retir'd  to,  and  liv*d  in  and  about  the   Re- 
 London.  furrefti- 
 
 on,c»Afts 
 24.  15.  4to.  i5yr.  And  a  Conference  rvith  Rich.  Coppin  of  Weft- 
 wellford,  concerning  the  RefurreBion  of  the  Body. 
 
 Baddington  :  jVlr.  James  Wyar^ 
 
 Qllmpton : 
 
542.  The  Ejected  or  Silenc^dMiniJlers^  S^c. 
 
 Vol.  11. 
 
 v,/^V"*^       Glimfton  :  Mr.  Nath.  Sta-      TVeficoU   Barton  :    Mr. 
 niford.  Bowen, 
 
 Sommerto7i  :  Mr.  Fenwick, 
 
 PVOODSTOCK^y  the  Leaure:  Mr.  Sam,  Bloar,  Hfe 
 was  firft  caft  out  of  his  Fellowfhip  of  Magdalen  Col- 
 lege in  Oxon  and  then  filenc'd  here.  He  was  afterwards 
 Minifter  of  a  Congregation  at  Northampton,  whence 
 "he  remov'd  to  Abbingdon  in  Berkj^  where  he  dy'd, 
 in  I 70 I. 
 
 TVnNEYy  the  Ledure :  Mr.  miliam  Gilbert: 
 
 Enfion  :  Mr.  Sam.  Burnet.  Who  afterwards  apply'd 
 •himfelf  to  the  ftudy  and  pradice  of  Phyfick. 
 
 ^ewinton  :  Mr.  Edward  Archer, 
 
 Amersden  :  Mr.  Edward  Bagg/haw,  M.  A.  And 
 Student  of  Chrift-Church.  He  had  a  great  Reputation 
 in  the  Univerlity  as  a  Scholar.  He  was  for  a  Time 
 fecond  Mafter  of  pyeftminfter  School,  when  Dr.  Busby 
 was  firft  Mafter.  He  was  Ordain'd  by  Dr.  Brownrigg 
 Bifliop  of  £;ce^er  in  1659.  After  the  Kings  Reftoration 
 he  was  Chaplain  10  the  Earl  of  Anglefey.  Dr.  Walter 
 Pope  In  his  Life  ofBifliop  Ward,  p.  30;  fays  that  he 
 was  advifed  by  fome  conliderable  Friends  of  his  to  live 
 Peaceable  and  Conformable  for  the  Space  of  a  Year, 
 and  at  the  End  of  it  they  affur'd  him  they  would  pro- 
 cure him  fome  confiderable  Preferment  in  the  Church, 
 Accordingly  (fays  that  AuthorJ  he  went  and  try'd  but 
 not  being  able  to  hold  out  fb  long,  in  a  fliort  Time 
 he  repair'd  to  London  feventeen  times  more  imbitter'd 
 againft  Ecclefiaftical  and  Kingly  Government  than 
 when  he  went  into  the  Country.  Wood,  fays  he  went 
 into  Ireland  and  returned  discontented  in  1662.  Dr. 
 Pope  fays  he  fidcd  Tooth  and  Nail  with  the  Fanatickjy  and 
 made  a  great  Figure  amongji  them  :  and  gives  it  as  his 
 Judgment  that  he  exceeded  moji  if  not  all  of  them,  in  Na- 
 tural  and  Acquired  Parts.  But  he  was  too  little  ac- 
 quainted with  that  fort  of  People  to  whom  he  con- 
 temptuoufly  gives  the  Name  of  Fanatickj  to  be  able  to 
 pafs  a  Judgment,    At  the  latter  £nd  of  62  he  was 
 
 feizd^ 
 
in  the  County  of  O  X  O  N.  545 
 
 feiz'd  on  (as  fVood  tells  us)  by  order  of  Council,  and  Vol.  IL 
 commited  Prilbner  to  the  Gate-houfe  in  Weftminfter^  ^^y^*J 
 whence  he  was  remov'd  to  the  Tower,  and  from  thence 
 to  Soutb-fea  Caftle  near  Port/mouth,  where  he  had  a  te- 
 dious Confinement.  Dr.  Pope  tells  us  that  King  Charles 
 fent  for  him,  defigning  to  fVork/ome  Good  upon  him,  and 
 do  him  a  K^ndnefs :  But  he  found  him  Jo  obftinate  and  re- 
 fraBoryf  that  he  was  forcd  to  leave  him  to  his  own  Imagi^ 
 nations.  When  he  was  with  the  King,  he  faid 
 fomething  that  v/as  fo  ofFenfive  to  him  that  he  was  fenc 
 to  the  Dungeon  in  the  Tower.  He  afterwards  mar- 
 ried a  blind  Gentle-woman  who  fell  in  Love  with 
 him  for  his  Preaching.  He  was  at  laft  fent  to  Newgate 
 for  refufing  to  take  the  Oath  of  Allegiance  and  Supre- 
 macy, and  there  he  continued  twenty  two  Weeks  5 
 and  therc'hedy'd  Jan,  26,  1671.  Even  ^^o^  owns  him 
 to  have  been  a  Man  of  very  good  Parts  :  And  I  believe 
 they  that  had  the  greateft  Value  for  his  Minifterial  Gifts 
 Cwhich  I  have  heard  (bme  reprefent  as  very  eminent 
 and  confiderable)  wont  ftick  to  own  that  he  was  a  Man  ♦  He  hath 
 of  a  very  warm  and  eager  Temper.  *  fubUihed, 
 
 DifTerta. 
 tioncs  duae  Antlfocinianx,  &o-  4to.  i6$j.  De  Monarchia  abfoluta 
 Diflertatio  Politica.  Oxon.  1^59.  Qu.  Exercitationcs  dua?,  altera  The- 
 ologica  de  Presbyteris  Sc  Epifcopis ;  altera  Academica,  de  Philo- 
 fophia  veteri,  cjufque  Ufu,  una  cum  duabus  Rationibus  ejufdemv 
 Argumenti,  ^0.  1661.     And  many  other  Things  in  Engliih. 
 
 Burcefier  or  Bicefter  :  Mr.  Bafnet,  or  Barnet, 
 
 Broughton:  Mr,  Coney,  Hafify:  Mr,  Anthony  Stt* 
 
 hillingflon    Lovel ;     Mr.     .    phens. 
 
 Hath  way,  Garfington  :  Dr.  fVard. 
 
 Sllfam  :  Mr.  Robert  Rogers,  B.  D.  He  liv'd  afterwards 
 in  Northampton/hire,  where  fome  Lifts  of  ejedted  Mi- 
 nifters  take  Notice  of  him  that  omit  him  here.  He 
 printed  a  Renunciation  of  feveral  Popi/h  Doctrines  in 
 2vo,  1680. 
 
 Mr.  Francis  H^ells  oi  Adderhury^ conform  6.  afterwards. 
 And  fo  did  Mr.  John  Hartcliff  of  Stadham,  who  dy'd 
 lately  Canon  of  PFindfir,  tho'  I  had  before-mentioned 
 him  as  a,  Noncofiformift. 
 
544  ^'^^  Ejected  or  Sile/^c'^d  MiniJltrSj  S^C. 
 
 Vol.  II.        N.  B.   More  (liould  have  been  fee  down  as  ejected 
 s»/*V"^^  in  this  County ,  but  that  they  have  been  mention'd  be- 
 fore, under  the  Univeriicy  of  Oxford. 
 
 In  the  County  0/  R  U  T  L  A  N  D. 
 
 OK^EHAM  :  Mr.  Benjamin  Kjng.  A  Man  of  great 
 Gravity  and  Y/orth.  One  of  a  bold  Spirit:  Avery 
 Bianer^es  in  the  Pulpit.  Eminent  as  a  Preacher  ;  and 
 alfo  for  the  Holinefs  of  his  Life.  He  iiv'd  at  LeJJing" 
 ham  after  his  ejedtment.  He  had  Two  Daughters,  the 
 one  of  which  he  marry'd  to  Mr.  Vincent  A  fop,  and  the 
 ether  to  Mr.  {{nhert  EkJ^s.who  was  afterwards  the  Non- 
 conformift  Minifter  ac  Ok^ham, 
 
 Burley  :  Mr.  Thomas  Perki??s. 
 
 Langham  :  Mr.  William  Draper, 
 
 Caldecote  :  Mr.  Nathaniel  Bann.  A  Native  of  Chc 
 flnre.^  He  afterwards  fettled  in  Manchejier  or  Salford, 
 pradKing  Ph){ick. 
 
 Glaiftcn   :       Mr.    Thomas     Prefton   :        Mr.  Gabriel 
 
 Philips,  Major. 
 
 Barradcn :  Mr.  John  H^ells. 
 Mr.  I^chard  Lcvet  of  Afovoel,   afterwards  conform'd. 
 
 This  appears  to  me  to  be  the  propereft  Place  to  take 
 
 •Notice  of  Dr.  S^nuel  Winter  who  being  Ejt^cfted  from 
 
 his  Provcftlhip  of  Tm^^V^  College   near  Dublin  m  Ire- 
 
 latid,  came  afterwards   over  into    England,  where  he 
 
 ^    liv'd  and    died   a    Nonconformift ;  palling   away   his 
 
 Time  in  Privacy   and    Retirement  among  his  Friends 
 
 /  (not  omitting  the  frequent  Excercife  of  his  Miniftryj 
 
 in  and   about  Weftchcjhr,   at  CoveiJtry,  in  Hertfordjloire 
 
 and  in  this  County  oi  ^itland,  where  he  paid  his  laft 
 
 *  Seo  the    Debt  to  Nature,  An.  Dom.  1666  *. 
 
 jiccotoit  of      He  was  born  in  Warwickfrnre,  An.  1603  :  And  from 
 
 his  Life     Twelve  Years   of  Age  was  difccrnedly   under  more 
 
 printed  m  ^]^^^  ordinary  ferious  Impreiiipns,  and  much  inclin'd  to 
 
 Uttavo.     j.|^g  Miniftry.    He  was  bred  up  in  Queens  College  in  Cam^ 
 
 bridge,  under  the  famous  Dr.  Prejion  :  And  when  he 
 
 '  left 
 
in  the  County  of  RUTLAND.  545 
 
 left  that  Univer(ity,went  loBofion  in  Lincoln/hire,  where  Vol.  IL, 
 he  liv'd  for  fomc  time  under  the  Miniftry  of  Mr.  John 
 Cotton.  From  thence  after  fome  time,  he  remov'd  to 
 f^oodboroxv  near  Ncttinghaniy  where  his  Miniftry  was 
 eminently  fuccefsful.  He  had  not  been  there  long 
 before  he  was  cali'd  to  the  City  oiTork,^  where  he  was 
 lor-  fome  time  a  Ledurer,  and  had  great  Opportunity 
 for  Service,  and  eminent  Succefs,  The  breaking  out 
 of  the  Civil-War  forced  him  to  remove  from  thence  5 
 and  he  was  quickly  invited  to  Cottingham,  a  great 
 Town  wichin  Three  Miles  of  Hullj  then  dcfticute  of  a 
 Minifter.  Here  he  continu'd  for  about  Eight  Years^ 
 exceeding  induftrious  and  adlive  for  GOD.  He 
 preach'd  twice  every  Lord's  Day  in  Pubiick,  ex- 
 pounded the  Chapters  which  he  read,  and  catechiz'd 
 the  younger  Perfons.  In  the  Evening  he  repeated  his 
 Sermons  in  his  own  Family,  to  which  many  of  the 
 Neighbours  reforted.  The  Week-days  he  went  from 
 Houfe  to  Houfe,  inftrudling  the  Ignorant,  and  endea- 
 vouring to  build  up  his  PariOiio/iers  in  their  moft  holy 
 Faith  ;  and  Multitudes  had  Caufe  to  blefs  GOD  for  his 
 painful  .Labours. 
 
 Anno  1656,  the  Parliament  refolv'd  to  fend  Four 
 Commillioners  into  Ireland,  to  fettle  that  diftradted 
 Kingdom,  and  order'd  Mr.  fVIn^er  to  attend  them  thi- 
 ther. Weighing  the  Matter,  and  being  fatisfy'd  in 
 the  clearneis  of  his  Call,  he  refign'd  up  his  Living, 
 which  was  worth  400  /.  per  An.  and  prepared  for  his 
 Journey  and  Voyage,  calling  himfelf  upon  Strangers, 
 neither  knowing  nor  capitulating  with  them  what  his 
 Salary  fhould  be,  for  the  Maintenance  of  himfeif  and 
 Family.  In  Ireland  he  was  a  moft  laborious  Preacher, 
 and  exceedingly  follow'd.  His  Allowance  from  the 
 CommilTioners,  was  at  firft  but  100  /.  per  Annum.  But 
 after  fome  time  they  rriade  him  Provoft  of  T/Z/i/Vj'- Col- 
 lege, which  was  almoft  defolate  and  forfaken  ;  but 
 under  his  Care  and  Condudl  it  flourilli'd  again,  and 
 became  as  valuable  a  Seminary  of  Learning  and  Piety, 
 as  any  in  Chrijlcndom.  Here  he  commenc'd  Dodtor  id 
 Divinity,  having  with  (ingular  Applaule  and  Appro- 
 bation, perform'd  all  needful  and  ufual  Ads  and  Ex- 
 ercifes.  His  being  at  laft  forc'd  to  leave  the  Univer- 
 (ity  and  Kingdom,  was  m«ch  to  his  Damage,  the 
 College  being  indebted  to  hint  in  a  con^derable  Sum 
 H.R  of 
 
54^  The  Ejeffed  or  Stlenc'd  Minijters  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  of  Money,  which  he  had  disburfted  for  the  common 
 Benefic ;  Pare  of  which  in  muft  be  own'd,  was  after 
 his  Death  repay 'd  to  his  Son. 
 
 He  had  a  good  Eftate,  and  was  a  Man  univerfally 
 refpedted,  and  yet  was  remarkably  Humble;  Con- 
 verling  freely  with  the  meaneft  for  their  good,  and 
 giving  them  Money  to  make  his  Advice  regarded.  He 
 could  bear  Contradictions  from  others  ,  and  their 
 diiadvantagious  Reflcdions  without  Refentment.  His 
 Diligence  and  Induftry  was  very  Exemplary.  He 
 was  a  hard  Student  to  the  laft  ;  very  careful  to  re- 
 deem and  improve  his  Time.  He  was  a  Man  of  great 
 Zeal,  and  fervent  AfFediions.  He  was  a  ftridt  Sandti- 
 fier  of  the  Lord's  Day.  Rich  in  good  Works,  and 
 one  that  devis'd  liberal  Things.  His  Candor  was 
 great,  and  his  courteous  Deportment  remarkable. 
 His  Faith  and  Patience  was  very  fignai  both  in  his 
 Life  and  Death :  And  his  Power  and  Prevalence  in 
 Prayer,  was  pecuUar  and  more  than  ordinary.  Seve- 
 ral ftrange  Anfwers  to  his  Prayers,  are  mention'd  in 
 the  Account  of  his  Life,  which  deferve  Obfervation  : 
 But  with  this  Caurion  ;  That  peculiar  Favours  are  not 
 to  be  the  Matter  of  common  Expecflation. 
 
 In  the  County  <?/  S  A  L  L  O  P. 
 
 SHI{Er4^SBVF(X;  St.  Chads  :  Mr.  John  BuAn,U.  A. 
 Alkmans  :  Mr.  Richard  Heath.  St.  Mar/s  :  Mr.  France 
 lallcnts,  M.  A. 
 
 Mr.  John  Bryan,  M.A.  was  the  eldeft  Son  of  Dr.  Bryan 
 of  Coventry.  Hefoon  found  theEffeds  of  a  pious  Educa- 
 tion. Being  dcfign'd  for  the  facred  Miniftry,  he  was  fent 
 young  loCambridge^  where  he  fpent  feveral  Years  in  Em- 
 ?774??//?/-CoIIege,and  Petcr.hoi-'Je.  Not  long  after  his  leaving 
 the  Univerfjty,  he  was  Domeftick  Chaplain  to  the 
 Earl  of  Stamford,  Lcd:urcr  at  Loughhorovp,  and  Mini- 
 fter  of  Didlebury  in  this  County.  In  the  beginning 
 of  1652,  he  had  a  Call  to  the  Abbey-Parifli  in  Shrewf- 
 bury,  where  he  had  many  Friends  that  valu'd  his  La- 
 bours :  And  S\  chads  being  vacant,  he  through  the 
 earned  Defire  of  the  Parifli  mov'd  thither,  where  he 
 coatinu'd,  and  met  Vi^ith  great  Love  and  Aifed:ion, 
 
 tin 
 
in  the  County  ^  S  A  L  O  P.  547 
 
 till  Aupift  24.  1662.  He  had  been  twice  in  PrifonVol.  11. 
 with  Mr.  JaUcnts  and  others,  before  the  Year  66,  tho'  s^''V^ 
 nothing  was  laid  to  their  Charge.  But  in  the  Year  S5 
 he,  with  great  Difficulty  efcap'd,  when  Mr.  Tallents 
 and  others  were  confined.  When  the  Five  Mile  AEi 
 was  executed  in  66,  he  refufing  the  Onth,  remov'd 
 with  his  Family  to  Shafnaly  and  came  by  Night  to 
 Shrewsbury  (fometimes  not  without  great  Hazard)  than 
 he  might  adminifter  Gofpel-Ordinances  to  the  People 
 who  own'd  him  for  their  Paftor  there.  Returning  af- 
 terwards with  his  Family  to  Saloj?,  upon  King  Charles's 
 Indulgence  in  72,  he  with  his  Colleague  Mr  Tnllents, 
 and  other  Minifters,  enjoy'd  uninterrupted  Liberty  of 
 Preaching  in  the  Houfe  of  that  worthy  and  religious 
 Gentlewoman  Mrs.  Hunt.  In  the  Year  83  new  Trou- 
 bles arofe.  Two  Maid-fervants,  thro' Pro  mi  fes  and 
 Threats,  were  drawn  to  give  Information  againft  him 
 and  others  for  Preaching.  He  only  was  feiz'd  and 
 brought  before  the  Judge,  and  fin'd  in  40  /.  After- 
 wards he,  with  Mr.  Tallents  and  others,  were  put  into 
 the  Crown-Office ;  his  Goods  were  in  great  Danger,  and 
 he  was  forc'd  immediately  to  leave  the  Town  :  Buc 
 upon  King  James's  General  Pardon,  he  fu'd  out  his 
 Difcharge  from  that  Court.  When  Liberty  was  given 
 in  87,  he  and  Mr.  Talknts  reaffum'd  their  former 
 Work,  and  continu*d  till  his  Death  made  the  Separa- 
 tion, Auguft  31,  i'599.  Mr.  Bnxter  gives  him  this 
 Character,  that  he  was  a  Godly  able  Preacher^  of  a  quick, 
 find  aEiive  Temper  ^  and  very  humble.  To  which  it  may 
 be  added,  that  he  was  of  a  publick  Spirit,  never 
 fought  great  Things  for  himielf,  knew  how  to  be  con- 
 tent^  with  a  little,  and  to  deal  bountifully  with  it  : 
 Hating  Covetoufnefs  ;  and  eftcem'd  it  more  blcfTed  to 
 give,  than  receive.  God  made  him  very  ufeful  in 
 counfelling  and  comforting  the  afflicfted  in  Body  and 
 Mind.  His  Doctrine  was  found  and  plain,  his  Pra- 
 d:ife  regular  and  confcientious,  his  Principles  mode^ 
 rate,  but  iix'd  ^  his  Texts  fuited  to  the  various  Turns 
 of  Providence  fwhich  he  generally  obferv'd  ^ )  his 
 Difcourfe  pleafant  and  profitable,  intermixing  fpin- 
 tual  Things  with  common.  When  he  was  with  fuch 
 as  he  thought  no  great  Friends  to  Religion,  he  would 
 ufe  an  innocent  Freedom,  and  fay  Religion  is  an  En-^- 
 my  CO  nothing  buc  Sin.    He  was  ofc  femceable  ard 
 
548         T^e  Ejeaed  or  Silenced  Mtnifters^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  IL  ever  faithful  to  his  Friend,  thankfai  for  the  leaft  Kind- 
 neis,  obliging  towards  all,  and  belov'd  by  moft  that 
 knew  him.  He  would  often  acknowledge  the  Prefence 
 of  GOD  with  him  through  the  whole  of  his  Life. 
 About  Five  Years  before  his  Death  he  had  a 
 fore  ftroke  ot  the  Palfie,  which  produc'd  a  continu'd 
 Weaknel's  in  his  Right-lide,  and  difabled  his  Right- 
 hand,  which  he  bore  with  great  Patience  and  Refigna- 
 tion  ;  bleiTing  GOD  that  he  was  able  to  do  any  thing 
 in  his  "Work,  and  deliring  to  live  no  longer  than  he 
 iViight  be  ufcful  ^  in  which  GOD  granted  his  Requeft. 
 About  Seven  or  Eight  Weeks  before  his  Death,  he 
 told  Mr.  Tnllents,  he  was  preparing  his  own  Funeral  Ser- 
 mon, on  2T/m.  4.  7.  upon  which  he  preach'd  feveral 
 Sermons;  and  the  laft  on  the  Lord's  Day  in  the  Morn- 
 ing before  his  Death,  under  great  Weaknefs;  which 
 increaiing  he  expir'd  on  the  Thurfday  following. 
 
 Mr.  Uichnrd  Heath  was  an  ancient,  grave  Minifter, 
 moderate,  fedate,  quiet  and  religious.  He  was  of 
 Chn'Ji's  College  in  Cr.mbridge^  where  he  was  much  va- 
 lu'd  for  his  great  Learning,  elpecialiy  in  the  Oriental 
 Tongues,  in  which  he  was  one  of  the  greateft  Mafters 
 of  the  Age.  He  was  employ *d  to  corre6t  the  Syriack, 
 and  Ayalnck.of  the  Polyglot  Bible,  which  was  fent  down 
 to  him  in  Sheets  for  that  Purpofe,  for  which  Bifliop 
 y/aitori  gave  him  a  Copy.  He,  at  the  perfwafion  of 
 that  Bifhop,  continu'd  a  few  Lord's  Days  after  Aug, 
 24.  i66i,  reading  the  Liturgy;  but  was  loon  lilenc'd, 
 becaufc  he  could  not  come  up  to  the  impos'd  Terms 
 of  Conformity.  ¥/hen  the  Five  Mile  Att  commenc'd, 
 March  z'y.  1666,  he  remov'd  to  ]^Vellingto7i,  and  there 
 dy'd  on  May  the  28th  following.  When  he  lay  upon 
 his  Death-bed,  Mr.  Lawrence  ask'd  him  what  Refle- 
 ctions he  had  upon  his  Nonconformity.  Truly  (faidhe) 
 J  vQould  72ot  but  have  done  as  I  did  for  ajhcufand  fVorlds, 
 He  had  great  Confidence,  that  GOD  would  provide 
 for  his  Widow  and  Children  according  to  the  Promife. 
 Though  he  was  (b  learned  and  able,  he  printed  no- 
 thing. 
 
 Mr.  Francis  Tallcnts.  AT.  A.  He  was  born  at  Pcljley 
 ncZi-Cheftef field  in  Derby fhire  in  November  1610.     He 
 
 was 
 
in  the  County  {?/  S  A  L  O  P.  549 
 
 was  bred  up  at  the   publick  Schools  at  Mfinsfield,  and  Vol   II* 
 I\evpark  ;  and  at  Sixteen    Years  of  Age  went  to  Cnm-  ^^r-\/^-^ 
 bridge,  *  He  was  firft  of  Peter  Houle,  and  aftejwards  of*  See  Mr. 
 Magdalen  College.     About  1642  he  travel  d  abroad  as  HeniyV 
 Tutor  to  the  Sons  of  the  Earl  oi Suffolk:  He  has  often  I^ort  y^c 
 faid  that   what  he  faw  abroad  of  the  l^o/zj^  Religion/''^"^^/^^/^ 
 and  what  Conference    he  had  with  its  Advocates,  ad-  ^^H^^f^^ 
 ded  much  to  his  Conviction  of  the  Falfliood  and  "Wick-    "     -  ^  ^^^ 
 ednefs  of  it,  and  confirm 'd  him  in  the  Proteftant  Reli-  ^^^.^^^ 
 gion.     Upon  his  return,  he  was  cholen  Fellow  of  M^^- 
 dnlen  College;  And  was  afterwards  Senior  Fellow,  and 
 Prefident  or  Vice  Mafter  of  the  College.     He   was  a 
 noted  Tutor  there  ;  and  among  others,  Sir  I^obert  SnvQ^ 
 yer,  and  Dr.  Burton  were  his  Pupils.     He  was  folemn- 
 lyordain'dto  the  Miniftry  at  London,  hlov.  29.  1648, 
 by  the  third  ClalTical  Presbytery  in  the  Province  of  Lcw- 
 dcn.  In  1652  he  left  the  Uni^erfity,  and  wentto^'^retvi- 
 Z'wr^,  where  he  became  Minifter  of  St.  Mar/s;  and  his 
 Labours  were  well  accepted  and  ufeful.     In  1656,  he 
 was  Moderator,  at  a  publick  Difpute  in  the  Church 
 of  EUeJmere   in  Shropjhire,  between  Mr.  Porter  of  l^flnt- 
 churchy.^nd  Mr.  Haggar  an   Anabaptift,  about  Infant 
 Baptifm;  and   he  began  and  ended  with  Prayer,  and 
 diredled   the  Progrefs  of  the  Difpute  with  great  Pru- 
 dence and  Candour.     At  the  Reftoration  in  1660,  he 
 with  the  reft  of  his  Brethren  was  not  a  little  pleas'd  ; 
 and  he  made  fome  Advances  towards  a  Compliance  in 
 Ecclefiaftical  Matters:  But  when  he  faw  how  Things 
 were  fix'd  in  62,  he  could  not  come  into  the  Church  ; 
 but  was  necelTicated   to  quit  his  Place  which  was  his 
 Livelyhood  and  (which  was  more  grievous  to  him  and 
 many  others)  his  Work  and  Ufefulnefs  which  were  his 
 Life.     He  obCerv'd   that  before  the  Wars,  the  Purt^ 
 tans  generally  made  a  Shift  to  Conform  and  come  into 
 the  Church,  notwithftanding  the  hard  Ufagethey  fore- 
 faw  they  were   likely  to  meet  with  :  But  to   prevent 
 this  afterwards,  the  new  Barriers  or  Fortifications  were 
 erected  by  the  Ad:  of  Uniformity  to  keep  rhcm  out: 
 One  was  the  Declaration  that  it  is  unlawful  upon  any  Pre^ 
 fence   what/iever  to  take  up  Anns  againft  the  Kjng:   And 
 th'S  Fort  they  that  Erecfled   it,  about  26  Years  after 
 were  obllg'd  to  quit  as  not  Ten  able.     For  when  they 
 had  broke  through  it,  by  joining  with   thofe  that  took 
 lip  Arms  againft  King  James ,  and  fetcing  the  Prince 
 
 N  n  3  of 
 
55o  The  Ejeffed  or  Silenced  Minijlers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  IL  of  Orange  upon  the  Throne,  they  (ilently  took  away 
 VasZ-Vs^  that  Declaration,  both  out  of  the  Uniformity  Adt,  and 
 that  of  Corporations  by  an  Adl  in  the  firft  of  King. 
 WillUm  and  Queen  Mary  ;  trufting  to  the  other  as  fuf- 
 cient  to  anfwer  their  Intention ;  which  was  the  Decla- 
 ration of  <2W  unfeigned  Ajfent  andConfent  to  ally  and  every 
 thing  contain  d  in  t-.e  Bool^entitulcd aBook^of  Common  Pray^^ 
 er  Sec,  which  Declaration  ftili  remains  to  many  tender 
 Confciences  luch  an  Objedlion  againft  Conformity,  as 
 they  cannot  get  over.  Mr,Tallents  as  long  as  he  liv'd,  ob- 
 ferv'd  Bartholomew-Day  every  Year,  as  a  Day  of  Humi- 
 liation and  Fafting,  aDay  to  bring  to  ^membrance  :  And 
 yet  he  was  a  Man  of  great  Moderation.  He  lov'd  good 
 People  of  every  Denomination,  and  took  all  Occafions 
 to  witnefs  againft  Bigorrv  on  all  fides.  For  the  moft 
 Part,  he  attended  the  publick  Miniftry,  and  the  Litur- 
 gy, a  great  while,  Morning  and  Afternoon  ;  and  fell 
 not  into  any  conftant  ftated  Work  for  fome  Years. 
 
 In  1670  he  travell'd  into  France  a  Tutor  to  two 
 Young  Gentlemen,  Mr.  Bojcavoen  and  Pvlr.  Hampden, 
 and  fpent  about  two  Years  and  an  half  abroad.  The 
 Former  of  the  two,  dy'd  at  Strashurghy  of  the  Small- 
 Pox,  to  his  great  Grief.  In  1673,  became  back  10 
 ShrevQsbury,  and  join'd  with  Mr.  Bryan  in  Preaching  to 
 a  Congregation  of  DifTenters  in  that; Town.  In  1684.  he 
 publifti'd  his  Cronological  Tables,  under  the  Title  of  a 
 View  cfVniverfal  Hi  fiery.  They  are  the  Fruit  of  many 
 Years  Labour  and  Pains,  and  are  the  Exadleft  of  the 
 Kindt  hat  are  Extant.  This  was  indeed  one  ofthe  greats 
 eft  Performances  of  the  Age,  and  will  make  his  Name 
 famous  to  Pofterity.  In  1685,  when  Monmouth  was  in 
 the  Weft,  he  was  fent  Prilbner  to  Chejier  Caftle  j  but 
 upon  his  Defeat,  he  was  released,  retir'd  to  London, 
 and  liv'd  privately.  Upon  the  Liberty  given  the  Dif- 
 fenters  in  87  he  returned  to  Shrew sbur^^  and  continu'd 
 his  Minifterial  Service  there,  in  conjunction  with  Mr. 
 Bry^n.  In  King  H^illiams  time  J  Overtures'being  made 
 towards  a  Comprchenfion,  fome  Gentlemen  that  great- 
 ly valu'd  his  Judgment,  fent  for  him  to  London  to  dif- 
 rourfc  with  him  concerning  it ;  particularly  concern- 
 ing the  Reordainingof  fuch  as  were  Ordain'd  by  Pres- 
 byrcrs.  Upon  mature  Deliberation  he  declar'd  he 
 coWd  not  for  his  Part  fubmit  to  it;  and  he  drew  up 
 fcisReafons  at  large,  which  are  to  be  found  among  hi$ 
 
 Papers 
 
in  the  County  of  SALOP.  551 
 
 Papers.     He  was  much  for  Occafional  Conformity,  as  Vol.  II, 
 a  Token  of  the  Charity   we   have  for  thofe  wiiom  we  v^/'V^^, 
 cannot   ftatedly   j^yn  with,  long  before  fuch   a  Noilc 
 was  made  about  it,  with  reference  to  Offices.    In  1691, 
 he  entred  into  his  new  Place  of  Worfliip,  built  for  that 
 Purpofe,    and    preachd    his    firft     Sermon  there,   on 
 Ijainh  Ivii.  15.     He  caus'd  it  to  be  written  on  the  Wails 
 of  the  Meeting-place,  that  it  was  built  not  for  a  FatiL 
 on  or  Party  ^  but  for  promoting    ^^pentance  and  Faith,  in 
 communion  with  all  that  love  our  Lord  Jefus  Chrift^  in  Sin- 
 cerity-. And  he  added  that  Scripture  with  which  the  French 
 Churches  ufually    begin  their  Publick  Worfliip  :    Our 
 Help  ftands  in  the  Name  cf  the  Lord^  voho  made  Heaven 
 and  Earth.    *  He  dy'd  on  Lord's  D.iy  Evening  April  1 1.  *  js^/^^gj. 
 1708  :   In  the  89th  Year  of  his  Age.     He  was  bury'd  the  Cbro- 
 on  April  i  5,  in  St.M^^'s  Church.     A  Paper  was  found  nological 
 after  his  Death,  appointing   what   Epitaph  fhouid  be  Tables 
 infcrib'd  on  his  Grave-ftone,  and  expreiTing  the  Year  i^entioyid 
 of  his  Life  then  Current ;  intimating,  that  he  did  not  ^l^ove  i 
 €xpe(5t  to  outlive  that  Year.  ^^««'  ^ot 
 
 that  he 
 
 J^li^ui^  D.    Francifci  Tallents,    Olim    Col.  Magd.  ^j'^^^""'*"^- 
 Cant.  Sen.  Socii.    Poftea    Confeionatoris  Puhlici  ^'^  tU-^^^  ? 
 hac  Ecciefia  ab  An.  1652.  ad  Aug.  24.  1662.     Qui  „  /'^^//^* 
 fop:  vnrios  L^bores^  expsciavit  mijsrlcordiam   Dorni-  Tra£f   of 
 ni  noflri    Jefu  Chrifli   in   Vitam  yRternam,  tandem  2    or  5 
 
 decejfit  Anno  JEtatisfuce  89.  Menfe  Die .  Sheet Sy 
 
 which   he 
 called^ 
 Sure  and  large  Foundations,   de[ignedto  pramote  CdtholickChriJiianiiy 
 and  Charity  as    the   moji  healing   Methods.     He  alfo  publijhed,    A  fhort 
 Hiftory  of  Schijmj  for  the  promoting  of  Ckrijiian  Mideration,  and  thi 
 CQmmuni$n  of  Saint  Sf  ^w".  1705. 
 
 Mr.  Baxters  Charader  of  him  is,  That  he  was  a 
 good  Scholar,  a  godly  blamelefs  Divine  ;  moll  emi- 
 nent for  extraordinary  Prudence  and  Moderation,  and 
 Peaceablenefs  towards  all.  And  Mr.  Henry  adds,  that 
 he  was  the  juft  and  righteous  Man  defcrib'd  by  Solomon, 
 Prov.  X.  31,  32.  iVhofe  Mouth  brivgeth  forth  iVJdom, 
 and  vohofe  Lips  l{rievQ  what  was  acceptable,  or  nppnfite.  He 
 was  once  malicioufly  calumniated  as  a  Popifh  Prieft  5 
 which  fell  out  thus:  Being  Sit  London  in  i636,  it  To 
 happea'd,  that  a  Desk  he  had  left  at  Shrewsbury  wa? 
 N  n  4  opened 
 
552      The  Ejecied  or  Silem'^d  Mmijhrs^  Scc. 
 
 Vol.  JI.  open*d  by  miftake,  in  which,  among  other  things,  was 
 a  piece  of  an  old  white  Damask.  Bed  fcollop'd,  and  a 
 plain  pair  of  Slippers,  and  a  Book,  in  which  were 
 enterr'd  the  Names  of  his  Pupils  in  Magdakn-Colkge, 
 A  malicious  Fellow  reported,  that  he  faw  in  a  Desk  of 
 Mr.  Tailetii/Sf  fuch  Veftments  as  Priefts  fay  Mafs  in, 
 fuUofCroflcs  and  Images,  and  I  know  not  what^  and. 
 a  Book,  in  which  were  the  Names  of  fuch  as  were  ad- 
 mitted into  the  Order  of  Jefuits.  When  Mr.Tallents 
 return  d  and  found  this  bafe  Slander  fpread  to  his  Pre- 
 judice, he  had  the  Fellow  before  the  Major,  produc'd 
 the  Things  that  were  found  in  the  Desk,  and  fo  con- 
 vidted  him  of  Fallliood  and  Malice  ;  But  becaufe  he 
 was  a  poor  Man,  gave  him  no  other  Trouble  but  that 
 of  a  Check  from  the  Mayor.  And  yet  there  were 
 thofe  that  would  do  all  that  they  could  to  fupport  the 
 Slander  5  and  one  at  length  happen'd  to  fay,  in  the 
 ■Company  of  divers,  again  and  again,  lallents  is  aje- 
 Juit,  and  he  hath  read  Mafs  at  St,  Omers,  and  I  will 
 pove  it.  There  being  full  Evidence  of  it,  Mr.  Talients 
 was  advis  a  to  bring  an  Action  againft  him,  which  he 
 did  :  And  it  was  try'd  at  Shrcmbury  AiTizes,  in  1693  : 
 and  the  Man  was  caft  j  but  he  being  poor,  the  Jury 
 brought  in  but  50  Shillings  Damages. 
 
 Having  obtain'd  a  fight  of  the  Paper  mention'd  above, 
 drawn  up  by  Mr.  Talients  in  1689,  when  he  was  con- 
 fulted  about  a  Comprehenfion,  I  Ihall  here  annex  an 
 Abridgment  of  it. 
 
 It  is  Queried,  M^hsther  Perfons  Ordain  d  hy  Presbyters, 
 may  be  reccivd  as  Minifters  of  Chrift  amongft  us,  without 
 a  new  Ordination  or  Impr:JJtion  of  Hands,  by  Diocefan  Bi- 
 /hops? 
 
 It  is  Anfwered :  This  hath  been  done :  It  may  be 
 done  according  to  durBlfliops  Principles  j  and  it  ought 
 to  be  done  now. 
 
 I.  This  hath  been  done.  It  was  done  in  the  time 
 of  Edw.  VI.  in  the  Cafe  of  John  a  Lafco.  It  was 
 dene  in  Queen  Eli:{abetFs  Time;  30  Eli:{.  c.  11. 
 yir.X  avers  Ordain'd  by  a  Presbyterian  beyond  Seas, 
 and  Chaplain  to  the  Lord  Treafiirer  Burleigh,  was  fe- 
 ven  Years  Lecturer  in  the  Temple^  and  had  the  EirpiOp 
 pf  London  s  Letter  for  it.  And  the  French  Church  i^. 
 'Shre^dnccdie-flreet,  and  the  Duteh  Church  was  then  al-. 
 
 lov/  do 
 
in  the  Comity  (?f  S    A  L  O  P.  55^ 
 
 low'd.  It  was  done  in  the  time  of  King  James.  For  Vol.  11. 
 Bifliop  Bancroft  would  not  let  the  three  Scotch  Presby- 
 ters be  Ordain'd  Presbyters  here,  before  they  were  Con- 
 crated  Bifliops :  And  Peter  du  Mouliriy  without  being 
 Re-ordain'd,  was  made  Prebend  of  Canterhwy.  Ic 
 was  done  in  the  time  of  K.  Charles  the  Second  :  For  art 
 Ad  then  pafs'd,  12  Car.  to  confirm  all  Ordain'd  by- 
 Presbyters  from  the  Year  41,  'till  that  time,  in  their 
 Places.  And  An.  1680,  a  Bill  was  read  twice  in  the 
 Houfe  of  Commons,  and  Committed,  and  pafs'd  the 
 Committee,  wherein  the  Lord  Daniel  Finch,  now  Earl 
 of  Nottlnghar)^  was  in  the  Chair,  that  all  fuch  Presby* 
 ters  fliould  be  allow'd  of,  as  had  been  Ordain'd  by 
 Presbyters  betwixt  40  and  60.  - 
 
 2.  This  may  be  done,  according  to  the  known  Prin- 
 ciples of  the  chief  of  the  Church  of  England.  There 
 ,are  two  Opinions  amongft  them,  (i.)  That  Biiliops 
 and  Presbyters  are  really  the  fame  in  Office.  (2.)  That 
 they  are  not  the  fame,  but  that  Bifliops  are  the  Apo- 
 ftles,  fee  above  Presbyters :  Yet  both  forts  hold  that 
 Ordination  by  Presbyters  is  valid.  He  proves  it  by 
 Inftances ;  and  quotes  the  Inftitution  of  a  Chrijiian  Man : 
 A  Declaration  of  the  Fundion  and  Divine  Inftitution 
 of  Bifhops  and  Priefts  in  Bur7tct's  Colled.  Part.  i. 
 /?.  321.  The  Anfwer  of  Cranmcr,  and  feveral  Bifliops 
 and  Dodors  to  Queftions  propos'd,  ibid.  f.  228.  Tin- 
 dal,  Lambert  and  Barns,  made  Bifliops  and  Priefts  the 
 fame.  This  for  the  Time  of  Hen.  8.  In  the  time  of 
 Edw.  VI;  An  Ad  pafs'd  10  £Ja>.  6.  that  Bifliops  fliouId 
 be  made  by  the  King's  Letters  Patents,  (^c.  Bifliop 
 poynet  defends  them  that  would  not  ufe  the  word  Bi- 
 fliop, Ipecaufe  the  People  underftood  by  it,  only  a  great 
 Lord  in  a  white  Rochet,  ^c.  And  Bucerwho  was  then 
 of  great  Note,  fays  that  Presbyters  may  Ordain.  Scrip, 
 Anglic,  p,  154,  &c.  In  the  time  of  Q.  Eli:{abeth,  Bi- 
 ihop  Jewel,  in  the  Defence  of  his  A  p.  fliews,  that  Bi- 
 jQiops  and  Priefts  are  the  fame  Order.  Part  1.  Ch.  3. 
 Div,  5.  and  Cha-p.  9.  Div.  i.  He  quotes  alfo  Hooker 
 ;ind  Field.  In  the  times  of  K.  James  I.  he  quotes  Bi- 
 fliop Andrews  a^ndCrakenthorp,  In  K.  Charles  1.  time  he 
 quotes  Bilhop  Hall,  Bifliop  Dcwnam,  and  Mr.  Ma/on, 
 In  the  time  of  K.  Charles  II.  he  quotes  Stillingfleet's 
 "V^enicum:  And  the  oppofite  Opinion  he  reprefents  as 
 having  its  rife  from  Bifliop  Laud, 
 
 3.  This 
 
554  The  Ejected  or  SUef7c*d  Minifters^  8cc. 
 
 Vol.  II.        3-  "^his  ought  to  be  done  now,  for   the  healing  a 
 v^ry-N^  great  Breach.     It  may  be  laid  the  Examples  and  Judg- 
 ment of  others  are  not  our  Rule.     We  are  to  have  re- 
 fort  to  the  Scriptures,  and  that  as  expounded  by  the 
 unanimous  confent  of  the  Fathers.     And  fo  we  find, 
 
 1.  That  Bifliops,  as  fuperior  in  Order  to  Presbyters, 
 are  inftituted  by  Chrift  and  his  Apoftles.  But  that's 
 deny'd.  *Tis  plain  to  a  Demonftration,  that  Biftiops 
 and  Presbyters  are  the  fame  in  Scripture  :  And  if  it 
 could  be  prov'd  that  Bifliops  were  appointed  by  the 
 Apoftles,  it  would  not  prove  they  are  unalterable,  and 
 to  be  always,  and  in  all  Churches.     'Tis  pleaded, 
 
 2.  That  all  Antiquity  hath  own'd  Bifliops  to  be  in- 
 ftituted by  the  Apoftles,  C^c.     'Tis  Anfwer'd, 
 
 I.  Many  of  the  Fathers  held  that  Bifliops  were  not 
 made  by  the  Apoftles,  but  by  the  Church  afterwards. 
 z.  Many  conceive  that  Epifcopacy  is  not  fo  Ancient  as 
 is  pretended.  3.  Our  Diocefan  Bifliops  now,  are  no- 
 thing like  the  ancient  Bifliops.  4.  The  greatnefs  of 
 the  Bifliops  now,  and  their  Government,  is  not  from 
 the  Scriptures,  or  the  Apoftles,  or  their  Succeffors^ 
 but  from  Cuftom,  and  Councils,  and  Princes.  5.  Bi- 
 fhops  when  generally  receiv'd  in  the  Church,  by  de- 
 grees degenerated,  'till  the  great  Apoftacy  came  in. 
 'Tis  pleaded, 
 
 3.  That  Chrift  hath  appointed  Diocefan  Bifliops  to 
 Ordain  Presbyters  and  that  all  Ordination  without  them 
 is  null.     'Tis  Anfwer'd, 
 
 This  is  not  prov'd.  2.  This  work  of  Ordination  Is 
 not  in  Scripture  afcrib'd  to  Bifliops.  3.  Whereas  it's 
 iaid  by  many,  it  cannot  be  prov'd  by  clear  Evidence  of 
 Scripture,  or  credible  Teftimonies  of  Antiquity,  that 
 ever  any  Presbyter  cxercis'd  the  Power  of  Ordination 
 without  a  Bifliop.     He  afferts, 
 
 That  bv  Scripture  and  Antiquity,  Bifliops  were,  and 
 are,  effentially  the  fame:  And  the  Power  of  Ordina- 
 tion, and  divers  other  things  were  referr'd  to  Bifliops 
 and  other  Metropolitans,  only  by  Cuftom,  and  Eccle- 
 iiaftical  Canons,  for  Order,  and  to  prevent  confuiion. 
 **Tis  pleaded, 
 
 4.  That  Perfons  Ordain'd  may  be  Re-ordain*d.  But 
 'tis  anfwer'd,  we  have  no  Rule  nor  Example  for  that 
 in  Scripture.  The  Nature  of  the  thing  feems  to  fpeak 
 that  it  ought  not  to  be  done  again,  if  it  be  once  foo 
 
 lemnly 
 
in  the  County  <?/    SALOP.  555 
 
 lemniy  and  well  done  :  The  Pradbife  of  the  Church  in  Vol.  IL 
 this  hath  been  various :  But  Re-ordination  is  now  w^'^ 
 efteem'd  an  evil  thing,  like  to  the  being  baptiz'd  again^ 
 not  only  by  the  B^mnnifts,  but  by  the  generality  of  Di- 
 vines, and  Perfons  of  all  forts  amongft  us.  and  the  Re- 
 formed Churches  beyond  Sea:  And  Re-ordination 
 hath  not  been  formerly  required  in  England,  and  much 
 lefs  fhould  now :  For  it's  the  way  to  render  Ordination, 
 which  is  a  ferious  and  facred  thing,  contemptible.  But 
 *tis  pleaded, 
 
 5.  That  if  Perfons  may  not  be  Re-ordain*d,  yet 
 they  may  receive  a  new  Impolition  of  Hands  from  Bi- 
 fhops.    'Tis  Anfwer'd : 
 
 There  is  no  Ground  for  this  in  Scripture.  An  An- 
 fwer  is  returned  to  the  inftance  of  Barnabas  and  Saul 
 that  is  ufualiy  alledg'd.  Healfo  fays  there  is  no  ground 
 for  it  in  Antiquity;  that  it  would  be  an  unufual  thing, 
 not  pradlis'd  at  home  or  abroad  ;  that  there  can  be  no 
 Reafon  for  it,  but  to  fatisfic  thofe  who  judge  Ordina- 
 tion by  Presbyters  to  be  no  true  Ordination  :  And  that 
 it  never  was  requir'd  heretofore,  and  tends  to  make 
 Ordination  cheap  and  contemptible,  as  it  was  made 
 by  the  Popes  formerly.  I  have  here  only  extraded  Po- 
 rtions, which  in  the  Paper  from  whence  I  tranfcrib'd 
 them  are  fupported  with  Authorities  too  large  to  be 
 here  recited.  There  is  alfo  another  Paper  about  the  Na- 
 ture of  Ordination  :  And  a  Third  that  has  noble 
 Thoughts  about  Toleration, 
 
 Vf^EM:  Mr.  Andrew  Parfons.  He  was  born  in  D^- 
 vonjhircy  and  was  Minifter  there  fome  Years  before  the 
 Civil  "War.  Being  driven  thence  to  London,  he  be- 
 came well  known  to  Mr.  P/w,  who  fent  him  down 
 to  M^emy  when  that  Town  was  Garrifbn'd  for  the 
 Parliament.  There  he  continu  d  in  the  Exercife  of  his 
 Miniftry  till  the  Year  1660.  At  the  latter  end  of 
 which  he  was  brought  into  Trouble,  on  the  Account  of 
 S^editious  Words,  which  were  Sworn  againft  hiaij 
 which  were  thele  :  That  the  Devil  was  like  a  K^ing  that 
 courted  the  Soul,  and  /poke  fair  till  he  was  gotten  into  the 
 Tkcone,  and  then  plafd  Pranks,  The  Witnefs  depos'd 
 contrary  to  the  Cohaerence  of  his  Difcourfe,  that  he 
 faid,  the  Kjng  was  like  the  Devil.  He  was  Try'd  at 
 Shrewshur^ft  before  my  Lord  New^ort^  Mr.  Serjeant 
 .     ^  Turner 
 
5^6  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Mimjters^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    Turner  J   and   others,  hUy  28.  and  29.  1661.     It  was 
 v/'V'x*^  alfo  charg'd  upon  him  that  he  laid,  There  vs?as  more  fin 
 committed  novo  in  England  in  ei  Month,  than  was  hereto- 
 fore in  Seven  Tears :  And  that  there  had  been  more  and 
 better  Preaching  in  England  for  Twenty  Tears  fafl,  than 
 i  was    ever   fince   the  Apoftles  days.     He    had    Council 
 
 r  A/Tign'd  him,  who  pleaded  that  the  time  limited  by  the 
 
 Statute,  on  which  he  was  Indicted,  wasexpir'd:  The 
 Court  yielded  it  was  fo,  allowing  28  Days  to  a  Month, 
 but  they  would  underftand  it  of  30  Days  to  a  Month. 
 So  he  was  found  Guilty,  and  Fin'd  200/.  and  order'd 
 to  be  Imprifon'd  till  it  fhould  be  paid.     This  Trial 
 *  See  the  *  made  a  great  noife  at  that  time.    The  more,  becaufe 
 'Account  e/he  was  a  Perfon  of  known  Loyalty.     He  ran  feveral 
 Mr.  Par-    hazards  of  Life  and  Eftate  when  K.  Charles  pafs'd  with 
 fons   kis    h^g  Army  to  H^orcefter :  And  he  fent  a  Horfe  and  Arms 
 Sufferings  ^^  ^^^  rifing  at  Chefler  in  his  Favour.     He  continued 
 '^^ Tn   ^-tl  ^^^^  three  Months  in  Prifon,   till  the  Lord  Nevpport, 
 ( 'table      without  his  knowledge  procur'd  the  King's  Pardon  for 
 RefleEiions  ^^^  Fip^-     His  Living  was  prcfently  Sequeftred  by  the 
 in  Conf. '  Chanceliour  of  Litchfield.     Perhaps  the  greatnefs  of 
 4.  Plea,     his  Parfonage,  made  him  the  more  Obnoxious.     For 
 pag*  32,     he  told  them  in   open  Court,  that  his  Benefice  was 
 ^c  condemn'd   long  before,   and  that  400  /.  was  bidden 
 
 for  it  by  a  great  Man  in  the  Country,  &c.  One  of  the 
 Jury  when  he  had  confider'd  what  was  done,  came 
 afterwards  much  dejcdtcd  to  Mr.  Parfons,  and  told  him 
 the  Foreman  went  againft  the  fenfe  of  the  Major 
 Part.  He  went  alfo  to  the  Judge,  and  told  him  fb  j 
 who  reply'd  he  need  not  trouble  himlelf  about  that. 
 
 He  was  a  grave,  lively,  and  ufeful  Preacher,  a  Ge- 
 nerous and  Charitable  Man,  and  of  very  moderate 
 principles,  and  very  refign'd  and  Patient  under  his 
 Sufterings.  He  rcmov'd  afterwards  to  London,  where 
 he  was  AfTiftanr  for  feveral  Years  to  Mr.  T^^adfworth  in 
 Southvcarl^,  and  afterwards  had  a  Congregation  near 
 Covent-Garden.  His  Wife  help'd  toward  their  Sub- 
 fiftence,  by  making  Gold  and  Silver  Lace;  But  he 
 was  always  kept  low.  Such  great  Eftates  did  the  Non- 
 conformifts  get  by  quitting  plentiful  Pariqnages!  Upon 
 a  dreadful  Fire  that  happen'd  at  Wem,  which  burnt  up 
 fo  great  a  part  of  the  Town  in  1678,  he  Printed  and  fenc 
 them  (together  with  fome  Money  he  had  gather'd  for 
 themj  a  Letter  full  of  whollbme  Inftf  udions  and  Con- 
 
 folations. 
 
in  the  County  of  SALOP.  557 
 
 foiadons.    He  died  in  Peace  in  London,  the  latter  End  Vol.  II. 
 of  1684:  Aged  about  68.  v-^-Vn^, 
 
 Bafchurch  :  Mr.  Edvpard  Lamence  *  of  Magdalen  Col-  ♦  He  hath 
 lege  in  Cambridge     Upon  his  Removal  from  the  Vni- printed 
 verfity,  he  fix'd  in  this  Vicaridge,  which  was  fmall  asferjeral 
 to  Maintenance,  tho*  not  as  to  Work  ^  and  was  ne^r  (hings:  As 
 the  place  of  his  Birth.     There  he  continued  without  ^^'•^"i^^ 
 feekmg  any  greater  Place,  'till  the  Banbolome^  ^^ZTthet 
 ejeded  him.    When  he  was  turn'd  out,  he  had  Eleven  ^.^^^J^** 
 ftrong  Arguments  againft  cxpofing  himfelt  to  Hard- ^^^.^^^^^ 
 fliips,  and  Sufferings  for  Nonconformity,  vi:{.  a  WifcQ  ,j;      ' 
 and  Ten  Children,  but  he  anfwered  them  by  his  Faith  ^y^^/^V 
 and  firm  Truft  in  God.     Being  ask'd  how   he  meant  p^n;£r  o- 
 to  maintain  them  all,  he  chearfully  reply'd,  they  muft  njer  bodily 
 all  live  upon  the  6th  of  Matthew  ;  Take  7io  thought  for  Difeafes, 
 your  Life,  &c.     And  he  often  fang  with  his  Family,  Oa.  &c. 
 Pjal.  37.  16.     And  they  were  provided  for  beyond  Ex-  -j^^^  he 
 •pedation.     He  was  driven  from  fVhitchurcb  by  the'^^^-^  '»(/» 
 violent  Profecutlon  of  the  Conventicle  Acl  in  ^^l^^in    ih^ 
 when  he  rcmov'd  to  London^  where  he  fpcnt  the  relt  ot^^^^^^^ 
 his  Days.     He  dy'd  in  Ncveynher,  1695:   Aged  about  ^^^^^^^^ 
 63.     His  Funeral  Sermon  was  Preach'd  by  Mr.  Nath.^^^-^p. 
 Vincent,  where  his  Charadier  may  be  met  with  at  large.  Popery, 
 He  was  a  Solid,  Calm,  Peaceable,  Godly  Man,  and  :s.  againft 
 good  Preacher.     Mv.  Baxter  relates  this  of  him,  ihz.iTranfub' 
 he  had  his  Goods  taken  away  for  Preaching  in  a  pri- 7?^«^//»f ?- 
 vate  Hou(e,  where  but  four  Neighbours  were  piefent,««-^^^^»ff 
 on  pretence  that  a  lictle  Daughter  of  the  Houfe,  that  ^««^^^^ 
 came  newly  from  School,  and  another  Child,  made  the ^^^^^"^^5 
 Supernumeraries,  which  put  him  to  a    tedious  Suit.  ^ 
 Mr.  Powis,  an  able  Lawyer  of  that  Country,  who  had  p^^^^^  ^^ 
 before  carry'd  it  foberly  and  moderately,  being  retain'd  -£  Park- 
 againft  him,  was  free  in  his  Invedives,  call'd  hint  fe-  hurft, 
 dicious  Fellow  at  the  Bar,  and  difcovcr'd  much  bitter- 1690. 
 ncfs,  and  about  a  Week  or  Fortnight  after,  dy'd  almoft 
 .  fuddenly. 
 
 Great  Bolas:  Mr.  Edvoard  Bury,  Born  in  H^orcejler^ 
 /hire.  An.  1616.  At  Five  Years  Old  he  was  Adopted 
 by  an  Uncle  to  a  fair  Eftate  :  But  fuch  was  the  Pro- 
 fanenefsof  the  Family,  that  when  GOD  had  touch'd 
 his  Heart,  he  defir'd  to  be  remov'd,  profefTing  he 
 could  live  no  longer,  where  he  could  have  no  more 
 
 Advan- 
 
55S  The  EjeBed  or  Sile?ic'*dMimjlers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Advantages  for  his  Soul.  Hereupon  both  his  Father 
 and  Uncle  were  fo  difgufted,  that  he  utterly  loft  their 
 Favour,  and  all  Expedations  from  them.  Thus  (iaith 
 he  of  himfelfj  '»  ^^^  Morning  of  my  Age,  I  began  my 
 Suffering  :  Chufing  rather  to  Juffer  jffliBion  with  the  Peo-- 
 fie  of  God,  than  enjoy  the  Profits  or  Pleafures  of  the  fVorld, 
 Tfihich  are  but  for  a  Seafon, 
 
 He  was  afterwards  kindly  rcceiv'd  by  another  Un- 
 cle, in  whofe  Family  Religion  flourifh'd.  He  was 
 earneft  in  purfuit  of  Learning ;  fpent  fome  Years 
 at  Oxford ;  removed  thence  into  a  private  Family, 
 where  he  was  Chaplain,  following  his  Studies  with 
 unwearied  Diligence;  he  was  afterwards  afliftant  in 
 a  publick  Charge,  whence  after  fome  time  he  removed 
 to  the  Red:ory  of  Great  Bo/as,  where  he  continu'd 
 his  ufeful  Labours  for  many  Years,  and  was  alfo  in 
 much  Peace  with  all  his  Neighbours,  *till  once  being 
 fufpeded  of  defiring  the  King's  Return,  his  Houfe 
 was  fearch'd,  his  Goods  plunder'd,  and  his  Life 
 threatned  and  much  endanger'd.  When  the  King  re- 
 turn'd,  and  the  Act  for  Uniformity  pafs'd,  he  care- 
 fully ftudy'd  his  Duty,  and  hath  thus  recorded  the 
 Refult  of  his  Thoughts.  I  folemnly  Profefs,  in  the  Pre- 
 fence  of  the  Great  God,  before  whom  I  muft  Jhortly  givt 
 an  Account  of  my  PVords  and  Ad: ions,  that  in  my  mojl 
 impartial  Judgment,  after  all  the  light  that  I  can  get  by, 
 treading.  Praying,  Thinking  and  Difcourfing  with  above 
 twenty  Judicious  aud  Solid  Divines  of  both  Perfwaficns  j 
 J  look^  upon  it  my  Duty,  not  to  Conform :  and  whatever  be- 
 comes either  of  my  felf  or  Family,  as  I  cannot  force  my 
 Judgment,  fo  I  will  not .  dare  to  force  my  Confcience.  And 
 many  Years  after  that,  he  profefles.  That  he  never 
 read,  or  heard,  or  fuffer'd  any  thing  that  caus''d  in  him 
 any  one  repenting  thought  of  his  Nonconformity.  And  a- 
 gain,  fays  he,  I  did  and  do  Believe,  as  I  (hall  anjwer  be- 
 fore the  fearcher  of  all  He  arts,  that  if  I  had  Conform' d  up- 
 on the  Terms  injoind,  I  had  finnd  againf}  God  :  And  I 
 do  folemnly  profcjs,  if  evsr  I  can  be  convincd  of  the  con- 
 trary, I  will  Corform  ftill. 
 
 Tho*  he  was  forcM  from  his  Pulpit,  he  was  loath  to 
 leave  his  beloved  People  :  And  being  devoted  ro  the 
 A4iniftry,  he  durft  not  quit  ir.  He  built  himfdf  an 
 Houfe  in  the  Parifli,  with  a  Dcfign  of  continuing  his 
 Endeavours  to  do  good  to  their  Souls  3  and  how  appa- 
 rent 
 
in  the  County  of  SALOP-  559 
 
 rent  Ibever  the  Danger  was,  he  never  neglecSled  any  Vol.  IL 
 one  Opportunity  of  Service  that  ofFer'd.  The  Oxford 
 Act  afterwards  drove  him  from  his  Houfe,  and  put 
 him  to  his  Shifts  :  For  tho*  he  had  a  Father  and 
 Mother  and  Ten  Brothers  and  Brothers-in-law  that 
 had  Families,  yet  he  could  not  refide  with  any  of 
 them,  beeaufe  their  Habitations  came  all  within  the 
 compafs  of  that  Adt.  But  when  the  Times  were  more 
 quiet,  and  the  King  gave  Liberty  to  his  DilTenting 
 Subjects,  he  foon  procur'd  a  Licenfe  for  himfelf,  and 
 another  for  his  Houfe,  and  with  great  Zeal  and  Fer- 
 vency began  to  preach  again.  He  attended  with  his 
 Family  on  the  Publick  Miniftry  in  the  Morning,  and 
 preach'd  to  his  Family  and  Neighbours  in  the  After- 
 noon, without  having  the  leaft  Salary  or  Profpedl  of 
 Emolument  from  any  of  his  Hearers.  He  would  often 
 fay,  ril  heartily  rejoyce  if  it  will  pleafe  GOD  to 
 give  me  my  Liberty  to  preach  for  nothing  to  my  dy- 
 ing-Day. He  look'd  upon  his  Work  to  be  GOD's: 
 and  the  lefs  Revvard  he  had  from  Men,  the  more  he 
 hop'd  for  at  laft  from  the  LORD  his  Mafter. 
 
 JttWf  14,  1681,  being  earncftly  dcfir'd  to  afTift  at 
 a  private  Faft,  in  a  Time  of  exceeding  Drought,  he 
 comply 'd  :  Another  was  to  Preach,  and  he  was  to 
 Pray  :  But  the  Meeting  being  broke  up  by  fome 
 Neighbouring  Juftices  of  the  Peace,  it  was  pofitiveiy 
 fworn  againft  him  that  he  preach'd,  and  be  was  Fin*d 
 20/.  But  refufing  to  pay  it  they  diftrain'd  upon  him, 
 and  took  away  his  Houfliold- Goods,  and  Books,  and 
 the  Bed  he  lay  upon  j  and  the  Sale  of  them  was  pro- 
 claim'd  in  the  Parilli-Church,  and  in  Three  Market- 
 Towns  about  :  But  not  one  Perfon  coming  in  to 
 make  any  Purchafe,  they  were  return'd,  upon  this 
 Promife  given,  that  they  iliould  be  forth-coming  when 
 required  by  lawful  Authority.  He  was  afterwards  ex- 
 treamly  harrais'd,  and  fufFcr'd  great  Lofs  in  his  Eftate, 
 by  the  Troubles  continually  given  him  by  fbme  pee- 
 vifli  Men,  at  SeiTions,  AfTizes,  and  in  the  Crown- 
 Office.  At  iaft  he  was  again  forc'd  from  his  Family 
 upon  the  Oxfcrd  AEl,  and  pafTcd  from  Houfe  to  Houfe, 
 and  from  County  to  County  ;  But  in  the  mid  ft  of  all 
 his  Troubles  and  Lofles  was  perfwaded  that  GOD 
 would  return  him  with  IntcreA,  what  of  this  World 
 he  had  loft  for  the  lake  of  CHRIST  and  his  Confci- 
 
 cnce  5 
 
560  The  Ejeffed  or  Silenced  MimfierSy  S^c. 
 
 Voh  II.   ence ;  which  at  laft  he  acknowledg  d    he  had  fully 
 done  ;  pardy  by  the  Death  offome  of  his  Relations, 
 and  partly  by  enabling  him  comfortably  to  difpofe  of  his 
 Children.     Some    Years    before   he    dy'd,  it  pleas'd 
 GOD  to  deprive  him  of  his  Bodily  Sight,  which  tho* 
 in  it  felf  a  very  bitter  Afflidion,  and  elpecially  to  one 
 who  took  fuch  Pleafure  in  Reading,  yet  he  was  never 
 heard  to  fpeak  one  repining  Word  againft  GOD  ;  but 
 would  be  often  praifing  him  that  fo  great  a  Mercy  had 
 been  continu'd  fo  long.     His  laft  Afflidtion  was  a  Mor- 
 tification in  one  Foot,  which  he  bore  with  invincible 
 Patience,  faying  in  the  midft  of  his  utmoft  Torment  5 
 lam  not  yet  afraid  to  die.    After  many  wearifom  Nights 
 and  Days,  he   at  laft  breath'd  out  his  Soul  to   GOD, 
 *  He  hath  May  5.  1700;  Mtat.  84.     *  He  was  an  holy,  ftudious, 
 printed,      and  learned  Man  ;  had  great  Affections  for  GOD,  and 
 TheSouls  was  defirous  to  draw  all  Men  to  him. 
 Looking- 
 
 glafs,  or  a  Spiritual  ToUGh-ftone,  -mhereby  true  Grace  may  be  difcoverd 
 from  Counterfeit.  \66o.  A  fliort  Catcchifm,  containing  the  Funda- 
 mental Points  of  Religion.  i66o.  ^ fmall  Book  of  Relative  Duties, 
 An  help  to  Holy  Walking,  or  a  Guide  to  Glory.  1705:.  The  Huf- 
 bandmans  Companion,  containg  am  100  Occajfional  Meditations,  Re^ 
 fieBions,  Ejaculations',  efpecially  fuited  to  Men  of  that  Employment  ^  i6yj, 
 England's  Banc,  or  the  deadly  Danger  of  Drunkennefs.  A  Sovereign 
 Antidote  againft  the  Fear  of  Death,  1681.  Death  improv'd,  and 
 immoderate  Sorrow  for  deceafed  Friends  and  Relatives  reprov'd, 
 1^75,  and  i(593- 
 
 PV.  Felt  on :  Mr.  Samuel  Hilderfam,  B.  D.  The  only 
 Son  of  the  famous  Mr.  Arthur  Hilderjam  of  Afhhy  : 
 Some  time  Fellow  of  Emmanuel-College  in  Cambridge^ 
 Settled  KeCkov  oiPP'efi'Fclt on,  An.  1628  :  And  continu'd 
 there  till  liIencM  by  the  Acl  ofVniformity.  He  was  one 
 of  the  Aflembly  of  Divines :  A  Father  to  the  Sons  of 
 the  Prophets  in  and  about  Shropffoire.  A  Conformift  in 
 ihe  old  Times,  but  refolv'd  enough  againft  the  Ncpp 
 Conformity.  He  was  (iays  Mr.  Baxter)  a  grave,  peace- 
 able, pious,  learned  Divine  :  (Mr.  Henry  adds)  loving 
 and  charitable  ;  an  excellenc  Preacher,  an  eminent 
 Ilxpofitor,  and  very  much  a  Gentleman.  To  this  Ac- 
 count Mv.Taiients  added,  that  he  was  crdain'd  by  an 
 Liflo  BiOiop,  without  the  Subfcription  that  was  then 
 requir'd.  Soon  after  his  E']e6\mcnt,'he  lefz  Shro^foire 
 and  liv'd  priva:clv  with  a  Kinfwoman  at  Erdington,  in 
 
in  the  County  <?/'  S  A  L  O  P.  561 
 
 the  Parifh  of  Burmicham  Aflon  in  H^arvpick/hire,  where  Vol.  IL 
 he  quietly  ended  his  Days,  in  April  1674,  ^^^^-  80  j  ^OTV 
 and  was  decently   bury'd   in   the  Church-yard,    and 
 without  any  Funeral  Sermon,  according  to  his  Order, 
 by  his  furvivi  ng  Wife,  who  was  Daughter  to  bir  Henry 
 Goodyear  oi Polefivorth  in  that  County. 
 
 He  printed  nothing  but  Two  Epiftles  before  his 
 Father's  Books  of  Sermons  :  But  furnilli'd  Mr.  AJhe 
 with  the  Materials  of  his  Father's  Life* 
 
 OS^VESTl{ET:  Mr.  lowland  Nevet,  M.  A.  of  Edmund^ 
 Hail  in  Oxon.  His  Labours  at  Ojwejlrey  were  abun- 
 dant while  they  were  aliow'd  i  and  even  after  he  was 
 (ilenc'd  for  Nonconformity,  he  continued  among  his 
 People  there  to  his  dying  Day,  doing  what  he  could 
 when  he  might  not  do  what  he  would.  He  would 
 fay,  that  he  thought  the  moft  of  his  Converting  Work 
 was  done  there,  in  the  firft  Seven  Years  of  his  being 
 in  the  Place.  When  the  Plague  was  among  them  he 
 continued  with^  his  People,  and  preach  d  to  them  j 
 and  it  was  an  Opportunity  of  doing  much  good.  His 
 Converfation  from  his  Youth,  was  not  only  biameiels, 
 but  holy  and  pious.  He  was  exemplary  for  Family- 
 Religion,  and  great  Care  and  Induftry  in  the  Educa- 
 tion of  his  Children.     He  dy'd,  D^c^wji?.  8.  1675. 
 
 TVHITCHVBSH:  Mr.  Thomas  Porter^  an  antienC 
 grave  Divine,  of  great  Integrity,  Blamelefnels  and  Di- 
 ligence, and  fo  excellent  a  Preacher  in  Mr.  Baxter*^ 
 Judgment,  that  he  declares  he  thought  few  arriv'd  to 
 his  Degree,  that  ever  he  had  heard.  He  was  born  irt 
 Northamptonjhirey  and  bred  in  Cambridge.  He  was  fet- 
 tled Minifter  of  Hanmer  in  Flintjhire,  long  before  che  , 
 Wars,  by  the  Means  of  Sir  John  Hanmer  a  pious  Gen* 
 tleman,  and  great  Promoter  of  Religion  in  the  Parifh. 
 Mr.  Porter's  Miniftrv,  was  blefs'd  wi:h  wonderful  Ac- 
 ceptance and  Succefs,  both  in  that  and  the  Neigh- 
 bouring Parifhes  ;  and  a  great  Harveft  of  Souls  was 
 gathered  in  to  Chrift.  After  the  War  was  over,  (in 
 the  Heat  of  which  he  was  forc'd  to  withdraw)  he  pro- 
 cur'd  Mr.  Steel  for  Hanmer,  and  remov'd  xol^^h  it  church^ 
 where Jje  conrinu'd  an  Inftrument  of  much  good.  He 
 by  his  great  Prudence  (b  manag'd  the  Minifters  on  thac 
 Side  of  the  County,  where  a  Presbytery  was  fettled, 
 O  o  thas 
 
562         The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MimflerSy  &G. 
 
 Vol.  II.  that  he  found  no  Need  of  compulfory  Laws.  When 
 the  King  came  in ,  he  gave  way  to  Dr.  Bernard^  a  wor- 
 thy moderate  Man.  He  fpent  the  reft  of  his  Days  inSi- 
 ience  and  Afiiidion ;  and  dy'd  at  Salop  in  a  good  old  Age^ 
 '^unc  19.  1667.  He  hath  four  Sermons  extant  which 
 I  never  faw.  One  on  the  Divinity  of  the  Holy  Ghoft  : 
 Another  upon,  Te  are  the  Salt  of  the  Earth,  at  an  Ordi- 
 nation I  a  third  of  the  New  Creature  5  and  a  Fourth 
 of  the  Form  of  Godiineis,  from  2  Tim.  3.5.  He  had 
 a  Son  who  preach'd  fometime  at  Tiljiocky  one  of  his 
 Chappels,  but  whether  (o  long  as  his  Father  ftaid  in',  I 
 know  not.  Fie  went  afterwards  to  Bunburj^  and  the 
 Bifhop  olChefter  would  not  (fays  Mr.  Tnllents)  give  hinx 
 Orders,  till  he  folemnly  renounc'd  his  former  Ordinati- 
 on from  his  Father,  and  the  CiaiTis,  which  he  fubmic- 
 ted  to  do. 
 
 LVDLOH^  the  LeBure  :  Mr.  Richard  Sadler.  He 
 was  born  in  i^Vorcefter,  went  when  young  with  his  Fa- 
 ther into  Nevp- England,  After  the  War^,  he  returned 
 into  Englandy  was  ordain'd  at  Whixal  Chappel,  May  16. 
 1648.  and  remov'd  thence  to  Ludlow.  Being  turn'd  out 
 there  upon  the  King's  coming  in,  he  fpent  the  reft  of  his 
 Days  in  Privacy  at  H%ixal,  where  he  dy'd,  Anno  1675. 
 j£t/it.  55.  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Piety  and  Mode- 
 ration. He  had  a  Wife  and  many  Children,  and  ve- 
 ry little  to  live  on,  but  was  chearful  and  hearty. 
 
 Clun  :  Mr.  Thomas  Froyfell.  A  Divine,  of  extraordi- 
 nary Worth,  for  Judgment,  Moderation,  Godlinefs, 
 biamelefs  Living,  and  excellent  Preaching  ;  who  with 
 many  o:hers,  in  Poverty  and  Sickneis,  and  great  Suf- 
 fering, continu'd  to  preferve  the  Peace  of  his  Confci- 
 cnce.  He  was  of  Clare-Hall  in  Cambridge,  and  was 
 fix'd  at  Clun  by  that  holy  Gentleman  Mr.  Pl^alcot,  who 
 preferr'd  none  to  his  Livings,  but  the  worthieft  Men. 
 The  Civil  war  drove  him  to  London,  where  he  had  a 
 great  Auditory,  and  Was  us'd  by-God  to  do  good  to 
 many:  But  return'd  to  his  poor  People  at  Clun,  and 
 was  highly  priz'd  by  them  ;  and  indeed  by  all  the 
 Country  round,  by  fuch  as  w^ere  not  Haters  of  God- 
 linefs. He  refted  from  his  Labours  about  the  Year 
 1671.  j£tat,  52.  The  Iniquity  cf  the  TimeS;  and  his 
 
 own 
 
in  the  County  ^/  R  U  T  L  A  iN  D.  565 
 
 oXvn  comparative  Ufelefnefs,  after  his  being  (licnc'd,  Vol.  II. 
 made  a  mighty  ImprefiHon  upon  him  5  which  termina-      '  v-n^' 
 XQ.di  in  a  fatal  Melancholy  *.  *  ^e  ^uh^ 
 
 Sermons:  viz.  The  Gale  oF  Opportunity,  Pveach'd  at  the  Funerai  of 
 Humphrey  Walcot  of  Walcot,  Efq;  in  16^6  :  Jnd  the  BeloV-j  ^ii- 
 ciple  at  the  Funeral  of  his  great  Friend  and  Neighhotir  Sir  Rob^'^  Har- 
 ky.  An.  1658.  y^nd  after  his  Deceafe,  viz.  An.  j^7«,  Some  Serwo?2s  cf 
 his  concernijjg  Grace,  and  Temptation  veere  piblij]id  ;  and  then  is  foms 
 jiccount  of  the  Author  frcjix  dj  by  Mr.  Richard  Steel. 
 
 NE  WP  OKJl  :  Mr.  Jdhn  Mnldem  A  Man  of  great 
 Learning,  an  excellent  Hebrician ;  one  of  exemplary 
 Piety,  and  a  folid  Preacher.  As  he  iiv'd.  lb  he  dy'd, 
 very  low  in  his  own  Eyes;  efteeming  himfelf  good' 
 for  nothing,  tho'  really  good  for  ^every  thing  .-  Which 
 was  manifeftly  a  prejudice  both  to  his  Comfort  and 
 his  Ufefuinefs.  He  declar'd  he  was  far  -iTom  PvC- 
 penting  his  being  a  Sufferer  againft  Conformity-  He 
 dy'd  May  23.  1681.  yRtat.  60. 
 
 Middle:  Mv.JoJIoua  FQchnrdfon.  He  had  been  im- 
 prifon'd  in  London^  in  the  time  of  the  War  by  the  Par- 
 liament Party  ;  but  could  not  now  Conform  5  tho'  he 
 had  a  Wife,  and  a  great  many  Children,  and  no  great 
 Eftate.  He  was  a  holy,  loving,  icrious  Man  3  and  his 
 Life  was  clos'd  with  a  happy  Death,  Scpicmber  i.  1671. 
 Dr.  Fowler  Preach'd  his  Funeral  Sermon  at  H^jitchurchy 
 on  Dnn.  iz,  3.  highly  praifing  him  for  Wifdom^  Piery,^ 
 and  Peaceablenefs. 
 
 Edflaficn-Chnppel  near  H^cm .-  Mr.  Samuel  Taylor,  He- 
 was  o( Magdalen  C§ liege  in  Carfibridge  :  A  learned,  holy, 
 humble,  ingenious  Man,  and  a  good  Preacher,  buc 
 fickly.  Tho'  in  very  low  Circamifances,  wirh  a  Wife 
 and  many  Children,  yet  he  quirted  his  Living  in  1662  j 
 chufing  rather  to  beg.  his  Bread,  than  to  wrong  his 
 Confcience.  He  continued  in  l>Vem  after  his  being  (i- 
 lenc'd,  and  Preach'd  there  as  hisStreigth  and  Liberty 
 would  permit.  He  had  his  Houfe  burnt  down  in 
 the  dreadful  Fire  in  that  Town,  Anm  1676.  He 
 Re-built  it  alter  a  fort,  by  the  Charity  of  his  Friends-, 
 and  Iiv'd  in  it  ;  but  in  very  great  ftraits,  and  much 
 ikknefs,  yet  Preaching  conftantly.     After  Four  or  Five 
 
 0  0  %  days 
 
564  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc'd  Mmjters  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  ciays  Illnefs,  he  quietly  departed  this  Life,  Anno  1695. 
 j^tat.  6S.  Mr.  Philif  Henry  preach'd  his  Funeral  Ser- 
 mbn  on  i  Cor.  4.  7.  PVe  have  this  Treafure  in  Earthen 
 Vcjfels. 
 
 I  have  one  Paflage  of  him  to  add,  which  conies  to 
 me  from  a  Perfon  of  undoubted  Credit.     When  he  was 
 once  in  very  great  Straits,  a  Gentleman  that  was  con- 
 cerned for  him,  and  had  oft  been  kind  to  him,  defir'd 
 a  young  Minifter  of  Reputation  to  improve  his  Intereft 
 for  him,  (as  he  was  Travelling  about  the  Country)  to 
 garhcr  fomething  among  charitable  Chriftians  of  his 
 Acquaintance,  for  his  Relief.     He  did  fo,  and  delir'd 
 the  Gentleman  that  had  made  the  Motion  to  get  him 
 to  his  Houfe  at  a  time  iix'd,  when  he  would  be  there, 
 and  give  him  what  he  had  Collected  for  his  Support. 
 The  Gentleman  accordingly  fent  for  him,  and  he  came 
 readily,  without  any  knowledge  of  the  Kindnefs  de- 
 (ign'd  him.     The  Perfon  that  had  been  an  Advocate 
 for  him,  convers'd  with  him  over  Night  with  freedom, 
 and  the  next  Morning  told  him  what  he  had  done  for 
 him,  upon  the  folicitation  of  the  Gentleman  that  was 
 his  Friend.     He  paid  him  down  upwards  of  20  /.  that 
 he  had  pick'd  up  among  his  Chriftian  Friends  for  his 
 Ufe.     The  Good  Man  was  fo  afFed:ed  with  this  unex- 
 pected Relief,  that  he  burft  out  into  Tears,  told   him 
 the  diftreifed  Cafe  of  his  Family  when  he  left  it,  which 
 was  reduced  to  the  laft  Extremity ;    blefs'd  God,  and 
 thank'd  him  ;  and  fignify'd  his  Senle  of  the  Goodneis 
 of  God  in  a  manner  that  made  fuch  impreflion  on  him, 
 that  convey'd  the  Charitv  of  others  to  him,  as  left  it 
 dubious,  whether  the  Diftributer,  or  the  Receiver  of 
 ir,  was  the  moft  affected. 
 
 mi  flock.:  Mr.  :^echariah  Thomas,  He  was  Ordain'd 
 after  the  King  came  in,  and  was  Curate  to  Dr.  Bernard, 
 but  could  not  continue  long  with  him,  becaufe  of 
 h's  Nonconformity.  He  dy'd  September  14.  1670. 
 Jpj^t.  50.  Mr.  Kjrkes,  Vicar  of  A'dony  Preach'd  at  his 
 Funeral,  and  gave  him  a  worthy  Character  fas  he  well 
 deferved)  for  Uprightnefs,  Humility,  Moderation, 
 Praver,  fairhfulnefs  in  Reproving,  and  Patience  under 
 Affiidion,  6c, 
 
 Bridge 
 
in  the  County  of  SALOP.  565 
 
 "~  Vol.  II. 
 
 Bridgnorth  :  Mr.  Andrew  Triftram,  a  Man  of  more 
 than  ordinary  Ability  in  Preaching  and  Prayer  j  of 
 an  upright  Life.     He  afterwards  turn  d  Phyficiaut 
 
 J^ynerly  :  Mr.  Thomas  iVnght.  A  Man  of  extra- 
 ordinary Learning,  Ability,  Moderation,  and  Peacea- 
 blenefs. 
 
 Hales  Ovoen :  Mr.  Edward  Pafton.  A  fober,  mode- 
 rate, peaceable  Mmifter,  of  a  godly  upright  Life.  He 
 was  Chaplain  to  P(nL  Foley,  Efqj, 
 
 Avely :  Mr.  Lcvsl ;  a  retired  and  private,  but  very 
 prudent  and  worthy  Man. 
 
 Morton-Chappel :  Mr.  Timothy  Thomas.  He  was  Chap- 
 Iain  to  Mrs.  Baker  of  Guiney,  near  Oj<veJiry  in  this 
 County;  he  dy'd  in  that  Neighbourhood,  An.  1676. 
 
 Aflon-Chappel :  Mr.  Titus  Thomas,  Brother  to  the 
 former.  He  apply*d  himfelf  to  the  Pradice  of  Phyfick 
 with  good  Succefs  afterwards,  tho'  not  forfaking  his 
 Miniftry.  He  was  iix'd  Paftor  of  a  Congregation  at 
 Salop*,  where  he  marry'd  a  Gentlewoman  of  very  good 
 Circumftances,  that  enabled  him  to  be  uleful.  He 
 was  an  ingenious  and  learned  Man.  He  dy'd  about 
 the  Year  1688. 
 
 Cockj'hott^Chappel :  lAr.  Francis  Keeling.  He  was  bred' 
 in  Coventry  School  and  Trinity  College,  where  he  got  a 
 competent  ftock  of  Learning.  He  liv'd  in  this  Counts- 
 after  he  was  Silenc'd,  as  long  as  his  Wife  was  fufter'd 
 to  keep  young  Gentlewomen  in  her  Houie,  in  order  to 
 their  Education  :  But  when  this  way  of  Maintenance 
 was  ftop'd,  he  remov'd  his  Family  to  London,  and  fet- 
 tled with  a  Congregation  at  Kjngfion  upon  Thames  ; 
 And  there  he  died.  An.  1690;  leaving  behind  him  two 
 3ons  in  the  Miniftry  among  the  Diflfenters, 
 
 Stanton:  Mr.  H.  Cruchlow. 
 
 I{nckardine :  Mr. '^njhutt  Barnett,  Born  Jn.  i6li,  at 
 
 Vppington  in  this  Councv.     His  Father,  Mr.  Humphrey 
 
 Q  o  g  Burnett^ 
 
566      The  EjeBed  or  Silenc'd  MinifierSj  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Barnett,  was  forc'd,  for  his  Nonconformity,  to  take 
 s./'^f^^  Sanduary  there  that  he  might  be  out  of  the  reach  of 
 -the  Bifhops.  There  he  grew  Eminent  for  the  Succels 
 of  his  Miniftry  ;  and  was  the  firft  in  thofe  Pans  who 
 Preached  twice  every  Lord*?  Day.  This  Son  of  his 
 was  Educated  tinder  the  Famous  Mr.  Ball,  and  Ejedt- 
 -ed  here :  But  being  a  Perfon  of  great  Moderation,  he, 
 after  iome  time,  accepted  of  a  Place  in  Chepoirey  where 
 he  was  excus'd  from  the  Surplice,  Sign  of  the  Crofs,  (£c. 
 He  was  a  Man  of  confiderablc  Parts,  a  taking  Preacher, 
 and  very  Perfonable,     He  died  very  much  lamented. 
 
 Stottefdon;  Mr,  I(egimid  Findlow,  He  Preach*d  af- 
 terwards Occafionally  about  the  Country,  but  was  ve. 
 ry  poor, 
 
 Ofaeflrey :  Mr.  QuarreL  He  Preach'd  much  in  Pf^ales : 
 But  I  am  inform'd,  tho'  he  Preach'd  here  before  Occa- 
 iionally,  yet  did  not  fix  in  this  County  till  after  62. 
 
 Hodnet:  Mr.  Samuel  C^.mpcn,  M.  A.  of  Magdalen 
 College  in  Cambridge.  A  learned,  pleafant,  friendly 
 Man," and  a  very  good  Preacher.  His  Parfonage  Houle 
 and  Barns,  with  his  Books  and  Goods,  were  burnt  in 
 1658,  and  he  built  them  up  in  59,  and  yet  in  60,  the 
 Patron,  Sir  Henry  Vernon,  turn'd  him  out.  He  had  a 
 Wiff  and  (even  Children,  and  little  to  live  on  j  and 
 GOD  provided  for  h*m  and  them.  He  departed  this 
 Life  in  6^^/c/,   about  the  Year  i68o.  JEtar.  65. 
 
 Stoke :  Mr.  John  Adr,ms.  Before  the  Wars  he  had 
 been  a  forward  Conformift,  and  a  Companion  of  fome 
 of  the  Gentry  that  were  high  iiown  and  Debauch'd : 
 Bin  he  could  not  Conform  in  62.  Before  his  Deceafe 
 fwhich  was  about  66)  he  went  to  a  Houfe  in  which  a 
 religious  Genrlcwom.an  then  liv'd,  and  Iblemnly  be- 
 wail'd  the  Sins  of  which  he  had  there  been  Guilty. 
 
 I^ddington  :  Mr.  Andrew  Barnctt.  He  was  Brother 
 to  Mr.  Jcjhun  Bnrnctt,  m.entionM  before,  and  the 
 youngeft  of  Ten  Children.  He  alfo  was  born  at  Vf- 
 fingtan.  He  was  fometime  of  trinity  College  in  Cam- 
 bridge, He  was  turn'd  out  of  Churchholme  in  Che/hire 
 (where  he  was  in  my  former  Edition  mention'd  as  well 
 ^ .    ■     .  ■  '   ''  as 
 
in  the  County  <?/  S  A  L  O  P.  567 
 
 as  here)  for  not  taking  the  Ingagemcnt  againft  the  Vol.  11. 
 King  and  Houfe  of  Lords  ;  But  he  was  the  publick  <x'"Vn^ 
 Preacher  at  H^^dlngton  v^\\tn  he  was  fiienc'd  in  62. 
 His  Sufferings  afterwards  were  not  fo  great  as  fome 
 others  met  with.  His  Skill  in  Phyfick  made  him  the 
 morevalu'd  by  the  neighbouring  Gentry.  And  yet  one 
 inftance  may  be  worth  inferting.  Being  invited  to 
 Preach  in  private  on  a  Lord's  Day,  a  neighbouring 
 Juftice  came  upon  him  while  he  was  only  in  Prayer, 
 and  Fin'd  him  for  Preaching.  He  appealed  to  the 
 Quarter- Seiiions,  and  prov'd  that  he  had  not  Preach'd. 
 But  the  King's  Attorney  faid,  that  he  muft  make  a 
 Conftruction  of  the  matter,  and  that  was,  that  the 
 Defendant's  Praying  was  Preaching.  Then,  laid  Mr.B^?'- 
 nett,  every  Bey  that  Jays  the  Lord's  Prayer  is  a  Preacher, 
 NOf  noy  (ays  the  Attorney,  but  for  you  to  -pray  is  Preach^ 
 ing.  Upon  this  he  was  Caft,  and  his  Fine  was  dou- 
 bled ;  fb  that  he  pay'd  above  40  /.  He  was  a  folid 
 Man,  and  a  found  Preacher;  and  moft  valu'd  by  them 
 that  knew  him  beft.  He  ha<;  Printed  a  Sermon  upon 
 the  Death  of  Queen  Mary,  preach'd  at  Coventry :  And 
 a  pradical  Book  intituled,  The  Helmet  of  Hope,  CHRIST 
 in  us  the  Hope  of  Glory.  -  ' 
 
 Berington:  Mr.  Bote. 
 
 Creffidge:    Mr.  Samuel  Smith,  formerly  Minifter  of 
 Prittleml  in  Effex.     Avery  holy  judicious  Map,  and 
 greatly    efteem'd.     He  wrote   David's  Repentance  on-/ (      .."] 
 Pfnl.  51.  The  great  AJfi:{e  on  I^ev.  20.  11,  15  ;  which  |jas)'t/^ 
 been  printed  40  times  ;  and  feveral  other  things.   .  HeJ  *   |. 
 after  his  Ejedment,  went  to  die  in  his  Native' Couiti-  ,.'  ^-, 
 try  in  Effex,  1  "r  ' /  ''■'■" 
 
 Chetton :  Mr.  J4^illiam  Ba^fy.  -'  '  "-  ^'^ V        r-^-^^M 
 
 Stretton'.  Mr.  Henry  Maurice.     He  was  the  youngeft      ^^o    ..  ^ 
 Son  of  Mr.  Griffith  Maurice,  defcended  from  a  confide-  "  ;  ^^  . 
 
 rable  Family  in   Carnarvanjhire.     His   Childhood  and,.  '    " "^ 
 
 Youth  were  Vanity.    He  was   of  the    UniverfityAv^of  ';   ' 
 
 Oxon.     When  he  became  a  Preacher,  the  populi^  AfL 
 plaufe  that  attended  him  pro v'd  a  great  Temptation       ,,   ^. 
 to  him,  as  he  afterwards  complain'd  ;  calling  him'feif .         '■ 
 a  Vain-glorious  Fellow.    He  conform'd  in    62    ac%i,.        ;  -  - 
 
 O  0  4  BromP'   ^^^% 
 
<;68  The  Ejeffed  or  Stlenc'^d  MinifierSj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  drompfield  in  H^refordjhire  -^  but  remov*d  afterwards  to 
 y/'V'v^  this  jLivi ng,  worth  140  /.  per  Annum,  with  a  very  de- 
 lightful Sear.  He  held  this  place  forfome  time,  till  it 
 pleas'd  GOD  to  viGt  the  Town  with  a  Malignant  Fe- 
 ver, whereby  many  of  his  Parifliioners  were  cut  off; 
 by  which  Providence  he  was  much  awakei/d,  and  ve- 
 ry felicitous  about  his  everlafting  State,  if  he  fliculd 
 be  fciz'd  by  Death.  He  was  much  diflatisfied  about 
 his  Conformity  ;  and  could  not  be  eaiie  in  his  Mind 
 till  he  had  taken  up  a  Refolution  to  quit  his  Living, 
 which  he  thought  to  be  his  Duty,  notwithftanding  that 
 he  was  300/.  in  Debt,  which  was  chiefly  contrad:- 
 ed  bv  annexing  fome  Out-building  to  the  Parfonage- 
 Houfe. 
 
 He  had  kept  his  Trouble  to  himfelf,  *till  his  Wife, 
 who  was  a  Woman  of  Courage,  furprizing  him  in  his 
 Retirement,  told  him  fhe  was  determin'd  not  to  pare 
 from  him  a  Moment,  till  he  communicated  to  her  the 
 Cau(e  of  his  uneafincfs.  He  then  told  her,  that  he 
 could  not  be  fatisfy'd  in  his  own  Mind  to  continue  any 
 longer  in  Stretton  as  Minifter  of  that  Place  :  But  that  at 
 the  fame  time  he  was  much  concern'd  for  her  and  her 
 ,  Child,  (for  then  they  had  but  one)  as  to  their  future 
 Subfiftence.  She  defir'd  him  to  do  as  his  Confcience 
 dlrecfled  ;  and  aflur'd  him  (he  cou'd  freely  refign  her 
 felf  and  her  Child  to  the  Providence  of  GOD,  whofe 
 care  of  them  flie  did  not  at  all  diftruft  :  And  this  An- 
 fwer  of  hers  greatly  fupported  and  encouraged  him.  He 
 next  communicated  his  Cafe  to  Mr.  Quarrel,  who  had 
 himfelf  been  Ejeclcd.  He  advis'd  him  to  count  his 
 lofs  before  he  enter'd  upon  a  fuffering  State.  To  which 
 Mr.  Maurice  reply'd,  that  if  he  kept  his  Living  any 
 longer,  his  Confcience  would  fly  in  his  Face.  When 
 he  had  Prcach'd  his  Farewel  Sermon  from  Lukf  23.  3. 
 the  Chancellour  of  the  Diocefe  fcnt  him  a  Citation, 
 charging  him  with  reflcdling  on  the  Government  of 
 the  Church.  He  fcnt  him  this  Anfwer ;  that  what  he 
 deliver'd  was  not  to  reflect  or  eaufe  difrefpedl:  to  any, 
 but  to  filence  the  Cries  of  an  awakened  Confcience. 
 What  Perfonal  Eftate  he  had  he  difcover'd  to  his 
 Creditors,  who  took  all  away.  They  who  remain'd 
 imfatisfied,  carried  him  to  Shrewsbury  J Siil;  in  which 
 rniferable  Circumftances  he  was  often  remarkably  re-. 
 Ji^v'd  by  Peplbns  rhac  were  utctrly  unknown  to  himv 
 
 His 
 
in  the  County  of    SALOP.  56 q 
 
 ^■— — — ^—  '  '         '       1^— — .^ii^-^— 
 
 His  Keeper's  Wife,  who  was  at  firft  harfli  to  him,  was  Vol.  11. 
 Converted  by  his  means. 
 
 At  laft  fome  Friends  becoming  engag'd  for  the  Pay- 
 ment of  his  Debts,  he  was  fet  at  hberty  ;  but  dwelt  in 
 Shrewsbury  for  a  confiderable  time,  and  then  remov'd  to 
 Abergaveny,  He  was  (bon  after  chofen  Paftor  of  a  con- 
 fiderable Body  of  People,  at  Lanigon  and  Mert/mr, 
 within  a  few  Miles  of  that  Town :  But  his  Services 
 were  not  confined  to  them.  His  capacious  Soul  mov'd 
 in  a  much  larger  Sphere.  From  the  time  of  his 
 coming  into  thele  Parts,  he,  as  long  as  he  was  able, 
 fpent  his  time  in  travelling  all  o\er  PValss ;  fo  that 
 Preaching  the  Gofpel  of  CHRIST  in  thofe  dark  Parts 
 became  his  daily  work.  And  GOD  blefs'd  his  Endea- 
 vours to  the  Convidtion  and  Converfion  too  (as  there 
 is  good  reafon  to  hope  and  believe)  of  many  Souls. 
 The  poor  People  travel'd  far  to  hear  the  Word,  and 
 attended  it  in  vaft  Numbers,  and  with  an  cxtraordi^ 
 nary  Earneftnefs  and  Diligence,  He  endur'd  many 
 Hardfliips,  Travelling  in  all  Weathers  in  thofe  moun- 
 tainous Trades,  and  oftentimes  but  indifferently  ac- 
 commodated, both  in  refpedl  to  Dyet  and  Lodging. 
 
 'Twas  his  ordinary  Cuftomboth  at  home  and  abroad 
 to  expound  the  Scriptures,  Mornings  and  Evenings  ; 
 by  which  Method  good  and  lading  ImpreiTions  of  an 
 early  Piety  were  fometimes  convey'd.  Of  this  ther© 
 was  a  remarkable  Inftance  in  a  Gentleman's  Daugh- 
 ter, at  Seven  Years  of  Age.  Her  Father  was  no  DiC- 
 fenter,  but  had  fent  for  Mr.  Maurice  as  a  Phyfician  to 
 attempt  her  Cure  as  to  a  bodily  Diforder,  which  had 
 made  her  a  Cripple.  She  continued  fo  :  But  by  the 
 Grace  of  GOD  received  a  far  greater  Benefit  than  a 
 Cure  would  have  been.  In  that  tender  Age,  fhe  learnt 
 in  an  extraordinary  Manner  to  remember  her  Creator 
 and  Redeemer.  He  had  alfo  another  Pradlife  that  was 
 very  common  with  him.  When  he  knew  of  any  one 
 Perlbn  in  a  Family  or  Congregation,  tho*  but  a  Child, 
 (if  there  was  a  Capacity  of  Knowledge  and  Devotion) 
 that  did  not  underftand  the  Language  in  which  he 
 was  oblig'd  to  fpeak  for  the  fake  of  all  the  reft,  a  part 
 of  what  he  faid  whether  in  Prayer,  Expoiition,  or 
 Sermons,  fhould  be  in  one  Language,  and  a  Part  in 
 the  other.  For  he  us'd  to  fay,  he  would  not  have  one 
 Soul  ipfe  the  Benefit  of  a  Puty, 
 
 He 
 
The  E jetted  or  Stlenc^d  MinijierSj  S^c. 
 
 He  was  often  way-lay '(f  by  his  Enemies,  in  order 
 to  his  Appreheniion  ,  but  was  hid  m  the  hollow  of 
 GOD  s  Hand,  His  Houfe  was  once  fearch'd  for  him, 
 when  he  had  been  newly  Preaching:  But  his  Adver- 
 faries  could  not  difcover  the  Door  of  the  Ciofet  adjoin- 
 ing to  the  Room  where  the  Meeting  v;as,  within 
 which  he  fate.  Another  time  a  Conftable  came  into 
 the  Room  where  he  was  Preaching,  commanding 
 him  to  delift .-  But  he,  with  an  undaunted  Courage, 
 charg'd  him  in  the  Name  of  the  Great  GOD,  whofe 
 Word  he  was  Preaching,  to  forbear  molefting  him,  as 
 he  would  Anfwer  it  at  the  Great  Day.  The  Man 
 hereupon  fat  down,  and  fell  into  a  Trembling ;  heard 
 him  patiently  rill  he  had  done,  and  then  departed. 
 He  was  taken  but  once,  and  then  he  was  Bail'd  ;  and 
 upon  Appearance  made,  was  difcharg'd  by  the  Favour 
 of  fome  Gentlemen,  who  were  Juftices  of  the  Peace, 
 and  his  Friends  and  Relations. 
 
 He  was  fometimes  reduc'd  to  great  Straits  whilft 
 he  liv'd  at  Shrevoshury  i  but  was  often  furprizingly  re- 
 iiev'd.  Onetime  when  he  had  been  very  thoughtful, 
 and  was  ingag'd  in  Prayer  with  his  Family,  fuiting 
 fome  Petitions  to  their  neceiTitous  Cafe,  a  Carrier 
 knocked  at  the  Door,  enquired  for  him,  and  delivered 
 to  him  an  handful  of  Money  untold,  as  a  Token  from 
 fome  Friends,  but  would  not  tell  who  they  were.  The 
 fame  Perfcn  alfo  another  time  brought  him  a  Bag  of 
 Money,  when  it  came  very  feafonably. 
 
 His  Wife  had  an  Inheritance  of  40  Lfer  Ann^  which 
 Hie  had  a  Right  to  be  polfefs'd  of,  foon  after  his  lea- 
 ving Stretton ;  but  it  was  unjuftly  alienated  for  Ten 
 Years.  However,  flie  was  cheerfully  induftrious  in 
 mean  Employments,  and  contented  with  the  courfeft 
 Fare,  being  ambitious  only  if  poiTible,  to  have  the 
 Sureties  Obligations  difcharg'd  ;  which,  through  the 
 good  Providence  of  GOD  concurring  with  frugal  Ma- 
 ment,  was  done  ;  And  Mr.  Maurice  had  himfelf  the 
 Satisfadtion  of  living  to  fee  it  ;  and  the  10th  Year  ex- 
 piring, at  the  clofe  of  which  the  Eftate  came  into  his 
 Family,  which  was  foon  after  his  Death. 
 
 He  was  in  the  laft  and  beft  Part  of  his  Life,  a  Pcr- 
 fon  of  great  Humility,  Meeknefs,  Patience  and  Refig- 
 nation  to  the  Divine  Will,  and  full  of  CompalTion  to 
 his  Enemies,,    Their  Reproaches,  infteaii  of  difcompo- 
 
 fing 
 
in  the  County  of  S  A  h  OP.  ^yi 
 
 fing  him,  did   but  furnidi  him  with  Occaiions,  which  Vol.  II. 
 he  improv'd  to  pity  and  pray  for  thofe  that  rais'd  and 
 fpread  them.     His  Serenity  and  Calmnels  under  all  his 
 Sufferings,  whether  from  Man,  or  from  the  more  im- 
 mediate Hand  of  GOD,  wasfo  remarkable,  that  they 
 did  not  ufeto  change  or  lefTen  the  Serenity  of  his  Coun- 
 tenance.   He  had  the  Maftery  of  himfelf  in  a  high  De- 
 gree  of  Perfection.  ^  His  natural  Temper  was  brisk, 
 and  (as  he  himfelf  us'd  to  fay)  had  a  mixture  of  Mo- 
 rofenefs  :  But  by  Grace  he  manag'd  and  govern'd  it, 
 as  became   a  Man,  a  Chriftian,  and  a  Minifter.     He 
 .was  courteous  and  obliging  to  all  ;  and  full  of  Bowels 
 to   the  Needy  and  Diftrefs'd.     He  was  a  hearty   and 
 conftant   Friend  ;  aftedionate  iif  all  Relations  ;  and  a 
 tender,  but  not  an  indulgent,  Father. 
 
 In  his  Preaching,  he  generally  aim'd   at  laying  the 
 Foundation   of  the  Way  of  Salvation   by  JESUS 
 CHRIST.     In  the  firft  part  of  his  Sermons   he 
 ufually  open'd  fome  fundamental   Point  of  the  Gofpel, 
 and  brought  in  Pradicals  in  the  Application.     When 
 he  quoted   Scripture  he  would  not  let  it  pafs  without 
 opening  it,  fo  as  to  fhew  his  Hearers  the  Senfe  of  it, 
 and  what  Words  of  that  Text  did  prove  the  Point  that 
 he  brought  it  for.     He  was  abundant  in  Allufions  and 
 Comparifons  to  explain  things.     To  his  Explication  of 
 Doctrines  he  would  add    an    Account   of  what  the 
 Souls    of  Men  experience  in   their    Aclings  towards 
 GOD,  with  relation  to  the  Points   in  hand;  u^hich 
 Accounts  he  often  drew  from  what  is  recorded  of  fuch 
 Experiences  in  the  Bible.     He  had  a  wonderful  Skill 
 in  unravelling  the  very  Thoughts  and  inward  Work- 
 ings of  Mens  Hearts,    to  their  Convidion.     He  was 
 very  particular  and  convincing  as  well  as  afiedionate 
 in  his  Applications  to  the  Hearts  and  Confciences  of 
 his  Hearers.     When  he  was  advised  by  his  Friends  to 
 be  more  fparing  of  himfelf,  he  wotild  tell  them,  when 
 a  Man  has  loitered  the  beft  part  of  his  Day,  and  the 
 Evening  draws  on,  he  had  need  double  his  Strokes. 
 Excelfive   Labour  and  Travell,  at  laft  fo  broke  his 
 Conftitution,  that  it  haften'd  his  End. 
 
 His  Behaviour  en  his  bed  of  languiOiing  was  an- 
 fwerable  to  the  paft  Condud  of  his  Life.  He  difco- 
 ver'd  a  very  deep  Senfe  of  the  Divine  Goodnefs  to 
 him  and  his.    When  feis  Wife  iaid  to  him,  Mj^  Dear, 
 
 y.oi; 
 
572  The  Ejected  or  SiLefic*d.  Mimflers^  8cc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  you  have  had  a  wearifotn  Night  ;  he  reply'd  ;  what 
 v^Z-VvJ  if  I  have  ?  Job  had  many  wearifom  Nights,  When 
 he  faw  the  People  weeping  about  him,  he  faid  to  her  : 
 Doft  ohferve  the  loving  Kjndnefs  of  the  LOBJ>  to  us  poor 
 Strangers,  in  raifing  us  Jo  many  Friends  ?  The  Love  of  GOD 
 in  Chrift,  faid  he,  is  a  great  {{efiejhment  to  myScul  !  And, 
 Bleffed  be  GOD  who  has  made  thee  and  me  Partakers  of 
 the  fame  Grace,  He  was  far  from  an  Apprehenfion  of 
 Merit,  and  yet  rejoyc'd  in  the  Teftimony  of  his  Con- 
 fcience.  He  exprefs'd  himfelf  thus :  There  is  nothing 
 J  have  to  trufl  to  as  to  my  IVork^  and  Labour  ;  and  yet  1 
 fhall  have  Jof  of  that  too.  He  dy'd  in  July  16^2,  fome- 
 what  above  Forty  Years  of  Age. 
 
 Korth'CoUbury  :  Mr.  Charles  Humphreys.  An  holy 
 adlive,  hopeful  young  Man.  After  his  Ejedmenc 
 here,  he  came  up  to  London  and  dy'd  in  3  or  4  Years 
 time,  very  poor. 
 
 High-Ercal:  Mr.  Richard      Stanvoerdine  :  Mr.  Hall, 
 Hopkins,  Davply  :  Mr,  I^ovoly. 
 
 Bunnington  :  Mr.  George  I{eveSf  He  preached  af- 
 terwards for  fome  time  at  Talk^-Chappel. 
 
 Of  Mr.  Philips,  Mr.  Ktishitch,  and  Mr.  Stone,  men- 
 tion*d  before  as  filenc'd  in  this  County  at  uncertain 
 Places,  I  can  yet  hear  nothing  farther. 
 
 Mr.  Jofeph  .  Lea  a  Candidate,  may  be  alfo  faid  to  be 
 (ilenc'd  in  this  County.  He  preach'd  often  i  efpecially 
 about  H^jitchurch. 
 
 There  conform'd  afterwards  in  this  County,  (  as  I 
 intimated  formerly)  Mr.  Lea  o( Shrewsbury,  Mr.  Haugiu 
 ton,  Mr.  George  Berkly  of  H^eftbury,  Mr.  Warter  of  Ponf- 
 hury^  Mr.  Alilward  of  Porvdfr bach,  and  Mr.  Roberts  of 
 Morton^Chappel.  And  now  I  add,  Mr.  fVorthington  of 
 Shabury,  who  conform'd  afterwards  in  Chejhire, 
 
 N.  B.  Of  thofe  mention'd  in  this  County  before,  as 
 filenc'd  at  uncertain  Places,  I  now  leave  out  Mr.  Bruce^ 
 becaufe  he  is  mention'd  before  at  London  (where  he 
 was  before  the  Bartholomew  Atl  rook  place)  p.  33  '  And 
 Mr.  Porter,  Jan.  becaufe  I  underftand  he  Conform'd 
 from  the  firft  and  never  was  aNonconformift. 
 
 I  her^ 
 
in  the  County  of  SALOP,  ^yj 
 
 I  here  alfo  omit  Mr.  Thomas  Gilbert  of  EJgemont,  be-  Vol.  11. 
 cau(e  I  have  taken  notice  of  him  at  H^inchendon  in 
 Buckingham/hire y  ?ag,  109,  where  he  was  ejedted  in  62, 
 fometime  after  his  Removal  from  this  Place.  This 
 Mr,  Gilbert  is  by  P^ood  the  Oxonian  call'd,  The  general 
 Efitaph  Maker,  for  the  Dijfenters  ^  whereas  I  can  hear 
 but  of  Three  of  his  compofing  ;  vis^.  for  Dr.  Goodwin, 
 Dr.  Owen,  and  Dr.  Ichabod  Chancy :  And  they  are  none 
 of  them  contemptible. 
 
 Of  thofe  ejected  in  this  County,  Mr.  Tallents  was 
 the  longeft  Liver,  (except  either  Mr.  F/w/ow.  or  Mr. 
 Andrew  Barnet  furviv'd  him)  And  to  him  are  many  of 
 thefe  Charaders  owing.  But  I  cannot  forbear  adding 
 for  a  Clofe,  his  General  Remarks  on  the  eje(5tcd  lilenc'd 
 Minlfters  in  this  County,  in  his  own  Words. 
 
 "  This  Lift  (fays  he)  and  the  like  in  other  Countries 
 •*  fully  confutes  that  notorious,  falfe  Conceit,  and  im- 
 "  pudent  Report  of  Dr.  Gunning,  (mention'd  by  Mr. 
 "  Baxter  in  his  Life  in  FoL  Part  z.p.  104J  and  others; 
 **  that  the  Nonconformifts  loft  nothing  by  their  Non- 
 "  conformity,  but  liv'd  as  much  in  Pleafure  of  the 
 "  Fle(h,  and  in  Plenty,  as  the  Conformifts  did  : 
 
 **  For  (fays  he)  Thirteen  of  thefe  were  very  poor, 
 "  and  had  Wives,  and  many  Children ;  as  Mr.  Law- 
 **  rence,  Kjeling,  Parfens,  Taylor,  T^ech. Thomas,  MaU 
 **  den.  Bury,  Jcjhua  Barnet,  Campion,  Froyfel,  Mum- 
 **  fhreys,  Findlow,  Sadler. 
 
 '*  Others  were  very  poor  but  had  no  Charge. 
 
 "  Others  had  a  little  ;  as,  Mr.  Heath,  Andrew  Bar^ 
 *'  net,  8cc. 
 
 **  And  fome  few  might  have  to  the  value  of  40  /.  a 
 "  Year :  Scarce  any  above.  So  the  richeft  of  them 
 "  were  brought  low ;  and  the  reft  into  great  Want  and 
 '*  Straits  :  But  he  that  feeds  the  Ravens  has  provided 
 **  for  them  and  theirs,amidft  the  Fewnels  and  Poverty 
 "  of  their  Friends,  one  way  or  other,  in  a  wonderful 
 *_*  Manner.    To  him  be  the  Praile. 
 
 In  the  County  (?/ SOMERSET. 
 
 T^VNTON:  St.  Migdalenes  j  Mr.  George  New* 
 ton,  M.  A.  and  Mr.  Jofiph  Alien  -,  and  St.  Johns  : 
 ISir.John  Glanvil, 
 
 Mr.  Newton 
 
574  The.EjecfedorSilem'^dMmiJierSy  8rc. 
 
 Vol.  11.  Mr.  Nevpion  was  a  Minifter's  Son,  a  Native  of  De^ 
 s^,y^y/-s^  vo7iy  born  in  the  Year  1602-  and,  as  moft  of  that 
 Country,  bred  in  Exeter  College,  Oxon,  He  firil  be- 
 gan the  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  at  Hill-Bi/hops  near 
 Taunton,  and  in  Anno  1631,  became  Vicar  of  Taunt. 
 S.  Magd.  by  the  Prefentation  of  Sir  WiUUm  Portman^ 
 and  Mr.  I([thsa  Hill ;  and  there  he  continu'd  till  his 
 Ejcdtment  62,  excepting  only  a  Year  cr  two  in  the  time 
 of  the  Civil  War,  when  this  Tovi^n  underwent  a  fa- 
 mous Siege  :  That  time  he  fpenr  at  St,  Albnns,  and 
 preach'd  in  the  Abby  there  :  But  when  the  Town  of 
 Tnimton  was  reduc'd,  he  return'd  to  his  Employ  and 
 Place,  and  with  him  Two  or  Three  other  Minifters 
 that  had  accompanied  him  in  his  abfence,  and  willing- 
 ly went  back  with  him.  His  Preaching  was  plain, 
 profitable,  and  fuccefsful.  He  was  Eminent  for  his 
 Meeknefs  and  Prudence.  He  kept  out  of  the  Town 
 thofe  Divifions  that  did  fo  much  mifchief  in  other 
 places.  After  he  was  Silenc'd,  being  convinc'd  it  was 
 his  Duty  to  continue  the  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry,  he 
 took  care  to  Preach  at  thofe  times  when  he  might  be  ieaft 
 
 *  He  hath'^^V^^'^'   *  ^^  ^f^  '^^^^  ^^»  ^^^^-  ^^^^'  79- .  He  was 
 Printed,  an  a  goo«^  Scholar,  a  Man  of  a  very  genteel  Spirit,  and  a 
 Expofitlon  very  ufeful  Preacher. 
 TS>ith  Notes 
 
 cw  John  i^.^Fol.  j66&.  The  Chriftlr.n  s  Charatter  Epitomizd;  a 
 Sermon  on?  (2ilm  gi.  16.  iimo.  y4  Ser?non  at  the  Funeral  of  Mr.  J  O" 
 feph  Allen  ;  and  an  Account  of  his  Life.  And  a  Sermon  at  the  Funeral 
 9fthe  Lady  Farewel. 
 
 Mr.  Jofcph  Allen  f,  was  Born  at  the  Devices  in  H^iits^ 
 t  See  the  ^^^   ^^^,^  Evidences  of  more  than  ordinary  ferioufnefs 
 
 tTufe  in  ^''^'"  ^^^^'^"  ^^^^^  ^^  ^^^'     ^^  ^^^  ^^^^    ^^  Lincoln 
 dftavo  ^"  College   in    Oxon,    and   afterwards   of  Corpus  Chrifii. 
 16  J.    '      Ann,  "1655,  he  became  AfTiftant  to  Mv.  Newton  at  Taun- 
 ton,   and  was   Ejected    with    him  in  62.     He  rock 
 great  Pains  to  do  good  to  Souls,  while  he  was  allow'd 
 the  Publlck  Exercife   of  his  Miniftry.     He   was  not 
 contented    with    Preaching    and    Catechizing  in  the 
 Church,  but   fpent  feveral  Afternoons  in  a  Week,  in 
 vifiting  the  feveral  Families  that  fate   under  his  Mini- 
 ftry, inftru6ling,  reproving,  dircding,  and  cautioning 
 them  with  great  Serioufnefs  and  Affedion,  according 
 as  he  found   their  refpedive  Circumftances  required  ~ 
 by  which  courk  h§  wa^  exceeding  ufeful-  to  many. 
 ^^      — -  ■■        -^ H^ 
 
in  the  County  <?/ SOMERSET  575 
 
 He  did  not  haftily  determine  upon  Nonconformity  j  YqI  yr 
 but  weigh'd  matters  faithiuily  and  impartially,  confult- 
 Mig  with  others,  and  lookmg  upwards  for  Diredlion  : 
 And  upon  the  whole,  could  not  give  the  Affsnt  and 
 Confent,  that  was  requir'd,  or  renounce  the  Covenant^ 
 with  any  Satisfaction  to  his  Confcience,  But  being  at 
 the  fame  time  fully  perfwadcd,  that  the  Ejection  of 
 the  Minifters  out  of  their  Places,  did  not  dlfoblige 
 them  from  Preaching  the  Gofpei,  he  refoiv'd  after  hd 
 was  caft  out  to  go  on  with  his  Work  in  Private,  'till 
 he  (liould  be  Imprifon'd  or  Banifli'd.  He  fet  himfelf 
 hereupon  to  his  Work  with  great  Vigor,  Preaching  or- 
 dinarily Six  or  Seven  Sermons  a  Week,  and  fometimes 
 Ten,  and  fometimes  Fourteen,  in  the  Town  of  Tcun^ 
 ton,  and  the  Neighbouring  Places  j  and  he  continued 
 in  this  Courfe  both  peaceably  and  fuccefs fully  from 
 "BdrtholomevQ  Day  62,  to  May  26,  63.  When  he  was 
 carry'd  before  the  Jnftices,  by  whom  after  feme  rude 
 Affronts,  he  was  committed  to  Ikhcfter  Goal.  Aug, 
 the  24ch,  he  was  Indid:ed  at  the  AiTizes,  for  a  Bjotous, 
 I^cutous,  and  Seditious  AfTembly.  He  Pleaded  modcft- 
 ly  for  himfelf,  bur  was  brought  in  Guilty  by  the  Jury, 
 and  Sentenc'd  to  Pay  a  Hundred  Marks,  and  to  lie  ia 
 Priibn  till  the  Payment.  Before  which,  he  declar'd  in 
 the  open  Court,  That  be  was  glad,  thnt  it  had  appear  d 
 before  his  Country,  that  whntfocver  he  was.  Chargd  with, 
 be  was  Guilty  of  nothing  but  doi-ng  his  Duty  •  and  that  all 
 that  did  appear  by  the  Evidence,  was  only  that  he  had  Jung 
 a  Pjalm,  and  injlru'ctcd  his  Family,  others  being  there, 
 dnd  both  in  his  own  Hcuje  ;  And  that  if  nothing  that  had 
 been  urgd  would  Jati^fie,  he  poculd  with  all  Chenrfulnefs 
 and  Thanhjulnefs,  accept  whar/cever  Sentence  his  Lordflvip 
 Jhouid  Pronounce  upon  him,  for  Jo  good  and  righteous  a 
 Caufe,  He  was  remanded  again  to  Prifon,  (where  his 
 Treatment  was  very  indifterent)  and  he  conrinu'd 
 there  a  whole  Year,  wanting  but  Three  Days.  At  his 
 return  from  the  Prifon,  he  was  far  more  carneft  in  his 
 Work  than  before,  till  hisV/eaknefs  difabled  him ;  vv'hich 
 growing  upon  him,  hinder'd  his  going  intoffW^j,for  the 
 fpreading  of  the  Gofpei,  as  he  intended  to  have  done. 
 
 July  the  loth,  1665,  he  was  again  apprehended 
 for  Preaching,  and  Committed  to  the  Prifon  of  I/- 
 chefter,  with  ^evcn  ?vlinifters  more,  and  Forty  private 
 Perlons;  which  Imprifonments,  with  his  hard  Labours, 
 
 heighcen'd 
 
57^  The  Eje^ed  or  Siienc^dMiniprs^  Src. 
 
 Vol.  II.    heighten'd  his  Diftempers  to  that  Degree,  that  he  was 
 s*^^y*w  quickly  carry'd  ol£     He  dy'd  Ann.  1668. 
 
 He  was  a  Man  of  ferious,  fervent,  unafFedled  Pie- 
 ty 3  and  exemplary  in  his  whole  Deportment.  Of  a 
 moft  fweet  Temper,  and  courteous  Converfe.  He 
 was  a  Man  of  Courage,  and  fear*d  no  Dangers  in  the 
 way  of  his  Duty.  One  of  a  very  peaceable  Spirit. 
 His  Learning  was  far  beyond  what  could  be  cxpedled 
 from  one  that  entred  upon  the  Miniftry  at  One  and 
 Twenty  Years  of  Age,  and  dy'd  about  Thirty  Five, 
 and  Liv'd  in  fuch  Minifterial  Labours  and  Sufferings. 
 His  Intelleduais  were  good,  and  folid,  his  Memory 
 ftrong,  and  his  Aftedions  lively,  and  above  all,  his 
 Holinefs  Eminent-  He  had  a  good  Head,  and  a  bet- 
 ter Heart.  A  number  of  fuch  Inftances  of  flaming 
 Love  to  GOD  and  all  Mankind,  would  do  more  to 
 recommend  real  Religion  to  the  World,  than  the  moft 
 pompous  Elogiums  that  could  be  given  of  it. 
 
 In  the  height  of  his  Zeal,  he  was  a  Man  of  great 
 Moderation.  Some  that  have  obferv'd  how  long  and 
 often  he  lay  in  the  common  Goal,  have  tho't,  fure 
 this  muft  be  a  violent  unpeaceable  Zealot  r  But  with 
 little  Ground,  for  his  Zeal  was  really  for  Peace  and 
 Quietnefs,  for  Love  and  all  manner  of  good  Works. 
 He  was  not  us'd  to  inflame  Men  againft  Parties,  nor 
 backbite  thofe  from  whom  he  ditfjr'd,  nor  make 
 thofe  odious,  who  were  willing  enough  to  have  made 
 him  fb  :  But  he  fled  from  one  Extream,  with  Fear 
 and  Sufpicion  of  another.  He  was  indeed  a  Silenc'd 
 Minifter  among  a  People  that  had  his  Heart,  and  that 
 had  been  biefs'd  with  his  fruitful  Labours :  And  his 
 Judgment  was  that  it  is  Sacriledge  for  a  Minifter 
 Confecrated  to  GOD  to  Alienate  himfelf,  and  vio- 
 late that  Covenant  and  Minifterial  Dedication,  by 
 giving  over  his  Work  while  he  hath  Ability  and  Op- 
 portunity, and  the  Peoples  Souls,  a  real  Nece/Tity, 
 And  therefore  he  chofe  a  long  Imprifonment,  rather 
 than  he  would  voluntarilv  ceafe  from  his  Work  as  a 
 Minifter :  But  whilft  he  had  Liberty  he  oft  went  to 
 the  Publick  Aflemblies,  and  was  a  Hearer  where  he 
 was  wont  to  be  a  Teacher,  and  encourag'd  the  Peo- 
 ple to  do  the  like.  He  fpake  not  Evil  of  Dignities, -- 
 nor  kindled  feditious  Principles  or  Paffions  in  the 
 Peoples  Minds,  nor  difaflfected  theijj  againft  Autho- 
 rity, 
 
tn  the  County  ^/SOMERSET.  577 
 
 rlty,  nor  aggravated  his  own  Sufferings  to  exafperate  Vol.  II. 
 their  Minds  againft  fuch  as  Jie  fuffer'd  by,  the*  they  v>'"V^ 
 were  very  conliderable  :  But  in  Parience  he  pofTefs'd 
 his  Soul,  rejoic'd  in   the  Honour  confor'd  upon  him, 
 and  in  the  Good  others  receiv'd,  by  his  Suliering  as 
 well  as  his  Preaching. 
 
 Wood  the  Oxonian  fancy 'd  himfelf  among  his  Boon 
 Companions,  paiiing  away  the  tedious  Minutes  of  the 
 lingring  Glais  in  its  Circular  returns  with  a  wanton 
 Tale,  when  he  compos'd  that  Farce  to  which  this 
 good  Man's  Name  is  prcfix'd  (in  his  Athen.x:  Oxonien- 
 Jes.)  But  'tis  no  Difgrace  at  all  to  any  one  to  be  ridi- 
 cul'd  in  fuch  a  Way,  as  makes  the  A6lor  infamous  in 
 the  Eltimation  of  all  fuch  as  have  any  Relicks,  either  *  Hepu^^  . 
 of  Honour  or  Honefty.*  lijhya¥^^ 
 
 miliarEx'* 
 plication  of  the  AfTemblies  Shorter  Catechlfm,  8vo.  A  Call  to  ylr- 
 chippuf :  Being  an  Earneft  Motive  to  the  ejefted  Minifters  to  conti- 
 nue in  their  Miniftry,  ^to  1664..  An  Alarum  to  the  unconverted; 
 ^  Book  which  Multitudes  will  have  Caufe  for  ever  to  be  thankful  for  :  No 
 Book  in  the  Englifli  Tongue  {the  Bible  excepted)  can  equal  it  for  the- 
 Number  that  hath  been  differs* d ;  for  there  have  been  20  Thoufand  of  them 
 Printed  and  Sold,  under  the  Title  of  the  Call,  or  Alarum  to  the  Uncon- 
 verted, zw  8vo.  and  110.  And  50  Thoufand  of  the  fame  Book  have  been 
 Sold,  wader  the  Title  of  the  Sure  Guide  to  Heaven:  30  Thoufand  of 
 -which  were  at  one  Imprejfion.  His  R-cmains  :  Being  a  CcUeftion  of  Sa- 
 crament Speeches,  Letters,  ^c.  And  he  hath  left  behind  him  imper- 
 fe^y  A  Body  of  Natural  Theology  under  Eight  Heads,  wherein  in  a 
 good  Latin  Style  he  Jirfi  laid  down  the  Chrijlian  DoElrine,  and  then  added 
 bylVajofAnjiotationSf  the  Tejiimonies  of  the  ancient  Philofophers.  That 
 Piece  of  it  which  was  moft  compleat,  and  which  was  Licensed  for  the  Preft, 
 tho  it  hath  never  yet  appear  d,  was  thus  entituled  :  Theologise  Philo- 
 fophic^  five  Philofophiae  TheologiciE  Specimen  :  In  quo  i^terni 
 Dei  Providentia  Solius  Nature  Lumine  comprobatur,  validiiTimis 
 rationum  momentis  demonftratur,  quoad  Partes,  Species,  Objefta, 
 explicatur  ;  contra  omnes  denique  Adverfariorum  Objeinones  fir- 
 matur ;  Ex  Arijiotele,  Plat  one,  Chalcidio,  Salluftio,  Firmico,  Ewpirico^ 
 Jarnhlico,  Antonino,  Epicicto,  Proclo,  Simplicio,  Cicerone,  Seneca^  Macro- 
 hio,  Porphyrio,  Xe?20phonte,  Galena,  Plutarcho,  Plotino,  Tyrio,  Apuleio, 
 Alcimo,  aliifq^  Philofophis,  Oratoribus  &  Poetis,  turn  Grsecis,  turn 
 Latinis,  ad  Atheorum  Conviftionem,  6c  Orthodoxorum  Confirma- 
 tionem  :  Elucubratione  J.  A»  An.  Dom.  i66t. 
 
 Mr.  John  Glnnvll  alfo   was  another  Minifter  of  this 
 Town.     He  was  a  worthy  pious  Divine.    I  have  beea 
 
 P  p  divers 
 
57 S         The  Eje5ied  or  Silenced  MmifterSj  8rG. 
 
 divers  ways  inform'd  of  rhe  Miftake  in  my  firft  Edi- 
 tion, which  reprelenred  him  as  conforming.  I  have 
 been  certified  that  he  continued  a  painful  Preacher  in 
 his  own  Houfe  iu  Si.  James's  Parifh  in  Taunton,  to  his 
 Death,  which  was  about  1693. 
 
 Bridgewater  :  Mr.  John  Norman  "^^  M.  A.  Oi  Exeter' 
 College,  Oxon,  where  he  was  at  firft  Servitor  to  Dr. 
 Connnt,  the  worthy  Redlor.  He  ow'd  his  Learning 
 under  God  to  that  Dodor's  good  InftrudHons.  He 
 had  good  natural  Parts,  and  by  hislnduftry  acquirM  a 
 coniiderable  Stock  of  Learning  both  human  and  divine. 
 He  remov'd  from  the  Univerlity  to  this  Place,  where 
 he  was  much  refpede^  and  very  ufeful  till  the  Bartho- 
 lomew-A6i  ejected  him.  He  was  an  acceptable  Preach- 
 er, and  of  an  exemplary  Carriage  and  Converfation. 
 He  was  much  refpeded  in  all  the  H^eftem  Parts  of  the 
 Kingdom.  About  16  Months  after  his  EjeClment,  he 
 was  lent  together  with  feveral  other  Non-conforming 
 Minifters  to  the  County-Goal,  and  there  made  a  dole 
 Prilbner  for  preaching  to  his  People  in  private.  He 
 appear'd  as  a  Prifoner  at  the  Bar  before  Judge  Fofter^  m 
 his  Circuit  for  the  Summer  Aflizes,  An.  166-^.  And  tho' 
 he  was  a  Man  of  a  very  grave  Prefence  and  Carriage, 
 yet  the  Judge  handled  him  very  roughly.  Sirrah  (faid 
 he  to  him)  do  you  Preach  ?  Tes  my  Lord,  faid  Mr. 
 'Norman.  And  why  Jo  Sirrah  ?  faid  the  Judge.  Be- 
 caufe  laid  he  J  was  'ordain  d  to  Preach  the  Gojpel.  How 
 was  you  ordain  d?  Said  the  Judge  :  In  the  fame  Manner 
 faid  he  as  TJMOTHT:  And  how  was  that  ?  Said  the 
 Jtidge:  By  the  laying  on  of  the  Hands  of  the  Presby- 
 tery, faid  Mr.  Norman.  Which  Anfwer  the  Judge  re- 
 peated over  and  over  again,  with  fome  concern  a- 
 bout  it:  And  yet  his  Sentence  was  to  pay  an  100/. 
 Fine,  and  to  lie  in  Prifbn  till  it  was  paid.  He  con- 
 tinu'd  a  Prilbner  for  above  a  Year  and  Half,  till  Ba- 
 ron Hale  going  that  Circuit  took  notice  oi  him,  and 
 found  out  a  Way  to  compound  the  Fine,  at  6  d.  in  the 
 Pound.  But  Judge  Fofler  returning  Home  from  his 
 Circuit  to  Eggham  in  Surrey,  could  not  forget  Mr.  Nor- 
 mans Anfwer,  about  the  laying  on  of  the  Hands  of 
 the  Presbytery :  for  by  a  good  Token,  a  Gentleman 
 whom  he  refpeded,  coming  to  him  about  Bufinels, 
 he  made  him  wait  two  long  Hours   before  he  came 
 
 down 
 
in  the  ilounty  ^/  S  O  M  E  R  S  E  T.  579  • 
 
 down,  and  at  laft  gave  this  for  his  Excufe,  that  he  had  Vol.  II. 
 been  fearching  his  Books  about  an  odd  Anfwer  a  Fcl-  ^y^-ST*^, 
 low  made  him  in  the  Weft,  who  told  him  he  was  or- 
 dain'd  like  Timothy ^^  by  the  laying  on  of  the  Hands  of 
 the  Presbytery,  which  he  could  find  nothing  of.  While 
 the  Judge  handled  Mr.  Norman  10  roughly,  he  with 
 great  Gravity  told  him,  that  their  ingenuous  Educa- 
 tion at  the  Univerfity,  and  holy  Galling  in  the  Mini- 
 ftry,  not  ftain'd  with  any  unworthy  A(flion,  merited 
 good  Words  from  his  Lorddiip,  and  better  Ufage  from 
 the  World.  And  when  the  Judge  feem'd  the  more 
 infiam'd,  and  ti^  more  bent  upon  pouring  on  him  all 
 poffible  Gontempt  j  he  faid,  5/r,  ycu  muft  ere  long  af* 
 ■pear  before  a  greater  Judge ^  to  give  nn  Account  of  your  own 
 Aciions  j  and  for  your  railing  en  me  the  Servant  of  that 
 great  Judge,  Which  Words  were  remembred  by  ma- 
 ny upon  the  fuddcn  Death  of  that  Judge,  notlong  af- 
 ter, when  he  fell  iick  and  died  in  the  Gircuit,  before  he 
 got  to  London,  or  had  made  h'lsPoflca,  whereiri  extrava-* 
 gant  Fines  are  ufually  mitigated.  As  Mr.  Norman  was 
 going  to  Ilchefter-Goal  the  Ofiicers  paffed  by  the  Sheriirs 
 Houfe,  and  would  by  all  means  call  there.  The  high 
 Sheriff's  Lady  began  to  upbraid  Mr.  Norman,  and  afrer 
 other  Words  faid  to  him,  where  is  your  God  nowj 
 that  fuffers  you  to  be  carried  to  Prifon  ?  Mr.  Nor^ 
 man  replied;  Madam,  have  you  a  Bible  in  the 
 Houfe  ?  Yes  faid  flie,  we  are  not  fo  Heathen ifli  as  to 
 be  without  a  Bible.  He  being  importunate  for  one,  a 
 Bible  was  at  laft  brought ;  and  he  read  the  Words 
 of  Mic.  7.  8,  9,  10.  B^joyce  not  againft  me  O  mine  Ene- 
 my :  when  I  fall,  I  fioall  arife  -,  when  I  fit  in  Darl^ncfs^  the  • 
 Lord  fhall  he  a  Light  unto  me.  I  will  bear  the  Indigna-* 
 tion  of  the  Lord,  becaufe  I  have  finned  againfl  him,  until 
 he  plead  my  Caufe,  and  execute  Judgment  for  me  :  he  wiH 
 bring  me  forth  to  the  Light,  and  I  floall  behold  his  J^ightC" 
 oufmfs.  Then  Jhe  that  is  mine  Enemy  fro  all  fee  it,  and 
 Jhame  fhall  cover  her  which  faid  unto  me,  where  is  the  Lord 
 thy  God  ?  Mine  Eyesfiall  behold  her :  A?id  now  fhall  fhe  be 
 troden  down  as  tbe  Mire  in  the  Streets.  The  Lac^M^S 
 Struck  with  the  Words  and  their  applicableneisJ^Sd 
 immediately  retir'd :  And  the  Dealings  of  God  with 
 the  Family  not  long  aficr  made  this  remembred. 
 
 After   Mr.  Normans  Releafe,  he  continued  Preach- 
 ing in  private  fome  Years,    Going  occaf^cnv-^lly  to  Bri- 
 
 ??  ^   .   ■  ■         fa 
 
580  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'd  Mmijters  k.Q^ 
 
 Vol.  11.  Jlol  ht  fell  lick  and  died,  ^n.  167.  to  the  great  Grief 
 ^^/"^/•^N*.  of  his  Flock,  when   he  was  about  40  Years  of  Age : 
 And  notwithltanding  his  Sutlcrings,  he  kept  his  Tem- 
 per and  Moderation  to  the  laft. 
 
 He  was  the  Author  of  C^/es  cf  Ccnjcience  %vo,  where 
 there  is  an  Account  of  him  prefixed  by  Mr.  Willinm 
 Cooj)er.  And  he  publifti'd  ChrijVs  Commijjion  Officer  ; 
 an  Ordination  Sermon,  1658.  ^vc.  Chrift  confejfcd ; 
 written  in  Priibn.  ^to.  And  Family  Governors  exhorted 
 to  Family  Godlinejs.  Svo. 
 
 Batcomh:  Mr,  B^ehard  Alleif?,    M.  A.   He  fucceeded 
 Mr.  Bjchard  Bernard  here,  and  he  Dr.  Blfs,  which  Suc- 
 celfion  carried  them  in  this  Town    almoft  up  to  the 
 Beginning  of  the  Reformation.     This  Mr.  Allein  was 
 a  Minifler's  Son  of  this  County.     He  and  Mr.  PFUliam 
 Allein  ofBlandford  were  Sons  of  Mr.  I{ichard  Allein  who 
 was  50  Years  Minifter  q{  Ditchet  in  this  Country,  and 
 was  a  grave,  pious,  Succefsful  Preacher,  greatly  belov'd 
 and  a  great  Sufferer  from  theBilhopof />/"/&//j;  and  who 
 died  full  of  Days  and  Honour,  Aged  80.  Our  Mr.  Al- 
 lein was  bred  m   St.   Albans  Hall  in  Oxon.     He  was 
 Paftor'  of  the  People  of  this  Town  above  20  Years, 
 and    might  have  been  io  20  more,  if  the  Iniquity  of 
 the  Times  would  have  permitted  it.     He  was  a  Pious 
 Prudent,  Diligent,   Zealous  but   Meek  Inftrud:or  of 
 his  Flock :  Much   refpecled  in  thefe  Parts,  and   well 
 known  through   the  Nation    by   his   Pious  Practical 
 *  He  h»th'^^'^"^^'^?-^'  *  After  he  was  depriv'd,  he  ftill  preach'd, 
 -mritten,     as  he  Gould  get  Opportunity.   Once  he  wasapprehend- 
 Vindicise  ed  at  Mr.  Mores  (^lometimes  a  Member  of  Parliament) 
 Pietatis./«who  would  pay  his  Fine  of  5  /.  tho'  he  went  to  Prifon 
 FourParts:  himfelf  for  his  own  Fine.     At  other  times  he  was  fent 
 A  Vindi-fQj.  1-0  the  SefTions,  and  foundly  rated  for  Conventic- 
 catiori  of  ling  (as  they  call'd  it.)  But  his    Gravity,  Piety,  and 
 ,        'ne  s^QQ^j^gjPg  were  fo  confpicuous,  that  they  knew  they 
 
 greaceft  {>ri8:ners  and  fpirftuality  of  it,  from  the  Imputations  of 
 4<olly  and  Fancy:  The  Godly  Mans  Portion  and  Sanftuary  :  Hea- 
 ven open'd  ;  or  a  brief  and  plain  Difcovery  of  the  Riches  of  Gods 
 Covenant  of  Grace:  Arid  the  World  conqiier'd,  or  a  Believer's 
 Viftory  over  the  World,  ^vo.  Godly  Fear;  or  the  Nature  and 
 NecefTity  of  Fear  and  its  Ufefulnefs, 'S-yo.  1674.  A  Rebuke  to 
 Backfliders,  and  a  Spurr  to  Loiterers,  Sa'o-  1677.  A  Companion 
 for  Prayer:  in  i2#  1680.  Inftru6tions  about  Heart-work,  St/r. 
 1582.    PublijVdhyDr.hm^^^Y.  iliould 
 
in  the  County  t?/  S  O  M  E  R  S  E  T.  581 
 
 lliould  do  their  own  Caufe  more  hurt  by  fending  fuch  Vol.  II. 
 a  Man  to  Prifon,  than  by  conniving  at  him.  Upon 
 the  5  Mile  Adt,  he  rcmov'd  to,  Yrocm  Selwood,  and 
 Preach'd  privately  there  to  the  Day  of  his  Death,  which 
 was  Dcc.\i.  1 68 1.  Mr.  J^ichard  Jenkjns,  M.  A.  Vi- 
 car of  the  Place,  Preach'd  a  Sermon  at  his  Funeral, 
 and  gave  him  a  fair  Charader ;  and  Mr.  f4^ood  calls 
 him  a  Lul^cxvarm  Confonnlft  for  his  Pains:  His  Books 
 call'd  Vindici.c  Pietntlsj  tho'  tending  manifeftly  to  pro- 
 mote true  Piety,  yet  could  nor  be  Licens'd.  They 
 were  greedily  bought  up  an.d  read  by  fober  People, 
 and  have  been  very  Inftrumental  to  mend  the  World. 
 They  were  fo  faileabie,  that  the  King's  Bookfcller  caus'd 
 a  great  Part  of  the  Impreilion  to  be  feized,  becaufe  un- 
 licens'd  i  and  fo  to  be  lent  to  the  King's  Kitchin,  From 
 thence  he  bought  them  for  an  Old  Song,  bound  them 
 up  and  f«ld  them  in  his  own  Shop.  This  was  at  length 
 complain'd  oil:  and  he  was  forc'd  to  beg  Pardon  upon 
 his  Knees  at  the  Council  Table,  and  fend  theni  back 
 again  to  the  King's  Kitchin  to  be  bisk'd,  as  I  think  the 
 Word  is;  that  is,  to  be  rub'd  over  with  an  Inky  Brufli. 
 
 l<lonh  Cndhury:  Mr.  Samuel  Ondock  ,  B.  D.  Bred  in 
 Emanuel  College  in  Carn bruise,  of  which  he  was  Fellbw 
 and  to  which  the  Prefentation  to  North  Cadbwy  bclong'd. 
 He  left  about  300  /.  -per  Annum  for  the  fake  of  his  Con- 
 Icience;  and  the  Providence  of  God  made  it  up  to  him 
 and  his,  by  Means  of  an  old  Gentleman  of  the  fame 
 Name.  In  my  laft  Edition  I  by  Miftake  faid  that  this 
 Gentleman  was  unrelated  to  him;  whereas  I  have  been 
 lince  certainly  inform'd,  by  a  Letter  from  Mr.  Cradocl^ 
 himfelfthat  he  was  nearly  related  to  him.  For  upon 
 the  Death  of  Mr.  George  Cradoch^,  he  became  next  Heir 
 male,  to  that  old  Gentleman  Mr.  Walter  Qrndock.,  of 
 Wtckam-hrooh^  in  Suffolk.,  who  at  his  Death  gave  him 
 his  Eftate  :  Which  lingular  Providence  Mr.  C-^^oc/j,  us'd 
 to  acknowledge  with  qreat  Thankfulneis,  and  accor- 
 dingly took  this  for  his  Motto,  'Ncc  in^rmtus  nee  inu^i^ 
 lis  videar  vixijfe.  Some  Years  after,  he  came  with  his 
 Family,  and  liv'd  in  that  Houfc,  and  therefor  fcveral 
 Years  preach'd  udially  twice  every  Lords  Day  i^'^at'': 
 to  the  Nelj^hbourhood  that  came  to  hear  Mm.  And 
 there  he  alfo  inftrudled  fome  young  Gentlemen  and  o- 
 thers  that  were  fent  to  him,  in  (everal  Parts  of  ufcful 
 P  p  3  Learning 
 
582        The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  &:c. 
 
 Vol  II.    Learning,  and  had  an  Hand  in  the  Education  of  feve- 
 Ky^'^^  ral  Perfons  of  Note  and  Worth.  .  Mr.  T^ood  fpeaking 
 of  Mr.  CradoclCs  being  incorporated  M.  A.  at  Oxford, 
 Ann.  1649.  (when  he  was  Fellow  of  Emanuel  College 
 in  Cambridge)  mentions  his  Books,  one  of  which  being 
 Printed  in   1679,  he  fays  he  fuppofes  Mr.  Cradock^  was 
 dead  before,  becaufe  'twas  faid  in  the  Title  to  it,  that 
 he  was  late  I{ector  of  North  Cadhury,     He  often  fuppo- 
 fes ftrange  Things  when  the  poor  Dljfenters  'are  con- 
 cern'd  ;  but  he  difcovers  little  elfe  but  Ill-will,  and 
 Spleen,  and  Malice.     Mr.  Cradock^  liv'd  many  Years 
 after,  and  was  Paftor  of  a  Congregation   at  Bifhops 
 Stortford  in  Hcrtfordlhire  :  And  if  he  could  but  have 
 *  H  ha'^  fuppos'd  a  Noncorformifi  capable  of  fuch  Writings  *  as 
 p^lJ-n;'^J'\hok  cf  this  Author,  he  might  eafily  have  found  our, 
 the  Har-    tJiat  the  \Vord  Late  in  the  Title  Page,  referred  to  his 
 mony  of  Ejedion  for  Nonconformity,  and  not  to  his  Dcceafe. 
 i:hc  Four 
 
 Evangelifls,  and  their  Texts Methodlz'd,  e^r.  FoL  i(568.  The  Apo- 
 fiolical  Hiftory,  containing  the  A6h,  Labours,  Travels,  Ser- 
 mons,  &c.  Of  the  Apofties,  rill  the  lime  offthe  Dellruftion  of 
 Jerufalem.  FoL  1672.  The  Hiftory  of  the  Old  Teftament  Metho- 
 diz'd.  Fol.  i683.KnowIedge  and  Pradice  ;  A  plain  Difcourfe  of  the 
 chief  Things  to  be  known,  belie.v'd,  and  done  in  order  to  Salva- 
 tion, 4?£».  1673.  A  Supplement  to  Knowledge  and  Praftife,  4^0. 
 J 579,  Which  troo  lafiy  ars  lately  Repri?ited  in  '^oWo  with  additions 
 An  Fxpofition  and  Paraphrafe  of  the  Revelation,  8i;o.  \6^6, 
 
 Metis  :  Mr.  Hjchard  Fairclcu^h,  M.  A.  -Eldeft  Son 
 pf  the  Excellent  Mr.  Fairclcugb  of  Suffolk-  He  had  all 
 the  Advantages  of  Education  from  his  Childhood, 
 which  the  Ficus-  Care  pf  an  Aftldicnate,  Prudent 
 Learned  Father  could  give  him  ;  and  no  one  could  be 
 more  receptive  of  the  proper  Impidfions  from  an  inge- 
 nuous Inftituticn.  He  continu'd  12  Yeais  in  Emanuel 
 Coltedge  in  Camlridge,  and  for  feveral  Years  was  Fellow 
 there.  He  went  from  thence  furnifli'd  with  an  unufual 
 Stock  of  rational,  fubftantial  and  polite  Literature.  His 
 leaving  the  Ccilge  to  fix  in  Somerfetfiire  was  pretty  re- 
 rnarkable.  Dv.Hljitchcct,  who  was  then  Fellow  of  the 
 fameColIege, being  prcfcnted  to  a  Living  in  Somerfetfoire, 
 which  was  in  the  Difpcfition  of  that  College,  prevail  d 
 with  -Mr.  Fair clcugb,  to  bear  him  Company  in  a  Vifir 
 IP  the  People  he  was  to  take  the  Charge  of.  The  Doctor 
 
in  the  County  t?/  S  O  M  E  R  S  E  T.  585 
 
 being  haftily  call'd  away,  engagd  him  ro  ftay  behind,  Vol.  IL 
 and  lupply  for  him  in  his  Ablencc.     In  this  Interval,  a  s-.-^'Vv, 
 Gentleman  of  Nore,  High  Sheriff  of  the  County,  fent 
 to   Mr.  Fnirdough,  to  delire  him   to  preach  the  Aj]j:{c 
 iJermon  ;    and  that,*  when  thro*  Ibme  Failure,  there 
 was  very  little  time  for  Prpparation  :  But  fo   great 
 was  the  Exigence,  as  that  he  prefs'd  his  Compliance 
 with  great  importunity,  and  would  indeed   take   no 
 Denial.     He  yielded  to  NeceiTity,  and  highly  gratify 'd 
 the  Gentleman,  both  by  the  Acceptablenefs  of  his  Per- 
 formance it  felf,  and  by  his  Freedom  for  it  in  fuch  an 
 Exigence.     Upon  which,  hearing  a  little  after,  of  the 
 Death  of  the  Incumbent  of  Melh,  (a  Living  of  good 
 Value)  he  told  Mr.  Fdrclough  he  could  no  otherwife  fo 
 fitly  gratiiie  him  for  his  Sermon,  as  by  conferring  up- 
 on him  fuch  a  Living.     Mr.  Fnirdough  accepted  it,  and 
 fix'd  there,  and  was   a   burning  and  a  Jhining  Light. 
 He  was  reibrted  to   by  all  the  Country  round.  -  His 
 Prayers,  Sermons,  and  other  Minifterial  Performances, 
 had  that  ftrange  Pungency,  Qiiicknefs  and  Authority 
 with  them  at  fome  times ;    and  that  Softnefs,  Sweet- 
 nels  and  Gentlenefs  at  others,  as  was  Matter  of  great 
 Admiration.     His    Labours    were   almoft   incredible. 
 Befides  his  ufual  Exercifes  on  the  Lord's  Day,  of  Pray- 
 ing, Reading  the   Scriptures,  Preaching,  Catechifing, 
 and  Adminiftring   the  Sacraments  j  he    ufualiy  Five 
 Days  in  the  Week,  betimes  in  the  Morning,  appeared 
 in  Publick,  Pray'd  and  Preach'd  an  ExpofitoryLeCture 
 upon   fomie  Part  of  the  Scriptures  in   courfe,  and  he 
 had  always  a  confiderable  Congregation  ;   nor  did  he 
 produce  any  thing  in  publick,  which  did  not  fmell  ©f 
 the  Lamp.     Befides  which,  he  found  time  for  Vifiting, 
 not  the  Sick  only,    but  all  the  Families  within    his 
 Charge,  in    a   fuccelTive  Couife  ;  when  he  would  per- 
 fonallv  and  feverally  converie  with  every  one  that  was 
 capable,    labouring  to   underftand    the  prefent   State 
 of   their   Souls,    and   applying   himfelf  to   them   in 
 Inftrudtions,    Reproofs,    Admonitions,    Exhortations, 
 and  Encouragements  fuitably  thereto :  And  he   went 
 thro'  all,  with  the  greareft  Facility  and  Pleafure  ima- 
 ginable j  for  his  whole  Heart  was  in  his  Work.     Eve- 
 ry Day,  for  many  Years  together,  he  us'd  to  be  np  by 
 Three  in  the  Morning,  and  to  be  with  GOD,  when 
 others  flept.     Few  Men  had  ever'  lefs  Hindrance  from 
 
 P  p  4  the 
 
584  The  Ejected  or  StleF.c^d  Minijiers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  the  Body,  or  more  Dominion  over  it ;  for  a  better 
 habited  Miyid  and  Body  have  rarely  dwelt  together. 
 No  Controver/ie  arole  among  his  Neighbours,  within 
 his  Notice,  which  he  made  it  not  his  Bufinefs  to  gee 
 prelenily  compos'd,  and  his  Help  and  Advice  was 
 wont  to  be  fought  by  Perfons  of  eminent  Rank,  and 
 in  Matters  of  great  Difficulty,  for  that  Purpofe: 
 His  own  Love  of  Peace  inclining  him,  and  his  great 
 Prudence  well  enabling  him  to  be  exceeding  ufeful 
 in  any  fuch  Cafe.  He  preach'd  alfo  often  at  the 
 Ledlures  fettled  in  other  Places  of  the  County  ;  and 
 was  very  Adtive,  and  much  Refpedled  In  the  Meet- 
 ing of  the  Minifters  by  way  of  Affociation,  for  the 
 Prefervation  of  common  Order.  When  the  A6t  of 
 Uniformity  came  forth,  he  foon  determin'd  upon 
 Nonconformity.  He  could  in  nothing  prevaricate 
 with  his  once  fettled  Judgment,  or  depart  in  his  Pra- 
 ctice one  Ace  from  it.  Yet  fuch  was  the  Candour  of 
 his  Spirit,  that  nothing  could  be  more  remote  from 
 him,  than  to  pafs  any  hard  Cenfures  upon  thofe,  that 
 receiv'd  that  Satisfaction  in  the  fcrupled  Points, 
 which  he  could  not.  In  the  Subftantials  of  Religion 
 no  Man  more  fervently  Zealcus :  About  the  Cir- 
 cumftantials  none  more  Cool  and  Temperate.  He  was 
 ^ifcerwards  Paftor  to  a  Congregation,  meeting  for  Di- 
 vine Vv^orfliip  at  Nevomn-n-ftreet.  And  when  he  remov'd 
 toBrifiol,  where  he  became  a  flared  Preacher,  and  was 
 ufeful  to  many,  he  continu'd  to  vifit  the  People  in  New- 
 vinn-ftreet,  ordinarily  once  a  Fortnight ,  being  obliged 
 ro  it  by  fbme  particular  Circumftances.  He  dy'd  at 
 London,  ]M\y  ^.  1682.  JEtat.  61,  His  Funeral  Ser- 
 mon was  preach'd  by  Mr.  Hoxve,  who  gives  him  an 
 high  Encomium,  and  all  that  knew  him  agree  'twas 
 but  his  Defert.  He  voas  n  Mnn  of  a  clear  difihici  Vn- 
 derftdnding  ;  of  a  quicks,  difcernhig  and  peneiratifig  Judg- 
 ment, and  would  on  a  fuddcn  ftrik^e  thro'  kjjotty  Difficul- 
 ties, into  the  inward  Center  of  Truth,  with  fuch  a  Felicity, 
 that  things  feem'd  to  offer  themfehes  to  him,  which  are 
 wont  to  cofi  others  a  trouhlefome  Search.  But  his  Moral 
 and  Holy  Excellencies  gave  him  his  chief  Luflre.  A 
 Man  cannot  w^ll  he  fuppos'd  more  under  the  conflant  go- 
 verning Power  of  Religion  tha7i  he  was  ;  which  was  the 
 Caufe  of  his  Labouring  with  fo  much  Earneftnefs,  both  to 
 ^xercife    and  dijfi^fi   ii    to  his  uttermoji.     He  was  even 
 
in  the  County  ^/SOMERSET.  585 
 
 mnde  up   of  Life,    and  Love.     Such   was    the  Clenrricjs  Vol.  IL 
 and  Sincerity   of  his  Spirit,  Jo  little  darl^ned  by  nn  Evil  v.>'~V'>0 
 Confcience,  that  he  feem'd   to  live  in  the  conftant  Soije 
 of  God's  Favour  and  Acceptance,  and   had  nothing  to  do, 
 hut  to  ferve  him  with  his  Might  •  whence  his  Spirit  was 
 forrnd    to   an  habitual  Chearfulnefs,    and  feemd  to  feel 
 within  it  felf  a  continual  Calm.     He  was  of  a  large  arid 
 great  Soul,  comprehenfive  of  the  Inter  efts  of  God,  the  l^^orld, 
 the  Church,  his  Country,  his  Friends,  and  of  the  Souls  of 
 Men.     I{eady  to   his   uttermcft    to  ferve  them  all  *.     Of  *  n  rj 
 abundant  Compajfion  towards  the  Diftreffed.   Of  Delight  in  ^^  AyU  ^ 
 the  Good,  and  of  general  Benignity  towards  all  Men.  ^  And  ^^^^  ^r 
 it  was  his  conftant  Aim  to  mal^e  the  near^ft  Approaches  he  Jq^^  of  his 
 could  to    the  Pattern  and  Fountain   of  all  Goodnejs,  ^c.laPer  Ser- 
 Confiderate  Perfons   cannot  but  look  upon  it  as   anmotisto  his 
 Employment  very    unacceptable  to  GOD,  and  very  Beloved 
 unprofitable  to  the  Church,  to  have  an  Hand  in  Si-  ^^oplc  ^f 
 lencing  fuch  Men  as  he  v^as.  MelJs,  hs 
 
 hath   no- 
 thing Extant  but  a  Sermon  in  the  Mor77ing  LeBure  againft  Popery  ;  on  the 
 Dangerous  Tendency  to  the  true  Peace  and  Comfort  of  Souls,  of  the  Papal 
 Docirine,  which  denies  the  Pojjtbility  of  Ajfurance  :  Tho""  I  cannot  be  pofi- 
 five  whether  this  laji  be  his  or  his  Fathers. 
 
 Chcd^oy:    Mr.  Henry  Jeancs,  M.   A.    of  New  Inn  in 
 Oxon,  where  he  was  a  noted    and   ready  Dilputanr, 
 and  a  celebrated  Preacher.     He  was  lirft  of  Beer  Cro- 
 comb,  afterwards  of  Kingfton,  and  laftly  of  Ched:{cy,  in 
 this  County.     He  dy'd  in  Auguft  1661,  near  the  Fa- 
 tal Bartholomew.     He  was  at  firft  Zealous  for  the  Im- 
 pofirions  of  the  Prelatical    Party,    and   fond  of  the 
 Modifli  Notions  :    'Till  reading  the  Writers  on  the 
 Puritan  fide,  he  found  them  mifreprefented  by  their 
 Anragonifts ;  t  and  ieeing  a   Strength  in  their  Argu-    f  See  his 
 menrs,    which   he  apprehended  weak    before  he  had  Mixture 
 weigh'd  them,  he  heartily  fell  in  with  them,  and  ftre-  ^^  Scho- 
 nuoufly  defended  their  Caufe.     Mr.  H^ood  fo  far  con-  ^^'^^^^ 
 defcends  as  to  own  ;    He  was  a  moft  excellent  Philcfo-  ^.    .1^7 
 fher,    a    noted  Metaphyfician,    and   well-grounded  in  Po-    .    . 
 lemical  Divinity.     He   was   aljo  a  Scholaftical  Man,    a  y^j^  ^  ' 
 Contemner   of  the   World,    generous,    fee-hearted,    jolly,  p'^  ^' 
 witty  and  facetious.     But  then   comes  a  Sting   in   the 
 Tail,  which  Qualities  Jcldom  meet   in   Men   of  the  Pref- 
 l?yterian  Pefwafton,    who  generally  are  M-^roJe,  Clownifh, 
 
 and 
 
58'6  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Minifters^  &:C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  t^nd  of  Sullen,  and  rejerved  Nntures  *.  Its  a  hard  Cafe 
 ...^Nrv^  fand  fo  cftccm'd  by  any  when  it  comes  to  be  their 
 *  He  hath  own)  for  a  Body  of  Men  to  be  branded  for  the  Fai- 
 voritten  a  Jures  of  a  few  :  Bur  fuppofing  this  ill-natur'd  Cen- 
 Treatifs  f^j.^  ^j.^^^  ^5  j.q  ^^y  Nurtiber  of  thofe  for  whom  'ris 
 Tch7r^  intended,  171  leave  ic  to  any  that  are  Impartial  to 
 ^^>/J^^"-Judge,  whether  is  better,  a' little  Ciowniflmels  and 
 Kfw^ /ro J  ^"^5^^'^^"^r^'  ^°^  ^'^^'^  <^^  Breeding,  and  being  ac- 
 /$//  appea-^'^,^'^^^^^  '^''^^^  ^-^  World  ;  or  a  furious  Bigottry  thac 
 ranee  af  will  run  the  hazard  of  common  Ruin,  rather  than 
 Evil,  Qu  bate  two  or  three  indifferent  Ceremonies  ;  and  Zeal 
 3(^40,  for  abfolute  Monarchy,  to  the  betraying  Liberty  and 
 Wane  of  Property,  and  the  Paving  the  way  for  Slavery:  V/hich 
 Church  have  been  the  ftandin^  Charadrerifticks  of  the  Men  ot 
 Govern-  j^e  Lnudcnfian  Faction, 
 ment  no 
 
 Warrant  for  a  total  OmilTion  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  4^5.  1^50.  A 
 Vindication  of  Dr.  Tioijfe,  from  the  Exceptions  of  Mr.  'joh7i  Good- 
 Tsi?!,  Fol.  A  Reply  to  Mr.  Fulwaod's  Examination  of  his  Difcourfe 
 of  Church-Government,  j^nd  the  Lord's  Supper.  A  Mixture  of 
 SchoJaftical  with  Practical  Divinity  :  In  Two  P^rtSy  4to.  165(5.  Tq- 
 get  her  vsith  feveral  Sermons  andfmallcr  Tracfs. 
 
 iEefideshls      Wells :  St.  Andrews:  Cornelius  Bwgcfs  f,  D.  D.  bred 
 
 Sermo72s      jn  ihtVniverfity  oi Oxford.     Ann,  1617,  he  was  Chap- 
 
 ^>r^   the  ]^jn  to  King  Charles  the  I.     He  was  afterwards  much 
 
 ^'  ^^"    j'^'^^'^  ^^^  '^he  High  CommllTion  Court,  for  oppoling  the 
 
 .^.  '  f^  Lnudcnfian  Faction.  He  was  one  of  thofe  who  Ann. 
 upon  ott.er     .         -^  .        ,  •       u     ,^      /• ;      r^. 
 
 PubUckOc-  ■^^4'»  ^^^^  appointed  to  meet  m  the  Jernjalcm  Cham- 
 caCiotis,  he^^^i  where  there  was  an  hopeful  Attempt  for  Accom- 
 hath  pub'  niodaring  the  Eccleliaftical  Difll-rences :  One  of  the 
 llfod,  A  AiTembly  of  Divines ;  and  a  frequent  Preacher  before 
 Chain  of  the  Long  Parliament;  And  yet  he  argu'd  againft  taking 
 Graces  the  Covcn.rnt,  and  refus'd  raking  it  till  he  v.'as  fufpend- 
 drawn  g^^  ^y  them  he  was  iix'd  in  an  Evening  Ledirure  at 
 out  at  Pauls,  with  a  Penfion  of  400  /.  fer  Annum.  He  laid 
 Jengthtor  ^^^  ^ij  ^^  ^^^  -^  Bifliops  Land,  whi'ch  upon  the  King's 
 tion  o^  *  Reftoration  was  entirely  Loft.     He  retir'd  afterwards 
 
 ?vlanners, 
 
 i2?no.  1622.  A  NewDifcovery  of  Perfonal Tithes:  Or  a  roth  Part 
 of  clear  Gain  prov'd  due,  in  Confcience,e'f.  Svo.  1625.  The  Fire 
 cf  the  Sanftuary  ;  or  a  Tra£l:  of  Zeal,  Svo.  1625.  The  Baptif- 
 mal  FvCgeneration  of  Eleft  Infants,  ^to.  1620.  A  Vindication  of 
 the  Reafons  againft  Bifliops  Votes  in  Parliament,  ^to.  1641.  A 
 Vindication  of  the  SJc?i  College  Society,  againft  Two  Pamphlets, 
 ^to,   1(5-. 8,     No  Sacrihdge  or  Sin,  ti  AUene  or  Purchafe    ths  Lands  of 
 
 to 
 
in  the  County  6)f  S  O  M  E  R  S  E  T.  5S7 
 
 to  his  Houfe  at  l^ntford,  where  he  liv'd  privately,  and  Vol.  il. 
 was  reduc'd  to  Straits.     He  dy'd  in  June  1665.  >w^'~vx^ 
 
 Bljhops 
 mtd  Chapters,  &c.  He  had  alfo  a  Controverfie  with  I>>".  Pearfon,  ^//f>« 
 the  Return  of  King  Charles,  about  the  IJcceJfity  of  Reformatio?!  in 
 Do^rine,  Difcipliney  and  IVorjhip. 
 
 i 
 
 Mr.  Stubbs  alfo  was  caft  out  in  this  City,  where  he 
 was  joint  Paftor  with  Mr.  ChetvQind,  who  afterwards 
 conform'd.  But  an  Account  has  been  already  given 
 of  this  Mr.  Stubbs  in  Gloucejierjl^ire,  where  he  was  after- 
 wards iilenc'd. 
 
 Vbleigh :    Mr.  M/lHlnm  Thomas,  M.  A.     He  was  of 
 BmT^en-NcJe  College  in   Oxon,     A  good  Scholar,  and 
 an   ufeful  Preacher  :  Much  refpeded  in  thefe  Parts. 
 He  was  Minifter  in  this  Town  for  above  Forty  Years. 
 He  preach'd  twice  every  Lord's  Day,  and  catechiz'd. 
 He  often  adminiftred  the  Lord's  Supper,  and  vilited 
 fuch  as  V7cre  Communicants  the  Week  before,  to  alfift 
 them  in  their  Preparation.     He  had  many  Seals  of  his 
 Miniflry  in    his  own  and  the  neighbouring  Pariflies. 
 He   was  a  Man  of  great  Gravity,  Sincerity,  and  Hu- 
 mility j  and  m.uch  of  GOD  might  be  feen  in  his  Con- 
 verfation.     He  was  much  refpecfled   not  only  by  his 
 Brethren,  but  by  many  of  the  Gentry.     He  was  not 
 of  a  Coaftirution  that  could  endure  much  Hardfliip, 
 nor  had  he  the  Courage  and  Boldnefs  of  fomc  ;  he  was 
 apt  to  be  dejedtcd  with  the  Appearances  of  Evil,  that 
 others  could   eafiiy  furmount :  And  yet  he  would  not 
 decline  nor  forbear  to  appear  in  any  Thing,  which  he 
 apprehended  tended  to  a  publick  or  private  Good.     He 
 was  very  Solitary  and  Studious.     His  Works  *  fhew     *  His 
 
 Works  are 
 thefe ;  The  Dead  speaking  :  Or  the  Living  Names  of  tv/o  Dectafi^d 
 Minifters  of  Chrift ;  "uiz..  Afr.  Sam.  Oliver,  Paftor  of  Wells,  and 
 Mr.  Sam.  Crcke,  &c.  ^to.  i^ir;.  Railing  Rebuk  d  :  Or  a  Defence  of 
 the  Minifters  of  the  Nation  againft  the  Calumnies  of  Tho  Speed  of 
 Brifiol,  t\\Q  Quakers  Advocate,  4fo.  i6$6.  The  PrJeflants  Praclice; 
 or  the  compleat  Chriftian  :  Being  a  true  and  perfect  Way  to  the 
 Celeflial  Canaan,  i^wo.  j6$6.  A  Vindication  of  Scripture  and  jMi- 
 niftry,  in.  a  Rejoinder  to  Tho  Speed  the  §ltiaher,  4to.  1657.  ^  P^^- 
 fcrvative  of  Piety,  in  a  quiet  Reafoning  for  thofe  Duties  of  Religi- 
 on, that  are  the  Means  and  Helps  appointed  of  God  for  the  prefer- 
 iipg  and  promoting  of  Godlinefs^  ^to.  1661.    An  Expodtion  on 
 
 that 
 
588  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MimjlerSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.11,    thac  he  vvas  Mechodical,  and  ready  at  reconciling  Texts 
 v./-^^-N^  that  feem'd  different,  and  refolving  Doubts.     He  was 
 Ruth,  in  a  great  Obterver  of  Providential  Occurrences,  and  rea- 
 iiwo.The  dily  comply'd   with   Calls   to  Humiliation  or  Thank- 
 Coun-       fuinefs,  according  as  there  was  Occalion.    He  met  with 
 "^^^,      c  Trouble  for  refuling  to  read  the  Book^of  Sports,  and  had 
 benle  ot    j-j^gj-^^^j  but  one  Companion  in  that   Diocele,  which 
 Suffer-^     was  Mr.  (afterwards  Dr.)  Chambers.   Many  Friends  and 
 ings    ill     Minift^rs  wrote  to  him  at  that  time  to  fatisfie  him  as 
 the  'late    ^^   ^^^  Lawfuinefs  of  what  he  fcrupled,  yet  his  Con- 
 moft  la-    icience  could  not  allow  him  to  read  the  Declaration, 
 mentable  His  Cenfure  was  for.a  time  delay'd  j  but  at  length  on 
 Fire,  Svo.june  1^,  i<^3  5>  he  was  fufpended  ah  Off  etc,  and  on 
 J 667.         the  28ch   of  July,  a  Bencficio.     And  he  recorded  it  as 
 ^^^^P"        his  Obfcrvation,    that  while  he  was  in  the  Confillory, 
 tures  o-    ^j^j  while  Sentence  was  pronounc'd,  he  found  himfeif 
 pen    ,an    j^qj.^  courageous  than   at  ocher  times.  .After   three 
 Cafes  of  "^^^^^'S  Sufpcnfion  he  was  reftor'd,  upon  the  IntercelTion 
 Confci-     of  fome  with  Arch-biHiop  Lnud  on  his  behalf.     And  in 
 ence   Re-  '^^^s  obferv'd,  that  the  lirft  Publick  Autoritative  Refti- 
 folv'd,  in  tution,  was  granted  in   that  very  Diocefe,  where  the 
 Plain  and  Bufinefs  firft  aroie.     Mr.  Thomas  found  that  hisMmiftry 
 Pra8:ical    had  yet  a  greater  Power  and  Reverence  in  the  Hearts 
 Anfwers    of  his  People  afterwards,  than  before.     He  was  very 
 to  feveral  careful  in  keeping  up  Communion  with  God,  and  Ac- 
 l^uexti-     quaintance   with  his  own  Heart.     In  order  hereto  it 
 ^f?^' r/^'^  was  his  ufual  way,  to  let  down  in  loofe  P^tpers  fuch 
 ^r       £•  things  as  were  moft  AlieCling  to  him,  which  he  would 
 Solcm  Je-  ^'^^^  ^  Year  review,  that  he  might  the  better  fee  what 
 rem.  Layn,  ^^  h^d  done,  and  what  he  had  received,  and  what  was 
 Ez^ek.  and  wanting  in,  or  for  himfeif,  and  what  renlain'd  as  his 
 Daniel,      Duty.     He  had  his  Books  which  he  EnticuI'd  Anniver- 
 Svo.iGjs.Jnria,  where  he  entered  memorable  Matters  in  this  Or- 
 der.    I.  There  were  his  2p.'/Aaa7£?,  or  Faults.    2.  His 
 Preces  Andit.c,  Prayers  that  had   been  heard.     3.  His 
 Prcces  j)ro  futuro.     Petitions  for  time  to   come.     And, 
 4.  his  Vota,   or   Wiflics.     He  had  other  Manulcripc 
 Books  alfo,  which  he  appropriated  to  particular  Utcs  ; 
 as  JEgrotorum  Vlfita^iones,  Sec.  in  which  he  noted  down 
 what  was  memorable  in  the  Difcharge  of  his  Paftorai 
 Office.     And  after  his  Lord's  Days  work  was  over,  he 
 fpent  ibme  time  in  the  Evening,  in  penning  fome  fcri» 
 cus  Meditations,    vyhich  he  calls,    Medltationes  Vcfprr- 
 tin.-c,  fome  Specimen  hereof  is  here  added  in  the  Mar» 
 
 giu 
 
tn  the  County  ^/  S  O  JVI  E  R  S  E  T.  5 89 
 
 gin*.     His   Deliberation  about  the  Grand  Affair  of  Vol.  TL 
 Conformity  and  Nonconformity,  was  manag'd  with  v-^>/<«s-/ 
 great  Serioufncfs  and   Solemnity.     1  fliall  add  feme    *  Speci- 
 Account    of  it  out  of  his  Papers  that  are  yet  pre-'"^"  ^«- 
 ferv'd.  nirucrjari^ 
 
 orum    a 
 Domino  r^ow^j  in  hunc  modumconfcriptum.    Jan.  2 (J.  166},  Ifai. 
 63.  7.  Pfal.  40.  5. 
 
 ^^eLKiJLct\cL:  r.  DumLego  pIuresLibrosDo6liores,Vacnjat  animus 
 circa  Fasdus  Nationale.    Concutiunt,  licet  non  penitus  convincunt. 
 
 1.  Miferrima  PufiUaniraitas,  ftupiditas.  Cum  nonnuJlus  dixcric 
 (/  thitik  Preaching  thefe  Txoenty  Tears  pajihas  brought  more  to  Hell  than  t9 
 Heaven)  atq;  alius  fsetidus  faetide  ioquitur,  ego  vero  fileo  ftupi- 
 difiimus  ,;  adeoq;  jufte  jam  fileo,  nee  Os  aperire  pofTum  pro  con- 
 cione,  quia  non  pro  De©,  &c.  in  Hominem  impium  in  Def.  Con- 
 cionu.  3.  Vifitationes  amicae  potius  quam  amandce.  4.  LicetDeus 
 poll:  preces  guafi  manu  oftendic  me  poruiiTe  prGedicafTe,  Aug.  24. 
 cam  dereftando  correptus  timore  non  audeo  :  Et  fic  omnia  mihi 
 male  cedunt,  cum  (i  fides  ciTet,  eflenc  omnia  meJiora,  ^- defidera- 
 biliora. 
 
 2.  Preces  exmdita.     I.  Indies  paratior  fum  ad  Teftamentum   (Cx 
 Deus  vel  parum  temporis  concedat)   condendum  &:   compIenduiB-. 
 
 2.  Cultus  PublicuS;  licet  non  talis  qualem  volumus,  non  tamen 
 talis  qualem  meremur  ;  fed  Liturgia  Tolerabilis.  3.  Docuit  me 
 Deus  (uti  fpero)  quid  agerem  in  miferrimis  circa  Uniformitatis 
 A8:um  Miniflrorum  Anguftiis :  Docuit  inquam  quid  agerem, 
 ne  Deo,  ne  Reformationi  defim,  vel  Mendacem  me  oftendam  & 
 Hypocritam  in  coetu  publico  :  Animumq;  poftea  vacillantem  fe- 
 piiis  confirmavit  BenignifTimus  Deus.  4.  Audio  de  Filio,  quod 
 inter  optimos  in  Academia  Praedicarores,  ab  Optirais  recenfctur, 
 quod  ultcrius  experendum  eft,  expeftandum  eft.  5.  Hoc  Anno 
 emittitur  in  Lucem  Liber  meus  de  Officiis  Chriftianis  6c  Domefticis  : 
 Subfequatur  Dei  Benediftio.  6.  Perlexi  fententias  ex  Scriptura 
 pfiique  Authoribus  coliechs,  S:  Epiftolam  exaravi  bene  longam, 
 ad  rem  fubftratam  accommodatam,  ut  ii  Deo  placeat  tandem  edan- 
 tur  opemq;  ferant  aliqualem  Chriftianis  &  Miniftris  Deum  timenti- 
 bus.  7,  Progrcdior  in  Scripturis  6c  majori  induftria  profequor  in- 
 C3Dptum  opus,  (ut  infirmiorcs  adjuvem  in  Leftione  Scripturaruni) 
 in  Paraphrafi  injobum,  &  prolixioribus  in  Epift,  ad  Rom.  Mcdita- 
 tionibus.  8.  Literal  ad  M.  Alderfon,  6cc.  tandem  ft  Deo  placeaC 
 illis  profuturJE. 
 
 Preces  prj)  futttro.  i.  Abfit  ut  a  Deo  recedam,  vel  perfide  agam  in 
 fufcepto  pro  Deo  (ut  mihi  videtur)  Teftimonio.  Nunquam  com- 
 mittam,  ut  vel  Reformationis  Defid^ium  deferam,  vel  fcandalum 
 piis  (ilJoiu  animabus  periculofumj  objiciam,  vel  pudendam  iilam 
 qua  antehac  laboravi  infidelitarem  &  Timiditatem  prodam,  vel 
 Confcientiam  vulnerem,  vel  in  aliquibus  cedendo  TentationibuSj 
 me  expoiiam  rauIciplicibuS;6c  tandem  ia  Caftra  contra  Deu  tranfeam, 
 
 a.  St 
 
^()o  The  Ejected  or  ^ilenc^d  MimJlerSj  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  The  time  between  the  Publidiing  the  Adl  of  Uni- 
 '^i-^^v'-^  formiry,  and  Aug.  24.  he  reprcfents  in  his  Papers  as  a 
 
 2.  Si  bono  \Gi-y  follcitcus  Time,  He  intimates  that  he  read  Books, 
 Deo  vi-  conferr'd  with  others,  meditated  alone,  and  difputed 
 fum  fue-  with  h'lmicltp'o  andCon  in  order  to  Satisfadlion.  He 
 rir,  refur-  ftill  found  himfelf  flucttiating  and  uneafie,  which  was 
 gantmor 
 
 tui  Miniflri.  Quamcito  evanefcunt  MortaliumConatus?  Sed  quod 
 numen  fupremum  decrevit  ftabile  eft.  Loquatur  Dominus  &  pro- 
 dibit  Lazarus.  Ec  cum  nullus  adhuc  Minifter  ad  banc  Curam  Fafto- 
 ralem  fquod  novimus)  defignerur  ;  Omnipotens  Deus  Me  ({1  illud 
 tu  expedire  videas)  reftituas,  &  quse  bis  fa6:a  eft  ad  Locum  meum 
 Revocatio,   fiat  tertio  per  eandem  5c  Potentiam  &  Mifericordiam. 
 
 3.  Illud  utcunque  a  Deo  O.  M.  per  preces  plures  Sc  ardentiilimas 
 obtineamus,  ut  in  hoc  Ovile  Lupus  fub  Nomine  Paftorisnon  intret; 
 nee  fub  nomine  Reftoris  Tyrannus ;  quin  potius  per  fmgularem 
 Dei  Providentiam  Operarius  Probus.  4.  Dirige  Bone  Deus  ft  ab 
 hoc  Loco  exeundum,  quo  abcundum.  Idem  Chriftus  qui  inCselum 
 afcendit,  Locum  nobis  paraturus,  annon  in  Terris  Locum  parabit 
 aliquem  nobis  idone-!m,&:  Seneftuti  turn  meostumConjugis  accom- 
 modum.  $.  Si  non  concedatur  ut  Prceco  fim  publicus,  fim  tamcn 
 Operarius  ;  quod  publice  non  polTum,  faciam  (ut  licet)  privatim : 
 Quod  non  poflum  predicando,  preftem  fcribendo,  Auxiliare  Do- 
 mine  fervum  fenilem.  6.  Num  de  Parliamento  defperandum  eft  ? 
 Nil  Defperandum  Chrifto  Duce.  Sit  in  Novo  Anno  (per  Poten- 
 tiam 8c  Mifericordiam  Dei)  Novum  Parliamentum:  Regat  Rex  Re- 
 gum  Regem  :  Bene  moneat,  Bene  moveat  Rex  Parliamentum.  Sic 
 idem  Parliamentum  non  idem.  Sint  Deo  Conformes  in  Aclu  Uni- 
 formitatis  Renovato ;  6c  in  illud  quod  melius  Ck  mitius  eric  com- 
 mutato.  7.  Si  non  Illi  Mifericordcs  fervis  tuis,  fmc  tum  fervi  tui 
 Tibi  Fideles,  Fidelitati  tuas  immobilirer  innixi.  Pereamus  ne  Re- 
 ligio  &  Reformatio  pereat.  §.  Liberet  nos  Deus  a  Libertate  qus 
 eft  contra  Deum,  &  contra  Regni  &  Animarum  noftrarum  faluteni: 
 Si  irruac  Idololatria  ruit  Anglia.  Careamus  potius  Libertate  bona 
 quam  pereamus  mala.  9.  Finiam  per  Deum  propitium  Opus  omnis 
 veneris  mihi  CommifTum  ;  dc  cum  Deo  placuerit  Vitam  in  Vitam 
 nunquamfiniendam  commutandam:  Amen.  lo.  Non  Filius  modo 
 prjeftet  in  aliquibus  quod  Laudabile  eft,  fed  in  omnibus  :  nee  ad 
 Famam  folum  modo  fapiat,  fed  ad  Salutem.  Ego  fi  moriar,  Filius 
 vivat,  &  in  Locum  meum  fuccedat,  Erroribus  omnibus  inimicus, 
 Veritatis  Dei  Patronus,  non  Pvloralitatis  modo  ftudiofus,  fed  pre- 
 cipue  Sanftitatis,  quX'  a  Moralitate  diftat  ut  a  terra  Coslum.  Sic 
 fibi  Contrarius  ut  lit  Deo  fuo  Conformis;  eatenus  fcilicet  contra- 
 rius,  quatenus  neceiTe  eft  ut  fit  Conformis,  &  cum  fupremo  Nu- 
 mine  coincidat  &  tandem  cohabitee. 
 
 Fota.     I.  Deo  fervire  non  temporibus,  fi  Tempora  non  fe  fub- 
 jiciant  Deo.     z,  O  quam  in  fenibus  omnia  Exemplaria  eile  debeant ! 
 
 miKh 
 
in  the  County  <?/  S  O  M  E  R  S  E  T  591 
 
 much  occafion'd  by  the  Lercers  of   other  Almifters,Vo].  II. 
 fome  of  which  urg'd  to  comply,  and  others  to  forbear.  v>"V'v^ 
 He  had  iook'd  up  feriouily  to  GOD  for  Direction, Nee  illis 
 which  was  repeated   with  yet  greater  Earneftnels,  as^oncef- 
 the  time  fix'd  drew  near.     On  Aug.  ai.  he    betook ^^"^   eft 
 himfelfi  in   his  Retirement,  to  extraordinary  Suppli- ^^.^*^"^  , 
 cation  to  GOD  for  Condudl  and  EftabiiAiment ;  and^^^^P^'^ 
 that  iifued  in  a  fixed  Determination  upon  a  full  weigh- ^2-^^^^^^® 
 ing   the  Merits  of  the  Caufe,  to  forbear  the  Decla-yg|  quQ^ 
 rations  and  Subicriptions  required  by  the  Adl,  whate- videtur 
 ver  Coniequences  might  enfue  :  And  he  {q.is  down  the  malum 
 Reafons  that  fway'd  and  prevaiFd  with  him.  Manibus 
 
 tra^lare. 
 3.  Ultima  optima  ilnt  fenes  fervi,  imo  fi  Deo  vifum  fuerit  Deo  mf- 
 lirentfuoj  m3gifq;  Deo  firmi  fmt,  quo  magis  infirmi:  fiquidem 
 abfurdius  nihil  quam  a  Deo  recedere,  cum  ad  Deum  accedere  pro- 
 peramus.  4.  Solenne  Votum  fit  ad  AdTpeftus  afpicere  foras,  ad 
 AfFeftus  Domi,  &:  Excubias  agere,  ne  inimicus  intret.  3.  Nee 
 Paflionibus  Locum  dare,  nee  Stupiditati,  PufilJanimitari,  Ignaviae - 
 Nee  Temetirati  cedendum  eft,  nee  Timidirati.  6.  Vivam  exem- 
 plum  Pietatis,  moriar  Exemplum  Patientix  ;  Arq;  in  me  A'laximo 
 Peccatore,  Sc  in  Confolatione  mea  videant  alii ,  quam  bonum  fit 
 adherere  Deo,  qui  condonat  Peccata  ingentia  poenitenCibus,  &:  exi- 
 gua  omnia  quae  bona  funt  paterna  manu  accipir,  8c  propter  Jefum 
 Chrillum  sterna  gloria  remunerat.  Illi  GJoria  in  internum.  Fa- 
 cile eft  renovaxe  Vota  j  det  Deus  prsftare.  Pfal.  119.  106.  A- 
 poc.  2.  19. 
 
 Specimen  Medltati  Aug.  24.  1662.  Hie  nihil.  Lugent  plures. 
 Ego  ftupefco.  Morior  ante  Obirum.  Minifter  non  Paftor.  Cle- 
 men tiftime  Deus  /  Miferere  miferi  Peccatoris.  Sapientiflime  Deus! 
 Defcendat  fbperne  fapientia  tua  ut  refte  judicem  de  Juftuofa  hac  in 
 quam  meipfum  conjeci  (fed  num  /ine  te  ?)  &  fme  Omnipotentia, 
 irreparabili  Ejeftione.  Namquid  qui  olim  fal  Tcrroe  audierunt,  in 
 ira  tua  utfal  infulfus  abjiciantur  foras,  uta  quibufvis  conculcentur? 
 Id  ipfe  mereor  maxime  :  fed  num  tu  foJes  cum  feryjs  tuis  rranfigere 
 fecundum  illorum  meritum,  &  non  fecundum^Gratiam  tuam? 
 Olim  quidem  vifitafti  virga  defe^lionem  eoruni,  unde  fit  ut  jam 
 Gladium  arripft  qui  fssvit  ad  Mortem,  EcclejJaJiicam  (mortui  func 
 Plurimi  Miniftri)  Civihm  ;  nee  enim  ex  quo  vivant  habent — & 
 pene  Naturahm^  maerorc  quad  enecti  &  confecli  ?  Ego  vero  mi- 
 fellus  Mceftitia  pene  obruor  h  poft  latam  fentenriam  inquire  an  refte 
 %c  folide  vel  ftolide  r-ihi  procuraverim  tam  MuJtiphcem  Necem. 
 Sed  (Bone  Deus)  probe  tu  nofti  quod  aflidais  Precibus  Thronum 
 Gratis  fatigaverim,  ut  tute  ipfc  hac  in  caufa  fecundum  Mentem 
 tuam  non  meam,  de  me  Statueres^  &  poft  preces  omnes,  non  ali- 
 tcr  poteram  Glofis  tus,  &:  Ofncio  meo  confulere,-  &  fatisfacere, 
 Ut    mihi  videbatur,    quam  noa.fatisfaciendo  Voiis  ^  JufTis  Po- 
 
 He 
 
592  The  Ejecfed  or  Silej7c'^dMmifiers^  S^C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  He  b.egins  with  the  Declaration  of  Ajfent  and  Confent. 
 ^^y-v^'^  He  intimates  that  he  was  not  againft  Forms  of  Prayer, 
 teftatum  nor  even  the  injoining  them,  if  fram'd  according  to  the 
 Superio-  "Word,  and  fitted  to  the  Concernments  of  the  Church, 
 rum.  provided  they  did  not  hinder  Preaching  by  their  Pro- 
 
 Num  a  te  i^^ity,  nor  the  exercife  of  Minifters  Gifts  in  Prayer, 
 f  ^^p^Cer-  ^<^^°^^^"g  ^^  emergent  Occafions,  which  no  Compofcrs 
 t^"a  mV^^"^  ^^y  Liturgy  could  forefee  or  comprehend  within 
 eft  fi  a-  ^^^'^^  iettled  Forms :  And  that  he  could  ufe  many  Things 
 berrave-  prefcrib'd  in  the  Book  of  Common- Prayer :  But  to  de- 
 rim.  Ita  clare  his  unfeigned  Affent  and  Confent  to  all  and  every 
 ii  iit,  me-  Thing  contain  d  and  frejcrib^d  in  that  Book,  was  what 
 ipfum  in  (h^  faysj  he  could  not  do,  with  any  Freedom  of  Con- 
 Pulvere  Confcience,  or  indeed  without  Lying.  And  he  gives 
 &  Cinere  ^j^^f^  Reafons. 
 mvol- 
 
 vam.  Adhuc  confentiam  Poflulatis,  &  redeam  redivivus  (ubi- 
 cunq;  demum)  ad  Minifterium  deperditum.  Sin  vero  in  hifce  Ge- 
 mitibus  cum  earned  fanguine  non  confero,  &  quod  tu  a  mepoftulas 
 peregerim,  confirmes  indies  magis  magifque,  Animum  meum  va- 
 cillanrem  ;  &  quod  infeftum  efTe  nequit,  rideam  a  te  faftum,  non 
 in  judicio,  fed  in  Mifericordia,  quia  in  Gloriam  tuam,  Reforma- 
 tionis  tandem  progrefTum  defideratiffimum,  interea  in  Minifterii 
 Confirmationem,  &  Ecclefix  tuce  i^dificationdm.  Sint  fervi  tui 
 (ficut  olim  Sampfon)  ;  Coelum  penetrent,  &  moriendo  multo  plus 
 Lucri  Domino  adferant  quam  praedicando,  per  Jefum  Chriftum 
 magnum  ilium  6c  Ovium  &  Paftorum  Paftorem  :   Amen. 
 
 I.  Becauje,  fays  he,  hovpfocvcr  the  Act  fpeakj  of  the 
 Ufe  of  all  Things  contain  d  and  prefcrib'd  in  the  Book^  im- 
 mediately before  the  Declaration^  yet  afterward  there  is  in 
 the  fame  Aci  Approbation  requir  d  in  the  cnfe  of  Leciurers  ; 
 and  that  Approbation  a'fo  is  to  be  given  in  no  other  but 
 in  the  very  Jame  Form  of  J4^ords  that  is  injoined  All  ^  fi 
 that\it  feems  in  that  AlTent  and  Confent,  Approbation 
 aljo  IS  contain' d :  And  if  fo,  then  that  (among  other  things) 
 much  hinders  Affent^^  vi:{.  It  Is  certain  by  God's  Word, 
 that  Children,  which  are  Baptized,  dying  before  they 
 commit  adual  Sin,  arc  undoubtedly  fav'd.  And  whe- 
 ther the  Ac}  be  to-  be  underjiood  fi  or  no,  (the  Declaration 
 being  to  be  exprcfi'd  in  thofi  l^'lrds  that  are  in  the  Act, 
 without  ujing  any  other)  no  other  can  be  expeEled,  than 
 that  the  Congregation  and  People  that  hear  it,  will  conceive 
 it  a  Confirmation  of,  and  {as  it  were)  the  Declarer  s  giving 
 his  Vote  to  the  whcle  Compofiticn  and  Matter  of  the 
 Bo:\, 
 
 2,   BS' 
 
in  the  County  ^/SOMERSET.  59J 
 
 2.  Bccaufe  if  the  AH  requird  Ajfent  and  Confem  vo  the\o\,  II. 
 Ufe  onlyy  yet  requiring  it  univerjally j  and  in  every  things  ^•'VSi^ 
 J  could  not  yield  to  it^  becauje  not  fatisfied  as  concerning 
 the  Lawful  Vfe  of  every  part  of  it.  As  namely  ^  i .  The  re~ 
 f  eating  fo  often  of  Gloria  Patri,  as  Nine  or  Ten  times  in 
 Morning  Prayer.  The  thing,  no  doubt,  is  good  in  it  felf^ 
 and  at  fome  times  there  hath  been  much  more  reafon  to  ufs 
 it  more :  But  fo  frequent  a  repetition  in  fo  fhort  a  time, 
 '  if  there  be  now  no  need  of  it,  (I  fpeak^  not  of  the  Vje,  but 
 cf  the  fo  much  multiplied  ZJfe  of  it)  if  it  be  not  profitable , 
 and  tends  not  to  Edification  [as  it  is  beyond  my  reach  to  con- 
 ceive it  doth)  then  it's  like  to  fall  into  a  talking  God's  Name 
 in  vain,  and  come  within  our  Saviour  s  Prohibition^ 
 Mat.  6.  7  i  and  gives  a  Countenance  to  them  that  meafure 
 cut  the  fVor/hip  of  God  by  fet  numbers,  as  the  Romanifts 
 do  :  Bejides  the  deading  of  the  Heart  in  the  Service  of  God, 
 by  fo  Gft  repeating  the  fame  things,  J  add,  2.  The  faying 
 of  the  Seventh  Day,  againfl  the  Original  Text,  infteacl. 
 o/the  Sabbath  Day,  which  gives  a  blow  to  the  Chrifiian 
 Sabbath.  And,  3.  The  Vfe  of  a  worfe  Tanflntion  of  ths 
 Pfalms,  when  there  is  a  better,  efpccinliy  in  that  place, 
 Pfal.  68.  4;  where  it  muft  be  read,  Extol  him  in  his 
 Name,  yea,  (3c.  inftead  of  that  agreeable  to  the  Ori- 
 ginal, Extol  him  in  his  Name,  Jah.  4.  Reading  fo 
 much  of  the  Apocrypha,  and  that  as  Holy  Scriptures  arc 
 read  (which  may  make  ignorant  People  think,  both  aliks)  ' 
 for  Lejfons  at  Morning  and  Evening  Prayer,  when  the 
 reading  of  Caficnical  Scriptures  is  better  and  fifer  ;  efps- 
 daily  the  reading  of  fuch  Apocryphal  Book,^  and  Chapters 
 as  are  more  queflionable  :  As  Judith  9.  where  the  Fact 
 of  the  Sons  of  ]acoh,  Simeon,  and  Lq\i  is  cxtoll'd,  which 
 yet  the  Spirit  of  GOD  condemns,  Gen.  49.  5.  And  Ju- 
 dith V  Prayer  for  her  being  Blefs'd  in  her  Lying  way  :  And, 
 5.  That  Prijfage  at  Burials  ;  that  we  may  rej}  in  him,  as 
 our  hope  is  this  our  Brother  doth,  albeit  there  be  no  eaufe 
 to  hope  fo,  but  great  reafon  becaufe  of  the  wickfdnefs  of 
 many  a  Mans  Life,  [without  any  Repentance  dec  lard  at 
 their  Death)  to  fear  the  clean  contrary.  6.  It  is  alfo  a  VS" 
 ry  high,  and  to  me  a  very  hard  thitig  [in  regard  of  the  Ac^ 
 count  a  Minifier  is  to  give  ufito  Jcfus  Chrift  of  the  Trujl 
 committed  to  him)  to  ahfolve  (in  the  Name,,  and  by  the 
 Authority  of  Jefus  Chrift)  any  fick,  Perfon  from  all  his 
 Sins,  that.foall  make  a  fpeciai  Confcffwn,  if  he  feel  his 
 Qonfcience  troubled  with,  any   weighty  maitsr,  fime  that 
 
 Q.  q  may 
 
594        T^^  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  MimfterSj  &G. 
 
 Vol.  II.    mnyhecionemeerlyeutofremorfeofConJcienceforJomehei" 
 nous  Sin,  and  without  Juch  Evidences  of  a  true  Evangeli-- 
 cat  Repentance  for  Sin  in  general,  as  even  in  the  Judgment 
 of  Charity  (ryhich  is  k^ifid,  and  not  blind)   is  neceffary  for 
 Juch  an  Alfolution. 
 
 And  afcerwards  he  charges  the  Ceremonies  with  un- 
 proiitablenefs,  as  not  tending  to  Edification  ^  and  as 
 being  mifchievous,  cafting  many  worthy  Men  out  of 
 publick  Employment,  and  iliutting  them  up  in  corners 
 that  could  not  clofe  with  them  3  and  as  being  burden- 
 fbme  to  many  pious  Men  that  did :  And  as  being  ofFen- 
 live  y  which  is  encreas'd  by  their  difufe  fo  many  Years 
 together,  with  Profeirions  and  Endeavours  after  Re- 
 formation. He  reprefents  their  having  been  abus'd  to 
 Superfticion.  This,  fays  he,  is  more  like  to  revive  by  the 
 renevi>*d  ufe  of  them.  Hence,  fays  he,  vohatfoever  mny  be 
 /aid  for  them  in  ftriB  Dijputes,  and  hovojoever  they  have 
 formerly  been  yielded  to,  yet  ?iow  they  are  become  very  Gra- 
 vamincus.  It  is  ojje  thing  to  Conform  upon  a  Cujiom,  and 
 another  upon  a  Conteft,  when  ^formation  hath  been  fo 
 pleaded  for,  and  the  Offetice  is  fo  extremely  augmented.  I 
 do  nctj  (fays  he)  mention  theje  things  as  delighting  in  de~ 
 hafing  or  depriving  the  Common- Prayer,  I  blefs  GOD  it  is 
 fo  good,  but  yet  it  might  he  better.  This  laft  Book^  infome 
 things  is  better  than  the  former,  as  in  feme  folid  Addi^ 
 ticnnl  Prayers,  and  cfpccially  the  inferting  the  I{ubrick^ 
 Ejlablifo'd  by  Law  in  the  Reign  of  I\ing  Edward  VL 
 for  vitidicating  the  Church  in  the  matter  of  K^jieeling  at 
 the  Sacrament.  And  had  there  been  a  condefcending  to  the 
 Propofais  offo  rnany  (not  inconfiderable)  Minifiers,  for 
 other  alterations  and  indulgoic^  there  would  have  been 
 much  more  SatisfaEiion,  and  a  far  greater  Vnion.  But 
 fince  that  eaje  to  the  Ccnfciencc,  which  was  fo  humbly  and 
 earneftly  defird,  cculd  not  be  obtain  d,  nor  this  Grievayice, 
 under  which  fo  many  have  groan  d,  ever  fmce  the  firft  happy 
 And  comfortable  {but  which  could  not  then  be  a  compleat} 
 Reformation,  be  remcvd,  nor  any  Liberty  granted,  fuch  as 
 hi^  Majefty  is  pleas'* d  to  delineate  and  indulge  in  his  gra- 
 cious Declaration  ;  but  en  the  contrary,  all,  and  every  thing, 
 TTiuft  be  more  fgnally  a?id  eminently  than  ever  heretofore 
 itjferted  'y  this  hath  been  to  m.any,  and  to  my  felf  in  parti- 
 cular, a  Burden  too  heavy  to  be  born :  The  rather,  becaufe 
 of  the  Dcfires,  Profeflons,  Endeavours,  and  Prayers,  for  a 
 k^fomatiQiij  ^i^Qording  to  the  fVordofGOD,  fir  the  Glory 
 
intheCountyof  SOMERSET.  595 
 
 of  GOD f  the  Honour  of  the  Church  of  England,  andpre-Yol.  II. 
 venting  Ojfence  and  Separation  from  it.  And  {in  fpecial)^y^f^f*^ 
 in  regard  of  the  Vbws  of  GOD  upon  us^  to  do  our  utmoji  for 
 promoting  {and  therefore  fure  to  do  and  jay  nothing  for  the 
 fhaming)  of  that  i^^ork^  of  Reformation^  and  the  moji  dsji- 
 red  altering  and  ordering  of  all  things  in  the  Service  of 
 GOD,  to  the  better^  and  as  near  as  may  be,  according  to 
 the  Divine  Rule, 
 
 It  is  obje^edf  and  it  is  true,  that  I  haiJe  read  mojl  of 
 the  Common- Prayer  Book^  and  fo  could  do  again.  But^ 
 1 .  It  is  one  thing  to  read  many  things,  another  to  declare  an 
 unfeigned  AjfenP  and  Ccnfent  to  every  thing,  2.  Matters 
 of  fPhrfhip^  and  things  needing  Emendation  in  our  Form 
 of  H'^orfmpy  were  never  Jo  fearch*d  and  difcoverd  as  novoi 
 
 3.  A"2  Alteration  for  the  better  voas  never  jo  fought  as  now. 
 
 4.  By  the  late  long  intermiffion,  the  Scandal  in  doijig  all  ' 
 that  heretofore  has  been  done,  is  exceedingly  heightened. 
 
 J,  lays  he,  was  fully  convincd  of  this ^  that  GOD  would 
 have  been  highly  difpleas''d,  if  all  Minijiers  Jhould  have 
 come  in  and  Sub/crib' d,  and publifh' d  a  Declaration  fo  far 
 prejudicial  to  a  Progrefs  in  Reformation,  as  that  it  was  iti 
 a  manner  to  give  it  up  for  gone,  and  to  have  an  Hand,  in 
 burying  all  hopes  of  it.  And  hereupon  did  aljo  conceive^ 
 that  GOD  would  have  fome  to  Juffer,  to  witncfs  the  Since^ 
 rity  of  their  defire  to  have  all  things  ordered  in  the  Service 
 of  GOD,  according  to  the  Mind  of  GOD.  Now  I  never 
 thought  that  all  Minijiers  were  alike  ohligdto  forbear  fub" 
 fcribing  and  declaring  as  is  enjoin  d,  (tho'  none  Jloould  do 
 what  he  thinkj  in  his  Confcience  he  ought  not  to  do)  but 
 that  they  were  more  bound  to  jiand  out,  and  tender  their 
 Submijfion  to  Authority  in  a  way  of  Suffering,  who  had  be- 
 fore jiood  for  the  Reformation  moJi  :  And  hence  concluded 
 concerning  myfelf,  who  knew  mine  own  Heart,  and  cont end- 
 ings for  it,  (tho  with  much  0^eaknefs)  that  I  could  net 
 without  dealing  unfaithfully  with  GOD,  fay  all  that  x^as  to 
 he  faidy  and  do  all  that  was  to  be  done.  I  was  afraid  to 
 anger  Confcience,  or  to  be  wanting  to  a  glorious  GOD  when 
 I  am  goi?''g  out  of  the  l4^orld.  And  who  knows  what  GOD 
 may  do  at  length  for  a  greater  Purity  and  Spirituality  of 
 his  H^orfhip  among  us  {if  yet  he  will  have  any  delight  in 
 itSy  and  not  leave  us)  upon  the  Suffering  of  his  Servants  in 
 d  quiet  way,  as  the  firji  Reformation  followed  upon  fuch  a 
 Suffering,  and  upon  the  Death  of  many  of  the  precious  Ser- 
 W.fiii..of  QQD I  ^-J^^i  vpho  kjiows  what  GOD  may  do  for  us 
 
 %^  %  ifi 
 
596  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Mimjters  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  ««  ^^^'^^  '^^y>  "^^^^^  ^  "^^y  ^f  ^^^  ^^^^^  Succeeded  fo  fadl/,^ 
 and  left  Jo  ill  a  Javcw  behind  it  ?  He  then  goes  on  to  the 
 Declaration  about  the  lolemn  League  and  Coveitant, 
 and  canvafTes  it  ^  and  declares,  (among  other  things) 
 that  t:ho*  he  rcasjatisjy'd  that  an  Oath  vpas  not  to  be  a  Bond 
 of  Iniquity f  yet  the  Name  of  GOD  having  been  interposed, 
 'there  muft  be  an  abiding  Bond  in  regard  of  that  which  was 
 right  in  it  •  and  that  the  rather^  becaufe  of  the  Dijhonour 
 that  would  redound  to  GOD  and  I{eligion  by  the  flighting  of 
 an  Oath,  &c.  He  then  relates  what  pafs'd  between 
 him  and  the  Bifliop  of  the  Diocefe,  oh  Aug.  22.  He 
 gave  him  leave  to  preach  on  Aug.  24.  but  (he  fays) 
 that  through  fear,  Jadmjs,  and  difccmprfure  of  Mind,  he 
 became  an  Hearer  elfewhere  with  wonder  and  weeping  '  And 
 adds,  that  at  Night  there  was  (as  every  Sabbath  Evening 
 there  usd  to  t>e)  a  meeting  of  many  of  the  Parifh^  (for  i^e- 
 petition  and  prayer)  and  cf  more  than  ordinary  that  Night, 
 with  whom  (after  f{epet  it  ion  of  the  Sermons  heard,)  it  pleased 
 GOD  much  to  enlarge  his  Heart  in  Prayer,  (befides  fpeakr 
 ing  fevcral  things  to  them  according  to  the  fad  Occafwn) 
 and  that  with  more  Tears  than  the  Death  cf  J>Vife,  Daugh- 
 ter, Imprijonment,  or  any  other  thing  ever  drew  from  him. 
 And  the  Lord  hears  the  voice  of  weeping,  Pfal.  6.  8. 
 
 O,  (ays  he,  that  doleful  Day  wherein  fo  many  Lights 
 voere  at  once  clapt  under  a  Bujhel !  So  many  Stars  (and  di- 
 vers of  them,  not  with  cut  l^af on,  reckon  d  Stars  of  the  firft 
 magnitude,  becaufe  they  gave  fo  great  a  Light  to  Travellers 
 to  the  ?2eTP  Jerufaiem)  plucked  out  of  their  fever  al  Orbs,  and 
 thrown  down  to  the  Ea)tk  So  many  that  Jirove  fincerely  to 
 have  all  things  in  the  Church  reformed  and  rettifyd  accord' 
 ing  to  the  Word  of  GOD,  came  to  that  pafs,  to  fee  them- 
 Jelvcs  and  the  ^frmation  they  fought,  buried  {as  it  were) 
 in  the  fame  Grav^,  and  others  {none  of  the  befl)  dance  upon 
 the  Grave  I  O  whence  is  it  that  the  great  GOD  and  Gover- 
 nor cf  all  things  fhculd  permit  and  order  out  fo  fad  a  Pro- 
 oidence  ?  Lord  how  is  it  that  thou  calleft  our  Sins  to 
 Remembrance,  and  hajl  killed  fo  many  of  the  Sons  of 
 Levi !  Sec.  ^ 
 
 The  Reader  will,  I  hope,  forgive  me,  if  I  frankly 
 own  that  the  reading  and  tranfcribing  fuch  Hints  and 
 Thoughts  as  theie,  that  drop'd  from  the  Ejedted  Mini- 
 ilers  in  that  Critical  Jundlure,  are  to  me  moft  highly 
 pleSfing.  They  dlfcover  fo  m.uch  of  the  true  Spirit  of 
 Piety,  and  fueh  a  native  and  undifguis'd  Sincerity,  as 
 
 is 
 
in  the  County  t?/  S  O  M  E  R  S  E  T.  597 
 
 is  very  amiable,  and  worthy  imitation.  For  my  parr.  Vol.  II. 
 I  know  not  how  to  fuppofe,  that  Perfons  fo  thoughtful  ^•/'N/'V 
 and  cautious,  fo  humble  in  their  Applications  to  GOD 
 for  help,  fo  open  to  Light,  fo  willing  to  weigh  every 
 thing  that  ought  to  influence  them,  and  fo  fearful  of 
 being  deceiv'd  and  mifguided,  fliould  be  left  of  GOD, 
 in  a  matter  that  the  Divine  Honour,  and  the  Credit  of 
 Religion,  was  fo  much  concern'd  in. 
 
 This  Mr.  Thomas,  after  his  Ejedlmenc,  continu'd  at 
 Vhleigh  among  his  Old  People.  He  every  Lord's  Day 
 attended  the  Publick  Worfhip  5  and  in  Private  as  he 
 |iad  opportunity,  was  helpful  to  the  Souls  of  thofe 
 who  were  before  his  Charge.  He  died  among  them  in 
 1667,  an  old  Man  and  full  of  Days.  His  Funeral  was 
 attended  by  many  of  the  neighbouring  Gentry.  A 
 Sermon  was  preach'd  lipon  the  Occafion  by  a  neigh- 
 bouring Conformift,  on  John  5.  35  :  He  was  a  burning 
 and  a  Jhining  Light.  What  Pity  then  was  it,  it  (hould 
 be  put  out  before  its  time  ! 
 
 PVINCAVNTON :  Mr.  John  SacheverelL  He  was  the 
 cldeft  Son  of  Mr.  Sacheverell,  Minifter  of  Stoke  Vnder- 
 ham  in  this  County,  who  was  a  Man  of  great  Reputa- 
 tion. This  Mr.  Sacheuerell  had  many  Children,  and 
 two  of  them  were  bred  Minifters,  vi:{.  this  John^  and 
 Timothy,  of  whom  fee  in  the  County  of  Dorjct,  p.  269. 
 This  Mr.  John  Sncheverell,  whofe  Memory  is  to  this 
 Day  precious  in  moft  parts  of  the  Weft,  had  firft  the 
 Living  of  F^jmpton  in  this  County,  which  he  quitted 
 before  the  King  was  reftor'd.  He  had  there  but  30  /. 
 fer  Annum  certain  Allowance,  with  a  promife  of  an 
 Augmentation  of  30/.  more  from  London,  of  which 
 Augmentation  he  receiv'd  not  any  more  than  one  half 
 Year.  His  Pains  in  this  Place,  in  the  Service  of  the 
 Souls  of  thofe  committed  to  his  Care,  were  very  great, 
 as  is  Attefted  by  fome  yet  living :  And  he  had  confi- 
 derable  fuccels  in  recover"ng  many  that  were  difToIure; 
 and  in  the  Converfion  of  feveral  to  a  Love  of  GOD 
 and  true  Goodnefs :  And  his  Converfation  was  un- 
 blameable  and  Exemplary.  He  conftantly  rofe  early, 
 and  fpent  the  Morning  in  his  Study,  and  the  After- 
 noon in  vifiting  his  Flock,  and  difcourfing  with  them 
 about  religious  Matters,  till  the  Saturday,  which  was 
 entirely  fpent  in  his  preparing  for  his  LQid*s  Davs 
 Q  q  3  Work« 
 
598        The  EjeBedor  Silenc^dMinifierSj  &:c. 
 
 yoi,  II.  Work.  That  Day  was  ufually  employ'd  thus;  He 
 began  his  publick  Worfliip  with  a  (hort  Prayer  in  the 
 Morning,  and  then  read  a  Pfalm  and  a  Chapter,  and 
 briefly  expounded  them :  And  after  finging  of  a  Pfalm, 
 he  Pray'd  and  Preach'd  for  an  Hour  and  a  Quarter.  In 
 •  the  Afternoon  he  began  at  One,  himfelf  repeating  his 
 Morning  Sermon,  and  examining  young  People  as  to 
 what  they  had  remembred  :  Then  he  Pray'd  and 
 Preach'd  for  about  an  hour  and  half;  and  afterwards? 
 the  Repetition  of  the  Evening  Sermon,  and  Examina- 
 tion of  young  ones  about  it,  concluded  the  publick  Ser^ 
 vice  of  the  Day.  • 
 
 On  the  very  Day  of  King  Charles  the  Second's  Co- 
 ronation, he  Preach'd  a  Sermon  on  i  Sam.  iz.  24,  25. 
 But  if  ye  fiall  do  xvickediy,  ye  jhall  he  confumed  both  you 
 and  your  Kjng.     The  Obtervatibn  which  he  chiefly  in- 
 fifted   on  was  this :   That  wicked  Men  continuing  in 
 their  wicked  Actions,  are  the  greateft  Traytors  to  the 
 King  and  State  wherein  they  live.     Several  went  out 
 of  the  Church  in  the  midft  of  Sermon,  and  the  Rabble 
 got  together,  and  in  the  Market-Houfe  impanel'd  a 
 Jury  from  amongfl:  themfelves,    and  reprefented  a  for- 
 Jiial  Trial  of  the  Preacher,  and  afterwards  drew  him 
 in  Effigie,  with  a  Book  in  his  Hand,  which  they  call'd 
 his  Catcchifm,  upon  an  Hurdle,  through  the  Town,  to 
 thQ  top  of  an  Hill,  where  a  great  Bonefire  was  prepar'd. 
 The  Effigies  was  hung  upon  a  Pole  in  order  to  be  Burnt : 
 But  the  wind  driving  the  Flames  away,  the  Effigies  re- 
 mained untouch'd,  and  was  fliot  at  by  feveral  with  a 
 great  deal  of  Fury  ;  and  at  length  fell  into  the  Flames 
 where  it  was  confum'd.     It  was  the  Obfervation  of 
 many  in  thofe  Parts,  that  feveral  who  were  the  moft 
 Adiiwe  in  this  frantick  fort  of  Diverfion,  which  was 
 accompany'd  with  a  great  deal  of  Prophaneneis  and 
 Lewdnefs,  had  fome  or  other  remarkable  Calamity 
 that  befell  them  not  long  after;  and  fome  of  them  died 
 yery   miierably.     An  account   of  this  was   publifli'd 
 abour  that  time  in  one  of  the  Books  of  Prodigies,  and 
 thQ  Names  of  feveral  of  them  are  remembred  by  many 
 pv€n  to  this  Day.     And  tho'  perhaps  there  was  then, 
 as  there  is  ftill,  too  great  a  forwardnefs  in  fome,  in  the 
 tranfports  of  their  Zeal,  to  reprefent  thofe  things  a^ 
 pivine  Judgments,  which  befall  Men  of  a  Party  op- 
 pplat^  £0  their  pvvp  j  ypt  C^annities  tiiat  are  uncom- 
 
in  the  County  oj  S  O  M  ERSE  T.  599 
 
 mon,  (liarp  and  peculiar  Pains  coming  on  a  rudden,yol.  II. 
 without  any  vifibie  Caufe,  and  attended  with  a  Pecu- 
 liar Horrour  and  Defperation  ;  and  that  in  the  Cafe 
 of  feverai,  are  fuch  vifible  Evidences  of  a  Divine  Hand, 
 that  no  Man  can,  with  any  Shadow  of  Realbn,  pre- 
 tend that  they  ought  to  be  overlooked.  A  little  after, 
 he  was  indicted  at  the  AfTizes,  for  continuing  the  Ex- 
 ercife  of  his  Miniftry,  without  reading  the  Common- 
 Prayer.  When  he  was  allow'd  to  fpeak  for  himfelf,  he 
 dcclar'd,  that  if  he  had  been  requir'd  by  Authority  to 
 have  read  the  Common-Prayer,  he  either  would  have 
 done  it,  or  have  immediately  quitted  the  Living.  He 
 behav'd  himfelf  fo  well,  that  the  Judge  exprefs'd  him- 
 felf to  this  Effedl  to  thofe  that  were  about  him  :  Have 
 ycu  no  other  Man  than  this  in  your  County,  ta  fingle  cm  for 
 a  Pattern  of  your  Severity  ?  TJpon  hearing  all  Matters, 
 the  Jury  brought  him  in  Not  Guilty,  and  he  was  Ac- 
 quitted. After  his  being  Silenc'd  in  62,  he  rerir'd  to 
 Stalbridge,  where  he  had  an  Eftate  in  the  Right  of  his 
 Wife.  Being  afterwards  taken  at  a  Meeting  in  Shafif- 
 bury,  together  with  Mr.  Bampfield,  Mr.  Hallet,  Mr.  Ince, 
 and  other  Minifters,  he  and  they  were  fent  together  to 
 Dorchefterja'il,  where  he  remain'd  for  three  Years>  In 
 this  Imprifonment,  he  and  the  reft  of  them,  took  it  by 
 turns  to  preach  out  of  a  Window  to  a  coniiderable 
 number  of  People,  that  ftood  to  hear  on  the  other  fide 
 the  River.  In  this  Confinement  he  contradied  fuch  an 
 Indifpofition,  that  of  a  very  chearful  active  Perfon,  he 
 became  very  Melancholy,  and  foon  after  ended  his 
 Days.  He  died  in  his  Chair,  fpeaking  to  thofe  about 
 him  with  great  Vehemence  and  AfFeClion,  yDf  the  great 
 work  of  the  Redemption  of  Sinners.  He  wrote  in  the 
 Title  Page  of  all  his  Books,  To  me  to  live  is  Chrift,  and 
 to  die  is  gain  ;  which  was  the  Caufe  of  its  being  En- 
 graven upon  his  Tomb-ftone.  Mr.  Banger,  v/ho  was  a 
 Fellow  Sufferer  with  him,  preach'd  his  Funeral  Ser- 
 mon, upon  I{Dm.  8.  22,  23.  Nor  muft  I  forget  that 
 this  was  the  Grandfather  of  the  prefent  celebrated 
 Dr.  Henry  SacheverclL 
 
 BATHE  :  Mr.  H^'illiam  Green. 
 
 Comhehay  :  Mr.  Thomas  Crees.     He  was  a  Naclve  of 
 this  Ceunry,    and   bred   in    St.  Alhan-Hall  in   Oxen, 
 
 Q  o  A  whence 
 
6c o  The  Ejecled  or  Silenced  MmifierSj  &c, 
 
 VoL  II.  whence  he  went  to  Cambridge  in  the  time  of  the  War. 
 He  was  Ejeded  in  this  Place  in  62,  and  coatinu'd  al! 
 his  Life  after  a  quiet,  patient  filent  Nonconformift. 
 He  was  the  Father  of  Thirteen  Children  by  one  Wife, 
 and  they  all  liv'd  to  be  Men  and  Women.  Tho*  he 
 had  little  to  live  upon,  yet  Providence  took  care  of  him 
 and  his.  He  was  Eminent  for  Holinefs.  He  liv'd  at 
 the  B^^h,  and  preach'd  in  all  the  obfcure  corners  of  the 
 Country.  He  was  of  a  melancholy  Difpofition,  but 
 an  Excellent  Chriftian.     He  dy'd  in  his  76th  Year. 
 
 Bed'ington :  Mr.  John  After :  I  formerly  by  miftake 
 call  a  him  Arthur,  I  fuppole  this  might  be  he  that  was 
 afterwards  known  in  London, 
 
 Ciutton :  Mr.  Aiflat. 
 
 PV.CAMMEL;  s.nd  Dunnyet:  Mr.  Henry  Jllbin,  Born 
 at  B^^tcomhe,  June  20,  1624;  train'd  up  in  School 
 Learning  at  Giajicnbury,  whence  he  went  to  Oxford. 
 He  was  Ejeded  at  fVeftXnmmel  in  1660,  and  at  Du?i' 
 nyet  62  :  After  which  he  return'd  to  his  Native  Place, 
 where  he  liv'd  to  the  Day  of  his  Death,  preaching  as 
 he  had  opportunity.  Sometimes  he  preach'd  in  his 
 own,  and  fomctimes  in  other  Families;  and  often  went 
 to  &iQ  Publick  AlTcmblies  :  And  at  length  he  preach'd 
 twice  every  Lord's  Day  for  many  Years,  in  the  Houfe 
 of  Thomas  Moore,  Eiq;  zi  Spar  grove.  In  1687,  he  be- 
 came a  Stated  Preacher,  at  certain  tix'd  times,  ztFroome 
 Selwoodj  Sheptcn  Mnllet^  Brewton,  and  H^rncanton.  He 
 rcF.gn'd  his^Soul  to  GOD,  Sept,  25,  1696.  JEtat.  7-^. 
 His  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd  by  Mr.  f^illi^m  Hop-, 
 kjns.  He  was  a  Judicious  Man,  and  of  good  Learn- 
 ing, EmJncnt  for  his  Piety,  and  very  diligent  in  his 
 Work.  He  was  a  great  Redeemer  of  Time,  an  hard 
 Student,  and  remarkable  for  his  Prudence.  He  was 
 one  of  a  large  Acquaintance,  and  a  very  friendly  Tem- 
 per. He  taught  by  his  Life,  as  well  as  his  Dodtrine ; 
 and  liv'd  and  died  a  great  Example  of  ftrid:  and  clofe 
 Vv'alking  wirh  GOD,  and  a  Heavenly  Converfation.  He 
 had  a  Ma  jefly  in  his  Countenance,  and  yet  was  cloathed 
 vjith  Humility.  He  died  about  the  73d  Year  of  his  Age. 
 He  Printed  a  Prad:icai  Difcourfe,  concerning  Loving 
 the  World,  on  i  John  2.  15.     And  hath  alfo  in  Print, 
 
 .Jkc 
 
in  the  County  ^/SOMERSET.  6oi 
 
 Ihe  Dying  Pajior's  laft  Farewel  to  bis  Frie7ids  in  Froome-  Vol.  IL 
 Selwood,  ^c.  1697.  8vo. 
 
 Bruton :  Mr.  Parker ;  an  able,  diligent,  and  pious 
 Preacher  j  and  a  Man  of  great  Humility  and  Peacea- 
 blenefs. 
 
 Dovpnhead:  Mr.  PVarren, 
 
 Milborn-Port :  Mr.  IVilliam  Hofkjns :  Born  at  TeoviU 
 ton  July  15,  1629.  Bred  up  under  yiv.fVarren  firft  at 
 Pudimore,  and  afterwards  at  Sarum.  In  1647  he  went 
 to  Oxon,  and  was  of  Magdalen  College,  where  he  conti- 
 nu'd  Six  Years.  He  preach'd  frequently  at  a  neigh- 
 bouring Village  before  he  left  the  Univerficv.  And  in 
 the  Year  1653,  he  went  from  thence  xoFifehead  in  Dor- 
 fetjhire,  where  he  taught  School  two  Years.  He  after- 
 wards fpcnt  a  Year,  aflifting  Mr.  j^llcin  at  Ditchcatt ; 
 and  from  thence  was  invited  to  Milbum-Port,  He  was 
 Ordain'd  at  H-^rington,  Nov.  la.  1656.  He  was  feri- 
 ous  and  diligent  in  his  Minifterial  Service.  Among 
 other  things,  his  Zeal  fet  him  upon  oppofing  the  Ring^ 
 ing  on  the  Lord's  Day.  One  thereupon  vow'd  he 
 would  be  the  Death  of  him  ;  but  kilTd  another  in  his 
 ftead,  and  fo  was  Hang'd  :  And  it  much  affcdrcd 
 Mr.  Hopkins,  that  his  Life  fliould  Providentially  be 
 preferv'd,  by  another  Man's  looling  his  Life,  when  he 
 was  aim'd  at.  Afcer  the  Reftauration,  one  Mr.  Napper 
 pretended  a  Title  from  the  Biftiop  of  J^Vells,  but  was 
 not  able  to  Ejedt  him.  Mr.  'Nnpper  commencing  a  fuit 
 againft  him,  was  caft:  at  the  Ailizes  at  Chard,  in  May, 
 1661  i  and  did  not  appear  at  the  Affizes  at  Bathe  in 
 Auguft  :  In  Ottoher,  he  was  indudted  into  Mr.  Hop- 
 kjns's  Church  by  Mr.  Fox,  Vicar  of  Poyniington.  But 
 Mr.  Hopkjns  ftill  kept  his  Place  'till  he  was  EjeAed  by 
 the  Ad:  in  Augufl  62.  He  went  afterwards  frequently 
 to  hear,  where  he  us'd  to  Officiate ;  and  preach'd  alfo 
 at  his  own  Houfe  ;  and  fometimes  at  other  Places,  as 
 he  had  opportunity.  His  Wife  was  Neice  to  Biiliop 
 Mex9^  and  if  he  could  have  Conform'd,  he  had  a  fair 
 profpedt  of  being  Prefer'd ;  and  confiderable  Offers 
 were  made  him,  but  they  were  no  Temptation  to  him 
 to  do  Violence  to  his  Confcience.  He  fet  up  a  School, 
 which  might  have  flourifli'd,  but  that  he  was  cited  into 
 
 ih^ 
 
6o2  The  Ejecied  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  the  Bifliop's  Court,  and  Excommunicated ;  and  the 
 Bifhop,  notvvithftanding  his  Relation  to  him,  would 
 fhew  him  no  Favour,  but  left  him  to  the  Mercy  of  the 
 Court.  He  remain'd  Excommunicate  'till  King  James's 
 Proclamation  of  Pardon.  After  the  Liberty  he  preach'd 
 at  H^incanton  and  fome  other  places,  where  he  was 
 much  belov'd.  He  was  an  humble,  chearful,  courte- 
 ous Man,  that  delighted  in  doing  good.  He  was  much 
 of  'MiV.Bnxters  Judgment  in  Controverflal  Matters  j  but 
 had  a  great  refped:  for  all  good  Men.  He  was  content- 
 ed with  his  Condition,  and  mortify 'd  to  the  World. 
 He  was  the  fame  in  all  Changes ;  one  of  the  Primi- 
 tive Stamp;  of  a  plain,  honeft,  fincere  Heart,  and  an 
 unblameable  Life.  He  Died  in  March,  tttt,  in  his 
 70th  Year. 
 
 Pf/he!fcomh  :  Mr.  George  Day.  Who  after  his  Ejedi- 
 on  came  to  London,  and  was  Paftor  of  a  Congregation 
 at /^4^c//jf^,  and  Died  there,  Dfc.  3.  1697.  His  Fune- 
 ral Sermon  was  preach'd  by  Mr,  Slater. 
 
 Jjhpriors:  Mv.John  Galp7ie.  A  grave,  ferious,  fo- 
 lid  Divine.  After  the  Liberty  by  Ad  of  Parliament, 
 he  fettled  in  Totnefs,  where  he  Died  in  Sep.  1698.  His 
 Son  is  Paftor  to  the  DifTcnting  Congregation  at  Stepney, 
 He  hath  a  Farewel  Sermon  among  thofe  of  the  City 
 Minifters,  but  his  Name  is  there  falfly  Printed 
 Gnfpine. 
 
 DVLVEBJON:  Mr.  Hemy  Berry, 
 
 Angeljea  :  Mr.  Lnwrence  Mufgrnvc. 
 
 Staplegrove :  Mr.  John  Gardener. 
 
 pf^ilton :  Mr.  George  Bindon.  He  improved  his  Know- 
 ledge in  the  Latin,  Greek,,  Hebrew,  Chaldee,  and  Syrinck, 
 Tongues,  to  an  cxader  degree  than  is  common.  He 
 was  an  ingenious  Man,  and  taught  School  at  Staple- 
 grove.  He  ufually  went  with  his  Family  to  Church  on 
 the  Lord's  Day  in  the  Forenoon,  and  preach'd  in  the 
 Afternoon.  His  clear  Head  and  great  Integrity,  ren- 
 der'd  him  very  ufeful  among  his  Neighbours,  in  com- 
 pofiog  Differences,  and  drawing  Writings.    The  Edu- 
 
 catioa 
 
in  the  County  of  S  O  M  E  R  S  E  T.  60? 
 
 cation  and  Fortunes  of  feveral  Perfons  were  commie-  Vol.  IL 
 to  him,  which  Trufts  he  difcharg'd  with  a  very  fair 
 Reputation.     He  took  much  delight  in  Arithmetick, 
 and  feme  other  parts  of  the  Mathematicks. 
 
 Pttmlfter:  Mr,  Thomas  Fomnrd. 
 
 ^iften :  Mr.  Timothy  Batt,  M.  A.  He  was  a  Native 
 of  this  County,  and  Born  Nov.  30.  16 13.  His  Father 
 was  a  Puritan,  and  deiigning  this  his  Eldeft  Son  for  the 
 Miniftry,  train'd  him  up  for  Learning  at  the  beft 
 School  within  his  reach,  and  then  fent  him  to  fVad- 
 ham  College  in  Oxon;  from  whence  he  remov'd  to 
 Emanuel  College  in  Cambridge,  where  he  took  his  De- 
 grees, and  was  call'd  Siher-tongu  d  Ban.  He  was  af- 
 terwards Chaplain  to  Sir  t(pbert  Pye,  Sen.  whom  he  at- 
 tended in  the  Expedition  under  the  Earl  of  Effex  into 
 Cornwaly  that  was  fo  unfortunate.  He  then  came  up 
 to  London,  and  exercis'd  his  Miniftry  at  Mimms  in 
 Middlejex,  while  the  War  continu'd  ;  and  he  got  fuch 
 a  fhare  in  the  Affeclions  of  the  People  there,  that  he 
 was  receiv'd  by  thofe  of  them  that  were  then  living, 
 with  great  refpedt,  when  he  viiiced  them  in  1685,  tho' 
 it  was  fo  l©ng  after.  In  1649,  he  went  to  Ilminfler, 
 in  his  Native  County  o^  Scmerfct,  and  after  a  fliort  ftay 
 there,  removed  to  Creech  in  the  fame  County,  where 
 he  continu'd  'till  King  Charles's  Return.  Then  that 
 being  a  Icqueftred  Living,  he  was  forc'd  to  quit  it, 
 and  was  by  a  neighbouring  Gentleman  prefented  to  the 
 fmall  Living  of  I^jfton,  where  the  Bartholomew  Ad 
 Ejeded  and  Silenc'd  him.  He  was  not  without  fair 
 Offers  if  he  would  have  Conform'd;  but, he  could  not 
 accept  them  and  keep  the  Peace  of  his  Confcience  ; 
 and  therefore  refus'd  them.  His  delight  was  in  his 
 Matter's  Work,  in  which  he  continu'd  as  he  had  op- 
 portunity, nU  within  a  few  Months  of  his  Death  ; 
 tho*  he  was  blind  for  two  Years  and  better.  And 
 GOD  own'd  him,  even  in  his  latter  Years.  One  in- 
 ftance  of  it,  not  unworthy  a  Remark,  has  been  given 
 me,  by  one  whofe  Account  may  be  depended  on.  He 
 us'd  to  preach  once  in  Five  or  Six  Weeks,  at  a  place 
 near  Columpton  in  Devon/hire,  A  Prophane  and  Lewd 
 young  Man  came  thither  one  Lord's  Day  to  hear  him, 
 pn  purpofe  tp  Scoff  at  and  make  a  Jeft  oi  what  he  faid  ; 
 
6c4  The  Ejected  or  Silenced,  Miniflers^  Src. 
 
 Vol.  II.  But  ic  pleas'd  GOD  to  meet  with  him,  and  make  that 
 vXVs^  Sermon  of  Mr.  Batts,  which  was  upon  that  faying  of 
 the  Wife  Man,  that  Fools  make  a  mock,  at  Sin,  the 
 means  of  his  Converfion  j  and  he  became  thence'  for- 
 ward a  ferious  Chriftian.  He  died  in  July  1692,  with 
 thofe  words  of  St,  Paul  in  his  Mouth,  z  Tim,  4!  7,  8. 
 I  have  fought  a  good  fight,  8<c, 
 
 iVeft-Monkton  :  Mr.  I^ohert  Drake :  Who  was  a  very 
 confiderable  Man. 
 
 Laurence  Lydiard:  Mr.  John  fVakely, 
 
 Bicknaller  ;  Mr.  Thomas  Safford,  Several  Lifts  of  th^ 
 Ejeded  Minifters  that  I  have  feen,  mention  both 
 Mr.  Bnrtholcmevo,  and  Mr.  Thomas  Safford,  at  this  Place  • 
 and  QiiQ  adds  another  place  call'd  Stoke  Garjey  ;  accord- 
 ingly I  mention'd  both  in  my  former  Edition :  But  I 
 have  been  fince  inform'd,  that  Mr.  Bartholcmew  Safford, 
 dy'd  before  Bartholomevo  Day  61.  And  his  Brother' 
 Mr.  Thomas  Safford,  who  was  turned  out  of  Ifield  m 
 Suffex^  might  fucceed  him  for  a  fliort  time ;  but  I  am 
 not  certain  :  But  the  latter,  after  his  being  Silenc'd, 
 did  continue  with  a  poor  People  at  Bicknaller  many 
 Years.     He  was  noted  for  a  good  Hebrician, 
 
 Elworthy:  Mr.  John  Hill.       Purlock.:    Mr,  Alexander 
 A  great  Cricick.  I^ohivfon, 
 
 Weflon:    Ur.John    De-       fVembden:   Mr.  Tobias  A- 
 'venip.  dams. 
 
 Cricket  :     Mr.  Lang~  Combe  St.  Nice/as :    Mr. 
 
 «?^^^'  Henry  Bachelor. 
 
 lyinfham:  Mr,  William       Vpton-mble -.    Mr.  Etna. 
 Ball.  nuel  Harford. 
 
 Charfinch :  Mr.  Francif  Crcjs.  He  liv'd  afterwards 
 at  Briftol,  and  pradtis'd  Phyfick. 
 
 Hill-Bi/hop:  Mr.  Natha-      North-Currey:   Mr.  George 
 niel  Charlton.  '         Pearce, 
 
 Crojjcomb  : 
 
intkCoumyof  SOMERSET.         605 
 
 CroJJconih:  Mr.fVhitebourn, 
 
 Glaftonhury ;  Mr.  Samuel  Winnj.  He  had  been  a 
 Preacher  in  Glocejierjhire,  but  I  am  inform'd  was  Si- 
 ienc'd  here  in  62.  Some  time  after  his  Ejedment,  he 
 had  a  fmall  Congregation  in  the  City  o{  Briftol,  where 
 he  alfo  taught  Grammar  Learning  with  good  Succefs, 
 There  he  Died  in  1700.  He  was  a  good  Linguift, 
 and  a  fcrious  Preacher.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was 
 preach'd  by  Mr.  Ifaac  Noble.  He  wrote  on  the  AfTem- 
 blies  Catechifm  :  And  Go^  a  Chriftlan's Choice-^  aTrea- 
 tife  about  Perlbnai  Covenanting  with  GOD. 
 
 ILMISTEK^:  Mr.  William  Affop.  He  liv'd  and  dy'd 
 about  the  City  of  London  a  few  Years  ago. 
 
 Cridiett :  Mr.  John  Turner, 
 
 BlilSTOL  had  feveral  Ejeded  Minifters :  There 
 was, 
 
 1 .  Mr.  Edvpard  Hancock^,  from  the  Parifli  of  St.  Phi- 
 lip. He  was  an  earneft  moving  Preacher.  He  died 
 fome  Years  fince  at  Hovoil,  within  two  Miles  of  than 
 City.  He  bred  his  only  Son  at  Oxford^  and  left  him 
 ibme  thoufands.  He  became  a  very  fpruce  Parfon, 
 and  foon  fpent  all ;  and  afterwards  beg  d  up  and  down 
 JSriJiol,  of  the  Diffenters  as  well  as  others.  • 
 
 2.  Mr.  John  Knoxvles,  He  was  Born  in  Lincoinjhire, 
 and  bred  in  Magdalen  College  in  Cambridge^  where  he 
 was  Chamber-fellow  to  yir.  Vines.  In  1625,  he  was 
 chofen  Fellow  of  Catherine  Hall,  where  he  had  full 
 Employment  as  a  Tutor,  having  Forty  Pupils  at  a 
 time,  and  many  of  them  became  worthy  Men  ;  fb  that 
 at  his  return  from  Neve  Engl  and  ^  which  was  about  1650, 
 he  found  about  a  dozen  of  them  Members  of  Par- 
 liament, and  othei^  Eminent  Preachers,  no  lefs  than 
 Thirty. 
 
 There  fell  out  before  Dr.  Sibb\  Death,  a  vacant  Fel- 
 lowfiiip  in  Catharine  I^all,  for  which  they  had  a  Re- 
 commendation from  Arch-bifliop  Laud^  for  one  that 
 was  his  Bell-ringer  at  Lambeth.     This  was  a  migbty 
 
 thing 
 
6o6  The  EjeBed  or  Silem'^d  Mimjiers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II-  thing  at  that  time,  and  intended  to  be  a  pufli  upon  that 
 Society,  with  a  defign  either  to  quarrel  with  them  if 
 they  refus'd,  or  to  put  a  Spy  upon  them  if  they  ac- 
 cepted. The  Doctor,  who  was  not  for  provoking  Per- 
 fons  in  Power,  told  the  Fellows,  that  Lambeth  Houle 
 would  be  obey  d  ;  that  the  Perfon  was  young,  and 
 might  prove  hopeful j  (^c.  The  Fellows  yielded,  and 
 among*  "the  reft,  Mr.  JQjowles.  But  Fifty  Years  after, 
 he  faid  that  nothing  troubled  him  more,  than  his  giving 
 his  Vote  in  that  Elcdtion.  The  Perfon  about  whom 
 this  Contcft  was,  need  not  be  nam'd,  tho'  well  known  5 
 being  one  of  thofe  who  cjuicquid  ngunt  valde  ngunt^  He 
 came  thither  of  the  Lambeth  Cut,  but  as  the  times 
 turn'd,  was  a  Presbyterian^  an  Independant^  every  thing 
 that  prevail'd,  and  in  every  way  Violent  9  and  at  laft 
 wrote  a  Book  cali'd,  St,  Auftin  imitatedy  in  his  £(c^ 
 traUations ;  and  yet  upon  a  new  Change  in  Govern- 
 ment, he  was  ready  enough  to  retract  his  Retrada- 
 tions.  Upon  the  Death  of  Dr.  Si^l^s^  there  was  a 
 great  Conteft  about  a  SuccelTor,  and  Dr.  BrovQnrigg 
 carry 'd  it,  whofe  Hiftory  and  Worth  (fays  my  Au° 
 thor,  Dr.  Sampjon^  out  of  whofe  Papers  this  Account 
 is  takenj  is  not  fully  publifli'd  to  the  World  j  the 
 mores  the  Pity.  While  Mr.  IQzovples  was  with  great 
 Plcafure  and  Ufefulnefs  leading  a  College  Life,  he  had 
 an  invitation  from  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  to  be 
 Ledturer  of  Colchefter,  which  he  neither  fought,  nor 
 thought  of.  He  accepted  the  Call,  and  apply'd  him- 
 feif  to  the  preaching  the  Gofpel  in  that  Town,  where 
 his  Pains  were  great,^and  his  Succefs  admirable.  He 
 was  attended  both  by  Magiftrates  and  People,  and  was 
 exceeding  Ufeful.  While  he  was  here,  he  was  an  in- 
 timate Acquaintance  of  the  famous  Mr.  John  Rogers  of 
 Dedhum^  whofe  Eyes  he  clos'd,  and  v^hofe  Funeral  Ser- 
 mon he  preach'd,  upon  a  Text  of  Mr.  Rogers's  own 
 chuling  :  And  having  fet  before  the  Town,  the  Life,- 
 Example,  and  Pious  Pains  of  their  late  Minifter,  he 
 added  this  farther  kindnefs  to  thegi,  that  he  recom- 
 mended a  worthy  SuccefTor,  Mr.  Matthew  Newcomcn^ 
 The  Schoolmafter's  Place  at  Cclchefter  being  Vacant^ 
 Mr.  Knowles  and  the  Mayor  carried  it  for  one,  in  oppo- 
 fiuion  to  the  recommendation  of  Arch-bifliopL<7jffi?j  wha 
 Was  fo  incens'd,  that  he  would  not  fuffer  Mr,  Kjior^ks 
 to  ftay  any  longer  there  I  fo  that  the  getting  in  of  ^ 
 
in  the  County  t?/  S  O  M  E  R  S  E  T  607 
 
 Schoolmafter,  prov'd  the  outing  of  a  Ledturer.  His  Vol.  II. 
 Licenfe  was  revok'd,  and  fo  he  was  incapable  of  ferving  ^O/^ 
 GOD  in  that  place  any  longer. 
 
 And  therefore  in   1639,  he  went  hr  New-England, 
 and  became  Teacher  to  the  Church  of  fVatenown,  of 
 which  Mr.  George  Philips  was  Pallor,  and  there  he  con- 
 tinued for  about  Ten  Years  in  comfortable  Service  in  a 
 Cold  Wildernefs ,  and  then  he  was   fent  to  Virginia, 
 to    preach    the   Gofpei  there,   in   Conjundlion    with 
 Mr.  Thomjifon  of  Braintry,     At  their  firft  coming,  the 
 Governor  entertain'd  them  courteoufly  :  But  when  he 
 found  they  were  againft  the  Common- Prayer,  and  Suri 
 plice,  c^c.  he  would  not  allow  of  their  preaching  in 
 any  publick  Places,     yiv.  HarrifoHj  that  was  the  Go-    ^ 
 vernor's  Chaplain,  openly  mov'd  they  might  have  full 
 Liberty,  but  fecretly  endeavour'd  they  might  be  difl 
 mifs'd,  as  he  own'd  afterwards  with  Concern  and  Sor- 
 row.    This  was  that  Mr.  Hnrrijon  that  was  afterwards 
 fb  ufeful  a  Man  in  England  and  Ireland,  where,  at  the 
 College   of   Dublin^    he   took   his    Dodlors    Degree. 
 Mr.  Kjtowles  and  Mr.  Thompfon  being  difcharg'd  from 
 the  Publick,  continued  a  while  preaching  the  Gofpe! 
 privately,  and  did   much  good  3  and  Mr.  Kjiovoles  has 
 often  been  heard  to  fay,  that  he  never  faw  fb  much  of 
 the  BlelTing  of  GOD  upon  his  Miniitry  as  there,  and 
 at  Colchefter.     But  they  could  not  be  allow'd  to  (lay  ; 
 they  were  driven  away.     And  (which  is  remarkable) 
 they  were  no  fboner  gone,  nay,  whilft  they  were  yet 
 upon  the  River  in  the  Ship  in  which  they  were  to  de- 
 part, but  there  was  an  hideous  Cry  of  the  general  ri- 
 ling of  the  Indians  upon  the  Englifo,  whom  they  mile- 
 rably  Maffacred,  fparing  neither  Old  nor  Young ;  mur- 
 dering fuch  as  appeared  abroad  in  the  Streets;  and 
 burning  fuch  as  thought  themfclves  fecure  in   their 
 Houfes.     Five  hundred  are  reported  to  have  been  mur- 
 dered upon  this  occafion,  befides  other  mifchief  done 
 to  the  Plantation  :  Which  was  a  fignal  Warning  to  the 
 Defpifers  of  the  Gofpel.     Among  thofe   that  efcap'd 
 this  miferable  Maffacre,  fome  were  gather'd  into  Church 
 Order   by  Mr.  Harrlfon,  who   became  quite   another 
 Man  after  this  Providence  than   he  was  before.     But 
 the  Governor  was  but  the  more  hardcn'd,  and  dilmifs'd 
 his  Chaplain,  who  was  now  grown  too  ferious  for  him  : 
 
 And 
 
6o8  The  Ejeffed  or  S'denc^dMmiflers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    And  he  coming  for  Englandy  kfc  the  poor  People  to  the 
 ^,^/^y-s^  care  of  one  Mr.  Duren. 
 
 Mr.  Kjiowles  rerurn'd  for   fbme  time  to  Heater tovotiy 
 and  afterwards  came  back  into  Old  England,  where  he 
 was  a  Preacher  in  the  Cathedral  of  Br//^o/,  and  liv'd  in 
 great  Crdit  and  Service.     He  was  outed  there  foon  af- 
 ter King  Charlss  came   in,  and  in  62  he  was  Silenc'd 
 with    his  Brethren.     He  came  afterwards  to  London, 
 where  he  continu'd  Preaching,  as  he  had  opportunity. 
 When  fome  of  his  Friends  dilfwaded  him  for  fear  of  a 
 *  See  Mr.  Prifon,  he  anfwer'd  them  thus  *:  In  truth  I  had  rather 
 Cotton     i^,  in  a  G^nl,  where  1  might  have  a  number   of  Souls  to 
 Mather's  whom  I  might  peach  the  Truths  of  my  BleJJed  Mafter,  than 
 Magnalia  live  idle  in  my  own  Hou/e,  without  any  Juch  opportunities, 
 ChriftiA-^j^^  indeed   he  wen:  up  and  down  doing  good.     His 
 mericana.  ^^^.y  ]3ifcourfe  about  God's  Dealings  with  him,  his 
 Book  ^.     Xempcations,  and  AfflicStions,    and  Deliverances,  and 
 ^     *      Supports-,  were  lb  many  aftecling  melting  Sermons  in 
 all  the  Companies  into  which  he  came ;  and  during 
 King   Charles's  Indulgence,  he  preach'd  ftacedly  to  a 
 People  at  St.  Cathari^ies, 
 
 During  the  Sicknefs  in  1665,  he  was  very  ufeful 
 to  fuch  as  ftay'd  in  the  City,  vifiting  Rich  and 
 Poor,  without  fear,  where  he  was  capable  of  any  Ser- 
 vice. He  liv'd  to  a  good  old  Age  ^  and  Dy'd  A^ril  10. 
 1685. 
 
 3.  Mr.  Tho-mas  Ewins.  He  had  been  a  Mechanick, 
 and  was  fent  out  to  preach  the  Gofpel  by  a  Church  in 
 London^  together  with  Mr.  Thomas  Barns,  of  whom  I  have 
 taken  notice  before  in  Momnouth/hire,  p.  473.  Mr. Ewi?ts 
 was  no  Scholar,  and  yet  I  am  inform'd  was  a  judici- 
 ous methodical  Preacher.  He  was  remarkable  for 
 having  but  one  Eye.  Dr.  Ingelo  had  been  Paftor  of  a 
 Church  in  Briftoi,  which  In  hisftead  invited  Mr.  Ewins 
 to  them  in  1650.  He  continu'd  with  them  'till  1670, 
 and  yet  liv'd  not  to  the  Age  of  60,  He  was  a  very 
 laborious  and  fuccefsful  Preacher.  'Tis  faid  that  one 
 Sermon  of  his  upon  Blind  Bartimcus  was  a  means  of 
 the  Conycrfion  of  many.  He  was  remarkable  for  his 
 Meeknefs,  Patience,  and  Charity.  So  fcrupulous  abouc 
 Maintenance,  that  he  would  accept  no  Tithes,  nor  Sa- 
 lary, but  only  free  Gifts.    The  Mayor  and  Aldermen, 
 
 in 
 
m  the  County  (?/  S  O  M  E  R  S  E  T.         609 
 
 in  Olivers  Time,  call'd  him  alfo  ordinarily  to  Preach  Vol.  II. 
 at  Chrift  Church  in  the  Mornings,  and  at  Maryport  in 
 the  Afternoons.  He  alfo  Repeated  at  St.  Ewens  and 
 St.  .Leonards ;  Preach'd  a  Tuefiay  Ledlure  at  St,  Nico- 
 las,  and  on  Fridays  at  St.  Philip's,  and  St.  Michael's 
 Alms-houfe  alternatelv,  and  held  a  Conference  on 
 ihuijdays :  And  was  alio  ready  to  Preach  on  moft  other 
 Days,  when  he  was  not  otherwife  employ 'd.  He 
 would  Ibmetimes  Preach  the  Terrors  of  the  Law,  tho* 
 he  more  ufually  infifted  on  the  Grace  of  CHRIST- 
 He  was  very  Grave  and  Serious  every  where,  and  full 
 of  good  Difcourfe.  When  he  was  at  any  time  abus'd 
 in  the  Streets,  he  would  fay,  Vengeance  is  Gods  :  My 
 Duty  is  Patience.  In  his  Time  ^nkerifm  began  in 
 Briftol.  Many  fell  in  with  it.  D.  H.  calfd  him 
 Dog,  and  the  Church  an  Harlct,  and  upbraided  him 
 with  his  humble  Confeflions.  Sa.  Latchet  came  in  du- 
 ring the  Adminiftration  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  and  faid 
 to  him,  All  the  Plagues  of  the  Ete-mal  God  light  on  thee^ 
 Upon  the  Reftoration,  he  foon  quitted  the  publick  Pul- 
 pits. The  Bifliop  courced  him  to  Conformity,  but  he 
 could  by  no  means  be  fatisfied  to  comply.  He  was  of- 
 ten in  Prifon  ;  once  for  a  whole  Year,  where  he  preach'd 
 twice  a  Day.  There  he  contradted  a  Lechargick  Di- 
 (lemper,  of  which  he  DyM.  He  left  a  good  Name  be- 
 hind him. 
 
 4.  Mr.  John  Paul,  from  St.  Jameses, 
 
 5.  Mr.  I{alph  Farmer,  from  St.  Nicolas'' s.  The  old 
 Incumbent,  Mr.  Toogcod,  furviving,  he  prefently  gave 
 place  to  him  in  1660  ;  and  preach'd  in  another  Parifh 
 'till  Bartholomew  61 ;  then  he  retir  d  three  Miles  our  of^ 
 Town,  and  preach'd  to  the  Colliers  at  his  own  Houfe 
 at  Hannam.  He  wrote  a  good  Book  call'd,  The  Myftery 
 of  Godlinefs  and  Vngodlinefs,  againft  the  fakers,  in  j^to, 
 1653.     He  died  about  1669. 
 
 6.  Mr.  Matthevp  Ha:{ard,  from  I{atc!ijf  PaflOi,  and 
 St.  Ewens.  A  Venerable  Old  Man.  He  was  often  fad- 
 ly  difturb'd  by  the  Quakers  in  the  Pulpit,  which  was 
 very  common  in  that  City,  between  the  Years  Fifty 
 and  Sixty.    They  who  at  that  time  fell  in  with  guake^ 
 
 R.  r  ri/m. 
 
6 1  o         The  Ejected  or  Siienc'd  Minifters^  8rc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Trijniy  generally  us  d  ro  run  out  into  a  virulent  Oppo- 
 fition  to  Gofpel  Truths,  Minifters,  Ordinances,  and 
 Duties.  At  the  fame  time  they  pretended  to  an  Infal- 
 libility, and  fo  left  no  room  for  amending  any  thing. 
 Which  affcds  thofe  of  that  Party  to  this  Day,  if  they 
 determine  to  abide  by  the  Tcfiimonies  of  Ancient  Friends. 
 
 7.  Mr.  Willidtn  Thomas,  He  was  a  Minifter  and 
 Schoolmafter  in  this  City  in  Oliver's  Time,  and  he  con- 
 tlnu'd  io  afterwards,  tho'  he  had  no  fix*d  Place.  He 
 was  tempted  to  Conform  by  confiderable  Offers  in 
 PVaks^  but  refus'd  to  the  laft.  He  train'd  up  many  for 
 the  Miniftry.  He  was  Educated  in  Oxford,  and  he 
 died  at  Briftol,  16^)-^. 
 
 And  here  alfo  I  may  mention  fome  that  liv'd  in  this 
 City  of  Briftol,  tho*  they  had  been  Ejcdled  in  other 
 Places  ',  as  Mr.  Richard  Blinman^  who  had  been  fome- 
 time  Minifter  of  Chepjiow,  but  whether  Eje(5ted  there,  I 
 know  not.     And, 
 
 Dr.  Ichahod  Chauncey,  He  was  Chaplain  to  Sir  Ed- 
 vpard  H^rlefs  Regiment  at  Dimkjrl{,  when  the  Unifor- 
 mity A(ft  took  place.  He  afterwards  became  a  Phy- 
 fician  in  Briftol,  and  was  of  good  Note.  He  was  Pro- 
 fecuted  on  the  35th  Eli:{.  and  upon  that  Ad  fuffer'd 
 Banifiiment.  In  1684,  he  was  compell'd  to  abjure  the 
 Realm  ;  and  remov'd  hlmfeif  and  his  Family  into  Hol- 
 land :  But  Upon  King  James's  Liberty,  he  recurn'd  to 
 Briftol  m  1686  ;  and  there  he  died  July  25,  1691. 
 
 To  thefe  I  may  add,  Mr.  John  Byrvater^  who  had 
 been  a  Minifter  in  Vf^ales.  Mr.  I{pbert  Speer,  that  left 
 his  Place  at  Lincoln  College  in  Oxon;  and  fome  others 
 alfo  are  mentioned  in  a  Letter  of  Mr.  J4^eeh/s,  that  I 
 find  among  Mr.  William  Taylors  Papers. 
 
 Doulting  :  Mr.  Gracious  FrankJyn, 
 
 Temple-Combe:  Mr,  John  Darby.  An  Ancient,  Pious, 
 and  Able  Minifter. 
 
 MAI^OCf^  :  Mr.  James  Stevenfin,  He  had  been 
 formerly  Minifter  in  Glouccjierfhire,  but  was  Ejected 
 here  in  62. 
 
 LANG- 
 
in  the  Coanty  ^/SOMERSET.  6i  i 
 
 L/iNGPOHJi  Mr.  John  Bufh*  He  was  a  very  con- 
 fiderable  Man :  JBroughc  into  this  County  by  Col. 
 Strcwd,  in  whofe  Family  he  continu'd,  'till  he  became 
 the  fix*d  Minifter  of  this  Town.  He  continued  here 
 after  his  being  Silenc'd  j  and  firft  kept  a  School  and 
 preach'd  privately,  and  afterwards  more  publickly  at  a 
 Dllfenting  Meeting,  which  he  open'd.  He  was  gene- 
 rally refped:ed  all  over  the  County  ;  and  was  a  Maa 
 of  great  gravity  and  fweetnefs  of  Temper.  He  was 
 again  Silenc'd  by  a  Diftemper,  three  Years  before  his 
 Death  ;  For  he  had  a  Palfie  in  his  Tongue,  and  his 
 Memory  was  impaired,  and  he  was  taken  off  from  his 
 Work.  He  Died  in  March  171 1,  near  80  Years  of 
 Age.  He  Printed  an  AJfociation  Sermon,  preach'd  ac 
 Exeter,  (I  think)  at  the  firft  AlTembiy  of  Minifters 
 there,  after  the  Revolution  :  And  an  Ordination  Sermon 
 preach'd  at  Bridgwater, 
 
 Higham:  Mr.  Randal.       Hethfield:  Mr.ThcmasI^illis^ 
 Fifehead:  Mr.  Fairfield,      Kjngsbury  :  Mr.  Pain. 
 
 Puddimore  :  Mr.  PP^at,     A  Pious  Man,  and  a  Dili- 
 gent Preacher. 
 
 Teovil :  Mr.  Henry  Butler,  M.  A.  Born  in  Kicnt^  and 
 Educated  in  Cambridge,  When  he  was  about  Thirty 
 Years  of  Age,  he  took  a  Voyage  into  Nexv  England, 
 with  feveral  others,  for  the  free  Exercife  of  their  Pve- 
 ligion,  and  he  continued  there  Eleven  or  Twelve  Years 
 in  the  Work  of  the  Minlftry,  and  teaching  Univerfity 
 Learning.  Returning  into  England^  he  fpent  a  Year  or 
 two  in  Dorchefler,  and  then  fettled  at  Teovil,  vvhere  he 
 continu*d  publick  Minifter,  nil  ^;/^^.  24  1662.  And 
 he  continu'd  the  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  afrcrwards  in 
 that  Town,  and  in  orherPiaces  as  he  hadOpp-crrunity  % 
 and  was  often  Convicted,  and  Apprehended,  and  Im- 
 prifon'd,  and  fufter'd  great  Lolfes  by  Fines,  and  Seizures 
 of  his  Goods  3  and  was  often  forc'd  to  remove  from  his 
 Habitation.  At  length  he  fettled  at  a  PJace  in  this 
 County  call'd  fFithar-nfrnry ,  about  Five  Miles  from 
 Froom,  where  he  was  Paftor  of  a  Congregation  :  And 
 no  danger  from  Enemies,  no  violence  of  Weather,  no 
 K  r  3.  indifpo- 
 
 Vol.  ir. 
 
6i2  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc'd  Minipers  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  indifpofition  of  Body  hindred  him  from  meeting  his 
 People,  either  in  private  Houfes,  or  in  Sir  Edward 
 Seymour's  Woods,  as  was  thought  moft  fafe  :  And  tho* 
 it  was  with  difficulty,  and  labour,  and  hazard,  that 
 they  met  together,  yet  the  Congregation  grew,  and  he 
 did  much  good.  Tho'  he  had  not  20  /.  per  Annum  to 
 live  upon  'till  about  two  Years  before  his  Death,  yet 
 no  offers  of  worldly  Advantage  would  tempt  him  to 
 leave  his  Charge.  He  was  much  Afilided  with  the 
 Stone,  in  the  latter  part  of  his  Life,  and  yet  continued 
 his  Pains  among  his  People,  as  his  Strength  would  per- 
 mit. He  died  y^/r// 24,  1696,  Aged  about  72.  His 
 la  ft  Words  were  thefe ;  A  hroksn  and  a  contrite  Hearty  O 
 GOD,  thou  wilt  not  dejpife. 
 
 Dijhiatt :  Mr.  T:ohias  lidcomhe.    One  of  great  Piety 
 and  Learning. 
 
 Montacute :  Mr.  Oliver, 
 
 SHEPTON-MALLET:        Camley  I     Mr.   I^chard 
 
 Mr.  Dnvid  Calderwood,  Bntchelcr, 
 
 Staple  '  Mr.  Boobier.  Trent :  Mr.  Brounker,  * 
 
 Daulith :  Mr.  John  Hunt, 
 
 Brattan-Seymore:  Mr.  Jerome  Littlcjohn,  His  Father 
 had  beenMinifter  of  this  Place,  and  here  was  he  Born, 
 OB.  3.  1624.  ^^  ^^^  ^^s  Grammar  Learning  at  B-u- 
 font  and  at  Sherhom  under  Mr.  Ljford,  and  was  after- 
 wards of  the  Univerfity  of  Cambridge.  He  firft  entred 
 upon  the  Miniftry  in  this  his  Native  Place,  and  there 
 he  continu'd  'till  he  was  Silenc'd  in  62.  Afterwards, 
 he  for  lome  time  preach'd  privately  at  Scuth-Cadbury, 
 and  afterwards  he  removed  to  North-Cadbury,  where  he 
 purch?s'd  an  Eftate,  tho'  to  his  Prejudice.  He  preach'd 
 fbmetimes  at  his  own  Houfe,  and  fometimes  at  other 
 Places  as  he  was  inv'tcd,  'till  his  bodily  weaknefs  difa- 
 bled  him.  He  d^M  March  1,  1680.  yEtat.  55;  and 
 his  Fuheral  Srrmon  was  preach'd  by  Mr.  Jofinh  Banger, 
 He  was  a  mxdeft,  humble,  peaceable,  pious  Man  5  and 
 had  univerfaily  a  good  Report. 
 
 Bromfield ;  Mr.  John  Prince, 
 
 n^jitftan^ 
 
in  the  County  ^/  S  O  M  E  Pv  S  E  T.  615 
 
 _™™ 
 
 H^itjlanton  :  Mr.  Richard  Smith,  A  Man  of  great  ../"^T'^  . 
 Repute,  as  a  Gentleman,  a  Phyfician,  and  a  Divine. 
 Tho'  he  had  a  legal  Title  to  this  Living,  he  was  forc'd 
 out  of  it  by  the  Violence  and  Power  of  a  Popifti  Fa- 
 mily, in  Afril  1662,  before  the  Ad  of  Uniformity 
 took  place.  From  thence  he  remov'd  to  Dynnington, 
 where  he  had  fome  Eftate  of  his  own.  From  thence 
 he  was  conftrain'd,  for  Peace  and  Quietnefs  to  remove 
 to  Chardy  to  be  out  of  the  way  of  one  who  had  informed, 
 that  he  had  been  ftirring  up  the  People  to  Rebellion, 
 when  in  truth  he  was  Two  D:iys  abroad,  as  a  Phyfician 
 to  divers  Families;  and  the  Forger  of  the  Information 
 let  it  fall.  When  the  Oxford  Ait  cam"e  out,  in  his  Cir- 
 €umftances  he  could  remove  no  whither  but  to  his 
 Eftate  at  Dynningtoriy  where  he  had  not  been  many 
 Months,  but  his  former  Enemy,  and  fome  Confede- 
 rates, wrought  him  great  Troubles  ;  of  which  one  was 
 a  Profecution  at  the  Ecclefiaftical  Court  at  Wells.  He 
 was  a  fourth  time  conftrain'd  to  remove,  and  not  only 
 to  leave,  bur  to  fell  his  Eftate  ;  and  to  avoid  trouble, 
 to  remove  into  the  remote  Parts  of  Devon. 
 
 Buckjmd:    Mr,  Stodden  *.    I  think  he  afterwards*  fJ^  w^-uftf 
 Pradis'd  Phyfick.  ^«  Excel- 
 
 lentPratfi- 
 cal  Difcourfe  called.  The  Voice  of  the  Rod  ;■  and  a  Supplement  to 
 the  Voice  of  the  Rod.  The  Paftor's  Charge,  and  the  Peoples  Duty : 
 Preached  for  the  moft  part  at  the  Ajfembly  of  Mlnijiers  at  Exon,  'June  7. 
 1693.  iimo.  Gemitas  Sanftorum;  or  the  Saints  Groans  for  a  per- 
 fe6t  Deliverance  from  the  Body  of  Sin  and  Death  :  Being  the  Suh' 
 fiance  of  fever  al  Sern207ts.,  o«  Rom.  7.  2J,  2$'.  8vo,  1702.  HepuhUjh''d 
 alfo  an  Anfwer  to  Mr.  Burfcough  of  Sthif-m  ;  vc^ith  fome  other  PracfUai 
 Treatifes,  . 
 
 Blackdon:  Mr,  mftloc. 
 
 Stol^e-Trifter ;  Mr.  John  Ban :  Born  in  fVilts  ^t  Kjvg- 
 fton  Deverlll,  Aug.  15.  1613.  He  had  his  Education 
 at  Nevp- Inn-Hall  in  Oxony  under  Dr.  [{ogcrs.  He  was 
 Ordain'd  by  Dr.P/Vrcf,  Bifhop  of  g^f/:?and^^//j.  He 
 firft  enter'd  upon  the  Miniftry  as  Curate  to  Mr.  ,?r?4w- 
 ton  or  S^vitddon  at  Sutton^  and  afterwards  was  prefented  . 
 to  this  Parfonage  of  Stok^  Trifier,  vi'hich  he  held  (eve- 
 ral  Years,  *tili  he  was  turn'd  out  for  Nonconform  i- 
 
 R  r  3  ly^ 
 
6 1 4        The  Ejected  or  SilencU  Minifiers^  &c. 
 
 VoL  II.   ty,  1661,     After  his  being  Silenc'd,  he  liv'd  private, 
 %,/^'Sf'^-^  and  feidom  prcach'd.     He  had  a  good  Eftate  ;  and  left 
 
 Charitable  Legacies  to  needy  Nonconformift  Minifters. 
 
 HeDy'd  in  y«/>  1684.  JEtat,  71. 
 
 J^orton  under  Hampden  :       Curry  Mallet :    Mr.  John 
 Mr.  Benjamin  Collins,  Balder, 
 
 J^jlme-rflen :  Mr.  Thomas       Charlcomh  :      Mr.   I{obert 
 Gnvc,  Finney, 
 
 Cheddcn  :  Mr.  Edtvard  Warr,  In  my  firft  Edition,  he- 
 was  by  miftake,  reprefented  as  Conforming ;  but  I 
 have  been  (ince  alfur'd  by  feverai  Letters  (for  which  I 
 return  my  Thanks)  that  he  continu'd  a  Nonconformift 
 to  the  laft ;  and  preach'd  in  private  in  the  Parifli,  after 
 he  was  Ej  :dlcd.  But  at  the  lame  time  I  am  inform 'd, 
 that  there  was  one  Mr.  H'nrr  Minifter  oiCheddon  after 
 1662,  who  was  a  Kinfman  of  the  Nonconformift, 
 from  whence  I  fuppofe  it  was  that  the  miftake 
 aroie. 
 
 • 
 
 pyithicombCf  or  PVinford:  Mr.  JofephChadwicJ^.  M- A. 
 He  alfo  was  by  miftake  reprefented  as  Conforming, 
 in  my  former  Edition  ;  becaufe  I  took  him  for  the 
 Perfon  v.  hom  Mr.  Baxter  fpeaks  of  ^  w^hereas  that  was 
 another  Man.  But  this  Mr.  Chadvoick_,  was  a  Man  of 
 good  natural  Parts,  and  an  hard  Student,  and  not  re- 
 duc'd  to  any  fuch  pinching  Straits  as  the  other  really 
 was.  He  was  bnd  in  Emmanuel  College  in  Cambridge ^ 
 and  fettled  at  M^infotd  through  the  Perfwallon  of  his 
 Tutor,  and  the  Prefentation  of  his  College.  He  con- 
 tinu'd  there  equally  diftinguidi'd,  by  his  Piety,  Cha- 
 rity and  good  Learning,  'till  his  Ejed:ment  in  62.  He 
 liv*d  and  dy'd  well  fatisfied  with  the  Reafons  of  his 
 Noneonfcrmiry.  He  was  a  very  pleafantMan,  as  well 
 as  ftridlly  Pious.  It  was  a  very  good  Living  that  he 
 loft  for  the  uke  of  his  Confcicnce:  And  he  was  unhap- 
 pily caft  out  of  it,  as  loon  as  he  had  repair'd  the  Vica- 
 ridge  Houfe,  and  built  a  large  Barn  for  Convenience. 
 Many  of  his  Friends  were  earneft  with  him  to  keep 
 his  Benefice,  for  r'ear  of  Poverty.  He  had  a  large  Fa- 
 mily of  Nine  Children,  and  Seven  of  them  liv'd  'till 
 ihty  were  above  Twenty  One,  and  yet  they  were  pro- 
 
 vide4 
 
i»  the  CouMjof  SOMERSET.  615 
 
 vided  for,  tho*  he  had  not  above  30/.  a  Year  coming  Vol.  II. 
 in,  with  which  he  was  contented  and  eade.     He  died  ,.x"V'*^ 
 in  1691. 
 
 F I{P  OME:  Mr.  John  Hutnfrey :  M.  A. Over againft 
 Name,  Mr.  Standi ff  (in  his  own  Book  which  he  was 
 fb  kind  as  to  fend  me  for  my  Ufe  in  this  fccond  Edi- 
 tion) wrote  thus:  Might  that  good  Mm  hut  be  prcvaii'd 
 with  to  write  his  own  Life,  he  is  a  Man  ofjuch  Parts, 
 Learnings  Piety,  Charity,  Induftry,  and  Integrity,  that  it 
 would  make  an  ufsful  Volume  it  Jclf.  But  he  is  now  fb 
 Aged  that  that  cannot  be  expeded.  I  wrote  to  him 
 however  to  beg  the  Favour  of  him  to  give  me  a  Lift 
 of  his  Works,  that  I  might  tranfmit  it  to  Poftericy. 
 The  Old  Gentleman  fent  me  word  in  Anfwer  that  he 
 defired  no  more  than  to  go  to  his  Grave  with  a  Sprig 
 of  Rofemary^  and  that  I  had  put  him  upon  an  hard 
 Task  :  And  yet  he  fent,  me  the  following  Account. 
 
 The  iirft  Book  he  ever  printed,  was  two  Sermons 
 Entituled,  A  humble  Vindication  of  free  Admljfijn  to 
 the  Lord's  Supper,  1653.  This  Book  had  four  Editions. 
 This  was  fgliowed  with  a  Rejoinder  to  Dr.  Drakp  who 
 wrote  with  Warmth  ;  and  is  call'd  a  I^y'oindcr  to  Dr, 
 Drake.  1654.  Afterwards  he  fays,  upon  fuller  Digeftion, 
 he  ftated  the  Matter  more  diftinctly  in  16  Sections; 
 and  called  11 -^  A  Jecond  Difciplinary  Antieraftian  Vindi- 
 cation of  ity  in  1656.  Hereupon  he  tells  me  he  recei- 
 ved a  Letter  from  Mr  Biaks,  who  wifiied  he  had  fcen 
 the  fecond  Section  before,  for  that  he  ilk'd  iu  fo  well, 
 he  fliould  have  made  ufe  of  it:  But  declar'd  he  dif- 
 agreed  with  the  Author  in  all  the  reft.  He  afterwards 
 receiv'd  another  from  Mr.  Baxter,  intimating  that  he 
 approved  of  all  the  Book,  but  only  that  fecond  Secl:ion. 
 But  that  which  he  recommends  above  the  reft  upon 
 this  Subjedt,  is  a  Book  he  wrote  In  1685,  and  call'd 
 the  Ax  laid  to  the  ^oot  of  Separation,  in  which  he  ap- 
 prehends he  clear'd  the  Ground  upon  which  free  Ad- 
 mliTion  is  to  be  built.  A  fecond  Conteft  which  he  was 
 engag'd  in,  was  a'^out  Reordination.  Soon  afrcr  the 
 Reftauration,  he  publifli'd  a  Book  in  ^vn^  entituled, 
 the  Queftion  of  Ordination :  whether  and  how  a  Mini- 
 Jler  ordain  d  by  the  Presbytery,  may  tak?  Ordination  al/o 
 by  the  Bifhop.  He  tells  me  he  fhew'd  this  Book  to 
 Dr.  PVilkJns  before  he  prinred  it,  and  chat  he  appro v'd 
 
 R  r  4  it : 
 
6 1 6  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Mimjiers^  he. 
 
 Vol.  IT.  it:  And  adds  that  Dr.  H^orth  who  was  an  Irifo  Bi(hop 
 wO/^^^told  him  that  he  converted  all  Ireland,  (excepting  two 
 Scotts)  with  that  Book :  That  is,  he  fatisfied  them  as 
 to  Re-ordination.  But  Mr.  Hickman  s  writing  againft 
 it,  was  the  Occafion  of  his  publifhing  afeccnd  Dijcourfe 
 about  I^-crdinaticny  in  4^0.  1662.  To  this  he  prefixes  a 
 long  Latin  Epiftie,  to  his  Fathers  and  Brethren  in  the 
 Miniftry;  and  in  the  Body  of  the  Book  adds  another 
 Addrefs  to  them,  in  the  fame  Language,  with  great 
 Concern,  reprefcnting  Fad:,  and  laying  open  his  Re- 
 fentments.  As  for  FaCl  it  ftood  thus.  King  Charles  or- 
 dering in  his  Declaration,  that  the  Bifliop  fliould  call 
 in  fome  Rural  Presbyters  to  his  Alfiftance,  in  exami- 
 ning, and  laying  on  Hands  on  fuch  as  ofter'd  them- 
 felves  to  Crdinadcn  ;  the  Bifhop  of  PFeiis  call'd  Mr. 
 Hui-nphrey  upon  fuch  an  Occafion  in  to  his  Alfiftance. 
 Mr.  Huriif  cy  ingenuoufly  rold  the  Bifhop,  that  he  had 
 only  been  ordain'd  by  Presbyters,  and  thought  that  Or- 
 dinarion  to  be  valid  and  fufficient.  The  Bifliop  hcre- 
 uron  had  an  amicable  Conference  with  him,  and  pref- 
 iiid  him  to  renew  his  Ordination,  and  not  dcfert  him; 
 2nd  in  a  friendly  Manner  urg  d  him,  and  fome  other 
 Friends  alfo  join'd  in  with  him.  He  had  but  two 
 Days  Time  to  confidcr  of  it.  He  indented  for  fome 
 little  Variation  in  the  Words  ufcd,  and  that  he  fhould 
 not  be  put  upon  any  Subfcription  ;  and  then  Comply 'd, 
 and  was  ordain'd  by  the  Bifliop.  But  it  was  no  foon- 
 er  over  than  he  was  uneafy.  He  thought  indeed  Re-or- 
 dinarion  Lawful,  in  order  to  the  fecuring  Minifterial 
 Ufefu'tiels,  but  could  not  be  fatisfied  with  what  he 
 himfclf  h^d  done,  taken  in  its  Circumftances :  And 
 thereupon  he  hore  makes  a  Declaration  to  thisPurpofe. 
 '  Know  all   Men  by  thcfc  Prefents  that  I  J.  H.  who 
 
 *  wns  ordain'd  by  a  Claifis  of  Presbyters  In  1649.  and 
 
 *  again  ordain'd  by  a  Bifliop   in    1660,  do  profefs  be- 
 
 *  fore  the  World,  in  Order  to  the  Glory  of  God  and 
 
 *  the  Pv'^ace  of  my  Confcience.  that  tho*  I  hold  Re-or- 
 ^  dinnrinn  to  be  in  fome  Cafes  Lawful,  and  agreeable 
 
 *  to  rhe  Word  oi'God,  and   have  publickly   appeared 
 
 *  in  Defence  of  it;  yet  being  convinced  that  I  did  not 
 ^  do  rJpht,  id  yielding  to  what  there  was  really  no  Oc- 
 '  ea'lon  for  ;  having  try'd  all  other  Ways  to  eafe  my 
 '  Mind,  but  without  Relief;  and  having  no  other  Me- 
 1  thod  left  I  (uo  fay  nothing  of  the  ^bfurdity  of  the 
 
 t  fom 
 
in  the  County  ^/SOMERSET.  617 
 
 li-orm   us  d,  which   runs  back  again  co  DeacoiilhiP,  Vol.  i|. 
 where  there  was  already  an  higher  Order,  which  is 
 fo  reproachtui  that  it  deferves  Indignation)  do  of  my 
 own  Accord,  and  proper  Motion,  influenc'd  to  it  by 
 none,  but  by  the  Hand   of  God,  profefs  before  him 
 my  penitent  Grief  and  Sorrow  for  that  whole  Adtion 
 and  all  that  belong'd  to  it,  in  Will,  Word,  and  Deed, 
 when  I  without  due  Confideration,  yielded  to  be  Re- 
 ordain'd  j  I  retradl,  revoke,  renounce,  and  reject  it, 
 and  by  thefe  prefent  Lines,  do  as  far  as  in  me  lies, 
 render  what  was  done,  undone  again  :  And  being  ful- 
 ly perfwadcd  that  my  former  Ordination   was  fuf- 
 ficiently  valid,  I  reftore  my  felf  to  my  former  Stare, 
 and  to  that  I  will  adhere,  ^c. "  Elfewhere,   vi:(.  in  his 
 Defence  of  the   Propoftiion  made  to  the  Kjn^  and  Parlja' 
 mentj  for  the  Safety  and  Happinefs  of  the  Kjng  and  Kjng- 
 dom,  p,  77,  78,&;c.  he  gives  this  farther,  and  more  parti- 
 cular Account  of  himfelf.     He  lays  he   was  Educated 
 in  Oxford,  and  went  thither  to  the  King,  from  the  Par- 
 liament  Quarters.     That   having   his  Degrees  in  the 
 Univerficy,  he  according  to  his  Education  apply'd  to 
 the  Miniftry  ;  and  being  in  the  Country,  and  not  ac- 
 quainted with  any   BiOiop,  he  took  Ordination  of  the 
 Presbytery.  In  thofe  Days  the  Sacrament  of  the  Lords 
 Supper,  as  he  thought  lay  waft,  in  mcft  Piaces.     They 
 that  were  for  garher'd  Churches,  admlniftring  it  only 
 to  their  own  Members,  and  others  to  thofe  only  whom 
 they  felected  as  vifibly  worthy  by  Examination.     This 
 caus'd  him  to  write  the  Books  mention'd  before,  for 
 free  AdmiiTion  to  the  Lord's  Supper.     He  was  here- 
 upon counted  a  Man  of  the  Old  Stamp,  ^nd  no  Fa- 
 vourite of  thole  Times.     As  he  never  took  the  Cove- 
 nant, (b  did  he  never  joyn  in  the  Affociation  with  the 
 Presbytery.  He  was  all  along  for  bringing  in  the  King:  - 
 And  one  Day  openly  alluded  to  that  Text  of  the  Pro- 
 phet, I  vcill   overturn,    overturn,  overturn,  until  he  come 
 vohofe  right    it  is,  and  I  voiU  give  it  him.     Hereupon  a 
 Warrant  was  fent  for  him  from  Okfj,  for   a   ieditious 
 Perlbn.     But  his  Danger  blew  over  when  the  King  re- 
 turn'd,  and  Epifcopacy  came  in  with  him.     Some  at 
 Court  were  willing  to  remember  him   for  Preferment. 
 The  Bifliop  of  his  Diocefe  fpoke  to  him  ro  come  and 
 AfTift  at  an  Examination  unro  an  Ordination  :  And  up- 
 on his  making  the  ingenuous  Declaration  to  the  Bifhop 
 
 (mention'd 
 
6 1 8  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  (mention'd  above)  he  adviied  and  requefted  and  waS 
 v/V"*^  very  importunate  with  him  that  he  fhould  be  Ordain'd 
 again  by  him.  He  yielded;  and  his  Soul  (belays) 
 was  hereupon  wounded,  difeafedjOpprelTed.  The  more 
 he  thought  or  read,  the  more  his  Objedionsencreas'd. 
 He  wrote  them  down,  with  Anfwers  for  himfelf. 
 They  became  a  little  Book,  entituled  the  Queflion  of 
 I(e'Ordhiatio7tf  with  which  many  were  fatislied.  Some 
 wrote  againft  it,  and  he  replied.  He  renounced  what 
 he  himfelf  had  done,  and  yet  ceas'd  not  to  give  the  beft 
 AlTiftance  he  could  towards  the  Juftification  of  his  Bre- 
 thren, that  had  or  might  fubmit  to  it,  and  (hould  find 
 they  were  able  to  bear  it.  He  went  privately  to  the 
 Bifhop's  Regifter,  and  read  the  foregoing  Proteftation 
 to  him.  He  heard  him  patiently;  and  Mr.  H.  be- 
 fore his  Face  took  out  his  Orders,  and  tore  them,  in 
 Confirmation  of  what  he  had  read.  The  Regifter 
 fell  into  a  PaTion  and  ran  away,  and  exclaim'd  againft 
 him  to  Company  that  were  in  another  Room.  Mr.  H. 
 acknowledg'd  the  thing,  and  gave  his  Reafons,  and 
 took  the  Pieces,  and  bidding  them  Witnefs  it,  threw 
 them  into  the  Fire  before  them,  and  then  put  out  his 
 Second  Difccurje  of  Ke-ordination.  The  A  (ft  of  Unifor- 
 mity came  out  foon  after,  and  he  was  forc'd  to  quit 
 his  Living;  and  declares  he  could  not  have  liv*d  if  he 
 had  done  otherwife  at  that  Time.  He  was  more  eafie 
 however  being  thus  rid  of  his  Deacons  Orders ;  but 
 he  yet  referv'd  his  Priefts  Orders,  (and  intimated  as 
 much  to  thofe  who  were  prefent)  not  knowing  but 
 they  might  be  of  Ufe  to  him  in  the  Exercife  of  his 
 Miniftrv.  But  fometime  afrer,  taking  an  honeft  Man 
 as  a  Witnefs  into  his  Chamber,  he  told  him  his  Grie- 
 vance and  Burden,  and  tore  his  Priefts  Orders  alfo 
 in  his  Preience,  and  threw  one  Part  into  the  Elames, 
 and  wrapp'd  up  the  other  Pare  in  a  Letter  to  the  Bi- 
 fhop  in  thefe  Words  following. 
 
 I{ight  Reverend,  and  my  worthy  Lord, 
 have  been  very  fenfible  of  your  Kindnefs  intended, 
 which  became  the  heavieft  Snare  and  AfHic9:ion  to 
 
 *  me,  that  could  be  in  the  World,  when  you  perfwa- 
 '  dcd  me  to  be  R^-ordaindh^  yourfelf,  after  a  former 
 
 *  Ordination  by  Presbyters.     I   was   long  in  diftrefs 
 
 *  thereupon,  and  never  at  reft  until  I  was  conftrain'd 
 
 *  19 
 
 :i 
 
in  the  County  of  S  O  M  E  R  S  E  T.  619 
 
 to  go  to  your  Regifter,  and  tear  thulc  Orders  a^'ain  Vol.  11. 
 before  his  Face,  and  throw  them  inuo  the  Fire.  Tnofe  ^/"V*^ 
 Orders  I  then  canccU'd  before  him  were  only  my  Or- 
 ders for  Deacon ;  I  durft  not  do  lb  with  thole  I  had 
 at  the  fame  Time  for  Prieft  alfo,  bccaufe  I  did  not 
 know  whether  they  might  not  fave  me  the  enjoying 
 my  Miniftry,  unto  which  my  Confcience  then  would 
 enjoyn  me,  and  therefore  I  icept  them  (till :  But  now 
 the  Adi  of  Vniformity,  with  the  Bdnholom-^vo-tide  fol- 
 lowing, is  long  paft,  and  I,  with  fo  many  others 
 hereupon  are  out  for  Nonconformity  thereunto,  I  do 
 perceive  that  this  Inftrument  lying  by  me,  is  like 
 to  be  of  no  more  Ufe  to  me  than  the  other,  fo  that 
 I  may  ferve  it  alike.  Accordingly,  and  upon  the 
 fame  Terms,  {vi:^^.)  according  to  the  Terms  of  the 
 Latin  in  the  tenth  Sedtion  of  that  Book,  en  iruled, 
 Aficond  Difcourfe about  ^e-ordination^  which  Book  I 
 left  for  you  when  it  came  forth,  I  do  tear  and  can- 
 cel this  fame  alfo,  and  giving  Part  to  the  Flames, 
 do  put  the  other  Part  thus  cancel'd  and  torn  into  this 
 Paper,  that  you  may  fee  unto  what  a  pafs  the  Trou- 
 ble of  a  Man's  Mind  fome  Times  may  bring  him,  to 
 get  his  Peace  again  when  he  hath  forgone  it ;  which 
 the  Lord  of  his  Mercy  make  ufe  of  to  your  Honour 
 for  Caution  and  Tendernefs  towards  others.  If  Re- 
 ordination  be  fuch  an  heinous  Thing  as  Divines  or- 
 dinarily Ancient  and  Modern,  Councils  and  Fathers 
 do  make  of  it,  it  is  well  for  me  to  renounce  it  alto- 
 gether :  If  for  all  what  Men  do  fay,  there  is  yet  no 
 Sin  in  it  againlt  God,  tho'  a  Man  be  ordain'd  as  of- 
 ten for  the  Sake  of  his  Miniftry  as  there  is  need,  then 
 may  one  who  is  diftrefTed  in  Spirit  as  to  a  (econd 
 Orders,  under  fuch  Circumftances  as  he  could  not 
 bear,  caft  off  them,  and  take  a  third  or  fourth  un- 
 der fuch  as  he  is  able  to  bear,  when  there  fliall  be  no- 
 thing elfe  in  Conformity,  that  fticks  with  him  be- 
 fides,  as  there  does  yet  with  me.  There  being  no 
 inconfiftency  then  in  my  Writing,  to  hinder  the 
 doing  what  I  have  done,  I  conclude.  When  Lw-. 
 ther  heard  that  the  Pope  had  burnt  his  Books  at  I{pme 
 he  took  his  Decretals  and  burnt  them  at  TVitt:n* 
 burg:  Even  (6  fay  I,  when  the  Men  of  this  Gene-" 
 ration  do  make  our  firft  Orders  by  the  Presbytery 
 W  be  void  and  null,  to  the  Scandal  of  fo  many  Mi- 
 
 *  nifters 
 
The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MinifterSy  &c. 
 
 nifters  at  home,  and  Churches  abroad,  let  thefc  fe- 
 cond  Orders  of  theirs  be  rendred  by  me  accordingly^ 
 null,  void,  cancell'd,  given  to  the  Flames  in  Tefti- 
 mony  unto  the  Validity  of  that  former  Ordination, 
 (fuch  as  then  was  and  could  be  had)  and  againit  the 
 Iniquity  of  former  Impofitions. 
 
 Tout  mcfl  affeBionately 
 
 tho  unfortunately  enga^d 
 
 Humble  Servant, 
 
 J.H. 
 
 I  have  the  rather  given  this  Matter  at  large,  becaule 
 Re-Ordination  is  a  Point  always  ftuck  upon  in  the 
 Debates  about  accommodating  the  Difference  between 
 the  Church  and  DifTenters.  If  one,  that  was  lb  clear 
 as  to  the  Lawfulnels  of  it  limply  coniider'd,  met  with 
 fuch  Difturbance  upon  the  Account  of  the  Circum- 
 ftances  that  attended  it,  others  whole  Conlciences  are 
 tender,  may  have  the  like.  For  the  main  Circumftance 
 that  feems  to  have  made  this  fo  troublefome  to  this 
 good  Man,  was,  that  oy  yielding  to  be  re-ordain'd,  he 
 invalidated  his  former  Ordination,  which  wanted  no 
 Scriptural  (whare\LT  it  m'ght  do  as  to  any  Legal)  Re- 
 quiiite  :  And  this  is  a  Conlidcration  that  returns,  where-^ 
 ever  Epifcopai  Ordination  is  iniifted  on,  afier  a  Pref- 
 b}terian  Ordination  foregoing.  And  if  it  were  not 
 known  by  thole  that  infift  upon  it,  that  it  had  fuch  a 
 Tendency,  they  would  net  lay  fuch  a  Strefs  upon  ic 
 as  they  do  :  And  for  that  Reafon  I  cannot  fee  how  they 
 that  are  perfwad  d  their  Ordination  by  Presbyters 
 was  valid,  can  fubmlt  to  it. 
 
 Bat  to  go  on  with  Mr.  Humfreys  Letter  tQ  me.  He 
 tells  me,  that  he  was  always  for  diftinguifliing  between 
 Impofjtion  and  Subrnifjion  in  matters  Ecclcfiailical  ;  and 
 therefore  he  wrote  /t  B^foiution  ofCmfcience  touching  the 
 frejent  Impofitions  -^  another  Entituled,  The  Healing  Pa^ 
 fer  ;  and  another,  The  Peaceable  Defign  ;  upon  which 
 Dr.  Stillingfleet  making  fome  Refledf  ions,  he  wrote  an 
 Anfvper  to  his  'VnYcafonableneJs  of  Separation,  fo  far  as  con- 
 cern'd  that  Defign.  A  Propofition  that  he  wrote /^r  the 
 Safety  of  tie  Kjng  and  Kjngdomy  in  King  Charles's  Time 
 took  with  many  j,  and  the  King  himfelf  fcem'd  pleas'd 
 
 with 
 
m  the  County  ^/SOMERSET.         621 
 
 with  ic.  And  yet  it  being  oppos'd,  he  wrote  a  Defence  Vol.  II. 
 of  it.  His  Judgment  was  always  for  Vnion  of  Prote-  \.x'V%«^ 
 ftants,  and  Toleration  both,  which  he  fliew'd  in  many 
 Papers  j  one  Encituled,  Comprehenfion  and  Indulgence  i 
 another,  Comprehenfion  promoted  ;  another,  Confiderations 
 moving  to  Liberty  of  Confcience  ;  another  call'd,  Materi- 
 als for  Vnion  ;  which  *vas  improv'd  in  another  call'd, 
 Vnion  purfud;  and  another,  Entituled,  A  Draught  for 
 a  National  Church  Accommodation  ;  and  another,  Entitu- 
 led,  A  Senfmable  Suggefiion  to  improve  cur  Vnion, 
 
 When  King  tVilliam  firft  came  over,  he  Printed  fe- 
 vcral  Papers  with  a  regard  to  the  Ccmvention,  and  put 
 them  into  the  Hands  of  Members  of  the  Houfe  of 
 Commotis  y  one  was.  Advice  before  it  be  too  late,  being 
 a  Breviare  tor  the  Convention.  And  he  feldom  miiVd 
 a  SefTion  of  Parliament,  but  he  came  out  with  fome- 
 thing.  One  while  he  fent  abroad  Letters  to  Pailiamsnt 
 Mm  ;  ancrhcr  while  a  Paper  call'd.  Moderation  purfud  I 
 Then,  A  Seajctinhle  Caution  to  the  Members  cf  the  Nex9 
 Parliament :  Then,  The  Free  Ejlate  of  the  People  0/ Eng- 
 land :  After-Confideration  fcr  Members  of  Parliament  : 
 And  three  Speeches  unfpoken.  For  fome  or  other  of  thefe 
 Papers  he  was  committed  to  the  Gate  Houfe :  And  one 
 of  them,  vi:{.  The  Sacrammtal  Teft,  was  Voted  to  be 
 Burnt,  and  he  was  forc'd  to  appear  before  a  Com- 
 mittee of  Parliament;  but  they  foon  difmifs'd  him. 
 He  wrote,  The  two  Steps  cf  a  Nonconformift  Minifter, 
 in  4fo.  1684;  and  afterwards  a  Third  .-  And,  A  Cafe 
 of  Confcience-,  whether  a  Nonconformift  Minifter,  that 
 had  not  taken  the  Oxford  O-irh,  might  not  live  at  Lon^ 
 don,  or  in,  or  within  Five  Miles  of  a  Corporate  Town, 
 and  yet  be  a  good  Chriftian ;  upon  occafion  of  what 
 was  alTcTted  about  that  master  in  the  Friendly  Debate, 
 He  wrote  alio  of  the  Obligation  of  Human  Laws;  and  of 
 the  Magiftrates  Authority  about  Religion ;  and  an  Account 
 of  the  Nonconformifis  Meetings  for  PVorfhip. 
 
 He  wrote  alfo  Divfcrs  Papers  upon  Doctrinal 
 Matters,  relating  to  the  Arminian  Concr-overfie, 
 and  the  Middle  IJ^y.  Thefe  he  call'd  his  Mediocria, 
 He  wrote  firft  of  Election  and  Redemption  ;  of  Juftiflca- 
 tion  ;  of  the  Covenants ;  and  of  PerfeEiion.  He  inter- 
 posed in  the  Dodtrinal  Differences  among  the  Dilfen- 
 ters,  after  the  Revolution,  and  wrote,  Peace  at  Pinners- 
 Hall,  the  Peaceable  Difquifipim^  and  th  B^ght$Qvfnefs  of 
 
 GOD 
 
622  The  Ejected  or  SUenc*d  MiniJterSy  Se'C. 
 
 Vol.  11.  GOD  reveal'd  in  the  Gofpel,  or  an  impartial  Enquiry  in- 
 to the  Genuine  Dodrine  of  St.  Paul,  in  the  great  Arti- 
 cle ot  Juftiiication  j  ^to.  1697  ;  Prefac'd  by  theBifhops 
 of  E'},  i^^^'cefter^  and  Chefter.  He  wrote  alfo  a  Sheet 
 about  the  Difference  among  the  United  Brethren ;  and 
 feveral  Sheets,  call'd  a  Pacification  touching  the  Do- 
 ctrinal DilTcnt  among  them  ;  and  the  Friendly  Interpol 
 Jer:  Animadverlions  on  the  two  laft  Books  of  Mr.  PVil" 
 Hams ;  Reflecf^ions  On  the  Dodrine  of  Mr.  Baxter;  or 
 a  Vindication  of  Dr.  vS^/'/Z/w^e^^  Mr.Baxter,  Mr. Hum- 
 frey,  and  Mr.  Qlaih^,  againft  Dr.  Chauncey  ;  another  4e 
 Jujiificatione,  approv'd  by  the  Bifliops  of  £/;»  and  Chi^ 
 chefter,  and  Dr.  Alix.  Letters  between  Mr.  Cradocl\ 
 and  Mr.  Huwfrey  :  And  de  Baxter iana  Juftificatione  Co- 
 rents. 
 
 He  had  alio  fome  Dealings  with  the  Qual^ers,  and 
 wrote,  a  Paper  to  H^illiam  Pen,  upon  his  Departure  to 
 Penfilvnnia  :  A  Letter  to  George  IQith  :  Veritas  in  Je 
 tnente  or  a  moderate  Difcourfe  concerning  the  Principles 
 and  Pradices  of  the  Quakers.  And  the  laiie  Prophets 
 being  like  them,  He  wrote  a  Sheet  in  a  Letter  to 
 Mr.  Lacy  ;  and  a  Book  Entituled,  An  Account  of  the 
 French  Prop-  ets,  and  their  -pretended  Infpiraticns  ;  and 
 another  Account  of  them  to  Sir  F^chard  Bulkjey. 
 
 To  rhele  Cafuiftical,  Controverfial,  and  Political 
 Writings,  he  added  feme  that  were  Pradical.  In  1683, 
 he  wrote  a  Book  of  Direction,  call'd,  A  Private  Pfalter, 
 In  1704,  he  Publifh'd  Lord's  Day  Entertainment  for  Fa- 
 milies: And  in  17 10,  Wijdom  to  the  PVickfd  ;  and  he 
 Pub!ini*d  alfo  feveral  fingle  Sermons.  He  adds,  that 
 he  has  now  in  the  Prefs*  A  daily  Morning  Prayer. 
 
 Two  Years  ago  he  Printed  his  Free  Thoughts  upon 
 Twelve  Points  in  Divinity,  the  laft  of  which  is  of 
 Sul j:6tion  to  the  higher  Powers,  which  he  fent  to  the 
 B'^iop  of  Salisbury  for  his  Judgment,  who  wrote  him 
 back  word,  that  he  lik'd  his  ftacing  of  the  Point  well. 
 Lafl-  Year  he  ccntinu  d  his  Free  Thoughts,  upon  feven 
 difficult  Points  more:  And  intends  this  Year  to  put 
 them  together,  adding  one  Sheet  for  the  clofe  of 
 all. 
 
 This  good  Man  has  never  been  able  to  be  of  the  fi- 
 fing fide.  He  hath  follow'd  his  own  Genius,  and  fallen 
 in  wirh  no  Party.  And  hereupon  (ome  of  all  fides  have 
 flighted  him,  and  at  the  fame  time  fome  gf  ail  Parties 
 
 hav€ 
 
in  the  County  ^/SOMERSET  625 
 
 have  Rcfpeded  him.  Liberty,  and  Peace,  andUni-Vol.  11. 
 on,  and  Moderation,  have  been  the  things  he  has  all  w^^V^ 
 along  been  purfuing;  and  the  Subjeds  on  which  he 
 has  been  Writing,  from  one  Period  to  another:  And 
 how  little  loever  the  Succefs  has  been,  this  yields  him 
 Comfort  in  his  Advanced  Age.  I  don't  know  whether 
 there  be  any  one,  befides  himfelf,  yet  living,  in  the 
 County  in  which  he  was  Silenc'd :  And  if  he  holds 
 out  a  little  longer,  he's  like  to  be  the  longeft  Liver  of 
 all  the  Ejeded  through  the  Kingdom,  in  1662. 
 
 Befides  all  thefe  that  I  have  mention'd,  the  Lifts 
 add,  Mr.  Braddow,  Mr.  Cur/,  Mr.  Bat!?,  Mr.  Stephen 
 Haficocl^f  Mr.  Jolm  Mufgrave,  Mr.  Muxoriy  Mr.  T6o- 
 mas  Sneady  Mr.  Pp^oottoriy  Mr.  J&lm  Dier,  Mr.  Booler,  ' 
 Mr.  Kjiightj  Mr.  Mills,  and  Mr.  fVllIis,  Junior,  as  Si- 
 lenc'd in  this  County,  without  mentioning  any  parti- 
 cular Places.  Perhaps  they  might  be  Candidates  for 
 the  Miniftry,  and  unfix'd  in  i66i.  I  the  rather  ap- 
 prehend this,  becaufe  in  a  Paper  drawn  up  by  a  Grave 
 Minifter  in  this  County,  containing  feme  Hints  rela- 
 ting to  thofe  Ejected  here,  (which  I  have  by  mc)  I  find 
 thefe  words  added  to  the  Name  of  Mr.  PVillis,  junior  ; 
 afiouSy    mode  ft  y   and  commendable  young  Mnn. 
 
 N.  B.  I  have  in  this  County  of  Somerfet,  here  omit- 
 ted Mr.  George  Long  at  Bathe,  becaufe  I  have  taken  no- 
 tice of  him  in  Staffordf.oire  :  And  Mr.  Benjamin  Berry 
 of  Trull,  becaufe  he  is  mention'd  before  in  Devon,  p.246 : 
 And  Mr.  Jofeph  Hallet  (who  was  before  mention'd 
 twice)  is  omitted  here,  and  mention'd  in  the  County 
 of  Dorfit  only,  f.  269,  tho'  I  am  not  certain  which 
 County  Chijfelhorough  is  in,  whence  he  was  Ejected. 
 Mr.  Bennet  alio  is  omitted  here,  becaufe  an  Account  is 
 given  of  him  in  Dcrjetjhire^  p.  276. 
 
 And  befides  the  reftoring  Mr.  G/anvii,  Mr.  ff^arr 
 of  Cheddon,  and  Mr.  Chadvoick^  of  PVinford  to  the 
 Nonconformifts  of  this  County,  ffrom  whom  they 
 were  only  feparated  by  miftake  before)  lome  other 
 Nonconformifts  are  alfo  added,  that  before  were 
 omitted. 
 
 And  whereas  Mr.  James  Strong  of  Jlmifter,  Mr.  John 
 More  of  Al lardy  Mr.  John  Chetvpind  offVeils,  (who  dy'd 
 at  Brlftol  in  90  or  91)  and  Mr.  Charles  Darby  of  Mounte* 
 tate,  and  Dr.  Martin  of  Evil  or  Evilton,  and  Mr.  T<?w- 
 
 kins 
 
624  The  Ejected  or  Silenc^dMimfiers^  S^C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  ^»'wj  of  Qrookborn,  are  before  tnention'd  as  Conforming 
 in  this  County  afterwards :  I  now  add,  that  I  am  in- 
 form'd  that  Mr.ThompJon  of  Lullington,  (before  reckon'd 
 among  the  Nonconformifts)  Conform'd  at  the  firft.  and 
 was  not  Ejec5lcd  ;  and  that  Mr.  Oal^  of  Northuver,  or 
 Jlchefte'-,  Conform'd  afterwards,  and  therefore  is  here 
 omitted  :  And  Mr.  Boohier,  before  reckon'd  among  the 
 Nonconformifts  of  this  County,  is  therefore  omit- 
 ted, becaufe  mention  d  as  Conforming  in  Dsvonjhire, 
 f.  257- 
 
 In  the  County  ^/STAFFORD. 
 
 ,  Tipton  :  Mr.  {{ichard  Hinl{s.     A  Godly  Preacher  j  a 
 moderate  Independent. 
 
 .  PVOLVERJJAUPTON ;  Mr.  John  Reynolds.  A  Man 
 of  more  than  ordinary  Ability  for  Learning  and  Preach- 
 ing. He  afterwards  prad:is'd  Phyfick,  but  did  not 
 defert  the  Miniftry.  He  came  to  London  and  died 
 there. 
 
 Cient.  Mr.  Thomas  Baldwin,  Junior.  Sometime  after 
 his  Ejecflment  he  exercis'd  his  Miniftry  among  the  Dif^ 
 Centers  at  Birminghayn  in  pVarwickJIoire,  where  Death 
 gave  him  his  full  Quietus.  His  Name  is  to  this  Day 
 precious  in  both  places.  He  was  a  Man  of  a  Tangulne 
 lively  Temper,  and  a  fweer,  humble,  affable  Behavi- 
 our. One  of  a  very  extenlive  Charity  ;  ready  to  do 
 good  to  the  Souls  and  Bodies  of  rhem  that  came  near 
 him  ^  and  to  condefcend  to  them  of  the  loweft  degree. 
 He  was  greatly  morcify'd  ro  the  World  ;  as  appears 
 by  his  patiently  Suffering  the  lofs,  (if  not  of  ail  things 
 yet)  of  a  very  great  (hare  of  his  All.  Never  did  any 
 hear  a  repining  Expreifion  drop  from  him  upon  that 
 account ;  neither  was  he  the  more  ftraiten'd  towards 
 the  Poor,  when  it  was  in  the  PowTr  of  his  Hand  to 
 give.  He  was  a  judicious,  folid,  eftablifiiing  Preacher; 
 much  to  be  valu'd  as  a  Man,  a  Chriitian,  and  a  Mi- 
 nifter. 
 
 VJ^eford:  Mr.  Richard  Chavtry  :  He  was  forc'd  by  the 
 Oxford  Act  to  remove  with  his  Wife  and  Four  Children 
 
 into 
 
in  the  County  <?/  S  T  A  F  F  O  R  D.         625 
 
 into  another  County,  to  take  a  Farm  upon  a  Rack  Rent.  Vol.  II. 
 His  Family  encreas'd,  and  he  met  with  feveral  diffi-  v^^'>r"0 
 culties,  and  yet  he  fublifted  chearfuUy.     *  He  depart-  *  ^ee  Con-^ 
 cd  this  Life,  July  2^,  1694,  ^'^  Hartjhorn  in  the  Goun-  form.  4. 
 ty  of  Derby.     His  Funeral  Sermon  was  Preach'd  and  Plea  for 
 Printed  by  Mr.  5.  Shaw.     He  left  behind  him  a  Son  Nonconf. 
 in  the  Miniftry,   that  is  Paftor  of  a  Congregation  of ^''^'  ^^* 
 Diffenters  at  Staines  in  Middlefew 
 
 iVedgehury :  Mr.  tVtll.  Fincher,  a  Godly  Man,  and  a 
 good  Preacher.     He  died  at  Birmingham. 
 
 Shenfton :   Mr.  H^illiam  Grace >     An  Aged  worthy  Mi- 
 
 nifter.     Upon  his  Ejectment  from  his  Living  on  which 
 
 he  liv'd  comfortably,  he,  with   his  Wife  and  Eleven 
 
 Children,  was  reduc'd  to  Straits.     Hoping  to  gee  ionie 
 
 fupplies  of  Maintenance,  he  took  a  Farm  of  about  30/. 
 
 fer  Annum.     But  Preaching  in  his  own  Houfe,  was  a 
 
 Crime  not  to  be  pafs'd  by.     He  was  in  a  fhort  time 
 
 Apprehended  by  Two  Juftices,   and  with  many  of  his 
 
 Hearers  bound   over,  which   was  very  chargeable  *     -J^^^on- 
 
 Not  long  after,  he  was  fent  for  by  a  Parcy  of  Horfe,  ^^^  J^' 
 
 call'd  out  of  his  Bed,  and  carried  Priloner  to  Stafford:  mJ^^  °V 
 /-111  I  .  1       ?;  ^       J\onconr; 
 
 lor  what  he  knew  not;  nor  was  he  ever  told.     Bemgp^^  ^^^ 
 
 unable  to  bear  the  Charge  of  his  Imprifonment,  he     '^* 
 
 made  his  Application  to  the  Deputy  Lieutenant,    and 
 
 was  forc'd  to  give  in  Bonds  of  100/.  to  appear  when 
 
 called.     He  was  difmifs'd  after  many  hard  Speeches, 
 
 but  no  Charge  laid  againft  him.     After  all  vt^hich,  he 
 
 was  by  the  Five  Mile  Adt,  neceiTitated  to  remove  ^a 
 
 far  from  the  Corporation,   to  a  place  where  he  liv'd 
 
 at  great  Cofts  and  Charges,  feparated  from  his  Dear 
 
 Relations,  and  his  Farm  left  to   the  management  of 
 
 Servants,  to  his  unfpeakable   Lofs ;    Yer  this  Perfbit 
 
 Was  a  near  Relation  of  A.  B.  Sh,  of  Cant. 
 
 :  K^lnver  :  Mr,  I^chard  Moreton.  A  Man  of  greac 
 Gravity,  Calmnefs,  found  Principles,  of  no  Fadtion,, 
 an  excellent  Preacher,  of  an  upright  Life.  Afcer- 
 wards  an  Eminent  Pradlitioner  of  Phylick  in  the  City 
 
 of  London. 
 
 lipwley'.  Mr.  Jofeph  I{ock:  A  very  Calm,  Humble, 
 Sober,  Peaceable,  Godly  and  Biamelefs  Minifter,  and 
 of  very  good  Abilities-    And, 
 
626         The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minifters^  &:c. 
 
 Vol  II.        Mr.  PVilliam  Turton^  M.  A.  afterwards  Paftor  to  a 
 ^^/^/•v-^  Congregation  in  Birmingham  in  J^i^arwickjhire. 
 
 Svpinerton  :  Mr.  Jofeph  Sound.  An  Ancient  Diyne,' 
 of  great  Learning,  Moderation,  Judgment,  and  Calm- 
 nefs  of  Spirit,  and  of  a  godly  upright  Life. 
 
 PValfdl! :  Mr.  Burdnlly  M.  A.  A  very  Learned,  Able, 
 and  Godly  Divine,  of  more  than  ordinary  Parts. 
 
 V/omborn :  Mr.  Wiljley.  An  Ancient,  Judicious, 
 Peaceable,  Modciate  Divine.  He  liv'd  privately  after 
 he  was  Sllenc'd  at  Bremicham,  but  was  much  troubled 
 by  Sir  F{obdrtHolt, 
 
 *5^C'Con-  Dr/iiton-BajJet :  Mr.  Timothy  Fox  *,  He  was  Born 
 form  4..  in  Birmingham  in  H^arwick^fhire,  about  Michaelmas^ 
 Pjea  for^  1628,  and  Educated  in  School  Learning  under  Mr.  Bii- 
 ^oncont  lingjley  in  that  Town.  In  1647,  he  became  a  Student 
 ^^g'  4?«  ia^ChriJi's  College,  Cambridge,  Dr.  Sar)^uel  Bolton  then 
 being  Mafter.  After  Ibme  Years  continuance  there, 
 he  was  admitted  by  the  then  CommafTioners  of  the 
 Great  Seal,  to  the  Rectory  of  Drayton-Baffct,  in  the 
 room  of  Mr.  John  Buckberry,  Deceafed,  and  was  Or- 
 dain'd  by  Mr.  Thomas  Porter,  and  other  Minifters  in 
 PVhitchurch  in  Shropjhire,  He  was  lik'd  and  belov'd  in 
 his  Parifli ;  and  tho'  he  rcfusM  the  Engagement,  yet 
 he  continu'd  'till  he  was  Ejcdled  by  the  Bartholomew 
 A(fl.  But  after  Aug.  24,  he  was  put  upon  a  new  way 
 to  maintain  his  Wife,  and  Five  fmall  Children,  and 
 upon  the  Advice  of  Friends,  he  was  encourag'd  to  fet- 
 tle in  a  Corporation  near  to  him,  where  by  his  Pen, 
 and  help  of  Relations,  he  had  a  comfortable  Liveli- 
 hood until  the  Oxford  Adl,  which  forc'd  him  to  re- 
 move and  Rent  a  Farm  in  Derby/hire.  Yet  afterwards 
 he  was  impriibn'd  in  Derby  Goal  upon  that  Act,  being 
 Apprehended,  not  in  any  Exercife  of  Religion,  but 
 only  coming  to  fee  his  Son  an  Apprentice  in  that  Town  : 
 He  was  taken  up  immediately,  before  he  fate  down, 
 and  Committed  as  aforefaid,  in  May  16S4;  and  con- 
 tinued a  Prtloner  'till  the  November  following.  He  was 
 Coniin'd  a  fecond  time,  when  Monmouth  was  in  the 
 Z^^/,  in  Chefter  Goa.],  (with  feveral  other  neighbour- 
 tag  Minifters  and  Gentlemen)  being  carry'd  thither 
 
 without 
 
in  the  Coanty  t?/  S  T  A  F  F  O  R  D.  627 
 
 without   any  Caufe   of  their  Imprifbnment   aiTign'd.Vol.  \\, 
 After  a  Months  Confinement  he  was  diieharg'd,  giving  s../^y^O 
 600/.  Security  for  his  good  Behaviour,  that  is,  being  "* 
 
 himfelf  bound  in  too  I.  and  his  two  Sureties  each  of 
 them  in  the  like  Sum.  -  ,    .        .  " 
 
 From  the  time  of  his  Ejed:ment  he  preach'd  in  pri- 
 vate as  he  had  oppoKunity ;  and  after  pubiick  Liberty 
 was  granted,  he  open'd  a  Meeting  in  his  own  Houfe  at 
 Cddvoill  in  Derbyjhire,  where  he  preach'd  twice  a  Day 
 gratisy  befides  Catechiiing,  ^c.  He  Died  in  a  good  Old 
 Age,  in  May  1710. 
 
 LITCHFIELD  St.Mnrys:  Mr. John  Butler,  St.  Chads: 
 Mr.  Thomas  Miles.  Who  fuftcf'd  much  by  his  Non- 
 conformity *.  He  loft  8d  /.  fer  Annum,  and  40  /,  which  *  ihid.pag. 
 fhpuld  have  been  paid  him  in  the  beginning  of  the  60. 
 Year^  and  left  his  Living  in  a  very  low  Eilate.  He 
 continu'd  in  the  Town,  living  lapon  Providence  'till  the 
 Oxford  Act  came  out.  Then  he  was  forc'd  to  leave  his 
 Family,  tho'  he  had  a  vexy  dangerous  Cold  lipon  him. 
 He  faw  not  his  Wife  and  Children  in  Eleven  Weeks  ^ 
 nor  durft  he  come  to  them  in  Eighteen  Months  :  And 
 having  no  certain  Dwelling,  he  travell'd  about  from 
 place  to  place,  Thirteen  fcore  Miles  on  Foot.  If  at 
 any  time  he  ftole  home  by  Night,  he  durft  not  ftlr  out 
 o^  his  Chamber  ;  and  when  he  went  our,  it  was  either 
 very  late,  or  very  early,  for  fear  of  being  taken.  When 
 he  did  once  come  home,  he  was  forc'd  to  haftcn  away__ 
 quickly.  He  was  once  ^tni  for  to  a  Magiftratc  who 
 lay  Sick,  and  continu'd  his  ^slight  Vifits  for  a  Fortnight : 
 But  the  Evening  before  he  died  he  was  lent  for  in  haft 
 by  Day  light,  and  being  feen  to  go  in  there,  was  com- 
 plained of  to  the  chief  M.igiftrate  of  the  Town,  by  a 
 Curate,  which  made  him  haften  av»/ay  the  next  Morn- 
 ing. The  chief  Magiftrate  was  fb  kind  as  to  fend  No- 
 tice to  his  V/ife  upon  occadon,  on  a  Lord's  Day  Even- 
 ing, that  he  fliould  be  gone,  for  that  iome  had  been 
 twice  with   him  for  a  Warrant.     He  was  afterward  -- 
 
 cited  into  the  Ecclefiaftical  Court  for  baprizing  his  own 
 Child.  He  was  often  forc'd  into  the  Country  in  Snow 
 and  Rain,  to  Preach  before  Day,  and  to  fliiftfrom  Hcufe 
 to  Houfe,  for  fear  of  a  Maglilrate  in  the  Country,  who 
 faid  he  would  have  him  dead  or  alive.  He  hath  been 
 fometimes  conftrain'd  to  retire  into  the  Fields  and  So> 
 
 S  f  ^  iicudvis,  . 
 
628  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Minijters  Sec 
 
 Vol.  II.  litudes,  to  keep  Sabbaths  alone.     He  liv'd  upon  pure 
 
 v./'^y-v^  Providence  ^   and  tho*  he  did   fo,  and  was  often  ia 
 
 danger  of  his  Life,    by  reafon  of  Heats  and  Colds, 
 
 yet  was  he  not  forfaken,  nor  did  his  Seed  beg  their 
 
 Bread. 
 
 BVBJO'N  upontrent:  Mr,  Jho.  Bakewell,  Who 
 Preaching  about  privately  in  Fields  and  Lanes,  when 
 he  was  not  allow'd  to  do  it  in  fitter  Places,  was  follow'd 
 by  theHuntfmen  with  their  Dogs,  and  was  many  ways 
 
 •/^/W./^/i^.aSuficrer  *. 
 
 }\ingS' Bromley:    Mr.  John  Mott.     Who  was  terribly 
 Harrafs'd  for  his  Nonconformity>  and  could  not  have 
 ^  ll'ulpiig.  common  Juftice  done  him  f. 
 
 Sherifhnles :  Mr.  Johyi  Nott,  M.  A.  Sometime  Fellow 
 of  Trinity  College  in  Cambridge.  He  was  Son  of 
 Mr.  Charles  Nott,  Minifter  of  Shelfley  in  H^orcefterjhire, 
 When  he  came  firft  from  the  Univerfity,  he  was  Alliftant 
 EC  Mr.  Amhrcfe  Sparry  at  H^oiverhampon.  Thence  he 
 remov'd  to  this  Place,  where  he  was  Minifter  Twelve 
 Years.  After  his  Eje<i1ment  here,  he  preach'd  publick- 
 ly  in  a  Chappel  near  Hadly  for  Three  or  Four  Years, 
 while  he  was  fuffer'd  :  Then  he  remov'd  into  the  Fa- 
 mily of  liichard  Hampden,  Efq^  where  he  continu'd 
 Domeftick  Chaplain  'till  the  Act  of  Toleration  ^  quick- 
 ly after  which  he  went  to  Thame  in  Oxford/hire,  where 
 he  continu'd  conftantly  Preaching  for  Thirteen  Years, 
 'till  his  Sicknefs  and  Death;  which  happened  Dec.  28. 
 1702,  j£tae.  77.  His  Charadrer  is  Printed  by  Mr.Trough- 
 ion  of  Bkefter,  in  his  Funeral  Sermon. 
 
 TVeft'Bromwich :  Mr.  Richard  Hilton.  He  was  Born 
 near  Oxford^  and  bred  up  in  that  Univerfity.  He  con- 
 icicntioufly  difcharg'd  the  Duty  of  his  Miniftry  at  this 
 Place  'till  61,  when  he  had  the  common  Lot  of  many 
 w^orthy  Men  at  that  time,  to  be  parted  from  a  People 
 that  had  a  great  Rcfpe<ft  for  him.  Afterwards  he 
 movV.  from  one  place  to  another.  He  fpcnt  fome  time 
 at  Philip  Foley i,  Efq;  where  he  officiated  as  Chaplain. 
 Afterwards  he  remov'd  to  Walfal,  Two  Miles  from 
 Weft  Bromvoich ;  where  he  liv'd  many  Years,  and  Died 
 in  a  good  oXdi  Age,  about  1706,  Jgtat,  82.     He  was  a 
 
 good 
 
 m 
 
in  the  County  ^/STAFFORD.  629 
 
 good  Scholar,  a  judicious  Divine,  and  all  his  Days  a  Vol.  IT, 
 hard  Student.  A  Man  of  great  fimplicity  and  plain- 
 heartednefs ;  and  a  very  profitable  fubftantial  Preacher, 
 His  general  Walk  towards  GO\^  was  clofe,  even,  and 
 Exemplary.  He  was  frequent  and  fervent  in  Prayer, 
 careful  in  the  fpending  of  his  Time,  and  regular  in  all 
 his  Management.  He  had  drawn  up  a  Covenant  be- 
 tween GOD  and  his  own  Soul,  which  it  was  his 
 Cuftom  to  read  over  ferioufly  every  Lord's  Day  Morn- 
 ing, to  quicken  him  in  his  Work.  He  was  generally 
 refpedled,  even  by  the  worft  of  Men;  being  retir'd, 
 and  charitable,  and  inoffenfivc  in  his  whole  Carriage. 
 In  the  clofe  of  his  Days,  being  ask'd  about  his  Noncon- 
 formity,  he  profefs'd  an  intire  Satisfaction  in  it;  and 
 hop'd  GOD  would  enable  him  to  do  the  fame  again, 
 if  it  were  then  to  be  done.  He  liv'd  in  Self-denial 
 among  a  poor  People,  doing  good  both  to  their  Souls 
 and  Bodies ;  and  when  dying,  fliew'd  his  great  con- 
 cern for  their  future  Provifion  and  fpiritual  Wel- 
 fare. 
 
 Tattenhall :    Mr.  Thomas       Sedgeley  :    Mr.  Jofeph  Ec- 
 Buxton,  cle(halL 
 
 iVlllenhall :  Mr.  Thomns  Bndland.  He  afterwards 
 liv'd  and  Dy'd  Pa'ftor  of  a  Congregation  at  fVorcefter, 
 and  was  flicceeded  by  Mr.  Blachrnore^ 
 
 Colwkkj:  Mr.  John  Greenfmith^ 
 
 STAFFORD  :  Mr.  l\oak.  Bryan,  Son  to  Dr.  Br-yan  ; 
 Fellow  of  Peterhoufe  in  Cambridge,  When  he  left  Staf- 
 fer dy  he  became  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Donegal,  and 
 went  with  him  into  Ireland,  where  he  died  about  1667. 
 He  was  an  excellent  Preacher,  and  a  very  holy  Man, 
 as  appears  by  his  Diary. 
 
 Mareflon-^ddware  :  Mr.  Richard  Svoynfen.  He  was 
 Born  at  Svpynfen  in  the  Parifli  of  fVeeford  in  this  Coun- 
 ty, OB,  31,  1630;  being  a  younger  Brother  of  a  very 
 good  Family.  Educated  at  Cambridge,  where  he  was 
 Chamber- Fellow  with  Mr.  Thomas  DoolitteL  Pre  fenc- 
 ed to  this  Parlbnage  of  about  120/. /'^ry^wwww,  in  1657, 
 by  Mr.  Agard  of  Ffojion,  who  had  at  that  time   the 
 
 S  f  3  i'''£^c 
 
630        The  Eje^ed  or  Silenc'd  Mimfiers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  11.  right  of  beftowiiig  it.  Upon  his  firll  coming  to  the 
 ^./"V*^  Place,  he  laid  out  between  Two  and  Three  Hundred 
 Pounds  in  repairing  the  Parfonage-Houfe,  and  build- 
 ing the  Barn,  which  had  been  burnt  dewn  in  the  time 
 of  the  former  Incumbent.  He  had  not  enjoy'd  it  above 
 a  Year  or  two,  before  Mr.  Shnvo  pretended  to  have  a 
 right  to  it  by  virtue  of  the  King's  Seal  :  Whereupon 
 a  Suit  of  Law  commenc'd,  by  which  it  appear'd  that 
 Mr.  Shaw  was  in  the  wrong,  and  that  Mr.  Svoynfens 
 Title  was  good.  But  before  the  Controverlie  was  ful- 
 .  ]y  ended,  he  faw  that  he  muft  either  be  forc'd  to  leave 
 it  Vv^hen  the  Adt  took  place  in  62,  or  Conform,  which 
 he  could  not  do  without  Violence  to  his  Confcience  j 
 and  therefore  he  voluntarily  left  it  before  the  Acl  was 
 in  force.  He  was  well  belov'd  by  his  Parilliioners  and 
 Auditors,  who  were  greatly  troubled  at  his  leaving 
 them.  He  took  a  Farm  ar  ^ipe-F^dv^arc^  the  next  Pa- 
 rlfn,  endeavouring  that  way  to  maintain  his  Wife  and 
 Children  :  But  the  Oxford  kdi  quickly  drove  him  from 
 it,  to  his  great  Lois.  From  thene'6  he  remov'd  to  Bar- 
 tcn-Vuderxvoody  and  there  continued  about  Twenty 
 Years  ;  during  which  time  he  did  not  negled:  the  great 
 Work  to  which  he  was  cail'd,  but  rode  about  the 
 Country  from  place  to  place,  Preaching  as  he  had  op- 
 f  orainity.  He  was  one  that  did  good  rb  all  as  far  as 
 it  lay  in  "his  Power,  and  behav'd  himfelf  fo,  that  he 
 had  a  good  Character  even  from  the  worft  of  Men. 
 He  was  a  conflant  Reprover  of  Bold  and  Prophane  Sin- 
 ners, and  could  not  bear  to  hear  the  Name  of  GOD 
 diflionoiir'd,  or  vainly  us'd.  Li  moft  Company  that 
 he  came  into,  he  would  be  difcourling  of  fpiritual  and 
 heavenly  Things.  Vi^hen  he  was  ncccifitatcd  to  be  ab- 
 fent  from  his  Family  on  a  Lord's  Day,  he  charged  his 
 Children  to  go  to  Church,  if  they  had  not  the  op- 
 porcunify  of  going  to  a  Meeting  ;  and  he  himfelf  us'd 
 to  do  fo,  when  he  was  not  oth^rwife  engag'd.  He 
 kept  up  a  Week-day  Led^ure  in  Barton  in  troublelbme 
 Times,  and  was  difturb'd,  but  efcap'd  being  Fin'd. 
 When  the  Duke  of  Monmouth  landed  in  the  fVeft.  he 
 %vas  taken  out  of  Bed,  and  carried  Prifoner  from  his 
 own  Houfe  to  Cheftcr  Caftle,  where  a  great  many  va- 
 luable Pcrfons,  Church-men  and  Diflenters  were  clofe- 
 Iv  confin  d.  For  fome  few  Years  before  his  Death, 
 he  liv'd  at  Burtin  upon  Trent,  where  he  was  troubled 
 
 with 
 
in  the  County  ^/STAFFORD.  631 
 
 with  a  Dropfical  Humour,  which  toon  carry 'd  him  off.  y^]^  Yi  ' 
 He  Dy'd  there  in  1692,  in  the  62d  Year  of  his  Age.  ^^y^^-^^-^ 
 A  neighbouring  Glergy-man  of  the  Church  of  England, 
 that  had  a  kindnefs  for  him,  came  to  vifit  him  in  his 
 Sicknefs,  a  little  before  his  D^ath ;  and  in  their  Dif- 
 courfe,  Mr.  S^ynfen  toJd  him,  that  he  was  very  well 
 fatisfy'd  that  he  had  not  Conform'd,  and  thank'd  GOD 
 for  it.  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Integrity,  Zeal,  and 
 Faith,  and  hearty  for  GOD  j  and  in  the  worit  of  Times 
 and  Tryals,  kept  up  his  Heart  waiting  for,  and  firmly 
 expeding  the  Salvation  of  GOD. 
 
 Armitage  :  Mr.  Nathanael  Mansfield.  Af^er  his  E7 
 jedtment,  he  preach'd  Occafionally  about  the  Country, 
 and  iiv'd  at  PValfaU, 
 
 Aldervoajh ;  Mr.  Thomas  Bladon.  He  has  Two  Stu-^ 
 monsia  England's  I^ememhrancer,  on  Acts  10.  32. 
 
 Barhfton:  Mr. Samuel  HalL      Mnterfield'.Mv.WiUiam 
 Mayr  :  Mr^  I{nl^h  Hall.  Pyock, 
 
 ClifionmCampvile :  Mr.  George  Crojje.  He  was  Stu- 
 dent ofChrift  Church,  Oxen.  Was  a  conliderable  Scho- 
 lar, a  judicious  Divine,  and  a  fervent  Preacher  j  and 
 had  a  clear  Head,  a  folid  Judgment,  and  a  wonderful 
 Memory.  In  his  younger  Days  he  was  Chapiaia  to 
 the  Religious  Lady  Scudimore,  at  Sutton-Coldfield  in 
 TVarvQickJhirey  where  he  had  the  advantage  of  conrrad:- 
 ing  an  Acquaintance  and  Friendfliip  with  Mr.  Anthcny 
 Burgejje,  Paftor  of  that  Place.  He  wasforc'd  to  Preach 
 Nine  Years  without  an  Authoritative  Miifion,  becaule 
 he  could  not  find  a  Bifhop  in  England,  nor  Ireland,  fa 
 moderate  as  to  Ordain  him  without  impofing  Oaths 
 and  Subfcriptions:  But  when  the  Presbyteries  were. fee 
 up  in  London  by  the  Lofig  Parliament,  he  was  one  of 
 the  firft  that  was  Ordain'd  there.  He  was  always 
 •  avcrfe  to  appearing  from  the  Prefs,  which  made  him 
 not  (o  well  known  to  the  World  as  fome  others,  noi 
 fuperior  to  him  in  Abilities.  When  ¥J\ngCharles came 
 in,  he  was  forc'd  by  a  violent  Adverfary  to  flielter 
 himkli  inxhi^Viou^Q  Q^ Richard  Hampden,  Efq;  *tili  the 
 Raging  Sicknefs  in  and  about  London,  caus'd  him  (tho' 
 too  late)  to  remove  into  the  Country,  where  he  had 
 
 S  f  4  fome 
 
6  J  2  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  Sec. 
 
 Vol.  II.  ^ome  Relations.  Too  lare  it  was  ;  for  one  of  his  Chil- 
 dren had  taken  the  Infection,  and  Died  at  the  Houfe 
 of  Mr.  Samuel  Shaw,  at  Cotes,  near  Loughborough  in 
 Leicefierjhire :  And  afterwards  removing  to  Bafsford, 
 near  Nottingham,  firft  his  Wife,  then  he  himfelf  died 
 of  ihe  Sicknels,  ^«^.  8.  1665. 
 
 J{nJhalli  Mr.  Richard  Tork-  A  religious  adtive  Man, 
 and  a  lively  Preacher.  He  Died  young,  of  a  Coiir 
 fuinption,  in  1667. 
 
 NEJ^f^C^STLE  underline:  George  Long,  M.  D.  He 
 was  of  Cambridge,  M.  A.  and  Fellow  of  Trinity  Col- 
 lege, and  continu'd  fo  'till  he  was  Fourteen  or  Fifteen 
 Years  ftanding  in  the  Univerlity.  He  was  firft  Eje(fled 
 there;  and  then  became Minifter  of  Nevpcaftle,  and  was 
 jEjedled  there  alfo.  He  was  turned  out  of  Trinity  upon 
 Dr.  Ferns  coming  in  Mafter,  at  the  Reftauration.  He 
 and  feveral  others  were  turn'd  out,  for  refufing  to  pro- 
 mifc  Conformity,  before  they  certainly  knew  the  Terms 
 that  would  be  fix'd.  This  was  a  great  Hardfhip,  and 
 Redrefs  was  fought  for,  by  Application  to  Mem- 
 bers of  Parliament,  and  to  Secretary  Morricc,  but  to 
 little  purpofe  ;  no  Relief  could  be  had.  About  this 
 lime  Mr,  Lc??^  riding  through  Nerccafile,  and  preaching 
 there  occaficnally,  when  they  were  deftitute  of  a  Mi- 
 siiftcr,  they  invited  him  to  fettle  with  them,  which  he 
 did,  'till  the  Act  of  Uniformity  Silenc'd  him.  After 
 this,  not  being  willing  to  be  unemployed,  he  went  to 
 Ley  den,  and  took  his  Dodor's  Degree  in  Phyfick,  ha- 
 ving fpent  fome  time  in  that  Study  before.  After  his 
 return  he  applied  to  the  Pradtiie  of  it,  with  good  En- 
 couragement and  Succefs:  But  ftill  his  Confcience  put 
 him  upon  Preaching,  as  his  chief  Work,  In  fome  time 
 lie  fettled  again  in  Kewcaftle,  and  met  with  great  Diffi- 
 culties. He  was  indieled  at  the  AfTizes  for  living  in  a 
 Corporation,  and  forc'd  to  remove  when  he  had  Seven 
 Children,  not  knowing  whither  to  go.  Attempting  to 
 {^ii\q  ^i  Birmingham,  he  was  Profecuted  there  alfo,  'till 
 hewasforc-d  to  leave  the  Land.  He  fled  10  Ireland, 
 and  coptinu'd  there  for  fome  time.  After  the  Revolu- 
 tion he  rctiirn-d  to  KevQcaflle,  and  continu'd  his  Labours 
 there,  even  beyond  the  Powers  of  Nature,  *till  Memo- 
 ry and  Intellectuals  quite  faii'd.     He  is  yet  living  -^z 
 
 Brijhl, 
 
in  the  County  0/  S  T  A  F  F  O  R  D.  63  :> 
 
 'Rriftol  Aged  84.  He  had  a  Son  in  the  Miniftry,  a- Vol.  IL 
 mong  the  DIffenters,  a  very  promifing  Perfon  who  di-  w''"v^ 
 cd  at  Wrexham, 
 
 Stoxve:  Mr.  j^flofy,  Seighfordi  Mr.  Clayton 
 
 Talkon  the  Hill:  Mr.  Thomas  Pool.  His  Father  lefc 
 him  a  little  Land,  in  which  he  had  dug  twenty  Years 
 before,  and  could  find  nothing :  But  the  Son  after  his 
 Non-conformity  found  a  Mine  of  Coals  there,  which 
 (fays  my  Author,  Dr.  Sampfen)  in  the  Years  1674, 
 and  75,  clear'd  him  800/. 
 
 Wefton  under  Li:(ard:  Mr.  Sampjon  Newton.  He 
 was  Ejected  out  of  Chebfey,  for  praying  for  the  Kings 
 Child  ren  in  Exile  :  And  from  thence  he  removed  to 
 this  Place,  where  he  was  Ejeded  by  the  AH  of  Vnifor- 
 mity,  nocwithftanding  that  he  was  Epifcopal  in  his 
 Judgment,  and  for  a  Liturgy,  becaufe  he  could  not 
 intirely  conform. 
 
 Hanbury :  Mr.  Henry  Bee.  A  good  Preacher  born  at 
 Staplehil,  that  was  then  made  happy  in  the  Miniftry 
 of  the  great  Mr.  Bradfhavp.  He  was  with  'other  Mini- 
 fters  caft  into  Stafford  Goal  for  Non-conformity. 
 
 Hintes :  Mr.  Brooks.  Barton :  Mr.  Byat. 
 
 Elford  t  Mr.  Dovuley.  He  was  of  Magdalen  College 
 in  Oatow,  and  took  his  Batchelors  Degree;  but  the 
 Civil  War  breaking  our,  and  Oxford  being  a  Garrifon, 
 his  Father  fwho  wasMinifterof  AlveftoUy  nea.!' Strat- 
 ford upon  Avon)  remov'd  him,  and  fent  him  to  com- 
 pleat  his  Studies  with  Dr,  Bryan  of  Coventry,  After 
 continuing  fome  Time  with  him,  he  was  Chaplain  in 
 the  Family  of  Sir  Thomas  I{ous  in  Worcefterfloire^  where 
 he  became  acquainted  with  Mr.  Baxter^  for  whom  he 
 always  had  a  very  great  Refpedr.  Thence  he  remov'd 
 to  Stoke  near  Bromfgrove  in  that  County,  and  was  fet- 
 led  Miniftcr  there  feveral  Years;  and  his  Miniftry 
 was  very  fuccefsful :  And  he  was  a  Member  of  the 
 iVorceflerJhire  Afibciatlon.  After  the  Kings  Reftau- 
 ration,  his  being  a  fequcftred  Living,  and  the  Old 
 iacuinbent  farviving,.he  rcftgn'd  the  Living  to  him, 
 
 and 
 
6^4  ^^^^  Eje0ed  or  Silenced  MimJierSj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  li.  and  then  rcmov'd  to  Elford  in  Stnjfordfhire,  where  his 
 v/V'^-^  Fathers  elder  Brother  was  Minifter,  and  preach'd  as 
 AiFiftant  to  him,  till  he  was  (ilenc'd  by  the  Bartlwlomevn 
 Ad.  Both  his  Father  and  Uncle  conform'd  :  But  he 
 could  not  be  latisfied,  either  to  be  I^-ordaind,  or  to 
 renounce  the  Covenant.  After  his  being  (iienc'd,  he 
 liv'd  for  fome  Time  privately,  went  to  Church,  and 
 apply'd  himfelf  to  Country  Bufinefs  for  a  Subfiftance. 
 By  the  Oxford  A^t  he  was  forc'd  to  quit  his  Habitation, 
 And  upon  King  Charles's  Indulgence  he  took  out  a  Li- 
 cenfe  for  his  own  Houfc,  and  kept  a  Meeting  once  a 
 Day  there,  az  a  time  when  there  was  no  Preaching  in 
 the  Parifii  Church  :  And  he  had  a  good  Auditory  from 
 fcverai  Towns  in  the  Neighbourhood.  When  the  In- 
 dulgence was  recaii'd  he  continued  Preaching  ♦  but  ic 
 was  more  privately.  About  i63o  he  remcv'd  to  Lo«- 
 don,  where  he  taught  School,  and  preached  occafional- 
 iy  ;  and  attended  on  Mr.  Hovoes  Mini  (try,  when  he  was 
 not  esigag'd  himfelf.  Intending  once  to  be  an  Audi- 
 tor only  ;  the  Meeting  w'as  difturb'd,  and  he  and  feven 
 more  were  feiz'd  and  carried  to  Newgate  till  Nighr,when 
 they  were  brought  before  the  Lord  Mayor,  and  bound 
 over  to  the  next  Selfions,  and  then  they  were  indited 
 for  a  Riot,  and  he  was  iin'd  lo/.  And  bound  to  his 
 good  Behaviour  for  twelve  Months:  So  that  he  was 
 forc'd  to  leave  his  School,  for  fear  that  fnould  be  in- 
 terpreted a  Breach  of  his  Behaviour,  and  liv'd  very  pri- 
 vately, till  King  James's  Llbertv;  faving  that  he  was 
 once  feiz'd  by  one  of  the  Court  MefTcngers,  in  his  Lodg- 
 ing, and  carried  before  the  Lord  Mayor,  who  ten- 
 dred  him  the  Oxford  Oath  ;  by  taking  which,  he  ef- 
 caped  fix  Months  imprifonmenr.  After  the  Legal  To- 
 leration, he  Preach'd  fome  time  at  Gcdalmin  in  Surrey  ; 
 but  Infirmities  growing  upon  him  with  kc^Q,  he  retur- 
 ned  again  to  Lnyidoriy  and  liv'd  privately  with  his  Chil- 
 dren; and  died  in  ijoz  jEtat^^o. 
 
 iVhitmore :  Mr.  Gr^cecourt.     Bafvicb :  Mr.  Southvoel. 
 Avelcy  or  Farley ;   Mr.  Tho- 
 mas Orford.  Bloxxvkh :  Mr.  Tocgood. 
 
 Brome :  Mr.  Humphrey  I^^aldron  :  Who  for  fonie  time' 
 was  AlTiftant  to  Mr.  Baxter  of  K^cdderminjier.  A  Man 
 of  good  Learning  and  Utterance 
 
 Felfnll 
 
m  the  Cou'^ty  of  Sr  AFFORD.  6^5 
 
 _.  Voj.  II. 
 
 Pel/all,  or  Folejloeal :  Mr.     New  CLippel :  Mr.  Dnven-  s^/"^/^s-/ 
 
 Chebjy :  Mr.  PVoolrkh, 
 
 Oare:  A  Chappel  either  in  Siajfordjhire  or  Chefroire, 
 I  know  not  which  5  Mr.  Jhcmas  Bovpyer, 
 
 Mr.  Be»^7,  and  Mr.  Bjdwater  are  alfo  reprefented  as 
 ejeded  in  this  County,  but  I  can't  fay  at  what  Pla- 
 ces. 
 
 N.  B.  I  here  omit  Mr.  Ccj>e  at  Ecclefhall,  becaufe  he 
 is  taken  Notice  q{  2ii  Snndhnch  in  Chejhire,p.  127^  and 
 Mr.  George  Moxon  at  ^Jhtcn,  becaufe  he  is  here  mcn- 
 tiond  at  Aftbury,  in  the  fame  County,  f,  12S.  And 
 whereas  I  before  mention'd  Mr.  Becket  oi  Harlafton, 
 and  Mr.  Dunftal  of  Shenfton,  Mr.  Jones  o{  Lap  ley,  and 
 Mrl  Nathdfiael  Mott  of  Abbots  Bromley,  as  conforming 
 here  afterwards,  I  now  add,  that  Mr.  Thomns  Bdd, 
 and  Mr.  Nevil,  who  were  before  mention'd  as  EjeCl^d 
 at  uncertain  Places,  did  atrer  a  Time  Conform. 
 
 And  finally,  I  am  inform'd  that  Mr.  Gamaliel  T^nftnl 
 who  was  before  rank'd  wi:h  the  filcnc'd  Miniftcrs,  was 
 not  a  Non-conformift,  but  Ejected  for  a  fcandalous 
 Life :  And  that  Mr.  Majicock.  alio,  who  was  mention'd 
 before  as  Ejected  at  an  uncertain  Place  in  this  Coun- 
 ty, was  no  Non-conformift,  but  had  a  Living  at  J4^er^ 
 vHhome,  and  married  the  Widow  of  Mr.  Baker  of  J^or- 
 cejle'r. 
 
 In  ihe  County  c/  S  U  F  F  O  L  K. 
 
 IQditon  or  Fie  t  ton:  Mr.  Samuel  FatrclougljSen.-\  He  t  Seethe 
 was  born  at  Haveril,  (where  his   Father  vvas  Minifter)/J:^^f f^'^^f 
 April  29,  1 594.     He  came  originally  from  Lancajhire  ^^  J'^^'l 
 where  the  Family  is  Ancient.     He  was  trainU  up  in  ^J^^J^^.^^/ 
 School  Learning,  by  the  Famous  Mr.   F{obotham^  un-  /  ^l'/^l„ 
 der  whom  he  was  fo  induftrious,  that  he  fcnt  him  ^^  i„f^rted  in 
 Fourteen  to  the  Univerfity,  with  this  Charader,  that  ^y^  j^^j^ 
 he  vpas  the  befi  Scholar  he  had  everfent  forth  in  the  Thirty  yolu-mne  of 
 Tears  time   he  had  been  a  Mr^fier,     He  recei'/d  ferious  Clark's 
 
 ImprefTions  Lives. 
 
6'^6  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Miniflers^  8fC. 
 
 Vol.  II.  ImpreiTions  upon  his  Heart  betimes,  under  the  Mini- 
 ftery  of  Mr.  Samuel  War d,  then  Lecfturer  oi  Hnv2riU 
 Being  fent  to  Cnmbridge,  he  was  put  under  the  Tuition 
 of  Mr.  Berry  of  J^^^w's-College.  When  he  had  fpenc 
 two  Years  in  the  College  in  hard  Study,  and  made  a 
 good  Improvement  for  his  time,  by  the  Recommen- 
 dation of  Dr.  Tyndal  the  Mafter,  he  became  Sub-Tutor 
 to  Spencer  Lord  Compton,  eideft  Son  of  the  Earl  of  Nor. 
 thamptoriy  who  was  fent  thither  for  his  Education  j 
 Dr.  Towers,  who  was  afterwards  Bifhop  oiPeterborough^ 
 being  the  Head  Tutor.  He  became  an  intimate  Ac- 
 quaintance of  Dr.  Prefton,  Mr.  Davenant,  afterwards 
 Mafter  of  his  College,  and  Mr.  Hilderjham,  and  many 
 others  who  were  eminent  for  Piety  and  Learning. 
 When  he  was  but  Batchelor  of  Arts  ftanding,  but 
 accomplifli'd  in  the  Arts  and  Sciences  of  Logkk,  F^eto. 
 rick:,  Ethichjy  Phyficks,  and  Methnphifickjj  beyond  the 
 common  Rate,  the  Earl  of  Northampton  offer'd  him  the 
 Priviiedge  of  travelling  with  his  Son  into  Fmnce  and 
 Italy :  He  was  much  inclin'd  to  it,  but  wav'd  it,  out 
 of  Obedience  to  his  Mother.  After  fome  time,  he  re- 
 rir'd  from  the  College  into  the  Family  of  Mr.  F^chard 
 Blackf'i'kyy  of  A/ken  in  EJJex^  an  eminent  Divine,  great- 
 ly skill'd  in  the  Hebrew  Tongue,  and  reputed  one  of 
 the  holieft  Men  on  Earth.  With  him  he  pcrfec^led 
 his  Studies  in  all  Parts  of  Humane  Literature  and  Di- 
 vinity ;  And  in  the  mean  time  he  Preach'd  about  oc- 
 cafionally  in  the  moft  noted  Towns  of  EJJex  and  Suf- 
 fol^y  with  great  Acceptance.  At  length  he  was  fix'd 
 at  the  Town  of  Lynn  in  Norfolk  as  their  Lecturer  ; 
 the  Magiftrates  allowing  him  him  50  I.  per  A^.  and  the 
 People  of  the  Town  as  much.  But  his  Popularity 
 ftirr'd  up  Envy ;  Bp.  Harfnctt  frown'd  upon  him,  for 
 his  neglecting  the  Sign  of  the  Crofs,  and  he  was  cited 
 before  his  Chancellour,  and  met  with  fb  many  other 
 Difficulties,  that  he  defired  the  Magiftrates  to  difmifs 
 himj  which  they  at  length  yielded  to,  tho*  not  with- 
 out fome  Regret.  After  this  he  fix'd  in  a  fmaller  Le- 
 cture at  Clare  in  Suffolk,  -  Where  he  had  not  been  long, 
 before  Sir  Nathnnncl  Barnardifton,  (that  Ornament 
 of  his  Country  for  Piety  and  Integrity)  who  was  his  fre- 
 quent Auditor,  fent  him,  without  his  at  all  feeking  for 
 it,  the  Prefentation  of  the  LWmg  of  Barnardiflon,  be- 
 come vacant  by  the  Death  of  the  Incumbent;  With  a 
 
 Pron^ife 
 
mihe  County  ^/SUFFOLK         637 
 
 Promife  under  his  Hand,  if  he  accepted  that  for  the  pre-  Vol.  IL 
 lent,  he  fliouid  have  any  of  the  greater  Livings  he  had  in 
 his  Gift,  which  he  iik'd  beft,  upon  a  Vacancy.  Accept- 
 ing it,  he  Preach'd  twice  every  Lords-Day,  once  upon 
 every  Feftival  Day,  arid  once  a  Month  a  preparation 
 Sermon  for  the  Lord's  Supper.  He  catechiz'd  Young 
 and  Old  ;  vifited  all  in  his  Parifti  once  a  Month,  en- 
 quiring into  the  State  of  their  Souls,  and  councelling 
 and  direding  them  as  there  was  Occafion.  While  he 
 was  thus  employed  in  doing  Good,  the  Devil  rais'd 
 him  a  troublefbme  Oppolition.  Preaching  one  Lord's. 
 Day  at  Su^hury^  on  occafion  of  the  Sicknels  of  the  Mi- 
 nifter  of  one  of  the  Pariflies  there,  and  repeating  in  the 
 Evening  his  Sermons  in  the  Family,  the  Minifter  of 
 the  other  Parifh  exhibited  Articles  againft  him  as  a 
 fadious  Man  in  the  Star-Chamber:  Upon  which  he 
 was  conven'd  before  the  Lords  of  the  high  Conmijfwn, 
 and  forc'd  to  attend  upon  them  at  times  for  two  Years 
 together  j  fo  that  his  Fees  and  Journies  together  fwal- 
 iow'd  up  the  whole  Profit  of  his  Living.  At  length 
 the  Matter  being  referr'd  to  his  Diocefan  and  Ordina- 
 ry at  Norvpichj  a  good  Number  of  JacobufTcs  procur'd 
 a  certain  Lady  of  that  City  to  gain  fuch  a  Certificate 
 from  the  Bidiop,  as  obtain'd  a  full  Difchargc.  Some 
 time  after,  Dr.  Gib/on  the  Incumbent  of  Kjtton  dying. 
 Sir  Nathanael  his  Patron,  fent  him  the  prefentation  of 
 that  Living  alfo ;  and  procur'd  him  Inftitution  into  ir 
 from  the  Bifliop,  without  his  perfonal  Attendance 
 upon  the  Bifliop,  taking  the  Oath  of  Canonical  Obe- 
 dience, or  fubfcribing  the  three  Articles.  In  this  Place 
 he  continued  near  thirty  five  Years,  Preaching  four 
 times  a  Week  ;  twice  on  the  Lord's  Day,  a  Thurfday 
 Ledure,  (which  was  attended  by  all  the  Minifters  for 
 many  Miles  compafs)  and  a  Sermon  on  the  Saturday 
 Evening  in  his  own  Houfe;  and  all  the  Country  round 
 flock'd  to  him.  When  he  firft  came  to  his  Place,  he 
 found  it  Ignorant  and  Profane,  not  fo  much  as  one  Fa- 
 mily in  Twenty  calling  upon  the  Name  of  the  Lord  ; 
 but  when  he  had  been  there  fome  time,  fo  great  was 
 the  Alteration,  that  there  was  not  a  Family  in  Twen- 
 ty but  profefTed  Godlinefs,  but  their  Governours  of- 
 fer'd  up  to  God  their  Morning  and  Evening  Sacrifice, 
 Great  at  that  time  was  the  Advantage  of  that  Town  ; 
 Magiftracy  and  Mlniftry  join'd  both   together,   and 
 
 concnrra 
 
6^8  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MinifierSy  8rc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  concurr'd  in  all  things  for  the  promoting  of  true 
 Piety  and  Godlinefs.  Mr.  Fairclough  and  his  Patron 
 ad:ed  by  concert.  Both  join'd  together  to  promote 
 Catechizing  ;  both  endeavour'd  to  hinder  the  vi- 
 fibly  Prophane  from  approaching  the  Lord's  Table. 
 When  the  Book  of  Sporrs  came  out ;  and  other  Inno- 
 vations were  brought  in,  he  was  for  his  Negled:  often 
 cited  to  Appearance  before  the  Arch- Deacon  and  Conv 
 miffary  at  BU')';  but  he  was  difablcd  from  Riding,  by 
 a  Weaknefs  occafion'd  by  a  Fall,  which  was  his  Excufe 
 for  his  not  appearing.  Whereupon  the  CommifTary 
 adjournM  the  Court  to  the  Parfonagc-Houfe  o(  Kstton-^ 
 and  tho'  it  was  fear'd  he  would  have  been  Sufpended, 
 yet  when  it  came  to,  there .  was  little  more  done  than 
 the  taking  notice  of  his  bodily  Lamenefs;  He  had  Li- 
 berty left  to  go  on  in  his  Work  as  before.  He  was  no- 
 minated one  of  the  Aflembly  of  Divines,  but  got  him- 
 felf  excus'd  from  attending.  He  abfolutely  refus'd  ths 
 Engagement.  He  was  oifer'd  the  Mafterfliip  of  Trini- 
 ??•  College  in  Cambridge,  but  fliunn'd  it,  that  he  might 
 not  be  drawn  cut  of  his  beloved  Privacy  and  Retire- 
 ment. When  the  Times  turn'd,  he  could  not  be  fa- 
 tisf)'d  to  turn  with  them.  This  was  his  fix d  Deter- 
 mination, TlMt  he  would  not  do  wh/ii  he  apprehended  ci 
 Sin,  to  gain  ever  fi  much  Good,  or  avoid  ever  fo  much 
 Mi/chief:  And  by  this  means  he  was  alTur'd  he  fliould 
 not  fufter  as  an  Evil- Doer,  but  only  as  a  Perlbn  that 
 v^as  afraid  to  do  Evil.  He  was  no  Enemy  of  Epifco- 
 pacy,  but  defirous  of  BiOiop  'Ly^^rV  Reducftion  :  But 
 could  not  declare  an  Aflent  and  Confent,  where  he 
 knev/  his  Hcart^would  not  have  gone  along  with  his 
 Lips.  For  the  Peace  of  his  Conscience,  he  left  a  Li- 
 ving of  200  /.  per  Annum,  a  plcafant  Parfonage- 
 Houfe,  a  fine  Glebe,  a  great  Auditory,  a  loving  Peo- 
 ple, and  a  kind  Neighbourhood."  Dr.  Tillotfon,  who 
 was  afterwards  Arch-Bifliop  of  Canterbury,  was  by  the 
 Patron  prefented  to  the  Living,  upon  his  Ejedlion  : 
 And  it  was  no  fmall  cafe  to  Mr.  Fairclough^  that  a  Man 
 of  that  Worth  did  fucceed  him. 
 
 The  Oxford  Acl,  which  forc'd  him  upon  a  Separation 
 from  his  for-mer  People,  did  rather  grieve  him  more  than 
 the  Lois  of  his  Living.  But  hereupon  he  had  the 
 Ccmfcrt  of  living  for  fome  time  in  the  fame  Houfe, 
 with  two  of  his  Sons,  and  two  of  his  Sons-in-Law, 
 
 Wh® 
 
in  the  County  ^/SUFFOLK.  659 
 
 who  were  Minifters,  and  had  left  their  Livings,  who  Vol.  II. 
 being  fcatter'd  before  in  Five  feveral  Counties,  were  ^^y^\r-K^ 
 brought  together  in-  the  time  of  this  Storm.  Father 
 and  Sons  preach'd  by  turns  in  the  Family,  the  Neigh- 
 bours coming  in.  When  they  had  continu'd  thus  Four 
 or  Five  Years,  the  badnefs  of  the  Air,  and  fome  other 
 Reafons,  caus'd  them  to  difperfe:  And  the  Father  went 
 and  liv'd  with  kis  youngeft  Son,  who  was  a  Conform- 
 ing Minifter  at  K^nnet  in  Cnmhridgejhire.  Here  he 
 Ivent  every  Lord's  Day  to  Church,  and  preach'd  In  the 
 Evening  to  the  Family.  After  he  had  been  there 
 ibme  time,  he  remov'd  to  the  Habitations  of  his 
 Daughters,  fucceirively,  and  fpent  the  refidue  of  his 
 Life,  in  Solitude  and  Sacred  Exercifes,  patiently  wait- 
 ing in  Expectation  of  his^-Change,  which  he  at  lad 
 chearfully  welcom'd,  when  he  was  84  Years  of  Age, 
 A  Conforming  Clergyman  gives  him  this  Characier : 
 That  he  was  a  Boanerges  in  the  Pu'.pit,  /in  admirable 
 Preacher  both  very  Judicious  and  Movi?2g  5  a  Mnn  of  great: 
 Gravity  J  temper  d  with  a  fuypri:{ing  Sweetncfs,  Very  cxatl 
 in  Family  Difcipli72e.  He  was  mighty  in  the  Scriptures, 
 fervent  in  Spirit,  Jervivg  the  Lord  Night  and  Day  with  in- 
 ceffant  Prayer,  He  was  one  of  a  mofl  cxacl  andfolid  Judg- 
 ment,and  an  excellent  Peacemaker,  of  great  Temper  and 
 Moderation  as  to  the  Differences  among  us.  One  confult- 
 ing  him  about  Conformity,  he  told  him,  He  mafi  ex- 
 Tufe  him  from  giving  him  a  pofitive  I^Joluticn-y  but  that 
 if  a  Man  livd  Hclily^  and  wa!l(d  humbly  with  GOD,  he 
 Jhculd  ever  Uve  him,  notwithflanding  his  Conformity :  But 
 if  he  were  proud,  contentious,  and  prcphane,  he  could  never 
 thinks  well  of  him  for  his  Nonconformity .  After  his  with- 
 drawment  from  IsStton,  he  was  always  chearful,  and 
 complain'd  of  nothing  but  the  Prophanenefs  and  Ini- 
 quity of  the  Times,  and  Divifions  of  the  Church  of 
 GOD  :  And  lov'd  all  that  had  any  thing  of  Goodneis 
 in  them,  &c.  He  that  would  fee  a  fuller  account  of 
 him,  is  referr'd  te  the  Narrative  of  his  Life,  where  he 
 will  meet  with  uncommon  Evidences  of  unaftedled  Pie- 
 ty, feveral  remarkable  Anfwers  to  his  Prayers,  obferva- 
 bie  Inftances  of  the  Succefs  of  his  Miniftry  ;  with  fun- 
 dry  other  Particularities,  arguing  him  to  have  been  a 
 C!reat  Man,  an  eminent  Saint,  one  highly  Favour'd  of 
 GOD,  af!d  fo  fingular  a  BleiTing  to  the  Age,  as  that  it 
 camot  hut  create  fome  Regret  in  a  tender  Spirit,  that  Co 
 
640  The  Ejected  or  Silej7c^dMtmfters^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  valuable  a  Perfon  fliould  be  laid  afide,  as  ufelefs.  A- 
 mong  other  Things,  this  is  remarkable,  that  he  and 
 his,  parted  with  above  a  looo  /.  fer  Annum,  upon  their 
 Nonconformity. 
 
 Hunfton :  Mr.  James  T4^aller.  He  was  a  very  faith- 
 ful, worthy,  and  induftrious  Servant  of  Jefus  Chrift. 
 He  remembred  GOD  from  the  Days  of  his  Youth. 
 Was  Dedicated  betimes  by  his  Parents  to  the  Miniftry, 
 Was  throughly  inftrucied  in  Grammar  Learning,  and 
 had  the  Advantage  of  a  good  Education  in  Cnmbridge^ 
 when  Soundnefs  of  Faith,  and  Purity  of  Worfiiip  were 
 the  Glory  of  it.  After  Five  or  Six  Years  Study  there, 
 he  was  fettled  at  Hunfton,  and  foon  after  folemnly  Or- 
 dain'd  by  Falling  and  Prayer,  and  Impofition  of  Hands, 
 to  the  Work  of  the  Miniftry.  After  Four  or  Five 
 Years  Labour  there  with  good  Acceptance,  he  fell  with 
 his  Brethren  at  the  fatal  Bartholomew,  After  which 
 time,  tho'  debar'd  of  Refidence  with  them,  he  ordina- 
 rily vifited  his  People  every  Week  ^  and  as  Liberty 
 was  granted,  exercis'd  his  Miniftry  with  them,  as  alfo 
 in  feveral  other  Places  j  nor  was  he  left  by  GOD  with- 
 out Witnefs,  being  acknowledg'd  by  many  to  be  their 
 fpiritual  Father.  He  was  well  inftrudled  for  the  King- 
 dom of  GOD.  His  judgment  was  Solid  :  His  Coun- 
 fel  Wife  and  Faithful :  His  Language  Full  and  Signi- 
 ficant: His  Converfation  Grave  and  Serious:  HisRea- 
 fon  reign'd,  and  kept  the  Throne  in  his  Soul ;  fubdu- 
 ing  all  his  PafTions  to  a  due  Order.  It  was  faid  by  an 
 intimate  Brother  in  the  Miniftry,  who  had  been  ac- 
 quainted with  him  more  than  Forty  Years,  that  he 
 never  faw  him  in  any  inordinate  Paffion.  His  Charity 
 was  very  Large  towards  thofe  who  were  otherwife 
 minded.  He  utterly  abhorr'd  the  Cenforious  Temper 
 of  many  ProfcfTors,  and  the  impaling  Religion  within 
 their  own  Party.  To  the  Needy  he  was  always  kind  5 
 tho'  it  was  not  much  of  his  own  that  he  had  to  diftri- 
 bute,  yet  he  did  them  many  good  Offices  as  Occafion 
 oftlT'd.  Humility  was  his  Gloathing.  He  had  a  very 
 low  Efteem  of  himfclf;;  and  by  that  was  enabled  to 
 bear  the  low  Efteem  of  others.  GOD  gives  not  all 
 his  Gifts  to  any,  but  to  every  one  as  it  pleafes  hini. 
 One  thing  was  defir'd  in  this  excellent  Peribn,  and 
 that  was   a  free  and  familiar  delivering  himfelf  to 
 
 Vulgar 
 
in  the  County  (?/^SUFFOLK.  641 
 
 Vulgar  Hearers,  while  he  gave  abundant  Satisfad:ion  Vol.  If. 
 to  the  more  Judicious.  His  Name  is  worthy  of  an  v^vn,-« 
 honourable  Memorial,  as  a  Man,  a  Scholar,  a  Chrifti- 
 an,  andaMiniftcr.  He  left  few  more  Solid,  Subftan- 
 tial,  Pradical,  Pertinent,  and  Soul- fearchingMinifters 
 behind  him  in  all  thofe  Parts.  He  dy'd  at  his  Houfe  ac 
 I^attlefden  in  Suffolk.,  in  March  1697.  And  his  Funeral 
 Sermon  was  preach'd  at  Hunfton  Church  by  Mr.  John 
 Fairfax, 
 
 Oujden  :  Mr.  John  Meadows,  M.  A.  of  both  Univer- 
 fities,  and  Fellow  of  Chrift's  College  in  Cambridge  foe 
 about  Eight  Years.  He  was  a  holy  Perfon  in  all  man- 
 ner of  Converfation.  Conftantly  careful  to  pleaie 
 GOD,  and  preferve  the  Peace  of  his  own  Confcience, 
 Always  Jealous  of  his  own  Heart,  and  on  every  Occa- 
 iion  diligent  to  try  it.  He  ferv'd  GOD  with  great 
 Pains,  and  comfortable  Succefs  while  in  his  Publick 
 Miniftry  ;  Was  very  Cautious  in  admitting  to  the  Sa- 
 crament, and  as  Cautious  in  refufing.  Was  a  diligent 
 Vifitor  and  Inftrudtor  of  his  Flock.  He  ever  maintain'd 
 a  Cathoiick  Charity  for  all  Protcjiants.  He  greatly  be- 
 wail'd  the  Divifions  of  the  Church,  and  the  intempe- 
 rate Heats  of  Men  of  all  Perfwafions.  He  liv'd  in  oc- 
 cafional  Communion  with  the  Church  of  England,  yet  ■ 
 could  not  defert  the  Duty  of  his  Office.  Such  was  the 
 Integrity  of  his  Life,  and  fuch  his  Moderation  as  to  the 
 Circumftantials  of  Religion,rhat  his  Enemies  could  only 
 object^  his  Nonconformity  as  his  Crime.  He  was  really 
 a  Pattern  of  true  Religion,  of  Chriftian  Candour,  and 
 of  generous  Charity  y  of  an  unblemifli'd  Converfation, 
 of  great  Humility,  of  Gofpel  Simplicitv,  and  quiet 
 Deportment  in  the  Church  of  Chrift.  Was  an  hearty 
 Friend,  a  courteous  Neighbour,  an  indulgent  Husband, 
 a  tender  Father,  a  kind  Mafter,  a  pradical  and  mo- 
 ving Preacher.  He  Preach'd  freely,  he  Liv'd  exem- 
 piarily,  he  Dy'd  comfortably,  in  the  75  th  Year  of  his 
 Age,  and  was  Bury'd  honourably, 
 
 Worlirigton :  Mr.  John  SalkcUL  He  was  a  Perfon  of 
 great  Piety,  and  a  folid  Judgment.  Of  ready  Parts, 
 good  Learning,  and  facetious  Con ve;rfation.  Forlbme- 
 time  Fellow  of  Queens  College  in  Cambridge,  after- 
 Wards  fix'd  in  this  Living,  of  above  an  Hundred  Pounds 
 
642        The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  he. 
 
 \o\,  II.  per  Annum  :  And  tho'  turn'd  out  by  Man,  thought  noc 
 himfeif  difmifsd  by  GOD,  and  therefore  did  not  de- 
 fert  his  Miniftry.  Sometimes  exercifing  it  in  Private, 
 and  for  ibme  Years  by  Connivance  in  a  Publick  Church, 
 *till  feme  Seditious  Words  were  Sworn  againft  him  by 
 one  E.S»  vi^.  that  he  fliould  fay,  Popery  was  coming  in- 
 to  our  Nation  a  great  pace,  and  no  Care  taken  to  prevent 
 it.  Whereas  many  Hundreds  of  his  Hearers  befides 
 could  teftifie,  that  his  Words  were,  That  the  Parliament 
 faid  (as  they  ad:ually  didj  That  Popery  vpas  coming  into 
 our  Nation  a  great  Pace,  and  720  Care  taken  to  prevent  it. 
 However,  it  being  pofitively  Sworn  againft  him  that 
 thefe  were  his  Words,  he  was  prefently  Fin'd  a  Hun- 
 dred Pound,  and  committed  to  the  common  Prifon,  in 
 St.  Edmunds  Bury,  'till  the  Fine  fliould  be  Paid :  Wiiich 
 he  refufing,  fufter'd  three  Years  Imprifbnment,  and 
 then  by  the  IntercefTion  of  the  Lord  Dover  with 
 King  James,  was  Dikharg'd  Anno  1686.  And  his 
 Fine  was  afterwards  remitted,  by  King  ff^iili- 
 /tm.  During  this  long  and  ciofe  Imprifonment,  he 
 was  very  helpful  to  his  Fellow  Prifbners,  both  as  a 
 Miniftcr,  and  as  a  chearful  Chriftian.  But  tho'  his 
 Table  was  daily  furnifli'd  by  his  Bury  Friends,  yet  his 
 Eftate  was  much  weaken'd,  and  his  healthful  Confti- 
 tution  was  almoft  ruin'd  by  this  Confinement.  After 
 he  had  his  Liberty,  he  continued  his  Miniftry,  in  f^^al^ 
 Jham  in  the  M/illows,  for  many  Years  together,  tho'  un- 
 der great  bodily  Infirmities  :  And  there  finiili'd  his 
 Courfe,  on  Decemh.  26.  1699.  in  the  77th  Year  of  his 
 Age. 
 
 Barhjng  :  Mr.  John  Fairfax.  The  Son  of  an  emi- 
 nently Pious  and  Faithful  Minifter  of  Jefus  Chrif^. 
 Very  happy  in  a  Religious  and  Liberal  Education, 
 train'd  up  in  the  Schools,  and  Fellow  of  C.  C.  C. 
 BlcfTed  with  an  early  Converfion  to  GOD  in  the  1 1  th 
 Year  of  his  Age.  His  Living  was  worth  140/.  per 
 Annihn.  And  while  he  was  in  it,  he  was  generally 
 Refpedled.  He  was  diicharg'd  from  his  Service  there, 
 by  the  Acl:  of  Uniformity.  He  was  a  Perfbn  of  a 
 clear  Head,  ftrong  Reafon^  deep  Judgment,  quick 
 Fancy,  retentive  Memory,  undaunted  Courage  j  and 
 of  a  great  natural  Acumen  to  whatfoever  he  apply'd 
 himfcIf    An  excellem   Scholar,   a  fmarc  Difputanr, 
 
 and 
 
in  the  County  of  SUFFOLK.  645 
 
 and  Eloquent  Orator.  Much  efteemM  by  all  Men  of  Vol.  IL 
 Moderation  and  Candour :  Nor  could  any  deny  his  s^'^y*^ 
 Worth  befides  himfelf,  or  any  other  fo  well  exprefs  it» 
 His  Gift  in  Prayer  was  extraordinary^  efpecially  upon 
 peculiar  Occalions.  He  had  a  great  aptnefs  in  Speech, 
 variety  of  Words,  pertinency  of  Matter,  and  a  ferven- 
 cy of  Spirit,  to  bring  all  forth.  He  was  a  great  Ene- 
 my to  all  New  and  Upftart  Notions  in  Religion.  He 
 had  a  moft  attradting  and  captivating  Power  in  his 
 Preaching.  His  Words  were  as  Apples  of  Gold  in 
 Pidures  of  Silver.  He  was  to  his  Hearers  as  a  very 
 lovely  Song,  of  one  that  had  a  pleafant  Voice.  He 
 ibught  out  for  acceptable  Words,  and  GOD  made 
 them  powerful.  He  was  a  Scribe,  throughly  inftruCl:- 
 ed  to  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven.  A  Promptuary  of  all 
 Spiritual  Stofes.  Having  a  Body  of  Divinity  always 
 in  his  Head,  and  the  Power  of  it  within  his  Heart. 
 He  would  fpend  and  be  fpent  in  his  Lqrd^s  Work.  He 
 abhorr'd  trifling  either  in  his  Study  or  Pulpit.  He 
 lov'd  to  Engrave  his  Sermons  on  his  own  Heart  by  Me- 
 ditation, and  to  Imprint  them  on  the  Memories  of  his 
 Hearers  by  Method.  He  ever  diflik'd  all  crude  and 
 undigefted  ExprelTTons  in  the  Pulpit;  and  would  al- 
 ways advife  young  Minifters  to  Study  before  they  fpake, 
 and  by  no  means  to  allow  themfelves  in  a  looie  and  a 
 carelefs  way  at  firft. 
 
 He  ftatedly  preach'd  Seven  times  in  a  Fortnight  for 
 many  Years  together,  befides  Occafional  Sermons, 
 which  were  not  few.  He  often  ventur'd  into  the 
 Pulpit  when  many  of  his  Hearers  could  fcarce  expedh 
 him  alive  out  of  it ;  and  he  ordinarily  found  relief  by 
 it,  as  to  his  bodily  dilbrder,  and  therefore  call'd  Preach- 
 ing his  Remedy.  He  was  much  delighted  in  his  Work. 
 Tho'  he  made  it  his  Bufinefs,  yet  it  was  his  Pieafiire, 
 to  Preach  the  Gofpel :  Yea,  fo  much  was  his  Heart 
 fet  upon  this  Work,  that  he  was  adlualiy  Preaching  to 
 his  Family  and  Friends  about  him,  when  a  Dying, 
 'till  his  Speech  began  to  faulter.  He  was  the  happy 
 Inftrument  of  Converting  many  Souls.  He  never 
 courted  Preferment,  nor  would  accept  it,  when  it  would 
 have  tempted  him  from  the  Poor  People  of  his  {^{i 
 Love.  He  had  Bonds  and  Afflictions  every  where 
 abiding  him:  But  tho' his  Perfecutions,  and  Sufferin?^, 
 and  Imprilbnmems  were  many,  yet  whenever  he  could 
 
 Tea  have 
 
644  7/6^  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minijters  Sec. 
 
 yol.  II.  have  Opportunity,  he  never  forfook  his  Work  for  fear 
 VO/-*^  of  Men :  Refolving  that  Chrift  Hiould   be  magnified 
 in  his  Body,  whether  by  doing  or  by  fuffering. 
 
 Having  cGntinu'd  many  Years  in  the  Lord's  Har- 
 
 veft,   and  done  great  Service  there,   he   with  much 
 
 Chearfulnefs  refign'd   up  his  Soul  to   Chrift,   at  his 
 
 Houfe  in  Barkings  Aug.  i  ith.   1700,  in  the  77th  Year 
 
 of  his   Age,  with  the  Apoftles  Words  5  J  have  fought 
 
 the  good  Fight  of  Faith  ,  1  havefinijhed  my  Courfe,  I  have 
 
 keft  the  Faith  :  Henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  a  Crown 
 
 *   He  hath  ^^  ^^^^^^^f^'^I^y  which  the  Lord  the  righteous  Judge  will 
 
 Pointed  i  he  ^^'^^'^^  ^^  f  hat  Day,  *  More  of  his  Charadler  maybe 
 
 Life  of  Mr.  ^^^^  i"  his  Funeral  Sermon  Preach'd  by  Mr.  Bwy  of 
 
 Owen       St.  Edmunds-Bury, 
 
 Stocktop 
 
 wirh  his  Funevd  Sermon,  8vo.  16S1.  ^nd  Pnmitlae  Synagogse  :  A 
 Sermon  Preach' d  at  Ipfwich  at  the  opening  of  a  Nerv  Brewed  Meeting 
 Houfe,  But  as  for  his  Sermon  upon  the  Death  of  Mr.  Ncwcomen,  ^twas 
 Printed  hy  Dr.  Ceilings,  agdlnfi  his  Qonfent. 
 
 Bemingflon  :  Mr.  Tobias  Leg.  A  Minifter  Son,  Bred 
 up  at  Glafcow  in  Scotland.  He  took  his  Degrees  there, 
 and  returning  into  England  was  admitted  ad  ldem\  at 
 Cambridge,  where  he  for  fome  time  refided.  Fixing 
 at  Hemingjlon,  he  had  the  general  Reputation  of  a  wor- 
 thy ingenious  Man;  and  in  a  time  of  Tryal  kept  his 
 Confcience  void  of  Offence,  towards  God,  and  towards 
 Man.  In  a  divided  Nation,  he  followed  no  Party  for 
 Humour  or  Fear,  or  worldly  Advantage.  When  he 
 was  filenc'd  by  the  Bartholomew  Adl,  his  People  who 
 lamented  their  Lofs,  were  Witnefles  for  him  of  his 
 faithful  Preaching  and  holy  Life.  He  was  forc'd  by 
 the  Corporation  Ad:  to  choofe  another  Settlement, 
 where  for  above  20  Years  he  Preach'd  in  his  ow^n 
 Houfe  almoft  every  Lord's  Day,  not  receiving  or  de- 
 firing  one  Penny  for  his  Labour,  tho'  he  had  a  large 
 Family  of  Children  to  maintain.  He  refus'd  not  oc- 
 cafional  Communion  with  the  Church  of  England  to 
 fhow  his  Charity  ;  and  liv'd  in  great  Friendfliip  with 
 the  Minifter  of  his  Parifii.  He  met  with  that  general 
 Love  and  Refped,  that  \vhen  other  Miniftersfuffer'd 
 Imprifonment  and  lofs  of  Goods,  he  was  conniv'd  at, 
 and  the  worft  of  Men  were  afliam'd  to  appear  againft 
 him.  When  Providence  open'd  a  wider  Door,  he  em- 
 braced 
 
in  the  County  ^/SUFFOLK.  645 
 
 brac'd  all  Oppercunicies  for  Preaching  publickly  j  and  Vol.  IL 
 was  an  Inftrumenc  of  good  to  many.  He  had  a  great 
 Afflidtion  in  the  latter  Part  of  his  Life,  which  he  bore 
 with  an  invincible  Patience.  At  length  after  a  long 
 Confinement  by  the  Gout,  he  furrendred  his  Soul  to 
 God  in  the  77th  Year  of  his  Age.  He  had  a  clear 
 Head,  a  ready  Tongue,  and  an  Holy  Heart;  and 
 liv'd  a  very  exemplary  Life.  He  was  an  excellent 
 Orator  at  the  Throne  of  Grace,  and  a  fubftantial 
 moving  Preacher.  He  died  at  Ipfaich,  Anno.  Dom.  1700, 
 His  Funeral  Seamon  was  Preach'd  by  Mr.  John  Fair- 
 fax. 
 
 IPSWICH.  Mr.  Robert  Gouge,  Mr.  Benjamin 
 Brunningf  Jun.  a  Lecturer  there,  and  Mr.  Phllij>  Cand- 
 ler Jun. 
 
 Mr.  Robert  Gouge ^  was  born  at  Chebatsford,  and  lent 
 to  Cambridge  by  the  Lord  Fit^wnlter.  He  was  ofChriJi's 
 College;  and  had  the  famous  Dr.  H.  Moore  for  his 
 Tutor.  When  he  left  the  Univerlicy,  he  went  to  Mai- 
 den in  EJJex,  where  he  both  Preach'd  and  Taught 
 School.  From  thence  he  remov'd  to  this  Place,  where 
 he  had  continu'd  about  ten  Years  when  he  was  (lien- 
 ced.  He  afcerwarhs  fucceeded  Mr.  Samms  in  his  Con- 
 gregation at  Coggjhally  and  continued  laborious  in  the 
 Work  of  the  Miniftry  there,  till  a  decay  of  his  Intel- 
 led:uals  through  Age,  gave  him  his  Quietus,  I  know 
 not  of  any  thing  he  has  publifli'd,  but  a  Funeral  Ser- 
 mon. 
 
 Mr.  Benjamin  Brunning,  Jun.  was  Fellow  of  Jefus 
 College  in  Cambridge  :  One  of  great  Ufefulnefs  there, 
 and  of  a  general  Reputation  in  the  Univerfity  for 
 his  Wit  and  Learning,  He  hath  one  Sermon  in  Print, 
 which  was  Preach'd  at  an  Eledlion  of  Parliament  Men, 
 in  a  critical  Time,  on  James  3.17.  He  v/as  a  MaQ 
 of  large  and  deep  Thoaghts,  and  his  Province  required 
 it :  He  having  the  moft  judicious  Perfons  in  the  Town 
 and  Country,  both  Minifters  and  People  for  his  Audi- 
 tors. He  wrote  rgainft  Impofitions  and  Conformity, 
 from  the  fecond  Commandment. 
 
 Stol^e  by  Ipfpicb  :  Mr.  Edvoard  Sherman,     He  was  a 
 T  t  3  juditious 
 
6j\6         The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MinifterSj  8cc. 
 
 Vol.  II.   judicious  able  Preacher,  but  excceeding  modeft.     Af- 
 ^./^V^s^  ^^'^  ^^s  Ejedtion  he  became    Schoolmafter  at  Dedham, 
 and  fo  concinu'd  till  he  died. 
 
 Mr.    Benjamin  Stoneham^  was  alfb  Ejedcd  at  I^ 
 
 vfkh, 
 
 St.  Edmunds- Bury :  'Nir,  Nicholas  Chget,  Mv,  Samu^ 
 el  Slater  ;  and  Mr.  Thomas  Taylor, 
 
 Mr.  Claget,  M.  A.  was  a  Native  of  Canterbury,  a 
 S'-udent  in  Merton  College  in  Oxford,  and  afterwards 
 of  Mr.gdalcn  Hail :  An  able  Moderator  in  Philofophy. 
 Firfl:  Vicar  of  Melbourne  in  Derhyjhire,  and  then  Recftor 
 of  St,  Mary?,  m  Bury.     A   Man  of  good  Worth,  and 
 
 *  He  ftath  Temper,  *  and  a  very  ufeful  Preacher.  He  died 
 publijVd  a^^P-  12..  1665.  Dr.  Pfilliam  Claget^  a  celebrated  Au- 
 'Eook,   En-  thor  was  his  Son, 
 
 $:t.  The  * 
 
 Abufes  of  Gods  Grace,  difcover'd  in  the  Kinds,  Cauffes,  &c.  Pro-- 
 
 fos'd  as  afeafonnilc  Check  to  the  wanton  Libertinifni  of  the  Age.  Oxon. 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  SlaterM.  A.  He  firft  exercis'd  his  Mini- 
 ftry  at  Nayland  in  this  County,  and  removed  from 
 thence  to  Bury.  There  he  was  vigorously  oppos'd,  by 
 fome  that  adled  by  way  of  Anticipation,  before  the  Ad: 
 of  Uniformity  pafs'd.  He  and  Mr.  Claget,  were  trou^ 
 bled  at  the  iirft  Affizes  afier  King  Charles's  Reftauration, 
 for  not  reading  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer,  Some 
 time,  after,  he  remov'd  to  the  City  of  London,  and  be- 
 came Padoiir  of  a  coniiderablc  Congregation.  *  There 
 
 *  l/g';^^/jr,he  died  May  24.  1704.  Two  Funeral  Sermons  were 
 fcveral  Prpach'd  and  Printed  upon  Occalion  of  his  Death  :  One 
 Things  in  by  Mr,  To7i9,  and  the  other  by  Mr.  Alexander,  who 
 Print;  as  was  his  Ailillant.  He  was  lucceedcd  by  Mr.  Beyijaniifi 
 Sprmovs      Gfavcmr, 
 
 PrsufJjd 
 
 »t  the  Funerals  of  Mr.  John  Reynolds,  Mr,  Fincficr,  Mr.  Thomas 
 Vincent,  Mr.  John  Oakes,  and  Mr.  Day.  A  Thankfgiving  Sermon 
 on  the  Difcovery  of  the  horrid  Plot.  A  Difcourfe  of  Family  Re- 
 ligion in  Eighteen  Servwns,  $'Vo.  Of  Family  Prayer,  in  li's.  And  a 
 Piicourfe  of  the  precioufnefs  of  God's  Thoughts  towards  his  Peo- 
 piC^  ifi  Si/j^,     'L^itsly  Pri3\tsd. 
 
 SUDBURY 
 
6  ji{j  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  Mimfters^   &c. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 SUDBURY:    Mr.  William  Folkes,      Bntisford :  w'-v-v 
 Mr.   Thomas  Holborough.    Sen.     Hundon:    Mr.   Frayicis 
 Crovpi  A  Man  of  uncommon  Learning  and  great  Mo- 
 deration. Bol-n  in  Scotland^  but  Educated  under  the  Fa- 
 mous Du  Moulin  in  France.  After  he  wasfilenc'din  1662, 
 he  Preach'd  as   he  had  Opportunity  to  a  Congregation 
 at  Clare  in  this  County,  and  many  of  his  Hundon  Par- 
 rifhoners,  it  being  pear,  were  his  Auditors.     In  the 
 Year  1683,  not  being  able  to  live  quietly  here,  here- 
 mov'd  himfeif  to  Jamaica,     And  the  Prophanefs  of  the 
 People  as   much  difcouraging  him  there,  as  the  un- 
 kindnefs   of  fome  highflown  Neighbours  and  zealous! 
 Magiftrates  did  here,  he  returned    into  Eyigland  again  ' 
 in  the  Year  87,  upon  King  James's   Liberty  of  Con- 
 fcience,  and  fetled  at  Clare  till  his  Death,  which  was  in 
 the  Year  93.     He  wrote  a  Book  call'd  judicial  Ajivology 
 arraign  d  and  condemn  d.    And  fince  his  Death  came  ouc 
 a  Pofthumous  Piece,  call'd  Menfaliafacra  ;  or  Difcour- 
 fes  us*d  in  celebrating  the  Sacrament   of  the  Lord's 
 Supper;  to  which  a  brief  Account  of  his  Life  is  pre- 
 fix'd,  where  fuch  as  defire  to  kaow^  more  of  him  may 
 be  fatisfied. 
 
 Hinder eley  :    Mr.      Howie n.      Thrandcflon :  Mr.    i^/- 
 chard  Proud,  Sej.'am  ;  Mr.   Haherghnm.   He  was  a   zea- 
 lous Young  Man   at  Emanuel   College  in   Cambridge^ 
 and  coming  into  a  Country  where  he  favv  the  moil 
 Part  of  Profeffors  of   Religion  inclined  to  the  Congre- 
 gational Way,     he   ftruck  in  with  them.     It  was  in 
 thefe  Parts  were   the  celebrated  Fifteen  Churches  (and 
 there  were  fo  many  at  leaft  of  that  Way)    upon  the 
 Coafts  of  Suffolk^  and  Norfolk^y  that  receiv'd  their  Di- 
 redlion   and  Encouragement  from  Mr.  Bridge  of  Yar. 
 mouth,  and  Mr.  Armitnge  of  Norwich.     They  were  a. 
 great  ftrengthning  to  one  another.     Mr.  Habeigham's 
 Preaching  was  with  great   Life  and  Power.  ■  He  had 
 a   full    Congregation   which  provok'd   many;  not  to 
 Thankfullnefs  as  It  fhould  have  done,  but  Envy .-  And 
 this  created  him  Trouble  after  the  Kings  Reftauration. 
 He   dad  a  fingular  Affedlion  for  the  People  to  whom 
 he  was  related  ;  and  died  amoqgft  them  of  an  Apo* 
 plexy  in  1665^ 
 
 T  t  4 
 
 fftyhrcdd 
 
648  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  &■€. 
 
 -  ,VoI.  II.  PVeybread  :  Mr.  B^jf^s.  I^umhurough  :  Mr.  Benjamin 
 v^'-Vv^  Fairfax,  Sr.  Margarets :  Mr.  John  Stroughier.  Bramp^  ' 
 x  r,  r  j.^^^'  Mr.  Bathoe.  St.  Crojs:  Mr.  Samuel  Petto  f  He 
 lublifhed  ^^^^  °^  K.atharine  Hall  in  Cambrige.  Some  time  after 
 the  DiiFe-  ^^^  Ejcdment  he  was  Paftor  of  a  Congregation  in  Sud^ 
 rence  be-  ^"^>  i  ^"^  ^^^^^  ^^  ^^^'^  ^"  ^  8°*^^  ^^^  ^ge,  not  long 
 t  ween  the  fince. 
 
 Old  and  . 
 
 New  Covenant ;  ^vo  1^74:  Prefacdhy  Dr.  Owen.  The  Voice  of 
 the  Spirit  with  Rofes  from  Sharon,  S-vo.  A  Difcourfe  proving  Infant 
 Baptifm  to  be  of  Chrijrs  ^p  omtment.  The  Revelation  Rcveal'd.  Twt 
 Scripture  CatechifwSy  the  one  Shorter  and  the  other  Longer,  in  1672.  jind 
 A  Narrative  of  the  wonderful  Fitts  of  Mr,  Thomas  Spatcher,  1 693. 
 
 VVrentham:  Mr.  William  AmeSj  and  Mr.  Thomas 
 King.  Mr.  William  Ames  was  the  Son  of  the  famous 
 Dr.  William  Ames  Profeffor  at  Vraneker,  Henfted  :  Mr. 
 Spurdane.  ^jydon  and  Cevehith:  Mr.  Mayhew.  South- 
 ouldj  or  Sowovplde:  Mr.  Woodward.  Walderfwick.:  Mr. 
 Simonds,  Heveninghaml  Mr.  James  Votier.  Walpole: 
 Mr.  Samuel  Manning.  One  of  a  fweet  winning  Tem- 
 per, and  of  a  verv  edifying  and  ufcful  Converfation, 
 and  yet  this  could  not  keep  him  out  of  a  Prifon.  He 
 was  a  very  tender  and  fickly  Man,  not  ahje  to  ftand 
 while  he  Preach'd,  but  was  necciTirated  to  fie,  and  yet 
 his  Prifon  did  not  make  him  wor(e.  He  came  out  at. 
 fix  Months  End  as  well  as  he  went  in. 
 
 Dunwich  :  Mr.  Spatcher.  He  and  Tvlr.  Manning  were 
 very  intimate.  A  certain  Woman  was  once  accused 
 fbr-bev^itching  both  of  them  :  And  one  of  the  Juftices 
 was  fb  kind  as  to  fay,  if  fhe  bewitches  only  Matining 
 and  Spatcher  f  we'll  let  her  alone. 
 
 Sibton :  Mr.  Thomas  Danfon,  *  M.  A.  fometime  Fel- 
 *  A  Dif-  low  o^Magdnien  College  in  Oxfcrd.  He  was  alfo  turn'd 
 eonrfe  of  ovii  oi  Sandr^ich  \v\  Kent  \x\  OtlchtY  1660,  Upon  Pre- 
 P'/edeter-  tence  of  a  Flaw  in  the  Title  to  his  Place  :  But  foon  af- 
 minaicn.  ^^^  j^^  j^^^  j.|^[5  Living  given  him  where  there  were  two 
 ^'^2ifjj' P^rlihcs  united.  Being  Ejeded  here  alfo,  he  fliifted 
 v^F^fH-  ^^^^  one  Place  to  another  ;  and  was  one  Vv^hile  a.t  Sand- 
 er the  "^ich,  another  while  at  Abingdon  m  Berkj,  till  at  laft 
 Quaker  he  retir'd  to  London  where  he  died  Anno.  1694. 
 at  Sand- 
 wich, Anno.  I  ^^9.  y^n  Anfvper  to  Dr-  Sherlock's  Difcmrje  concerning 
 the  Knowledge  of  Chrijf,   6ic. 
 
 Blighhorough: 
 
in  the  County  (?/  S  U  F  F  O  L  K.  649 
 
 Blighborough:  Mr.  I(pbgrt  SAXMVNDHAM:    Mr.  Vol.  II. 
 
 Smith.  Tho.  Nut  tall.  »w/V^ 
 
 Toxford:  Mr. Samuel  Chap'  Lnyfton  :      Mr.   Edmund 
 
 man.  fVjncop. 
 
 Kendham :  Mr.  Davh.  WOODBRJDGE  :      Mr. 
 Cranesford  :     Mr.   Henry         Frederick^  ff/oodall,   and 
 
 I^ing.  Mr.  Cade. 
 
 Peafinghall  or  Pe/nall :  Mr.  John  Manning.  There's 
 fcarce  a  Jail  in  Suffolk,  which  he  was  not  fenc  to  at  fome 
 time  or  other,  of  the  latter  part  of  his  Life.  He  was 
 at  feveral  times  imprifon'd  at  Bury,  Ipfipich,  Bliburgh,  8cc. 
 He  was  often  reckon'd  amongft  Malefadlors,  Arraign'd, 
 found  Guilty,  Premunir'd,  (3c.  and  fpent  the  greateft 
 part  of  his  Time  in  Confinement.  When^he  was  de- 
 liver'd,  it  was  by  Adls  of  Pardon,  which  the  Courtiers 
 wanted  for  what  they  had  done  irregularly ;  and  he 
 had  the  Benefit.  All  the  while,  he  was  a  very  meek 
 and  innocent  Man ;  and  tho'  he  was  fcrupulous  of  ta- 
 king Oaths,  yet  lie  gave  no  occafion  to  think  he  was 
 unpeaceable ;  and  got  fuch  Favour  with  his  Coalers, 
 that  they  Ibmetimes  trufted  him  to  go  home  to  vifit  his 
 Family  and  People.     He  ended  his  Days  in  1694. 
 
 Combes:  Mr.  Bjchard  Jettnings.  He  was  a  Native  of 
 Ipjwichf  and  bred  in  IQitharine-Hall  in  Cambridge,  ha- 
 ving Mr.  John  Kjtovples  (or  his  Tutor.  His  Mother 
 (whofe  Piety  he  often,  would  fpcak  of  with  Pleafure) 
 carry *d  him  wich  her  when  he  was  very  Young,  to  a 
 fick  Neighbour's,  that  had  been  but  a  bad  Man.  The  . 
 Poor  Man  was  in  great  Terrors,  crying  out  with  great 
 vehemence,  for  one  drop  of  the  Blood  of  Chrlft.  This 
 much  affedred  him  ;  and  he  thought  with  himfelf,  that 
 if  this  Man  Recover'd,  he  would  certainly  become  very  ^ 
 
 Pious  and  Religious :  But  tho'  he  was  Pvccovcr'd,  he 
 obferv'd  he  grew  more  notorioufly  wicked  than  ever, 
 which  made  a  greatTmprefTIon  upon  him.  In  1636, 
 he  took  a  Voyage  to  New  England,  with  Mr.  Nathanael 
 Bogers,  and  liv'd  in  his  Family,  which  he  found  much 
 to  his  Advantage.  He  return'd  back  in  1638;  and 
 firft  began  his  Miniftry  in  Northnmptoyijhire,  living  with 
 that  Excellent  Chriftian  Mvs.Elms ;  and  from  thence  he 
 went  into  Huntingdon/hire,  and  from  thence  to  Norths 
 Qlenham  in  Suffolk^  where  his  Miniftry  was  acceptable 
 
 and 
 
tn 
 
 the  Lounty  of  S  U  F  F  O  L  K.  650 
 
 Vol.  II.  andufeful,  He  wasOrdain'd  acJLoWow,  S^/^.  18.  1645, 
 v^/-y-0  and  fettled  in  the  Redory  of  Cow/'^,  in  1647,  and  there 
 he  continu'd  'till  he  was  Ejected  in  6i.  He  liv'd  af- 
 terwards in  the  ParfQnage  *till  1678,  when  he  came  to 
 j^ondcn.  He  fpent  the  latter  part  of  his  Life  with  Three 
 pious  Widdows  at  C/4//j^w,  where  he  Died,  6'^/M  a,  1 709. 
 He  was  a  confiderable  Scholar  j  one  of  a  good. Inventi- 
 on, and  a  ftrong  Memory.  He  retained  his  Juvenile 
 Learning  in  an  advanced  Age  ;  and  was  able  to  Preach 
 without  Notes  at  92.  He  was  one  of  unaffeded  Pie- 
 ty, but  that  pafs'd  through  the  World  without  nolle 
 and  Oftentation  j  and  without  ever  appearing  iq 
 Print. 
 
 S/roTPton  I'llh  7ofej)h  PTaite. 
 
 Stoke  by  Keyland :  Mr.  Thomas  Mott.  A  very  valua- 
 ble Man. 
 
 t 
 
 Ajjington  :  Mr.  Thomas  li'al\er^  M.  A .  Born  at  Lyn-^ 
 J^gis  in  Norfolk^,  and  Bred  up  at  the  Grammar  School 
 there,  and  afterwards  at  Cambridge,  where  he  was  of 
 Emanuel  College.  He  was  very  Studious  there,  and 
 of  an  unblamcableConverfation;  and  diligently  attend- 
 ed on  the  Wordiip  of  GOD  in  the  College,  and  on  the 
 publick  Miniftry,  of  Dr.  Prejlon,  and  Dr.  Sibbs,  and 
 Mr.  Thomas  Goodwin.  His  lirft  fix'd  Minifterial  Em- 
 ployment was  in  the  City  of  Norwich^  where  he  was 
 .Affiftant  to  Mr.  Bridge,  who  was  afterwards  of  Tar- 
 mcuth. 
 
 Mr.  Walker  continued  Preaching  for  fome  time  at 
 J^orxvich  with  good  Succefs.  About  the  Year  1636,  he 
 was  prefented  to  AJJlngton,  by  the  Gentleman  that  was 
 the  Patron.  This  is  a  fmall  Vicaridge  near  Sudbury  in 
 Suffclk..  There  he  continu'd  to  exerclfe  his  Miniftry 
 for  Twenty  Six  Years,  'till  St.  Bnrtholomexv's  62,  when 
 he  was  Ejedled  for  Nonconformity.  He  was  much 
 valu'd  as  a  Preacher:  His  Life  and  Converfation  was 
 very  Holy  and  Pious;  and  his  great  governing  Aim  was 
 the  advancing  the  Glory  of  GOD,  in  the  Converfion 
 of  Souls.  He  never  would  Sue  any  for  his  Tithes,  for 
 fear  of  prejudicing  them  againft  his  Miniftry.  He 
 could  have  gone  farther  in  Conformity,  than  fome  others 
 of  his  Brethren  :   But  he  durft  not  either  give  the  Alfent 
 
 and 
 
in  the  County  ^/SUFFOLK.  651, 
 
 and  Confent  required;  or  renounce  the  Covenant.  In  Vol.  II. 
 quitting  his  Living  he  caft  himfelf,  and  his  Wife,  and  v^"v%- 
 Nine  Children  upon  the  Providence  of  GOD,  and  the 
 Charity  of  good  Chriftians  j  and  he  and  they  were  ve- 
 ry comfortably  provided  for.  He  was  of  a  peaceable, 
 charitable,  yielding  Spirit ;  and  very  ready  to  Com- 
 municate to  others  in  diftrels,  to  the  utmoft  of  his 
 Ability.  None  went  from  his  Door  unreliev'd  while 
 he  continued  in  his  Living:  And  afterward  conti- 
 nuing in  the  Vicaridge-Houle,  the  Popr  continu'd 
 their  Application,  and  ftill  had  fbmething  given  them, 
 tho*  not  fb  much  as  before.  And  when  he  died  (which 
 was  in  1683)  he  left  his  Wife  a  fufficient  Income  to 
 maintain  her  for  Life,  and  flie  livM  upon  it  handfomly 
 and  comfortably.  His  Children  had  100/.  apiece; 
 His  Eldeft  and  Third  Sons,  were  in  reputable  ways  of 
 Living  before  his  Death  ;  and  his  Three  Daughters 
 well  difpos'd  of  in  Marriage  :  And  tho*  4iis  youngeft 
 Son  was  by  Melancholy  not  ^Oi  fit  for  Bufinefs,  yec 
 Providence  gave  him  a  good  Inheritance  for  Life,  in 
 the  right  of  his  Wife.  So  that  we  have  here  an  Emi- 
 nent fulfilling  of  that  Word  ;  Ue  that  giveth  to  the  foor^ 
 lendeth  to  the  Lord  :  And  he  thatforveth  haunt  if ully,  fhajl 
 reatf  alfo  bountifully, 
 
 Stratford  or  Hintlejham  :  Mr.  Daniel  PVall. 
 
 ^ye :  Mr.  Edvoard  Barker.  He  was  Bred  in  Caius 
 College  in  Cambridge -^  and  while  he  was  there,  was 
 High  for  the  Church  :  But  going  through  one  of  the 
 Churches  mKorwichj  while  a  Sermon  was  Preaching 
 there,  he  ftay'd  to  hear  it,  and  was  ftruck  into  a  great 
 Confternation  and  Fear,  which  never  wore  off,  'till  he 
 was  brought  to  a  ferious  Repentance  of  an  ill-fpcnt 
 Life,  and  a  thorough  Reformation.  Receiving  Aifift- 
 ance  frorp  fome  Congregational  Minifters  in  his  Spiri- 
 tual Trouble,  he  afterwards  fell  in  with  them.  Whilft 
 he  continu'd  in  Caius  College,  he  had  Converfatioii 
 with  feveral  ill  difpofcd  Youths,and  one  of  them  chang'd 
 his  Name  (when  he  turn'd  Papift)  into  that  of  his  AfTo- 
 ciate,  Edward  Barker :  And  fo  it  (lands,  in  the  Cata- 
 logue of  fuch  Englijh  Men  as  had  revolted  to  I{ome, 
 in  the  Book  call'd,  Legendn  Lignea,  in  Red  Letters* 
 Mr.  Barker  ^flf US  the  (ettled  Minlfter  of  iiVf,  when  the 
 '•         ~  ■  ■  Book 
 
The  Ejected  or  SUenc^d  MinifterSj  &:c. 
 
 Book  came  forth,  and  therefore  it  could  not  be  he  r 
 But  Dr.  Samp/on,  in  his  Papers  (from  whence  this  Cha- 
 rader  is  tranfcrib'd)  fays,  that  he  told  him  that  Per- 
 fon  s  proper  Name,  tho'  he  had  forgot  it.  But  of  this 
 Mr.  Bnrkfv,  he  fays,  that  his  Life  and  Dodtrine  were 
 commendable  :  His  Preaching  wrought  a  great  Refor- 
 maLion  in  the  Corporation,  'till  the  Flood  came  and 
 fwept  them  all  away.  He  Vv^as  very  humble  in  his  Be- 
 haviour, ftudious  and  thoughtful  in  his  Preparations 
 for  his  Sermons,  and  earneft  in  preifing  theNecellity  of 
 an  Holy  Life.  He  was  much  harrafs'd  with  Deputy 
 Lieutenants,  Indidtements,  and  Prolecutions  in  all 
 Courts,  after  the  Reftoration.  They  would  not  let 
 him  be  quiet  upon  his  Legal  Death  :  But  when  not 
 long  after,  vi:(.  A7i.  1665,  he  rendred  up  his  Pious 
 Soul  to  GOD,  he  was  out  of  their  reach.  His  Lofs 
 was  much  lamented  by  his  People,  and  the  ferious 
 Chriftians  of  |hofe  Parts.  He  had  a  peculiar  fancy  for 
 Divine  Poetry,  and  compleated  a  Book  of  it,  in  imi- 
 tation of  Mr.  Herbert, 
 
 Cleydon:  Mr,  Collet. 
 
 Coddenham :  Mr.  Matthias  Candler,  Sen.  He  was  a 
 Cambridge  Man  5  and  had  fupply'd  this  place  many 
 Years,  to  the  great  Advantage  both  of  Town  and  Coun- 
 try ;  being  an  excellent  Preacher,  full  of  Perfpicuity  in 
 ufeful  Matter.  He  was  bold  in  his  Delivery  5  but  fo 
 as  became  him  with  Decency.  His  Voice  was  ealie 
 and  natural,  and  therefore  the  more  agreeable.  The 
 Good  he  had  done  in  former  Times,  (wherein  he  never 
 was  forward  for  Conformity,  but  a  Sufferer  under  BI- 
 fliop  M^ren)  is  almoft  beyond  belief :  For  all,  far  and 
 near,  jRock'd  after  his  Miniftry.  Neither  was  he  leis 
 efteem'd  in  thoie  loole  times,  when  Men  having  itch- 
 ing Ears  heap'd  up  to  themfelves  Teachers  according 
 to  their  Humours.  He  ftill  taught  them  the  good  old 
 favour/  Truths,  by  which  Men  may  beft  get  to  Hea- 
 ven. He  had  one  peculiar  Study  and  Diverfion  that 
 made  him  acccpcable  to  Gentlemen,  which  was  He- 
 raldry and  Pedigrees.  He  had  really  been  a  fit  Man 
 to  have  wrote  the  Antiquities  of  his  Country.  Let 
 none  condemn  him  for  this,  leaft  they  alfo  condemn 
 their  own   great  Bifaop  Saunderfon,  who  was  much 
 
 more 
 
in  the  County  (/SUFFOLK  655 
 
 more  fwallow'd  up  in  the  fame  Studies.    He  Died  Vol.  II. 
 An.  i66|. 
 
 Goshec!{ :  Mr.  Thomas  Daines. 
 
 St.  Marys  Creting  :  Mr.  Samuel  Spring.  Mr.  Fair  fax] 
 in  his  Funeral  Sermon,  gave  this  Account  of  him.  His 
 Father  was  Minifter  in  this  Town  before  him  -y  and  he 
 was  true  Heir,  not  only  of  his  Father's  conliderable 
 Worldly  Eftate,  but  alfo  of  his  more  valuable  Endovi^- 
 ments.  His  Accomplifhments  and  Furniture  for  the 
 Miniftry,  were  far  greater  in  the  Eyes  bf  others  than 
 in  his  own  Eyes.  His  natural  Parrs,  and  acquired 
 Learning  had  their  Degree  and  Meafure  betwixt  Envy 
 and  Contempt.  Tho'  they  did  not  advance  him  to  the 
 higheft  Form,  yet  they  preferr'd  him  far  above  the 
 loweft  of  the  Order.  His  Wifdom  and  Prudence  in 
 the  Government  of  himfeif,  his  Words  and  Coriverfa- 
 tion,  and  his  Advice  and  Counfel  to  others,  commend- 
 ed him  above  mofc*  His  Judgment  in  the  Senfe  and 
 Interpretation  of  Scripture,  was  iblid,  quick,  and  ftrong. 
 His  Miniftration  of  the  Word  was  deliberate,  plain, 
 and  familiar  ;  and  yet  his  excelTive  Humility  and  Mo- 
 defty,  and  low  Thoughts  of  himfeif  and  all  his  Per- 
 formances, was  greatly  prejudicial  to  him  :  His  unble- 
 mifli'd,  fober,  and  righteous  walking  before  Men,  was 
 the  Exemplification  of  his  found  and  holy  Dodrine. 
 His  Charity  and  Bounty  in  doing  good  to  all  as  he  had 
 opportunity,  but  efpecially  to  the  Houfliold  of  Faith, 
 and  the  fuffering  Members  of  Jefus.Chrift,  was  the 
 Commendation  of  his  ProfeiTion.  In  his  general  and 
 particular  Calling  as  a  Chriftian,  and  as  a  Minifter,  he 
 was  a  Praying  Samuel,  in  which  fpiritual  Exercife  he 
 held  a  conftant  and  daily  Communion  with  his  GOD; 
 and  lb  ftridly  did  he  charge  himfeif  with  this,  that  he 
 would  not  be  excus'd  by  any  bodily  weaknefs  from  per- 
 forming that  Duty  with  his  Family,  as  long  as  he  had 
 a  Tongue  to  fpeak,  tho'  it  was  with  the  greateft  diffi- 
 culty. In  fiiort,  he  conftantly  breathed  the  Sincerity, 
 Truth,  Power,  Spirit,  and  Life,  of  pure  Religion.  He 
 Died,  deiir'd,  lamented,  and  honour'd,  by  his  Survi- 
 vors, An.  1673;  and  was  bury'd  in  the  Church  of 
 Creting.  Mr.  John  Fairfax,  on  that  Occafion,  preach'd' 
 on  I  Sam,  25.  i.  And  Sitaud  died,  and  all  the  Ifrae- 
 
 litcs 
 
654  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Minijlersj  &c, 
 
 Vol.  II.    lites  vpere  gathered  together,  and  lamented  him  :  And  huri- 
 syy/^sj  ed  him  in  his  Houje  at  Ramah. 
 
 J^EEDHAM:  Mr,Thomas     fViUi/ham  :     Mr.  Natha- 
 
 James  nael  Fairfax. 
 
 "Newton  :  Mr.  John  PFilkJnfon» 
 
 fVhatfieid  :  Mr.  Samuel  Backjar :  M.  A.  He  was  a 
 ufeful  popular  Man.  He  preach'd  frequently  in  the 
 publick  Churches  after  his  Nonconformity,  and  was 
 conniv'd  at.  He  never  took  any  thing  for  his  Pains  in 
 Preaching  after  he  was  Ejected.  He  Died  at  Dedham, 
 and  was  buried  at  M^hat field  j  and  Mr.  John  Fairfax 
 preach'd  his  Funeral  Sermon  from  iSam.  23.  5. 
 
 i                      Bildejlon :  Mr.  John  H^eld.  BECI^LES:  Mr.  John 
 
 !                       Me/ford:  Mr.  John  H^oods,  ClarJ^  and  Mr.  {{obert 
 
 fValdringficld  J)arva :  Mr.  Otty, 
 
 Deerjly.  Brightwel  :     Mr.   t^bert 
 
 Great  Bradly  :    Mr.  Bar-  Mercer. 
 
 tholomew  Adrian.  Hunningham,  or  Honitonz 
 
 Chelmonjion :  'Nix.  John  San-  Mr.  John  Page, 
 
 ders.  ]\nydon  :  Mr.  iV^^rren. 
 
 Parham  I  Mr.  John  Wenburn.  He  liv*d  in  Baghejloni 
 and  was  a  very  AtieCtionate  Preacher, 
 
 DEBENHAM:  Mr.  John  Kj?ig.  A  Congregational 
 Man.  One  of  a  tender  Confcience,  and  fearful  10 
 Wrong  it  in  any  matter.  He  was  Studious  and  Confi- 
 derate :  As  ufeful  in  Difcourfc  as  in  the  Pulpit ;  ftili 
 putting  forth  fomething  that  was  worth  the  hearing. 
 He  lov'd  to  {peak  of  him  whom  he  lov'd  moft  ;  even 
 of  his  Great  Lord  and  Mafter  Chrift  Jefus.  When  he 
 was  thrown  out  of  his  Living,  he  knew  not  whither  to 
 go.  His  Enemies  found  a  Houfe  for  him  prefently, 
 that  is,  a  Jail :  And  when  he  was  out  of  that,  he  was 
 forced  to  take  a  Farm,  and  mind  fecular  Bufmefs  very 
 diligently,  in  order  to  a  Subfiftence.  And  he  us'd  ta 
 Sweat  in  Harveft,  and  endure  the  Cold  in  Winter, 
 that  he  might  keep  the  lean  Wolf  from  the  Door.  He 
 was  chearful  under  all;  chufing  rather  to  fuffer  AfHidll- 
 on  with  the  People  of  GOD,  and  keep  a  good  Confci- 
 ence, 
 
in  the  County  c?f  S  U  F  F  G  L  K.  655 
 
 cnce,  than  to  get  a  plentiful  Sub(iftence  v/ichout  theml  VoirTlI 
 He  died  before  the  Year  1 670. 
 
 Stratford :  Mr.  John  Afty, 
 
 HAVEI{JL  :  Mr.  Stejfben   Scanderet,   M.  A.    of  both 
 the  Univerfities.    He  was  Condudt  of  Trinity  College 
 in  Cambridge.     After  the  Return  of  King  Charles^  he 
 was  ordered  by  Dr.  Duj>ort,  the  Vice-Mafter,  (Dr.Pf^iU 
 kins  the  Mafter  being  abfent)  to  read  the  Service  Book 
 in  the  Chappel.     He  defir'd  him  to  (lay  and  fee  whe- 
 ther the  Parliament  requir'd  it :  But  he  would  allow 
 of  no  delay,  and  infifted  on  it,  that  it  (hould  be  done 
 the  next  Morning.    Mr.  Scanderet  refus'd.    The  Doctor 
 then  told  him,  he  muft  provide  another  to  do  it ;  Buc 
 he  reply *d,  that  he  could  not  put  another  upon  that, 
 which  he  could  not  in  Confcience  do  himfelf.     Then 
 the  Dodbor   faid   he  would  ^0  it.     Mr.  Scanderet  faid, 
 that  it  was  his  Office  to  Pray,  and  he  was  as  willing  to 
 difcharge  it  now  as  ever.     While  the  Bell  was  Ringing 
 the  next  Morning  for  Prayers,  the  Dodor  and  Mv.Scan^ 
 deret  walk'd  to  and  again  in  the  outer  Chappel  ^  and 
 when  the  Bell  had  done,  Mr.  Scanderet  was  for  going 
 in,  and  had  fomc  ready  to  bear  him  Company.     The 
 Dodlor  faid,  hold,  for  my  Party  is  not  come.    Mr^^^c^;;- 
 deret  began  to  Pray ;  and  the  Dodlor  at  the  fame  time 
 read  the  Service  Book,  and  his  Party  came  in  and 
 made  their  Refponfals,   and  drown'd  Mr.  Scanderet' s 
 Voice ;  upon  which  he  went  out  of  the  Chappel,  and 
 was  by  Dr.  Fern,  (who  fucceeded  Dr.  PVilkJns)  put  out 
 of  his  Place.     He  was  afterwards  Silenc'd  at  Haveril  m 
 62,  where  he  had  been  fome  time  Preacher.     He  had 
 not  been  Silenc'd  long,  but  he  was  put  into  the  Eccle- 
 fiaftical   Court  for  Preaching.     Appearing  there,  he 
 heard  Dr.  Kjng  examining  a  Man,  and  asking  him 
 who  Baptiz'd*his  Child  ?  But  he  defir'd  to  be  excused. 
 Said  the  Doctor,  I  admonifli  you  once.     He  flill  defir'd 
 to  be  excus'd.     Hereupon  he  Admonifh'd  him  a  fccond 
 time,  arkd  a  third  time  3  and  then  ask'd  him  whether. 
 he  would  tell  him  or  not  }  But  ftili  he  dcfii'd  to  be  ex- 
 cus'd.    And  the  Dodor  at  length  told  him  that  he  de- 
 creed him  to  be  Excommunicated.  Then  was  Mr  Scan-. 
 deret  charg'd  with  Preaching  for  the  Old  Minifter  of 
 the  Parifli;  after  his  being  Silenc'd,  and  contrary  to 
 
 the 
 
The  Ejected  or  Sitenc'^dMiniJlers^  S^C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  the  Ad.  He  own'd  that  he  had  aliifted  'Niv.Eyers  who 
 x^^^-ys^  was  very  Old.  But,  laid  Mr.  Coleman  the  Regifter, 
 did  you  not  Preach  >  He  anfwer'd,  that  he  had  vifited 
 the  Sick ;  but  own'd  nothing  farther,  that  he  might 
 hot  give  Advantage  againft  himfelf.  He  then  with 
 great  Fury,  bid  him  Anfwer  the  Queftion  that  was 
 ask'd  him,  whether  he  had  not  preach'd  .^  He  would 
 make  no  other  Anfwer,  than  that  he  had  vifited  the 
 Sick  :  And  then  he  turn'd  to  Dr.  Kjng,  and  told  him, 
 that  he  obferv'd  he  could  take  upon  him  to  Excommu- 
 nicate ;  and  Qiiericd,  why  he  might  not  as  well  admi- 
 nifter  the  Sacraments  ?  Mr.  Coleman  rode  to'Norwich,  and 
 acquainted  the  Bifliop  3  who  told  him  that  he  had  ne- 
 ver Ordain'd  Mr.  Scandaret.  Hereupon  he  was  Sum- 
 moned before  Dr.I^ing,  and  Sir  Geivafe  Elvpes,  Sir  Gervafe 
 told  him,  he  had  long  born  with  him,  but  that  now 
 he  was  inform'd  a  multitude  of  People  came  to  hear 
 him  on  Horfeback,  and  ^  Foot,  it  u^as  no  longer  to  be 
 endur'd.  Mr.  Scanderet  told  him,  he  hop'd  by  bearing 
 with  him  he  had  done  GOD  good  Service,  and  he 
 did  not  fee  why  he  might  not  do  fo  ftill.  Sir  Gervafe 
 told  him  a  Cobler  or  Tinker  might  Preach  as  well  as 
 he.  He  told  him,  he  thought  not :  For  that,  when  he 
 was  a  Youth,  His  Father  defign'd  him  to  have  been  a 
 King's  Scholar  at  H^eftmhifter  School,  which  he  hop'd 
 he  might  compafs,  being  a  Yeoman  of  the  Wardrobe 
 to  King  Charles  I:  But  that  his  Father  dying,  he  could 
 not  compafs  that ;  bur.  waiting  on  my  Lord  LcveUces 
 Son,  he  was  inftrudled  in  Grammar  Learning  by  his 
 Tutor  'till  he  was  fit  for  the  Univerfity ;  where  he 
 fpent  feveral  Years  in  hard  Study,  to  fit  him  for  the 
 Miniftry,  to  which  he  was  from  the  firft  inclin'd,  ne- 
 ver entertaining  thoughts  of  any  other  Employment, 
 tho*  he  had  not  wanted  for  fome  offers,  if  he  would 
 have  turn'd  to  fecular  Bufinefs.  He  added,  that  when 
 he  had  gone  through  the  Courfe  of  his  Studies,  he  was 
 folemnly  Ordain'd  to  the  Miniftry  j  ^all  which  he 
 thought  to  be  mere  than  a  Cobler  or  Tinker  could 
 plead  for  pretending  to  the  Miniftry.  Sir  Gervafe  laid, 
 it  was  not  fit  that  any  fliould  Preach,  but  inch  as  the 
 Bifiiops  approved  of.  Mr.  Scandaret  anfwer'd,  that  he 
 had  already  fubmitted  to  the  Examination  of  feveral 
 worthy  able  Divines,  and  was  approv'd  of  by  them  ^ 
 and  was  not  unwilling  to  fubmic  to  be  Ex^miad  over 
 
 a  gafn  ^ 
 
in  the  County  ^/SUFFOLK.  657 
 
 again,  that  if  he  was  either  ignorant  and  unfit  to  Teach,  Vol.  II. 
 or  erroneous,  and  fo  likely  to  poifon  the  Flock,  or  up-  v./^yNj', 
 on  any  account  unlikely  toEdiiie  by  his  Preaching,  he 
 might  be  let  by.     Sit  Gsrvafe  told  him,  he  had  broken 
 the  Laws.     Mr.  Scunderet  told  him,  he  hop'd  it  was  noc 
 the  delign  of  the  La\vs  to  deprive  the  poor  People  of  an 
 Edifying   Miniftry.    Mr.  l^^yers,    iho,  Minifter   of  the 
 Place,  being  by,  own'd  that  he  could  not  Preach,  for 
 he   was  85  Years  Old.     Sir  Gervafe  faid,  be  it  as  ie 
 would  as  to  that,  the  Law  muft  take  place.     But,  faid 
 he,  the  Parliament  hath  made  an  Additional  Adt,  that 
 Perfons  Ordain'd  by  Bifliops,  fhall  continue  Preaching 
 'till  C/?n7?;72^j,  if  they'll  Conform  then.     Mr.  ScmdereP 
 dedr'd  the  perufal  of  the  Acft ;  and  having  view'd  ir, 
 defir*d  he  might  have  the  Benefit  of  it.     Sir  Gervafs 
 told  him,  that  he  was  neither  Parfon,  nor  Vicar,  nor 
 Curate,  nor  Lecturer,  and  fo  not  included  in  any  of 
 the    Titles  mention'd.     Mn  Scanderet  replied,  that  if 
 under  one  or  other  of  thefe  litles  he  was  Silenc'd  by 
 the  Adt  of  Uniformity  ;  he  hop'd  under  the  fame  Ti- 
 tle, he  might  have  fome  farther  Allowance.     Sir  Ger^ 
 vafe    told   him,   he  was   not  Ordain'd  by   a  fiifliop. 
 Mr.  Scanderet  faying  that  was  more  than   was  prov'd  : 
 Sir  Geivnje  told   him,  that  the  Bifliop  of  Norwich  in- 
 form'd  them  that  he  did  not  Ordain  him.     Mr.  Scayz^ 
 derei  faying,  that   there  were  a  great  many  Bifhops  ; 
 and  it  did  not  follow  from  thence  that  he  was  Ordain'd 
 by  no  other  Bifliop  ;   He  was  bid  to  produce  his  Or- 
 ders.   Not  being  able  to   do  that,  his  Mittimus  was 
 drav^n  up.     Confbables  were  fent  for,  and  ordered  to 
 Wait  below.     But  he  made  a  fhifn  to  get  out  of  the 
 Room,  and  haften'd  home,  and  for  that  time  eicap'd : 
 For  tho*  the  Church  was  in  Sujfolh,  and  it  was  in  that 
 County   that  the  Conftable  liv'd,  yet  his  Houfe  was  in 
 EJfex,  and  there  he  held  on  Preaching.     Upon  this  the 
 Court  Excommunicated  him,  and  Mr.  Ppyers  read  the 
 Excommunication   publickly  in    the  Church.     Some 
 time  after,  he  was  to  Preach  a  Ledure  at  H^alfham  le 
 pp'OIovpSy  a  Sinecure.     The  Liturgy  was  read,  and  af- 
 ter\^ards  Mr.  Scanderet  came  in  and  Preach'd.     In  the 
 midfl  of  Sermon,  Sir  Edmund  Bacon,  S\v  Gervafe  Elwes^ 
 Sir  Algernoon  Mny^  and  two  other  juftices  came  into 
 the  Chnrch,  and  ask'd  him  what  Authoritv  he  had  to 
 Preach  }  And  forced  him  to  come  down  :  And  he  was 
 U  u  fent. 
 
658         The  Ejechd  or  Silenc'^d  Mmiflers^  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  il-  ^c"'^?  with  fome  other  Minifters,  to  ^ury  Goal.  After 
 v/'V^^  ^  while,  they  at  the  Seilions  bound  them  ail  in  a  Re- 
 cognizance of  20  /.  a  Man  to  appear  at  the  next  AfTizes. 
 Mr.  Scanderet  was  there,  but  did  not  Anfwer  when  h« 
 was  call'd  ,  and  when  he  faw  his  Brethren  remanded 
 to  Goal,  he  withdrew  :  Afterwards  going  home  from 
 J^orvpicb,  he  met  Sir  Edmond  on  the  Road.  He  v/as 
 very  fevere  upon  him  for  not  appearing  at  the  AiTizes, 
 and  would  take  him  Prifbner.  He  riding  away.  Sir 
 Edmund's  Servant  purfu'd  and  ftop'd  him.  When  Sir 
 Edmund  came  tip  to  him,  he  firft  lafli'd  him  with  his 
 Whip,  and  then  fnatching  Mr.  Scandcret's  Cane  from 
 him,  laid  on  feverely  on  his  Head  and  Body  with  his 
 own  Cane.  He  doing  what  he  could  to  fave  his  Head 
 with  his  Arm,  that  was  miferably  Black  and  Blue  from 
 his  Elbow  to  his  Shoulder.  He  fent  him  Prifoner  to 
 IfJvQich,  rather  than  Bury  5  that,  as  he  faid,  he  might 
 break  the  Covey.  From  thence  he  fent  for,  and  ob- 
 tained a  Hahens  Corpus  for  Tryal,  at  the  Common  Pleas; 
 where  having  declar'd  how  he  had  been  dealt  with,  he 
 was  difcharg'd. 
 
 Afterwards  he  preach'd  to  the  People  of  Camhridgel 
 at  PVaier-bedch,  about  Five  Miles  off.  There  he  was 
 Apprehended  by  an  Officer,  who  Committed  him  to 
 T.wo  others,  but  he  efcap'd  from  them.  Then  he 
 preach'd  at  Mr.  ihurhw's  Houfe  in  Cambridge,  and  was 
 difturb'd  by  the  Mayor,  and  Fin'd  10/.  He  met  with 
 a  great  many  other  Hardfliips  and  Sufferings  for  his 
 Nonconformity ;  and  died  in  a  good  old  Age,  not 
 many  Years  iince.  He  wrote.  An  Antidote  againfi 
 guakcrifm,  and  I  know  not  whether  any  thing  be- 
 iides. 
 
 Somerlye  :  Mr.  Barber o 
 
 iVeflhal :  Mr.  Robert  Franck!)^  *  Who  aftervvards  came 
 to  London,  and  remain'd  there  all  the  time  of  the 
 Plague  in  1665;  at  which  time  it  pleas'd  GOD  to 
 make  his  Miniftry  fuccefsful  for  the  Good  of  many 
 Souls.  He  was  a  great  Sufferer  for  Nonconformity, 
 and  imprifon'd  once  and  again  afterwards.  He  Print- 
 ed nothing  but  a  Funeral  Serinoii  f(^r  Mrs.  Maij  Parry, 
 July  25,  i6S2. 
 
in  the  County  (?/  S  U  F  F  O  L  K.  659 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 Great  H^tatting :  Mr.  Mark,    Earl Stonham :  Mr. George  ^•*V^ 
 
 Motf,  Cooler: 
 
 Holton:  Mr.  Svpayne, 
 
 TVillifham :  Mr.  John  Fenvokk.  He  was  Chaplain  to 
 the  Lady  Brooks. 
 
 BVNGAT:  Mr.  Samuel  Malhon.  A  Man  mighty  in 
 the  Scriptures:  Some  time  after  he  was  Silenc'd,  he 
 became  Paftor  to  a  Church  in  AmfterdartK  He  pub- 
 lifli'd  Eight  Sermons  of  Life  and  Death,  on  I^m.  3. 
 13.  Prefaced  by  Mr.  fVilUamGreenhil,  Mr.  J  ofe^h  Gary  I ^ 
 and  others. 
 
 Middleton  :  Mr.  William  'Manning.  A  Man  of  great 
 parts  and  Learning  :  But  he  fell  into  the  Sccinlan  Prin- 
 ciples, to  which  he  adher'd  to  his  Death,  which  was  in 
 February  J  17-ff. 
 
 Monkj  -  Ely  :     Mr.    Samuel    Wrenthnm  *     Mr.   Au-^ 
 
 Mail.  gufline  Plump/iead. 
 
 Afh :  Mr.Thomas  Waterhoufe, 
 
 fVingfield:  Mr.  John  Pindar.  He  had  a  good  Eftate^, 
 and  liv'd  afterwards  at  Oujdenj  conftantly  frequenting 
 his  Parifli  Church  'till  he  Died,  which  was  in  1682. 
 He  feldom  Preach'd  3  but  was  a  pious  affable  Man. 
 
 Lydgate:  Mr.  Ward.  '  He  Died  in  1679,  being  near 
 a  Hundred  Years  Old. 
 
 Stovpmark^t :  Mr. John  Storer^  M.  A.  Born  in  Northamp- 
 tonjhire,  about  161 1,  and  well  inclin'd  from  his  Youth. 
 He   Was  bred  up  in   the  Free  School  at  Northampton, 
 and  went  up  from  thence  to  Emanuel  College  in  Cafn- 
 bridge.     He  was  Epifcopally  Ordain'd;  and  preaching 
 Occafionally  in  London^  was  chofen  Led'urer  at  St.  Giles 
 Cripplegate,  in  which  Station  he  continu'd  Seveii  Years. 
 He  remov'd  from  thence  to  Becl^enham  in  K^ent,  where 
 he  continu'd  Eleven  Years,  and  was  well  belov'd,  the' 
 he  fbmetimes  met  with  Rudenefs  from  fome  that  flight- 
 ed the  Minifterial  Office.     This  was  a  Stqueilred  Li- 
 ving t  And  upon  the  Death  of  the  former  Incumbent, 
 U  u  a      "'    "        ""     jjjg 
 
66o  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc'd  Minijters  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.   the  Patron  prefented  a  Friend  of  his  own,  and  Mr.  Sto* 
 rer  returning  to  Lcndo?i,  fettled  in  the  Parifh  of  St.  M^r- 
 tins  in  the  Vi?itrey,  and  there  he  continu'd  'till  the  King*s 
 Reftoration,  when  he  was  prefented  by  Mr.  BUckerhy 
 to  the  Living  oi Stoxv-Market,  in  this  County,  reckoned 
 worth  about  300  /.  fer  Annum  j  which  he  receiv'd  up- 
 on this  condition,  that  he  fnould  refign  it  again  in  time, 
 if  the  Terms  of  Conformity,  fettled  by  Authority,  were 
 fuch  as  he   could  not  confent  to.     Accordingly,  when 
 among  other  things,  he  found  it  was  required  he  fliould 
 renounce  the  Covenant,  he  durft  not  think  of  keeping 
 his  Living,  and  rcfign'd   it  to   his  Patron,  before  the 
 Ad  took  place,  which  left  him  a  filenc'd  Nonconfor- 
 mift.     Having  purchas'd  an  Eftate  at  Highgate,  call'd 
 Sherrick^y  held  by  the  King  at  a  fmall  Rent  paid  to  the 
 Church,  worth  70/.  -per  Annuniy  he  took  up  his  abode 
 there.     But  by  the  deceitful  Practices  of  a  cunning 
 Courtier,  Sir  Hemy  l4^ocd,  he  was  wrong'd  of  it,  and 
 left  without  any  Means  to  fupport  himfelf  and  Fam.ily. 
 Hereupon   he  had   no  other  Refuge  but  to  fet  up  a 
 School  ;  and  he  was  Profecuted  in  the  Spiritual  Court, 
 'till  he  was  forc'd  to  defift.     The  Five  Mile  Ad:  drove 
 him  from  his  Home,  and   he  was  expos'd  to  feveral 
 Hardfliips;  and  liv'd  only  upon  the  Goodnefs  of  GOD, 
 and  the  Bounty  of  others :  And  yet  he  liv'd  contented- 
 ly, and  died  in  Peace. 
 
 '^randiflon :  Mr.  John  Forhee.  One  of  remarkable 
 Moderation. 
 
 Littlehurgh,  cr  ^ttlchurgh,  near  Framllngham  :  Mr.' 
 Stephens.  A  Man  of  Worth,  who  afterwards  left  this 
 County,  but  I  know  not  whither  he  removed. 
 
 Chippenham :  Mr.  Pane. 
 
 There  were  feveral  mentioned  in  the  Lids  asSilenc'd 
 in  this  County,  whofc  Places  I  cannot  find  out ;  as 
 Mr.Howf/,  Mr.  FJis,  Mr.  :^ephany  Smith,  Hv.PVlnting^ 
 Mr.  Voice,  and  Mr.  Hnrrold. 
 
 And  here  I  think  it  not  improper  to  take  notice  of 
 Mr.  John  L^ngflon.  Not  that  he  was  Ejeded  in  this 
 County,  but  becaufe  he  here  fpent  the  lall  part  of  his 
 Life,  at  Ipfmck     He  was  bred  up  in  the  Free  School 
 
in  the  County  (?/  S  U  F  F  O  L  K.  66i 
 
 at  iVofcefler^  and  went  from  thence  to  Pembroke  College  Vol.  II, 
 in  Oxford,  where  he  fpent  fome Years.  He  was  Mini- 
 fter  at  Ajh-Church  near  Tewkjbmy  in  Glocefierfhire,  at 
 the  return  of  King  Charles,  but  gave  way  to  the  Old 
 Incumbent  who  was  ftill  Living.  He  afterwards  re- 
 tir'd  to  London,  and  taught  a  private  Grammar  School 
 near  SpMefields ;  but  meeting  with  oppofition  there, 
 in  i66i,  (when  the  Bartholomexv  Adi  took  place)  he 
 went  with  Captain  BlnQkyoell  into  Ireland,  partly  as  his 
 Chaplain,  and  partly  as  Tutor  to  his  tld^h  Son  ;  and 
 returned  to  London  in  1663,  and  kept  School  again. 
 He  wrote  his  Lujus  Poeticus  Latino  Anglicanus  in  ujum 
 Scholarum  in  1675,  and  his  Poefcos  Grec.-e  Medulla,  in 
 1679.  From  London,  he  at  length  remov'd  into  Bcd- 
 fordjloire,  where  preaching  for  fome  time,  he  had  an 
 invitation  fent  him  from  a  Congregation  in  Ip/Mj  ; 
 and  having  accepted  it,  he  met  wich  great  Sufferings. 
 He  was  forc'd  from  his  own  Houfe,  which  was  broken 
 up  twice  in  one  Night,  His  Enemies  fought  for  him 
 all  over  the  Town,  and  fo  he  was  forc'd  to  remove 
 again  to  London.  Then  his  Perfccutors  malicioufiy 
 rais'd,  and  induftriouily  fpread,  a  report  that  he  was 
 a  Jefuit,  which  made  no  little  Imprelfion  upon  their 
 Minds,  even  to  the  flumbling  of  fome  fober  People. 
 So  that  he  was  oblig'd  to  publifh  a  Vindication  of  him- 
 felf  in  that  refpe<it  ;  in  which  he  fo  clearly  fliew'd  the 
 Abfurdity,  and  ridiculoufnefs,  and  even  im.polTibility 
 of  the  thing  charg'd,  that  he  eff.  dually  filenc'd  the  Ca- 
 lumny. He  returned  again  to  Ipfmch,  and  coqtinu'd 
 in  the  Relation  of  Paftor  to  a  Congregational  Church 
 there,  for  about  Eighteen  Years  ;  the  Duties  whereof 
 he  difcharg'd  with  great  faithfulnefs.  He  fliew'd  great 
 fwectnefs  of  Spirit  towards  his  own  People,  and  to- 
 wards People  of  different  Perfwaiions,  untill  he  fell 
 aflcep  on  y^«.  12,  i7o|.  J^-tat,  64, 
 
 And  whereas  I  before  rner)tion'd  thefe  following  Mi- 
 nifters  as  conforming  in  this  County,  after  being  filen- 
 ct&  ;  vi^.  Mr.  Crcfsman  of  Sudbury,  Dr.  Ijaac  Harrifon 
 of  Hadleigh,  Mr.  John  Simfon  of  Triinley,  Mr.  T{oger 
 Toung  of  ipfaich,  Mr.  Samuel  Hudfon  of  Capel,  (the  wor- 
 
 U  u  3 
 
66%        The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Mimjlersj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  I{rty  of  Stansfield^  Mr.  John  Fairclough^  (youngeft  Son 
 ^.''•'V"*^  of  Mr.  Fairclough  of  Kstton,)  and  Mr.  Thomas  of  Debden^ 
 I  have  been  lince  inform'd,  that  ofthefe,  Mr.  Tucker  ne- 
 ver was  filcnc  d  but  conformed  at  firft ;  and  that  Mr. 
 Thomas  did  not  Conform,  but  was  wink'd  at,  and  kept 
 his  Living,  and  was  never  Ejedled. 
 
 I  have  been  i  nform'd,  that  there  alfo  Conforn:i'd 
 in  this  County,  Mr.  Thomas  Lupton  of  fValdringham, 
 and  Mr.  H^illiam  Sf  arrow  of  'Naughton,  and  Mr.  Jeremy 
 Catlin  of  Barham,  and  Mr.  William  Burkjt  of  Mifcham, 
 and  ^Iv.  Thomas  Holbrough  Jun.  of  Ak^nham. 
 
 And  of  thofe  mention'd  before  as  Ejedled  at  uncer- 
 tain Places  in  this  County,  I  here  omit  Mr.  Lavpfin, 
 becaufe  he  is  taken  notice  of  at  Dcnto?i  in  NorfoUi^,  f, 
 483:  And  Mr.  Bulkjeyf  becaufe  he  is  here  mention'd 
 at  Fordham  in  EJJex.  p»  311. 
 
 Having  by  me  a  Letter  written  by  Mr.  John  Fair^ 
 fax,  who  was  as  confiderable  a  Man  as  moft  of  thofe 
 Ejecfled  in  this  County,  to  Dr.  Samp/on  who  had  con- 
 sulted him  about  the  Minifters  in  thefe  Parts,  I  think 
 it  not  amifs  here  tp  add  a  Part  of  it. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 A  S  for  the  Catalogue  I  here  fend  you,  I  am  of  Opi- 
 "^  nion  it  is  as  perfecft  as  any  you  have  had  or  are 
 likely  to  get.  I  had  Perfonal  Knowledge  of  above 
 eighty  of  them,  and  am  perfwaded  of  the  Truth  of 
 the  reft.  I  have  taken  notice  of  the  Characters  you 
 give  ro  fome  particular  Perfons,  and  did  fet  my  felf 
 to  do  the  like  for  fome  others,  of  whufe  Worth  I  had 
 perfonal  .Knowledge  :  But  ere  I  had  gone  far,  fome 
 Thoughts  came  into  my  Mind,  which  put  me  upon 
 ferious  Confideration  of  the  whole  thing.  The  more 
 I  confider'd  the  lefs  I  lik'd  it ;  and  apprehend  it  would 
 be  of  ill  Confcqucnce.  It  is  not  to  be  imagin'd  that 
 every  one  *  faould  have  a  particular  Commendation  • 
 And  if  among  an  Hundred  (for  Inftance  in  Suffolk,,) 
 Twenty  fliould  have  an  honourable  Character  given 
 them  diilindily  by  Name,  and  no  Notice  taken  of 
 the  reft,  it  would  at  leaft  imply  a  Difparagement  of 
 the  reft,  efpecially  if  fome  of  rhofe  Twenty  be  ?vien 
 of  weaker  Parts,  it  is  more  than  probable  a  very  ill 
 Interpretation  would  be  made  thereof,  both  by  Friends 
 
m  the  County  of  SUFFOLK.  66^ 
 
 *  anil  Adverfaries,  many  of  the  prcfent  Generation  oe^ 
 '  ing  yet  alive  too,  that  knew  both  the  one  and  the  yol.  H. 
 '  other.  Friends  will  be  prone  to  Cenlure  the  Wn- 
 '  ter  as  Partial,  and  govern'd  by  Affection,  rather  than 
 '  by  the  Merits  of  others ;  or  as  wanting  Judgment 
 '  to  difcern  the  true  Worth  ofPerfons.  Adverfaries 
 will  be  ready  to  take  Advantage,  and  be  ready  enough 
 '  to  conclude,  that  notwithftanding  the  great  "Cry   of 
 
 ■  depriving  fo  many  Minifters,  even  the  DiJJenters  them- 
 felves  can  find  but   a   fmall  Number,  fcarce  one  of 
 
 '  five  worthy  of  Commendation,  and  lome  of  them 
 perhaps  magnified  above  th.:ir  Meafure.     What  may 
 
 ■  we  think  of  all  the  reft,  in  whom  themfelves  could 
 find  nothing  Praife  Worthy  >  I  hereupon  confulted 
 other  BartholomcanSy  and  we  all  judg'd  it  would  be 
 more  Prudenc,  that  a  general  Good  CharaCler  be  gi- 
 ven to  all,  as  Perfons  of  fufficicnt  Minifterial  Abiii^ 
 ties,  of  great  Integrity  and  Faithfulnefs,  induftrioully 
 ftudying  and  designing  the  Salvation  of  Souls,  and 
 commending  Religion  to  their  People,  by  an  Exem- 
 plary Practice  and  Converfation,  wherein  many  were 
 ^ery  eminent,  and  went  beyond  others.  The  grea- 
 ter was  the  Churches  Lois  by  their  Deprivation, 
 which  the  fad  Efieds  thereof  do  undeniably  demon- 
 flrate. 
 
 *  I  have  been  lately  Inform'd  what  malancholy  Re^" 
 flections  fome  Good  Men  made  upon  their  Confor- 
 mity at  their  Death  ;  and  have  obferv'd  what  ievere 
 Providences  have  follow'd  fome  others,  but  for  the 
 Honour  I  have  for  them,  I  forbear;   as  alfo  what 
 
 '  Providences  have  follow'd  Pcrfccutors. 
 
 *  I  was  well  acquainted  with  a  very  wife  and  obfer^' 
 vant  Minifter,  Mr.  Candler  who  hath  been  dead  now 
 many  Years,  ("this  Letter  was  written  in  1696)  who  I 
 
 knowdid  commit  to  writing  whatever  he  met  with  that 
 was  remarkable.  His  eldeft  Son  was  a  Non-confor- 
 mift  alfo,  and  hath  been  de»d  fome  Years.  But  this 
 Son  is  aConformift,  and  thefe  Memoires  are  iaWctx 
 into  his  Hands.  I  engag'd  a  near  Relationof  his, 
 to  t^ocure  me  a  Sight  of  them  ;  But  I  had  onlv 
 two  Manufcripts  rerurn'd  me,  wherein  I  could  find 
 nothing  pertinent  to  yourPurpofe^  &.e, 
 
 •Had 
 
664  The  Eje^fed  or  Silenced  Mtmjters^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  IL  Had  it  not  been  for  the  abundant  Caution  of  this 
 good  Qid  Gentleman  and  his  Brethren,  we  might  have 
 had  a  better  Account  of  thofe  Ejecfted  in  this  County  ; 
 But  as  it  is,  I  think  it  is  pretty  tolerable,  confidering 
 that  it  comes  out  at  50  Years  Diftance  from  their 
 Ejecflment.  And  tho'  I  doubt  not  (as  this  Letter  hints) 
 there  were  fbme  as  valuable  Men  in  this  County  (and 
 it  may  be  the  like  in  others^  of  whom  little  or  no  Ac- 
 count is  given,  as  any  of  thoie  that  have  Characters 
 added;  yet  I  believe  Poftcrity,  will  think  it  better  to 
 have  an  Account  of  fome  (efpecially  when  Care  is  ta- 
 ken to  give  no  Account  but  what  there  is  Reafon  to  be- 
 leive  is  True  and  Faithfulj  than  to  have  all  buried  in 
 Silence,  that  deferv'd  fuch  a  Charadier,  as  Mr.  Faix^ 
 fax  hath  h?re  given  of  them  all  in  Common. 
 
 In  the  County  ^/SURREY. 
 
 Lamheth :  Mr.  I^nvQUnfon.  A  grave  Divine,  faith 
 Mr.  'Baxter,  of  great  Ability,  He  died  at  IVetntnge  in 
 Bcrkjhire, 
 
 Long  Dittcn  :  Mr.  Richard  Byfield,  M.  A.  of  Queens 
 College  Oa-cw.  He  was  half  Brother  to  Mi'.  Nicholas 
 'B}fild  of  Ifilexoorth,  Author  of  the  Commentary  on 
 the  Coliifflans,  and  other  Things.  He  was  one  of  the 
 'Affombly  of  Divines;  and  a  Man  of  great  Piety  and 
 Zeal.  Adojiiram  B)fie!d,  the  Scribe  of  the  Aflembly, 
 was  his  Nephew.  There  once  hapned  to  be  a  grcac 
 piftlrence  between  this  Mr.  B^chard  Byfieldand  his  Pa- 
 tron Sir  Jol.n  B^^b'^h  ^bout  repairing  tlie  Church. 
 Mr.  By  fie  id  went  to  Oliver  Crcmwcl  (who  was  at  that 
 rime  Protedlor)  and  complain.'d  of  his  Patron.*  He 
 contriv'd  how  to  get  them  both  with  him  together, 
 and  ac  length  having  compafs'd  it,  found  their  Ac- 
 count agreed  exaif^ly,  except  in  one  thing.  For  Sir 
 John  charg'd  Mr.  B^field  with  reflcding  upon  him  in 
 his  Sermons.  Whereupon  Oliver  told  Mr.  Byfield,  it 
 was  very  ill  done;  for  that  Sir  John  w^s  a.  Man  oi 
 Honour  in  his  Country^  and  if  he  had  done  any  thing 
 amifs,  he  oii,ght  to  have  rold  him  of  it  privately,  and 
 widi  Refped.  Mr.  Byfield  took  God  to  Witnefs,  that 
 he  had  never  defign'd  any  Rci^edlcn  upon  liim'  in  his 
 
 ScraiCui, 
 
in  the  County  of  SURREY.  665 
 
 Sermons,  and  he  did  it  with  that  Solemnity  and  Seri-  Vol.  11. 
 oufnefs  that  Oliver  believ'd  him.     And  thereupon  turn- 
 ing to   Sir  John  Evelyn,  Sir  faid  he,  I  doubt  there  is 
 fomething  indeed  amifs;  The  Word  of  God  is  pene- 
 trating, and  finds  you  out.     Search  your  Ways.    This 
 he  {pake  fo  pathetically,  and  with  fuch  Plenty  of  Tears, 
 that  both  Sir  John  and  Mr.  Byfieldy  and  the  reft  that 
 were  prefent  fell  to  weeping  alfo.     He  made  them 
 good   Friends  before   parting :    He  faw  them  fliake 
 Hands,  and  embrace  each  other  before  he  difmifs'd 
 them.     To  bind  the  Friendfliip  the  fafter  ,  Oliver  ask'd 
 Sir  John  what  it   would  coft  to  repair   the  Church  ? 
 He  told   him  the  Workmen  reckoned   it  would  coft 
 200/.  He  call'd  for  his  Secretry  M^//«;^and  gave  him 
 Orders  to  pay  Sir   John  Evelyn  100  l.   towards  the  re- 
 pair of  the   Chutch  :    And  now  Sir,  faid   he,  I  hope 
 you'll  pay  or  raife  the  other  Hundred  ;  which  he  thank- 
 fully undertook  to  do.     And  they  liv'd  very  amicably 
 afterwards.  *  Mr.  Byfield  was  the  oldeft  Minifter  in  the  *  ^^  ^^^, 
 County  when  he  was  Ejected.     He  retir'd  afcerwards  /^a  ^^^/„^ 
 to  Mortclacli^,  where  he  fpent  his  Time  in  preparing  for  ;,/^  l>e/ides 
 his  approaching  DilTGlution.  He  preach'd  ufually  twice  Sermcns 
 every  Lords  Day  in  his   own   Family  j  and  he  did  fo  before  the 
 the  very  Lord's  Day  before  his  Death.    The  next  Day  Parlla- 
 he  fignified  to  thofe  about  him  that  his  Departure  was  fnent^thefe 
 at   Hand.     He   gave  many  Serious  Exhortations  and  '^f^\' , 
 Admonitions  to  his  Wife  and  Children,  and  partlcu-  -y^^  .»J*^ 
 larly   charg'd  the  latter  to  live  in  Love,  telling  them  ^*  j^^*^"* 
 that  then  the  God  of  Love  and  Peace  would  be  with  ^^  H^if^ 
 them.     On    the  Tuefdny,  a  Friend  that  was  with  him  ^gf^ 
 after  Dinner   defir'd  his  Judgment  as  to  the  Meaning  fhev^ing 
 of  t(ev.%.  I .  to  which  he  (pake  with  great  Freedom  for  how  and 
 a " coniiderable  Time  together:  And  then  riling  from  what  to 
 his  Seat,  he  fell  into  an   ApopleCtlck  Fir,  and  faid  no  believe 
 more  than  that  he  defir'd  to  reft  his  Head,  and  fo  fell  i"  ^^^  £- 
 afleep  in  the  Lord,  in  December   1664,  jEtat.   6'7.  He  ^^^"  ^"'^ 
 was  eminent  for  the  exemplary  Holinefs  ofhisCon-    .  " 
 verfation.  tions,8^,. 
 
 The  Do£lrIne  of  the  Sabbath  Vindicated,  or  aConfutation  of  Sr^r^- 
 toood's  Trcatife  on  that  Subjeft,  againft  his  Brother,  Mr.  Nicholas 
 Byfield,  a^to.  1632.  The  Power  of  the  Chrift  of  God,  4.^0.  1(541. 
 The  Gofpels  Glory  without  Prejudice  to  the  Law,  1659.  The 
 Beginning  of  the  Doftrine  of  Chrift,  12's.  \6  o.  The  real  Way 
 io  good  Works  :  ^TrsftTife  i^f  Charity*  12's. 
 
6SG  The  Ejecfed  or  Silenced  Mmifiersj  &c. 
 
 V®1.  II.  Eggham:  Mr.  Pf^illiam  I^eyner,  B.  D.  An  Eminenc 
 Div  ine  :  Another  Member  of  the  Aflembly.  He  was 
 Educated  at  Cambridge.  He  had  very  conliderable 
 Succefs  in  his  Minftry  in  his  younger  Days  among  the 
 Gentry.  In  the  "  Parliament  times  he  was  ofFer'd  the 
 Prefidentfhip  of  Magdalen  College  in  Oxon,  or  a  Fel- 
 .lowlhip  at  Eatoj7j  but  he  refus'd,  becaufe  he  had 
 Preach'd  againil  Pluralities,  and  was  refolv'd  to  ad: 
 according  to  his  Judgment,  tho'  his  Living  was  not 
 worth  above  60/.  ^er  Annum,  He  was  Mmifter  of 
 this  Place  46  Years.  He  had  no  vifible  Profped:  of 
 a  future  Subiittence  when  he  quitted  this  Living :  And 
 yet  liv'd  ChearfuIIy  afterwards,  and  was  in  no  Wane 
 through  the  Care  of  Divine  Providence  j  and  when  he 
 died  he  was  ^'orth  little  or  nothing.  He  continued 
 in  the  Parifii  till  his  Death  in  1666,  and  left  the  V/orld 
 with  a  general  Reputadon.  He  Preach'd  privately 
 after  his  Ejed:menr,  as  far  as  his  Strength  would  ferve 
 him,  and  never  was  difturb'd.  He  was  terribly  exer- 
 cis'd  with  the  Stone  for  many  Years,  tho'  after  his 
 being  filenc'd,  he  never  had  any  acute  Pains.  When 
 he  was  dead,  a  Stone  was  taken  out  of  his  Bladder, 
 weighing  ten  Ounces,  and  meafuring  nine  Inches  and 
 a  half,  in  the  Form  of  an  Heart.  He  was  a  Man  of 
 general  Learning  ;  and  particularly  an  eminent  Church 
 Hiftorian.  He  was  intimate  with  Arch-Biihop  VjJoer 
 and  highly  valu'd  by  him.  He  Printed  nothing  but 
 one  Sermon  before  the  Parliamenr. 
 
 Clapham:  John  A'thur,  D.  D.  A  very  confiderable 
 Man,  brought  up  in  Emanuel  College  in  Cambridge. 
 He  was  Diplc?nated  in  1660,  by  vertue  of  the  King's 
 Letter,  which  was  written  on  his  behalf,  and  obtain'd 
 by  his  Friends  without  his  Knowledge.  The  Diploma 
 pafs'd,  becaufe  Mr.  Arthur's  great  Age  would  not  per- 
 mit him  to  take  a  Journey  to* Oxon,  to  be  prefented 
 there  in  Perfon.  Mr.  H^ood  calls  him  a  noted  Theolo- 
 gift;  and  tho' he  takes  notice  of  his  Nonconformity, 
 yet  lets  him  pafs  without  Refiedion :  Which,  coniider- 
 ing  the  Temper  of  that  Writer,  is  a  good  Evidence  he 
 cou^d  find  nothing  to  faften  on,  with  which  he  could 
 hope  to  blacken  his  Charadler.  He  liv'd  and  dy'd  a 
 moderate  NoncoBformift. 
 
in  the  County  ^f  S  U  R  R  E  Y.  667 
 
 Mortlack.:  ]}Ai'.  David  Claris  on,  B.  D.  fomecime  Fel- Vol.  II. 
 low  of  Clare-Hall  in  Cambridge.     Of  whom,  Dr.  Bates,  s./^Vv^^ 
 
 in  his  Funeral  Sermon  for  him,  gives  this  Character. 
 He  was  a  Man  of  fincere  Godlinejsy  and  tru^  Holi?iefs, 
 which  is  the  Divine  part  of  a  Minijier,  without  which  all 
 other  Accomplijhments  are  not  likely  to  be  EjfeHual  for  the 
 great  End  of  the  Minifiry,  He  was  a  conjcienticus  im- 
 f  rover  of  his  Time  for  acquiring  of  ufeful  Kjiowledge^  that 
 he  might  be  throughly  furnijh'd  for  the  f1>or}{_  of  his  Divine 
 Calling.  H^'hen  deprivd  of  his  publicly  Miniftry,  he  gave 
 him/elf  wholly  to  Reading  and  Meditation,  whereby  he  ob- 
 tain d  an  eminent  degree  of  Sacred  Knowledge,  and  was 
 Converjknt  in  the  retird  Parts  of  Learning,  in  which 
 many  who  are  qualiffd  to  Preach  a  profitable  Sermon,  are 
 unacquainted.  Humility  and-Modefly  were  his  diftinEiive 
 Charatlers  wherein  he  e.^ccll'd.  He  was  well  fatisfy^d  to 
 ferve  the  Church,  and  illujirate  the  Truth,  and  to  remain 
 in  his  beloved  Secrecy.  In  his  Convcrjation,  a  comely  Gra-  ^ 
 vity,  mixt  with  an  innocent  Pleajantnefs,  were  attraEtive 
 of  I{cfpeB  and  Love.  He  was  of  a  calm  Temper,  not  ruffed. 
 with  Pajjions,  but  gentle,  and  kjnd^  and  good  ;  his  Breafi 
 was  the  Temple  of  Peace.  In  the  di/charge  of  his  Sacred 
 PVork^,  his  IntellcEiual  Abilities,  and  Holy  Ajfcclions  were 
 very  evident.  Great  was  his  Solemnity  and  Reverence  in 
 Prayer  ;  and  his  Preaching  was  very  Inftrueiive  and  Per- 
 Jwajive,  The  Matter  of  his  Sermons  was  clear  and  deep, 
 and  always  judicioujly  derivd  f-om  the  Text.  The  Lan^ 
 guage  was  neither  Gaudy  and  Vain,  with  light  Trimmings  9 
 nor  rude  and  negleBcd,  but  fuitable  to  the  Oracles  of  God. 
 His  Death  was  unexpecled,  yet  as  he  declard  no  furpri:^e  to 
 him,  for  he  was  entirely  refigned  to  the  Will  of  GOD  • 
 and  he  defr/d  to  live  no  longer  than  to  beferviceablc.  fVith 
 Holy  Simeon  he  had  Chrifl  in  his  Arms,  and  departed  in 
 Peace,  to  fee  the  Salvation  of  GOD  above.  In  fhort  ("fays 
 Mr.  Baxter)  He  was  a  Divine  of  extraordinary  PVorth,  for 
 folid  Judgmetit,  healing  moderate  Principles,  Acquaintance 
 with  the  Fathers,  great  Minifterial  Abilities,  and  a  godly 
 upright   Life,     Among   other  Things,    Mr.  Clarkson  *  *  W^  hath 
 
 an  exceU 
 lent  Difcourfe  againfl  the  Romanics  Extant,  in  a^Xo.  Entltuhdj  The 
 Praftical  Divinity  of  the  Papifis  prov'd  Deftruftlve  to  Chriftia- 
 nity  and  Mens  Souls.  He  hath  alfo  puhlijh''d,  No  Evidence  for 
 Diocefan  Epifcopacy  in  the  Primitive  Times  ;  in  Anfv>er  to  Dr. 
 ocuiingfleet.  ^to.  1681.  And,  A  Defence  of  it,  in  4to.  1682. 
 Hs   hath  TiP9  Ssrmns  ifi  the  Vahtmi  of  the  Mrmivg  Exerdfe  :  0ns 
 
 thought 
 
66S  The  Ejected  or  SUer?c*d  Minifters^  &-C, 
 
 Vol  II.    thought  it  a  great  Honour  to  him,  to  have  had  an 
 Nw/'V^'-^^  Hand   in   the   Education   of  fo  excellent  a  Perfon,  as 
 in  that  atDr.jolm  TiHotfon.  Archbiftiop  of  Canterbury,  v.'ho  bore 
 Cripple-    a  fingular  Re^^ed  to  him  as  long  as  he  liv'd. 
 gate,    on 
 
 this  ^eji.  What  muft  Chrlftians  do,  that  the  Influence  of  the  Or^ 
 dinances  may  abide  upon  them  ?  j4nd  another  in  that  againfl  Popery ; 
 Jherving,  H^ro  the  DoBrine  of  Juftificafion  is  dangeroiifly  corrupted  in  ths 
 Roman  Church.  Since  his  Death  have  been  Ptiblijh'd  a  Dijcourfe  of  his, 
 en  Free  Grace  ;  another  concerning  Epifcopacy  ;  and  a  Third  concerning 
 Liturgies  i  all  in  8vo.     jind  a  Folume  of  his  Sermons  in  Fol. 
 
 Kjrigfion :    Mr.  I{ichard   Mayo.     A  Man    of  fincere 
 Godlinels.     His  Labours   at  Kjngftcn  were  Crown'd 
 with  an  abundant  Succefs ;  and    his  Name  and  Me- 
 mory is   precious  there  to  this  Day.     He  had  after- 
 wards a  large  and  flourifliing  Congregation  in  Lcndoiiy 
 where   for  many  Years  he  continu'd  an  AfFcdiionate 
 ufeful  Preacher.     He  was  a  great  lover  of  Peace  and 
 Union.     He  had  a  great  deal  of  Sweetnefs  in  his  natu- 
 ral Temper,  and  in  all  his  Conduct  manifefted  great 
 Sincerity  and  Prudence.     In  his  laft  Sicknefs,  which 
 was  of  about  Six  Weeks  continuance,  he  had  great  in- 
 ward Peace  and  Serenity.     His  End  was  like  the  Light 
 of  the   Evening  when    the  Sun  fetteth  ^    an  Evening 
 without  any  Clouds.     He  had  this  faying  to  his  Wor- 
 thy Fellow-Labourer ;    I  have  had  my  Infirmities   and 
 FrJiings,  but  my  Heart  hath  been   right  with  GOD   as  to 
 the  main  :  And   I  Icok^  fur  the   Mercy  of  our  Lord  Jcjus 
 t  He  hath  Chrifl  to  Eternal  Life,     f  He  Dy'd  Sept.  3.   1695.     His 
 PuhlijVda  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach'd  by  l^lr.  Nathanaei  Taylor, 
 plain  An-  ^^[^q  ^ifo  fucceeded  him.      He  hath  two  Sons  in  the 
 Innr   to      Miniftrv  ;  the  one  a  Conformift,  who   is  Minifter  at 
 ^.^^^^S  St.  Thomases  \n  Southwark'  and   the  other  a  Noncon- 
 on  •   w'     f^i^'-T^*  ^'^'^^o  "^s  ^  Congregation  at  KjngJiGn,  where 
 Courfermty  '"'^^  Father  was  Ejccled  and  Silenc'd. 
 
 <ff  Chrijlian  take  to  have  his  Heart  quicken  d  and  enlargd  in  the  Duty  of 
 Secret  Prayer.  A  Scrynon  in  the  Morning  Lxercife  againfi  Popery,  Pievping 
 that  the  Papifts  dangcroufly  corrupt  Holy  Worjhip^  by  their  fnful  I  rayers 
 to  Saints  a7td  Angels.  Another,  in  the  Continuation  of  the  Practical 
 IPrning  Exercife^  Vol.  3.  Shevoing  what  we 'tnufl  do,  to  prevent  and 
 Cure  Spiritual  Pride.  And  another  in  the  Fourth  Folumey  Jhewing  from 
 what  Fear  of  Death,  the  Children  of  God  are  delivered  by  Chrijr,  §iC. 
 The  Life  and  Death  of  Dr,  Staunton.  Two  Cinferences  ;  One  betvoixt 
 a  Papift  and  ^  Jew  :  The  other  hstween  a  Proteftant  and  ^  Jew.  hi  Two 
 Letters.  A  Letter  from  Leghorn.  A  Com-ment  on  the  Epiftle  to  the  Rp- 
 raans,  in  the  Continuation  of  Pools  Annotations.  And  fi  Sermon  of  the 
 Caufe  and  Cure  of  Strife  and  Divif.QUs,  parn^ 
 
inth^County  (?/  S  U  R  R  E  Y.  669 
 
 Farnham  :  Mr.  Samuel  Stileman.  He  was  EminentVol.  IL 
 for  his  holy  and  heavenly  Converfation  j  contempt  of  ^>-v**^ 
 the  World,  and  lerious  awakening  Preaching,  as  well 
 as  his  great  Learning,  for  which  he  was  confiderab^ 
 efteemd.  A  Gentleman  in  the  neighbourhood  break- 
 ing his  Neck  by  a  fall  from  his  Horfe,  as  he  was  re- 
 turning home  with  other  Gentlemen  in  Company, 
 fronl  a  certain  Drinking  bout  (as  they  call'd  it^  Mr. 
 Stileman  thought  it  his  Duty  thereupon  fharply  to  re- 
 buke, in  the  Pulpit,  the  Sin  of  Drunkennefs,  and  to  :, 
 endeavour  to  improve  that  awful  Providence,  to  the 
 deterring  others  from  that  odious  Vice.  At  this  ieve- 
 ral  Gentlemen  were  not  a  little  enrag'd.  Some  time 
 before  Bartholomcvo  Day,  a  Juftice  of  Peace  in  that 
 Place,  came  into  the  Church,  and  commanded  him  in 
 the  King's  Name  to  come  down  out  of  the  Pulpit, 
 which  for  that  time  he  did  quietly,  to  prevent  diftur- 
 bance.  Another  Lord's  Day  the  fame  Juftice  coming 
 into  the  Church,  commanded  him  to  come  down  again, 
 but  he  refus'd  j  having  been  fo  advis'd  by  his  Friends. 
 The  Juftice  repeated  his  Command  ;  but  he  not  com- 
 plying, he  commanded  fome  in  the  Church  to  go  and 
 pull  him  down :  But  they  not  following  his  Orders, 
 he  went  himfelf  into  the  Pulpit  to^him,  and  thruft  him 
 down  with  that  Violence,  that  he  had  like  to  have  re- 
 ceiv'd  coniiderable  hurt^  and  afterwards  committed 
 him  to  Prifon.  He  was  foon  Bail'd  our,  and  being 
 urg'd  by  his  Friends,  Su'd  the  Juftice,  and  recovered 
 coniiderable  Damages,  and  continud  Preaching  'till 
 Aug.  24, 62  ',  when  the  Law  ftop'd  his  Mouth.  However 
 he  preach'd,  after  his  Ejedtment,  privately  in  his  own 
 Houfe,  and  refolv'd  to  have  continu  d  fo  doing,  had  it 
 pleas'd  GO\^  to  have  prolonged  his  Life :  But  Death 
 leizing  him_  the  Year  following,  by  a  Divine  Commilfi- 
 on,  gave  him  his  full  Quietus. 
 
 PVor-plefdon  :  Mr.  George  FarroU :  He  was  the  Father 
 of  Mr.  John  FarroU,  who  was  Ejeded  at  Selhorn  in 
 Hampjhire,  of  whom  I  have  given  an  Account,  fag.^js^^. 
 
 GVILFOBJO  :    Mr.  John     Ockly  :  Mr.  NovoeL 
 
 ^'!ffP'  •  Bvflet:  Ur.Scudamore, 
 
 Purhrtpjt :  Mr.  Wlckjmm.        -^ 
 
 iVefl'horJley :     Mr.  John     Ap'^ted:  Uv.Kjng. 
 
 Plot. 
 
6^o  The  Ejefled  or  Silenced  Mmijierfy  8<:c, 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 .  Eaft  and  TVeft  Mouldfey  :  Mr.  John  Jackson.  He  was 
 the  Son  of  Mr.  Arthur  Jackson  of  London.  A  diligent 
 and  profitable  Preacher,  well  skill'd  in  the  Holy  Scrip- 
 tures. Of  that  his  Concordance  is  a  Specimen:  Which 
 for  the  contrivance  of  much  in  a  little  j  and  that  fo  as 
 to  help  in  expounding  many  places  of  Scripture,  is  the 
 beft  of  the  kind.  He  was  fometimes  fupported  by  cor- 
 reding  the  Prefs.  He  had  a  Hand  in  the  Supplement 
 to  Pool's  Annotations,  and  correcfted  both  the  Volumes 
 of  the  firft  ImpreiTion,  v^hich  is  by  far  the  beft. 
 
 Eml:  Mr.Batho, 
 
 Patcham  :  Mr.  James  Vifher,  M.  A.  of  Emmanuel 
 College  in  Cambridge.  After  his  Ejedtment,  he  kept  a 
 School,  and  preach'd  in  his  own  Houfe  at  Barking, 
 v/here  he  exchang'd  this  £or  a  better  Life,  An.  1691* 
 JEtat.  86. 
 
 Meejlham  :  Mr.  M^^ilUam  AngeL 
 
 ^  DAHJslNGl  Mv. Samuel  Nahbs  ;  who  livM  and  died 
 about  London  fbme  Years  fince,  very  Old  and  feeble. 
 
 Culfdon  :  Mr.  I{ichard  Koherts,  Brother  to  Sir  H^il- 
 liam  Roberts  of  M^iljden  in  Middlefex,  commonly  cali'd 
 the  Lord  Roberts,  the  greateft  and  moft  ancient  Free- 
 holder in  that  County.  Our  I{ichard  was  Educated 
 imder  Dr.  Prefton,  in  Emmanuel  College  in  Cambridge. 
 He  Married  the  eldeft  Daughter  of  Dr.  William  Gouge 
 of  Black^Fryars.  In  his  Miniftry  he  was  a  very  fervent 
 and  convincing  Workman,  and  blefs'd  with  great  Sue- 
 cefs  in  his  Labours.  He  was  richly  furnilli'd  with  all 
 good  Learning,  of  great  Induftry,  and  never  willing  to 
 be  found  Idle.  Being  turn'd  out  of  Culfdon,  he  plac'd 
 himfelf  and  Family  at  Watford  in  Hertfordfloire,  where 
 he  laboured  conftantly  ;  and  was  greatly  honour'd  and 
 belov'd  by  the  very  conforming  Clergy,  and  even  the 
 Anabaptifts  and  Quakers,  for  his  Prudence,  exemplary 
 Piety,  and  abundant  Charity  in  char  great,  but  poor 
 
 TCWH. 
 
 ,     Pl^alL 
 
 on 
 
in  the  County  <?/  S  U  R  R  E  T.  671 
 
 ~"  \  Vol.  II. 
 
 TValton  upon  T'pames  :  Mr.  David  Anderfin,  This 
 good  Man  being  Apprehenfive  of  a  return  of  Popery, 
 loon  after  his  EjeClment  crofs'd  the  Seas  and  went  into 
 ^eaUnd,  and  fettled  at  Middlcburgh,  with  his  Wife  and 
 Five  fmall  Children.  Having  no  Employment  there, 
 he  foon  confum'd  the  little  Mony  he  carry'd  over  with 
 him,  and  ow'd  a  Year's  Rent  for  his  Houfe,  and  was 
 reduc'd  lb  low  as  to  want  Bread :  And  fuch  was  his 
 Modefty,  that  he  knew  not  how  to  make  his  Cafe 
 known  in  a  ftrange  Country.  In  this  condition,  after 
 he  had  been  one  Morning  at  Prayer  with  his  Family, 
 his  Children  deiir'd  fome  Bread  for  their  Breakfaft : 
 But  having  none,  nor  Mony  to  buy  any,  they  all  burft 
 out  into  Tears.  In  this  forrowful  CalV,  the  Bell  ac 
 their  Door  rung,  and  Mrs.  Anderfon  went  to  fee  who 
 was  there,  in  a  mean  and  mournful  Habit.  The  Per- 
 fon  that  rang  the  Bell,  ask'd  for  the  Miftrefs :  She  an- 
 fwer'd  that  her  Name  was  Anderfon.  Here,  fays  he, 
 a  Gentleman  has  fent  you  this  Paper,  and  will  fend 
 you  in  ibme  Provifions  prcfently.  When  they  had 
 open'd  the  Paper,  they  found  Forty  Pieces  of  Gold  in 
 it.  The  Meflenger  went  away,  without  telling  his 
 Name,  or  whence  he  came.  Soon  after  came  a  Coun- 
 try-man with  a  Horle  load  of  Provifions,  of  Flefli, 
 Filli,  Herbs  and  Bread,  and  ail  things  neceflary  to 
 their  living  plentifully,  as  long  as  what  was  brought 
 would  keep  good.  Neither  did  he  tell  them  from 
 whence  they  came  ;  nor  did  they  know  to  their  dyimg 
 Day,  who  it  was  that  fo  leafonably  reliev'd  them. 
 But  Mr.  John  Quick,  (from  whofe  Memoirs  this  Ac- 
 count is  taken)  being  in  1681,  Paftor  of  the  E7iglijh 
 Church  ziMiddleburgh^  came  accidentally  to  the  Know- 
 ledge of  the  whole  matter.  For  being  at  the  Country- 
 Houle  of  one  Mijn  Heer  de  IQning,  a  Magiftrate  of  that 
 City,  and  happening  to  mention  this  Story,  M.  de 
 Koning  told  him  that  he  was  the  Perfbn  that  carried 
 the  Gold  from  Mijn  Heer  de  Hofie,  a  Pious  Merchant 
 of  that  Place,  with  whom  he  was  then  an  Apprentice. 
 He  added  that  Mi/n  Heer  de  Hqfte  cbferving  a  grave 
 Englitli  Minifter  walk  the  Streets  frequently,  with  a 
 dejected  Countenance,  enquir'd  privately  into  his  Cir- 
 cumftances,  and  apprehending  he  might  be  in  W^ant, 
 fenc  him  the  Gold  by  M.  De  K^emn^^m^^  the  Provi,- 
 
 fions 
 
672  The  EjeBed  or  Sile?jc'*d  MimJlerSy  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  fions  by  his  Country  Servant,  faying  with  a  very 
 Chriftian  Tendernefs,  God  forbid  that  any  of  Chrifts  Em^ 
 bajfadors  Jhould  be  Str anger Sy  and  xve  not  vlfit  them,  or  in 
 Diftrefs,  and  voe  not  ajfift  them.  But  he  exprelly  charg'd 
 both  his  Servants  to  conceal  his  Name. 
 
 This  Relief,  befides  prefent  Provifion,  enabled  Mr. 
 Anderfon  to  pay  his  Debts  :  And  he  could  not  help  com- 
 municating this  inftance  of  the  great  Goodnefs  of 
 GODy  to  his  Friends  and  Acquaintance  in  that  City. 
 This  coming  to  the  Ear  of  M.  de  Hofle,  he  afterwards 
 found  a  fecret  way  of  paying  Mr.  Anderjons  Rent  for 
 him  Yearly;  and  of  conveying  to  him  befides,  10/. 
 Sterling  every  Quarter  ^  which  he  manag'd  fo,  as  that 
 he  never  could  or  did  know  his  Benefactor.  M.  de 
 Ksning  kept  the  whole  matter  fecret,  as  long  as  his 
 Mafter  liv'd,  but  thought  himfelf  at  Liberty  to  give  this 
 account  of  it,  after  his  Death. 
 
 Upon  the  Deceafe  of  Mr.  Spang,  Minifter  of  the 
 Englijh  Church  at  Middlehurgh,  Mr.  Anderfon  was  un- 
 expededly  chofen  in  his  Head.  When  the  MelTenger 
 came  from  the  Church  to  acquaint  him  with  it,  his 
 Wife  was  fo  over-born  with  Joy  at  the  Goodnefs  of 
 GOD,  in  providing  them  a  fix'd  and  honourable 
 Alaintenance,  that  it  threw  her  into  a  Feaver,  of  which 
 file  died.  Mr.  Anderfon  in  fome  time,  grew  fickly,  and 
 died  alio  in  March  1677.  None  of  all  the  Minifters, 
 in  that  City,  Englifh,  French,  or  Dutch,  came  near  him 
 in  the  Gift  of  Prayer,  in  which  he  had  a  peculiar  ful- 
 nefs  and  fluency,  that  was  animated  with  very  melting 
 Affecftions.  The  Lords  of  the  City  became  Guardians 
 to  the  Five  Orphans  which  he  left  behind  him.  The 
 famous  Anna  Maria  Schurman  took  one  of  his  Daugh- 
 ters, and  Two  other  Dutch  Gentlewomen  the  Two 
 others,  and  became  Mothers  to  them.  And  the  un- 
 known Benefador  continu'd  his  kind  Offices  to  them 
 all.  M.  de  Hofle  rook  his  Two  Sons  under  his  own 
 Charge,  and  by  his  laft  Will  bequeath'd  a  good  Por- 
 tion to  each  of  his  Daughters.  He  order'd  that  the 
 Eldcft  Son,  who  was  very  hopeful  and  Pious,  fliould 
 be  brought  up  a  Scholar,  and  fettled  a  liberal  Exhibi- 
 tion upon  him  of  60  /.  per  Annuyn  Sterling,  for  his  Edu- 
 cation at  one  of  their  Univerfities,  where  he  afterwards 
 died  of  a  Confumption  ;  and  appointed  the  youngeft 
 Son  tG  be  bound  Apprentice;  and  when  he  fhould  be 
 
 out 
 
in  the  County  e?/  S  U  S  S  E  X.  67  j 
 
 out  of  his  Time,  to  receive  60  /.  Sterling,  to  begin  the  Vol.  IL 
 World  with.     So  wonderful  a  Providence  attended  this  ^•V'*^^ 
 Pious  Confeffor,  and  his  Children  after  him. 
 
 Eafi  Horjley:  Mr.Samjfon  Caryl 
 
 Char  hood :  Mr.  Pf^right.  This  was  a  fequeftred 
 Living ;  and  Mr.  H^right  was  caft  out  of  it  foon  after 
 the  Reftoration.  He  liv'd  privately  afterwards  ac 
 Darkjngy  and  did  not  long  furvive  it. 
 
 Mr.  Glyde,  Mr.  Beaumont^  Mr.  Srtiith^  and  Mr.  Story, 
 are  reprefented  as  Ejedted  at  uncertain  places  in  this 
 •County. 
 
 And  I  cannot  hear  of  any  who  Conformed  In  Surrey f 
 after  they  were  once  Ejected  for  Nonconformity. 
 
 In  the  County  0/  S  U  S  S  E  X. 
 
 L  E  WE  S  :  St.  AnnSf  Mr.  Edmrd  Newton,  M.  A. 
 St.  Michaels  :  Mr.  Gualter  Pojilcthwait^ 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Newton,  M.  A.  Was  Educated  in  Baliol 
 College  in  Oxon,  of  which  he  was  afcerwards  Fellow, 
 He  was  Ordain'd  by  the  Presbitery  of  Saru.m  in  St. 
 Thomas's  Church  in  that  City  j^nno,  1652.  He  firft: 
 ftatedly  excercis'd  his  Miniftry  at  Kjngfton  by  the  Sea 
 in  this  County ,  and  there  he  continued  four  or  five 
 Years.  His  Parifti  had  but  three  Houfes,  and  he  could 
 have  but  few  Hearers  from  thence :  But  fo  many  at- 
 tended his  Miniftry  from  neighbouring  Parilhes  that 
 he  had  a  good  Auditory.  Afterwards  he  fucceeded  his 
 Father  in  Law,  Mr.  Benjamin  Pickerings  (who  was  one 
 of  the  Aflembly  of  Divines)  at  St.  Anns  in  Lewes  ^nd 
 Southover,  and  he  Preach'd  one  Part  of  the  Day  in  one, 
 and  the  other  Part  of  the  Day  in  the  other,  with  ge-  . 
 neral  Acceptance,  'till  after  the  Reftauratlon  ;  and  was 
 attended  on  even  by  the  Royalifts.  When  the  Act  of 
 Uniformity  (ilenc'd  him,  he  with  a  great  deal  of  Sor- 
 row took  his  Leave  of  his  People  in  a  Sermon  on 
 2  Tim.  2.  7.  He  Preach'd  afterwards  privately;  and 
 had  a  Number  adhearing  to  him,  among  whom  he 
 did  his  Endeavour  to  promote  pracflical  Religion.  He 
 many  Ways  (har'd  in  the  Hardfhips  which  Proteftant 
 
 X  X         .  Diflen- 
 
6/4        The  Ejc^'edor Silenc^dMinifierSy  &c. 
 
 Vol  n  Dkifcnuers  were  afterwards  expos'd  to.  After  the  fivs 
 Aiile  Att  he  v.-as  fore  d  to  be  a  Stranger  to  his  own 
 Houfe  and  Famii),  and  could  not  have  the  Satis- 
 fa(ftion  of  converfing  with  them,  buL  by  ftealth,  and  in 
 difguife.  Warrants  Vv^ere  frequently  out  againft  him, 
 but  Providence  fo  far  hid  him  that  he  was  never  taken, 
 tho'  his  own  Houfe,  and  the  Houfes  of  his  Friends 
 were  ofrcn  fearch'd  for  him.  Once  he  was  cited  into 
 the  Spiritual  Court  for  not  coming  to  Church  ;  and 
 not  appearing,  he  was  Excommunicated  ^  and  the  Ex- 
 communication was  ordered  to  be  publifli'd  againft  him 
 in  the  Church,  at  the  very  fame  time  as  two  infamous 
 Women  had  the  like  Sentence  pafs'd  upon  them  j  and. 
 lb  the  Congregation  was  ordered  to  avoid  his  Compa- 
 ny and  Theirs.  This  Vv-as  provoking ;  But  his  Savi- 
 our before  him  was  numbred  with  Tranfgreflbrs^  and 
 crucify *d  between  two  Thieves.  A  Writ  was  after- 
 wards out  againft  him,  de  Excommunicato  c/!ptendo  I  but 
 he  kept  our  of  the  way  'till  means  were  found  to  fu- 
 perffde  it.  He  had  a  Licenfe  for  a  private  Houfe,  in 
 1671 5  and  upon  K.  James's  Indulgence,  he  publickly 
 exerc'^  a  his  Miniftry  in  a  Houfe  fitted  up  for  the  pur- 
 pofC)  and  continud  to  Officiate  alone  'till  1696,  when 
 Mr.  Thomas  Barnard  was  choien  joint  Paftor  with  him. 
 A  Difference  afterwards  unhappilv  arifing  about  a  new 
 place  of  Wordiip,  they  parted  afunder  in  1707,  and 
 had  two  diftin(5t  Congregations.  However,  he  conti- 
 nud his  Minifterial  Service 'till  1709;  when  Age  and 
 Infirmities  being  far  advanc'd  upon  him,  he  refign'd; 
 and  liv'd  'till  Jan.  I7rf,  when  it  pleas'd  GOD  to  re- 
 leafe  him.  ^^tat.  84,  or  85. 
 
 The  Congregation  at  Mnidflone  fwhich  was  his  Na- 
 tive place)  would  willingly  have  had  him  after  his 
 Ejc(fl:ment  at  LevQcs ;  but  he  rather  chofe  to  continue  in 
 a  place  where  he  had  already  found  his  Miniftry  ac- 
 ceptable and  ufeful.  He  continued  his  Miniftry  there 
 Four  or  Five  Years  in  private,  and  Forty  Seven  in 
 publick;  in  all,  Fifty  One,  or  Fifty  Two.  He  was  a 
 plain,  ferious,  pradtical  Preacher.  He  ftudied  to  be 
 as  inoftenftvc  as  he  could  with  a  good  Conlcience ;  and 
 he  had  the  general  good  Opinion  both  of  the  Minifters 
 and  People  of  the  Eftablifh'd  Church. 
 
 Mr, 
 
in  the  County  <?/  S  U  S  S  E  X.  67^ 
 
 Mr.  Gunlter  Foftlethwayt,  .was  Congregational  in  his  Vol.  IL 
 Judgment.  He  was  a  found  Preacher,  holy  Liver,  w^^'v*^/ 
 andftrict  Governour  of  the  Flock  that  was  his  Charge« 
 He  was  in  the  fifth  Monarchy  Notion,  as  appear'd  by 
 fomeching  he  Printed :  But  his  private  Opinions  aifedt- 
 ed  not  his  Ordinary  Preaching.  He  had  many  Seals 
 of  his  Miniftry,  and  extraordinary  Chriftians  of  his 
 Society  3  the  Fruits  of  whofe  Strict  and  Pious  Family 
 Government,  appear'd  in  many  of  thofe  who  defcend- 
 ed  from  them.  Upon  the  Return  of  King  Charles 
 the  II.  fome  attempted  to  infnare  him  with  the  Oaths 
 to  the  Government,  which  he  took  vvithcu:  Scruple. 
 He  dijcd  An.  i6ji,  and  was   fucceeded  by  Mr.  Jcfe^h 
 
 PETl>f^O  I{TH:  Francis  CheyyteL  D.  D.  A  no^ 
 ted  Member  of  the  Univerfity  of  Oxon.  One  of  the 
 Alfembly  of  Divines.  A  Man  of  conliderable  Learn- 
 ing and  great  Abilites.  He  left  a  very  valuable  Liv- 
 ing for  the  Sake  of  his  Coiifcience,  after  King 
 Charles's  Reftauration,  as  he  had  before  quitted  his 
 ProfeiTors  Place,  and  the  Prefidentfliip  of  St.  Johis 
 College  becaufe  he  would  nor  take"  the  Engagements 
 He  was  voted  Parfon  of  Petworth,  which  Parlcnage 
 was  then  let  for  700/.  per  Anninrij  by  an  Ordinance 
 of  Parliament.  When  he  was  with  the  Earl  of  Ejfex 
 in  Cornvpalf  he  was  a  very  goodly  Perfon,  of  great 
 Strength  and  undaunted  Courage;  his  Commands 
 were  as  readily  obeyed  by  any  Colonels  in  that  Army 
 as  the  Generals  own.  He  had  a  publick  Spirit, 
 and  was  a  true  Lover  of  his  Country^  and  had  as 
 great  an  Intereft  in  it,  and  as  inlarg'd  a  Heart  for 
 GOD  and  the  promoting  the  Intereft  of  the  Gof- 
 pel  as  any  Man  in  the  Age  he  liv'd  in.  He  was  the 
 Son  of  Dr.  Cheynel,  the  moft  celebrated  Phylician  ia 
 in  Oxford^  who  bred  him  a  Scholar,  and  liv'd  to  fee 
 him  Fellow  of  M^?-f^w  College,  where  he  redded  ma« 
 ny  Years,  took  the  Degree  of  B.  D.  and  was  invited 
 by  Mr.  Holmany  to  accept  of  a  Living  from  him  not 
 far  from  Banbury^  of  feveral  Hundreds  per  Annum  ^ 
 where  he  liv'd  a  while,  and  had  a  ruffle  with  Arch^ 
 Bifliop  Laud  while  in  his  Height.  In  the  beginning 
 of  the  V/ar,  he  was  moftly  with  the  Earl  o(  Ejjex,  He 
 Was  one  of  ;he  Divines  fent  down  by  she  Parliament 
 
676  The  Eje[ied  or  Silenced  Mimflers^  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    to  the  Treaty  oiXJxhridge-y  and  one  of  the  Vifitors  of 
 
 v/"V^^  the  Univeriity  of  Oxford,  where  he   was  made  Prefi- 
 
 dent  of  St.  Johns.     Afterwards   retiring  to  Petworth^ 
 
 he  diligently  attended   his  Charge  there,    and  God 
 
 gave  great  Succefs  to  his  Miniftry.     He   liv  d  Hofpi- 
 
 tably  and  Charitably  j  and  never  encreas'd  his  Eftatc 
 
 by  any   of  his  Preferments.     Mr.  PFood  the  Oxonian 
 
 fpeaks  of  his  being  diftracted  :  And  I  have  been  told 
 
 by  Mr.  Stretton  (than  whom   none   was  better  able  to 
 
 give  an  Account  of  him)  that  he  was  indeed  diforder*d 
 
 in  his  Brain,  fome  Years  before   his   Death  :  But  he 
 
 was  perfedtly  recover'd  to  a  found  Mind,  before  he 
 
 retir'd  from  Petworth.  *  He  afterwards  liv'd  privately 
 
 H€hath[^2.  little  Village  near  Prefton  and     Bright-helmfione 
 
 Prmtedfe"  ^f^ere  he  had  an  Eftate :  and  there  he   died  in  Sep^ 
 
 'vW  S.r.^^^^        1663. 
 
 rnms  he-  '  ^ 
 
 fort  the 
 
 Lords  and  Commons,  and  upon  puhlich  Occaftons.  The  Rife,  Growth, 
 and  Danger  oi  Soclnianifm.  ^to.  1^43.  Chillingworthi  Noviflima, 
 4fo.  1543.  Divers  Letters  to  Dr.  Jafp.  Mayne,  concerning  falfe  PrO" 
 phets- ^t&.  1647.  ^  Copy  of  fome  Letters  which  pafs'd  at  Oxford,  Be^ 
 tween  him  and  Dr.  Hammond.  A  Relation  of  a  Difputation  in  St. 
 Mary's  Church  in  Oxon,  between  Mr.  Cheynel,  and  Mr.  Erburg  a  So- 
 c'mian.  Ofto-  1646.  The  Divine  Trinunity  of  the  Father  Son  and 
 Holy  Ghoft.  %vo,  1650.  A  Difcuflion  of  Mr.  Fry'sfTencnts,  c^^. 
 jind  Socinianifm  pro^^d  to  be  an  unchrijiian  DoBrine. 
 
 *  See  it  Mr.  Richard  Stretton  M.  A.  *  of  New  College  in  Ox- 
 
 fhort  Ac'  on^  was  AiTiftant  to  this  Dr.   Cheynel  at  Petvporth,  from 
 count  of      the  Beginning  of  1658  till  Michaelmafs  1660  j  and 'tis 
 his  Life     fQj.  |.[^2^  Reafon  I  think  it  proper  to  infert  him  here 
 annex  d       pj^  ^^^  ^^^^  '^^   LeicefterJJoire    dhoMl    1631,  and  was 
 s&  his  'Fw  ^efcended  from  the  Strettons  of  Stretton  in  that  County. 
 IZnb  Mr  ^^  ^^^^  Chaplain  of  his  College  in  the  Univerfity,  as 
 ^3jf'fJ^^Bi(liopG«;2w/»g  had  been  fome  time  before.    'He  was 
 Henry^     folem.nly  Ordain'd  to  the  Miniftry,  with   Fafting  and 
 Prayer,  and  the  laying  on  of  the  Hands  of  the  Pres- 
 bytery, at  Arundel,  OB.  16.  1658.  At  Michaelm^fs  1660 
 Dr.  Cheynel  was  put  out  at  Petworth,  to  make  room  for 
 Dr.  Kjng  Bifiiop  of  Chkhef^er.     Mr.  Stretton  however 
 ftaid   and    Preach'd  there  till   November,    having  two 
 Friends,  vi:{.  Captain  Taylor  and  Mr.  B^Jw^r^,  who  were 
 very  great  with  the  Bifliop,  and  prevented  his  fending 
 down  any  other.    The  Bifhop  by  them  offer'd  Mr. 
 
 Stretton 
 
in  the  County  (?f  S  U  S   S  E  X.  677 
 
 Stretton  loo l.fer  Annuniy  and  rhe  Choice  of  any  Pre- Vol.  II. 
 bend  he  had  chat  was  vacant,  if  he  would  be  his  Cu-  w/"V^ 
 rate   there:    But  Mr.  Stretton   not   being  fatisficd   to 
 Conform,  declin'dit:  And  upon  the  Bilhops  fending 
 another  down  to  the  Place,  he  quitted  it.     Coming  to 
 London,  he  providentially  met  Mr.  Jnmes  Nalton  the  ve- 
 ry next   Day,  who  carried  him  to  the  Lord  Fairfax 
 who  was  in  great  Want  of  a  Chaplain.     My  Lord  took 
 him  down  with  him  to  his  Seat  in  Torkjhirc,  and  treat- 
 ed him  with  great  Kindnefs  and  Relped,  and  fo  did 
 all  the  Family.     Upon  his  Marriage  my  Lord  gene- 
 roufly  fetled  an  handfom   Annuity   upon  him  lor  his 
 and  his  Wife's  Life,  which  was  a  great  Support  to 
 him  all  his  Days.     He   continu'd  ftill  in  the  Family, 
 and  had  a  Child  or  two  born  there;  and  did  not  re- 
 move till  my  Lord?  Death.     While  he  was  there,  he 
 had    an   Oportunity  of  being  acquainted  with  many 
 worthy  Perfons  iu  thofe  Pares,  and  among  the  reft  with 
 Judge  I{pkfil;y,  who  continu'd  ever  after  his  firm  Friend. 
 Upon  the  Lord  Fairfax's  Death,  he  remov'd  to  Leejs, 
 and     exercis'd  his  Miniftry   in  the  Congregationr  of 
 Dijfenters    there,    for  (\y,   or    feven  Years.     In   1677 
 iie  remov'd   to  London,  and  gathered  a  Congregation 
 there.     In  1683,  he  fuffer'd  fix  Months  Imprifonment 
 in  Newgate  for  refufing  the  Oxford  Oath-,  and  was  the 
 firft  of  ten  Minifters  Irnprifon  d  there  at  that  time,  up- 
 on that  Account.     He  had  not  been  at  his  own  Houfe 
 in  ten  Weeks  Time,  but  the  very  next  Morning  after 
 his  Return  to  it  ffo  very  vigilant  were  the  Spies  and 
 Informers)  he  was  feiz'd  by  the  City  Marfliall  at  five  a 
 Clock  in  the  Morning,  his  Papers  were  fecur'd,  and 
 he  was  carried  before  the  King  and  Council.     Some 
 would  have  had  his  Papers  look'd  into,  but  the  King 
 faid  he  believ'd   there  was  no   Treafon   there.     He 
 was   foon     difmifs'd    and    carried    before    the  Lord 
 Mayor,  who  treated  him  very  civily,  and  would  have 
 perfwaded    him    to  take  the  Oxford  Onth^  but  he  not 
 being  (atisiied  to  do  it,  was  committed.     While  he  was 
 in  Nexvgate  Mr.  Smith  the  Ordinary  carried  ir  refpedt- 
 fully,  and  defir'd  his  Afliftancc  in  the  Chapel,  in  Dre- 
 paring  the  condemned  Criminals  for  their  Death.  Cap- 
 tain t{ichardfon  the  Keeper  was  alfo  civil  to  him,  arii 
 fome  were  offended   at  it.     Sir   I{nger  Veftrnnge  wh» 
 was  then  the  Mouth  of  the  fiery  Party,  in  o»e  of  his 
 X  X  3  Papers 
 
678         The  Ejected  or  Silem''d  Mmifiers^  S^c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Papers  publiih'd  about  that  time,  refieded  on  the 
 Captain,  for  admitting  Stretton  the  Jefuite  to  vilit  Cap- 
 tain PVakct,  who  lay  under  the  Sentence  of  Con- 
 demnation, at  his  Pleafure.  But  Mr.  Stretton  count- 
 ed it  not  worth  his  While  to  take  any  Notice  of 
 it.  Mr.  i^Vood  the  Oxonian  reprefents  Mr.  Stretton  as 
 a  Traveller  beyond  Sea:  Whereas  he  himfelf  hath  told 
 mc  more  than  once,  that  Lambeth  Ferry  Boat,  was  the 
 greateft  VefTelhe  ever  was  in. 
 
 When  he  was  releas'd  form  his  Imprifonment,  he 
 continued  Preaching  privately  to  his  Congregation. 
 And  when  King  James  granted  publick  Liberty,  he 
 made  ufe  of  it,  but  never  joln'd  in  any  Addrefs  of 
 Thanks  upon  that  Occafion:  But  was  very  thankful 
 for  the  Liberty  by  Act  of  Patiiament,  after  the  Revo- 
 
 -  lution,  which  he  endeavour'd  to  make  the  beft  ufe  of 
 he  could.  After  Dr.  Annrjleys  Death ,  He  was  the  Per- 
 fon  that  took  Care  of  the  Morning  Led;ure,  in  its  re-- 
 moval  to  the  re\eral  Parts  of  the  City  and  Suburbs, 
 pne  Fortnight  after  another.  When  there  were 
 DoClrinal  and  Perfonal  Differences  among  the  Dif- 
 fcnters,  he  was  aclive  in  his  Endeavours  for  Peace^: 
 And  ever  a  Zealous  Promoter  of  Works  of  Charity. 
 He  was  very  helpful  to  poor  Country  Minillers,  and 
 fcem'd  to  make  it  a  main  Part  of  his  Bufinefs,  to  find 
 out  Hands  that  were  able  to  give,  and  that  needed  to 
 receive,  and  to  bring  them  together.  He  was  a  great 
 Encouraecr  of  Younger  Minillers,  and  feem'd  to  take 
 Delight  in  doing  Good.     He  continu'd    his  publick 
 
 -  Service  till  within  ten  Weeks  of  his  Death.  He  was 
 refign  a  to  the  Will  of  God  In  his  lad  Illnefs :  And  on 
 July  -i.  1712,-  he  finifli'd  his  Courfe  and  fell  afleep  in 
 the  Lord,  and  was  interred  a  few  Days  after  in  Bi^n- 
 hilficUs.  I  know  of  nothing  he  has  Printed,  but  a  Pa- 
 per caird.  The  Protcftnjit  Co7ifornnft  i  or  A  Plea  for  Mo^ 
 deration^  contained  in  a  Letter  from  one  Conforming 
 Minifter  to  another,  w'ich  his  Anfwer  to  it,  Printed  in 
 
 Selfccr/ib:  Mr.  Edmund  Thorpe :  M.  A.  Born  at  pfyj- 
 xam  in  Ksnt  of  Religious  Parents.  Train'd  up  \n 
 School  Learning  under  Mr.  Walter^  an  Eminent  School- 
 Mafter  in  that  Town.  He  made  fuch  Proficiency 
 \\\u  ar  fouftebn  h^  wa§  admitted  in  Chrift'%  College 
 
in  the  Count)  ^/SUSSEX,  679 
 
 Cambridge,  where  he  for  Ibme  time  had  the  celebrated  Vol.  II. 
 Dr.   Henry  More  for  his  Tutor.     He  was  firft  fix  d  as  w^'^v^'VJ 
 Paftor  at  Lnburn  in  K^ent,  a  Scqueftrarion.     But  the 
 Incumbent  being  reftor'd  again,  he  remov'd  to  Pemhery 
 in  the  fVeaU,  which  being  an  obfcure  Village  that  af- 
 forded no  fultable  Society,  he  foon  remov'd  to  Seljcomh, 
 where  he  difcharg'd  hisMiniftry  to  general  SatisfaClioa 
 being  foUow'd  by   many  cut  of  the  Neighbouring  Pa- 
 riflics,  til  the  Bartholomew  A6\  Ejedled  him.     He  took 
 his  Leave  of  his  People,  with  a  Sermon  on  2  Cor.  i.  12. 
 Por  our    rejoyceing  is    this,    the    Tcjtimony    of  our  Con- 
 fcience  Sec  ^  at  which  there  were  many  weeping  Eyes. 
 He  was  at  that  time  very  dcfticute;  having  five  Chil- 
 dren, and  none   of  them  able  to  (liift  for  themfelves, 
 and  but  1 9  /.  -per  Annum  to  fubfift    them ;    But  God 
 cook   Care  of  him  and   them.     He  was  generally  be- 
 lov'd  by  all   Sorts ;  and    had  the  firft  Year  after  his 
 being  Ejedled,  to   the  value  of  50  /.  given  him  in  Pre- 
 fents.     He  afterwards   taught  School  privately,    and 
 was  conniv'd  ar.     He  had  many  Boarders,  and  ip  liv'd 
 Comfortably.     Many  Gentlemen   in  Ksnt  and  Sujfex 
 fent   their  Children  to  him,  and  even  three  Conform- 
 ing Minifters  trufted  him  with  the  Education  of  their 
 Sons,  and  one  of  them  when  he  lay  on  his  Death  Bed, 
 defir'd  Mr.  Hhorpe  to  be  the  Guardian  of  his  two  Sons  ; 
 which  Truft  he  difcharg'd   with  great  Faithfullnefs. 
 Among  other   of  his  Scholars  Dr.  Oats  was  one,  who 
 v/as  afterwards  ^o  well  known,  and  {o  much  regarded 
 by  fome,  and  hated  by  others  for;his  Difcovcry  of  the 
 Popifli  Plot,  in   167S.     He  fo  thriv'd  in  a  few  Years 
 time,  that  he  maintained  two  of  his  Sons  at  the  Uni- 
 verfity,  who  ftudied  Phyfick,  not  being  fatisfied  with 
 Conformity.     He  never  had  any  fettled  Meeting,  but 
 Preach'd  in    his  own    Family,    and  cccafionally  elllv 
 where.     After  Ibme  time  he  remov'd  to  Brcnchly  in  thQ 
 Weald  oi  Kj'fit,  where  he  had  an  agreeable  Neighbour- 
 hood, and  a  Fair  and  Friendly   Correfpondence  with 
 Mr.   Moncton  the  Minifter  of   the    Pari  Hi,  on  vvhofe 
 Miniftry  he  attended  both  Parts  of  the  Lords  Day ; 
 Preaching  himfelf  between  the  Sermons.     He  was  one 
 of  very  moderate  Principles,  and  a  confidera'ble  Scho- 
 lar, a  good  Poer,  no  contemptible  Orator,  and  well 
 skill'd  both  in   polemical  and  praclical  Divinity.     Hc~ 
 died    at  Brenchlyj   March  ij.   1.67-^.     /Etat   57.     His 
 X  X  4  'Funeral 
 
68o  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minijters  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Funeral  Sermon  was  Preach'd  by  Mr.  Monclon  the  Pa- 
 \y^\/^^^  rlfli  Miniftcr,  who  gave  him  an  handfome  Charadler, 
 His  eldeft  Son  Mr.  Thomns  Thorpe  ("after-wards  Phyfi- 
 cian  at  Ajhford  in  Ksnt)  may  in  EfFed:  be  faid  to  have 
 been  filenc'd  by  the  Bartholomew  Adl,,  becaufe  he  ftu- 
 died  Divinity,  and  defign'd  for  the  Miniftry,  but  the 
 Terms  of  Conformity  fix  d  by  that  Ad:  diverted  him. 
 
 From  another  that  was  an  intimate  Friend  of  Mr. 
 Thorpes,  I    have  this  farther  Account.    He  xvas  a  judi- 
 cious,  well  Jiudied    Divine  5  a  Man  mighty  in  the  Serifs 
 tures,  of  great  nnd  exemplary  Piety,  and  a  moji  fvoeet  oblig- 
 ing Temper '  Of  great   Moderation  and  Candour  in  Dijfen- 
 ting  from  other s-^  and  much  applied  to,  by  the  Pious  and 
 Learned  of  his  Acrjunincanee,  for  his  Thoughts  in  diffcult 
 Cafes,  and  upon  the  Contrcverfies  of  his  time,  oti  rvhieh  Oc- 
 cafion   he  wrote  fever al  thiyigs,  which   are  in  the  Hands  of 
 his  Fiieyids.     He   wrote    i,   fome   Animadverfions  on 
 t  He    hus  jy^jj.^  Trucmans  Natural  and  Moral  Impotency  ;  f  and  alfo 
 expre^es     ^^  another  Treatife  of  the    fame   Author,   a.  Some 
 ^M  '  Thoughts  upon  the  grand  Affair  of  Toleration  by  Way 
 •  ^  rjsja.  of  Remarks  on  fome  things  publifli'd  upon  that  Sub- 
 t'ural  andj^^i  i"  which  many  Particulars  of  Nonconformity  are 
 Moral       dicufs'd.   3.  In   Defence  of   P^cdobaptifm,     He  was  a 
 Impoten-p  great  Acquaintance  of  that  Learned  and  Pious  Gentle- 
 cy  :  Efl-,    man,  Mr.  Pclhill   of  Burwajh,  who  had  a  great  Ref- 
 fi  Veli-  ^  pcd  for  him :  And  he  held  a  very  pleafing  and  uleful 
 mus,  qui- Cerrefpondence  with  him. 
 bus  an- 
 
 nunciatur  Evangelium  Dei,  ut  Credentes  Servemur  per  Zc  prop- 
 ter Jefum  Chriiium :  Sed  non  eft,  (a  nobis  Scilicet)  ut  velimus, 
 mid  5^  quatenus  operatur  in  nobis  Gratia  Dei  Vivifica.  Eft  tamen 
 ut  mediis  omnibus  utamur,  quibus  ad  optatam  GratioD  &  Glorias 
 Metam,  intus  agente  Spiritu,  perferamur. 
 
 Burwajh:  Mr.  Thomas  Goldhnm^  Soon  after  his  En- 
 trance on  the  iMiniftry,  he  was  difturb'd  by  a  Quaker, 
 who  entring  his  Church,  and  walking  toward  the 
 Pulpit  like  a  Ghoft,  faid  to  him,  lam  fent  with  a  Mef- 
 fage  from  God  to  thee.  Mr.  Goldham  who  was  a  quick 
 and  ready  Man  crying  out,  faid,  what  to  me?  Yea  faid 
 the  Quaker  to  thee  3  faid  Mr.  Goldham  to  him  doft  thou 
 know  my  Name  ?  Kay  faid  the  Quaker,  I  know  it  not, 
 Mr.  Goldham  faid  to  him,  if  God  had  fent  thee  to  me, 
 jhe  could  have  told  thee  my  Name,  And  fince  he  had 
 .'lor,  he  endeavcur'd   to  convince  him  he  might  be 
 
 miilakeu 
 
intheCountjof  S  U  S  S  E  X,  6Si 
 
 miftaken  in  the  Perfbn  whom  he  was  fenc  to.     At  this  Vol.  II. 
 the  poor  Man  was  confounded,  and  the  People  were  wO^-^ 
 fatisfy'd,  without  any  Difputation.     This  Mr.  Goldham 
 was  a  Man  of  good  polite  JLearning,  and  an  Accepta- 
 ble Preacher. 
 
 Brightling :  Mr.  Jofeph  Bennet.    He  was  a  Minifter's 
 Son,  but  his  Father  died  young.     Falling  to  the  care 
 of  his  Uncle,  Thomas  Englijh,  Efq;  he  Educated  him 
 at  the  Free  School  at  Tunbridge,  from  whence  he  went 
 about  Fourteen  to  Cambridge,  with  a  particular  recom- 
 mendation from  his  Mafter,  who  us'd  to  be  fparing  of     • 
 fuch  Favours.     His  Uncle  defign  d  him  for  the  Living 
 of  Brightling^  of  which  he  was  the  Patron.    He  was  of 
 St.  John's  College  in  Cambridge,  and   Mr.  Goodwin  was 
 his  Tutor,  whom   he  often  commended  for  his  Piety 
 and  Learning,  and  good  management  of  his  Pupils. 
 While  he  was  profecutlng  his  Studies,  the  Living  of 
 Brightling   became    vacant.     Another   was  prefented, 
 and  it  was  privately  agreed  that  he  fliould  have  the 
 whole  Profit  of  the  Living,  'till  Mr.  Bennet  was  fit  for 
 it,  and  then   fliould  refign   it.     But  when  after  fome 
 time,  his  Promile  was   claim'd,  he  refus'd  ;    and  fo 
 Mr.  Bennet  was  forc'd  to  wait  for  the  Death  of  the 
 new  Incumbent.    In  the  mean  time,  he  liv'd  in  the 
 Family  of  Sir  J,  H^oolaJ}on  at  Highgate,  where  he  had 
 leifure  for  Study,  and  opportunity  of  hearing  and  con- 
 verfing  with  the  London  Minifters,  and  particularly  of 
 attending   on  the    Miniftry   of  Archbifliop  Vjher   at 
 GreyS'Inn,  Returning  into  his  own  Country,  he  preach'd 
 at  a  place  call'd  Hoo,  near  the  Sea  fide  ;  and  the  Air 
 not  agreeing  with  him  there,  at  Burvp^Jh.     At  length 
 the  Incumbent  dying,  he   was  prefented  to  Brightling 
 Living  in  16583  and  fet  himfelf  to  do  all  the  good 
 he   could,  in   conftant  Preaching,  Catechizing,  Vifit- 
 ing,  and  faithfully  Admonifliing,  and  Reproving  as  he 
 faw  occafion.     His  Zeal  was  not   laid   out  in  little 
 Matters,   but  in   promoting  Pradllcal   Religion.     He 
 laid  his  main  Strefs  upon  a  credible  Chrlftian  ProfefTi- 
 on,  in  the   Adminiftration   of  Sealing   Gofpel  Ordi- 
 nances, and  was  much  againfl  Extremes.     He  could 
 yiot  forbear  wondring  at  fome,  who  he  obferv'd  refus'd 
 to  baptize  the  Children  of  any  but  fuch  as  were  ftated 
 Communicants  at  fome  times,  and  yet  at  other  rimes 
 
 would 
 
682  The  Ejected  or  ^ilenc'^d  Mimjlers^  8rc. 
 
 V©I.  II.  would  not  (lick  at  Baptizing  fuch  as  were  offer*d,whether 
 s.^-O/**'^  their  Parents  made  any  credible  ProfefTion  or  not.  While 
 he  kept  his  Benefice,  he  liv'd  Hofpitably,  and  was  very 
 Charitable.  When  the  kdi  of  Uniformity  came  out, 
 the  neighbouring  Minifters  who  complied,  were  very 
 earneft  in  preiTing  him  to  concur  with  them ;  but  he 
 could  not  be  fatlsfied  to  do  it.  He  complained  that 
 there  was  not  fufficient  time  allow'd  for  the  weighing 
 and  coniidering  the  Alterations  made,  {o  that  many 
 mull  n^s^ds  make  their  Declarations  at  an  utter  un- 
 certainty. Inllead  of  wondring  that  (b  many  refus'd, 
 he  thought  it  ftrange  that  there  was  nor  many  mere, 
 pie  for  his  part  thought  himfelf  oblig'd  to  adhere  to 
 tlic  Caufe  of  Reformation.  And  yet  he  and  his  Peo- 
 l  '■  could  not  part  without  mutual  Concern  and  Sor- 
 row, He  liv'd  in  the  Parifli  Twenty  Years  after  his 
 EjeClment.  He  (qi  up  a  School,  and  it  began  to  flou- 
 rifn,  but  was  difpers'd  again,  by  the  Vilitation  in  1665. 
 The  Min'.iler  of  the  place  then  withdrawing  for  his 
 own  Safety,  he  was  fo  Compaifionate  that  he  vifited 
 the  People,  who  died  in  great  numbers;  and  coniider- 
 ing the  Circumftances  of  the  Place,  more  of  them  were 
 carried  off  in  proportion,  than  in  the  City  of  London 
 i\  felf-  He  refign'd  himfelf  and  his  Family  to  the 
 care  of  Divine  Providence,  and  none  of  them  were 
 vifitcd,  tho'  he  went  daily  among  them  thar  were. 
 This  greatly  endear'd  him  to  fober  Perfons  of  all 
 Ranks ;  fo  that  when  the  Five  Mile  Acl  took  place, 
 none  would  execute  it  upon  him  ;  and  he  remained 
 unmolefted.  His  Motto  was,  Gnd's  good  Providep^-e  he 
 mine  Inheritance ;  and  it  was  anfwer'd  to  him:  For 
 when  his  Family  eiicreas'd^  he  was  furprizingly  pro- 
 vided for;  lo  that  tho'  he  never  had  much,  yet  he  ne- 
 ner  was  in  any  diltreiiing  want.  He  generally  had  a 
 few  Boarders  and  Scholars  to  reach,  which  was  at 
 once  an  help  and  a  Diverlion.  He  had  fome  trouble 
 from  the  Spiritual  Courts,  but  the  interpofitlon  of 
 Friends,  kept  things  from  running  to  Extremity.  He 
 delighted  in  his  Alinifterial  Employment,  and  there- 
 fore took  the  Charge  of  a  fmall  Peoole  about  Eight  or 
 Ten  Miles  from  his  Dwelling  ;  and  tho'  they  could 
 do  little  for  him,  he  prench'd  to  them  conftanrly.  And 
 when  Age  grew  upon  him,  he  went  and  lettled  among 
 them   at   Hftflings.     Rut  before  his  removal  thither, 
 
 fome 
 
in  the  County  f?/  S  U  S  S  EX.  6  8  3 
 
 fome  malicious  Peopl^without  rhc  leaft  Foundation,  Vol  IL 
 form'd  a  defign  of  acculing  him  of  High  Treafon.    Ic 
 was  pretended  that  he  preached  a  Thankfgiving  Ser- 
 mon for  a  fuppos'd  Victory   of  Monmouth's  over  the 
 King'sOForces,  while  he  himfeif  knew  nothing  of  the 
 matter.     One  whom  they  would  have  made  ufe  of  asa 
 Witnefs  againft  him,  readily  clear'd  him,  and  ov.n'd 
 that  he  did  not  know  he  had  ever  feen  his  Face  before. 
 When  fome  yet  infilled  on   Bail,  and  others  were  for 
 confining  him,  a  Teftimonial  was  procured  for  him  by 
 E.  P.  oi  Burvp^/h,  Efq;  from  a  Neighbour  of  his,  that 
 was  as  high  as  any  Man,  which  brought  him  off».  and 
 his  Enemies  were  afliam'd  of  their  doings.     His  Suf- 
 ferings did  not  txafperate  him ,  nor  was  he  fo  much 
 againft  the  Churchj'^as  to  be  an  Enemy  to  a  charitable 
 dccafional  Communion  with  it.    He  heartily  Embrac'd 
 all  that  appear'd  Lovers.of  ferious  Religion,  and  was 
 himfeif  a  lively  Pattern  of  undifTembled   Piety.  ^  He 
 prevented  his  People's  Addrefling  in   K.  James's  time, 
 for  which  Sir  Thomas  Dyke  thank'd  him,  prcm/ifing  it 
 iliould  be  remembred  in  his  Favour.     He  had  a  great 
 Tendernefs  towards  Vagabonds.     He  us'd   to  fay  ic 
 was,  becaufe  they  were  generally  treated  as  Perfons 
 Outlawed,  and  regarded  by  none.     He  never  entef'd 
 into  Difcourfe  with  them,  without  giving  thern  fome- 
 thing :   And  tho*  he  was  often  impos'd  on,  yet  its  to  be 
 hop'd,  he  fornetimes  this  way  did  fome  Good.     He  was 
 blind  for  fometime  before  his  Death,  and  his  Memory 
 ftrangely  decay  *d.     Being  ask'd  in  the  latter  part  of  his 
 Life,  about  his  Sentiments  .of  his  Nonconformity,  he 
 laid  that  they  had  for  fubftance  been  always  the  fame; 
 and  that  he  had  great  Peace  and  Sacisfaclion  in   this 
 Confideration,  that  worldly  Regards  had  not  innuenc'd 
 him  ;   but  only  the  Word  of  GOD,  and  an  unbyafs'd 
 Confcience :  And  were  it  to  do  again,  he  muft  do  as 
 he  had  done  formerly.     He  pafs'd  thro'  the  World 
 with  a  Cbaracler  as  unftain'd  as  moft  Men  ;  and  died 
 in  a  good  Old  Age,  at  the  latter  end  of  the  Year  1707. 
 He  left  behind  him  a  Son  in  the  Miniftry,  who  is  Fel- 
 low Labourer  with  Mr.  Shower,  in  Old  Jewry,  London, 
 
 May  field:  Mr.  John  Maynard,  M.  A.  Born  of  a  gen- 
 teel Family  in  this  County,  and  bred  in  Oxen.  An 
 ppiiilient  and  Judicious  Divine  |   a  Member  of  the 
 
 AiTem- 
 
684  T7;^  Ejected  or  Silenc*(i  Minijlers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    AfTembly :  And  tho'  at  his  *  H|^th  he  was  a  Benefador 
 v^^^V-^  to  Magdalen-Hall  in  Oxon,  where  he  had  a  pare  of  his 
 *  Beftdes  Education,  yet  Mr.  PVood,  their  Hiftorian,  has  not  one 
 fome  Ser-  good  word  for  him. 
 
 mons  befoye  _,,     _.  ,       ♦    « 
 
 the  Hffufe  af  Comntons,  he  hath  Printed,  The  Young  Mans  Remem- 
 brancer, and  Old  Man's  Monitor,  %vo.  1660.  The  Law  of  GOD 
 Ratify'd  by  the  Gofpel  of  Chrift;  or,  the  Harmony  of  the  Doftrine 
 of  Faith  with  the  Law  of  Righteoufnefs ;  ^vo.  1674. 
 
 Ac  the  fame  place  was  Silenc'd  Mr.  Blins  Paul  d^A- 
 Ydnda.  His  firft  Settlement  in  this  County  was  under 
 Dr.  Cheynel,  in  one  Branch  of  the  Cure  of  Petvoorth  j 
 from  whence  he  remov'd  to  Patcham,  and  thence  to 
 Mayfield,  where  he  was  AfTiftant  to  Mr.  Maynard,  who 
 allow'd  him  all  the  Tithe,  referving  to  himfelf  the  Par- 
 fonage-Houfe  only,  and  the  Glebe.  He  was  Ejedled 
 from  hence  by  the  Barthol9mew  Adl;  and  was  after- 
 wards Minifter  of  the  French  Church  in  Canterbury-, 
 He  was  one  of  conliderable  AccompliOiments,  a  va- 
 luable Preacher,  and  of  a  very  agreeable  Conver- 
 fation. 
 
 Downton :  Mr.  H^iUlam  Cordery. 
 
 ^1  have  in      Poundington  :  Mr.  John  Bjdge  f.     He  was  a  laborl- 
 9Tty  Hands  ous  and  learned  Man:  A  confiderable  Linguift,  Phi- 
 0  Latin    lofopher,  and  Divine  j  a  great  Critick  and  Tcxcuary, 
 Manufcript  but  not  Popular. 
 of  his i  En- 
 
 tituled.  CERTAMINA  ECCLESIASTICA  ANGLICANA  :  Seu 
 Colluftationes  Nonconformiftarum  :  i.  e.  Commentarius  Brevis  de 
 MiniftrisQuibufdam  Ecclefiae  Anglicans  Ritibus  5c  Ordinationibus 
 quibufdam  Eccledafticis  Conformitatem  denegantibus.  Ipforum 
 Gefi:a  8t  PerpefTiones  compleftens,  a  Rcligionis  Reformatx  in  An- 
 glia  Primordiisj  ad  Prasfentem  eorundem  ftarum  deduftus.  Cum 
 Supplemento,  Authore  V.  CL.  Johanne  Corbetto.  He  brings  down 
 the  Hljlory  of  No7i conformity y  belovp  the  Year  1670, 
 
 North-Chapel :  Mv.-John  iVood,  After  being  caft  out 
 here,  which  had  been  a  Sequeftred  Place,  he  liv'd  up- 
 on a  fmall  Eftate  he  had  at  H^cjlgate,  near  Dnrkitig  in 
 Surrey,  where  he  had  afcerwards  a  Congregation.  He 
 died  An.   1605.  .^tnt,  78. 
 
 CHl^ 
 
in  the  County  of  SUSSEX.  685 
 
 CHlCHESTEIi:    Mr,  M^illiam  Speed,  SLud  Mr. /^/7- Vol.  II. 
 Uam  Martyn,     The  former  of  St.  Pancras,  the  other  of  syyf^ 
 St.  Peter's  j  the  one  a  Great,   the  other  a  very  Good 
 Man* 
 
 iVefi-Stoke .:  Mr.  Thomas  Jackson.  An  excellent  Gre- 
 cian, and  a  fmart  Difputant. 
 
 Cardford :  Mr.  John  Beaton*  '  His  Father  had  been 
 Minifter  of  I{jie,  Upon  his  Eje(^ment,  he  was  kindly 
 receiv'd  into  the  Family  of  Sir  John  Flagge  of  fViJion, 
 where  he  and  his  were  freely  Entertain'd.  He  was  a 
 witty  Man ;  and  yet  even  by  his  Facetioufnefs,  he 
 would  promote  Serioufners  inftead  of  checking  it.  His 
 liberal  Soul  deviled  liberal  things  3  and  in  that  wealthy 
 and  worthy  Family,  he  found  fuitable  Matter  and 
 Minds  to  work  upon.  His  laft  Days  were  his  beft,  in 
 regard  of  his  great  Improvements,  both  as  a  Chriftian, 
 and  as  a  Minifter.  Throughout  his  laft  lingring  Sick- 
 nels,  he  was  much  in  the  Exercife  of  Repentance, 
 which  has  by  many  been  counted  a  lafer  PafTage  out 
 of  the  World  than  that  of  Exftacy.  As  the  Family  he 
 was  in  fhew'd  kindnefs  to  him  for  GOD's  fake,  and  to 
 his  afcer  his  Death  ;  fo  they  receiv'd  confiderable  fpiri- 
 tual  Benefits  in  return.  He  was  a  true  Friend  ;  and 
 took  for  his  Motto,  Prov.  27.  10.  Thine  own  Friend, 
 and  thy  Fathers  friend,  forfake  thou  not.  He  died  Dec,  7. 
 16S0  J  andlieth  interr'd  in  H^ifion  Church. 
 
 Litt'le-Horjlead '.  Mr.  Nehemiah  Beaton.  He  was  Bro- 
 ther of  him  foremention'd ;  Ejedted  firft  from  Lurger- 
 fhnll,  and  then  from  this  place.  He  was  decoy 'd  into 
 i^e-ordination,  being  perfwaded  it  fliould  only  pafs  for 
 a  Recognition  of  his  Ordination  formerly  receiv'd  ; 
 but  to  his  great  Difappointmenc  he  found  it  otherwile. 
 He  obferv'd  that  Dr.  l\ingy  then  Bifliop  of  Chichefter, 
 endeavour'd  to  raife  himfelf  to  the  higheft  pitch  of  De- 
 votion in  this  AcSlion  :  But  it  was  difcernably  beneath 
 what  he  had  before  been  under,  at  the  laying  on  the 
 Hands  of  the  Presbytery, fo  that  his  Heart  presently  fmote 
 him.  Had  the  Bifliops  Vilitation  in  SuJJex  been  before 
 the  Fatal  Bartholomew^  he  rcfolv'd  for  the  eafe  of  his 
 Conicience,  to  have  deilvcr'd  up  to  him  his  new  Or- 
 ders publickly :  But  the  Ejedion  coming  firft,  he  laid 
 
 down 
 
686  The  Ejecied  or  Silenced  Mlmjlers^  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  down  his  Living,  and  not  long  after  his  Life  5  carrying 
 his  Wounds  to  his  Grave,  unlefs  they  may  rather  be 
 faid  to  have  carry'd  him  thither.  He  was  of  an  Ex- 
 cellent Spirit,  which  difcover'd  it  fcif  in  his  private 
 Converfation  and  Difcourfes,  as  well  as  his  publick 
 Sermons ;  One  of  which  he  was  neceiTitated  to  Print, 
 upon  the  account  of  caufelefs  Exceptions  made  againft 
 it,  bv  reafon  of  the  Malignity  then  ftirring,  It  was 
 from  l^rov.  21.  i.  'The  Kjng^s  Henrt  is  in  the  Hands  of 
 the  Lordf  as  the  Elvers  cf  Heater  he  tumeth  it  whitherfo" 
 ever  he  will.  After  his  Ejectment,  he  was  kindly  re- 
 -eeiv'd  into  the  Family  of  th^t  Worthy  Gentleman  Col. 
 Herbert  Mnrley  of  Glind,  where  he  died,  and  was  buried 
 inGlindChvLVchfinJanunry  i66\, 
 
 AI^NDEL  :  Mr.  John  Gddwire,  Sen.  He  was  an 
 excellent  Scholar :  And  after  his  Ejedment,  was  fingu- 
 larly  ufeful  as  a  Schoolmafter. 
 
 Edft-Tarring  :  Mr.  John  EnrL  His  beginning  was 
 very  fmall,  but  his  latter  End  exceeding  great.  His 
 Books,  Houfhold  Stuff,  and  other  Expences  kept  him 
 in  Debt  'till  he  was  Ejed:ed.  Upon  which  he  would 
 fometimes  pleafantly  fay,  that  he  could  never  get  out: 
 of  Debt  'till  he  was  out  of  his  Living.  He  would  add, 
 that  Debts  were  fo  hateful  to  him,  that  he  trufted  he 
 fliould  never  be  in  Debt  more.  His  concern  was  more 
 for  Work  than  Maintenance  -,  faying,  if  GOD  provi- 
 ded the  former,  he  would  truft  him  as  to  the  latter. 
 When  he  was  Ejedted,  he  remov'd  with  his  encreafing 
 Family  to  Lexves^  where  he  exercis'd  and  improv'd  his 
 Minifterial  Talent,  and  was  a  great  Inftrument  in  bring- 
 ing Meetings  to  be  publick.  He  had  a  great  Memory  as 
 well  as  a  found  Judgment,and  was  a  very  ufeful  Preacher 
 and  Expolitor.  Neither  his  Voice  nor  Gefture  gave  any 
 Advantage  to  the  matter  he  deiiver'd,  which  was  forc'd  to 
 ftand  upon  its  owji  Intrinlick  value.  He  was  in  Labours 
 abundant,  going  about  doing  good.  He  frequently 
 Travel'd  on  Foot,  as  far  as  TAnidflone,  Chichefter,  Lon-- 
 don,  See.  and  where-ever  he  came,  and  had  Opportu- 
 nity he  Preach'd  the  word  of  GOD.  As  his  Courage 
 was  great,  fb  his  SuHerings  were  many.  He  was  Pro- 
 fecuted  in  the  Bifliops  Court,  and  Indid'ed  at  Seffions 
 and  AiTizes,     His  Houfe  was  oftea  befet,  and  fearch'd 
 
in  the  County  (?f  S  U  S  S  E  X.  672 
 
 for  Meetings.  The  Officers  ooce  fearching  for  him,  Vol.  IL 
 entred  every  Room  of  the  Houfe,  except  that  to  which  w-v^ 
 Mr.  Enrl  was  withdrawn,  which  was  as  eafy  to  be  dil- 
 cover'd  as  any  of  the  reft  j  and  they  more  then  once 
 pafs'd  by  the  Chamber  Door.  At  another  Time  and 
 r lace  in  Lewes^  a  Jiiftice  and  other  Officers  came  into 
 the  very  Room  fiU'd  with  Auditors,  where  Mr.  Efirl 
 at  that  Inftant  was  ;  But  while  fome  defignedly  held 
 Difcourfe  with  the  Juftice,  a  Crow'd  went  out,  and 
 Mr.  Earl  ftooping  down,  pafs'd  with  them,  and  retir'd 
 to  (bme  Private  part  of  the  Houfe,  and  was  ready  to 
 Preach  in  the  very  fame  Place  in  the  Afternoon  y  but 
 that  renew'd  difturbance  hindred  him.  Warrants  were 
 often  out  againft  him,  and  once  he  fuffer'd  Imprifon- 
 ment^  and  he  underwent  it  joyfully.  No  part  of  his 
 Sufferings  went  nearer  his  Heart,  than  thofeoccafion'd 
 by  the  Five  Mile  ABy  which  made  Minifters  hide  like 
 the  worft  of  Criminals.  But  afterwards  he  faid,  he 
 kne\v  fome  Minifters,  who  had  it  not  been  for  that 
 Ad,  had  wanted  Bread  for  their  Families.  Being 
 fcatter'd  about,  they  fed  many,  who  fed  them  and 
 theirs  :  Thus  according  to  Samffcns  Riddle,  the  Eater 
 yielded  Meat  and  Sweetnefs.  He  acknowledg'd  he 
 gain*d  much  Spiritual  Experience  from  the  inward 
 Troubles  and  Temptations  of  his.  Wife,  who  was  a 
 Woman  of  great  Grace,  but  of  a  Sorrowful  Spirit.  He 
 frequently  difcover'd  great  Satisfadion  in  his  Non- 
 conformity ;  and  at  his  Death  fignify'd  his  firm 
 Belief  that  GOT)  would  provide  for  his  Family,  as  He 
 accordingly  did.  HeDy'd  M^rc/j  20.  1669,  about  the 
 35th  Year  of  his  Age,  He  liv'd  much,  tho'  not  long. 
 His  Funeral  had  many  to  attend  it,  who  made  greac 
 Lamentation  over  him.  He  left  behind  hima\Vidow, 
 and  6  fmall  Children,  and  his  Wife  bigg  of  a  7th. 
 Mr.  NcTpton  Preach'd  his  Funeral  Sermon  on  the  Lord's 
 Day  after,  from  :^ech.  1.5.  As  he  was  himfelf  the  Son 
 of  a  worthy  Minifter  of  the  fame  Name,  fo  Jie  left  an 
 only  Son  of  the  fame  Name  very  young,  who  wasafter- 
 wards  Paftorof  a  Church  at  C///ct'y'?<?r.  Dr.  £4 r/  fome . 
 time  Bifliop  of  Salisbury  was  his  Kinfuian. 
 
 UAYLSHAM:  Mr,  John,  Lcv^r.  He  was  Pre^ 
 fented  at  the  Bifliop's  Court,  and  Indidted  and  Con- 
 vid:ed  at  the  Quarter  Seffions,  on  the  Statute  of  20  /.  i 
 
688  The  Ejected  or  SUem'*d  MinifterSy  &C. 
 
 Vol  Hi  ^  Month,  for  not  going  to  Church,  and  hearing  Com- 
 mon Prayer  ^  which  20  /.  a  Month  runs  on  ,  till  Sub- 
 miHion  and  Conformity.  This  Convidlion  with  many 
 others  was  returned  into  the  Exchequer,  in  order  to 
 the  Eftreating  the  refpedlive  Forfeitures.  When  the 
 Plague  was  in  London,  he  with  others,  being  met  for 
 Fafting  and  Prayer  at  a  Houfe  in  Cranbrook  Parifh  in 
 Kjnty  about  3  Miles  from  the  Town,  a  Juftice  who 
 was  then  Severe,  but  afterwards  more  Moderate, 
 came  in  upon  them.  He  required  Mr,  Lover  to  go  by 
 his  Horfe  fide  to  the  Town,  in  a  deep  and  dirty  way, 
 till  one  engag'd  for  his  Appearance.  Mr.  Lover  and  fome 
 others  were  Committed  to  Maidftone  Goal,  where  they 
 underwent  2  Months  Imprifonment. 
 
 l^ijlon  :  Mr.  Samuel  Brickr     Siddleham  :  Mr.  H^illiam 
 
 neiL  Vbvpfden, 
 
 Heliingfy :   Mr.  John  Stone.     Salfey  :  Mr.  John  Hamper, 
 
 Velpham:  Mr,  John  Goldmre  ]nn.  much  of  his  Fa- 
 thers Spirit,  and  jointly  concerned  with  him,  in  train- 
 ing up  Youth  with  good  Succefs.  After  his  Ejedment, 
 he  iiv'd  at  ^umfey  in  this  County. 
 
 <^ 
 
 ^ 
 
 Shipley  :  yiv,  John  Eulkr     Billinghurfl:    Mr.  PVilliam 
 ly.  mifon. 
 
 Nutthurfl  :  Mr.  I{pbert  Fi/h.  He  afterwards  fettel'd 
 at  OckJey  in  Surrey.  A  Pious  Man,  of  good  Learning,  and 
 great  Probity.  An  AflFedionate  ufeful  Preacher.  One 
 of  great  felf  denial  j  who  would  not  leave  a  poor  Peo- 
 ple, tho*  confiderable  Offers  were  made  him.  He 
 could  not  particularly  be  prevail'd  with  to  fucceed 
 Mr.  Mead  3.1  Stepney,  tho'  he  was  unanimoufly  invited 
 and  called. 
 
 Clapham :  Mr.  Samuel  VJ'ilmer.  One  of  a  ftrong  Con- 
 ftitution  of  Body,  and  great  Pr^fence  of  Mind.  He  was 
 unduly  imprifon'd  by  one  Juftice,  and  Bail'd  out  by 
 another.  Upon  which,  to  avoid  the  Danger  of  the 
 Five  Mile  Ad,  he  rcmov'd  to  Havant  in  Hnmpjhire^ 
 where  he  died,  OB.  7.  1671.  j£tat.  46.  It  is  thought 
 that  his  Troubles  prov'd  a  Means  of  fhortning  his 
 Days. 
 
in  the  County  (?/  S  U  S  S  E   X.  689 
 
 ,    .  .  Vol.  IL 
 
 Barlavmgton,    or  Hayjhoti  fVEST-TEl^HjNG: 
 Mr.  F^ichard  Garret.  Mr.  William  Fixe, 
 
 Pa^ham:  Mr.TbomasPpilmsrM  , 
 
 Lindfield:  Mr.  John  Stonejlreet.  He  Was  an  eminent^ 
 ly  Gracious  and  Holy  Man  ^  one  of  chofe  Congregati- 
 onal Minifters  that  met  at  the  Savoy  m  1658,  when 
 their  Confejjion  of  Faith  nnd  Order  was  drawn  up.  Ic 
 was  his  Obfervation,  that  no  Man  appear'd  there  with 
 a  greater  fhew  of  Serioufneis  and  Zeal,  than  Mr.  F/w- 
 ter^  Minifter  of  Covewald,  in  this  County,  who  was  af- 
 terwards a  moft  remarkable  Apoftate.  He  was  once  a 
 Zealous  Ordaining  Presbyter,  and  an  AfTociate  of 
 Dr.  Cheynel's,  whom  he  in  a  little  time  much  con- 
 remn'd.  Next  he  was  as  warmly  Congregational* 
 And  when  the  Times  favoured  that  way,  he  became 
 as  vehemently  EpifcopaL  Nay,  he  advanc'd  a  farther 
 Step,  and  when  in  the  Days  of  King  Charles  II.  things 
 look'd  moft  favourably  towards  Popery,  he  didnon 
 ftick  to  lay,  that  he  could  not  have  thought  there  was 
 fo  much  to  have  been  faici  in  favour  of  Popery,  as  now 
 he  found  there  might.  There  never  cerramly  was  d, 
 greater  Weathercock  fet  upon  a  Steeple,  than  he  was 
 in  the  Church.  As  for  Mr.  Stoncftreet,  he  continu'd  a£ 
 Lindfield,  after  his  Ejedtincnt,  for  fometime,  preach- 
 ing in  private  when  he  could  nor  do  it  more  publickly. 
 Once  a  violent  Juftice,  upon  fome  Information,  came 
 to  a  Houfe  where  he  expedled  to  take  him  preaching, 
 but  found  neither  Minifter  nor  People  there:  But  fee- 
 ing a  Bible  on  the  Table,  fwore  there  muft  needs  be  a. 
 Meeting  intended.  But  however,  Intention  is  not  Adli- 
 on.  Mr.  Stone flreet  afterwards  remov'd  to  Levies,  a 
 ^own  that  hath  been  blefs'd  with  more  than  an  equal 
 fliare  of  thefe  good  Minifters.  There  he  died 
 in  the  Year  1669,  and  lieth  buried  in  Si.  Anne  5 
 Church. 
 
 Street:  Mr. Thomas  Hafht.  After  his  being  SilenC'd, 
 he  preach'd  in  many  places  diftant  from  each  other, 
 and  all  from  the  place  of  his  Habitation  ;  fo  that  be- 
 iides  Studying  and  Preaching,  he  had  much  riding 
 Work,  and  that  often  by  Night  as  well  as  by  Day* 
 An  ignorant,  as  well  as  Prophane,  Informer,  once  in- 
 tending the  Convidicn  of  a  Meeting,  where  he  was 
 Y  y  not 
 
690        The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  8cc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  not  prefent,  went  to  a  Juftice,  and  ofFer'd  to  make 
 Oath,  that  Mr.  Thomas  Barnard  was  the  Preacher,  tho' 
 he  neither  preach'd  at  that  time,  nor  yet  was  prefent. 
 The  Juftice  being  at  that  time  indifpos'd,  put  by  the 
 Information.  Having  afterwards  gather'd  by  hearfay, 
 that  it  was  Mr.  Hnllet  who  preach'd,  the  fame  Infor- 
 mer went  to  another  Juftice,  and  fwore  it  upon 
 Mr.  Hallet.  A  Conviction  pafs'd,  and  an  Appeal  was 
 made  to  the  Quarter-Sefllons ;  and  tho'  the  whole  was 
 laid  before  the  Court,  and  the  Juftice  that  was  iirft  ap- 
 plied to,  fent  a  Certificate  under  his  own  Hand,  that 
 the  Informer,  upon  his  coming  to  him,  ofFer'd  to  fwear 
 againft  one  Barnard  as  the  Preacher,  never  mentioning 
 Hallet ;  and  tho'  other  material  things  were  produc'd 
 which  fufficiently  prov'd  that  the  Informer's  Oath  was 
 not  taken  in  Truth,  Judgment,  or  ^ghteoufjicfs,  yet  it 
 went  againft  the  Appellants.  But  tho*  Warrants  were 
 ifTued  out  to  make  feizure  for  Mr.  Hallet^  Fine,  yet  by 
 his  Courage,  and  the  Prudence  of  his  Condud:,  he 
 avoided  the  Penalty.  He  was  many  Years  Paftor  of  a 
 Church  at  Petxvorth,  Under  his  laft  Sicknefs,  which 
 was  long  and  lingring,  he  frequently  teftify'd  his  Satis- 
 faiftion  as  to  his  Nonconformity.  He  dy'd  at  Lexves 
 Feb,  I.  1707.  jEtat,  So. 
 
 BlilGHTHELMSTOT^E,       I{ingmire:  Ui\  Ellas  Ar-^ 
 Mr.  I^hert  Everenden,  nold. 
 
 Denton  :  Mf.  Thomas  Grundy.  Befides  his  other 
 Learning,  he  was  conliderably  skill'd  in  feveral  Parts 
 of  the  Mathematicks.  He  was  a  melancholy  thinking 
 .Man. 
 
 n^eJl-Hoadly :  Mr.  Thomas     Eaft-Hoadly  :  l\ir,l^^Wiam 
 Blake,  '  Atterjol. 
 
 Gllne  :  Mr.  :^achnry  Smith,  He  was  one  of  thofe 
 Mlnifters  that  remov'd  from  thft  J4^eft  of  England,  when 
 vnder  King  Charles  I.  thofe  Parts  were  made  unealie 
 to  many.  About  Four  Months  after  the  Bartholomew 
 Ejection,  taking  the  advantage  of  a  Claufe  in  the  Adt 
 of  Parliament,  he  preach*d  again  publickly  in  Gline 
 Church.  His  fifft  Sermon  was  from  Luk.e  i.  64 ;  con- 
 cerning :^acharias'sMo\Xih  being  open'd,  and  his  Tongue 
 
 loofed 
 
in  the  County  oj  SUSSEX. 69! 
 
 oofed.  But  this  good  T^acbary  was  foon  ftruck  dumb  Vol  IL 
 again.*  Some  Magiftrates  fent  for  him  before  them,  ^•'W 
 to  whofe  ferious  Confideration  he  recommended  the 
 Charader  that  is  given  of  the  Jews,  i  Thcjf,  i.  i'^,\6. 
 Being  in  his  younger  Days  Epifcopally  Ordain  d,  and 
 having  fome  degrees  of  Latitude  towards  Conformity 
 beyond  feveral  of  his  Brethren  j  he  ferv'd  fometime  as 
 Curate  at  Ungfield  in  Surrey,  within  the  Diocefe  of 
 Dr.  Morley,  then  Bifliop  of  fVinchefier-^  but  was  foon 
 outed  from  thence,  for  no  -lefs  or  greater  Crime  than 
 not  wearing  the  Surplice.  Returning  to  Giine,  he  was 
 Chaplain  in  the  Family  of  that  worthy  Gentlemaa 
 nnilinm  Morley,  Efqj.  Mr.  Smith  was  one  that  abound- 
 ed in  Humility  and  Courtefie.  Towards  his  latter 
 End  he  complain'd  of  a  great  decay  of  his  Memory. 
 In  his  laft  Sitknefs  he  was  under  a  great  indiiference  as 
 to  Life  or  Death,  leaving  it  intirely  to  his  heavenly 
 Father  to  chufe  for  him.  He  died  in  a  good  Old  Age,^ 
 being  about  77,  and  was  interr'd  in  Glim  Church,  on 
 OBober  2,  1678.  The  Hand  of  GOD  was  wonderful- 
 ly upon  that  Family  at  this  time  j  firft  in  the  Death  of 
 inferior,  and  then  of  more  principal  Servants  ^  then 
 of  the  Steward,  then  of  Mr.  Smith  the  Chaplain  ;  and 
 laftly  of  the  Gentleman  himfeif,  and  his  only  Child, 
 whereby  that  Ancient  Family  was  Extind.  But  the 
 laft  and  diffolving  Breach  in  the  Family  which  he  fo 
 much  lov'd  and  honour'd,  was  kept  from  Mr.  Smithy 
 he  being  firft  remov'd  by  Death.  A  neighbouring 
 Minifter,  who  had  great  Spiritual  uitimacy  with  the 
 Heads  of  that  Family,  obferving  with  Fear  and  Trem- 
 bling the  graduallifting  up  of  GOD's  Hand,  intend- 
 ed to  Preach  his  next  Sermon  to  them,  from  yo^  36.  1 8, 
 Bccaufe  there  is  wrath,  beware  leaft  he  faeep  thee  ciwny 
 with  his  ftroke,  then  a  great  ranfome  cannot  deliver  thee. 
 But  the  great  ftroke  was  ftruck  before  he  had  oppor- 
 tunity to  give  the  intended  Warning.  And  his  next 
 Sermon  there  being  after  Mr.  MoW^'s  Death,  was 
 from  Pf^L  39.  9.  1  was  dumb,  Jopsnd  not  my  Mouth, 
 hecauje  thou  didft  it. 
 
 Buckfted:  Mr, Stephen  Street. 
 
 I{admil:  Mr.  Henry  Godmart,     This  was  a  fcqueilrsd 
 
 Living.    The  fequeftfed  Minifter  made  300  /,  per  An^ 
 
 Y  y  %  num 
 
692  The  Eje^ed  or  Stltnc'd  Mmifiers,  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    ^^w  of  ic,  yii.Qodman  ufually  but  200/3  and  yet  he 
 paid  the  former  Incumbent  his  Fifth.     He  was  turn'd 
 out  in  1660,  by  the  Bifliop,  tho'  the  former  Incum- 
 bent was  Dead.     In  1670,  he  took  a  Journey  from 
 London  to  Levees,  which  was  the   place   of  his  Birth  j 
 and  when  he  was  there,  he,  at  the  requeft  of  Friends, 
 on  Mdy  29,  preach'd  ro  a  numerous  Auditory  j    and 
 fuch  Caution  was  us'd  as  to  the  Time  and  Place  of 
 Meeting,  as  would  have  prevented  Danger,  had  not 
 fomie  Informers  flily  mix'd  wiih  the  Auditory.     Mr. 
 Goiw^w  preach'd  on  Eph.  5.   16.  ^deeming   the  Time  y 
 whereas  they  faften'd  on  the  words  that  follow'd,  he- 
 cayfe  the  Days  are  Evil.     Mr.  Godman  living  at  a  di- 
 ftance  efcap'd  the  Fine;  but  unconfcionable  Fines  were 
 laid  on  many  of  the  Hearers,  and  they  were  levied  yet 
 more  unccnfclonably.     At  one  place  they  took  the  va- 
 lue of  30/;  for  11/.  icj.  Fine;  and  in  like  proporti- 
 on eifewhere ;  and  never  reftor'd  any  overplus.     The 
 Juftice,   who  thus  unmercifully   hairafs'd  his  Neigh- 
 bours,   fom.e  time  after   grew  Moderate,  yea,  was  a 
 Screen  to  them  ;  of  which    this  is  one  Inftance.     Bi- 
 fliop Gunning  (then  of  that  Diocele)  had  long  dillurb'd 
 the  Meetings  at  Chichefter  in   Perfbn.     Once    finding 
 the  Doors  fliut  againft  him,  and  ordering  the  Confta- 
 ble  to  break  them   open  with   a  Sledge,  one   in  the 
 Crowd  cried  cut,  M^'hiit  has  Peter  loft  his  K^eys  ?  And 
 upon  his  firing  hotly,  another  call'd  him  Peter  Gunner  .- 
 But  not  being  difcourag'd,  he  fate  as  Juftice  on  the 
 Bench,  at  the  Quarter-Seffions  at  Lewes.     A  Counfel- 
 lor  in  the  Commillion,  who  us*d  to  give  rhe  Charge, 
 defir'd  the  Biihop  to  do  it ;  but  he  refus'd,  and   took 
 rhe  offer  for  an  Affront.     The  Bitliop  thought  himfelf 
 lure  of  Sir  T.  N's  AfTiftance,  who  had  ovcr-aded  him- 
 felf before.     But  he  plainly   told  him,  that  he  found 
 that  they  that  would  l\ave  good  Neighbours,  muft  be 
 iuch  themfelves.     However,  an  ill  contriv'd  Convicti- 
 on was  patch'd  up  againfl  fome,  for  having  been  at  a 
 Meeting  fome  time  before ;  but  it  came  to  little.  GOD 
 fo  ordered  it  in  his  Providence,  that  the  lofers  were  but 
 little  the  poorer,  and  they  who  were  eager  for  fuch  ill 
 liotten  Goods,  were  not  much  the  Richer.     Yea,  one 
 Informer  was  reliev'd,  and  the  Children  of  another 
 bcg'd  their  Bread,  and  receiv'd  it  at  the  Doors  of  fome 
 who  had  been  Ihform'd  againft  ;  Who  looked  upon  ic 
 
 as 
 
in^he County  of  SUSSEX.  695 
 
 as  an  Honour  GOD  put  upon  them,  that  they  fliouldVol.  II. 
 give  Bread  to  fuch  as  would  have  taken  theirs  ^way. 
 As  for  Mr.  Gcdtnnn,  he  fpent  the  latter  part  of  his  Life 
 at  Deptfoni,  where  he  was  Paftor  to  a  Congregation. 
 There  he  died  Jan.  29,  170.1.  j^t^t.  72.  He  was 
 fucceeded  by  Mr.  Beamcnt.  He  has  one  Sermon  in 
 Print,  prcach'd  at  Deptford,  June  3.  16885  at  the  Fu- 
 neral of  Mrs.  Eli\ahcth  Kjlbury. 
 
 Framfield:  Mr.  John  Bufonel.  Who  nor  only  was  a 
 good  Preacher,  but  had  a  good  Mechanical  Head,  and 
 was  more  than  ordinarily  vers'd  in  the  Mathematicks. 
 
 Wartlm2,:  Mr.  Mor^.  Xedcrc/j. 
 
 t{TE  :  Mr.  Thomas  Allen.  E^STG I^TNS TEAD: 
 
 Die H LING:  Mr.  Ed~  Mr.  Chriftopher  Snell. 
 
 ward  Lulham.  Ovingdean  :    Mr.  Daniel 
 
 Wefl  Grinftead:  Mr.  John  I{eyner. 
 
 Eaft  Dean :  Mr.  IVllliam  Wallace.  He  was  born  near 
 Aberdeen  in  Scotland.  He  was  a  bold  faithful  and  laboiir- 
 ous  Man.  He  fpake  Engllfc  very  ill,  which  was  a  Dil- 
 advantage  both  to  himfelf  and  his  Hearers;  but  leaft 
 to  thofe  who  were  beft  Acquainted  with  him.  After 
 his  Ejedlment,  his  Minifterial  Work  being  fcatter'd 
 and  remote  from  his  Habitation,  his  Fatigues  in  Jour- 
 nying  were  the  greater,  but  his  other  Sufferings  the 
 fewer.  Sometimes  Souldiers  have  come  to  feize  him 
 at  Home,  when  he  hath  been  abroad :  And  when  Ex- 
 penfive  Troubles  have  befallen  others,  where  he  hath 
 Preach'd  abroad,  he  hath  efcap'd  Fines,  becaufeofhis 
 Remotenefs  from  Home.  Once  at  Bright-hemftcn  when 
 the  Officers  of  the  Place  broke  in  upon  the  Meeting, 
 and  made  fearch  for  the  Minifter,  feveral  Women  big 
 with  Child  ftood  about  him,  fuppofing  that  their  Cafe 
 (if  any  thingj  would  move  Tendernefs  :  And  the  Offi- 
 cers not  attempting  to  remove  any  bf  them,  Mr.  Wal^ 
 lace  elcap'd ;  whereas  putting  any  one  of  them  afide 
 would  have  difcover'd  him.  At  another  time  at  the 
 fame  Houfe,  the  Officers  of  the  Town  fet  a  Guard 
 and  kept  thole  that  were  met  Prilbners,  while  they 
 lent  to  Lewes  (which  was  fix  Miles)  for  a  Juftices  War- 
 rant. In  the  mean  time  they  that  were  wichin  took 
 efFe<5tual  Care  tofecure  Mr.  Wallace's  Perfon  from  being 
 Y  y  3  appre.^ 
 
6q4        The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  Minifters^  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  apprehended  ^  nor  was  any  Fine  fet  upon  him.  But 
 among  othiers,  20  /.  was  laid  on  the  Houfe,  for  which 
 without  troubling  themfelves  to  meafure  it,  they  took 
 from  the  Heap  65  Bufael  Sacks  crowded  with  Malt, 
 which  was  fold  to  one  of  their  Crew  at  12  Shillings  the 
 Quarter,  when  it  was  ordinarily  fold  at  20,  And  tho* 
 even  at  this  Rate  there  was  overplus  Mony,  they  ne- 
 ver return'd  any.  The  Pofterity  of  fome  who  made 
 this  Havock  of  the  Malt,  in  a  few  Years  wanted  Bread. 
 Mr.  ]4^^aliace  died  in  i  67S. 
 
 Wefimefton  :  Mr.  Kathanael  Jones,  He  was  Ejected 
 in  1660.  A  fincere  good  Man;  a  true  Kathanael,  in 
 whom  was  no  Guile.  A  Maid  Servant  inftigatcd  by 
 her  malicious  Mafter,  charg'd  him  with  ipeaking  Trea- 
 fonable  Words  in  his  farewel  Sermon ;  for  which  he 
 v^as  commjtrcd  Prifoner  to  the  common  Goal  of  the 
 County.  He  was  provided  with  a  double  Plea  :  That 
 the  Words  charg'd  were  not  fpoken,  and  that  if  they 
 had  been  fpoken  they  were  ndt  Treafon  :  But  no  Pro- 
 secutor appearing,  he  was  clear'd  by  Proclamation, 
 and  died  in  1661. 
 
 Jsfieid:  Mr.  Thomas  Saiford.  Mentioned  alio  in  So^ 
 merfetjhire  f.  604.  He  v;as  an  Example  of  Sincerity  and 
 Gofpei  Simplicity.  A  plain  ferious  Preacher,  who 
 taught  not  only  publickly,  but  from  Houfe  to  Houfe, 
 with  Succefs  proportionable  to  his  fpiritual  Indaftry. 
 
 Slr/iford:  Mr.  Matthew  PVoodman, 
 
 So'jtJj-ftoak/.  Mr.  Henry  Staples,  Sometime  after  his 
 Ejtdtmcnt  he  remov'd  into  Ireland,  where  he  was  a 
 diligent  conftant  and  faithful  Preacher.  There  were 
 but  few  either  Chriilians  or  ?vlinifters  but  what  might 
 have  Lcarn*d  of  him  to  make  a  fpiritual  Improvment 
 of  common  Converfation.  His  ordinary  Difcourfes 
 were  Ihort  Sermons,  and  his  Holy  J.ife  was  the  Appli- 
 cation of  them.  Wherever  he  went,  and  with  whom- 
 foever  he  conversed,  his  Lipps  dropp'd  as  the  Honey 
 Combe.  A  Perfon  of  Quality  to  whom,  befides  Plen- 
 ty of  others  BlefTmgs  God  had  given  many  Children, 
 being  by  him  obferv'd  to  be  very  fubjed:  to  excelfive 
 PalTions,  he  apply 'd  himfeif  thus  to  him  :  Sir  if  you  dons 
 
 iearti 
 
in  the  County  ^/SUSSEX.  6^5 
 
 lenrn  Meeknejs  of  ths  Lord  Je/us  Chrift,  you  mny  fear  Icnft  Vol.  II." 
 pur  Avn   Children  Jhould  learn  Madncjs  of  you.      He  was  s.^/'V-O 
 not  content:  to  converfe  with   the  Heads  of  the  Fami- 
 lies which  he  came  into,  but  would  be  dealing  even 
 with  the  meancft  Servants  about  their  Soul  concerns. 
 Nay   as  he   happen'd   to  meet  with  Strangers   on  the 
 Road,  he  endcavour'd   to   drop  fomething  that  might 
 be  for  their  good  :  And   Ibmetimes  would  even  belate 
 himfelf  in  his  Journy,  when  he  was  engag'd  in  ferlous 
 Difcourfe ;    And  when  his    Companion  has   Minded 
 him  of  it,  he  would  fay,  I  am  in  my  Mafters  Bufinejs. 
 A  little  before  King  Jamais   AccelTion  to  the  Crown, 
 Mr.  SMples  had  frequent  Occafion  to  attend  at  the  AiTi- 
 2es  at  Molingar  the  County  Town  oiH^eft  Meath  in  Ire- 
 land, upon   Bufinefs  which  he  tranfac^ed  for  a   Friend 
 in  England.     A  fturdy  Butcher  had  his  Stall  under  the 
 "Window   of  that  Room  in  the  Inn,  which  Mr.  Staj>les 
 had  taken  up.  Mr.  to/?/fj  hearing  him  Swear,  open'd 
 the  Cafement,  and  having  given  him  a  Reproof /liut  it  a- 
 gain.  But  the  Butcher  continuing  to  multiply  his  Oaths, 
 yiii.  Sta-ples^QX  the   Cafement  open,  that  he  might  the 
 more  readily  continue  his  Reproofs,  which  the  poor  Man 
 entcrtain'd  at  firft  with  all  imaginable  Contempt  both 
 in  Words  and  Geftures.     At  laft  Mr.   Staples  obferv'd 
 that  the  Butcher  when  he  had  dropp'd  an  Oath,  caft 
 his  Eye  towards  the  Window,  to  fee  whether  Mr.  Sta- 
 ■pies  took  notice  of  it.     This  was  an  Encouragement 
 to   him   to  perlift:  And  he  did  fb,  to  good  Purpofe. 
 For   there   not  only   was  fome  prefent   Reformation, 
 but  he  was  led  into  clofe  Refled:ion  on  his  Ways,  and 
 a  Change  was  produc'd.     "When  Mv.  Staples  afterwards 
 came  to  the  fame  Place,  the  Butcher  us'd  at  his  alight- 
 ing to  take  his  Horfe,  and  be  very  officious  to  tefid 
 upon  him  with  all  poiTible  Refpecft:  Often  would  he 
 acknowledge  his  paft  Folly,  and   thank  Mv.  Staples  {or 
 his  kind  Reproof:  And  lie   told  another;  'This  good 
 Man  has  favd  my  Soul  from  Hell.     In  his  laft  Vifit  to 
 England,  he   came  to   the  Houle  of  his  good  Friend 
 that  worthy  Gentleman  John  Lee  Elquire,  o{  PlnyJIovp, 
 where  he  fpent  his  laft  Sabbath  on  Earth.     Next  Morn- 
 ing his  Horfe  foon  after  he  was  mounted,  railing  him- 
 felf up,  caft    his  Rider  backward,  and  fell  upon  him 
 of  which   he  foon  died.    Tho'  it  may  be  Charitably, 
 concluded  that  he  vvas  one  of  the  ficteft  of  Mankind 
 Y  y  4  to 
 
ij»igJi.:'iMflCT 
 
 6^6  The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Minijters  8cc. 
 
 Vol  II'  to  ^^^^t  Death,  on  fuch  a  Sudden,  or  rather  no  Warn- 
 ing. Good  Mr.  jurdain  of  Exeter,  when  his  Horfe 
 gave  him  a  dangerous  and  amazing  Fall,  upon  his  firft 
 looking  up,  faid,  I  thought  that  my  Horle  would  have 
 caft  me  into  Heaven.  It  may  be  faid  that  this  Horfe 
 did  fo  to  this  good  Man,  as  the  Fall  made  a  PafTage 
 for  his  Soul  into  a  bleffed  Eternity.  This  is  a  confirm- 
 ing Inflance,  that  no  Man  kjioweth  either  Love  or  Hatred 
 by  all  that  is  before  them.  All  things  come  alike  to  all. 
 There  is  one  Event  to  the  Righteous  and  to  the  Wicked, 
 %Jnder  the  Sun  there  is  one  Event  to  all.  He  died  Aug, 
 J,  1 686;  and  was  Buried  ^t  Green, 
 
 Pctt :  Mr.  John  Eafen  Eaftham  :  Mr.  George  Free- 
 Tangmer:  Mr.  Eldr'idge,  man. 
 .  W^lhurton :  Mr.  Henry  Iping  or  Ifting  :  Mr.    Jo- 
 Jordan  Jeph  Hcjhurft. 
 Eijhhorn :  Mr.  John  Abbot  Playftox^  :  Mr.  Stephen 
 Kjrigfton:  Mr.  Edward  Hughes. 
 
 Bcecher.  Alfifion :  Mr.  Thomas  Mai- 
 
 Green :  Mr.  ^achary  Clifton  thus. 
 
 Enft  Lavant:  Mr.  Robert  Parl{.  He  was  Congregatio- 
 iial  in  his  Judgment.  Sometimes  Minifter  at  Mort- 
 lack,  in  Surrey.     A   Lover  of  Peace. 
 
 Bigno^:  My.  Thomas  peeves.     H-^ivelsfield  Mr,  John  OU 
 Singleton  ;  Mr,  John  Sim-         live. 
 
 mond. 
 
 Trcfton,  near  Brighthelmftcne  :  Mr.  I^ chard  Turner.  He 
 was  born  at  Ffictching,  receiv'd  his  Grammar  Learning 
 at  the  Free  School  at  LcTiPf  J,  and  his  Academical  Improve^ 
 incnts  at  Oxen.  Upon  his  Ejctftment,  he  remov'd 
 from  the  Downs,  to  a  Dwelling  of  his  ov^-n  in  the 
 J-fu^ld.  There  for  a  time,  he  taught  School,  and  had 
 Boarders  in  his  Houfe,  and  fometimes  Preach'd,  lo 
 fuch  as  came  to  him.  At  other  times  he  Preach'd  at 
 fcvcral  diftant  Places,  He  was  an  excellent  Preacher, 
 azid  the  Meeknefs  of  his  Temper  and  Deportment  was 
 generally  obliging.  V/hen  fome  at  a  Parifli  Meeting 
 pcminatcd  him  for  Church -warden,  the  chief  Gentle- 
 IPgn  ii^  thp  Pariili,  thp'  faf  from  being  a  DifTenteFj 
 
in  the  County  of  SUSSEX.  697 
 
 faid  it  would  be  a  Snare  to  Mr.  Turner,  and  he  would  Vol.  II. 
 rather  lerve  it  himfeif.  Tho'  Meeknefs  was  in  fome  \y^\c>^ 
 Meafure  inlaid  in  his  Temper,  and  more  improved  by 
 Grace,  yet  he  could  where  it  was  neceiTary,  give  a 
 Reproof  with  great  Severity  and  Authority .  The  Re- 
 membrance of  a  People  whom  he  had  faithfully  ferv'd 
 in  a  Storm,  but  who  had  deferted  him  in  a  Calm, 
 went  very  near  to  him,  and  like  Jcfephs  Irons  entred 
 his  Soul.  He  died  of  the  Small-Pox,  and  welcom'd 
 the  Approach  of  Death.  He  waited  for  the  Salvation  ' 
 of  God,  and  when  it  drew  near,  faid,  novf  I  have  hut 
 fl  fcvo  Step  to  my  Fathers  Houfe.  He  fell  afleep  in  the 
 Lord  Nov.  20.  1680,  about  the  60th  Year  of  his  Age, 
 and  was  buried  at  Prefton.  After  his  Death  it  was 
 found  that  he  took  a  Yearly  Survey  of  Gods  Dealing 
 with  him  as  to  his  Temporal  Eftate,  and  according 
 as  he  found  God  liberal  to  him,  he  was  Charitable  to 
 others. 
 
 VVolUvington :  Mr.  George  Mills, 
 
 Thefc  Peribns  following  were  Candidates  for  the 
 Miniftry  in  this  County,  when  the  A61  of  Uniformity 
 took  Place. 
 
 Mr.  John  Brett  of  Levoes,  M.  A.  An  Eminent  Scholar 
 and  univerfally  Efteem'd,  who  afterwards  turned  Phy- 
 fician. 
 
 Mr.  John  Crouch  of  Lewes, 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Fowles.  He  was  of  Magdalen  Hall  In 
 Oxon,  had  taken  his  Batchelors  Degree,  and  perform'd 
 the  Exercife  for  Mafter.  He  refus'd  good  Livings 
 that  were  offer'd  him  if  he  would  have  Conform'd. 
 He  was  caft  out  of  a  School  in  this  County,  where  he 
 had  40  /.  a  Year.  He  fettled  with  a  Congregation  at 
 J)eal  in  Ksnt^  in  1691,  and  is  yet  living  there. 
 
 Mr.  John  Panton  M.  A.  He  alfb  turn'd  Phyficlan.' 
 
 M.  William  Stapdine  of    Mr.  Edward  Sond. 
 
 l.§we$i  Mr.  William  Staninough, 
 
 Jean 
 
698  The  Ejected  or  Sile^c'^d  Mimflersy  g^c. 
 
 Vol.  11.    I  can  hear  of  none  in  this  County^ihat  Conform'd  af- 
 V'^V***'  terwards,  but   Mr.  John  iValvoin  of  FlttlevQorth,    who 
 was  before  mention'd  as  Ejeded. 
 
 N.  B.  I  here  omit  Mr.  Peter  Johnfin  at  Marsfield  in 
 this  County,  becaufe  he  is  taken  Notice  of  p.  387,  at 
 St.  Lawrence  in  the  Ifle  ofThanet^  where  lie  was,  when 
 he  was  Ejected  and  filenc'd :  And  Mr.  I/kac  tVilmer  of 
 Prefion,  becaufe  I  am  inform'd  he  died  fometime  be- 
 fore the  Adt  for  Uniformity  :  And  Mr.  ff^illiam  Stough- 
 ton  is  aifo  omitted  among  the  Candidates  of  this  Coun- 
 ty, becaufe  he  is  mention'd/>.  62,  in  the  Univeriicy 
 oi  Oxford,  where  he  was  Fellow  oi  New  College, 
 
 NORTH    WALES. 
 In    FLINTSHIRE. 
 
 *  See  an      Worthenhury.    Mr.  Philip  Henry"*,    M.  A.    Born  at 
 'jlceount  ofH^itehaU'm  iVeftminfter,  Aug.  24.  163 1.     His  Father, 
 his  Life     ]VIr.  John   Henry,  was  Gentleman  to  the   Earl  of  Pem~ 
 and  Death  Irokp,  who  being   made  Lord   Chamberlain,  prefer'd 
 '^^9^*      ^'^"^  ^°  ^^^  King's  Service  :  He  was  jErft  Keeper  of  the 
 ^  '         Orchard  at  Wbitehnll,  and  afterwards  Page  of  the  back 
 Stairs  to  the  Duke  of  Tork.,  and  liv'd  and  dy'd  a  Cour- 
 tier.    Having  this  Son  Born  to  him  in  the  Court,  Phi^ 
 lif  Earl   of  Pembroke^  J^^mes  Earl  of  Carlile,    and  the 
 Countels  of  Salisbwy  were  his  Sponfours  in  Baptifm. 
 Prince  Charles  and   the  Duke  of  York^  being  about  his 
 Age,  he  in  his  Childhood  often  attended  upon  them  in 
 their  Play,  and  it  might  rationally  have  been  expedted 
 that  this  early  Acquaintance  would  have  ifTu'd  in  con- 
 fiderable  Preferment    afterwards,    but    the    publick 
 changes  that  enfu'd  fcparatcd  him  from  Court,  and  he 
 was  well  fatisfy'd  in  his  Removal,  not  daring  to  think 
 of  a  return,  for  fear  of  being  enfnar'd ;  or  otherwile 
 he    wanted   not   for  Encouragement.      However  the 
 Tincfture  of  his  firft  Education  fo  far  continu'd  with 
 him,  as  to  leave   the  moft  fweet  and  obliging  Air  of 
 Courtefie  and  Civility  that  could  be  in   his  Converfe  ;  • 
 which  m.ade  him  univerfally  Belov'd   and  Refpeded. 
 He  was  brought  up  in  Wejlminjier   School  under  Dr. 
 'Bushy,    He  was  a  great  Proficient  in  School  Learning, 
 
 and 
 
m     NORTH    WALE  S.  699 
 
 and  particularly  Carefs'd  by  the  Dodlor.  Anno  1645,  Vol.  II. 
 he  was  admitted  King's  Scholar,  and  was  Srft  of  the  w^^VN-/ 
 l5ed:ion,  partly  by  his  own  Merit,  and  partly  by  the 
 Intereft  of  his  Godfather  the  Earl  of  Pembroke,  While 
 he  was  at  School,  he  attended  conftantly  on  the  Morn- 
 ing Leisure  which  was  carry 'd  on  in  the  Abby  Church 
 every  Morning  between  Six  and  Eight  of  the  Clock, 
 by  Seven  worthy  Members  of  the  Alfcmbly  of  Divines 
 inCourfcj  his  abience  from  School  for  that  time,  be- 
 ing difpens'd  with,  upon  his  Mother's  delire.  He  alfo 
 conftantly  attended  upon  the  Monthly  Fafts  at  St.  Mar. 
 garct's ;  and  he  found  fuch  good  EflFedls  of  his  Courfe 
 in  this  Refped:,  that  he  would  often  recommend  it  to 
 the  care  of  Parents  to  bring  their  Children  betimes  to 
 Publick  Ordinances. 
 
 He  was  one  of  the  Scholars  whom  the  Dodtor  em- 
 ploy'd  in  reading  Greek  Authors,  to  Colledt  by  his  Di- 
 rediion  ibme  Materials  for  that  Excellent  Greek  Gram- 
 mar which  he  afterwards  Publifli'd.     And  whereas  in 
 was  the  ancient  Cuftom   of  the  School  for  all  King's 
 Scholars  that  were  Candidates  for  an  Ele(Stion  to  the 
 Univerfity,  to  receive  the  Lord's  Supper  the  Eafter  be- 
 fore ;  he  comply'd  with  the  Cuftom,  and  at  Eafter  in 
 47,  firft  went  to  the  Lord's  Table ;  his  Mafter,  Dr. 
 Bushy,  having  for  feveral  Weeks  before  taken  a  great 
 deal  of  Pains  with  him,  to  inftrudt  him  in  the  Nature 
 of  the  Ordinance,  and  afTift  him  in  his  Preparation  for 
 it.     His  Mafters  Pains  with  him  at  that  time  was  very 
 Beneficial  to   him,   and   he  often  thankfully  acknow- 
 ledg'd  it.     And  once  he  much  furpriz'd  the  Dodlor, 
 when  he  firft  waited  upon  him  after  he  was  turn'd  out 
 by  the  Ad:  of  Uniformity  :  For  when  the  Dodor  ask- 
 ed him,  Prithee  (Child)  what  made  thee  a  Uoncoiiformifl  ? 
 Truly,  Sir,  faid  Mr,  Henry,  you  made  me  one  ^  for  you  . 
 taught  me  thoje  things  that  hindred  mc  from  Conforming. 
 In  May  47,  he  was  cholen  from  School  to  Chrift  Church 
 in  Oxon,  jure  loci,  with  four  others,  of  which  he  had 
 the  fecond  Place.     He  went  thither  in  December  follow- 
 ing, and  was  enter'd  Commoner,  M.v.VndervQor.dht'in^ 
 his  Tutor.     His  Godfather,  the  Earl  of  Pew^ro/^^,  gave 
 him  10/.  to  fet  out  with.     He  apply'd  himfelf  vigo- 
 roufly  to  his  Studies,  and  in  the  March  following  was 
 admitted  Student  of  the  Houfe  by  Dr  Hammond,  who 
 was  then  Sub-Dean.    The  Vifitacion  of  the  Univeriity 
 '    -  by 
 
yoo  The  EjeBed  or  Silenc'^d  Miniflers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  by  order  of  Parliament  follow'd  quickly  after.  The 
 Queftion  which  was  then  put  to  all,  and  to  be  anfwer'd 
 in  Writing,  was  this :  Will  you  juhmh  to  the  Porpfr  of 
 the  Parliament  in  this  pre/ent  Vijitation  I  Mr.  Henrys 
 Anfwer  was  this  ,  I  Jubmit  as  far  as  I  may  with  a  fafe 
 Confcience,  a?id  without  Perjury,  His  Reafon  for  the 
 Salvo,  was  becaufe  of  his  having  taken  the  Oath  of 
 Allegiance  and  Supremacy  at  his  Admifiion.  His  An- 
 fwer was  allowed  of,  and  he  was  continued  in  his  Stu- 
 dent's Place.  He  made  good  Improvement  in  his  Stu- 
 dies for  his  Time,  took  his  Degrcs  when  he  was  of  a 
 fuliicient  {landing,  and  preach'd  his  lirft  Sermon  at 
 Scuth  Hincfey  in  Oxfordftoire,  in  January  16^}.  He  was 
 chofen,  out  of  ail  the  Matters  of  that  Year,  to  be  Ju- 
 nior  of  the-  AEi,  that  is,  to  Anfwer  the  Philofophy 
 Queftions  in  Vefperiis,  which  he  did  with  great  Ap- 
 piaufe,  efpecially  for  the  very  witty  and  ingenious  Ora- 
 tion which  he  made  to  the  Univerficy  upon  that  Occa- 
 on.  And  at  the  Ad  in  1654,  he  was  chofen  Mugifter 
 I{cplicanSy  and  anfwer'd  the  Philofophy  Queftions  in 
 Comitiisy  with  a  like  Applaule. 
 
 Serjeant  Puleflons  Lady,  of  Emerald  in  PVorthenbwy, 
 in  Flintfnire,  wrote  to  a  Friend  of  hers  Mr.  Francis 
 Palmer  of  Chriji-Church  to  recommend  to  her  a  Young 
 Man  to  be  in  her  Family,  to  take  the  over-fight  of 
 her  Sons,  and  Preach  at  I^Vurthenbury  on  the  Lords 
 Days,  with  the  offer  of  good  Encouragement.  Mr. 
 Palmer  propos'd  it  to  Mr.  Henry,  who  was  willing 
 to  make  an  EfTiy  for  Half  a  Year,  and  accordingly 
 removed  thither  in  September  1653.  When  his  Half 
 Year  v/as  expir'd,  he  recura'd  to  Oxon,  but  afterwards 
 upon  the  carneft  Invitation  of  Judge  Puleflon,  and  all 
 the  People  of  the  Parifh,  he  fix'd  amongft  them.  For 
 Two  or  Three  Years  he  kept  his  Students  Place  in 
 Chrift-Church,  ^titr\<Mu%  the  Service  of  it  once  a  Year, 
 difpofing  ofmcft  of  the  Profits  of  it  among  poor  Scho- 
 lars. The  Judge  fettled  a  100/.  per  Ann.  upon  him 
 while  he  continu'd  in  l^'orthenbury  {\n  lieu  of  theTythe) 
 free  of  all  Encumbrance;  and  Charg'd  it  upon  his 
 whole  iiftate  in  thofe  Parts. 
 
 Being  thus  fix'd,  he  was  Iblemnly  Ordain'c{  to  the 
 Office  of  the  Miniftry  at  Prees,  on  Sept,  16.  1657.     Af- 
 ter  which,    he  was  abundant  in   his  Labours  to  win 
 Souls.    Befides   Preaching,  he  ExpQundcd  the  Scrip- 
 tures 
 
in    NORTH    WALES.  701 
 
 tures  in  Order,  Catechiz  d,  and  Explain'd  the  Cate-  Vol.  II. 
 chifm.  He  fee  up  a  Monthly  Ledure ;  and  had  alfo 
 a  Monthly  Conference.  Me  was  very  induftrious  in 
 Vificing  the  Sick,  Inftruding  them,  and  Praying  with 
 them.  He  Preach'd  Funeral  Sermons  for  all  that  were 
 Buried,  Rich  or  Poor,  Old  or  Young ;  for  he  Icok'd 
 upon  it  as  an  Opportunity  of  doing  good.  He  was 
 very  careful  about  the  Lords  Supper,  fo  to  manage  his 
 AdmilTions  to  that  Ordinance,  as  that  the  weak  might 
 not  be  Difcourag'd,  and  yet  the  Ordinance  might  not 
 be  Prophan'd.  His  Carriage  towards  his  Parifhioners 
 was  very  Exemplary  :  For  he  would  condefcend  to 
 the  meaneft,  and  Converfe  Familiarly  with  them  : 
 Bearing  with  the  Infirmities  of  the  Weak,  and  becom- 
 ing all  Things  to  all  Men.  From  firft  to  laft,  he  for 
 about  eight  Years  exercis'd  his  Miniftry  in  this  Place, 
 and  his  Labours  were  fignally  fuccefsful.  The  Oppor- 
 tunity he  found  he  had  of  doing  the  more  good  there, 
 by  having  thofe  that  were  his  Charge  near  about  him, 
 made  him  all  his  Days  bear  hisTeftimony  to  Parifli 
 Order,  where  it  may  be  had  upon  good  Terms,  as 
 much  more  eligible,  and  more  likely  to  anfwer  the 
 End,  than  the  CongregationalWsiy  of  gathering  Church- 
 es from  Places  far  diftant,  which  could  not  ordinarily 
 meet  to  worfliip  GOD  together.  He  conftantly  laid 
 by  the  Tenth  of  his  Income  for  the  Poor,  which  he 
 carefully  and  faithfully  difpos'd  of  in  the  liberal 
 Things  which  he  devis'd,  efpecially  the  teaching  of 
 poor  Children.  He  had  frequent  offers  of  other  Places 
 that  were  more  confiderable,  but  was  not  given  to 
 Change  ;  and  tho'  the  Family  of  the  Fuleftons  put  on 
 another  Face  after  the  Death  of  the  Judge,  and  his 
 Pious  Lady,  and  grew  very  unkind  to  him,  yet  he  re- 
 fblv'd  to  fee  his  Call  from  thence  Clear,' before  he 
 would  leave  a  Place  where  GOD  had  own'd  and 
 blefs'd  him.- 
 
 When  King  Charles  return'd,  Wurthenhury  (which 
 had  in  the  Interim  been  feparated,  and  fix'd  as  a 
 Parifii  by  itfelf  (asit  hath  fince  beeh  to  Perpetuity,  by 
 an  Ad  of  Parliament,  in  2.  of  H^IU^  and'  Mnr.)  re- 
 turned to  its  Dependence  as  a  Chappelry  upon  l^cngor  ; 
 and  Mr.  Fogg  being  Ejeded  thence.  Dr.  Henr^  'Bridge 
 man  return'd  to  the  Sequeftred  Redory.  TIio*  he 
 aiTerted  his  Right,  and  Mr.  Henry  was  but  as  his  Curate, 
 
 yer 
 
702  The  EjeBed  or  Silenc'^d  Minijlers^  See. 
 
 Vol.  II.  yet  he  continu'd  above  a  Year  in  the  Enjoyment  of  his 
 >,X'"\rs-'  Liberty  under  him.  The  Grand  Queftion  then  on 
 Foot,  was  about  Conformity,  Mr.  Htmy  us'd  all  means 
 pofTible  to  fatisfie  himfelf  concerning  it,  by  Reading 
 and  Dilcourfe:  Particularly  at  Oxford  with  Dr,  Fell, 
 who  was  afterwards  Bifhop  there  ^  but  in  vain,  for  his 
 Diflatisfadion  remain'd.  Being  about  that  Time  at 
 Chejler,  he  Difcours'd  the  Dean  and  Chancellor  about 
 the  Matter.  The  great  Argument  they  us'd  to  perfwade 
 him  to  Conform  was  this;  that  eKc  he  would  loofe 
 his  Preferment,  And  what  ( faid  they )  you  are  a 
 Young  Man;  and  are  you  wifer  than  the  King  and 
 the  Bilhops  .>  Upon  which  he  left  this  Reflection  in 
 one  of  his  Papers;  God  grant  I  may  never  be  left ^  to 
 confult  with  Fiejh  and  Blood  in  fuch  Matters.  He  was 
 preiented  once  and  again  at  Fliyit  AfTizes  for  not  read- 
 ing the  Common-Prayer,  before  there  was  any  Ob- 
 ligation :  So  bufie  were  fome  to  out-run  the  Law, 
 and  it  was  not  without  fome  Difficulty  that  he  got 
 off.  And  tho'  he  did  get  off,  yet  his  Annuity  from 
 Emeral  Family  was  with-held,  becaufe  he  refus'd 
 the  Ufe  of  the  Common-Praver  :  But  that  which 
 troubled  him  moft  under  that  Difappointment  was, 
 that  he  was  thereby  hindred  from  doing  good  in  his 
 wonted  Manner.  At  length  Mr.  Puleflon,  and  Dodor 
 Bridgman  of  Bangor  having  had  a  Difpute  about  the 
 Tythe  of  J4^orthenhury^  came  to  this  Agreement  (by 
 the  Mediation  of  Sir  Thomas  Hanmer)  on  Sept.  iii 
 1661  :  That  Dr.  Bridgman  and  his-SuccefTors  fliould 
 have  all  the  Tythe  Corn  and  Hay  of  H^yrthenbury, 
 {except  the  Tythe  Hay  of  Emeral  Demefnj  if  before 
 the  firft  oi  November  following  he  Dilcharg'd  Mr,  Phi- 
 lip Henry  from  the  Chapel  of  Pf^orthenbury^  without  fiif- 
 fering  him  to  officiate  there  any  more,  in  any  Time 
 to  come.  Hereupon  Dr.  Bridgman  difcharg'd  him 
 by  a  "Writing  under  his  Hand,  which  was  Publifli*d 
 in  the  Church  by  one  of  Mr.  P's  Servants  on  Oclober 
 the  27th.  Thus  he  ceas'd  to  Preach  to  his  People 
 there,  but  he  ceas'd  not  to  Love  and  Pray  for  them. 
 He  afterwards  compounded  with  Mr.  P —  as  to  Ar- 
 rears that  were  due  for  100/.  tho*  much  to  his  Da- 
 mage. He  preach'd  fome  times  occafionally  in  divers 
 Neighbouring  Places,  'till  B^rtholomevo  Day  62  :  Ihe 
 Dny  (faiih  he  in  one  ^his  Papers)  which  our  Sins  have 
 
 mnds 
 
^>  NORTH    WALES.  70  j 
 
 made  one  of  the  faddeft  Days  to  ENGLAND,  fmce  theYoi,  IL 
 Death  of  EDWARD  the  VI.  But  even  this  for  Good,  .^/"V's^ 
 tho*  we  know  not  how,  nor  which  way.  And  he  greatly 
 piccy'd  fome,  who  by  the  urgency  of  Friends,  and  the 
 fear  of  Want,  were  over  perfwaded  to  put  a  Force 
 upon  themfelves  in  their  Conformity.  For  his  part  he 
 could  not  be  fatisfy'd  to  be  Re-ordain'd,  while  he 
 look'd  upon  himfelf  as  fufficiently  Ordain'd  before  : 
 Nor  could  he  Aflent  and  Confent  to  all  and  every 
 thing  in  a  Book,  which  he  found  liable  to  many  juft 
 Exceptions.  But  one  Thing  was  a  great  Comfort  to 
 him,  vi:{.  that  as  to  Matters  of  doubtful  Difputati- 
 on,  touching  Church- Government,  Ceremonies,  ^c, 
 he  was  unfworn  either  on  one  fide  or  the  oijher,  and 
 fo  was  free  from  thofe  Snares  and  Botids  in  which  fo 
 many  found  themfelves,  both  ty'd  up  from  what 
 they  would  do,  and  entangled  that  they  knew  not 
 what  to  do.  But  though  he  was  a  Confclentions 
 None  onf or  mi  ft,  his  Moderation  was  remarkable.  In 
 Church-Government,  that  which  he  defifd  and 
 wifli'd  for,  was  Arch-Bifliop  V/her's  Redudion  of 
 Epifcopacy.  He  thought  it  lawful  to  join  in  the  Com- 
 mon-Prayer in  PublJck  AlTembiies,  and  pradis'd  ac- 
 cordingly, and  endeavoured  to  fatisfie  others  concern- 
 ing it.  The  Spirit  he  was  of  was  fuch,  as  made  him 
 much  afraid  of  Extrcams,  and  more  folicitous  for  no- 
 thing than  to  maintain  and  keep  up  Chriftian  Love 
 and  Charity  among  ProfelTors. 
 
 At  Michaelmas,  1662,  he  remov'd  frorn  fVorthen^ 
 hu^y  to  Bread  Oak.,  where  he  had  a  coinfonable  E- 
 ftatc  which  came  to  him  by  Marriage,  which  was  a 
 great  Support  to  him,  and  enabled  him  to  relieve 
 many  that  were  in  Want.  Here  he  for  fome  Years 
 went  conftantly  on  the  Lord's  Days  to  the  publick 
 Worftiip  with  his  Family,  at  Whitew^ll  Cliappel,  or 
 Tylftock, ;  and  preach'd  himfelf  only  Occafionally. 
 He  us'd  to  declnre,  he  went  to  bear  his  Teftimony  to 
 publick  Ordinances.  In  Otloher  63,  Mr.  Steel  and 
 he  were  taken  up  and  Im.prifon'd,  on  pretence  of  a 
 Plot  ;  when  he  was  Confin'd,  he  wrote  thus  in  one  of 
 his  Papers :  It  is  Jweet  being  in  any  Condition  with  4 
 clear  Conjcience.  After  fome  Days  they  were  cxa- 
 min'd  by  the  Deputy  Lieutenants,  charg'd  with 
 rhey  knew   not  what,    and  Co  difoiifs'd   upon  their 
 
 ^Verbal 
 
yo4  27;^  Ejected  or  SUenc^d  Minifiers^  ScC. 
 
 YqI   tj     Verbal  Security    to   be  forth   coining  upon  Twenty 
 Four  Hours  Notice.     In  65,  Mn  Steel  and  he,  were 
 as   an  Aiii'ont  made  Sub-colled:ors  of  the  I^oyal  Aid» 
 In  September  the  fame   Year,    he  was  again  fetch'd 
 Pf rfoner  to  Hamner  3    and  after  fome  Days  Confine- 
 ment, none   being  able   to  prove  any  thing  againft 
 him,  he   was  difcharg'd  upon  Recognizance  of  20  /, 
 with  Two  Sureties  to   be   forth-coming  upon  Notice. 
 When  the  Five  Mile  Ad:  took  place,  he  remov'd  for 
 fbme  time  trom  his  Family,  but  returned  in  a  little 
 while  in  Peace.     In  67,  he  returned  with  his  Family 
 to  14^hitchurchy  where  he  attended  conftantly  on  the 
 Publick  Miniftry,  and  in  the  Evening  he  would  in- 
 ftrucft    his   Family,    and    fome    of    his   Neighbours 
 were  allowed  to   come"  in.     And  here  it  was  that   he 
 firft  adminiftred  the  Lord's  Supper,    after  his  being 
 Ejedied.     As   to  this  he  hath  left  a  Paper   under  his 
 Hand    of  this   Tenour.     X  nm  a   Mi?iifier  of  Chrifi, 
 and  as  fuch  T  am  ohligd  virtute  Officii,  by  all  means  to 
 endeavour  the  ^ood   of  Souls.     Now  here's  a  Company  cf 
 fcrious  Chriftians,  whofe  Lot  is  cafi  to  Live  in  a  Parifi, 
 where  there   is   one    fit    over    them,    who  preacheth  the 
 Truth  ;   and  they  come  to  hear   him,  a?id  join  with  him 
 in  other   -parts  of  J^Vorfhip ,  dnfy  as  to  the  Lord's  Supper 
 they  fcruple  the  Lawfulnefs   of  the  Gejiure  of  Kjieeling  ; 
 and  he  tolls  them,  his  Hands  are  tied,  and  he  ca7inot  Ad- 
 minifter  it  to  them   any  other  way  5  wherefore  they   come 
 to  me,    and  tell  me,    the^  earnejlly    lo?7g  for  that   Ordi- 
 nance 5    and  there  is  a    competent  number  of  them,  and 
 opportunity  to  partake  ;  and  how  dare  I  deny   this  E{eque}i 
 of  theirs,  without  betraying  my  Minifierial  Truji,  and  in- 
 curring the  Guilt  of  a  grievous  Omijfion  ? 
 
 In  February  166^,  Mr.  Lawrence  and  he  being  at 
 Betley  in  Stafford/hire,  ventur'd  one  Lord's  Day,  with 
 the  Confent  of  all  concerned,  to  preach  in  the  publick 
 Church  ;  the  one  in  the  Morning,  and  the  other  in  the 
 Afternoon.  This  Ad:ion  of  theirs  was  prefently  after 
 Reported  in  the  Houle  of  Commons  by  a  Member 
 of  Parliament,  with  thefe  Additions  ;  that  they  tore 
 the  Common-Prayer  Book,  trampled  the  Surplice  un- 
 der their  Feet,  puil'd  the  Miniftcr  of  the  Place  out  of 
 the  Pulpit,  c^c.  Reports  which  there  was  not  the  lead 
 Colour  for.  This,  with  feme  other  fuch  like  falfe 
 Stories,  produc'd  an  Addrels  frcm  the  Houfe  to  the 
 
in 
 
 NORTH    WALES.  705 
 
 King  to  iflue  out  a  Proclamation,  for  the  putting  the  Vol.  II. 
 Laws   in   Execution    againft   ?cipp  and    ^onconfor-^       - 
 
 mifts,  &c.  ^      .,  -,,      J  ^  7 
 
 In  68,  he  return'd  with  his  Family  to  Brond-Onke, 
 being  defirous  to  be  ufeful  to  the  Neighbours  among 
 whom  GOD  had  given  him  an  Eftate.   He  was  indeed 
 generally  LovM  and  Honoured.     In  the  common  Con- 
 cernments of  the  Townfhip  and  Country,  he  was  a 
 prudent  Counfellor  :  And  in  private  Difterences  he  was 
 the  common  Arbitrator  of  thofe  Parts,  and  a  fucceistul 
 Peacemaker.     References  have  fometimes  been  made 
 to  him  by  Rule  of  Court,  at  the  Aflizes  with  confenc 
 of  Parties.     He  was  very  Charitable  to  the  Poor,  and 
 full  of  Aims-Deeds ;    given  to  Hofpitality,  and  very 
 Tender  and  CompaiTionate  towards  poor  Strangers  and 
 Travellers :  And  all  that  he  had  and  did,  oblervably 
 Profper'd.     In  the  time  of  Trouble  and  Diftrefs  by 
 the  Conventicle   Ad  in  1670,    he  kept  Private,  and 
 ftir'd  little  Abroad,  as  loth  to  offend  tliole  that  were 
 in  Power,    and  judging  it  Prudence  to   gather  m  his 
 Sails  when  the  Storm  was  violent.     Obtaining  a  Li- 
 cenfe  in  1672,  upon  the  King's  Declaration  for  Indul- 
 gence, he  preach'd  with  open  Doors  to  all  that  would 
 come  to  hear  him,  and  that  Gratis.     He  preach'd  alfo 
 many  Lectures  abroad  in  Shrofjhire,  Chefiire,  and  Den^ 
 highfJoire,  laying  out  himfelf  exceedingly  for  the  good 
 of  Souls,  and  that  for  feveral  Years  fuccelTively.     In 
 1 68 1,  Mv.Bury  of  Bolas  and  he,  keeping  a  Day  of 
 Falling  and  Prayef  in  private,  upon  occafion  of  extreme 
 Drought,  were  difturb'd  bv  the  Juftices,  who  took  the 
 Names  of  a  Hundred  and  Fifty  Perfons.     By  the  Oath 
 of  Two  Witneffes,  they  Sign'd  and  Seal'd  Two  Re- 
 cords of  Convidion  :  By  one  they  Convided  the  Ma- 
 iler of  the  Houfe,  and  Fin'd  him  20  /,  and   5  /.  more 
 as  Conftable  that  Year,  and  with  him  all  the  Perlons 
 whofe  Names  they  had  taken,  Five  Shillings  a  piece: 
 By  another  they  Convlded  the  Two  Mmlfters ;  Mr. 
 Bury  20  /,    and    Mr.  Henry  40  /.    upon    which    Con» 
 vidion,  they,  diftrain'd   upon  Mr.  Henry,  and  carry  d 
 away   Thirty   Three  Loads   of  Corn   cut  upon   the 
 Ground,  Hav,  Coals,  ^c,   which   he  bore    with  his 
 ufual  evennefe  of  Mind,  without  being  mov'd  or  di- 
 fturb'd by  i", 
 
 Z  z  la 
 
7o6        The  Ejected  or  Silenc'dMimfiers^  he. 
 
 Vol.  H.       In  the  fame  Year  there  was  a  publick  Conference 
 between  the  Bilhop  of  St.  ^faph,  Dr.  PVilliam  Loydl, 
 now  Bifliop  of  l4^orcefter  and  fome  Nonconformift  ML- 
 nifters.     That  Bifhop  coming  into  thofe  Parts,  fet  him- 
 felf  with  Vigour  to  reduce  DifTenters,  and  afeded  to 
 do  ii  in  a  Realoning  way :  He  publickly  Difcours'd 
 with  the  Quakers  at  LanvilUn  in  Mongomeryfhire,-     He 
 had  often  Difcoars'd  privately  with  Mr.  Ovpen  of  Of- 
 vpejiry,  and  at  length  appointed   hirn  to  give  him  the 
 Meeting  in  the  Town  Hall  of  that  Pla-ce,  on  September 
 2j,  p68i,  there   to   give  an  Account,  by  what  I{ight  he 
 exercised   the   Miniflry  not  h^.ving   Epifcopal  Ordination, 
 He  directed  him  alfo  to  procure  what  other  Minifters 
 he  could  to  afTift  him  ;  but  gave  him  but  four  or  five 
 Days  Notice.  At  theitime  appointed  the  Bifliop  brought 
 with   him   the  Learned   (I  fliould  be  glad  to  fay  and 
 Charitable)  Mr.  He7iry  Dodvoell,     And   Mr.  Owen   was 
 accompany'd  by  Mr.  Henry,  and  Mr.  Jonathan  Roberts 
 of  Denhighfloire,     Mr.  Henry  prefs*d  much  for  the  Ma- 
 nagement of  the  Difcourfe  in  Private  before  a  Select 
 Number,  but  could  not  prevail.     However  his  Lord- 
 (liip  promis'd,   that  nothing  that  (liould   be  (aid  by 
 Way  of  Argument,  fliould  be  any  Way  turn'd  to  the 
 Prejudice  of  the  Difputants,  nor  Advantage  taken  of 
 it  to  give  them   Trouble.     There  were  prefent  many 
 of  the  Clergy  and  Gentry  of  the  Country  with  the 
 Magiflratcs  of  the  Town,  and  a  great    multitude  of 
 People.     The  Difcourfe  began  about  two  in  the  After- 
 noon, and  continued  till  betweeen  Seven  and  Eight  ac 
 Night.     Much  was  faid  Pro  and  Con  touching  the  Iden- 
 tity of  Bishops  and  Presbyters,  the  Biflioping  and  Un-r 
 bifli oping  oi  Timothy  and  Titus,  the  Validity  of  Pres- 
 byterian Ordination,    (3c.    'Twas    manag'd    with    a 
 great  deal  of  Liberty  and  not  under  the  ftrid:  Laws 
 of  Difputation.     The  Bifliop  manag'd  his  part  of  the 
 Conference  with  a  great  deal  of  Gravity,  and  Calm-.. 
 nefs,  and   Evennefs  of  Spirit.     And  as  for  Mr.  Henry^. 
 he    gain'd  no  fmall  Reputation:    For  even  they  who 
 were   Adverfaries  to  the  Caufe  he  pleaded,    rho*  they 
 were  not  convinc'd  by  his  Arguments,  yet  by  his  Meek- 
 nefs  and   Humility,  and   that  truly  Chriftian   Spirit, 
 which  appear'd   fo   evidently   in  the  whole  Manage- 
 ment, were  brought  to  have  a  better  Opinion  of  him, 
 and   his   Way.    The   Conference  broke  off  abruptly. 
 
 Mr. 
 
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 NORTH   WALE  S.  707 
 
 Mr.  I^pberts  whifpering  tb  Mr.  Henry  faid,  Pray  let  w;yoL  I|, 
 Lord  have  the  laji  fVord,  A  Jiiftice  upch  rhe  Bench 
 overhearing  him^  reply'dj  you  jay  my  Lo<d  (hall  have 
 the  laft  fVordf  hut  he  frail  not,  but  I  will :  We  thank,  God 
 We  have  the  Sword  of  Power  in  our  Hands,  and  by  the  Grace 
 of  God  well  keep  it,  and  it  foall  not  rufi,  and  I  hope  every 
 lawful  Magi/irate  will  do  as  I  do  :  And  look^to yew  felves 
 Gefiilernen,  by  the  Grace  of  God  til  root  j/oii  out  of  the 
 Country.  To  which  a  forward  Man  In  che  Crowd 
 faid  Amen  throw  them  down  Stairs  :  bu:  che  Mayor  of 
 the  Town  lobk  Order  for  their  Safety.  An  admirable 
 Method,  this  to  be  fure  for  Convidion!  TheBi- 
 fhop  after  this  Days  Work  often  correfponded  with 
 Mr.  Henry  by  Letter,  and  would  eonverfe  with  hiin 
 tvich  great  Opennefs  and  Freedom  when  he  came  in- 
 to thofe  Parts  j  and  told  him,  that  he  did  not  look  up- 
 on him  as  ^o-yAr/KQ-f  but  only  as  Trct^etawlyayQ-, 
 
 In  i63i,  he  kept  an  open  Meeting,  the  Magiftrates 
 conniving.    In  89  and  84.     He  Preach'd  privately  at. 
 Home  without  Difturbarice.     In  85,  at  the  time  of 
 Monmouth's  Coming,  he  with  many  others  was  clapt  in- 
 to Chefter  Caftle.     Mr.  Henry  rejoic'd  in  and  accepted 
 King   y/?w«'s  Indulgence  in  1687,  thb'  being  fenfible 
 of  the  Delign  of  it,  he  could  not  chufebiit  B^joicewith 
 Trembli?!^.     When  King  James  afterwards  came  in  his 
 Progrefs  into  that  Country,  to  coufc  the  Corhpliments 
 of  the  People,  he  join'd  with  fevefal  others  in  and  a- 
 bout  H4)itchurchf  Ntintwich,  and  Pp^em^  in  an  Addrefs 
 to  him  ;  the  Purport  of  which  was  not  to  facrifice" 
 their  Lives  and   Fortunes  to  him  and  his  Intercft,  but 
 only  to  return  him  Thanks  for  the  Liberty  given  them 
 with  a  Promife  to  demean  themfelves   quietly  in  the 
 ufe  of  it.     When  the  Commiifioners  came  down  to  en« 
 quire  after  the  trouble  the   DlfTenters  had  fuftain'd  by 
 the  Penal  Laws;  and  how  the  Mony  Levy'd  upon  them 
 was   difpos'd   off,    Mr.  Henry   being  fent   to,  declin'd 
 giving  any  Information  3  and  made  this  Anfwer:  that 
 he  had  long  Jjnce  forgiven  all  the  Agents,  Infiruments,  and 
 Occapons  of  his  Trouhlcy  and  had  purposed  never  to  Jay  any 
 thing  more  of  it.     In  May   1688,     He  was  nominated 
 a  Juftice  of  Peace  for  the  County,  in  the  CommiiTiori 
 that  came  down,  and   had  Notice  given  him  of  it  by 
 tetter  from  the  Clerk  of  the  Peace:  but  he  refus'd  to 
 k<^i    And  initea:d  of  it,  viaorouflv  apply 'd  hi tnfelf  to" 
 Zz%    '  bis 
 
7o8  The  Ejecled  or  Stlenc^d  Mini(hrSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.  IL  his  Minifterial  "Work,  in  whicii  he  perlifted  to  the  lafto 
 ^^^''^^T^^  He  d)'d  in  Peace,  June  24.  1696.  ^"Etnt.  66,  And  the 
 Lofs  of  him  was  univerfally  Lamented.  Tony  PVood 
 hath  not  a  Word  for  him,  tho'  he  was  a  noted  Oxonian, 
 I  fuppofe  it  might  be  becaufe  he  could  find  nothing  for 
 his  (biteful  Teeth  co  fallen  on. 
 
 *  He  hath  Hnnmere  :  Mr.  Richard  Steel,  *  M.  A.  of  St.  Johns 
 publijhtd  College  in  Cnmbridge  ^  a  very  valuable  and  ufefulMan.  A 
 Jt'veral  g^^j  Scholar,  a  hard  Student,  and  an  excellent  Preach- 
 ^^■^^  ,^  ^  er.  He  met  with  much  Trouble  on  the  Accountof 
 ^s  the  '  ^is  Nonconformity.  Particularly  in  1665,  when  he  was 
 j^usbanj].  fitting  out  for  LcWfw,  he  was  by  a  Warrant  from  the 
 man'sCal-  Neighbouring  Juftices  under  Colour  of  the  Report  of  a 
 ling.  S-z/o.P'otjftopt  and  fcarch'd,  and  finding  nothing  to  accufe  him 
 ii66S.  A  of,  they  feiz'dhis  Almanacli_^  in  which  he  kept  his  Diary. 
 Difcourfefor  that  Year  :  And  it  not  being  written  very  Legibly, 
 of  Up-  they  made  what  malicious  Readings  and  Comments 
 rightnefs:{-{-)^y  pleas'd  upon  it,  to  his  great  Wrong  and  Reproach  : 
 i/"p"^^  Tho'  to  all  fober  People  it  difcover'd  him  to  be  a  Man 
 ^  .  °'  that  kept  a  ftrid:  Watch  over  his  own  Heart,  and  was 
 and  Pri-  ^  g^^^x  Husband  of  his  Time.  Fixing  afterwards  at 
 vileees  of  ^^^^'^'^"»  he  became  Paftour  of  a  Congregation:  And 
 an  up-  dy'd  Novemher  16,  i6()Z.  jEtat,  64. 
 Tight 
 
 Man.  g'-jo.  i<57i.  An  Andidote  againft  Diftraftions  in  the  Worfhip 
 of  God.  ^-vQ.  1673.  The  Tradef-mans  Calling,  8^jo.  1684-  And  a  Dif. 
 courfe  of  old  Age.  ^vo^  He  hath  alfo  a  S€rmo7i  in  the  SupUwent  to  the 
 Mornifjg  Exercife  ^r  Cripple- gate  on  the  Duties  of  Husbandt  and  Wives 
 towards  each  ether.  Jnother,  in  the  Mornijig  Exercije  again]}  Pgpery,  on 
 the  Romanifts  dcprinjing  the  Pesple  of  the  ufe  of  the  Cup  in  the  httrd^f 
 tapper.  ^  third  in  the  Continuation  of  the  Morning  Exercife.  ^to.  On  the 
 Jiinderances  mm  Helps  to  a  good  Memory  in  Spiritual  things,  j^nd  a  fourth 
 in  the  fourth  Vol.  on  this  ^ueft.  Hoxo  may  the  uncharitable  and  dangertus 
 Contentions  that  fire  amo?igfi  Profejjors  of  trueReligion,  be  allay  d. 
 
 Bangor:  Mr.  Fo^^g  Senior^  was  Ejeded  here  at  the 
 Kings  Return  :  And  thence  forward  to  his  Death  was 
 a  poor  filent  Nonconformift,  but  of  a  bold  and  zea- 
 lous Spirit,  giving  good  Council  to  thofe  about  him. 
 He  dy'd  in  April  16-76. 
 
 Mr.  ('fince  Dr.)  Fc?^g  of  Harding  Caflle,  was  alfo  a 
 great  Sufferer  at  that  time,  upon  the  Account  of  the  Acl 
 fcrVmfounity,     However  it  difplcasVi  him  that  in  my 
 
 hit 
 
tn 
 
 N  O  R  T  H    W  A  L  E  S.  709 
 
 laft  Edition,  I  mention'd  him  as  Ejeded,  and  afcer-Vof.  II. 
 wards  as  Conforming,  and  being  made  Dean  of  Chc^ 
 fter;  which  Preferment  he  had  not  'till  twenty  Years 
 after.  I  fliall  therefore  add  an  Account  of  him  out  of 
 his  own  Letters  with  which  he  was  pleas'd  to  Honour 
 me  upon  this  Occalion. 
 
 *  His  Cafe  was  in  fome  Regards  diffierent  from  that 
 
 *  of  the  others  fore  mention'd  j  for  alrho'  he  was  con- 
 
 *  formable  in   Woriliip,  Ceremonies ,  and  other  Mat- 
 
 *  ters  Ecclefiaftlcal,  being  among  the  firft  who  reifor'd^ 
 
 *  the  publick  Ufe  of  the  Liturgy  in  the  beginning  of 
 
 *  the  Year  1660,  and  continued  the  Ufe  of  it  in  his 
 '  Church  'til  Augufl  1662,  yet  he  could  net  fatisfy-  his 
 
 *  Confcience,  to  keep  in    his  Living.     For  not  only 
 
 *  j^JJeni  and  Covfcnt  was  required,  but  a  Subfcription 
 
 *  alio  was  upon  Pain   of  Deprivation  to  be  made  to  a 
 
 *  fecond  Declaration,  in  which  fome  Claufes  relating 
 '  to  Matters  of  State,  feem'd  to  him  ambiguons :  And 
 '  he   not   being  permitted  to  Subfcribe  them  in  any  o- 
 
 *  ther  Acceptation  than  what  was  in  thofe  Days  com 
 
 *  monly  accounted  the  Senfe  of  the  Impofers  ;  hechole 
 
 *  rather  to  quit  his  Livelyhood  than  his  inward  Peace : 
 
 *  And  make  a  Rcfignation  of  his  Benefice  a  few  Days 
 
 *  before  the  aforefaid  Month.  And  yet  in  Obedience 
 '  to  the  Law,  neither  exercised  his  Miniftry  in  any 
 '  Church,  nor  join'd  with  any  feperate  Congregation, 
 '  'till  his  Sentiments  of  the  faid  Dcclararicn,  bein^ 
 '  juftified  in   fVeftmitifler   Hall  An.    166'),  by   Pcrfons 
 
 *  fnfficiently  Authoriz'd  to  interpret  ap  Ambiguity  in 
 '  a  Law,  fo  long  as  the  Lawmakers  forbore  by  an  Ex- 
 '  planatory  Act  to  do  it  themfelves.  He  then  Sub- 
 '  icribed  it  in  the  Country,  as  Dr.  B^^tes^  Dr.  Jaeomb^ 
 '  and  others  to  the  Number  of  about  Twenty  did  at 
 '  London.     And  the  Bar  being  by  Divine  Providence 
 
 *  thus  remov'd,  he  return'd  to  his  Minifterial  Imoioy- 
 
 *  mcnt :  Having  for  feveral  Years  no   other  outward. 
 
 *  Encouragement,  than  that  of  a  Curacy  ;  But  was  at 
 '  length  made  Dean  of  Chsftcr.  I  have  chofen  to  ex- 
 prefs  this  in  his  own  Words,  which  I  hope  can  give 
 no  Offence  to   any  one. 
 
 Mr.  John  .Brofter  who  was  Ejeded  from  Pemey^  af- 
 tervi/ards  Conform'd. 
 
 la 
 
7 1  o  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimjlers,  &:G. 
 
 Vol.  IL  '  """      ——.      ■  - 
 
 v-X-yV        In  ANGLESET,   I  can  find  none  Ejedted. 
 
 h   CARNARVANSHIRE. 
 
 Mr.  John  TVilliams  was  Silencd  j  who  was  an  Inge- 
 nious Learned  Man,  and  a  good  Preacher.  He  preach'd 
 Gratis  as  he  had  Oportunity.  He  died  between  1675, 
 and  I  6t^» 
 
 l?f    MERIONETHSHIRE. 
 
 Mr.  Hu^h  Owen,  was  a  Candidate  for  the  Miniftry 
 when  the  Bartholomexp  AB  came  forth,  and  about  that 
 time  remov'd  from  Oxford^  to  London :  But  not  long 
 after,  he  fix*d  in  his  Native  Country,  and  liv'd  upon  a 
 little  Eftace  of  his  own  there,  and  preach'd  the  Golpel 
 to  the  poor  ignorant  People,  without  taking  any  thing 
 of  them*  His  Preaching  was  affecflionace  and  moving, 
 and  many  were  wrought  upon  by  it.  He  was  a 
 burning  and  iliining  Light  in  an  obfcure  corner  of  the 
 World  :  A  bright  Star  that  mov'd  in  a  large  Orb. 
 for  he  went  about  preaching  the  Gofpel  of  Salvation, 
 through  that  and  the  Neighbouring  Counties  of  Mont~ 
 ^omsryi  and  fometimes  ftept  into  Camarvanjhirey  and 
 other  parts.  He  had  Five  or  Six  places  where  he  us'd 
 to  preach  in  Merionethjhire^  and  fbme  of  them  Twenty 
 Miles  diflant  from  him.  |^e  had  near  as  n^any  in 
 Montgomeryjhire^  of  which  fome  were  about  Thirty 
 Miles  from  his  Habitation.  He  perform'd  his  Circuit 
 in  about  Three  Months  time,  and  then  began  again. 
 jGreat  nuriibers  of  Peop!e  attended  his  Miniftry,  and 
 were  rnuch  affeded  with  it.  He  laboured  indefatiga- 
 biy,  and  much  impair'd  his  Health,  by  riding  often  in 
 the  Night,  and  cold  Rains  over  the  Mpuntains,  and 
 fcarce  allowing  himfelf  as  much  pood  as  was  neceffary 
 to  fupport  Nature,  He  bur  rarely  cat  any  Flelli,  and 
 avoided  all  ftrong  JLlquors:  His  Drink  Vj/as  the  fmalleft 
 Beer,  or  Water  and  Milk.  And  indeec}  hls  principal 
 food  was  Milk,  to  which  he  had  us*d  himU^lf  by 
 Lodging   in  ppor  Houfes,  where  they  {lad  no  Malt- 
 
 P'rink,   anil  pnly  '$Qd$  of  Straw  tp  lye  upo^.     H^ 
 ^  a  primitiye  Appftolicai  Chfiftian,  eminently  M^ek 
 
wN  ORTH    WALES. 
 
 7it 
 
 ajid  Humble  ;  and  would  often  Stile  himfelf  lei's  than  Vol.  II 
 the  leaft  of  all  the  Minifters  of  Jefus  Chriit.     He  would 
 fay  he    envied  no  Man's  Gifts,  but  defir'd  faithfully 
 to  improve  his  own  little  Talent  for  the  Service  of  his 
 JLord.     He  was  tender  of  grieving  any  Peribn,  and 
 tho'  ftridl  in  his  own  Ferfon,  was  yet  Candid  and  Cha- 
 ritable towards  thofe   who  ditfcr'd   from  Him.     He 
 would  often  fay,  that  he  valu'd  no  Man  for  his  Opi- 
 nion, or  his  Adherence  to  this  or  that  Party  ;  but  fpr 
 what  he  faw  of  the  Grace  of  GOD  in  him.     His  un- 
 blemilli'd  Converktion,   and  inof^enfive  Deportment, 
 procur'd  him   the  Efteem  of  the  Gentlemen  of  the 
 Country,  to  fevcral  of  whom  he  was  nearly  Allied. 
 He  had  many  remarkable  Deliverances  in  Anfwer  to 
 Prayer.     As  he  was  once  coming  home,    he  loft  his 
 Way  ii)  the  Night,  and  fopnd  himfelf  in  a  dangerous 
 Place,  but  could  not  tell,  by  reafon  of  the  Darknefs, 
 which  way  to  go.     In  this  Extremity  he  alighted  from 
 his  Horfe,  and  pray*d  to  GOD  to  dired:  his  way  5  and 
 before  he  had  done  Praying,  the  Heavens  on  a  fudden 
 clear'd  over  his  Head,  (o  that  he  could  plainly  perceive 
 his  way,  and  he  efcap'd  the  Danger.     Another  time 
 going  to  preach  in  a  Frofty,  Snowy  Seafon,   he  was 
 benighted  on  the  Hills,  and  a  fudden  Storm  arofe,  and 
 drove  the  Snow  fo  violently  in  his  Face,  that  the  Horie 
 could  not  go  a  Step  forward.     He  let  him  move  as  he 
 would,  until  he  perceiv'd  himfelf  in  danger  of  the  Bogs, 
 and  that  it  was  not  fafe  riding  farther.     After  he  had 
 committed  himfelf  unto  GOD  by  Prayer,  he  left  his 
 Hor(e  to  fliift  for  himfelf,  and  walk'd  in  his  Boots  in 
 a  deep  Snow,   'till  it  was  midnight,  and  he  was  fo 
 fpent,  and  fb  near  ftarv'd   with  cold,  that  he  defpair'd 
 of  Life  :  But  it  pleas'd  GOD,  he  in  a  little  time  unex- 
 pedtedly  came  to  a  Cow-houfe,  which  was  at  a  diftance 
 fi*om  the  Dwelling-houle  of  the  owner,  as  is  ufual  in 
 that  Country.     When  he  got  to  the  Door,  he  found  it 
 barr'd  within,  fo  that  he  could  not  enter.     He  fcram- 
 bied  about  the  Houfe  for  above  an  Hour,  attempting 
 to  get  in,  but  to  no  purpofe.     At  length  when  all  hopes 
 were  gone,  he  difcover'd  a  hole  at  one  end,  that  open'd 
 to  an  Hay-loft,  which  he  got  into  with  much  difficul- 
 ty,   and  (b  lay   between   the  Cattel  until  Morning. 
 When  it  was  Day,  he  crept  out  of  his  BrutiPa  Lodg- 
 ing, and  difcover'd  a  Houle  near,  at  which  he  knockM. 
 ?  2  ^  The 
 
712  37?^  Eje^ed  or  Silenc'd  Minijters  &c. 
 
 VoL  II.  The  Mafter  of  the  Houfe  arofe,  and  open'd  the  Door, 
 and  found  his  Hair  and  Beard  frozen,  his  Hands  be- 
 num'd,  his  Cloaths  ftiff  with  Froft  and  Snow,  and  him- 
 feif  fcarce  able  to  fpeak.  He  made  a  good  Fire  for 
 him,  gave  him  hot  Milk,  and  put  him  into  a  warm 
 Bed,  where  he  lay  fome  Hours  ;  and  then  got  up  fo 
 well  refrefli'd,  that  he  went  that  Morning  to  the  Meet- 
 ing place,  and  preach'd  without  any  fenlible  Prejudice. 
 HcDy'd^w.  1699.  JEtat.  6i.  Mr.  James  Owen^  at  his 
 defire,  preach'd  his  Funeral  Sermon,  but  was  not  al- 
 low'd  to  mention  him  in  it.  But  it  was  from  him 
 that  I  had  this  Charadler  of  him  ;  and  all  that  knew 
 him,  own  him  to  have  been  an  Jjraelite  indeed^  without 
 Guile. 
 
 In  MONTGOMERYSHIRE. 
 
 Llnndyjfil'L  Mr.  Martin  Grundvinn.  Who  being  at 
 hcndon  at  the  time  of  the  Plague,  was  lb  Poor  that 
 he  was  not  able  to  remove  his  Family,  and  was 
 carry 'd  off  by  it.  He  was  a  very  holy,  humble,  able 
 Minifter. 
 
 Mr.  Henry  WiHiams.  An  Itinerant  Preacher ;  was 
 dilablcd  from  the  publick  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  in 
 1662  :  But  continu'd  ro  Preach  more  privately  in  fe- 
 veral  parts  of  this  County,  as  he  had  opportunity.  He 
 was  an  upright  Man,  very  active  for  GOD,  and  a 
 lively  Preacher.  He  kfii^r'd  much  for  the  fake  of  a 
 good  Conicicnce,  both  by  Imprilonment,  and  fpoiling 
 of  his  Goocis.  He  endur'd  all  patiently  5  and  went  on 
 doing  the  work  of  the  Lord  in  the  moft  difficult  Times. 
 He  fubfifted  by  a  fmall  Eftate,  which  he  had  ;  and 
 preach'd  the  Gofnel  freely  to  fuch  as  were  willing  to 
 receive  it.     He  Dy'd  about  16S5.     Aged  about  60. 
 
 :Bettus  :      Mr.    Gabriel       M^'el fl-- Poo! :  Mr.  Nathanael 
 Jones.  B^vens, 
 
 Kc^toxvn :  Mr.  Uu^J^  ^Z^^^-  Mr.  Hc?iry  delcribes 
 him  as  a  Man  of  Excellent  Converie,  and  whole  pe- 
 ruliar  Felicity  lay  in  pleafant  and  edifying  Difcourfe. 
 He  died  in  Mark  1 6^1^ 
 
 Mr, 
 
tn 
 
 NORTH    WALES.  713 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 Mr.  Maurice  Lloyd  of  Aberhafais,   afterwards  Con- 
 formed. 
 
 In  DENBIGHSHIRE. 
 
 Ruthin  :  Mr.  Ellis  ^vQlands.  At  the  time  of  Ejedt- 
 ment  he  was  Occafionally  in  Carnarvanjhire^  and  there 
 uncivilly  hal'd  out  of  the  Pulpit  as  he  was  preaching. 
 He  was  a  laborious  worthy  Man,  but  after  his  being 
 Silenc'd,  was  reduc'd  to  extream  Neceffities.  His  Wife 
 kept  School  in  Carnarvan/hire  for  a  Livelihood  ;  and 
 he  was  forc'd  to  make  Flourifhes  and  Patterns  for  the 
 Girls  to  Sew  by.  A  Colledtion  was  made  among  Ibme 
 Charitable  Peribns  at  Denbigh^  for  a  fupply  of  thele  his 
 great  Wants.  Yet  in  his  low  Circumftances,  he 
 could  not  be  permitted  a  quiet  abode,  but  was  forc'd 
 to  fly  into  Chefloire.  After  ail,  he  died  aNonconformift, 
 about  the  Year  1683. 
 
 DENBIGH:  Mr.  fVUli/im  Jcnes.  He  was  Born  \n 
 IMerionethJhire 'y  and  after  an  advantageous  Education 
 in  ufeful  Learning,  was  fettled  at  a  School  in  B^ithin^ 
 in  this  County.  Then  he  removed  to  this  place,  where 
 he  was  chofen  by  the  Governor,  Collonel  Tvoifleton^  to 
 be  the  Preacher  in  the  Caftle,  and  foon  after  became 
 the  Minifterof  the  Parifli,  which  was  about  1648,  or 
 49.  He  conrinu'd  there  'till  his  Ejedrment  in  6a.  He 
 made  a  Journy  to  London  to  confer  with  Mr.  Baxter 
 and  others  about  Conformity,  before  the  Day  came 
 that  was  fix'd  by  the  Adi ;  defiring  a  more  cxad:  Know- 
 ledge of  th^  ftate  of  Affairs,  than  he  could  get  at  fuch 
 a  diftance.  He  return'd  bent  for  Nonconformity,  to 
 which  he  was  moff  inclined  before.  The  Five  Mile  Adb 
 forc'd  him  to  remove  from  the  Town,  where  he  had 
 before  been  Minifter.  Bi3t  he  found  a  comfortable  re- 
 treat at  Plds  Teg  in  Flint/hire  a  Sear  belonging  to  the 
 Ancient  Family  of  the  Trevors,  which  was  generoufly 
 allow'd  him  by  Mr.  Trevor^  with  Land  to  the  value  of 
 20  /.  fer  Annum.  There  he  liv'd  for  feveral  Years,  and 
 died  in  a  good  old  Age,  in  February^  1678  ;  and  lies 
 inter'd  at  Hc^e^  in  which  Parifli  he  died.  Dr.  Maurice 
 Qi  Ahergeley^  a  Conforming  Minifter,  preach'd  his  Fu- 
 neral 
 
714  The  Eje^ed  or  Menc'd  MinifierSy  8rc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  neral  Sermon,  and  gave  him  his  due  Charader ;  and 
 '  Pen'd  this  Infcription  which  is  on  his  Grave  Stone  j 
 Hie  Exuvias  reliquit  Mortales  Gulielmus  Jones,  ajjiduus 
 Verhi  Divini  Pr^co^  felici  Concionum  fru^u  (^  Pio  Exem- 
 flo  adJouc  loquitur*  He  was  a  Perfon  of  a  fweec  and 
 pleafanc  Countenance,  of  undeniable  Learning,  Pru- 
 dence, Moderation,  and  Piety.  He  fufter'd  a  Quarter 
 of  a  Years  Imprifonmenr,  for  performing  Family  Duty 
 in  a  Gentleman's  Houfe,  after  he  was  Silenc*d.  He 
 could  not  think  himfelf  difcharg^d  from  Preaching  by 
 the  Laws  of  Men,  but  ftill  continued  his  Miniftry  in 
 private  as  he  had  opportunity.  Being  folicited  by  his 
 Wife  and  Relations  to  Conform,  confidering  his  Fami- 
 ly Charge,  heanfwer'd,  GOD  will  provide;  and  none 
 of  you  will  go  with  me  to  Judgment.  He  had  a  good 
 Kefort  of  all  Men^  and  of  the  Truth  it  feif.  He  Tranr- 
 Hated  into  Welch,  Mr.  Gouges  Hlrd  to  Sinners  and 
 Saints :  And  his  Principles  of  the  Chriftian  ^ligion.  He 
 dy'd  at  Plafteg  about  the  Year  1679. 
 
 TVJ(EXHAM:  Mr  Ambrefe  Mojlon^  Son  of  Dr.M<?- 
 fton,  of  the  Ancient  and  Honourable  Family  of  the 
 Mojlons  of  Greenfield  in  PlintfJoire.  When  he  came  from 
 the  Univerfity,  he  preach'd  for  fome  time  at  {{edcaflle 
 in  Montgomery/hire,  where  he  had  the  overfight  of  a 
 Congregation  with  Mr.  Povpel.  At  lengh  he  fixM  his 
 moft  ufual  Refidence  in  this  County.  Holt  had  fome 
 time  the  Benefit  of  his  Labours,  'till  about  1659,  when 
 he  liv'd  at  l>Vrexhamy  and  was  the  ftated  Preacher  there, 
 'all  the  King*s  Return,  when  he  gave  way  to  the  fe- 
 queftred  Minifter,  who  was  yet  Living.  Having  no 
 Children,  he  wasEntercain'd  by  the  Lord  Say  and  Seal, 
 as  his  Domeftick  Chaplain  at  his  Seat  in  Oxfordjhire  ; 
 and  his  Wife  was  admitted  into  the  Family  with  him, 
 and  he  had  much  Refpecft  That  Lord  dying,  he 
 preach'd  his  Funeral  Sermon,  and  afterwards  remov'd 
 10  London,  and  liv'd  with  Mr.  John/on  a  Nonconformift 
 Minifter  in  the  City,  where  he  dy'd  about  1664.  He 
 was  generally  efteem'd  a  good  Scholar,  and  remarka- 
 bly Humble,  Mortify 'd,  and  Holy :  But  was  inclin'd 
 to  Melancholy,  to  his  own  great  Difcouragemenr.  In 
 his  younger  Days,  when  he  was  Afliftant  to  another 
 Minifter,  (bme  good  People  ipeaking  of  their  Conver- 
 fipn,  (he  being  prcfent)  and  afcribing  it  under  GOD 
 
 t«. 
 
in   NORTH   W  ALE  S.  715 
 
 to  ihe  other  Minifters  Preaching,  he  feem'd  caft  down,  Yq]  jj 
 as  if  he  was  of  no  ufe.  A  fenfible  Countrey-man  that  v>-vO 
 :^as  by,  who  had  a  particular  value  for  his  Miniftry, 
 ftarted  a  Familiar  Comparifon.  An  ordinary  WorkI 
 man  (fay^  he)  may  he\y  down  Timber,  but  it  muft  be 
 an  Accomplifh'd  Artift  that  fhali  Frame  it  for  the 
 Building.  Mr.  Mofion  thereupon  rofe  up  out  pf  his 
 Melancholy,  and  replyed  j  If  I  am  of  any  ufe  I  am  fa- 
 fisfye^.  And  indeed  his  Preaching  was  always  lolid, 
 and  judicious,  and  highly  efteem'd  by  all  but  himfelf : 
 But  efpecially  ufefui  to  grown  Chriftians.  He  was 
 noted  for  a  particular  Happinefs  in  explaining  and  im- 
 proving difficult  Texts.  He  ^as  much  againft  unpre- 
 miditated  Sermons.  His  laft  Wife,  vvho  was  Daughter 
 of  Sir  Edward  Broughton^  Bart,  was  very  Eminent  for 
 Piety,  but  much  exercis'd  with  tropble  of  Mind,  ia 
 which  he  heartily  fympathiz'd  with  her,  and  was  a 
 feafonable  and  fuccefsrul  Comforter.  He  was  indeed 
 of  a  very  tender  Spirit  to  any  in  Diftrefs,  He  had 
 fome  inclination  to  Heat  in  his  Temper,  but  if  he  had 
 ws*d  any  unbecoming  fliarpnefs  in  a  Debate,  he  would 
 be  the  firft  Cenfurer  of  himfelf  fpr  it.  He  had  but  a 
 fmall  Income  of  his  own,  and  yet  was  very  Charita- 
 ble, according  to  his  Ability.  And  in  thofe  times, 
 when  fo  many  worthy  Men  were  in  lower  Circum- 
 ftances  than  he,  he  was  loath  to  receive  the  kindneffes 
 of  others  j  faying,  he  would  not  eat  the  Bread  out  of 
 Poor  Mens  Mouths.  He  had  an  agreeable  way  of  Ad- 
 Hrefs,  which,  with  his  great  Abilities,  made  him  be- 
 lov'd,  by  Perfons  of  Rank  that  were  no  Friends  to 
 Non-conformity.  Tho'  he  was  one  of  great  Accom- 
 plifhments,  he  delighted  to  converle  with  mean  Chri- 
 ftians, and  had  very  happy  Turns  for  profitable  Con- 
 yerfation.  He  us'd  a  familiar  way  of  ftarting  Pradi- 
 cal  Queftions,  that  would  either  fet  People  a  thinking 
 themfelves,  or  make  them  eagerly  attentive  to  the  In- 
 ftrudions  he  gave  them.  His  laft  Sicknefs  was  long 
 ^nd  tedious.  He  was  forely  afflided  with  the  Stone, 
 which  was  a  Diftemper  that  attended  him  many  Years. 
 The  Lord's  Day  before  his  laft  Illncfs,  he  preach'd  on 
 thefe  words,  Ibenr  in  my  Body  the  dying  of  the  Lord  Je- 
 [us.  His  "Memory  is  ftili  very  precious  to  them  that 
 knew  him.    He  dy'd  at  London  not  long  after  the 
 
 J?ire,  '  "'     ~" 
 
 Bolt  I 
 
7i6  The  Ejected  or  Sile^ic'd  MmiJlerSj  &Ce 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 v.^/'-V's-/  Holt :  Mr.  I(ichard  Taylor,  Educated  in  Oxon  under 
 Mr.  Samuel  Jonvs,  who  was  afterwards  a  noted  Tutor 
 in  a  private  Academy.  He  fettled  at  this  place,  An. 
 1659,  when  he  was  very  young.  After  his  being  le- 
 gally Silenc'd,  he  continu'd  preaching  for  Twelve 
 Months  in  the  Church  Gratis,  and  was  conniv'd  at. 
 He  then  remov'd  to  London^  and  at  length  was  fettled 
 Paftor  of  a  Congregation  at  Barking  in  Ejfex^  where  he 
 died  about  1697. 
 
 Llanvaier :  Mr.  Jonathan  Roberts,  M.  A.  He  was  one 
 of  thofe  who  in  1681,  aififtcd  in  the  Conference  con- 
 *  See  Mr  Corning  Non-conformity  *,    in  the  Town-hall  at  O/- 
 HenryV  '  ^^ft^y  in  Shropjhire^  before  Dr.  fVi/Uam  Lloyd,  then  Bi- 
 Life,  p.     ftiop  of  St.  4fafhy  with    Mr.  Hsnry^    and    Mr.  James 
 iSU&c.   Owen.     He  dy'd  5^;??.  26,   1684.     Mr.  H^-wry  defcribes 
 him  as  a  true  Nathanael^  an  Ijraelite  indeed,  for  plain- 
 nefs  and  integrity  ;  a  filent  Sufferer  for  his  Nonconfor- 
 mity, for  which  he  quitted  a  good  Living.  ^  He  was  a 
 learned  Man.     He  died  with  Comfort  in  his  Noncon- 
 formity ;  and  with  confidence  of  a  return  of  Mercy  in 
 God's  due  time.     The  Summer  before  he  died,  he 
 had  been  at  Oxford^  and  Cambridge^  and  London^  where 
 he  heard  and  faw  that  which  much  confirmed  him  in 
 his  Diffcnt. 
 
 Mr.  Jenkins^  who  was  Silenc*d  at  Grefsford  in  this 
 County,  afterwards  Conform'd. 
 
 SOUTH     WALES. 
 In   CARDIGANSH  IRE. 
 
 CA!{piGAN:  Mr.  Charles  Landevroigge  :  Mr.  Evan 
 Price.  Hughes. 
 
 fenhrync  :  Mr.  F^icard  Da-  Tregaron :  Mr.  John  Har- 
 'vif:  ris. 
 
 Llangunllo ,     Mr.    Lewis  Llanhadarn  Vawire :    Mr, 
 
 Price.  David  Jones. 
 
 Bangor  :  Mr.  John  Evans. 
 
 Mr.  Margan  Homl  was  a  Candidate. 
 
 Mr. 
 
in    SOUTH    WALES.  717 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 Mr.  ^ce  Povpel  of  Llanheder  j  and  Mr.  Roderick.  Davis  \y\^s^ 
 
 of  Llanllohayrne  ;  and'  Mr.  Thomas  Evans  of  Jfcard^  Con- 
 form'd  afterwards. 
 
 In  PEMBROKESHIRE. 
 
 iJangone :  Mr.  Peregrine  Philip,  He  had  the  two 
 Parifhes  of  Langum  and  Fr^ejhof,  which  together  are 
 about  the  value  of  90/.  per  Annum,  When  he  was 
 Ejec^led,  he  liv'd  on  a  fmall  Farm,  nea.r  Haverf or d  fi^efi, 
 call'd  Dredg-manhill,  in  a  poor  low  condition  :  And 
 fbme  time  afterwards  was  Apprehended  by  a  Warrant 
 from  the  Deputy  Lieutenants,  under  pretence  that  he 
 was  a  Seditious  Perfon,  and  put  for  Ibme  Weeks  under 
 clofe  Confinement.  Afterwards,  by  means  of  Si? 
 Hugh  Owen,  and  Dr.  Thomas  htQ  Bifliop  of  Si,  David's^ 
 his  Liberty  was  procured.  He  liv'd  'till  about  1693  : 
 But  all  along  the  Reign  of  King  Charles,  was  under 
 great  Troubles.  He  was  Excommunicated  ;  and  had 
 a  Writ  out  againft  him.  He  was  often  prefented  for 
 Nonconformity.  In  Monmouth's  time  he  was  forc'd  to 
 abfcond.  He  was  Paftor  of  the  Congregation  at  Ha» 
 verford  Weji ;  and  liv'd  and  dy'd  an  holy,  gracious, 
 and  laborious  Servant  of  Jefus  Chrift. 
 
 Llanpeter  ;  Mr.  Chriftopher  Jackson,  He  dy'd  long 
 fince  in  London. 
 
 Llanjladwel :  Mr.  John  Luntley.  He  was  Ejedted  out 
 of  the  Parilhes  of  Llanjladwel  and  Noulton  5  which  were 
 about  90/.  per  Annum  value.  He  was  afterwards 
 Afliftant  to  Mr.  Philips^  in  his  Congregation  at  Haver- 
 ford  PPeft.  His  MIniftry  was  well  approv'd  of: 
 But  he  died  within  Ten  Years  after  his  being  Si- 
 ienc'd. 
 
 St.  Ifmaels  :     Mr.  Adam  Mathry  :    Mr.  Morgan 
 
 Ha  wkjns,  Thoma  s. 
 
 Tynhy:   Mv.  John  Carver,  Bify :        Mr.     Thomas 
 PEMBBPKP.',   Mr,  John  Hughes, 
 
 By  water. 
 
 Of 
 
7 1  8  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MiniJlerSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.  11.        Of  thofe  here  Ejeded,  there  Conformed  afterwards* 
 s^ys/"^  Mr.  Sfephgfj  Toung  of  I{pfecrovpther  j  Mr.  David  pp^illtams 
 of  Llan'tjihangel  Penpedo  5  and  Mr.  Thomas  Warren  alfo, 
 after  his  EjecStment  at  Narberth,  retir'd  into  England 
 towards  Great  Tarmouth,  and  Conform'd* 
 
 In  CARMARTHENSHIRE. 
 
 "hiydrym  i  Mr.  Stephen  Hughes,  Born  in  CarmdrthetT, 
 Sometin^e  after  his  Ejedtmenc,  he  niarried  a  Pious 
 Woman  in  Svoan^ey^  whofe  Portion,  Frugality,  and 
 Induftry,  contributed  very  much  to  his  comfortable 
 Subfiftence  and  Future  Ufefulnefs.  He  was  of  a  pub- 
 lick  Spirit,  and  printed  feveral  Welch  Books  at  hi^ 
 owti  Charge,  and  among  others,  the  excellent  H^elch 
 Poems  of  Mr.  B^es  Pritchard  Vicar  of  Llanymddfri^  which 
 contain  the  Summary  of  Chriftian  Duties  in  Britijh 
 Verfe.  This  Book  of  which  he  publifli'd  feveral  Edi- 
 tions, has  occafion'd  many  Hundreds  of  the  Ignorant 
 IVelch  who  delight  in  Songs,  to  learn  to  read  their  own 
 Language.  He  alFifted  in  the  Correction  of  the  J^elch 
 Bible,  which  Mr.  Gouge  publifli'd  •  and  Was  very  In- 
 ftrumental  in  getting  Sublcriptions  towards  that  Im- 
 preflion,  which  is  the  beft  Edition  extant  of  the  Old 
 Britijh  Bible.  He  was  a  plain,  Methodical,  Affcdtio- 
 nate  Preacher,  and  infilled  much  upon  the  great  and 
 fubftantial  Things  of  Religion.  He  feldom  preach'd 
 without  melting  into  Tears,  which  often  drew  Tears 
 from  his  Auditors.  He  aftedled  to  preach  in  the  dark- 
 eft  Corner's,  and  in  Places  where  the  People  had  Igno- 
 rant Readers,  that  could  not  Preach.  His  Moderation 
 and  lively  Preaching,  recommended  him  to  the  Efteem 
 of  the  fober  Part  of  the  Gentry,  by  whole  Connivance 
 he  often  pfeach'd  inthepublick  Churches,  which  were 
 much  throng'd  by  the  vaft  Numbers  thatcime  toheai? 
 him  from  the  Neighbouring  Pariflies.  He  generally 
 preach'd  twice  on  a  Lords  Day  in  diftant  Places ;  and 
 often  rode  Eight  or  Ten  Miles,  between  the  Scrmobs, 
 which  much  impair'd  his  Health,  and  in  all  proba- 
 bility fhortned  his  Days.  He  had  very  great  Seals  to 
 his  Miniftry.  Great  Numbers  >^cre  r^claim'd  frOm 
 their  Sinful  and  Wicked  Ways,  and  be<^ame  fcrious 
 Chriftianj5«    In  moft  of  his  Sermons  he  prefs'd  Faith 
 
f>  SOUTH    WALES.  719 
 
 and  Repentance,  and  exhorted  the  Illiterate  to  learn  Vol.  IL 
 to  read  their  own  Language,  which  great  Numbers  s./^'^s^ 
 did,  and  many  of  them  at  forty  and  fifty  Years  of  Age 
 and  above.    He  would  in  a  very  afFe(5lionate  Addrels, 
 cxpofe  the  Sinful  and  Damnable  Nature  of  Ignorance, 
 recommend  the  Ufefulnefs,   Amjableneis,  and  Necef- 
 fity  of  Knowledge,   and  excite  Heads  of  Families  to 
 teach  their  Children  and  Servants,  and  one  Neigh- 
 bour  to  teach  another.     He  publifh'd  near  a  Score  of 
 J^^elch  Books,  moft  of  them  Tranflations  out  of  the 
 Englilh  :  Such   as   The  PraEiife  of  Piety ^  Mr.   Baxters 
 Call  to  the  Vnconverted^  his  Now  or  never ^  Mr.  AUein  of 
 Converfiortf    The  Plain  Mans  Pathway  to  Heaven^    &c. 
 And  at  the  End  of  moft  of  them  he  added  the  IVelch 
 Alphabet,  to  dir«(5l  People  to  read.     *Tho  he  had  but 
 a  fmall  Income,  he  was  very  Charitable  j  and  much 
 given  to  Hofpicality.     He  was  a  great  Encourager  of 
 young  Minifters   and  Chriftians.    He  was  inoffenfive 
 and  obliging  in  his  Converfation,  and  generally  belov'd  : 
 And  his  Miniftry  which  was  moftly  Itinerant,  was  fre- 
 quenied  by  vaft  Numbers  of  People.     This  exposed 
 him  to  the  Cenfure  of  the  Confervators  of  the  facrcd 
 Keys,  to  whom  it  was  equal,  whether  they  made  their 
 Markets  by  the  Sins  or  by  the  Piety   of  the  People. 
 Thefe  Gentlemen  pafs'd  the  Cenfures  of  the  Church 
 upon  him,  and  not  long  after  deliver'd  him  to  the  fe- 
 culaf  Power  y  which  confin  d  him  to  a  clofe  Prifon  in 
 Carmarden^  to  the  Prejudice  of  his  Health,  and  Hazard 
 of  his  Life.     But  it  pleas'd  God  by  a  favourable  and 
 unexpected  Providence  to  work  his  Enlargement,  by 
 Means  of  which  he  recover'd  his  Health,  and  Oportu- 
 nities  for  farther  Service*.     He  us'd  upon  all  Occafioos 
 to  fpeak  to  People  with  great  Freedom   about  their 
 Souls.     When    he  came  to  an  Houfe,  or  met  People 
 Occafionally  upon  the  Road,  he  would  direct  fome 
 fuitable  Exhortation  to  them  ;  And  if  there  were  feve- 
 ral  pfefent,  he  would  apply  himfelf  to  each  particular- 
 ly ;  and  when  he  faw  them  again,  would  ask  them 
 what  they  remembred  of  what  he  fpake  laft  to  them. 
 He  often  exprefs'd   (ome  concern  leaft  on  his  Death 
 Bed  he  fliould  be   difturb'd  in   his   Head,  and   fpeak 
 diftionourably  of  the  Ways  of  Religion  ;   and  would 
 often  pray  to  this  Purpofe :   Lord  thou  knoweft  thar 
 ibme  of  us  have  prayed  our  dying  Prayers ;  remember 
 
 us 
 
720  The  Ejechd  or  Silenced,  MimfterSy  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  "s  in  our  dying  Extremities  ,  and  leave  us  not  to  our 
 felves  to  difiionour  Thee  in  our  laft  Minutes.  It  pleaf- 
 ed  God  to  hear  his  Prayers ;  for  he  finifli'd  his  Courfe 
 with  great  compofure  of  Mind,  and  inward  Peace. 
 Having  fet  his  Houfe  in  Order,  given  feveral  Directions 
 about  the  Church  to  which  he  was  Paftour,  and  com- 
 mitted his  Family  to  God,  he  turn'd  his  Face  toward 
 the  Wall,  and  immediately  expir'd.  He  died  about 
 the  Year  1687  ;  Aged  about  65. 
 
 Merthyr :  Mr.  James  Davis.  A  humble  modeft 
 Man,  and  a  good  Grammar  Scholar.  He  maintained 
 his  Family,  by  keeping  a  Grammar  School  5  and  of- 
 ten preached  Gratis,  up  and  down  the  Country.  He 
 left  a  good  Living,  tho*  he  had  nothing  to  truft  to  but 
 the  Providence  of  God  for  his  Lively  hood.  He  died 
 in  1678. 
 
 LhindejJilUo  :  Mr.  David  Jones.  Who  took  a  great 
 deal  of  Pains  in  printing  and  fpreading  of  l^ekh  Bibles, 
 When  Mr.  Gouges  ImprefTion  was  out,  he  undertook 
 a  New  One:  And  diftributed  ten  Thoufand  of  them. 
 He  alfo  printed  the  AlTemblies  Catechifm  in  PVelch 
 twice  ;  and  Mr.  Allein  of  Converfion  :  And  Mr.  Prit- 
 chard  the  old  Puritans  Poem,  which  did  much  good 
 in  iVales.  He  was  generoufiy  aiFifted  in  thefe  Things, 
 by  the  late  Lord  Wharton,  and  many  other  Perfons 
 of  Quality  j  and  by  the  Minifters  and  Citizens  of  Lon- 
 don. 
 
 Llannun:  Mr.  Merideth  Llangellbithen :  'NLv.fVil- 
 Davis.  Ham  Jones. 
 
 Llangynderum :  l^r.  John  Llangyjix^r :  Mr.  David 
 PoweL  Price. 
 
 Mr.  T{ice  Pruthero.  A  Man  of  great  Worth,  and  of 
 equal  Modefty.  He  was  an  excellent  School-Mafter 
 (the  moft  Eminent  in  all  thefe  Parts)  and  Educated 
 many  confiderable  Scholars,  who  are  now  ufeful  Men 
 in  Church  and  State.  He  was  an  AfFedllonate  Awaken- 
 ing Preacher,  and  his  Miniftry  was  eminently  own'd 
 by  God,  to  the  Converfion  of  many  Souls.  He  died 
 in  1698, 
 
 Mr. 
 
z;^  SOUTH   WALES.  721 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 Mr.  Philip  Lems.  and  SiV^V-W 
 
 Mr.  fflllinm  Jhotnas :  Were  itinerant  Candi- 
 dates. 
 
 Mr.  Morride  Merideth'  was  another  [of  tliem  5  but  he 
 afterwards  Conform'd* 
 
 I/;  GLAMORGANSHIRB. 
 
 LUngynxoyd:  Mr.   Samuel  Jones.  M.  A.   Born  near 
 Chirks  Cafile   in  Denbigh/hire,  and  bred  in   Jefus  College 
 Oxon,  where  he  was  Fellow,  and  a  Tutor  for  feverai 
 Years.     He  was  Ordain'd  at  Taunton.     He  fell  in  with 
 Nonconformity  out  of  Conicience  in    6%.     He  after- 
 wards taught  Academical  Learning  in  his  own  Houfe^ 
 and  had  under  his  Tuition  fome  young  Gentlemen  of 
 good  Quality  in  that  Country.     Dr.  Loyd  Bp.  of  L^w- 
 ^rtj^  had  a  great  Relpedifor  him,  and  made  him  Con- 
 fiderable  Ofters ;  But  the  more  he  coniider'd  the  Terms 
 of  Conformity,   the  lefs  he  lik'd  it.     He  was  a  great 
 Philofopher,  and  a  confiderable  Mafter  of  the  Latin 
 and  Greeks  Tongues,  and  a  pretty  good  Orientalift :  An 
 excellent  Cafuift,  well  read  in  the  Modern  Controver- 
 fies,  and  a  very  profitable  Preacher.  He  was  a  Chrifti- 
 an  of  the  primitive  Stamp:  Always  Meek  and  Hum- 
 ble, Loving  and  Peaceable.     His  Converfation  had  a 
 fweet  Air  of  Gravity  and  Pleafantnefs.     He  was  ref- 
 pedtful  to  Superiors,  condefcending  to  Inferiors,  arid 
 obliging  to  all.     One  of  more  than  Ordinary  Prudence 
 in  his  Condud:;  by  which  he  gain'd  fuch  an  Efteem 
 among  the  Gentry,  that  many  of  them  put  their  Sons 
 under   his   Tuition.     The  prefent  Lord  Man/el  fpentf  see  dn 
 feverai  Years  in  his  Family.     And  fome  that  were  ^-Account  of 
 ducated   under  him  prov'd   very  good  Scholars,  and /^zV  L/y> 
 iifeful  Menj^  witnefs  Mr.  Jnnies  Oiven   f  (10  whom^^^-  ^'^^'^'ii-^ 
 moft  of  the  Characters  of  thefe  fVelch  Minifters  are  o\nJ^S^'^P'^^^ 
 ing)  who  to  the  great  Lofs  of  the  Church  of  God,  dicd^J'^^^ 
 in  the  52^.  Year  of  his  Age  ^t  Salop,  where  he  was4°T^^ 
 both  a  Paftor  and  a  Tutor,  An.  1706.  tcnzl  af 
 
 Mt.  Jones  ^^%  a  great  Sufferer  for   fvfonconformity^;,/^     / 
 in  Dr^  Dav^s    time,  and  was  frequently  imprifoned  :  i^j  the 
 Imt  lipe  of  iliefe  things  ttiov'd  him.    He  never  com-  PouUrep 
 
722  The  Ejetied  or  Silenced  Mini flers J  &c. 
 
 « ■     , — .^^ '  — T- 
 
 Vol.  II.  plain'd.  His  patience  was  alfo  exemplary  under  very 
 tevere  Bodily  Excrcifes,  efpecially  from  tormenting 
 Patoxyfrns  of  the  Stone  in  the  Bladder,  which  afflicted 
 him  generally  once  in  a  Fortnight,  for  feveral  Years 
 before  hrs  Death.  His  Periodical  Fitts  were  violent, 
 and  contlnu'd  fomc  Days  before  they  abated :  And  yet 
 he  went  on  in  his  Minifterial  Service,  and  very  rarely 
 intermitted  his  Work,  tho'  the  fliarpnefs  of  his  Pains 
 extorted  Tears  and  Deep  Groans  from  him,  which  occa- 
 fion'd  freqiient  and  Afrcding  Paufes  in  his  Sermons, 
 He  died  in  1697,  about  the  70th.  Year  of  his  Age. 
 
 A  Report  being  fpread  about,  that  he  had  renounced 
 his  Nonconformity,  he  in  1696  fent  the  following  Let- 
 ter to  a  Friend  upon  that  Occafion. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 T  was  a  little  furpriz'd  by  your  laft  Letter,  and  can- 
 ■*-  not  but  wonder  that  Inch  lying  Reports  which 
 your  Paper  mentions,  fhould  gain  any  Credit,  efpe- 
 cially among  fuch  as  have  known  my  Pcrfon,  Pro- 
 feifion,  and  Pracftlfe  for  forty  Years  together.  But 
 the  Father  of  Lyes  is  not  yet  dead,  tho'  one  might 
 imagine  his  Ammunition  is  far  fpent,  when  he  makes 
 ufe  of  fuch  little  Tricks  or  ridiculous  Artifices  toprb- 
 mote  his  Defigns.  I  account  it  a  Mercy  that  the  on- 
 ly wife  God  hath  thus  long  ("beyond  all  ExpeClatlon) 
 lengthened  out  my  dying  Ylf^,  that  I  might  vindi- 
 cate (not  fo  much  my  own  little  Name  as;  the  great 
 Name  of  the  Holy  and  BlcfTcd  Gc^,  and  his  Good 
 Wavs,  wherein  my  ielf  and  Chriftian  Friends  have 
 waik'd  with  Peace  and  Concord,  notwithftanding 
 all  the  Reproaches  and  Sutlerings  we  meet  with.  • 
 *  That  I  Ws  formerly  vifited  in  my  Sicknefs  by 
 Mr.  Da'vid  Tfjcnins  then  Minifter  at  Mnrgam  (and  my 
 very  intimate  Friend)  is  a  Truth:  But  that  he 
 que'ftion*d  me  about  Nonconformity,  and^  that  I 
 fiiould  declare  unto  him  my  Repentance  for  it,  with 
 a  Promifc  if  God  did  reftore  my  Health,  that  I 
 v/ould  ad  for  the  Church  of  England,  as  much  as 
 before  I  had  aded  againft  it,  is  a  grofs  and  impu- 
 dent Falfliood.  I  declare  unto  you  and  ro  all  the 
 World,  as  in  the  Words  of  a  dying  Man,  that  tho' 
 I  had  then  and  have  ftill  many  and  great  Sins  to  be- 
 wail before  God^  yet  I  had  not  then,  and  have  not 
 
 fmcej, 
 
/«   so  UT  H    WALES.  72 j 
 
 fince,  the  leaft   Check  from  my  own  Confcience  for  Vol.  Ij. 
 
 my  Non-compliance  and  Submillion  to  thofe  Impo-*  ^.y*v*s>«^^ 
 
 fitions,  that  Were  then  made  the  indilpealable  Terms 
 
 of  Communion  with  the  Church  oi  Ew^lnnd.     I  eon-* 
 
 fefs  that  I  had  then,  and  have  ftill  a  vefy  honourable 
 
 Refped  for  the  Able  and  Confciencious  Minifters  of 
 
 the  Church  of  England,  and  do  proteft  an  Agreement 
 
 with  all  that  are  found  in  the  Faith,  and  Holy  in  theii? 
 
 Life  of  their  Communion  :     But  to  declare  an  Vn^ 
 
 feigned  AJfent  and  Conjent  to  all  arid  every  thing  con- 
 
 tain'd  in  the  Books  mention  d  in  the  Atl  of  ZJnifor^ 
 
 mity^  to  deny  my  Former  Ordination  which  I  Jadg'd 
 
 valid  by  Scripture,  and   the  general  Pradtife  of  all 
 
 the  Reformed  Churches ;  to  fwallow  feveral  Oaths, 
 
 and  to  crouch  under  the  Burden  of  the  other  Impo- 
 
 fitions,  (which  need  not  be  named)  wefe  fuch  Blocks^ 
 
 that  the  Law   had  laid  at  the  Church  Door,  that  up* 
 
 on  mature  Confideratiori,  I  could  not,  durft  not  then, 
 
 and  dare  not  now  leap  ever,  tho'  lo  fave  my  Credit 
 
 and  Lively  hood,  tho'  to  gain  a  Dignity  or  Preferment, 
 
 without   odious  Hypocrify,  and  the  overthrowing  of 
 
 my  inward  F'eace,  which  is  and  ought  to  be  dearer  to 
 
 me  than  my  very  Life.  To  this  Choice  I  was  then  led^ 
 
 not  by  the  Examples  of  other  leading  Men,   nor  with 
 
 any  Dellgn  tiiat  others  fliould  be  led  by  mine.    Thi^ 
 
 is  the  Living  Teftimooy,  of  Sir, 
 
 Brynllvonrch.  Tour  dpng  Friend: 
 
 Fel?.i6,<^6.  S.j: 
 
 Sir,  for  your  own  Perufal  or  Diverfion,  I  fend  you 
 with  my  Letter,  two  Papers:  One  that  I  drew  up  iri 
 65  by  Way  of  Queries,  when  I  was  prefs'd  hard  by 
 Dr.  Davies  our  Arch-Deacon,  and  the  Bifhop  of  Lan- 
 dnjf,  to  accept  of  a  Prefentation  then  offered  by  them 
 unto  me.  I  delir'd  an  Anfwer  to  my  Queries,  before 
 I  could  accept  of  their  Kind  offer. 
 
 The  other  I  drew  iip  to  fatisfie  a  godiy  Miniftef, 
 who  would  not  Conform  as  Minifter,  but  was  free  to 
 attend  the  Common  Prayer  in  his  lay  Capacity,  and 
 did  ordinarily  go  to  Church  :  But  when  he  was  fevere- 
 ly  urged  to  come  to  the  Lords  Table  among  his  Neigh- 
 bours, he  then  fcrupled  thlt  Point  of  Conformity : 
 But  neverchelefs  being  under  the  Power  of  Fear,  he 
 A  a  a  :^  was 
 
724        The  Eje[ied  or  Silenced  MiniJlerSy  &c. 
 
 YoL  11.  was  llrongly  iiiciln'd  to  go  to  the  Sacrament  alfo^  and 
 w'*y«v^  thereupon  lent  me  his  Arguments  that  induc'd  him  to  it, 
 which  I  according  to  my  Weaknefs  anfwer'd ;  And 
 with  my  Anflver  lent  him  five  or  ilx  Queries,  which 
 God  was  pleas'd  to  biefs  ior  his  Eftablifliment.  This 
 was  fifteen  Years  after  the  firft  Paper  or  more. 
 
 The  Queries  that  were  fent  to  the  Arch-Deacon  and 
 Bifiiop,  0'c. 
 
 £.  hboMtiht  Declaration  m  tho.  k^, 
 I.  Whether  any  Book  whatfoever  befides  that  which 
 is  penn'd  by  an  Infallible  Spirit,  both  as  to  Matter 
 and  ExprefTicn,  can  juftiy  lay  Claim  to  an  Vnfeigned 
 Ajjera  of  the  Uiiderftanding,  and  Conjent  of  the  Will, 
 no  all  and  every  thing  contain  d  in  it  ?  Whether  the 
 contrary  Judgments  of  many  Confcientious  and  Learn- 
 ed Men,  touching  the  particular  Books  mention'd  in 
 the  Declaration,  and  their  confident  Reafonings  (for- 
 merly and  of  late^  for  it  and  againft  it,  be  not  a  clear 
 Evidence  that  there  is  at  leaft  fome  Ground  of  Hefita- 
 CLon,  for  Men  inferior  in  Grace  and  Gifts,  concern- 
 ing the  controverted  Particulars,  unto  which  their 
 ZJnfdgned  Affent  is  requir*d  ? 
 
 3.  Whether  it  be  not  damnable  Hypocrify  in  a  Man 
 to  declare  his  Vnfeigned  Ajfent,  to  all  and  every  thing 
 contained  in  thefe  or  any  other  Books,  if  but  fome  Pro- 
 poiitions  in  them  feem  to  him  dubious  ? 
 
 4.  Whether  the  Liturgy,  C^c.  contain  not  fome  Pro- 
 polirions  in  themfeives  fo  dubious,  at  leaft  as  may  ob- 
 ftmd  the  ^j(/£?r^^  required.  As  that  Article,  F/Z/of/;  in 
 .Athcnafiush  Creed,  excluding  the  Greek,  Churches 
 from  a  polTibillty  of  Salvation.  The  Paflage  in  the 
 Rubrick  at  the  Clofe  of  publick  Baptifm,  concerning 
 the  undoubted  Salvation  of  all  Infants  Baptis'd,  dying 
 before  Adiaai  Sin :  The  fure  and  certain  Hofe  of  the 
 Salvation  of  every  individual  Perfon  buried  by  the  Li- 
 turgy :  Seeming  ContradId:ions  in  the  Translation  of 
 the  Pfalms;  as  P/^/. -105.  28.  Compare  the  Liturgy 
 Pfaiter,  and  the  Bible  ? 
 
 Queries  about  Ceremonies  impos'd. 
 r.  Whether  by  the  comprehenfive  Obligation  of  the 
 {ecood  Commandment,  as  alfo  by  the  fevere  Interdl- 
 cflions  of  adding,  altering,  or  diminifliing  in  the  Mat- 
 ters of  Gods  Worfliip,  (expoficive  of  the  faid  Com- 
 maad)  ail  inilitiiced  Modes  of  Maas  Invention  in  Di- 
 
 vinC' 
 
tn 
 
 SOUTH    WALES, 
 
 vine  Worfliip  be  not  prohibited,  leaving  co  Man  only  Vol  IL 
 the  due  Regulation  of  Natural  Circumitances  relating  ^^^''V'n. 
 to  Decency  or  Order,  which  are  comn:ion  both  to  Ci- 
 vil and  Religious  Performances,  and  attend  their  Na- 
 ture as  they  are  Actions,  and  not  as  they  are  Religious 
 Adions? 
 
 a.  Whether  C^rfwow/fj  Ordain'd  by  Man  toteachby 
 a  fpecial  fignification  put  upon  them,  become  not  pure- 
 ly Religious,  and  being  annexed  as  necelTary  conditi- 
 ons to  GOD's  Worfliip,  become  not  part  of  that  Wor- 
 Ihip  :  I  mean  not  of  Moral  Worfliip,  but  of  infliltuted 
 Ceremonial  or  Accidental  Worfliip,  as  the  T^.bernacle;, 
 Temple,  Altar,  Feafl:s,  Priefts,  Vellmenrs  under  the 
 Law,'^  were  part  of  the  Levitical  Service? 
 
 3.  Seeing  the  Edification  of  the  Body  of  Chrifl  is 
 profefTedly  the  End  endeavour'd  afcer^  by  thefe  Impo- 
 iitions,  (for  to  this  muft  Order,  Decency,  and  Unifor- 
 mity be  fubordinated)  whether  it  be  not  derogatory  to 
 the  Wifdom,  Care,  and  Faithfulnefs  of  our  BleiTed  Sa- 
 viour, the  great  King  of  his  Church,  that  any  means 
 fliould  be  us'd  with  Religious  Obfervance  for  that  End, 
 for  which  himfelf,  in  his  perfed  Law  left  with  us, 
 hath  made  fufficient  Provifion  ?  And  whether  the  la- 
 mentable Confequences  of  thofe  Attempts,  which  evei^ 
 wife  Men  have  made  in  feveral  Ages  of  the  Church,  to 
 compafs  that  End  by  means  of  their  own  Inftitution,  do 
 not  ^eak  the  want  of  Aptnefs  and  Eincacy  in  thofe  Ex- 
 pedients to  attain  their  Ends  ?  GOD  giveth  a  Promife 
 and  a  BleiTing  to  his  own  Inftitutions  j  we  cah  neither  to 
 ours. 
 
 4.  Whether  after  SubmiflTion  to  the  Pradife  of  the 
 prefent  Ceremonies^  a.  Man  may  Confcientioufly  fcruple. 
 the  ufe  of  any  other  Ceremonies  of  the  Chxxvch  o^ }{cme 
 (if  required)  feeing  the  fame  general  Ground,  and  End 
 is  acknowledged  to  all :  And  that  many  of  theirs  feem 
 lefs  Offenfive,  becaufe  not  fo  grofly  abused,  as  Tome  of 
 ours  already  complied  with  ? 
 
 Queries  about  I(eordination. 
 I.  Whether  a  Man  having  (through  Divine  Indul- 
 gence) fome  comfortable  Teftimony  upon  his  own 
 Heart,  and  fome  Seals  of  his  MiiTion  upon  the  Hearts 
 of  others,  that  he  is  a  true  (tho'  the  meaneft)  MinifVer 
 of  Chrift,  ought  to  do  any  thing  that  may  interpreta- 
 dvely  amount  to  the  Denial  of  his  Miniftry  ? 
 ^"  ~         '  "     A  a  a  3  2.  Whe- 
 
726  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc'd  Minijters  Sec. 
 
 Vol.  !!•  ^'  ^i^ether  it  confifts  with  the  Honour  of  Chrift, 
 and  the  Dignity  of  his  Ordinances,  and  with  Charity 
 to  the  Souls  of  Men,  that  a  Minifter  (fatisfy'd  about 
 his  inward  and  outward  Call)  fliould  purchafe  his  Li- 
 berry  to  exercife  his  Miniftry  at  one  time,  by  invali- 
 dating (as  much  as  in  him  lieth)  his  Minifterial  Ad- 
 miniftrations  at  another  time ;  and  confequently  by  in- 
 fnaring  the  Confciences  of  Men,  concern'd  in  thofe  Ad- 
 ipiniftrations? 
 
 3.  Whether  it  be  not  a  novel  Practice,  tending  to 
 the  Diflionour  of  the  Golpel,  and  the  Miniftry  of  it  in 
 general,  to  renounce  an  Ordination  accounted  Valid 
 and  Lav;ful,  by  the  Pradife  of  moft,  and,  I  fuppofe, 
 in  the  Judgment  of  all  Proteftant  Churches,  particular- 
 ly the  Church  o[  England,  attefted  by  Arch-Bifhop  Ban- 
 croft,  at  the  Inftallment  of  a  Scotch  Biftiop,  Ordain'd 
 Minifter  only  by  the  Presbytery  ? 
 Queries  about  Scandal. 
 
 I.  Whether  the  Negative  Precepts  which  bind  ad 
 femfer,  which  do  prohibit  Scnndal,  the  heinous  De- 
 fcriptions  of  the  Nature  of  it  amounting  to  Soul  Mur-> 
 ther,  the  dreadful  Woe  denounced  againft  him  that 
 offcndeth  but  one,  and  that  a  little  one  too ;  together 
 with  the  Exemplary  Care  and  Tendernefs  of  the  Apo- 
 illc  in  the  Cafe,  ought  not  to  make  every  (incere  Chri- 
 stian very  cautious  and  circumfpedl  in  this  point  ? 
 
 %,  Whether  the  Injund-ion  of  the  Magiftrate  can 
 iecure  the  Cpnfcience  frcrn  Guilt,  in  a  pradllce  that  'tis 
 known  antecedently  will  prove  Scandalous,  and  indudtive 
 of  Sin  to  many,  ex  ccnditionc  opcris. 
 
 3.  Whether  the  Contempt  of  the  Miniftry,  and  Mi- 
 Bifters  of  the  Gofpel,  the  Scorn  caft  upon  their  Perfbns, 
 Office,  and  Fundion,  the  Jrreligion,  Libertinifin,  and 
 Athcifm,  that  is  feen  in  this  iinful  Generation,  hath 
 mot  its  rite,  at  leaft  fome  Improvement,  from  this  Root 
 of  Scandal,  Minifterial  Scandal,  yea  in  this  very  kind 
 ^ifo,  now  inquir'd  into  ? 
 
 4.  iieeing  the  legft  Evil  of  Sin  is  ngt  knowingly  to 
 be  done  to  avoid  the  greateft  Evil  of  Suffering,  or  tq 
 compafs  the  greatcft  Good  thereby ;  whether  a  Mini- 
 fier  forcing  himfelf  againft  his  Light,  in  all  or  any  of 
 fKefe  or  the  like  particulars,  Gpd  may  not  juftly  blaft 
 Ills  Endeavours,  and  follow  him  with  Terrors  of  Coa= 
 Jcience  to  his  Grave.    As  by  obvious  Inftances,  with- 
 
 '-■■•■  '       '-       "    ' ■      Is 
 
in    SOUTH    WALES.  727 
 
 in  late  Experience,  it  is  almoft   dempnftrablj  appa-Vol.  II. 
 rent.  ^./^Sf^^ 
 
 His  Letter  to  bis  Friend, 
 
 pear  Brother, 
 "  T  Am  forry  that  I  minay'4  the  Letter  upon  the 
 -'-  firft  Receipt  thereof,  tho*  at  length  I  found  it : 
 But  more  forry  to  find  you  unfefolv'd  in  luch  a  Sea- 
 fon,  when  all  good  Men  fliould  be  at  rell  in  their 
 own  Minds,  to  welcome  patiently  and  chearfully  that 
 part  of  the  Crofs  of  Chrift,  which  their  heavenly  Fa- 
 ther fliall  allot  them  in  this  Day  of  Jacob's  Trouble. 
 I  impute  this  Hefitation  to  a  confcientious  Tender- 
 nefs,  and  partly  alfo  to  your  being  alone.  I  alfp 
 fear,  that  in  this  Hour  of  Temptation,  and  Power 
 of  DarRnefs,  many  of  God's  faithful  Servants  may 
 find  themfeives  fomething  more  expos'd  to  the  vio- 
 lence of  the  approaching  ^torm,  for  their  former  eafie 
 Compliances,  flavifh  Fear,  and  Hearts  not  fully  mor- 
 tified to  the  World.  I  cannot  believe  but  that  your 
 own  Refiedtions  have  e'er  this  fatisfied  you,  beyond 
 any  thing  you  can  cxpedt  of  me.  And  as  no  Stabi- 
 lity is  more  impregnable  than  that  which  is  attain'd 
 after  Doubtings,  fo  Scruples  are  never  better  An- 
 fwer'd,  than  when  GOD  enables  us  to  Anfwer  them 
 our  felves,  by  a  due  Attendance  upon  the  Word  and 
 Prayer ;  and  oft  times  the  fame  Mould  that  caft  up 
 the  venomous  Plant,  yields  alfo  an  eflfcdual  Anti- 
 dote. I  know  what  fatisfies  one  Chriftian  in  a  du- 
 bious Cafe,  may  not  fatisfie  another ;  and  what  may 
 fatisfie  every  Godly  Man,  may  not  fatisfie  an  Advcr- 
 fary  infxam'd  v;ith  fiery  Zeal.  Neither  indeed  is  it 
 fit  that  thofe  Reafbns  that  mod  fatisfiiQ  us,  fliould  be 
 caft  before  fome,  leaft  they  turn  again,  and  trample 
 them  and  tear  us.  It  is  more  to  anfwer  your  Ex- 
 pectation, than  to  offer  you  in  fo  large  an  Argument 
 diftindl  Solutions,  that  I  have  in  a  great  hurry  of 
 Bufinefs  -fcribbled  the  inclofcd  Lines ;  wherein,  if 
 there  be  nothing  worthy  of  your  Obfcrvation,  yec 
 there  is  fomething  from  whence  you  may  conclude 
 my  Friendfliip.  I  humbly  commend  you  to  thefpe- 
 cial  Conduct  of  God's  Spirit,  who  is  promis'd  rolead 
 us  into  all  Truth,  and  diftindlly  ro  point  out  Duty 
 CO  V]S,  enable  us  for  ir,  and  comfort  us  under  all  the 
 A  a  4  ^  Dif- 
 
The  Eje^fed  or  Silenced  MimfterSy  &c. 
 
 Difcouragements  that  may  befall  us  in  the  difchargc 
 
 of  it.    I  am, 
 
 yours  in  the  heft  Bonds ^ 
 
 S.  J. 
 ENQJJ  IB^IE  S. 
 I.  Whether  it  appears  not  upon  evident  Grounds^ 
 that  there  is  a  viflble  Deflection,  and  a  dreadful  Spirit 
 of  Degeneracy  found  among  us,  as  to  the  Purity  of  the 
 Gofpel  in  its  Dodrine,  it's  fimplicity  in  Worfliip,  anij 
 its  Sandtity  in  Converfation  ?  And  if  fo,  whether  it 
 concerns  not  GOD's  People,  to  be  very  cautious  how 
 they  ftrike  in  with  a  declining  Church  State,  efpeci- 
 ally  after  they  have  been  engag'd  in  their  Places  to  pro- 
 mote and  further  a  I^eformntiony  and  found  the  Prefence 
 of  GOD  with  them  in  their  fincere  Endeavours, 
 
 2«  Whether  the  Lord  feems  not  in  this  our  Day  to 
 appear  with  his  Fan  in  his  Hand,  and  by  fome  difcri- 
 minating  Tryal  to  proceed  to  purge  his  Threfliing 
 Floor  >  And  if  fo, ;  whether  the  Shibboleth  now  infilled 
 pn  be  not  evident^  and  feems  not  as  clear  to  difcern- 
 ing  Proteftants  in  this  Age,  (confidering  the  difierent 
 meafures  of  Light)  as  the  Points  wherein  the  glorious 
 ^VitnefTes  of  Chrift  were  tried  by,in  the  preceding  Ages? 
 
 3.  Whether  the  Liturgy  and  Ceremonies  have  not 
 in  their  Matter  and  Form  (not  to  mention  their  Origi- 
 nal and  Effects)  that  tind:ure  that  hath  made  them 
 juftly  loathfome  and  difguftful  formerly,  to  many 
 whole  Senfes  were  exercis'd  to  difcern  Good  and  Evil^ 
 infomuch  that  they  quitted  their  Native  Country  ra- 
 ther than  they  would  comply  with  them  ?  And  if  fo, 
 whether  now  it  be  fafe  to  Embrace  them,  when  they 
 are  clearly  removed  from  their  firft  and  former  Statif 
 on,  and  forcibly  imposed  and  apply'd  as  an  Engine  to 
 promote  Defigns  of  a  more  Ominous  Tendency,  and 
 contrary  to  the  Ends  of  their  firft  Introducftion  ? 
 
 4.  Whether  fuch  as  have,  according  to  their  Con- 
 fcienccs,  endeavourM  a  Reformation  by  their  Suffer- 
 ings now  for  Twenty  Years,  and  difcover'd  their  DilTa- 
 tifacftion  in  their  prefent  Impofitions,  ough*t  now,  up- 
 on the  appearance  of  Perfecution,  to  ftart  afide,  and 
 to  trample  deliberately  under  their  Feet,  their  own 
 Tcftimony.  in  Conjundlion  with  the  Judgment  and 
 ipradtlfe  of  rheir  Brethren  in  the  prefent  and  paft  Ge- 
 r.er?.tions  ?  If  Compliance  with  th^  Matters  imposed 
 
i/^  sou  TH  WALES.  729 
 
 be  a  Duty,  why  was  ic  not  fooner  pradis'd  ?  If  nor,  Vol.  If 
 why  is  it  now  ?  Are  Penal  Statutes  fuch  eftecftual  means 
 to  fatisfie  Confcience  ? 
 
 5.  Whether  Quakers,  Paplfts,  and  the  Corrupter 
 fort  of  the  Epifcopal  Clergy,  during  their  late  Suffer- 
 ings, may  not  rife  up  in  Judgment,  againft  fuch  as  are 
 of  founder  Principles,  and  yet  of  fiich  flippery  and  in- 
 conftant  Pra(5tices,  that  the  Atheifts  of  this  Age  cry  our, 
 we  know  not  where  to  find,nor  what  to  make  of  them  ? 
 
 And  for  all  their  pretence  to  Confcience,  yet  it  is  a 
 meer  Tool  that  they  can  manage  this  or  that  way,  as 
 the  Wind  lies  beft  for  their  Intereft,  and  to  fave  their 
 Stakes? 
 
 6.  Whether  the  requir'd  Compliance  adminifters 
 not  juft  Matter  of  Scandal,  (i.)  By  way  of  Grief  to 
 the  Strong.  (2.)  By  way  of  Humbling  to  the  Weak. 
 (3.)  By  way  of  hardning  to  the  Prophane.  And,  (4.) 
 By  exafperating  Magiftrates  to  fliarper  Methods  of 
 Severity  againft  others  that  do  not  comply,  and  dare 
 not,  under  a  pretence  of  worfliiping  GOD,  perform 
 only  a  Duty  of  Civil  Obedience  to  the  Law,  to  avoid 
 
 ^^ts  Penalty  ? 
 
 7.  Whether  it  be  not  the  Duty,  Wifdom,  and 
 Strength  of  the  People  of  GOD  in  the  prefent  Jundure, 
 to  ftand  ftill,  and  patiently  to  bear  the  Crofs  of  Chrift, 
 efpecially  confidering,  that  the  fame  Reafons  that  are 
 now  urg'd  for  their  Submillion  to  the  prefent  Impofiti- 
 ons,  (as  the  Power  of  the  Magiftrate  in  the  things  of 
 God,  the  Peace  of  the  Church,  Examples  of  Learned 
 Men,  long  PrefcriptionSjthe  Nature  of  IndifterenceSjC^cJ 
 may  not  lead  them  to  future  and  farther  compliances, 
 as  the  Ufe  of  Cream,  Spittle.  Holy  Water,  &c.  which 
 upon  the  fame  Grounds  may  be  inforced  upon  them  ? 
 
 Kojfilly:  Mr. Daniel Higgs,  M.  A.  Born  in  Chndmtch 
 in  fVorcefterJhire.  Being  EjeCled  here,  and  forc'd  to 
 leave  his  Houfe,  and  Wife,  and  Seven  Children  to 
 avoid  the  Fury  of  the  Mobb,  he  rctir'd  to  his  Father's 
 in  J>P^orceJ}erfi)ire.  His  Father  told  him  he  muft  expeCt 
 no  Afliftance  or  Encouragemement  from  him,  unlefs 
 he  would  Conform;  and  at  the  fame  time  urg'd  upon 
 him,  the  moft  moving  Arguments  he  could  think  of: 
 Telling  him  how  miferable  and  abjed  a  Life  he  muft 
 "zpedt  to  lead^  and  what  contempt  he  would  fall  under 
 
7  JO  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  Minijiers^  &ۥ 
 
 if  he  did  nor,  ^c.  He  ftill  reply'd,  that  he  would  a 
 thoufand  tunes  rather  trufthimfelf  and  his  Family  with 
 Divine  Providence,  than  ofler  to  Conform  contrary  to 
 his  Confcience.  When  the  Storm  was  blown  over,  he 
 became  Pallor  to  a  Dilfenting  Congregation  in  SvoanT^ey^ 
 where  th^  People  had  a  high  Efteem  and  Affedion  for 
 him.  He  was  a  good  Scholar,  a  judicious  Preacher, 
 a  vigilant  Pallor,  and  a  ftrid  obferver  of  the  Church 
 Difcipline.  A  Clergy  Man  of  the  Church  of  England, 
 gave  him  this  Character,  to  one  from  whom  I  have  it, 
 that  he  was  one  of  the  befl  Scholars,  Philofophers,  and 
 Divines,  that  he  ever  had  the  Happinefs  to  be  acquainted 
 with.  He  was  indefatigable  in  his  Mailer's  Work  at  Swan- 
 :{eyy  and  the  neighbouring  Parts.  He  was  one  time  in 
 Prifon  for  his  Nonconformity.  He  preach'd  conftantly 
 once  a  Month  at  a  Place  about  Ten  Miles  from  Sx9an:{ey^ 
 and  at  one  particular  time,  when  he  was  riding  thi- 
 ther, tho'  he  had  prepar'd  a  Difcourfe  before,  yet  his 
 Thoughts  were  fo  fix'd  on  another  Subjedl,  that  he 
 could  not  get  it  out  of  his  Mind  :  Whereupon  he  re- 
 iblv'd  to  Preach  upon  it^  and  that  prov'd  one  of  the 
 jnoft  fuccefsful  Sermons  to  do  good  to  Souls,  that  he 
 ever  preach'd  in  all  his  Life.  His  hard  Study  and  La- 
 bours at  length  brought  him  into  fuch  Diforders  and 
 Weaknefs,  as  almoft  intircly  incapacitated  him  for  pub- 
 lick  Service  ;  and  he  was  thereupon  necclTitated  to 
 leave  his  People,  and  retire  into  PVorccftcrJloire  his  Na- 
 tive Country.  And  yet  tho'  his  Weaknefs  confin'd 
 him,  yet  fo  defirous  was  he  of  advancing  the  publick 
 Welfare,  that  he  undertook  the  Bufinefs  of  a  Tutor, 
 10  teach  Academical  Learning  ;  in  which  he  took  great 
 Delight,  and  had  good  Succefs.  When  his  Indifpolj- 
 tions  began  to  wear  off,  his  People  at  Sx>^an:{ey  carneftly 
 defir'd  his  return  to  them,  and  he  (willing  to  ferve  his 
 GOD  and  them  to  the  utmoft  of  his  iVbility)  ventured 
 over  the  Sea  to  them,  not  being  able  to  go  by  Land. 
 But  the  return  of  his  Illnefs,  foon  oblig'd  him  to  take 
 his  final  leave  of  them.  He  retird  again  into  his  own 
 Country,  and  preach'd  as  long  as  he  could  amongft  his 
 Neighbours,  in  his  own  Houfe  ;  and  died  in  September, 
 1 69 1.  I  am  inform'd  this  iAv.  H^ggs  was  caft  out  of 
 Jipffilly^  which  was  a  Sequeftred  Living  in  1661  ;  but 
 by  the  Adl,  was  in  61  caft  out  of  Portjnon^  bur  I  can't 
 fay  what  County  that  is  in. 
 
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in    SOUTH    WALES. 
 
 7?i 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 CAI{piFF :  Mr.  Benjamin  Floxver.  A  Man  of  great  s^^^-y^ 
 Piety,  and  good  Minifterial  Abilities.  After  his  Eject- 
 ment here,  (which  was  within  a  litde  time  of  the  Re- 
 ftoration,)  he  retir'd  into  M^ihjhire,  'which  was  his  own 
 Country.  He  afTifted  his  Aged  Father  at  Caftlecomb,  a 
 while  before  the  A6t  took  place.  He  afterwards  kepc 
 a  School,  and  Mr.  Seal,  who  is  yet  alive  in  Mar/hfieU, 
 was  his  Uflicr.  At  length  he  was  Paftor  to  a  Congre- 
 gation at  Chijfpenham. 
 
 St.  Phagens :  Mr.  Edmund  Ellis.  He  was  a  Skinner 
 from  London  :  But  not  Ejedled  for  infufficiency. 
 
 Wenvor :  Mr.  John  French,  A  Native  of  Cardiff. 
 His  Living  was  worth  80/.  per  Annum.  He  was  a 
 good  Scholar,  and  a  fubftantial  Preacher,  but  very 
 Defective  in  his  Delivery.  He  afterwards  pradris'd 
 Phyfick  at  Cardiff^  with  good  Succefs.  He  always  at- 
 tended the  publick  Worfliip  of  the  Church,  and  preach'd 
 at  hi?  own  Houfe  afterwards.    He  diedffZ'.  a8,  1691. 
 
 St.  Andrews :  Mr.  Jofhua  Miller.  A  London  Book- 
 feller  ;  but  Ejeded  meerly  becaufe  he  would  not 
 Conform. 
 
 St.  Litjnan  :  Mf .  John  Powell^  M.  A.  He  was  turnd 
 but  in  the  Year  60,  for  not  burying  a  Gentleman's  Son  - 
 according  to  the  Liturgy.  Dr.  Lloyd  afterwards  ofter'd 
 him  his  Choice  of  two  Places,  if  he  would  have  Con* 
 form'd ;  which  he  could  not  be  fatisfy'd  to  yield  to. 
 He  continu'd  to  preach  at  Newport,  and  up  and  down 
 the  Country,  as  he  had  Oportunity.  He  was  a  Meek, 
 Self-denying  Man,  and  a  very  Aftedionate  Preacher, 
 He  died  April  30,  1(591.  He  fuffer'd  much.  Some  of 
 Jiis  Children  inherit  a  BlefTing. 
 
 lllflon :  Mr.  John  Miles.    Cheryton :  Mr. Thomas  Froude* 
 An  Anabaptift.  An  Anabaptift. 
 
 St.  Mary  Church,  Mr.  PVilliam  Thomas,  M.  A.  of  Je- 
 fus  College,  Oxon.  One  of  Eminent  Piety  and  Learn- 
 ing.   |Je  afterwards  kept  a  School  at  Smn:{ey* 
 
 Llnuma^ 
 
•  73  2  The  Ejected  or  ^ilenc*d  MimJlerSy  &c.'^ 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 V^'-V^.^      Llanmadock.:  Mr.  Morgan  Jones.     An  honeft  Plow-' 
 
 man.     Had  he  been  caft   cm  for  infufficiency,  tiiere 
 
 had  been  no  room  for  complaint. 
 
 Cndagflone  juxta  Neath :  Mr.  Jenkjn  Jones\\  He  was 
 brought  up  at  Oxford,  and  a  Preacher  before  the  Wars. 
 He  was  a  Catabaptift . 
 
 Llangeinvor  :  Mr.  Thomas-  Jofiph.  He  fpbilt  ah  Inge-^ 
 nious  Husbandman  to  become  an-  Ignorant  Preacher  i 
 And  yet  'twas  only  for  Nonconformity  that  he  was 
 Ejected.  ' 
 
 Glyncorrwg:  Mr.  Hoyoel  jhomas.  He  turn'd  a  drunken 
 Steward.  I  am  far  from  thinking  fuch  Men  as  thefe 
 a  Credit  to  the  Lift  of  Sufferers,  and  as  far  from  Apo- 
 logizing for  them,  becaufe  they  were  Sufferers:  And 
 yet  had  I  omicted  them,  fome  would  have  been  ape 
 to  have  reprefented  it  as  a  piece  of  unfaithfulnels. 
 
 Lantreijfant :  Mr.  Henry  U^llliams,  An  honeft  Man^ 
 but  weak.  He  would  take  no  Tithes,  and  fo  received 
 60 1,  pr  An,  out  of  the  Exchequer. 
 
 Mr.  George  Seal  was  a  Preacher  in  this  County  before 
 the  (ilcncing  Ad  took  place,  as  well'  as  Schoolmafter 
 at  Cardiff.'  Sometime  after  his  Ejectment,  he  became 
 Paftor  of  a  Congregation  at  Marsfield  in  Gloce/hr- 
 /hire, 
 
 Swan:{ey:  St.  Johns:  Mr.  Mawiaduke  Mr.nhevps,  He 
 had  been  in  Nexv  England.  Was  a  very  Pious  Zealous 
 Man.  He  went  from  Houfe  to  Houfe  to  inftruCt  the 
 Inhabitants  of  the  Town.  He  fea rd  GOD  above 
 many.  He  preached  at  a  little  Cappel  at  the  end  of 
 the  Town  by  the  Connivaoce  of  the  Magiftrarcs.  Al! 
 his  Difcourfe,  in  a  manner,  was  about  Spiritual  Mat- 
 ters; When  any  came  to  Vific  him,  af:er  comrhon  Sa- 
 lutations, he  would  ask  them  forne  Queftions  about 
 their  Souls,  and  make  a  fliort  Difcourfe,  and  then  call 
 for  Drink,  take  the  Giafs  in  his  Hand,  give  folema 
 Thanks  to  GOD  for  it,  and  Drink  to  his  Friend,  tell- 
 ing him  he  was  heartily  welcome.    He  would  often 
 
in  SOUTH    WALES.  755 
 
 go  out  on  Market-days  to  the  Country  People,  and  Voi.  II. 
 Ipeak  to  them  about  Spiritual  Matters.    Some  of  them  V^^v^Jp 
 would  receive  him  with  refpedt,  and  others  wirh  Con- 
 tempt and  Scorn.     He  liv'd  above  the  World,  and  de- 
 pended wholly  upon  Providence  for  the  fupport  of  him- 
 ielf  and  his  Family.     He  had  no  Eftate,  bot  fubfifted 
 by  the  Piety  of  his  Children,  of  whom  two  or  three 
 '.  iy^ere  fober  Conformifts,  and  by  the  kindnefs  of  Rela- 
 tions and  Friepds,  which  made  him  fometimes  plea- 
 iantly  fay,  he  was  comfortably  maintained  by  tbe  Chil*. 
 dren  of  GOD,  his  own  Children,  and  the  Children  of 
 ♦this  World.     He  made  no  Vilits  but  fuch  as  were  Re- 
 ligious and  Minifterial ;  and  recciv'd  none  but  in  a 
 Religious  manner.     His  way  of  Preaching  and  Cate- 
 chizing had  fome  Peculiarities,  which   became  him, 
 and  were  of  Advantage  unto  many.     He   hk  a  good 
 Living  when  he  had  nothing  to  truft  to.     He  liv'd  to  » 
 good  old  Age,  and  continu  d  ufeful  to    the  laft.     He 
 died  about  1683. 
 
 ^T.  Robert  Thomas  of  BagUn,  Mr.  Jacob  Chriflopher 
 of  Maudlins,  and  Mr.  David  Davies  of  Neath,  were 
 publick Preachers,  as  Candidates  for  the  Miniftry  in  this 
 CoujBty  when  the  Ad  took  place,  and  afterwards  conti-  i 
 
 nu'd  Nonconformifts. 
 
 There  Conform'd  afterwards,  Mr.  Evan  Griffiths  of 
 Oxmche  5  Mr.  Pye  of  Bijhojffion  ;  Mr.  I{ees  Davis  of 
 St.  Marys  Hill ;  Mr.  Hiliiard  of  Newton  Nottage  ^  and 
 Mr.  Henry  Nicolis  of  Coytchurch, 
 
 J»  BRECKNOCKSHIRE. 
 
 Patri/ho  :  Mr.  Elias  Harvy,  or  Harry,  Ketheden 
 Mr.  Jon,  Edwards,  And  Mr.  David  William  Probers  at 
 an  uncertain  place. 
 
 In   RADNORSHIRE. 
 
 \ADN0^:  Mr,  John  Weaver]  Bofn  in  or  about 
 Ludlow  J  but  I  cannot  learn  whether  he  was  Educated 
 at  Oxford  or  Cambridge,  He  was  Examln*d  and  Ap- 
 proved by  the  Triers  in  1653^  and  then  fet^  to  Radnor, 
 
 where 
 
7  J4  ^^^  Ejected  or  Silenced  MiniflerSy  &Cc 
 
 Vol.  II'   where  he  contiauM  the  publick  Minifter'till  1660,  and 
 yy^s/^^  then  he  was  remov'd,  and  continued  Preaching  in  K^eli 
 a  neighbouring  Parifli  'till  62,  having  a  Salary  of  1 00  /. 
 pr  Annum.     He  continued  afterwards  in  the  Reign  of 
 King  Charles  II.  preaching  to  a  private  Congregation 
 in  thofe  Parts.     Upon  the  Death  of  Mr.  Primroje  in 
 Hereford,  that  People   invited  him  thither,  and  their 
 Motion  was  abetted  by  many  in  London  and  elfewhere, 
 that  had  a  concern  for  the  Society  ^  ajid  particularly 
 by   that  Honourable    Gentleman  Sir  Edvpard   Harley, 
 who  thought  him  a  very  proper  Perfon  for  fo  publick  a 
 Place.    There  he  was  feveral  times  uneafie,  and  willing 
 to   return  to  his  old  Station,  not  feeing  much  good 
 done :  But  he  was  ftiil   detain'd  and   encourag'd  by 
 Sir  Edward,     After  his  Death,  there  were  great  Feuds 
 between  him  and  that  People,  the  Particulars  of  which 
 I  have  no  inclination  to  enter  upon.     However  he  con- 
 tinu'd  Preaching  to  a  fmall  handful  in  the  City  of  Here- 
 ford 'till  his  Death  in   1712,  when    he  was  about  80 
 Years  of  Age.     Upon  a  fpecial  occaiion,  he  extended 
 his  Care  to  the  Diflenting  Congregation  in  Abergavenny, 
 and  that  engag'd  him  much  in  the  Aftair  of  Mr.  t(pger 
 Griffyth,  Vv/ho  after  he  had  receiv'd  among  the  DifTen- 
 ters,  more  Encouragement  than  he  ever  deferv'd,  de- 
 ferted  them,  and  became  Parfon  of  new  Radnor,  and 
 Arch-Deacon  of  Brecon,  by  the  Favour  and  Intereft  of 
 1^.  Harley,  Efq;  and  not  long  after  died  miferably  in 
 Debt  there,  to  fay  no  more.     Mr.  l^eaver  was  a  confi- 
 derable  Man,  but  by  many  reckon'd  too  fevere.     He 
 had  a  very  ftro^g  Memorv,  and  retain'd  things  and 
 words  too,   very  exadtly  for  many   Years.     He  was 
 compell'd  to   fell   part  of  his  Eftate,  to  maintain  his 
 Family  :  But  Providence  made  it  up  to   him,  by  his 
 Daughter's  marrying  a  Rich  Man,  Mr.  Jones ;  who 
 declared  he  was  the  more  willing  to  Marry  her,  that  he 
 rhight  the  more  honourably  convey  his  V/ealth  into 
 Mr.  fj'^eavcr's  Family.     About   the  time  of  her  Mar- 
 riage, Mr.  H^enver  had   for  Thirty  Three  Years  toge- 
 ther,   wanted    his   Salary   of  looL  per  Annum -^  and 
 therefore  he  in  this  time  loft   3300/.  And  that  very 
 Sum  GOD  reftord  to  the  Family  by  this  Son  in  Law. 
 
 Mr.  Svoaine  was  Ejed^ed  fbmewbere  in  this  Coumy^ 
 who  died  afterwards  in  Salop^ 
 
 ^ -^- "^  Ut^ 
 
in    SOUTH    WALES. 
 
 7?5 
 
 Mr.  David  Jcnkj  that  was  Ejedtcd  at  Bryngwin  and  Vol.  H. 
 fiew  Church  in  this  County,  was  a  Nonconformift  fif- 
 teen Years,  and  then  Confonn'd  :  and  liv'd  afterwards 
 without  any  Refped:  or  Honour. 
 
 It  muft  be  own'd  that  feveral  of  thefe  PVelch  Preach- 
 ers were  unlearned  Itinerants :  But  that  was  not  the 
 Reafon  of  their  Ejectment.  If  they  would  have  Con- 
 form'd,  it  appears  not,  but  they  might  have  kept  their 
 Places,  as  well  as  Perfons  of  greater  Worth.  Mr.  Bax- 
 ter mentions  one  of  this  Sort,  who  came  to  him  for 
 Counlel,  An.  1663,  with  whom  it  greiv*d  him  to  talk. 
 He  had  been  an  Ana-baptift,  and  was  fet  up  for  an 
 Itinerant  over  many  Pariflies.  Mr.  Baxter  examin'd 
 him,  and  found  that  he  had  not  any  more  Learning, 
 than  to  read  EngUJh,  and  was  grofsly  ignorant  in  Di- 
 vinity. He  was  Ordain'd  however  by  the  Blfliop  of 
 the  Dlocefe,  and  Conform'd.  Mr.  Baxter  wonder*d 
 how  he  pafs'd  through  his  Examination.  But  he  told 
 him  they  ask'd  him  no  Queftions  about  his  Learning 
 or  Knowledge,  but  only  whether  he  would  Conform, 
 and  fb  Ordain'd  him.  See  his  Catholick,  Communion 
 defended^  Part  2.  />.  28,  29. 
 
 In  the  County  ^/WARWICK. 
 
 In  the  City  of  COVENJIiY,  John  Bryan,  D.  D.' 
 Obadiah  Grew,  D.  D.  and  Mr.  Bajfnet.  Dr.  Bryan  of 
 'Trinity  ,  was  an  Ancient  Learned  Divijie,  of  a  quick 
 and  adlive  Temper,  very  humble,  faithful,  and  of  a 
 godly  upright  Life :  Who  had  fo  great  a  fitnefs  to 
 teach  and  educate  Youth,  that  there  went  out  of  his 
 Houfe  more  Worthy  Miniftersinto  the  Church  of  God 
 than  out  of  many  Colleges  in  the  Univerfity  in  that 
 time.  He  had  three  Sons  that  were  Minifters,  who 
 were  all  filenc'd.  He  was  a  Man  fufficiently  known 
 and  efteem'd  in  this  and  all  the  Neighbouring  Coun- 
 ties, there  being  fcarce  a  Town  in  them  of  Note  for 
 Bignefs  or  that  had  any  Gentleman  in  it  that  was  a 
 Lover  of  Goodnefs,  which  had  not  enjoy'd  his  Pains. 
 He  was  an  unwearied  Student.  Well  vers'd  in  the 
 Popifli  Controverfy,  which  he  preach'd  over  to  his  Peo- 
 ple i  and  dextrous  aifo  in  managing  other  Conrroverfies. 
 
 He 
 
y  j6  The  EjeSled  or  Silenced  Mmijlersj  &c.    -.- 
 
 Vol.  11.    He  was  fo  great  a  Textuary  as  to  be  able  to  difcourie 
 v/Vx^  largely  upon  moft  Places  of  Scripture,  and  that  Ext  em- 
 fore.     He  did   not  forget   his  Juvenile  Learning  in  his 
 advanc'd  Years  ;  but  kept  to  the  laft  his  Skill  in  Gram- 
 mar, Logick,  Phiiofophy,  Geography,  and  other  Libe- 
 .  ral  Arts.     After  his  Ejedtment,  he  praClis'd  Lay  Con- 
 formity 'y  but  faid  there  were  ten  Steps  in  Minifterial 
 Conformity  which  he  could  not  get  over.    His  Dil^ 
 courfe  was   a  continual  Sermon.     He   was  very  Libe- 
 ral and   Charitable.    He  conftantly  gave  a  tenth  Part 
 of  his  Yearly  Income  to  the  Poor.     To  prevent  vain 
 Thoughts  in  the  Night  Seafon  when  he  could  not  fleep. 
 He  would  run  over  a  Gre^/^Catechifm,  Herberts  Poems, 
 *  Ee  hath  or  fbme  other  ufeful  thing  that  he  was  Mafter  of.  *  His 
 written  a    patience  in  his  laft  Sicknefs,  and  AfTurance  of  his  ever- 
 Difcourfe    lifting  Happinefs  deferve  to  be  remember'd.     He  faid, 
 or  dweJI-  j^^  doubted  not  but  as  he  vans  in  a.  State  of  Grace ^  fo  he  was 
 r^fl^^^      mV/j/w  a  Step  of  Glory,     This  and    more  may  be  feen 
 p^-^j  *         in  his  Funeral  Sermon,  preach'd  by  Mr.  Nntbanael  Wan- 
 Q.  S'-jo. '    ^^y*  ^^s  SuccefTor  in  Trinity,  Printed  in  i63i.     He  died 
 1 670  ;       March  4.  1675. 
 j^nd  a  Sev 
 mm  called  the  Vertuous  Daughter, 
 
 Dr.  GrevQ,  a  Man  of  a  very  different  natural  Tem- 
 per from  Dr.  Bryan,  and  yet  they  had  no  Difference 
 in  the  Work  of  God ;  A  calm,  grave,  fober,  fedate 
 Divine,  more  retir'd  and  of  lefs  Adliviny,  but  Godly, 
 Able,  and  Faithful  in  his  Miniftry.  He  was  invited 
 to  fuccccd  the  famous  Mr.  Richard  Vines,  by  the  Mayor, 
 Aldermen,  and  principal  Citizens  in  the  great  Parifh 
 of  St.  Michael,  in  which  Place  the  Soundnefs  of  his 
 Dodlirine,  the  Sandlity  and  Prudence  of  his  Conver- 
 fhtion,  and  the  Vigilancy  and  Tendernefs  of  his  Care, 
 were  of  that  conftant  Tenour,  that  he  feem'd  to  do  alt 
 that,  which  St.  Gregory  wrote  a  whole  Book  (De  Cum 
 f^dflorali)  to  tell  us  fliould  be  done.  By  which  Means 
 lie  ever  obrain'd  the  Love  and  Rcfpedls  of  the  City  of 
 Coventry,  and  his  Ends  for  their  good  among  the  Citi- 
 zens. Two  Liftances  of  his  Litegrity  and  Courage 
 were  very  remarkable.  The  firf:  was  his  free  remon- 
 ftrating  to  Lieutenant  General  Cromrvell,  in  Perfon, 
 when  he  was  at  Coventry,  againft  the  Defign  for  taking 
 off  King  Charks,  which  Was  then  vifibly  on  Foot.  And 
 
 ^  ^  obraimng 
 
/» the  County  0/  W  A  R  W  i  C  K.        7^7 
 
 obtaining  his  Promife  to  endeavour  to  prevent  it,  he  Vol.  IL 
 
 put    him  in  mind  of  it,  by  a  Letter  which  he  lent  up  s^'Vs^ 
 
 to  London    afcer  him,    which  he  took  Care  fhould  be 
 
 convey'd  by  an  honeft  Gentleman  into  his  own  Hands. 
 
 The  other  related  to  the  riling  in  Che/Jjire.     He  was  at 
 
 that  time  requir'd  to  read  in  the  Church  on  the  Lords 
 
 Day  the  Proclamation  againft  Sir  G.  Booth,  and  threat- 
 
 ned   by  Lamberts  Soldiers  then  ia  Coventry,  with   the 
 
 Lofs  of  his  Place  if  he  refus'd  .-  Yet  he  would  not  do 
 
 it. 
 
 He  was  one  of  great  Gencrofity,  of  which  he  gave 
 this  Inftance  among  many  others ;  AVhen  Mr.   Fanton 
 a  Minifter  of  the  Cavalier  Party  was  neccflitated  to  lell 
 his  Library,  the  Dr.  bought  fome  of  his  Books,  and 
 they  being  afterwards  deiir'd  again,  with  x  Proffer  of 
 the  Mony  that  was  paid  for  them,  the  Dr.  return'd  the 
 Books,    but  refus'd  the  Mony,   knowing   Mr.  Panton 
 had  more  need  of  it  than  himfelf.  After  his  Ejet^menc 
 he  was  tofs'd  from  Poft  to  Pillar,  and  forc'd  to  leek  new 
 Habitations  leveral  times  ;  not  for  any  evil  or  plotting 
 againft  the   Government  (that  they  well  knew  he  ab- 
 horr'dj  but  for  the  flocking  of  Gods  People  to  him,  to 
 hear  him  Pray  or  Preach;  altho*   his  Prudence  made 
 him  avoid  Numbers  as  much  as  was  pofTible.     During 
 the  Liberty  in  72,  he  took  a  Licenfe,  and  return'd  to 
 his  People,  who  as  they  parted  with  him  with  many 
 Tears,  fo  they   now  receiv'd  him  with  much  Joy.     Ac 
 the  dwindling  of  that  Liberty,  tho'  there  was   not  a 
 Man  in  Coventry  either  Plebeian  or  Magiftrate  that  op- 
 pos'd   him,  yet  out  of  the  Country  one  Mr.  H.  an  in- 
 digent Gentleman,  came  with  open  Mouth  to  him, 
 to  charge  him  to  defift ;  hoping  to  get  a   100/.    fron^ 
 the  Magiftrates  for  neglecting  their  Duty,  in  not  fup- 
 prefTing   his  Meeting.     But  he  fail'd  in   his  D^dgn, 
 and  the  Magiftrates  defended  themfelves  well  enough. 
 Yet   fomctime  after,  fome  of  the   fame  Men,   when 
 they  underftood  how  grateful  it    would  be  above,  to 
 fall  upon  fuch  Men,  took  occafion  to  fend  for  him,  even  ' 
 
 when  he  was  blind  through  Age:  And  they  enquired 
 why  he  liv'd  in  a  Corporation  ?  There  were  fome  that 
 offer'd  to  lay  down  the  Mony  which  the  Acfl  disjun- 
 (Stively  requir'd ;  but  nothing  would  ferve  their  turn 
 but  the  blind  old  Gentleman  muft  be  fent  to  the  Goal, 
 where  he  endur'd  fix  Months  impnfonment  in  a  nafty 
 B  b  b  Chamber, 
 
7^8"  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc'd  MinijlerSj  Sec 
 
 Vol.  II.    Chamber,  tho'  the  belt  that  Goal  afforded.     He  lik'd 
 v^^V'v^  iiis  Goal  the  better,  bccaufe   Mr.  Glover,  Mr.  Sanders 
 and  others  had  lain  in  it,  and  perfnm'd  it  in  the  Days 
 of  Queen  Mary.     He  was  at  length  forc'd  a  third  time 
 to  leave  the  City,  but  his  Heart  remain'd  with  his  be- 
 loved People  :  And  therefore  his  Eyefight  being  gone, 
 he?  kept  an   AmnnucrifiSj  and  dictated  to  him   a   new 
 Sermon  every  Week.     Having    done  fo,  he  fent  it  to 
 be  read,  to  four  or  more  Writers  in  fhort  Hand,  every 
 Snturday  Night,  or  Lords  Day  Morning ;  and  every  one 
 of  thefe  read  it  to  four  new  Men  who  tranfcrib'd  it  alfb : 
 And  fo  it  was  afterwards  read  at  tv^enty  feveral  Meet- 
 ings, becaufe  many  could  notfafely  get  together  at  once. 
 This   Frii'dtife  he  continued  till   the  Revolution  that 
 brought  in  King  fVilliam  made  Way  for  him  to  live  in 
 the  Town  j  where  he  return'd  to  preach  as  long  as  his 
 Voice  could   be  heard,  which   fail'd  him   by  Degrees, 
 yet  not  totally  till  a  Month  before  his  Death,  which 
 *  Hs  /^/^  was  on  October  22.  1689.     *  He  was  a  Man  of  Regu- 
 •a>ritten      lar  Piety  ;  keeping  exactly  to  the  Duties  of  the  Clofet 
 and^pub'    and  Family,  as  well  as  thofe  of  the  Church.     He  was 
 lifhd,  A    familiar  in   Converfation,  courteous  to  the  mean,  and 
 T  fTfi'^^     acquainted  with,  and  efteem'd  by  the  greateft.  There 
 ju   ihca-  ^^j.^  ^^^y  Gentlemen  in  the  County,  but  what  had  a 
 (i^J^j^^^^  Veneration  for  him.     He  had  indeed    the  Love  of  al! 
 the  Lord  P^r^'^s,  who  had  any  Value  for  real  Worth  :  And  his 
 Jefus         Name  and  Memory  is  to  this  Day  precious.     He  was 
 Chrifl       the  Father  of  that  Learned   Phyfician,    and  eminent 
 ourRii^h- Writer,    Dr.  N^/7fw/^/^   Grew,  who    was  fo  well  known 
 reoufnefs,  in  and  about  the  City  of  London. 
 Svo  16'jo. 
 
 And  Meditations  upon  our  Saviours  Parable  of  the  Prodigal  Son, 
 ^eing  feveral  Scrn207Js  o/Z  Luke  15.  ^to.  1678* 
 
 As  for  the  third  Perfon  filenc'd  in  Ccvefitry,  viz. 
 Mr.  Samuel  Baffnet,  He  w^as  a  Native  of  the  Place, 
 and  his  Father  had  been  Mayor.  He  had  his  Educa- 
 tion firft  in  Cambridge,  and  afterwards  went  to  Oxford, 
 Heftudicd  hard,  and  made  confiderable  Improvements. 
 When  Dr.  Bryan  and  Dr.  GrevQ  were  fetled  in  this  City 
 a  fmall  Number  of  People  there  being  Congregational 
 in  their  Judgment,  chofe  him  for  their  Paftor.  He 
 adminlftred  the  Lords  Supper  to  them  diftincft  from 
 the  reft  5  but  preach'd  as  Lecflurer,  once  on  the  Lords 
 
 Day 
 
in  the  County  ^/WARWICK.  7?9 
 
 Day,  ac  the  Parifli  Church  of  St.  Michael^  and  on  a  Vol.  II. 
 Week  Day  at  Trinity  Church.  He  liv'd  with  thofe 
 other  worthy  Men  in  much  Amity  andPeace^  notwith- 
 ftanding  fome  little  Difference  in  Opinion  about  Church 
 Government.  He  was  a  weighty  judicious  ^Preacher, 
 perfedrly  Concordant  with  his  Brethren  as  to  all  Do-* 
 c5trinal  Points.  A  Man  of  great  Piety,  a  comely  Per- 
 fon,  and  of  a  pleafant  Temper.  He  was  chas'd  from 
 Coventry ^  by  the  Corporation  Acly  and  houfing  for  a  while 
 at  Atherfton,\\t  got  a  Quartan  Ague  5  which  fent  him 
 thither  where  no  Ad:  could  iilence  him,  nor  any  Per- 
 fecution  banifli  him.  He  was  us'd  to  exprefs  fome 
 more  than  ordinary  Fear  of  Dying,  tho*  not  of  Death 
 it  {q\{.  But  the  Agonies  of  it  were  in  his  Cafe  very 
 lliort:  For  in  an  Ague  Fit,  he  pals'd  into  that  V/crld 
 where  all  good  Men  are  of  one  Mind,  and  _where  bad 
 Men  cannot  come. 
 
 S'^TTON    COLDFIELD:    Mr.   Anthony  ^ur^  *  ^^  hath 
 gefs  *  M.  A.   The  Son  of  a  Learned  School  mafter  at  ^^ny  M^rh 
 M^atford  in  Hertfortjhire,    where  Dr.  Cornelius    Burgcjs  fings  Ex* 
 was  Minifter  :  And  in  this  Living  of  Sutton  Coldfield  he  tant.    Af) 
 fucceeded  Dr.  John  Burgefs,  and  yet   was  not   akin  to  Spiritual 
 either  of  them.     He  was  Educated  in    St.  Johns  Col-  Rcfimngs 
 lege  in  Cambridge,  and  from  thence  chofcn  to  a  Fellow-  oraTrea- 
 Ihip  in  Emanuel  College  meerly  foe  his  ScholarHiip  and  ^}}^  ^*     , 
 Worth.     Being  remov'd  into   this  County,  he   ^onti- V]^^^^^ 
 nued  the  Confcientious  and  Painful  Exercife  of  his  Mi-  p  \   .  ^ 
 niftry,  till  plundering  and  other  Terrors  of  the  Soul-  j.^^ 'expo^R- 
 diers  made  him  take  Sanctuary  at  Coventry.     The  fame  ^-^^  ^„  tij^ 
 Garrifon  was  full  of  fuch  Men  at  that   time;    which  i^thcha^ 
 made  them  have  a  Ledure  every  Morning,  in  which  ter  of  St. 
 Mr.  Burgefs  had  a   frequent  Courfe.     From  hence  he  John,  Fol» 
 was  call'd   to  fit  in  the  AfTembly   of  Divines,  among  [6^6. 
 whom  he  was  generally  refpedled:   H^  was  a  Man  of  The  Do- 
 eminent  Learning  and  Piety.     He  left  a  Living  of  near  5^1"f  ^f 
 
 Original 
 
 SlnafTerted  and  vindicated  againft  Its  Adverfarles,  Fol.  i6S9  A Pra- 
 Bical  Commentary  on  the  firft  and femid  of  Cox'mzh.i3.n^.  1  Vol  Fol.  f^59» 
 The  true  DoElrine  of  Juftification  afTerted,  ^to.  J64.S.  FhtdicULe^iss 
 Or  a  Vindication  of  the  Law  and  Covenants  from  the  Errors  of  Pz^ 
 pifts,  Socinlans,  and  Antlnomians,  4.to.  &c.  A  fmall  Dif courfe  on  the 
 Sacrament;  From  i  Cor.  n.  28.  A  Treatife  of  felf  judging,  with  a  Ser- 
 inoTt  of  the  general  Day  of  Judgment.  i6s2.  \  zo.  And  fever al  Ser-^nons  bc^ 
 fsrstkfhng  Farliamsnt,  and  u^on  other  pibliek  Occafionf, 
 
 B  b  b  :^  'iooL 
 
740  r^^^  Ejected  or  Silenc'^d  Mimflers^  See. 
 
 Vol.  11.  300^'  f^^  Annum.  He  was  conformable  before  the 
 v^/'^y.*-!*^  Wars,  and  yet  was  fo  far  from  the  New  Conformity, 
 as  it  was  fettled  upon  the  Return  of  King  Charles^  that 
 upon  his  Death  bed  he  profefs'd  great  Satisfadlion  in 
 his  Mind  that  he  had  not  Conform'd.  After  his  Ejed- 
 ment  he  liv'd  at  Tnnmorth^  in  a  very  chearful  and  pious 
 Manner,  frequenting  and  encouraging  the  publick  Mi- 
 niftry  of  a  Perfon,  who  tho'  he  Conform'd,  was  yec 
 his  faft  Friend.  Before  he  left  his  Living,  the  new 
 Bifliop  of  Coventry  and  Litchfield  fent  for  him,  as  he 
 did  for  feveral  other  worthy,  butdiffatisfy'd,  Minifters 
 in  his  Diocefe,  hoping  to  gain  upon  them.  But  his 
 Defign  faii'd  ;  and  yet  he  gave  Encomiums  of  feveral 
 of  thjm  :  Of  Mr.  Burgcfs  he  faid  this,  that  he  was  fit 
 for  d  Profejfor's  Place  in  the  Vniverfity, 
 
 T4^1therhrook_:  Mr.  Svoain,  He  was  Apprentice  to  a 
 Tra^ie  in  Covmt'ry,  and  afterwards  ^^t  up  for  himlelf. 
 Was  in  Coventry  in  the  time  of  the  Civil  Wars,  %herL 
 fo  many  Worthy  Minifters  took  jQielter  there,  and  ve- 
 ry Convcrfant  with  them.  Among  the  reft,  with 
 Mr.  Vhies^  Mr.  Baxter,  Mr.  Stephens,  and  Mr.  Cradock. 
 They  finding  him  a  Man  of  more  than  ordinary  Know- 
 ledge and  Piety,  perfwaded  him,  laying  all  other  Cares 
 apart,  to  apply  himfelf  to  the  Miniftty,  in  which  they 
 apprehended  in  a  fuitabie  Place  he  might  be  very  ufe- 
 ful.  He  iiften'd  to  them,  was  in  time  fix'd  in  PVithy- 
 brook,,  a  Place  of  about  Fifty  Families,  Six  Miles  from 
 Covetitry.  He  was  try*d  aiad  approved  by  the  Presbytery 
 at  KjUiyigvoorth ,  and  Ordain'd  by  Dr.  Grew,  and  Dr. 
 B'^yan,  and  others  in  the  Parifli  Church  of  PVithybrook, 
 At  the  time  of  his  Ordination,  he  not  only  made  the 
 ufual  ConfeiTion  of  Faith,  but  gave  fuch  an  Account  of 
 the  Manner  and  Degrees,  in  which  GOD  wrought  a 
 Work  of  Grace  in  his  Heart,  as  affedled  many,  and 
 particularly  was  influential  to  the  Converfion  of  a  very 
 W'cked  Vi/oman,  who  was  afterwards  a  very  ferious, 
 humble  Chrlftian.  The  Place  had  been  difus'd  to 
 preach -ng,  the  People  were  generally  very  ignorant  and 
 loofe,  but  it  pleas'd  GOD  to  blefs  his  Miniftry  to  the 
 Converfion  of  many  Souls,  both  in  his  own  Town, 
 and  the  Neighbourhood  ;  and  he  had  in  Six  or  Seven 
 Years  v.xx)^,  a  fet  of  as  Judicious,  Godly,  and  Peace- 
 able Chriftiaus  about  him,  as  could  eafily  be  met 
 
 With 
 
In  the  County  of  WAR  W  I  C  K.  741 
 
 with.  After  he  was  Silenc'd  in  62,  he  feldom  Preach 'd  y^i.  jj^ 
 publickly,  unlefs  in  the  Time  of  King  Charles^  Licenfcs  _^-v^ 
 once  a  Day,  but  went  to  Church  conftantly  in  the 
 Afternoon.  He  continued  to  live  in  that  Neighbour- 
 hood, 'till  about  1690.  At  which  Time  he  dy'd  ;  ex- 
 cepting that  he  removed  for  fome  time  at  the  coming 
 out  of  the  Oxford  Adl.  He  oft  preach'd  on  Lord's  Day 
 Mornings,  to  a  few  of  his  People  at  a  Tim.e,  and  none 
 knew  but  fuch  as  were  fent  to.  He  fpcnt  much  of  his 
 Time  in  viliting  them  at  their  Houfes  j  and  was  very 
 ufeful  to  the  laft.  He  was  a  very  Modell  and  Hum.bie 
 Man  :  Did  not  defpife  but  highly  value  other  Mens 
 Excellencies  and  Attainments.  He  was  fenfible  of  his 
 own  Defedls  jn  not  having  been  bred  up  to  Learning, 
 and  therefore  would  not  be  perfwadeJ  to  Preach  at 
 Coventry,:  And  yet  GOD  honour'd  him  with  Succefs 
 in  an  extraordinary  Meafure,  and  he  was  Refpeded 
 by  all  that  knew  him,  and  among  the  reft,  by  feveral 
 Perlbns  of  good  Quality,  as  much  as  if  he  had  been  the 
 xnoft  accomplifti'd  Scholar. 
 
 BIRMINGHAM  :  Mr.  Samuel  fVilh :  Born  In  Cov.^n: 
 try,  and  bred  in  Chrift's  College,  Cambridge.  He  was 
 iirft  call'd  to  Minifter  in  Croxal,  a  Parifh  in  Stafford- 
 foire,  where  he  continued  for  fome  Years:  And  being 
 driven  from  thence  in  the  time  of  the  Civil  Wars,  he 
 removed  to  London^  and  was  chofen  at  Great  St.  Hellens  ^ 
 and  he  fpent  a  conliderable  time  there  to  the  great  Sa- 
 tisfaction of  his  Hearers.  The  People  of  Birmiyigham 
 being  deftitute  of  a  Minifter,  good  Mr.  Simeon  Afl:>  re- 
 commended Mv.fVills  to  thern,  as  one  whole  Temper, 
 and  Prudence,  and  Minifterial  Ability  might  rendec 
 him  very  fuitable  to  them.  He  himfelf  was  the  better 
 pleas'd  with  this  Settlement,  becaufe  of  being  near  his 
 Relations.  There  he  had  a  large  Congregation,  and 
 many  of  them  were  very  knowing  ProfefTors.,  fearchers 
 of  the  Scriptures,  Induftrious,  Religious,  and  Piou§. 
 He  continu'd  with  them  nigh  Twenty  Years,  in  great 
 Reputation  for  his  Probity  and  Wifdom,  and  ferious 
 Religion  ;  'till  the  Year  60,  or  61  ;  when  one  Mr.  Sia- 
 tor  an  Apothecary,  encourag'd  by  the  Alterations  rhnc 
 were  then  expe^ed,  upon  the  King's  Return,  pretend- 
 ed a  Claim  under  the  Widow  of  the  formel*  Incumbent 
 Mr.  Smith  (who  had  been  Minifter  both  of  Solyhnll,  and 
 Birmingham),  This  Mr.  Slater,  the'  then  an  Aporhe- 
 B  b  b  3  caryj 
 
742  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Minijters  &c. 
 
 VoL  II.  cary,  and  tho'  the' Court  of  Arches  had  declar'd  them- 
 ^^/V's^  felves  in  favour  of  Mr.  fVllhl's  Title,  yet  partly  by 
 Fraud,  and  more  by  force,  got  PoflefTion  of  the  Church, 
 and  became  Preacher  there  for  a  time.  Mr.  PVills  be- 
 ing a  Perfon  of  a  calm  and  peaceable  Temper,  thought 
 not  fit  to  contend  any  more  j  but  contented  himfelf  to 
 preach  in  Deritend  Chappel,  a  place  of  Worlliip  which 
 {lands  at  one  end  of  that  Town.  Some  time  after,  a 
 Procefs  was  form'd  againll  him  at  Litchfield  Court,  and 
 he  was  cited  thither  for  not  reading  the  Common- 
 Prayer,  (tho'  it  was  not  yet  enjoin'd).  To  avoid  this 
 Profecution,  he  remov'd  a  little  v.'ay  from  thence  into 
 TVorcefler  Diocefe  ;  whereupon  that  Trouble  ceas'd. 
 Afterwards  he  had  many  Removes,  particularly  by  the 
 Corporation  A61  j  yet  he  was  in  Coventry  for  fome 
 time,  where  he  was  chofen  by  the  People  that  belong'd 
 to  Dr.  Bryan.  There  he  preach'd,  'rill  the  continual 
 Troubles  of  fome  unquiet  Men  drove  him  thence. 
 His  lafl:  remove  was  to  his  Son,  Mr.  Wills  in  Shropjhire, 
 a  pious  worthy  Conformift  :  From  whence  he  pafs'd  to 
 a  better  World.  He  was  a  fedate,  quiet,  peaceable, 
 able  Divine.  He  dy'd  M^7  14,  16S4.  Mtat,  73.  He 
 wrote  upon  Infnnt  B^fti/m. 
 
 STI{ATFORD  ufon  Avon:  Mr.  Bean.  He  could  ve- 
 ry ill  be  fpar'd  in  this  Place,  where  his  Labours  had 
 been  fo  great  and  ruccefsful.  He  was  a  ftudious  Man, 
 and  folid  Preacher:  One  who  at  home,  and  abroad  at 
 Ledlures,  was  very  well  efteem'd  for  his  judicious  use- 
 ful Sermons.  He  was  indeed  one  of  the  moft  celebra- 
 ted Preachers  in  the  County.  He  was  turn'd  out  in 
 62  5  but  fcon  after,  preaching  privately,  was  difturb'd  j 
 and  endeavouring  to  iecure  himfelf  by  flight,  took  a 
 Surfeit,  and  quickly  dy'd.  And  thus  he  efcap'd  Goals 
 and  Profccuticns,  and  innumerable  inconveniences, 
 which  his  Brethren  underwent  whom  he  left  behind 
 him. 
 
 Sutton  under  Brailes  l  Mr.     Tachhrcok.  -      Mr.    Henry 
 Thomas  T4^hately.  Ballardo 
 
 Ehnendon:  Mr.  Robert  Eaton, 
 
 • 
 
 Exall:  Mr.  Jojjah  Bajjet.     He  was  one  that  had  no- 
 thing to  trvift  to  for  a  Subfiftencej  but  COD  and  hi? 
 
 fmal 
 
in  the  County  (?/'  W  A  R  W  I  C  K.  745 
 
 fmall  Living  ;  and  when  the  latter  fail'd  him  after  the  Vol.  IL 
 Act  of  Uniformity,  he  came  to  London  to  feek  a  Live-  ..y-y-s 
 lihood,  which  he  got  by  teaching  School.  The  Eye  of 
 the  Spiritual  Court  being  open  upon  him,  and  the  Ap- 
 paritor's Hands  reaching  him,  he  was  forc'd  to  blind 
 the  one  by  filling  the  other  with  Silver.  He  kept  but 
 a  few  Scholars,  leaft  by  having  many  he  might  draw 
 the  greater  Envy  and  Obfervation  upon  him.  Yet 
 continuing  long  in  that  courfe  of  Life,  he  rais'd  feve- 
 ral  Citizens,  who  acknowledged  that  what  Learning 
 and  Pious  Education  they  had,  was  from  him.  He 
 was  after  the  Legal  Toleration,  Paftor  to  a  Congrega- 
 tion at  Woolmch^  where  he  died  in  1695. 
 
 Follcfmrth :  Mr.  Bell.  He  was  a  Man  whofe  Zeal 
 and  Solidity  rais'd  jiim  up  Enemies,  among  Men  of  un- 
 .fteddy  Principles.  He  was  formerly  of  Stnjford',  but 
 Col.  D —  could  not  be  at  eafe  'till  he  had  driven  hiin 
 from  thence.  He  was  turn'd  out  there,  for  not  ta- 
 king the  Engagement.  In  thofe  Days  when  pious  Mini- 
 fters  were  Periecuted  in  one  City,  they  could  liee  to 
 another,  and  have  Peace  with  liberty  of  Preaching. 
 When  Mr.  Bell  was  thus  caft  off,  Sir  Francis  Netherjole 
 got  him  to  be  Paftor  of  Pol/frvorth,  which  was  the  place 
 where  he  rcfided.  And  all  the  World  will  own  Sir 
 Francis  knew  and  valu'd  a  Scholar.  Mr.  Baxter,  (in  a 
 Letter  to  Dr.  Good,  which  is  inferted  in  his  Apology 
 for  the  Nonconformifts  Miniftry)  fays  of  this  Mr.  Bell, 
 that  he  needed  no  other  Teftimonial  of  his  Loyalty, 
 than  that  he  was  Paftor  to  this  Sir  Francis,  who  wrote 
 {o  much  againft  the  Parliament,  and  was  their  Prifoncr 
 at  IQnelworth  Caftle  almoft  all  the  Wars.  But  after 
 this  laft  Ejedlment,  he  had  no  place  left  him  to  preach 
 ar,  with  Satisfaction  to  his  Conicience.  And  therefore 
 his  Mouth  being  ftop'd  here,  he  quietly  fet  up  his 
 Staff,  and  fpent  his  Time  in  profitable  Convcrfatioa 
 with  Mr.  Samuel  Hiiderfham,  who,  with  others,  found 
 a  Refuge  in  that  Neighbourhood,  at  Erdington  n^^ar 
 Bromicham, 
 
 FiUongley  :  Mr.  Broods, 
 
 Auljley:  value  rod/,  fer  Ann.   Mn  Sam.  Bryan.     He 
 
 had  his  Education  under  his  worthy  Father,  UwBryan, 
 
 B  b  b  4  and 
 
744        The  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Minifters^  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  and  in  Peterhoufe  in  Cambridge^  where  he  was  Fellow. 
 He  was  yet  in  the  flower  of  his  Age,  when  he  was  caft 
 out  of  his  Living,  which  was  a  great  prejudice  to  the 
 poor  People.  He  was  obliging  in  his  Converfation, 
 and  vefy  chearful  and  communicative  as  a  Friend. 
 When  he  was  firft  driven  from  his  own  Houfe,  and 
 then  from  Coventry,  he  fix*d  at  Birmingham.  He  was 
 taken  up  for  preaching  the  Gofpel,  and  hurry 'd  to  Pf/nr- 
 wicl{  Goal;  where  he  cndur'd  a  Prifbn  for  Six  Months 
 with  much  Patience  and  Chearfulnefs ;  not  fparing  to 
 commit  the  very  fame  fault  again,  as  his  great  Mafter 
 gave  him  Oportunity.  It  pleas'd  GOD  fome  Years 
 after,  to  vifit  him  with  trouble  of  Mind,  and  Melan- 
 choly, under  which  he  died. 
 
 f^A  Pyj4^I C  iC:  Mr.  But-     Lower-J^hetacre :  Mr.  Co/- 
 ler.  Her, 
 
 foi%fhiII:  Mr.  Triflram  Diamond^  Ejected  after  he 
 had  been  Minifter  there  Fifty  Years.  He  was  a  pro- 
 fefs'd  Arminian,  in  Dodtrine  :  But  as  his  Life,  fo  his 
 Sentiments  about  Ceremonies,  were  Puritanical,  and 
 therefore  he  chofe  to  fuffer  with  thofe  of  that  Stamp. 
 
 Matton  :  Mr.  Thomas  Foxvnes.  After  his  Ejedlment,' 
 he  liv'd  in  low  Circumftances  in  a  fmall  Farm  which 
 he  rented  of  Sir  linger  Burgoyn  at  Wrexal.  When 
 Mr.  Udv^es  left  Hunnihy  a  Mile  oft',  he  preach'd  in  the 
 Church,  and  continued  to  do  it  without  Epifcopal  Or- 
 dination or  Conformity,  only  reading  fome  part  of  the 
 Liturgy.  This  is  accounted  for  thus :  Hunniley  is 
 exempt  from  Epifcopal  Jurifdidtion,  and  deftitute  of 
 Legal  Maintenance.  He  had  not  Academical  Educa- 
 tion and  Learning,  and  yet  was  ufeful,  and  his  preach- 
 ing was  valu'd  by  fober  People  in  the  neighbouring  Pa- 
 i^Iflies,  who  conftantly  fill'd  his  little  Church. 
 
 Car^cott :  Mr.  Bvans.  He  was  Student  of  Catharine 
 Hall  in  Cambridge,  and  Fellow  of  Magdakn  College. 
 He  fucceeded  Mr.  Vines  in  his  Two  Livings,  within 
 half  a  Mile  of  each  other,  v/hich  both  together  ipade 
 but  a  mean  Competency  for  a  Family.  But  he  found 
 ihzi  fide  of  the  Country  pretty  \ydl  ftock'a  vvlth  know- 
 ing 
 
Jn  the  County  0/  W  A  R  W  I  C  K.  745 
 
 iig  and  folid  Chriftians,  fuch  as  the  Preaching  of  ma- Vol.  II, 
 ny  Excellent  Men  had  made  and  left  there  ;  elpecially 
 Us  PredecefTor.  He  had  Religion  in  his  Converfauioii 
 ss  well  as  in  his  Sermons ;  and  had  a  great  fitnefs  to 
 deal  with  wounded  and  aj31i(5ted  Confciences.  This 
 worthy  Perlbn  was  himfelf  very  Melancholy  at  the 
 time  of  King  Charles  his  Reftauration..  Amongft  ma- 
 ny of^his  Fears,  this  was  one,  that  the  World  would 
 impute  his  Diftemper  to  Bartholomew  Day,  and  charge 
 hisDiforder  upon  the  lofs  of  his  Living.  But  it  pleas'd 
 GOD  before  that  Day  came,  he  was  ftrangcly  reftor'd : 
 So  that  both  he  and  his  Wife  (whofe  diicontent  he  alfo 
 much  feared)  left  the  Place  very  chearfully  ;  which 
 was  the  more  remarkable,  becauie  they  had  a  nume- 
 rous Family.  Sometime  after  his  Ejed:ment,  he  was 
 imprifon'd  in  V-Varwlck,  Goal ;  and  thereupon  told  a 
 particular  Friend  of  his,  that  he  was  never  more  chear- 
 ful  in  all  his  Life  than  in  Prifbn.  So  eafie  is  it  for 
 GOD  to  exceed  both  the  Hopes  and  the  Fears  of  his 
 Servants. 
 
 ^tcn :  Mf.  Bcrring, 
 
 Shuuington:  Mr.  Thomas  Hill.  He  was  Educated  at 
 I{epton  School  in  Derby/hire,  and  went  to  Bennet  College, 
 Cambridge,  a  little  after  the  Fight  at  Kajeby.  There  he 
 continu'd  Four  Years,  and  took  the  Degree  of  B.  A. 
 and  by  that  time  the  Ingagement  was  ordered  to  be 
 impos'd  on  the  Scholars.  Not  approving  it,  he  \th 
 the  Univerfity  and  avoided  it.  Going  into  the  Coun- 
 try, he,  after  fom.e  time,  was  a  Preacher  at  Ehafton  in 
 Derby/hire,  and  from  thence  call'd  to  Orton  on  the  Hill 
 i'n  Leicefierjhire.  He  was  Ordain'd  by  the  Clairical 
 Presbytery  of  fyirksworth  in  52,  and  continu'd  at  Orton 
 'till  King  Charles's  Return  ;  and  that  Year,  by  an  Or- 
 der of  the  Houfe  of  Lords,  he  was  remov'd,  and  had 
 this  fm all  Place  given  him,  where  the  Minifter  was 
 Deceas'd  j  and  there  he  ftaid  'till  the  coming  out  of 
 the  A6t  of  Uniformity.  After  Bartholomew  Day,  he 
 remov'd  to  an  Houfe  not  far  from  Orton,  and  was  for 
 fome  time  doubtful  what  to  do  :  But  confitlering  he 
 was  engaged  to  make  the  Work  of  the  Miniftry  the 
 Bufinefs  of  his  Life,  he  preach'd  to  the  number  which 
 fbe  L^vv  alIo\v'd;^  fpmeriines  thrice,  and  fometimcs  four 
 
 feveral 
 
746  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Miniflers^  &:Ce 
 
 Vol.  II.  feveral  times  on  a  Lord's  Day.  When  the  Five  Mi|e 
 A6t  came  out,  he  did  nor  remove  his  Family,  but  Was 
 entertain'd  in  a  Friend's  Houfe,  from  whence  he  v^enc 
 to  a  Gendeman's  Houfe,  about  a  Mile  from  Home, 
 where,  upon  a  little  notice,  he  had  a  confiderable  Au- 
 ditory to  preach  to.  And  ufing  Prudence,  l)e  had  an 
 oportunity  of  exercifing  his  Miniftry  without  diftur- 
 bancc>  when  fome  others  were  molefted,  and  met  with 
 fuch  treatment  as  difcourag'd  both  Minifters  and  Peo- 
 ple. He  was  one  of  confiderable  Learning,  and  a 
 good  Judgment,  as  well  as  great  Candour  and  Since- 
 rity. He  never  brought  into  the  Pulpit  what  was  or- 
 dinary ;  and  had  ftill  ibmething  new :  But  his  Mini- 
 fterial  Labours  were  not  confin'd  to  that ;  heinftrudted 
 his  People  privately  and  perfonally,  being  perfwaded 
 that  it  was  his  Duty,  as  an  Overfeer  of  the  Flock,  to 
 take  heed  to  all,  and  VQam  nnA  teach  every  Mnn,  that  he 
 might  -prefint  every  Man  ferfeEl  in  Chrifl  Jefus.  He 
 was  of  a  truly  Catholick  Spirit,  and  the  more  valu'd 
 Mr.  Baxter's  Works,  becaufe  he  found  fo  much  of  fuch 
 a  Spirit  in  them.  He  was  caft  out  of  the  publick  Church 
 when  his  Parts  were  well  ripen'd  and  cultivated,  and 
 died  in  the  ftrength  of  them. 
 
 I{ENELJ^OI{JH :  Mv.Maddockj.  Tho'  he  was 
 young  when  he  came  to  this  Living,  and  when  he  left 
 it,  yet  he  was  old  enough  to  underftand  that  the  defign 
 of  Education,  fo  far  as  concerned  a  Livelihood,  was 
 loft  if  he  left  his  Living:  Yet  he  never  was  wife  enough 
 to  repent  of  his  choice,  to  fuffer  Afflidlion  with  fo  ma-, 
 ny  of  the  Servants  of  Chrift.  When  the  Country  was 
 too  hot  for  him,  he  hid  himfelf  in  a  Wood,  and  came 
 to  London,  where  he  was  prefently  taken  notice  of  for 
 his  ufeful  Preaching,  and  chofen  Paftor  to  a  Congre- 
 gation in  Southvoarli,  where  the  two  J>J^hitacres,  Father 
 and  Son,  had  labour'd  before  him.  He  continued  with 
 them  in  very  good  Efteem,  *till  the  great  (ilencer  Death 
 put  an  End  to  his  Labours. 
 
 Burton- D ajjet  ^  worth  about  130/.  per  Annum,  Mr. 
 Manfell. 
 
 Wroxhal :  Mr.  Luh^  Milhoum.  He  was  in  a  Place 
 where  Puritanifm  had  taken  Root  5  being  a  Peculiar, 
 
 ~  .      '  '    '  and 
 
in  the  County  of^K^^lQY..  747 
 
 and  exempt  from  the  Vifitation  of  the  Diocefan,  under  Vol.  11. 
 the  Wing  of  thofe  great  Patrons  of  Religion,  the  Fami-  ^ 
 ly  of  the  Burgoins,  who  had  flielter'd  many  an  Hunted 
 Deer,  both  in  the  Days  of  Queen  Eli:{abeth,  and  in  the 
 Two  fucceeding  Reigns.  But  this  Ad:  left  no  room 
 for  fhelter  in  any  publick  Capacity,  without  Compli- 
 ance j  and  there  were  very  few  that  were  overlook'd. 
 He  had  a  numerous  Family  of  young  Children,  who 
 had  eaten  up  the  Profits  of  a  fmall  Living  as  faft  as 
 they  came  in ;  and  what  could  he  fuppofe  he  could  do 
 when  that  was  taken  away  ?  Had  not  his  Confcience 
 oblig'd  him,  it  muft  certainly  be  a  madnefs  in  him  to 
 become  a  Nonconformift.  But  he  could  not  fee  with 
 other  Mens  Eyes,  nor  judge  by  Mediums  he  accounted 
 falfe.  Some  have  calfd  this  Stubbornnefs :  But  if 
 they'd  give  themfelves  leave  to  make  their  Remarks  on 
 Human  Nature,  it  would  not  be  a  hard  thing  to  per- 
 fwade  them,  that  Poverty  and  Anxiety,  to  feed  the 
 Mouths  of  a  number  of  craving  Children,  would  make 
 theftubborneft  Mind  tender  and  pliable,  if  there  were 
 not  fomething  of  a  Principle  to  confirm  and  bear  them 
 up.  For  his  part,  he  chearfully  let  all  go  (neither  did 
 his  Wife  difcourage  him)  and  trufted  GOD  for  a  Live- 
 lihood :  And  he  did  not  fuffer  him  or  his  to  want ;  but 
 fent  them  in  a  Supply  by  one  hand  or  other.  He  hath 
 a  Son  of  both  his  Names  in  London,  who  is  a  Man  of 
 a  very  different  Spirit  from  his  Father. 
 
 The  foregoing,  being  Dr.  Samffons  Account,  I  fhall 
 add  to  it,  an  Account  fent  me  by  an  Anricnt  Clergy- 
 man of  the  Church  of  England^  yet  living,  in  his  own 
 words :  Mr.  Luke  Milhourn  of  PVroxnll  I  was  acquainted 
 with.  He  might  have  kept  in  by  a  little  Conformity, 
 at  leaft 'till  a  Metropolitan  Vifitation,  as  his  Predeceffors 
 Mr.  Hunt  of  New  England,  and  Mr.  Coo/j.  after  of  Chefter 
 and  others  did  ;  for  fVroxall  is  exempt  from  epifcopal 
 Jurifdidhion,  and  hath  no  legal  Maintenance  but  61.  13  s, 
 4  d.  per  Annum.  But  the  Lord  and  his  Tenants  ufe 
 to  make  it  up  40/.  j)er  Annum.  But  Mr.  Milbum 
 would  not  comply  in  the  leaft,  tho*  in  very  low  Cir- 
 cumftances.  He  removed  to  Kewingto7i-Green,  where 
 his  ingenious  Wife  taught  School,  which  was  their  on- 
 ly vifible  Maintenance.  There  he  died  about  the  Year 
 1667  or  8.  Tho'  inferior  to  his  Son  Mr.  Luke  Milbum 
 in  Scholarllilp,  yet  he  exceli'd  him  in  more  amiable 
 '  '  •        '  ""  Quali- 
 
7^8  r^^  Eje^ed  or  Silenc'^d  Mimjlers^  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Qualities,  and  that  very  much:  vi^.  Integrity,  Hu- 
 V-Vv-*  mility,  Peaceablenefs,  and  Self-denial:  For  which, 
 ^  and   the  Exemglarinefs  of  his  Life,   he   was   highly 
 
 efteem'd  of  by  religious  People  ;  and  left  a  good  Name 
 behind  him,  in  that  Parifh,  and  in  the  Neighbour- 
 hood. 
 
 Hampton  ;  Mr.  Packvpood. 
 
 Bed-ivorth;  loc/.  -per  Annum:  Mr.  Dudley  ^der.  He 
 was  bred  in  Mngd^len  Colkgc  in  Cambridge,  The  place 
 he  fettled  in  was  famous  for  the  Birth  of  Mr.  H^illiam 
 Ferkjns,  which  was  Marfton,  a  Village  belonging  to 
 Bedworth  :  And  his  two  Predeceifjrs,  Mr.  Overton,  and 
 Mr.  Smith,  one  after  the  other,  had  lafted  almoft  ever 
 lince  the  Death  of  that  great  Man.  So  that  doubrlefs 
 he  found  a  People  well  inftrudled  to  his  Hands.  He 
 had  about  Six  or  Seven  Years  Tryai  of  them,  and 
 found  them  what  lb  good  a  Miniftry  may  be  fuppos*d 
 to  have  made  them.  He  had  a  remarkable  Preferva- 
 tion  thro'  the  Care  of  Divine  Providence,  while  he 
 Continu'd  here.  The  Sign  of  the  Srvan  in  Atherftoney 
 as  he  was  under  it  fell  upon  him.  It  was  an  heavy 
 Sign,  knock'd  him  down,  broke  his  Skull,  and  laid 
 him  dead  for  a  while  :  Yet  he  recover'd  to  be  a  Mo- 
 nument of  GOD's  Mercy.  After  he  left  his  Living, 
 he  fixt  with  his  Family  at  PPeddington,  where  he  con- 
 tinued 'till  the  Five  Mile  Adl  oblig'd  him  to  remove. 
 This  may  be  look'd  upon  as  his  lofing  a  fecond  Living, 
 becaufe  he  was  here  very  advantageoufly  fettled,  for 
 the  bringing  up  of  his  Family.  After  fevcral  Removes, 
 he  at  length  fix'd  at  J^yn  F(cgis  in  Norfolk^  where  he 
 preach'd  wiih  good  acceptance  for  fome  time  ;  but  af- 
 terwards he  met  with  difficulties  and  uneafinefs.  The 
 Iniquity  of  the  Times  at  length  forc'd  him  to  live  very 
 quietly  and  retiredly.  He  finifli'd  his  earthly  Courfe 
 about  the  Year  i68^.  Not  long  before  his  Death,  he 
 was  invked  into  Sir  Samuel  Claries  Family,  and  there 
 continu'd  'till  it  pleas'd  GOD  to  remove  him  to  ano- 
 ther Life.  He  died  in  a  full  aiTurance  of  Happinefs, 
 blel'fing  and  praiiing  GOD  that  he  had  nothing  to  do 
 but  to  Die ;  and  in  a  firm  Truft  and  Dcpendance  on 
 Divine  Providence  with  refpedl  to  his  Family :  Be- 
 ing fqlly  fatisfy'd  that  that  GOP  who  had  taken 
 "  '  care 
 
U  the  County  of  y/  ARWICK.     .      749 
 
 care  of  him  and  his  Children  all  along,  would  Vol.  n, 
 provide  for  them  when  he  was  taken  from  them.  y^-V"*^ 
 He  was  one  of  an  admirable  good  Temper,  Affable, 
 Kind,  and  Humble.  Of  exemplary  Piety  and  Zeal, 
 a  dole  ferious  afied:ionate  Preacher,  and  in  all  Rel^ 
 pedts  well  qualified  for  more  publick  Service,  than 
 his  Modefty  would  allow  him  to  engage  in.  Befides 
 his  Living,  he  loft  a  very  good  Eftate,  for  the  Sake 
 of  a  good  Confcience.  His  Uncle  who  had  made  hini 
 his  Heir,  was  fo  incens'd  againft  him  for  his  Noncon- 
 formity that  he  refolv'd  never  to  take  any  Notice  of 
 him.  But  by  the  good  Providence  of  God,  the  Lofs 
 of  this  Eftate  was  made  up  to  one  of  his  Children, 
 who  was  married  to  a  Gentleman  of  a  confiderable 
 Eftate  in  the  fame  Town  where  his  Uncle  liv'd:  And 
 his  other  Daughter  married  Mr.  BilliOf  who  was  a  Mi- 
 nifter  firft  at  St.  Ives,  and  afterwards  in  Hac\ney  :  And 
 his  Son  is  well  known  in  London. 
 
 fVitlingcote:  Mv,  Southwell, 
 
 Alcefter :  Mr.  Stimuel  Jickner.  A  very  Holy,  Self- 
 denying,  Peaceable  Man.  An  hard  Student  and  of 
 a  tender  Spirit.  He  continued  with  his  People,  who 
 were  ibme  of  the  moft  fufficienc  of  his  Parifli,  after  he 
 was  turned  out  in  1662  ;  preaching  conftantly  to  them, 
 but  rarely  in  time  of  publick  Service.  Yet  this  his 
 Moderation  did  not  fecure  him  from  the  Spight  of  in- 
 vidious Neighbours,  who  inform'd  againft  him ;  Which 
 forc'd  him  either  to  confine  himfelf  or  leave  his  People. 
 He  chofe  the  former,  and  continu'd  preaching  to  'them 
 more  privately  j  which  Confinement,  tho'  he  was  of 
 a  very  ftrong  Conftitution,  ^o  overturned  the  Balance 
 of  his  Nature,  that  he  fell  into  a  deep  Confumption. 
 A  very  eminent  Phyfician  affirm'd  that  this  was  the 
 Caufe  of  it.  And  yet  this  quench'd  not  the  Flames 
 of  Envy  and  Malice.  For  the  Old  Informers  reprefen- 
 ted  him  to  the  Magiftrates  as  pretending  Sicknefs: 
 Bat  the  Officer  that  came  for  him,  found  him  under 
 the  Arreft  of  Death,  and  left  him  to  that  MelTenger, 
 that  foon  attended  him  to  a  more  propitious  Tribu- 
 nal. 
 
 ittm  '  Mr,  James  ^righp, 
 
 Brincklovf : 
 
y^O  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Miniflers^  SfC. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 Brinckjow :  Mr.  Gilpin,  He  was  an  Emeritus,  yet 
 a  Preacher  fometimes  as  his  ftrength  would  bear.  He 
 had  born  the  Brunt  of  Perfecution  former  times,  for 
 his  Nonconformity ;  and  therefore  could  the  lefs  buc- 
 kle to  it  now.  After  his  Eje(3:ment  he  liv'd  privately 
 at  IQioll  in  low  Circumftances.  In  a  Letter  from  one 
 that  knew  him  well,  I  am  told,  that  he  had  in  his  time 
 great  Acquaintance  and  convers'd  very  much  with 
 thofe  eminent  Men,  Mr.  Arthur  Hilderfam,  Mr.  John 
 Ball,  Mr.  John  Dod,  Mr.  Lancafter,  and  others  of  that 
 Stamp.  The  little  Old  Man  lov'd  dearly  to  tell  Stories 
 of  thofe  great  Men,  which  made  his  company  very 
 pleafant.  He  was  the  Picture  of  an  old  Puritan.  He 
 was  generally  lov'd,  and  highly  efteem'd  of,  by  good 
 People  in  that  Part  of  the  Country,  for  his  great  Piety, 
 Humility,  calm  and  peaceable  Temper,  and  Con- 
 tentednefs  in  a  mean  Condition,  and  the  faithful  Dif. 
 charge  of  his  Office.  But  he  did  not  live  very  long  af- 
 ter his  Ejectment. 
 
 Lemington  Uaftings  ;  worth  200  /.  fer  Annnm :  Mr! 
 Gilbert  Waldron,  He  was  outed  by  the  Claim  of  the 
 former  Incumbent. 
 
 Stonely:  lS\x.John  Coojferl 
 
 Monks  K^rhy :  Mr.  Richard  Martyn^  After  his  Ejedt- 
 ment,  he  was  entertained  by  the  then  Earl  of  Den-^ 
 
 high, 
 
 J^ings^Brome  :  Mr.  John  Mott, 
 
 Copfm:  Mr,  Lofihy.  He  continu'd  ten  Years  filent 
 becaufe  he  could  not  conform:  But  when  King  Charles 
 granted  his  Licenfes  to  the  Nonconformifts,  Mr.  Lofeby 
 preach'd  again  in  his  Chappel,  there  being  none  elfe 
 put  in :  And  he  was  conniv'd  at  by  the  Earl  of  Denbigh^ 
 who  was  Lord  of  the  Place  3  aud  his  Miniftry  was  very 
 ufeful.  He  was  a  Man  much  crucified  to  the  World.' 
 He  had  an  Invitation  in  Oliver's  time  to  a  Place  of  60  /. 
 per  Annum;  but  refused  it,  and  rather  chofe  to  ftay  at 
 Copfon,  where   he  had  but  io  /.  the  greateft  Part   of 
 
 which  was  rais'd  by  th^  Conuibution  of  ihe  People. 
 
 ...  _     ...  ^^^ 
 
in  theCoumyof  WARWICK.  751 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 Mr.  Hutchlnfonf  Mr.  Smith,  and  Mr.  Uflllfon  were  \y>^>^ 
 Candidates  in  this  County,  and  frequent  Preachers, 
 but  not  fix'd:  And  fo  was  Mr.  Samuel  Fownes  Elder 
 Brother  to  Mr.  Thomas  Fownes  mention'd  above.  He 
 was  a  Man  of  excellent  Parts,  and  a  good  Scholar 
 and  had  read  much  for  his  Time.  He  died  Young.. 
 Dr.  ('afterwards  Biiliop)  Stilllngfleet:  had  a  great  Ref- 
 peCt  for  him,  on  the  Account  of  his  Parts  and  Learn- 
 ing. And  we  may  add  to  them  Mr.  Shilton,  and 
 Mr.  Jonathan  Grew, 
 
 Mr.  Shilton  was  not  fix'd  when  the  Bartholomew  AEi 
 took  Place,  but  was  defign'd  for  the  Parfonage  of  Sut- 
 ton  Coldfield,  when  it  became  vacant,  by  his  Father  who 
 was  the  Patron :  But  he  would  not  Conform  for  it# 
 He  liv'd  afterwards  at  Jamworth. 
 
 Mr.  Jonathan  Grew  was  born  at  Atherfton  in  this 
 County  in  1626.  And  being  the  eldeft  Son  of  the  Fa- 
 mily, might  have  had  a  good  Eftate,  but  that  his  Grand- 
 father and  Father,  (cho'  they  were  not  Minifters)  were 
 crufli'd  by  the  High  Commijffion  Court  and  Star  Chamber 
 for  Nonconformity.  He  was  of  Pembroke  Hall  in  Cam- 
 bridge,  and  for  fome  Years  join'd  with  Dr.  Sampfon  in 
 fupplying  the  Living  of  Framlingham  in  Sujfoif{j  which 
 is  in  the  Gift  of  that  College.  But  having  an  Livita- 
 tion  to  be  Tutor  to  Sir  John  Hales  of  Coventry  Baronet, 
 and  his  Brother,  he  clos'd  with  it.  From  that  City 
 the  Lady  Hales  remov'd  at  length  with  her  Family  to 
 Caucut  Hall,  which  is  about  feven  Miles  diftant.  There 
 he  was  when  the  Adt  for  Uniformity  took  Place ;  and 
 was  very  Inftrumental  in  the  Refrefliment,  Comfort 
 and  Eftablifhment  of  worthy  Mr.  Evans,  Minifter  there 
 whofe  Melancholy  had  almoft  ovcrfet  him.  Caucut 
 was  a  Living  (tho*  there  are  fcarce  above  fifteen  or  fix- 
 teen  Houfes  in  the  Parifli)  worth  1 20  /.  per  Annum,  and 
 a  plafant  Seat.  This  with  another  Living  hard  by, 
 worth  80  l.per  Annum,  that  were  in  the  Gift  of  the  two 
 Ladies,  were  offer'd  to  Mr.  Grew,  and  Dr.  Hacket  the 
 Bifliop  of  the  Diocefe,  added  the  offer  of  a  Prebend  of 
 Coventry  and  Litchfield:  But  (as  he  himfelf  fent  me 
 Word)  they  were  no  Temptation  to  him,  to  hazard 
 the  Peace  of  his  Confcience.  When  his  Tutorfliip 
 was  difpatch'd.  he  kfc  the  Family,  and  came  to  Lon- 
 
 don, 
 
752  The  Ejected  or  SUe^c'^d  Mimjiersy  ^q^ 
 
 Vol.  II.  doriy  altogether  to  feek  for  a  Poft  of  Service,  nay  for 
 ^  Subfiitence!  He  at  length  fix'd  for  fome  time  in  a 
 School  at  Nemngton  Green,  But  remembring  his  obli- 
 gation to  the  Miniftry,  he  upon  an  Invitation  to  Sr. 
 Albans,  iix'd  there  as  Paftor  of  a  Congregation.  And 
 there  he  not  long  fmce,  left  this  for  a  better  Life,  and 
 was  fucceeded  by  Mr.  Clark^^  great  Grandfon  to  Mr. 
 CUrk^  of  Bennet  Fink. 
 
 Dr.  Sampfon  who  was  well  acquainted  with  thefe 
 TVarmckJhire  Minifters,  clofes  his  Lift  of  them  with 
 thefe  Words  ; 
 
 Let  tiny  Man  read  over  this  Account  of  them^  and  then 
 Jay,  vphether  they  were  fit  to  he  caft  out  of  the  Church  as  un- 
 favcury  Salt  ?  fVhether  their  Lives  and  DoHriyie  might  not 
 have  dotie  more  Good,  than  a  few  infipid  Ceremonies  ?  They 
 muft  be  kjltd  in  Law,  and  their  Places  know  them  no  more 
 nor  they  Preach  the  Go/pel  how  fit  foever  for  ity  becaufe 
 ^  they  could  not  bind  upon  their  B^ickj,  the  Toke  which  nei- 
 ther they  nor  their  Fathers  were  able  to  bear.  Gentlemen 
 hold  up  your  Hands,  and  pray  Godfuch  a  thing  may  never 
 be  do7ie  in  the  Church  of  God  more, 
 
 N.  B.  I  here  omitt  Mr.  John  V^orth  of  Boreton,  be- 
 caufe he  is  mention'd  /?.  495,  at  I{ilsby  in  Northamp- 
 tonftoire,  where  he  continu'd  preaching  for  fome  time, 
 ('tho'  without  a  TitleJ  after  his  being  Ejeciled  here. 
 
 The  Perfons  mention'd  before  as  Conforming  after- 
 wards in  this  County,  were  Mr.  Langley  of  Tamworth  9 
 Mr.  Perkins  of  Max'ftock^i  and  Mr.  H^ilkjrfon  o{  Anfty : 
 And  I  now  add,  Mr.  Samuel  Hawes  of  Hunniley,  who 
 had  afterwards  a  Living  near  H^arwiek, 
 
 In  the  C(?^;;?;o/ WESTMORELAND. 
 
 Barton:  Mr.  Timothy  Roberts.  A  Welchman,  of  eon- 
 fid  era  ble  Learning.  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Humi- 
 lity and  Self  denial,  a  clofe  Student,  [and  profitable 
 Preacher.  He  was  particularly  famous  for  his  great 
 Skill  in  the  Hebrew  Tongue.  He  was  imprifon'd  at  Ap- 
 pleby,  for  preaching  contrary  to  the  Adt.  He  is  the 
 fame  Perfon  that  Mr.  Baxter  mentions,  v.- ho  died  of  the 
 Plague. 
 
 Button  Chappel  in  KjndalY^nih,    Mu  Greenwood: 
 
 He 
 
in  the  County  ^/  W  I  L  T  S.  753 
 
 He  was  much  valu'd  as  a  Preacher :  But  accus'd  of  fome  Vol.  IL 
 Things  that  were  fcandalous,  by  which  his  Memory  is  y^/^y-s, 
 blacken'd. 
 
 Crofshy  on  the  nill:  Mr.  Chrifto^her  Jackson.  Borrt 
 at  Leeds  in  Torlishire,  and  delign'd  for  a  Trade,  and  put 
 out  an  Apprentice :  But  his  Friends  obferving  his  Book- 
 ifhnefs,  took  him  from  his  Trade,  and  fent  him  to 
 Magdalen  College  in  Cambridge^  where  he  ftudied  un- 
 der Mr.  Jofefh  Hill.  He  was  a  very  Pious  Man,  and 
 of  competent  Learning.  He  was  firft  turn'd  out  fome- 
 where  in  Torkshire,  and  afterwards  in  this  Place.  He 
 liv'd  a  Mean  but  yet  an  Holy  Life,  having  a  little 
 Eftate  in  the  Parifli  of  F^viftondale.  He  Ibmetimes 
 preach'd  occafionally.  Some  Minifters  that  had  Con-* 
 form'd,  once  telling  him  that  he  had  a  bare  Coat,  he 
 made  Anfwer  that  if  it  was  bare,  it  was  not  turn'd. 
 
 Askjonm :  Mr.  Chrijlo^her  Langhorne, 
 
 Mr.  John  H^allis  preach'd  for  feme  time  In  Kendal 
 Church,  but  is  reported  to  have  been  of  fo  fcandalous  a 
 Life  in  leveral  RefpeCbs,  that  his  Memory  is  not  worth 
 prelerving:  Ahdyet  I  was  not  willing  wholly  to  omic 
 him,  leaft  it  fliould  be  charg'd  upon  me  as  Partiality. 
 
 There  Conform'd  afterwards  in  this  County,  MrJ 
 Thomas  Dodgfon  of  B^viftondale :  Mr.  Francis  Higginfon, 
 of  Kjrki^y  Steven:  Mr. John  Dal  ton  of  Shapp  .-  And  Mr- 
 George  Fothergill,  of  Ortony  who  afterwards  went  to 
 VVorfop  in  Nottingham/hire. 
 
 In  tke  County  of  STILTS. 
 
 Pevpfey :  Humphrey  Chambers,  D.  D.  A  Native  of  So2 
 merfctjhire  bred  up  in  Vniverfity  College  in  Oxon.  He 
 was  firft  Redlor  of  Claverton  inSomerfet^  and  then  Mem- 
 ber of  the  AlTembly  of  Divines ;  after  v/hich  the  Earl 
 of  Pembroke,  gave  him  the  rich  Redtory  of  Pewjeyl 
 which  he  quitted  when  the  Adl  of  Uniform  ity  took  Pla  ce, 
 and  he  died  foon  after*  vi:{.  September  the  8th.  1662. 
 I  have  been  (inCe  inform'd,  that  the  Dr.  did  not  quic 
 the  Redtory :  But  having  preach'd  his  farewcl  Sermon 
 on  Pf.  126.  6  3  that  thJ*=  Life  is  a  feed  time  for  E^^^f- 
 
'^  54        The  Eje^ied  or  Silenced  Minijlers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  niry,  he  ficken'd  prefenrly  and  died  *  :  And  by  the  Fa* 
 ^x^V^'No*/  vourof  the  noble  Earl,  the  Family  got  leave  to  remove 
 ^  r  A^^  Houfliould  Goods.  I  have  this  alfo  to  add  concerning 
 He  hath  j^-^^  ^^13,1  he  was  fiienc'd  by  Biftiop  Feirce  his  Diocefan 
 rf^\  ^f"for  his  maintaining  the  Moralitj^  of  the  Sabbath,  which 
 mens  be'-  created  him  two  Vears  Trouble,  Imprifonment,  and 
 fore  the  Sequeftration,  by  Arch-Biftiop  Lau£s  taking  the  Caufe 
 Parlia^  into  his  own  Hands,  who  was  feldom  backward  in 
 7?jent,  ^«;/ Severity,  in  Cafes  of  that  Nature. 
 upo'afome 
 
 ctherOc-caJiouf,  a  Funeral  SerTnon  for  Mr.  John  Grayle,  Mini  ft  er  of  T  id- 
 worth  in  Wiles  j^o.  1655  Motives  to  Peace  and  Love,  ^to-  1549. 
 ^ni??7adverJio?is  en  a  Book  of  Mr.  W.  Dell.  Entit.  The  Crucified  and 
 quicken'd  Chriftian,  ^to.  1653.  ^^  Jpology  for  the Minifers  of  the  Court.- 
 ty  0/ Wilts,  Ofto.  J<5<^4.  And  an  Anfvoer  to  Mr.  Walter  Buflinel,  about 
 the  Proceedings  of  the  Commijfoners  for  EpSiing  Scandalous  Minijiers,  ^to. 
 J  660. 
 
 "Mlldeyihall :  Mr.  Thomas  Bnylie  f,  B.  D.  A  Native  of 
 ^  ^^.//^^^^ is  County,  and  Fellow  oi  Magdalen  College,  Oxon, 
 D  Meri  ^^  ^'^^  *^"^  °^  ^^^^  Affem.bly  of  Divines;  and  fucceed- 
 j.Qjyr  j.j^ed  Dr.  Motley  at  Mildenhall,  when  he  was  Ejedted: 
 Chrifti  6c  ^^  ^'^^  ^^^  ^^^  ^"^  ^^^  return  of  the  King,  and  retir'd 
 modo  '  afterwards  to  Marlborough,  where  he  had  a  Private 
 Converli- Congregation.  He  died  there,  An.  166^.  j£tat.  81. 
 onis  Dia- 
 tribe duo,  0:<on.  i6i6.  4to  Concio  ad  Clerum  habita  in  Tempio 
 B.  Maria,  Oxon.  July  $.  1662. 2«Jude  <ver.  il. 
 
 Brcnh^vcorth  !  Jchn  Harding,  D.  D.  a  learned  Man 
 much  courted  to  Conform,  but  refuling,  he  loft  his 
 Redory. 
 
 ^  H^ESTBV  i^r:.  Mr.  Philip  Hunt  on,  M.  A.  A  Na^ 
 tlve  of  Hamp/hi/Cj  and  bred  up  in  Oxford  at  Wadbam 
 College.  He  was  fucceflively  Schoolmafter  of  ^^«r/<? 
 in  I4^ilts,  Minifter  of  Devifes,  afterwards  of  Hatchhury, 
 and  iaftiy  of  Pf'^eflbury.  An,  1657,  he  was  appointed 
 firft  Frovoft  of  the  New  College  erected  at  Durham  hy 
 Oliver  the  Prote(flor,  which  with  the  Academy  there 
 being  ibon  diflblv'd,  he  retir'd  to  his  Living,  and  con- 
 rinu'd  in  it  till  Eje(5t:ed  with  his  Brethren  on  Bartholo^ 
 77ie\v  Day.  He  had  indeed  in  the  North,  the  rich  Liv- 
 \ing  oiSedgcficId  in  the  Bi{liC)prick  of  Dmham,  v/hich 
 
 is 
 
la  the  County  ^/  W  I  L  T  S.  75^ 
 
 is  Worth   700  /*  fer  Annum:   tho*  he  did  not  enjoy  all  Vol.  IL 
 the   Profits  of.     He   had  upward  of  200  /.  fer  Annum  \y^sr^^ 
 ailign'd  him  out  of  it,  asMafter  of  the  College  of  Dur- 
 hnm :  Which  he  loft  upon  the  Return  of  the  Old  In- 
 cumbent Dr.  Nailor  in  the  Year  1660.  And  in  62  he  loft 
 all  Capacity  of  farther  pubiick  Service  in  the  Church. 
 However    he  afterwards  preach'd  privately  as  he  had 
 Oportunity,  and  died  in  July^  1682.  *  He  was  a  Man     ^s  kdth 
 of  good  Learning  and  AbilitieSi  vfntten  » 
 
 "  Treatije  of 
 
 Monarchy,  viz.  Concerning,  Monarchy  in  general^  and  the  Englifh  Monar- 
 chy in  f/trticulary  a^to.  1643.   Which  Book  was  anfvperdby  Dr.  Fern,  and 
 
 Sir   Robert    Filmer. J  Vindication   of    this  Treatije   of  Monarchy. 
 
 Ant  a  Wood  afertSf  f ^^f  forafmuch  as  'tis  faid   in  this  Mr.  H««- 
 
 to?iS  Treatife  of  Monarchy,  that  the  Sovereignty  of  England  is  in 
 the  Three  Eftates,  vizi  King,  Lords,  and  Commons,  that  Propo- 
 fition  was  Condemn'd  by  the  Judgment  and  Decree  of  the  Univer* 
 fity  of  Oxon  in  their  Convocation  htld,  July  21.  1683,  And  the 
 Book  it  fclf  wherein  it  is,  was  publickly  burnt  in  the  School  Qua=* 
 drangle. 
 
 NewSAI{^VM:  Mr.  John  Strickland,  B.  D.  Mn 
 fVilllam  Eyre,  Mr.  Thomas  I^fhley,  And  Mr.  William 
 Throughten^  and  Mr.  Gray. 
 
 Mr.  Strickland  was  of  an  Ancient  Genteel  Family 
 in  PT^eflmoreland,  Educated  in  Queens  College  Oxon. 
 His  firft  Preferment  was  to  be  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of 
 Hertford.  An.  1632.  Sir  John  Horner  prefented  him  to 
 the  Redlory  of  Pudimore  Milton  in  Somerfet,  He  was 
 one  of  the  Aflembly  of  Divines ;  and  preach'd  often 
 before  the  long  Parliament,  f^^ood  fays.  He  pmfdfo- 
 •veral  Times  hlafphcmonfly.  He  might  as  well  have  faid 
 he  us'd  to  coms  into  his  Pulpit  naked,  and  without  a 
 Rag  of  Cloatbs  on;  For  one  is  not  more  ridiculous 
 to  thofe  that  knew  the  Man,  than  the  other.  He  was 
 really  a  great  Divine,  and  generally  Efteem'd.  He 
 was  eminent  for  Expounding  the  Scripture,  and  an  ex- 
 cellent Cafuift.  When  he  was  turn'd  out  of  St.  Ed- 
 munds Parifli  in  Sarum,  on  the  Fatal  Bartholcmcvo,  he 
 continued  among  his  People,  and  preach'd  to  them  as 
 he  had  Opportunity,  and  fuffcr'd  many  Ways  for  his 
 Nonconformity.  He  died  in  OBober,  1670:  And  v*^as 
 well  and  dead  in  an  Hours  Time.  I  know  not  of  any 
 thing  he  hath  Printed,  befides  his  Sermons  before  the 
 Farllamcnt^ 
 
 C  c  G  a  Mr, 
 
7  5^  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Mimjters  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Mr.  l^lilinm  Eyre,  *  M.  A.  o^ Magdalen  Hall  in  Oxonl 
 v-/^^/'^  Who  held  Juftification  fom  Eternity,  which  occalion'd 
 Heprin-  ^he  Contelt,  between  him  and  Mr,  PVoodbridge,  and 
 diliL^'^'  Mr.  H'arren,  He  was  fiienc'd  in  62  for  his  Noncon- 
 Tuftifica-  ^^^"^^'^y*  ^"^  retir'd  afterwards  to  Milk/ham  in  this 
 tionis  '  ^o"""^}'?  where  he  had  an  Eftate.  He  died  there,  in 
 gratuitcE:  'January    i6^h 
 
 er'^ujf'fca      Mr.  Thomas  Bajhley,   liv'd  afterwards  at  Ahny  a  few 
 tion  toith'  Miles  from  Marlborough, 
 out  Condi- 
 
 tio7iSj  4^0.       Mr.  J4^iiliamTroughto72^  preach'd  often  in  private  af- 
 
 1^54-         ter  he  was  fiienc'd,    ^i  Salisbury -,  and  he  did  the  like 
 
 afterwards  at  Brifid  He  wrote  an  Expofition  of  P/  454 
 
 Burhich:  Mr.  jhcmas  Taylory  a  vauble  Man.  He 
 was  offer  d  a  Living  of  400  /.  a  Year,  by  the  Bifhop 
 of  Salisbury,  if  he  would  Conform,  but  he  rather  chofe 
 to  keep  the  Peace  of  his  Confcience,  in  much   meaner 
 
 Circumftrnccs. 
 
 Sutton-Maruieril :  Mr. Thomas  I{rfewell,  He  was  Born 
 at  Dotikerton  ovCotnbhay^  the  Ancient  Scat  of  the  Fami- 
 ly, near  Bath  in  SomerfetJJoire,  on  May  3,  1630.  He 
 was  Educated  in  Oxon ;  and  leaving  the  Univerfity, 
 was  in  1652,  prcfcnted  by  the  Lady  Hungcrford  to  the 
 Living  of  Rhode,  in  his  Native  County.  There  he  was 
 Iblemnly  Ordain'd  by  Mr.  Strickland  (whofe  Daughter 
 he  Married)  and  others  in  ^^w/y,  1654.  He  continued 
 there 'till  1657,  v;hen  he  remov'd  to  this  Place,  from 
 whence  he  was  Eje<5ted  in  62.  In  1673,  he  came  to 
 Lojidon,  and  in  1674,  was  chofen  to  fucceed  Mr.  James 
 Janex^{]y  at  B^therith,  alias  I{edriffe  in  Surrey.  On  Sep- 
 trmber  the  23d,  1684,  he  was  Committed  to  the  Gare- 
 hnufc  in  Hl'ftminfier,  by  the  Warrant  of  the  Lord 
 Chief  Juftice  Jejfreys,  for  High  Treafon.  A  Bill  was 
 found  againft  him  at  the  next  Quarter  Seifions  at  Kj^g- 
 Jl-cn  upon  Jfjawes ;  and  thereupon  he  was  Arraign'd 
 OH.  25,  and  Try'd  Nov.  jS,  at  the  King's  Bench  Bar, 
 by  a  Surrey  Jury.  The  Treafon  as  laid  in  the  Indict- 
 ment^ and  Sworn  by  the  Wirneffcs,  w?.s,  that  in  a  Ser- 
 mon preach  d  by  him  Sept.  14.  before,  at  B^therith,  he 
 had  faid  thefc  words  :  Jhat  the  People,  meaning  the  Sub- 
 J  "d:s  of  our  Sovereign  Lord  the  King,  made  a  flocking 
 tj  oui-jQid  Sovereign  Lord  the  I'sjng,  tijion  pretence  of  heaU 
 
 ing 
 
in  the  County  ^'  \V  I  L  T  S.  757 
 
 ing  the  Kjngs  Evil,  vthkfj  he,  meaning  cur  faid  Sovc-Vo],  IL 
 reign  Lord  the  King,  could  not  do  hut  thnt  voc,  meaning  .y^y^ 
 himfelf  and  other  Traiterous  Perfons,  Suhjedls  of  cur 
 faid  Lord  the  King,  nre  they  to  whom  they,  pneaning  the 
 Subjects  of  our  faid  Lord  the  King,  ought  to  flocks  be- 
 cauje  we,  meaning  himfelf  and  the  faid  other  Traite- 
 rous Perfons,  are  J^riejis  and  Prophets,  that  by  cur  Prayers 
 can  heal  the  Dolours  and  Griefs  of  the  People.  "We,  mean^ 
 ing  the  Subjedls  of  our  faid  Sovereign  Lord  the  King, 
 have  had  Two  wicked  Kjngs^  meaning  the  moft  Serene 
 Charles  the  Firft,  late  King  of  England^  and  our  faid 
 Sovereign  Lord  the  King  that  now  is,  together,  who  have 
 permitted  Popery  to  enter  in  under  their  Ncfisy  whcjn, 
 meaning  the  faid  Charles  the  Firft,  late  King  of  Eng- 
 h,nd,  and  our  faid  Sovereign  Lord  the  King  that  now 
 is,  whom  we  can  refemhlc  to  no  other  Per/on,  but  to  the  msji 
 wicked  Jeroboam :  And  that  if  they,  meaning  the  faid 
 Evil-difpos'd  Perfons  th^n  and  there,  fb  as  aforefaid, 
 with  him  unlawfully  affembled  and  gathered  together, 
 vgouldft4ncl  to  their  Principles,  he,  meaning  himfelf,  did 
 not  fear  but  they,  meaning  himfelf  and  the  faid  Evil- 
 difpofed  Perfons,  would  overcome  their  Enemies,,  mean- 
 ing our  faid  Sovereign  Lord  the  King,  and  his  Sub- 
 jects, as  in  former  times  with  I{ams  Harris,  broken  Plat- 
 ttrs,  and  a  Stone  in  a  Sling.  There  were  three  Women 
 that  fwore  feverally  to  thefe  particular  words,  without 
 the  Innuendoes.  The  Tryal  lafted  Seven  Hours.  The 
 Defence  made  by  Mr.  ^fewell,  was  very  clear,  and 
 and  gave  general  Satisfadlion  ro  all  that  were  prefent. 
 Some  Gentlemen  of  the  Long  Robe  reckon'd  it  the 
 beft  Defence  that  was  made  of  himfelf  by  any  Man  iii 
 thofe  times.  The  Jury  (who  were,  Sir  George  Sheers^ 
 Sir  St.  John  Broderickj  Sir  I^bert  Knightley,  and  Anthony 
 Thomas,  James  Reading,  Anthony  P^vpliy^tS,  Thomas  Ovzr^ 
 man,  Samuel  Lew  in,  John  Petty  ward,  Richard  Coldhnm, 
 John  Heather,  and  John  Auftin,  £  (quires)  in  Half  an 
 Hours  time  brought  him  in  Guilty  of  High  Trcafcn. 
 The  Three  Women  that  were  the  Evidence  were  com- 
 mon Informers  agalnft  Conventicles,  laden  with  the 
 Guilt  of  many  Perjuries,  which  had  eafily  been  prov'd 
 upon  them  before  the  Tiyal,  could  Juftice  have  been 
 had  ;  but  they  were  fcreen'd  by  the  Recorder.  After 
 fome  time,  in  the  Reign  of  King  James,  fuch  of  them 
 as  could  be  met  with,  were  convioled  of  Perjury,  and 
 C  c  c  3  the 
 
758  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MimfierSy  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  11.  ^^^  chief  Witnefs  was  Pillory 'd  before  the  Exchangel 
 Cr-yO  Mr.  {(ojevpeli  being  Convidled,  Sir  John  Talbot,  who  was 
 prefcnt  at  the  Tryal,  was  pleas'd  of  his  own  accord,  to 
 reprefent  the  PaiTages  of  ir,  with  his  Opinion,  to  King 
 Charles  j  who  gave  Direplion  to  the  Lord  Chief  Juftice 
 Jeffreys,  that  he  fhould  have  Council  alTign'd  him,  to 
 plead  to  the  Infufficiency  of  the  Indidlement,  in  Arreft 
 of  Judgment.  Accordingly  on  No«^.  27,  Mr.  PVallop, 
 Mr.  PoUexfen,  and  Mr.  Thomas  Bampfield  Argu*d  upon 
 the  Cafe,  and  the  Court  took  time  'till  the  next  Term 
 to  conlider  of  Judgment :  And  King  Charles  in  the 
 mean  time  granted  him  a  Pardon,  which  he  pleaded 
 feme  few  Days  after  that  King's  Death,  and  was  diC- 
 charg'd.  He  out-liv'd  his  Tryal  Seven  Years;  and 
 dy'd  Feh.  14,  1 694-,  in  the  6id  Year  of  his  Age;  and 
 was  Intcrrd  at  Bunhill.  His  Funeral  Sermon  was 
 prcach'd  by  Mr.  Manhew  Mead. 
 
 Odficcke :  Mr.  Jofeph  Svpaffield.  Born  in  Dorchejler  in 
 Islovcmhcr  1625.  Bred  in  C/jj^Z/^'s  College  in  Cambridge. 
 The  ill  date  of  his  Health  there,  forcd  him  to  leave 
 the  Univerfity,  before  he  had  taken  his  Degrees  there  ; 
 and  his  Friends  defign'd  to  tranfplant  him  to  Oxford. 
 But  thor.c  h  he  had  not  enjoy 'd  his  Health  for  one  (ingle 
 Week  while  at  Cambridge^  yet  he  followed  his  Studies 
 fo  clofe,  that  upon  his  Return  to  Dorchejler  to  fee  his 
 Friends,  before  he  fettled  at  Oxford;  he  was  diverted 
 from  his  purpofe,  and  perfwaded  to  ingage  in  the  Work 
 of  the  Miniftry,  as  Aififtant  to  Mr.  Allein  of  Batcomb, 
 in  S'^mfrjetpoire,  the  Father  of  Mr.  Richard  Allein,  who 
 wrote  the  VindicicC  Pietatis,  But  Batcorr.b  Church  be- 
 ing large,  and  Mr. S'^^^jpeld  very  weakly,  the  Phyficians 
 told  him  it  would  be  very  prejudicial  to  him,  to  ftrain 
 his  Voice  to  that  degree  that  was  necelfary  to  his  being 
 heard  in  fuch  an  Auditory.  And  therefore  leaving 
 ^atconib,  he  liv'd  for  fome  time  at  Sir  Thomas  Trenchardh 
 in  Dorjetfhire  as  his  Chaplain.  In  1649,  he  went  to 
 Qdftocke,  where  the  A(5t  of  Uniformity  found  and  Eject- 
 ed him  in  1662.  After  his  Ejedment  he  remov'd 
 with  his  Family  to  Sarum  ,  but  the  Oxford  Ad:  forc'd 
 him  to  leave  them  there,  and  retire  into  an  obfcure 
 Village  in  Dorfctjhire.  The  Peftilence  raging  at  S^Hf- 
 hury  in  the  Year  1666,  he  removed  his  Family  to  Bur^ 
 ^at  near  Bordingbridge^  in  Bamfpire  ^  where  he  fee  up 
 
In  the  County  of  WILTS,  759 
 
 a  Meedng,  and  had  a  numerous  Auditory,  to  whom  Vol.  11. 
 he  continu'd  preaching  for  Ibme  Years.  But  returning  ^^/"^s/-^^ 
 to  Sdishury  again,  he  preach'd  privately  in  the  Town, 
 'cill  King  C/j^r/e/s  Declaration  of  Indulgence;  after 
 which  he  preach'd  publickly  a  Week-Day  Lecture. 
 In  1674,  he  was  taken  as  he  was  preaching  in  his  own 
 Houfe,  and  Examined  by  the  Mayor,  who  did  not 
 commit  him  for  the  Conventicle,  but  bound  him  over 
 to  anfwer  at  the  AlTizes,  for  faying  upon  his  Examina- 
 tion, that  he  had  heard  that  the  King  fliould  fay,  he 
 would  abide  by,  or  ftand  to  his  Declaration  of  Indul- 
 gence. Refufing  at  the  AfTizes  to  tell  his  Author,  be 
 was  committed  to  the  County  Goal  by  Mr.  Baron  Har- 
 rier, as  a  fpreader  of  falfe  News.  He  continu'd  near  a 
 Year  under  Confinement :  But  upon  his  Petitioning 
 his  Majefty,  the  Lord  Chief  Juftice  North,  v/ho  went 
 the  Circuit  in  the  Summer  Alfizes  1675,  was  ordered 
 by  the  King  to  difcharge  him  ;  which  he  did,  upon  his 
 paying  a  Fine  of  Forty  Shillings.  He  had  feveral  In- 
 vitations to  Low^ow,  and  fome  encouraging  offers;  but 
 he  refus'd  them,  as  apprehending  that  to  get  a  Minifter 
 to  Salisbury f  where  at  that  time  there  was  fo  much  Heat 
 and  Fury  againft  the  Diffenters,  would  have  been  a 
 work  of  no  fmall  difficulty.  He  therefore  continu'd 
 there  'till  his  Death,  mSefteynher  1681.  JEtat.  56.  He 
 had  a  great  and  generous  Soul  in  a  little  fickly  Body; 
 being  one  of  a  very  low  Stature,  and  tender  Conftitu- 
 tion.  At  any  publick  CollecStions,  the  narrownefs  of 
 his  Circumftances,  and  the  numeroufnefs  of  his  Fa- 
 mily, did  not  hinder  him  from  contributing  towards 
 that  good  work,  that  he  recommended  to  others.  He 
 was  very  couragious  and  conftant  in  Preaching,  as  he 
 had  oportunity,  in  the  molt  difficult  Seafons.  Mr.  Had^ 
 dejley  his  Colleague  in  the  DilTenting  Congregation  ai 
 Sarum,  thus  Charadleriz'd  him  in  his  Funeral  Sermon  ; 
 He  was  a  diligent,  painful,  laborious,  skilful,  pi-ofira- 
 ble  Preacher;  whofe  Sermons  were  remarkable  for 
 their  fulnefs.  His  Living  that  he  loft  was  worth  126  /. 
 fer  Annum.  He  hath  Printed  ibme  Sermons  on  the 
 Body  of  Death ;  or  a  Difcourfe  concerning  the  Saints 
 Failings  and  Infirmities.    In  iimo,  i66i, 
 
 Dunhead:  Mr.  Peter  Ince.  He  was  a  good  Scholar  j 
 W?ll  fkill'd  in  the  Tongues,  efpecially  the  Hebrew,  He 
 ^'       "  C  f  c  ^^.  was 
 
760  TheEje^ed  or  Stlenc'^d  Mmifiers^  &C. 
 
 T  ■  ■ 
 
 Vol.  ir  was  Educated  in  'Bra^en-no:{e  College  in  Oxford,  An 
 \y\'^^  excellent  Pradlical  Preacher,  he  had  an  admirable 
 Gift  in  Prayer ;  and  would  on  Days  of  Prayer  and 
 J^umiliation,  pour  jforth  his  Soul  unto  GOD,  with 
 that  Variety,  Fluency,  Spirituality,  and  AfFedion,  that 
 lie  was  jcnown  and  call'd  by  the  Name  of  Praying  Ince, 
 He  was  in  fliort,  a  Solid,  Grave,  Pious,  Able,  Worthy 
 Minlfter.  After  his  being  Silenc'd,  he  liv'd  with 
 Mr.  Grove^  that  Ornament  of  his  Country,  for  Learn- 
 ing and  Piety,  and  publick  Spiritednefs.  He  was  a 
 ^reat  Sufferer  for  his  Nonconformity. 
 
 Chijfleton :  Mr.  John  Baker.  A  Man  of  ftr'ong  and 
 warm  Affedtions.  He  was  an  Inftrument  of  awaken- 
 ing many  a  iecure  Sinner.  After  his  Nonconformity, 
 he  retir'd  to  London,  where  he  was  well  known. 
 
 I{amshury .-    Mr.  Henry      C  A  LN  E  :     Mr.  Thomas 
 Dent,  Jones, 
 
 Collinghourne :  Mr.  Daniel  Burgefs,  The  Father  of 
 Mr.  Daniel  Burgejs  o{ London, 
 
 Yateshmy:   Mr,  Nathanael  fVebhl 
 
 Melkjfham  ;  Mr.  John  Harding  :  Son  to  Dr.  Harding 
 of  Brenkjvorth. 
 
 Tefunt :  Mr.  John  Vlp.  He  was  an  Holy  Exemplary 
 Liver,  and  a  good  Scholar.  He  had  a  peculiar  Skill 
 in  difcharging  the  great  Duty  of  Reproof;  which  he 
 manag'd  with  that  Prudence  and  Finenefs,  as  to  give 
 no  difguft  to  Superiors,  Equals,  or  Inferiors :  And  yec 
 he  difcharg'd  it  impartially,  as  to  Perfons  and  Matters 
 rcprovable,  whether  Errors  in  Opinion,  Enormities  of 
 Life,  or  any  Indecencies  and  Irregularities, 
 
 CghourniSt.Andrex9:  Mn      MALMESBVBX'    Mrc 
 
 Bartholomew  PVebb.  Simon  Qaxven, 
 
 Fatney  :  Mr.  John  Majfeyl 
 
 Chilton  t  Mr.  James  Hounfel,  A  Man  of  confiderable 
 Learning  and  gr^at  Courag^,    fie  w?nc  tp  the  E^fi 
 
 Indies^ 
 
in  the  County  f?f  W I  L  T  S.  761 
 
 -  - '       — — —  J 
 
 Indies,  where  he  died,  and  was  much  lamented  by  all  Vol.  If. 
 that  knew  him.  vx'^^'v.; 
 
 MAI^L'BO'^VGHl  Mr.  William  Hughes,  He  con^ 
 Hnu  d  Preachiog  privately  in  the  Town  after  his  Ejed- 
 ment. 
 
 "Nemon-Toney :    Mr.  John    Milton :  Mr.Thomas  ^uttyl 
 Watts. 
 
 WooSorough  :  Mr.  Ifaap  Chancy,  Well  known  after- 
 wards in  London,  A  zealous  Writer  againft  Neonomianijm^ 
 
 Alton  :  Mr.  Ohed  Willis, 
 
 Pol/hot :  Mr,  William  Sptiage]  A  good  Divine,  and 
 a  Fellow  of  Exeter  in  Oxon,  He  was  a  great  Philolb- 
 pher  and  Difputant ;  A  Man  of  much  Integrity  and 
 Zeal.  He  came  to,  and  died  in  St.  Mary  Axe  in 
 London, 
 
 LAVINGTON:  Mr.  N/?-     Bijhopftrove:    Wr,  Thomas 
 
 thanael  White,  2ajey, 
 
 Box  :  Mr.  John  Stern. 
 
 Barmcli,  St,  John's  :  Mr.  Compton  South,  M.  A.  A 
 Branch  of  a  very  ancient  genteel  Family.  Educated 
 at  the  Free  School  at  Salisbury,  and  afterwards  at  Ox- 
 ford. He  firft  fix'd  and  exercis'd  his  Miniftry  at  Ody^ 
 ham  in  Hamffmre^  where  he  had  a  numerous  Auditory, 
 But  he  had  fcarce  been  there  a  Year,  when  he  was 
 prefented  to  the  Redory  of  Barvoick.  St.  Johns,  worth 
 near  200  /.  fer  Annum,  by  the  Right  Honourable  the 
 Earl  o^  Pembroke y  and  there  he  continu'd  'till  6i.  Af- 
 ter which,  his  Life  was  a  conftant  Scene  of  Sufferings; 
 he  being  feldom  free  from  Prefentments  and  Indide- 
 ments  in  the  Civil  Courts,  or  Citations  and  Excom- 
 munications from  the  Spiritual  Courts  i  cfpecially  in 
 Bifiiop  Ward's  Time;  who  notwithftanding  he  had 
 been  his  Fellow  Collegiate,  and  Acquaintance,  \ct  him 
 alone  to  fuffer  the  uttermoft,  and  was  for  Severity  to- 
 wards all  of  his  Stamp  without  exception.  He  was 
 rpany  times  conftrain'd  to  leave  his  Habitation  and 
 jiiime^ous  Family,  cq  preferve  his  Liberty,  ^nd  avoid 
 ^^'  """^''"   "'  ^"       ^^     '"  "        "'     "'  '  the 
 
762  The  Eje6ied  or  ^ilenc^d  Mimjlers^  8rc. 
 
 yoL  II.  the  Danger  of  a  Capias  Excommmiicatum  ;  and  could 
 have  no  quiet,  'till  the  Declaration  of  Indulgence  came 
 out  in  72.  Then  he  exercis'd  his  Miniftry  among  a 
 found,  fober,  intelligent,  and  unanimous  People,  at 
 JE^ngxvood,  who  adorn*d  the  Gofpel,  by  a  fuitable  Con- 
 veriation.  He  went  thither  Weekly,  (tho*  it  was 
 Eighteen  Miles  diftant  from  his  Habitation)  and  was, 
 conftantly  Entertained  at  Moyles  Court,  the  Seat  of  that 
 Pious,  tho'  unhappy.  Lady  Lijhy  until  by  the  fevere 
 Sentence  of  Judge  Jejfereys  flie  was  Condemn'd,  for 
 Harbouring  Mr.  Hickjy  a  Nonconforming  Minifter, 
 fuppos'd  to  have  been  in  Mofimouth's  Army  in  the  PVefl, 
 and  afterwards  Beheaded  at  Winchefter.  He  was  after- 
 wards invited  by  a  numerous  People  at  H^armifter,  to 
 undertake  half  the  Service  of  that  great  Congrega- 
 tion, and  remov'd  his  Habitation  thither,  and  fettled 
 amongft  them.  And  there  he  Dy'd  a  few  Years  fince. 
 He  was  a  good  Scholar,  and  a  profitable  Preacher. 
 
 IMountcn  and  Berwick. '  Mr.  Fmncis  Huhbard,  M.  Ai! 
 He  was  the  Son  of  Edward  Hubbard,  Efq;  formerly  of 
 Effex,  and  afterwards  of  London.  He  was  bred  in  Weft- 
 minfter  School,  where  he  was  a  fober  Youth.  He 
 lov'd  Learning  from  the  firft,  but  was  hindred  in  his 
 Improvement  by  fore  Eyes ;  which  however,  help'd  to 
 divert  him  from  v/orldly  Vanity,  and  fo  had  a  good 
 Effedt.  He  was  a  Commoner  of  Bnliol  College  in  Ox- 
 ford, After  he  firft  began  to  Preach,  he  never  forbore 
 Preaching  for  altogether,  any  one  Lord's  Day  he  liv'd  ; 
 tho'  he  labour'd  under  much  weaknefs,  that  might 
 have  tempted  him  to  think  of  fparing  himfelf.  He 
 fettled  at  thefe  Two  Villages  in  this  County,  which 
 were  a  little  Mile  diftant  from  each  other,  preaching 
 in  the  Morning  at  one,  and  in  the  Afternoon  at  the 
 other,  the  People  ufually  attending  him  from  Place  to 
 Place.  The  Profit  amounted  to  about  40  /.  fer  Annum, 
 When  the  Barthclomexo  Ad:  took  place,  he  remov'd  to 
 Oxford  to  his  Wives  Relations,  with  whom  he  conti- 
 nu'd  'till  the  Five  Mile  Act  was  in  force.  Then  he  re- 
 mov'd  to  Witney,  where  he  liv'd  peaceably  to  the  Day 
 of  his  Death,  except  for  one  half  Year  ;  in  which  he 
 was  Imprifbn'd  in  Oxford  in  Bocardo,  being  taken  preach- 
 ing in  a  private  Houfe.  He  bore  that  Imprifonment 
 ;very  chearfully,  rejoicing  that  he  was  counted  worthy 
 
In  the  County  of  WILTS.  76  j 
 
 to  fuffer  in  the  Caufe  of  Chrift.     At  Witney  he  preach'd  Vol.  IL 
 
 privately  'till  the  Indulgence  of  King  Qhnriesy  when  he  s^vO 
 
 had  a  Place  ticens'd.    In  his  laft  Sicknefs,  fending  for 
 
 ^  Phyfician,  he  dcclar'd  it  was  becaufe  he  thought  it 
 
 his  Duty  to  ufe  means,  but  not  that  he  was  fond  of 
 
 Life,  or  fearful  of  Death,  that  he  defir'd  his  Afllftance, 
 
 For,  fays  he,  through  Grace  I  can  fay^  'tis  no  more  to  me 
 
 to  die,  than  to  undrefs  and  go  to  Bed.     He  departed  this 
 
 Life  OBober  20,  1676.  JEtat.  49.     He  was  a  Man  of 
 
 wonderful  Patience  under  worldly  CrofTcs  and  Tryals, 
 
 of  which   he  had  a  confiderable  fliare.     He  had  a 
 
 Right  to  an  Advowfon  of  a  loo/.  pr  Annum,  which 
 
 was  left  in  the  Hands  of  a  Friend  in  fpecial  Truft  for 
 
 him ;  but  he  not  Conforming,  it  was  fold.    He  wa$ 
 
 latisfy'd  however,  that  GOD  would  provide  for  him 
 
 and  his,    and  he  was  not  difappoinred  in  his  Ex- 
 
 pedation. 
 
 Cleve-pepper :  Mr.  Henry  Blake.  A  Sententious  Ele-^ 
 Jgant  Preacher,  and  an  hard  Student. 
 
 "Neveton :  Mr.  John  Oldham. 
 
 CASTLECOMB :  Mr.  Benjamin  Flower]  Father  and 
 Son  were  both  of  that  Name,  and  both  preach'd  here 
 in  Auguji  6i,  and  both  were  then  Silenc'd.  Mr.  Ben^ 
 jamin  Flower,  Sen.  was  the  Incumbent  here,  and  died 
 not  long  after  his  Ejedment.  Mr.  Benjamin  Flower,  Jun» 
 was  Affiftant  to  his  Father  here  in  62,  after  he  had 
 been  Ejedted  in  Glamor ganjhire  ;  and  here  he  preach'd 
 a  Farewel  Sermon.  He  died  in  Chippenham,  where  he 
 was  Paftor  of  a  Congregation,  in  Auguft  1709.  Aged 
 about  86. 
 
 Eajlon-grey :  Mr.  Benjamin  Jcyies. 
 
 Broughtcn  :  Mr.  John  Bnrcroft.  Born  in  Lancaftoirel 
 and  bred  in  Cambridge.  A  warm  Independent ;  who 
 was  not  for  Baptizing  any  Children  -  but  fuch 
 whofe  Parents,  (one  of  them  at  leaft)  were  Communi- 
 cants with  him  at  the  Lord's  Table.  He  not  only 
 preach'd  twice  every  Lord's  Day,  but  Expounded  and 
 Catechiz-'d,  and  kept  up  a  Ledure  once  a  Fortnight. 
 He  liv'd  and  died  fingle,  and  was  very  Charitable  to 
 
 the 
 
764  T^^  Ejected  or  Sile^c^d  Minifiers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  the  Poor  :  And  had  great  Peace  in  his  laft  Hours,    He 
 \^^*s/'^  did  not  live  above  Three  Years  after  his  Ejcctn:ient. 
 
 Eaft-Kjicyle:   Hr.  Samuel  Clifford.     He  was  the  Son 
 of  an  Eminent   Minifter,    Mr.  H^illinm  Clifford.     He 
 was  Born  at   Turlington  in  the  County  of  SomerJ^t,  in 
 1630.  Put  to  School  firft  at  Framfton,  in  the  County  of 
 Dorfet,  and  afterwards  at  Salisbury^  where  he  was  noted 
 for  his  great  Proficiency  in  Grammar  Learning,  and 
 his  extraordinary  Memory.     From  thence  he  went  to 
 Magdalen  Hall  in  Oxon,    where  he  diligently  ply'd  his 
 Studies,  but  continu'd  no  longer  than  to  be  B.  A.  The 
 Rectory  of  Kjioyle  becoming  Vacant  by  his  Father's 
 Death,  in  1655,  it  was  conferrd  upon  him.     Upon 
 the  return  of  King  Charles,  the  Gift  of  that  Benefice 
 belpnging  to  the  Biflioprick  of  fVinchefter,  he  quitted 
 his  Place  to  Dr.  Haxvies,  who  was  prefented  to  it:  And 
 on  Bartholomcv^  Day  was  Silenc'd  with  the  reft  of  his 
 Brethren.     He  had  then  no  viUble  profped:  of  a  Main- 
 tenance for  himfelf  and  Family  :  But  he  chofe  rather 
 to  truft  to  the  Providence  of  GOD  for  a  Livelihood  in 
 the  way  of  his  Duty,  (as  far  as  he  could  underftand  it) 
 than  feek  to  amend  his  Circumftances,  by  venturing 
 upon  what  he  apprehended  to  be  finful.     He  was  re- 
 duc'd  to  great  Straits  and  Hardfliips ;  but  having  the 
 Teftimony  of  his  Confcience  that  he  adled  uprightly,' 
 he  was  eafie  and  contented.    He  had  a  good  Utterance, 
 and  was  a  PradHcal,  Lively,  Ai^edling  Preacher,  of  a 
 pious  and  unblameable  Life  and  Converfation,  which 
 rendred  him  generally  belov'd  by  thofe  that  knew  him, 
 and  favour'd   of  the  things  of  GOD.     His  Miniftry 
 was  very  acceptable,  wherever  he  had  a  Call  to  exer- 
 cife  it.  After  a  Life  of  great  Labour  and  Suffering,  which 
 he  went  through  with  equal  Patience  and  Self  denial, 
 He  died  in  peace,  O'Ei.  29.  1699. 
 
 Vi field:    Mr.  Jhomas  Cr a-  Hill-Mar ty n :   Mr.  ^ohert 
 
 ■pon.  ^ovcfwell. 
 
 Bramble  :       Mr.    James  VVootton  -  Bjvers  :       Mr.' 
 
 Crump.  Tombes. 
 
 Lurgerjhall:    Mr.  James  Chiltem  :     Mr.  D;fitheus 
 
 Cuffey.  Wyar. 
 
 Vpton-Lovcll:  Mr.  Curl.  Kjiifton  -  Ceveril  t      Mr. 
 
 ^verley:  Mr,  E^fiman,  James  Ebourn. 
 
 Comptm ; 
 
in  the  County  ^/  W  I  L  T  S.  765 
 
 Comptoni  Mr,  John FraW'  Brinford:     Mr.   Edward  Vol.  II. 
 
 lins,  Faulconer,  \y>/^ 
 
 fVinterhourn  :    Mr.  Huh-  Langford  :  Mr.  Gyles. 
 
 hart,  T^interbourn'Stof{s  :     Mn 
 Hifferton  :    Mr.  Matthew         Mark^  K}ng, 
 
 Toogood, 
 
 Mr.  Simms  was  alfo  Ejeded  in  this  County,  but  I 
 know  not  where. 
 
 N.  B.  I  here  omit  Mr.  Gabriel  Sangar  at  Steeple- A/h^ 
 ton,  becaufe  he  is  mentioned  before  in  London,  p.  27. 
 And  Mr.  John  lyoodbridge  of  Barford,  becaufe  he  is 
 before  taken  notice  of  in  the  County  of  Berl^s,  p.  97. 
 Thofe  which  I  mention'd  before  as  Conforming  in 
 this  County,  after  62,  are  Mr.  Thomas  Mafiers,  who 
 had  a  Living  fomewhere  near  Marlborough  :  Mr  Mat^ 
 thevo  Hind  of  Fittleton :  Mr.  Richard  Frankjyn  of  Brom- 
 hal.  And  I  now  add,  Mr.  John  'Kilmer  of  Ham : 
 Mr.  Fojfet  of  Cheriton  :  Mr.  y<?/?w  Leg,  of  Dunhead 
 St.  Andrew  :  And  Mr.  yo/:?»  No^-r/j  of  Collingburn. 
 
 But  whereas  Mr.  John  Finkney  was  before  mentioned 
 as  Conforming  at  Bemerton,  'tis  own'd  to  have  been  a 
 Miftake:  for  he  is  the  very  fame  Man  of  whom  I  here 
 give  fb  particular  an  Account  in  Hamp/hire,  p.  347. 
 
 In   the  County  0/ WORCESTER. 
 
 Kjngs-l^erton:  Mr.  Thomas  Hall,  *  B.  D.  he  was  born    *  See  an 
 in  the  City  of  PVorcefter,  An.  1610,     And  bred  up  in  Account  of 
 Oxon,  under   Dr.  Lufhington.     When  he   was  fixt  at  his  Life 
 Kjngs-Norton  fhis   Brother  Mr.  John   Hall,    who   wa.s  and  Death, 
 there  before  him,  feding  wholly  at  Bromfgrove)  he  ap-  ■«'ritten  by 
 plied  himfelf  in  Earneft  to  do  good  to  Souls.     His  Sa-  ^-  ^^c^- 
 lary  was  fmall,  (the  great  Tythes  being  impropriate)  Moor,^»-. 
 io  that  had  he  not  kept  the  Free- School,  and  continued  ^^^^^^\f 
 iingle,  he^  could  fcarce  have  fublifted :  And   yet  God  j^^  ^^f^^^ 
 owning  his  Labours  in  the  Place,  he  would  not  be  per-  ^  'Pearl  * 
 fwaded  to   leave   it,  tho'  Solicited  with  a  Promife  of  in  an  Oy- 
 far  greater  Preferment.     In  the  time  of  the  Civil  \Var,fter-fhell. 
 he  was  often   accus'd,  curfed,  threaten'd  with  Death,  Sw.  1 575. 
 many  times  plundered,  and  five  times  imprifon'd.     He 
 coaftantly  preach'd  twice  on  tlie  Lord's  Day,  and  kept 
 
 Ledures 
 
^66  The  Eje^ed  or  Sileric'^d  Mtnifiers^  &C. 
 
 Yol.  IL  Ledures  abroad,  befides  his  Expoficion  of  Scripture 
 v>••*V'^w'  and  Catechizing,  and  private  Admonition,  {3c,  He 
 was  a  very  hard  Student  ,  a  confiderable  Scholar,  a 
 well  furnifli'd  Divine :  A  Man  of  a  publick  Spirit, 
 intent  upon  fpreading  Knowledge.  He  gave  many 
 valuable  Books  to  the  Library  at  Burminghaniy  and 
 perfwadcd  his  Brethren  to  the  like :  And  when  he  had 
 prevail'd  with  his  Parifli  to  build  a  publick  Library,  he 
 gave  his  own  Study  to  it  in  his  Life  time.  He  was  of 
 a  free  and  liberal  Heart :  And  when  outward  Comforts 
 faird,  he  liv'd  ^by  Faith.  In  his  laft  Sicknefs,  his 
 Stock  was  reduc'd  to  fix  Pence  but  he  was  eafie,  and 
 faid  it  was  enough  ;  and  it  prov*d  fo,  with  Providen- 
 tial Additions :  For  before  twas  gone,  feveral  feal'd 
 Papers  of  Mony  were  fent  him  by  unknown  Friends 
 to  fupply  his  Occafions.  He  was  of  an  holy  and  un- 
 blamable Life  :  Very  Humble  and  Eafieof  Accefs.  His 
 Doors  and  Ears  were  open  to  the  Pooreft  ;  and  the 
 meaneft  Inhabitant  of  his  Pariili  fliould  as  foon  have  his 
 Requeft  granted,  if  in  his  Power,  as  the  greateft.  He  was 
 a  great  Lover  of  Peace ,  but  would  in  no  Cafe  part  with 
 Purity  to  Purchafe  it.  He  was  a  plain,  but  Fervent 
 and  Profitable  Preacher :  And  he  taught  by  his  Life, 
 as  well  as  by  his  Dodlrinc.  He  was  a  Man  of  a  very 
 \  lively  and  adlive  Spirit,  never  caft  down  with  Dif- 
 couragcments :  And  tho'  he  was  often  Menac'd  and 
 Imprifon'd  by  Souldiers,  and  pefterd  with  Sedlarys 
 of  all'Sorrs,  and  at  laft  Ejeded  and  Silenc'd.  yet  he 
 was  ftill  the  fame :  As  ready  for  his  Duty  as  ever, 
 when  Opportunity  offered.  In  a  Word,  he  was  pro- 
 fitable in  his  Life,  and  Peaceable  in  his  Death.  When 
 he  was  near  his  End,  he  thus  exprefs*d  himfelf.  "f  I  am 
 I'(h^!/ r  ^^^  ^^'Xs  ^^^^^'^  I  fiall  have  reft  from  Sin  and  Satan^ 
 ^  ;^     7    '  from  ail  Fear    J^'earinefs,  and  watcInnF  i  and  from  all  fhe 
 
 ble  Books.     Apalogia  pro   Minifterlo  Anglicano;  Francof.     i5^8. 
 
 The  Pup:t  guarded,  ^to.  The  Fsnt  guarded,  ^to.  The  Schools  guarded ; 
 or.  a  Defence  of  H.L.  The  Beauty  of  Holynefs.  So/a.  16^3.  A  Treat  if e 
 ngainfi  Ung  Hair  :  Wifdom  s  Conqueji  ;  a  Tran/Iation  of  the  i^th  Book  of 
 Ovid's  Metamorphofes.  S'vo.  Phaeton's  Folly  :  ATran/Iation  of  the  2d, 
 Book  of  Ovid's  Metamorphofes.  8^jo.  Hometius  Enervatus  :  Or  a  Trea^ 
 tife  againft  the  Millenaries.  Sal  Terrae  :  Or  a  Guard  to  the  Mini^ 
 Jrersy  and  thei^  Maintenance.  An  E^pfition  by  -way  of  Supplimsnt  on  the 
 4»  5>  <^,  1,  S,  9.  Chap,  of  Amos.  Samaria's  Downfall.  A  Comment,  on 
 the  S  laft  Vcrfes  ^/ Hofea  13.  Ths  Beauty  of  Magijireity :    An  Er.ppion 
 
 Evih 
 
In  tkCounty  of  VfOKCESTEK.  y6j 
 
 Evils  and  Errors  of  a  wicked  World :  Even  Jo  come  Lord 
 
 on  . 
 
 of  Death  were  upon  him,  he  fbake  thus;   All  the  Joys  J"' ^j^^'^* 
 
 Jefus,  fori  long  for  thy  doming.     And  when  the  Pangs  1^     ^^* 
 
 of  Death  were  upon  him,  he  fpake  thus;   All  the  Joys  ^-'^^j 
 
 of  this  Life  are  nothings  nothing  to  the  Joys  I  have  in  Jejus  Poi^j^i^^f 
 
 Chrift.  He  died  A^ril,  13.  1665.  Comvten^ 
 
 tary  on  the 
 ^d.  and  ^th  Chapters  of  the  id.  Epijih  to  Timothy.  Fol.  i6$%.  a  Treatife 
 againji  May  Poles.    A  Scriptural  Difconrfe  of  the  Apoftacy  »f  Antichrift. 
 
 Mow/ley :  Mr.  Jofeph  Cooper,  *  His  Pather  Mr.  Hugh  *  See  the 
 Cooler,  was  a  worthy  Minifter,  at  Preflon  in  Shropjhire,  ^<^count  of 
 His  Childhood  and  Youth  were  Vanity.  Ac  cheTwen-  ^J'^pre-^ 
 tieth  Year  of  his  Age,  he  began  to  live  the  Life  oi^L^^^^*  ^'* 
 Man,  and  of  a  Chriftian.    He  fell  to  his  Studies  with  ^^j^^p^.^^ 
 unwearied  Diligence,  and  in  ten  or  twelve  Years  time  ^^^^^  ^'^* 
 made  himfelf  Mafter  of  much  ufeful  Learning.     By  Profpeft 
 familiar  Converfe  with  the  beft  "^man  Authors,  he  ac-  of  Hea- 
 quir'd  a  good  Latin  Stile.    He  became  very  well  skill'd  vcnlyGlon 
 in  the  Gr^e/^  Tongue  alfo  :  But  his  cheif  Excellency  lay  ry. 
 in  the  Hebrew  Tongue,  in  which  he  was  moft  Exa(£t. 
 He  took  great  Pains  to  compare  Oriental  Verlions,  and 
 the  Tranflations  of  the  70  with  the  Hebrew  Text;  and 
 he  read  the  Mnforah,  and  other  Jewifh  and  I{abinical 
 Commenraties  as  if  they  had  been  in  Latin.    He  was 
 a  folid  convincing  Preacher.  Mowfley  was  a  poor  Place 
 affording   but  Twenty  Nobles  a  Year  in  a  dry  Rent: 
 But  the  Inhabitants  made  it  up  to  him  "yoL'per  Annum, 
 Of  which  he   was   depriv'd   at  the  Fatal  Bartholomew^^ 
 He  was  no  ftranger  to  natural  Philofophy,  nor  the  Ma- 
 thematicks,  nor  yet  to  Medicine,  in  which,  by  his  Stu- 
 dy and  Converfation,  he   had  profited  much.     All  his 
 Learning  and  Ufefulnels,  his  Modefty,  Humility,  and 
 Forbearance  not  to  meddle  with  Things  not  concerning 
 him,  could  not  keep  him  out  of  Prifon,     Once  he  lay 
 in  Worcefter  Goal  for  the  great  Crime  of  Preaching : 
 yet  had  the  Courage  to  Preach  the  fame  Day  the  Law 
 releas'd  him.     He  was  inftant  in  his  Work,  in  Seafon 
 and  out  of  Seafon,  and  ufeful  to  many  Souls.     He 
 died,    An.  1699.  j^tat,  64.     A  Worthy  Conforming 
 Minifter  preaching  at  his  Funeral  gave  him  this  Cha- 
 racter.    His    Life  w/?.s  a  cwious  Dcliiieation  of  Religion 
 and  Learning  ;  fo  Virtuous  and  Spotlefs,  that  Malice  itfelf 
 wight  be  Angry ^  but  bad  no  Cniife  to  be  Jo  with  him.     His 
 
 I^epu. 
 
768  The  Ejected  or  Silenc'd  Minifters^  &ۥ 
 
 Vol.  II.    I{eputation  vpas  invulnerable  as  the  Air,  and  his  unexam- 
 V,/"V**^  fls(^  Gcodnejs  might  juftly  ftile  him  a  Match  for  Ayitiquity, 
 in  its  great  eft  Purity  and  Severity,     And  a  fpecial  Inti- 
 mate of  his  gives  this  Account  of  him,  that  he  had,  a 
 folid  Judgment,  a  faithful  Memory,    a   quicks  and  ha^p 
 Fancy,  and  an  unaffeBed  Gravity.     His  Prefence  Jlruck,  a 
 re*verential  Avpe  in  to  the  Perfons  he  conversd  with,  and  his 
 Deprtment  xvasfo  Graceful  and  Majefticli,  that  here  comes 
 Mr.  Cooper,  hath  often  charmed  a  rude  Society  into  Civil 
 Order,  and  compos'd  Lewd  Perfons  into  an  handfome  De- 
 corum.    His  Affability  vpas  Candid  and  Generous,  his  Lan- 
 guage Free  and  Eloquent,  his  Charity  Open-handed^  and 
 his  Contempt  of  the  World  very  Confpicuous,     In  [hort,  he 
 vpas  a  general  accorhplijh'd  Scholar ^  no  common  Linguifi, 
 afmart  Difputant,  a  juditious  Philofopher,  and  an  expert^ 
 enc'd  godly  Divine.  *  Of  his  Piety  there  is  a  Specimen 
 *  He  hath  publifh'd  in  the  printed  Account  of   him,  in  a  Paper 
 but  two       drawn  up  for  his  own  Ufe,  which  is  recommended  to 
 Pieces  ex'  ^^^  perufal  of  thofe,  who  defire  to  fee  fpiritual  Mac- 
 DomJr*  ters  manag  d  Serioufly  and  Juditioully. 
 
 Mofaicae 
 
 Clavis;  five  Legis  Sepimentum.  Bvo.  Lond,  167^.  A  Book  that  Jhsws 
 the  Author  to  have  been  a  Man  of  much  reading  in  various  Languages,  up' 
 en  'various  SubjeBs  ;  a  Book  that  Ajferts  the  Antiquity  and  tlecejjity  of  the 
 Hebrew  Points^  and  was  never  yet  anfwerd :  A  Book  that  gain  d  the  Au* 
 that  Reputation  amongfl  Judicious  Linguijisy  whether  of  his  Mind  or  not; 
 And  there  was  a  Pofthumous  Piece  of  his  lately  printed,  Entit.  Mio-Koa-BoTicc, 
 Or  a  Profpeft  of  Heavenly  Glory,  for  the  Comfort  of  Sion'«  Mourn- 
 ers: 8vo.  1700. 
 
 In  the  City  of /^O  i^C£5T£l^were  Silenc'd,  Mr-' 
 
 Jofeph  Baker  of  St.  Andrews,Mr.  Simon  More  who  preach-' 
 ed  at  the  Cathedral ;  Mr.  Thomas  Juice  who  was  of 
 St.  Nicholas  Parilli  ;  and  Mr.  ^chard  Flncher  of  All- 
 Saints. 
 
 Mr.  Jofeph  Baker  of  St.  Andrews  was  a  learned  Man 
 of  a  blamelefs  Life;  one  who  preached  conftantly, 
 and  chatcchiz'd  the  People,  and  conferr'd  with  the  fe- 
 veral  Families  (efpecially  before  he  firft  admitted  them 
 to  the  Lords  Supper)  perfonally.  One  of  extraordinary 
 Prudence,  Calmneis,  Patience,  Gravity,  andfoundnefs 
 of  Judgment.  Neither  for  Prelacy,  Presbitery,  nor 
 Independency,  as  form'd  into  Parties,  but  for  that  which 
 was  found  in  all  Parties,  and  for  Concord  upon  Catho- 
 
 lick 
 
in  the  County  ^/WORCESTER.       769 
 
 lick  Terms.  The  Parilh  of  Sz.  Andrews  where  he  was  Vol.  II* 
 Minifter,  had  .but  about  6  /.  a  Year  Maintenance,  of  s^/^-^^^"^ 
 which  he  took  none^  but  gave  it  to  a  Woman  to  teach 
 poor  Children  to  read,  living  upon  his  own,  and  fome 
 ■  Imall  Augmentation  granted  by  the  Parliament.  Mr* 
 Jofeph  I^cad  ask'd  him  upon  his  Death  Bedj  whac 
 thoughts  he  then  had  of  his  Nonconformity.*  He  an- 
 fwered  that  he  gladly  would  have  continued  the  Excercifeof 
 his  Miniftrj/j  if  he  could  have  had  Liberty  for  it  without 
 Sin  againft  God :  But  when  it  came  to  that,  there  was  no 
 B^medy. 
 
 Mr.  Simon  Moor,  after  'Bnrtholomew  Day,  was  through 
 the  Fury  and  Rage  of  the  Juftices  and  People,  forc'd 
 to  leave  fVorceftcr  -.  After  which  he  retir'd  to  London. 
 
 Mr.  Thomos  Juice  was  a  fober,  grave,  ferious,  peace- 
 able, blamclefs,  able  Minifter.  He  loft  100/.  per  An^ 
 num,  by  his  Ejection  :  And  afterwards  for  a  Liveiy- 
 hood  for  hlmfclf,  his  Wife,  and  three  Children,  he 
 taught  a  little  School  till  the  Corporarion  Act  took 
 place,  when  he  was  forc'd  to  Abfcond.  He  was  after- 
 wards Paftor  of  a  Congregation  at  fading  in  Bcrks^ 
 and  there  he  died  ibme  Years  fince. 
 
 Mr.  I{ichard  Finchcr  alfo  at  firft  taught  School  for  his 
 Support ;  And  afterwards  became  Paftor  of  a  Congre* 
 gation  in  the  City  of  London.  He  alio  was  a  Zealous, 
 Ufeful  Preacher,  and  of  a  good  Life* 
 
 Ksmjey  :  Mr.  Thomas  Broomwich.  An  antient,  Reve-» 
 rend,  able  Minifter,  of  an  upright  Life.  When  Bi- 
 fliop  Morley  came  to  theTown,  and  Mr.  Collier  of  Blocks 
 ley  had  Conform'd,  he  was  over  perfwaded  to  take  the 
 Declaration  :  But  before  he  came  to  profefs  h's  Affent 
 and  Confent  openly,  and  fully  to  Conform,  he  was 
 caft  into  great  Diftrefs  of  Confcience,  and  went  no 
 farther.  But  yet  by  preaching,  he  us'd  that  Liberty 
 that  he  had  fo  procured. 
 
 Vfton   upon  Severn:  "bAv,  Benjamin  Baxter  *,  Son  to*  He  hath 
 Mt.  George  Baxter,  Minifter   at  little  J4^enlock.'m  Shro^-fomsTra^s 
 
 Extant : 
 Viz.  Pojing  §luefl ions  put  hy  the  Wife  Man  2vo.  J  664.-  The  DoBrine  of  Self ^ 
 pfng  ;  or  a  Chrifians  Duty  of  pitting  Cafes  to  himfelf.  With  Mr.  R.  BaX-» 
 ttrs  Preface  tot hf  Reader.  12-*.  1^55.  Noncopfgrmify  vfitbout  C9?ttT§^if^. 
 
 D  d  d  Jhir^, 
 
-yo        The  EjeBedor  Silenc'dMimfiers^  Scc. 
 
 Vol.  II.  Jhire,  He  was  a  Preacher  of  extraordinary  Skill,  efpe- 
 >.X'V'-N^  cially  in  Matter  and  Method,  in  which  few  excell'd 
 him.  He  liv'd  uprightly  co  near  75  Years  of  Age,  and 
 fuifered  much  by  the  lownefs  of  his  Eftate  after  his  Eje- 
 ction, tho'  before  he  had  liv'd  plentifully.  A  Paper  of 
 Mr.  Badlands  which  I  have  by  me,  fays  that  he  loft 
 150  or  100 1. per  Annum  by  his  Ejection;  and  liv'd  at 
 Vptcn  to  the  time  of  his  Death,  and  left  his  Children 
 in  a  low  Condition. 
 
 Hardington,  or  Harrington :  Mr.  Stephen  Baxter :  Bro- 
 ther to  the  former.  He  loft  140/.  per  Annum,  He 
 was  one  of  a  iblid  Underftanding,  and  a  calm,  peace- 
 able Spirit.  Afcer  he  was  filenc'd  he  practised  Phyfick. 
 
 t  He  hath  EVESHAM:  All-Saints.  Mr.  George  Hopkjns  f, 
 one  TraB  y[^  ^^  5on  to  Mr.  fVillintn  Hopkjns  a  Member  of  the 
 Extant  Long  Parliament.  He  was  an  ufeful  Preacher  while 
 Entit.  Sal-  1^^  continu'd  in  his  Living,  and  after  his  Ejedment 
 Jf^^^°^.  he  retir'd  to  Dumhleton  in  Gloccfterjhire,  where  he  died 
 b  Tefus  ■^^^^c/7^5.  1666.  When  the  Oxford  Oath  came  out, 
 Chrift-o?*^^  was  over  perfwaded  to  take  it  in  his  own  Senle, 
 the  Do-  that  he  might  not  be  forc'd  five  Miles  from  the  People : 
 Brme  of  But  he  died  juft  at  the  Time  when  he  iliould  have  had 
 Snn^ifca-  the  Benefit  of  it.  He  was  a  very  judicious,  godly,  mo- 
 tionfou?id-  devize  J  peaceable,  and  upright  Man.  Even  Mr.  Anr. 
 edupcn  a  /^^oo^  thinks  fit  to  own,  that  befides  his  I^ovpledge  in 
 Cbriflyvsfho  Qiyinlty^  he  xvas  a  very  good  Mathematician,  and  an  Ex- 
 is  both  the  ^y^^l^  of  gygat  Candour  and  Moderation, 
 meritorious  ^^  Evejham  there  was  alfo  filenc'd  Mr.  Thomas  Mat^ 
 cindejfici'  ^/^^^^  ^vho  was  of  the  Parifli  of  St.  L^ii'Vf;zcf.  , 
 $nt  Cauje 
 
 fncfaci'  ^^"^^^^y '  MJ*-  ^^^^ofi  Sparry,  who  before  he  fix'd  in 
 ^^yo,lc7c.thls  Place  was  Schoolmafter  o^  Stur bridge.  ^  A  fober, 
 peaceable,  moderate,  humble,  godly,  judicious  Man. 
 His  great  Prudence,  Moderation  and  Learning,  and 
 the  cheif  of  Sturbridge  being  his  Friends,  caus'd  the 
 Chancellor  to  connive^at  his  keeping  School  there  again, 
 after  his  Ejedment:  Tho*  he  was  a  while  malicioufly 
 laid  in  Goal. 
 
 Beavodley:  Mr.  Henry  Oajland.  As  lively,  fervent,^ 
 and  moving  a  Preacher  as  any  in  the  County  :  Who 
 rode  about  from  Place  to  Place,   preaching  fervently, 
 
 and 
 
I^  the  County  of  WO  RC  ESTER.  771 
 
 and  winning  many  Souls  to  God  5  befides  his  very  great  Vol.  II. 
 Labours  among  his  own  People,  publickly,  and  from  s^'V^ 
 Houfe  to  Houie.  After  he  was  caft  out,  he  ftill  con- 
 tinu'd  preaching  up  and  down  privately,  where  he 
 could  have  Opportunity,  with  Zeal  and  Diligence : 
 No  Suflerings  that  he  met  with  being  able  to  drive  him 
 out  of  his  Orthodox  and  ibund  Principles. 
 
 Old'Smnford :  Mr.  Jarvis  'B'-yan  j  Brother  to  Dodlor 
 Bryan  of  Coventry,  A  moft  humble,  upright,  faithful 
 Minifter,  of  a  blamelefs  Life,  and  found  Dodrine.  He 
 was  fucceeded  in  his  Living  in  62,  by  Mr.  Egbert  Pier^ 
 Jon,  who  was  very  kind  to  Mr.  Bryan  •  but  fcrely 
 Afflided,  firft  in  his  Son,  a  Lad  about  Seven  or  Eight 
 Years  old  ^  who  when  Mr.  Brynn  remov'd  with  his 
 Goods  and  Family  from  Old-Svoinford^  to  Birmi?7gha?n, 
 would  needs  go  with  them,  that  he  might  Ride  home 
 in  the  AVaggon  that  carried  the  Books.  He  did  come 
 back  in  it,  'till  he  was  near  home,  and  then  the  Wag- 
 gon overturn'd  and  kill'd  him.  But  a  yetfevererftroke 
 from  the  Hand  of  GOD  fell  upon  himlelf  in  the  Pul- 
 pit, by  a  fit  of  an  Apoplexy,  and  Convuhion ;  becaufe 
 he  was  told  that  his  uncharitable  Cenfure  of  fome  that 
 were  Dead,  gave  Offence ;  and  he  was  advis'd  to  wave 
 fuch  things,  but  he  would  not  hearken.  Mr.  Jofeph 
 t^ad  being  his  Neighbour,  went  foon  after  to  vilic 
 him.  He  exprefs'd  himfelf  thus  to  him.  Tou  ars  Wel- 
 come: 1  wifh  I  had  hear\ned  to  your  Advice.  For  the  time 
 to  come,  I  pray  you  to  fpeak^  your  Mind  freely :  And  the 
 more  free  you  are^  the  mpre  welcome  ycu  /hall  be.  Mr.^ead 
 ask'd  him  what  Thoughts  he  had  now  of  Conformity, 
 under  the  Afflidting  Hand  of  GOD. ^  He  anfwered  him 
 in  thefe  words :  Pf^ere  it  to  do  again,  1  would  not  do  it 
 for  all  thcLiviyigs  in  England :  And  doubled  it  over  agaia 
 in  thefe  words  3  voerc  it  to  do  again,  I  would  not  do  it  for 
 nil  tJye  World.  Some  Weeks  after,  in  his  firft  Ser- 
 mon, preaching  on  that  of  the  Pfalmift,  Blcffed  is  the 
 Man  whom  thou  chaftenejl,  and  teacheft  out  of  thy  Law, 
 he  took  occafion  to  tell  the  People  publickly,  that  Itli- 
 nifterial  Work  was  difficult  Work.  And,  faith  he,  con- 
 fidering  the  Oaths,  Suhfcriptions,  and  Declarations,  it  is 
 become  much  more  difficult  j  were  it  to  do  again^  I  /hould 
 well  confider  it,  before  I  froould  do  it.  After  a  confidera- 
 ble  time,  a  leccnd  Fit  fciz'd  him,  which  deprived  him 
 I>did  z  "  of 
 
772  TheE  je5ied  or  Silenced  Mim(lerSy  &c. 
 
 Vol  11.  oi  his  Speech  many  Weeks :  And  at  laft  he  died  in  the 
 \^/^sr*^  chird  Fie. 
 
 Stone :  Mr.  Bjchard  Serjeant,  A  Man  of  extraordi- 
 nary Prudence,  Humility,  Sincerity,  Self-denial,  Pa- 
 tience, and  Blameleffnels  of  Life. 
 
 B^OMSGI^OVE :  Mr.  John  SpHsbury,  M.  A.  was  fe- 
 veral  Years  Fellow  of  Magdalen  College  in  Oxford.  At 
 the  great  importunity  of  the  People,  he  took  upon  him 
 the  Paftoral  Care  of  the  Congregation  at  Bromfgrove^  ' 
 and  was  Vicar  there  'till  the  Reftoration ;  when  being 
 difTatisfy'd  in  Conformity,  he  was  forc'd  to  quit  the 
 Living  y  but  continu'd  preaching  privately  to  the  Peo- 
 ple aslong  as  he  liv'd.  His  Minifterial  Performances 
 were  generally  acceptable.  His  Preaching  was  ordi- 
 narily plain  and  familiar,  and  therefore  profitable  to 
 the  mean  and  ignorant  j  fill'd  with  variety  of  clear  well 
 digeftcd  Thoughts  J  very  ingaging  to  his  Auditory  j 
 Serious,  Methodical,  and  Judicious;  fo  that  he  was 
 much  followed.  He  had  both  in  Preaching  and  Con- 
 verfatlon  an  happy  way  of  explaining  Difficulties,  and 
 reconciling  feeming  Differences  in  Scripture,  to  the 
 great  Satisfadion  of  thofe  that  heard  or  confultcd  him. 
 He  was  thought  to  be  a  Man  of  great  Wifdom,  and 
 therefore  much  advis'd  with  in  moft  Cafes.  He  had 
 learnt  of  his  Lord  to  be  meek  and  lowly,  and  to  ab- 
 ftain  from  finful  Anger.  Who  ever  heard  a  rafli  Word 
 come  out  of  his  Lips  ?  His  Moderation  to  Perfons  of 
 differing  Sentiments  from  him  was  great.  Several  of 
 the  conformable  Clergy  own'd  him  with  much  Refpedt 
 in  the  darkeft  Times  3  and  offer'd  to  flicker  him  ia 
 their  Houfes,  when  he  was  driven  from  his  own.  The 
 Union  of  the  Presbyterian  and  hidependent  Minifters  in 
 London  exprefs'd  by  the  Heads  cf  Agreement,  Printed 
 fome  time  after  the  Revolution,  he  much  rejoic'd  at, 
 .acquainted  his  Congregation  with,  and  declar'd  his 
 Refolution  to  adi:  agreeably.  He  was  for  feveral  Years 
 either  confin'd  to  his  Houfe,  or  forc'd  to  keep  out  of 
 the  County,  for  fear  of  the  Writ  De  Excommunicato 
 capiendo,  taken  out,  and  long  kept  in  force  againft  him, 
 and  two  or  three  more  that  liv'd  in  the  Town  with 
 him  :  And  the  want  of  Air  and  Exercife,  was  judg'd 
 the  occaHon   of  that  Illnefs,  which  fome  Years  after 
 
 brought 
 
i»  the  County  c/   W  O  R  C  E  S  T  E  R.       77J 
 
 brought  him  to  the  Grave.  In  thofe  Times  of  Danger  Vol.  H. 
 he  frequently  preach'd  privately,  both  at  Home  and  ^/\rN, 
 abroad,  and  feem'd  earneftly  defirousof  theConverlion 
 of  Sinners,  and  Confirmation  of  Saints.  He  never 
 would  receive  any  Allowance  from  his  People  for 
 preaching  after  his  Ejedlion.  Once  after  he  had  been 
 Imprifon'd  fome  time  in  the  County  Goal,  and  was 
 releas'd,  he  faid  in  the  hearing  of  fome  particular 
 Friends  for^heir  Encouragement,  I  lliall  not  hencefor- 
 ward fear  a  Prifon  as  formerly  j  becaufe  I  had  fo  much 
 of  my  Heavenly  Father's  Company,  as  made  it  a  Pa- 
 lace to  me.  His  laft  Illnefs  was  occafion'd  by  a  de- 
 fiuxion  of  Humours  on  his  right  Foot,  to  that  degree, 
 that  it  corrupted  the  Bones,  and  put  him  to  fuch  ex- 
 treme pain,  that  it  weakened  his  Strength,  and  fliorten'd 
 his  Days.  He  was  confin'd  to  his  Chamber  Eleven 
 Months  before  his  Death,  and  not  able  to  move  there 
 without  the  help  of  two  ;  yet  not  one  impatient  word 
 was  heard  from  him  in  all  that  time.  There  were  few 
 that  viljted  him  in  thofe  Days  of  Tryal,  but  admird 
 his  Patience,  and  chearful  SubmifTion,  under  fo  fmart- 
 ing  a  Rod :  Yea,  feveral  hearing  of  it,  who  had  not 
 much  Acquaintance  with  him,  went  on  purpofe  to  fee 
 his  Behaviour  J  and  how  unconcerned  foever  they  en- 
 tred,  few  left  his  Chamber  without  Tears,  ready  ro 
 fay  his  humble  Acquiefcence  in  the  Divine  Pleafure, 
 exceeded  the  Report  they  had  heard.  To  the  laft,  he 
 exprcfs'd  his  Affedtion  to  his  People,  taking  his  leave 
 of  them  as  they  vifited  him,  with  fuitable  Advice  and 
 Prayer.  He  chearfully  refign'd  up  his  Spirit  into  the 
 Hands  of  his  Pxedeemer,  June  lo,  1699,  having  liv'd 
 71  Years  in  the  World.  He  would  not  have  had  a 
 Funeral  Sermon  i  But  when  upon  much  perfwafion  he 
 confented  to  that,  he  appointed  the  Text,  Luks  ij-  ic. 
 And  exprefly  Prohibited  all  Encomiums  of  himfelf. 
 His  Humility  always  prevail'd  againft  the  Imporcuniry 
 of  his  Friends,  who  much  defir'd  him  to  Print  fome  of 
 his  Labours:  And  his  Love  to  his  People  made  him 
 Deaf  to  all  Invitations  to  greater  Places.  Mr.  Baxter 
 gives  him  the  Charadler  of  a  Man  of  extraordinary 
 fVorthj  for  Moderation,  Peaceablcnefsy  Ability,  Minifterial 
 OMigencCi  and  m  upright  Life. 
 
 D  d  d  5  Churchill: 
 
774  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Minifters^  &"C. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 v**-V^*^  Churchill :  Mr.  Edward  Boucher.  A  young  Man  Born 
 in  Ksderminfler  Parifli,  of  great  Humility,  Sincerity, 
 Peaceableneis,  and  good  Minifterial  Parts. 
 
 Chadgly:  Mr.  Thomas  Baldwin,  Sen.     After  his  Ejedfc- 
 ment  in  62,  he  lettled  with  the  DifTenters  o{  Ksdermin- 
 fter,  and  was  defervedly  efteem'd  for  his  great  Mini- 
 fterial Abilities.  He  ordinarily  preach'd  without  Notes, 
 and  yet  with  much  exadtnefs.     His  Delivery  was  forci- 
 ble, and  very  atfcding.     He  was  much  troubled  both 
 with  Gout  and  Stone,  and  often  preach'd  with  thofe 
 Pains  upon  him  ;  which  fome  of  his  Auditors  thought 
 excited  the  greater  earneftnefs,  and  made  his  Exprelll- 
 ons  the  more  Aftecling.    His  Sermons  are  now  fre- 
 quently repeated   amongft  his  People  by   thofe  that 
 wrote  them  after  him.     He  had  a  great  refped  for 
 Mr.  T44nte  the  Parifli  Minifter,  and  frequently  heard 
 him  Preach ;  and  fo  alfo  had   Mr.  White  for  him,  as 
 appears  by  the  Sermon  he  preach'd  at  his  Funeral,  and 
 afterwards  Printed.     He  was  not  only  careful  of  his 
 Flock,  but  was  a  good  Bifliop  of  his  Family  alfo ,  of- 
 ten giving  good  Advice,  and  putting  good  Books  into 
 their  Hands;  direding  them  how  to  hear  profitably, 
 and  pray  prevailingly :  And  he  was  much  alfo  in  Prayer 
 with  them.     As  he  lay  upon  his  Death-bed,  he  was 
 heard  much  to  lament  that  he  had  not  been  more  inde- 
 fatigable in  the  Service  of  his  great  Mafter^:   As  the 
 moft  faithful  will  at  the  laft  Judgment  be  ready  to  fay. 
 Lord  what  have  we  done  .'  what  do  we  deferve  from 
 thee  but  Hell !  When  Death  was  near,  he  fpake  with 
 much  Pleafure  of  the  upper  World,  with  fuch  words 
 as  thefe  ;  Hovq  delightful  will  it  be  to  attend  in  the  glori- 
 ous Prefcnce  of  the  Lord^   with  the  blejpd  Society^   who  are 
 continually  _finging  Hallelujahs,   where  Angels  are  hovering 
 about  the  Throne,   8cc. 
 
 *Hef)uh'      AlUChurch:   Mr.  I{ichard  :Moor*.     His   Place  was 
 
 lijh''d  a      worth  nigh   upon  300/.  -per  Annum.     After  his  Ejecft- 
 
 TraEififdy  ^ent  he  preach'd  privately  at  PP^etherockJ^ill,  in  the  fame 
 
 A  Pearl  m  County, 
 an  Oylter     ^       ^ 
 
 Shell.    Precious   Treafure   in  perifliing  Veffels,   in  feme  Sermonfl 
 
 And  alfo,  An  Account  of  the  Holy  Life  and  Death  of  Mr.  Thwai 
 
 Hall.    And  a  Uifmrf  EntituVdj  Pa^rs  Prayer  for  Ifrael,  ^nio. 
 
 Wit  ley. 
 
IntheCounty  (/WORCESTER.  775 
 
 Withy:   Mr.  Jcfeph  £(ead.     He   was  Born   in /s/^cr-yol.  U. 
 minftcr,  and  fent  to  Cambridge  by  Mr.  Baxter.     When  sV'vn! 
 he  had  finifli'd  his  Studies  there,  Mr.  Baxter  took  him 
 into  the  Houfe  with  him,  and  he  was  his  AlFiftant  for 
 about  a  Year  in  K^ederminfter.     He  afterwards  fettled 
 at  great  fp'itley,  and  there  was  Ejedled  in  6z.    After 
 fpending  fome  time  in  the  Country,  he  came  up  to 
 London^  and  aififted  Mr.  Baxter  here  aifo,  and  read  the 
 Scripture  Sentences,  the  95  th  P/alm,   the  P/ahns  for 
 the  Day,  the  two  Chapters  for  the  Day,  and  fung  the 
 Pfilms  appointed  for  Hymns,  and   recited   the  Lord^s 
 Prnycff    the  Creeds  and  the   Ten  Commandments,  when 
 Mr.  Baxter  preach'^.  He  hx'd  in  the  Parifli  of  St. Giles\ 
 where  it  was  thought  there  might  be  Thirty  Thou- 
 fand  Souls,  more  than  could  come  within  the  Church, 
 and  that  had  no  publick  Worfliip  of  GOD,  or  Teach- 
 ing.    He  built  a  Chappel  in  his  own  Houfe  with  the 
 help  of  Friends,  and  was  much  flock'd  after  by  many 
 of  the  poor  ignorant    People,  among   whom  GOD 
 own'd  his  Ld^ours,  for  the  promoting  of  Knowledge, 
 and  ferious  Piety.     Preaching  there,  he  was  on  y^pril 
 30,  1676,  taken  out  of  the  Pulpit,  and  fent  to  Prifon. 
 He  met  alfo  with  much  Trouble  upon  the  account  of 
 his  Nonconformity  afterwards.     And  being  reflected 
 on  by  fome  among   the  DifTenters,  as  advancing  too 
 far  towards  Conformity,  at  the  fame  time  as  he  fufter'd 
 Fines  and  Imprifonment  for  his  Nonconformity,  he  in 
 1681,  publifh'd  a  Pamphlet  which  he  call'd  his  Cafe  ^ 
 for  the  prevention  of  Scandal  to  his  Brethren  and  People  ; 
 for  Encouragement  to  fujfsring  Protefiant  Dijfenters ;  and 
 for  a  Rebuke  to  their  Lawlefs  Adverfaries.     This  fatisfy'd 
 fome,  and  difpleafed  others.     Upon  King  James  s  Li- 
 berty, he  continu'd  the  Exercife  of  his  Miniftry  at  the 
 Chappel  at  Bloomshury,  and  alfo  after  the  Revolution. 
 But  at  length  Age  growing  upon   him,  he  retired  ro        ^ 
 Hampftead,  where  he  liv*d  in  the  Air,  and  there  he  de- 
 parted this  Life  in  this  prelent  Year  j  and  his  Funeral 
 Sermon  was  preach'd  by  Dr.  Daniel  H^illiams  at  liamf^ 
 fiead.    He  was  a  very  ferious  and  aile6i:ionate  Preacher ; 
 and  there  are  feveral  that  have  caufe  to  biefs  GOD 
 for  him. 
 
 Saharpe :  Mr.  T{ichard  Pf^ooUy,     He  was  the  firft  that 
 
 was  IndiCl:€d  .in  fVorcefier/Joire  for  not  reading  the  Com- 
 
 D  d  d  4  tnon- 
 
776  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc'd  Mtnifters  &C- 
 
 Vol.  II.  mon-Prayer,  before  the  Ad  of  Uniformity  came  out, 
 ji^^/^y^^s^  ^nd  it  coft  him  4  /.  to  get  off.  He  was  Indidted  often 
 after  his  Nonconformity,  for  not  coming  to  Church, 
 and  for  keeping  Meetings,  which  prov'd  very  chargea- 
 ble to  him.  In  1670,  lome  that  pretended  a  great 
 RefpeCt  for  him,  turn'd  Informers  againft  him  ;  and  a 
 Warrant  was  ilTu  d  out  to  levy  20  /.  upon  him.  All 
 his  Cattle,  to  the  value  of  40  /,  were  hereupon  driven 
 away  from  him,  and  bought  by  the  way  fide  for  15  /, 
 by  a  Friend  of  Mr.  PVooli/s,  and  at  that  rate  he  had 
 them  again.  The  Conftable  was  afterwards  forc'd  to 
 levy  5/.  more  upon  his  Goods,  which  he  alfo  paid. 
 Another  Perfon  was  forc'd  to  pay  lo/:  And  10/.  more 
 was  levy'd  upon  feveral  other  H&arers,  fome  of  them 
 being  Day-labourers,  which  lay  very  heavy.  The  In- 
 former was  afterwards  generally  hated,  and  died  mife- 
 rably  Poor.  He  was  alfo  Troubled  by  the  Ecclefiafti- 
 cai  Courts.  Such  things  as  thefe,  were  it  feems  com- 
 mon in  thefe  Parts  in  thofe  Times.  For  one  Mr.  2^- 
 lert  Humfhrys,  an  Anabaptift  Preacher;  and  Inhabi- 
 rajpt  of  the  Parifli  of  CUines,  about  two  Miles  from 
 0^orccfier,  for  Preaching  in  his  Houfe,  had,  by  a  War- 
 rant of  Col,  S- —  of  O — ,  Three  Cows  taken  from 
 him  worth  about  ill,  and  all  the  Corn  in  his  Barn, 
 worth  about  15/;  and  all  the  Goods  in  his  Houfe  that 
 were  of  any  Value,  and  could  never  get  any  thing  re- 
 ftor'd.  And  one  Mr.  Pl/illiam  Par  do,  of  the  fame  Per- 
 fwafion,  who  liv'd  at  Tenbury,  for  not  going  to  his  Pa- 
 rifli Church,  was  Excommunicated,  and  by  a  Writ  de 
 Exccm.  cap.  was  committed  to  the  County  Goal,  where 
 he  rcmain'd  about  Six  Years;  vi:{.  from  June  1664,  to 
 April  \6-j\.  GOD  grant  we  may  never  fee  fuch  do- 
 ings more, 
 
 Crofthorn  ;  ?vir.  William  Wejlmacott.  He  loft  about 
 80  /.  per  Annum,  and  had  Eight  or  Nine  Children,  and 
 was  afterwards  in  very  low  Circumflances. 
 
 White  Lcdy  /I ft  on  :  Mr.  I{ohert  Broxvnf 
 
 J{ydmeYley  -.  Mr.  J^-llliam  Kjmherley.  A  Man  of  no 
 contemptible  Learning,  good  Miniflerial  Abilities,  and 
 ^  becoming  Converfation.  He  liv*d  very  privately  af^ 
 i%v  his  Ejec^meiK,  and  did  mx  ordinarily  preachy  t»ui£ 
 
intheCounty  of  WORCESTER.       ^77 
 
 contented  himfelf  with  teaching  a  School,  in   which  YoL  II. 
 fome  thought  he  excell'd  moft.  - 
 
 Eckington:    Mr.  Timothy  Harrington  :      Mr.  John 
 
 Jordan.  fVard. 
 
 Hampton' Lovett:Mr»JoIm  Bredon:  Mr.  Richard  Bee* 
 
 Freefton.     '  fton. 
 
 Doderhill :     Mr.   Thomas  Tredington  I  Mp.  Ti^tlliam 
 
 Francis,  Durrham, 
 
 Broadway:  Mv.PValL  Naunton  :     Mr.  Thomas 
 
 Poppleton :  Mr.  fVoodvoard,  Franks. 
 
 Lindridge:  Mr.  John  Gyles,  the  Son  of  the  Incum- 
 bent of  this  Living.  He  was  properly  Silenc'd,  and 
 may  rather  be  mentioned  here  than  elfewhere,  becaufe 
 he  us'd  often  to  preach  for  his  Father,  before  the  Ad: 
 in  62,  by  which  he  was  incapacitated  for  preaching 
 there  or  elfewhere  afterwards,  by  reafbn  of  his  Non- 
 conformity. He  was  afterwards  for  feveral  Years  Pa- 
 llor of  the  DifTenting  Congregation  at  Henley  upon 
 Thames,  and  there  he  died  many  Years  ago. 
 
 To  thefe  I  may  alfo  add,  Mr.  John  J^owen,  and 
 Mr.  ^chardCool{,  who  were  both  of  Trinity  College  in 
 Cambridge,  and  both  Nonconformifts.  The  former  was 
 Chaplain  to  the  Lord  PVard  above  Forty  Years  ago, 
 and  was  ofler'd  a  good  Living,  but  could  not  fatisfie 
 himfelf  to  Conform,  and  is  yet  living  about  78  Years 
 Old.  The  latter,  Mr.  CooA.  was  fome  time  Chaplain 
 to  Mr.  Philip  Foley,  and  preach'd  OccaGonaliy,  but  had 
 no  Living. 
 
 AT.  B.  I  here  omit  Mr.  Richard  Dowley  at  Stol'e,  be- 
 caufe he  is  taken  notice  of  in  Stafford/hire,  p.  633.  ac 
 the  place  where  he  was  Eje<Sted  in  61. 
 
 And  whereas  I  heretofore  reprefented  rhefe  following 
 Perfons  as  Conforming  afterwards,  Mr.  Thomas  fVright 
 o{  Hartlebury  ^  Mr.  Simon  Potter  oi  fVolverley,  Mr.  Hyatt 
 of  Grafton,  add  Mr.  Thomas  Soley  of  Mitten  ;  a  Paper 
 of  Mr.  I(ead's,  which  I  have  by  me,  (ignifies,  that  he 
 never  heard  any  thing  of  Mr.  Hyatt,  and  queftions  whe- 
 ther there  were  any  fuch  Perfon.  I  can  only  fay,  that 
 in  one  of  Mr.  Taylor  sLi^s,  1  find  his  Name  Handing, 
 and  in  another,  crofs'd  our,  which  feem'd  to  me  to  in- 
 timate his  Conforming  5  and  fo  not  to  be  any  longer 
 
 reckon'd 
 
778  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MmifierSy  8rc. 
 
 yoL  II.  reckon'd  among  the  Noncanformifts.  But  letting  that 
 pafs,  Mr.  Rends  Paper  adds,  that  Mr.  H^right  was  in- 
 deed turn*d  out  of  HarMurj,  (belonging  to  theBifliop) 
 but  he  had  another  Living  at  the  fanietime,  and  Con- 
 formed for  that  and  Mr.  Read's  Living  x^o,  where  he 
 liv'd  and  dy'd  a  Conformift  all  his  Days. 
 
 Mr.  Simon  Potter,  being  in  a  Sequeftred  Living  at 
 Woherley,  that  v^as  in  the  Gift  of  the  Dean  and  Chap- 
 ter, was  turn'd  out  alfo.  He  was  Mr.  Read's  intimate 
 Acquaintance,  born  in  the  fame  Town  with  him,  and 
 fent  by  Mr.  Bnxtcr  to  the  fame  Trinity  College,  and 
 Ordain'd  at  the  fame  time  with  him.  When  Mr.  Read 
 told  him  what  he  heard  the  Terms  of  Conformity 
 would  be,  he  made  Anfwer  in  thefe  words.  That  he 
 would  he  hnng^d  up  at  his  Door  rather  than  Conform, 
 However,  when  he  came  to  the  Trial,  he  did  Con- 
 form, and  fome  time  after,  Mr.  Read  Difcourfing  with 
 him,  he  freely  told  him,  that  God  had  never  bleft'd  his 
 Miniftry  fince  he  Co7iform'd. 
 
 Mr.  Soley  alfo  preach'd  at  Mitton,  a  Chappel  under 
 Mr.  Baxter^  and  prov'd  a  Conformift. 
 
 And  whereas  I  formerly  mention'd  Mr.  Jofeph  Treble 
 as  one  Ejecled,  tho'  at  an  uncertain  place,  I  have  (ince 
 been  affur'd  by  a  Letter  from  one  of  good  Credit,  that 
 he  in  a  very  little  time  Conform *d  at  Church-Leach  in 
 Worceflerjloire^  at  the  importunity  of  his  Wife,  who 
 yet  never  liv'd  to  enjoy  the  Benefits  of  it;  and  that  he 
 remov'd  afterwards  into  Warwicl{Jlme :  That  he  was 
 an  able  and  ferious  Preacher,  and  much  followed  be- 
 fore his  Conformity:  But  has  been  heard  to  fay  and 
 com.plain,  that  his  Labours,  after  Conformity,  met 
 with  bur  little  Succefs.  However,  he  liv'd  many  Years, 
 and  never  lift  up  his  Hand  againft  his  Brethren,  but 
 continud  Holy,  Moderate,  and  Peaceable,  to  his 
 Death. 
 
 In  th  Wed-riding  0/  Y  O  R  K  S  H I R  E. 
 
 TORK^  City :  Mr.  Edveard  Bowles,  M.  A.  Mr.  ThoZ 
 mas  Calvert,  M.  A.  Mr.Peter  H^iliiarnsy  and  Mv.  Richard 
 Ferret,  M.  A.  who  were  fettled  by  the  Parliament  in 
 the  Minfter,  and  preach'd  in  their  Courfes  there,  and 
 •in  other  places  in  the  City. 
 
 Mr.  £^- 
 
In  the  County  c?/  Y  O  R  K.  779 
 
 \t)l.  II. 
 
 Mr.  Edxvard  Bovoles,  M.  A.  was  Son  of  Mr.  Oliver  y^,/-y-s. 
 Bowles  of  Sutton  in  Bedford/hire,  who  was  an  ufeful 
 Member  of  the  Afle-mbiy  of  Divines,  and  Author  of 
 the  excellent  Book  cali'd  Pufior  Evangelicusy  publifli'd 
 by  this  Son  of  his,  and  Dedicated  to  the  Earl  of  Man- 
 chejier,  A  Book  not  fuffer'd  to  creep  out  in  the  time 
 of  Rampant  Epifcopacy,  not  for  any  Evil  in  it,  but 
 becaufe  fome  Men  do  not  care  to  be  put  upon  too 
 much  Work. 
 
 He  was  Born  (as  appears  by  the  Sunon  Regifterj  in 
 February^  1613,  and  was  Educated  in  Katharine  Hall  in 
 Cambridge^  under  thefe  two  Eminent  Mailers,  Dr.  Sibbsy 
 and  Dr.  Brownrigge.  And  he  feems  not  to  have  loft  his 
 Time  there  ;  for  by  that  time  he  was  27,  he  pubiiOi'd 
 that  noted  Tract,  Entituled,  The  Myftery  of  Iniquity  ftill 
 ■working  in  the  three  Kjngdoms ,  410,  1643,  which  gave 
 a  great  deal  of  Delight  and  Satisfaction  to  elder  Heads. 
 He  was  for  fome  time  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Man- 
 chefter  ^  but  upon  the  Redudtion  of  York;,  was  Confti- 
 tuted  one  of  the  Four  Minifters  maintain'd  by  the 
 State  in  that  City  with  Honourable  Stipends.  The 
 other  three  were  lAv.Calverty  Mr. ^athbahd^  and  Mr.Her- 
 ring :  And  after  Mr.  t^thband  remev'd,  Mr.  Peter  WiU 
 Hams,  There  was  the  Stage  of  his  Bufinefs  for  about 
 the  Eighteen  laft  Years  of  his  Life.  The  Pains  in 
 preaching  was  equally  divided  among  the  whole  Qua- 
 ternion, vi"^,  two  were  at  the  Minfter  on  Lord's  Days 
 for  a  Month,  and  two  at  Alhallovos  on  the  Pavemc7ity  for 
 the  other  Month  Alternately.  And  the  Lord's  Supper 
 was  conftantly  adminiftred  at  the  Cathedral,  or  at  Al- 
 hallows^  .by  fome  of  the  Four  every  Month.  As  for 
 Mr.  Bowles,  tho'  he  preach'd  but  one  part  of  the  Day, 
 he  Expounded  the  Scriptures  on  the  other,  bcfidcs 
 his  (liare  in  Expofitions  and  Ledlures  on  the  Week 
 Days. 
 
 He  was  indeed  a  great  Man,  an  excellent  Scholar, 
 and  one  of  more  than  ufual  Prudence.  He  had  a  clear 
 Head,  and  a  warm  Heart.  His  preaching  was  very- 
 acceptable,  not  only  to  his  Friends  and  Followers, 
 but  to  Strangers ;  even  thofe  of  a  contrary  Judgment 
 approv'd  well  of  it.  So  that  the  very  Seqneftrcd  and 
 Decimated  Gentlemen  were  his  Hearers,  and  that 
 fome  times  at  his  Houfe,  where  in  tlie  Evenings  he 
 
 was 
 
780  The  Eje5ied  or  SUerJc^d  Minifiers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  H.  was  wont  to  repeat  his  Sermons ;  as  Sir  Chr,  Wy^ely  8cc. 
 Being  a  Man  of  very  great  Abilities,  and  thofe  well 
 Cultivated  with  Reading  and  Meditation,  he  had  a 
 neat  way  of  expreifing  his  Mind  Briefly  and  Sententi- 
 oully,  but  yet  with  plainnefs,  and  very  intelligibly^ 
 He  had  a  ciearnefs  in  his  Notions,  and  that  made  him 
 utter  them  without  Qbfcurity.  Belides  be  did  not 
 fpend  his  time  about  Mint  and  Cummin,  G?c.  but  the 
 weightier  things  of  the  Law  and  Gofpel,  which  have 
 the  greatcft'  relifli  with  fober  Minds.  It  was  ordinari- 
 ly (but  falfely)  laid  to  the  charge  of  the  Minifters  of 
 thole  Times,  that  inftead  of  the  plain  Qo'i'^zX^  they  ftill 
 fang  Qnnticum  Novi^nif  to  the  Tune  of  the  Times,  to 
 the  keeping  open  Breaches,  (^c  But  it  may  be  appealed 
 to  any  of  the  Hearers  of  Mr.  Bowles  yet  alive,  and 
 more  than  that,  to  the  feveral  Volumes  of  Sermons 
 that  have  been  written  from  his  Mouth,  and  are  yet 
 relerv'd  as  a  Treafure  in  Tort  and  ufefully  read  in  Fa- 
 milies, whether  he  ever  us'd  any  fuch  manner  of 
 Preaching.  No  ;  Repentance,  and  Faith  in  Chrift, 
 and  the  other  invariable  Truths  of  Chriftianity  were 
 his  conftant  Themes.  And  his  Prayers  were  as  much 
 of  a  Piece,  as  his  Sermons  :  For  there  were  Four  things 
 he  moftly  pray'd  for.  i!i:(.  That  there  might  be  Sound 
 DoBrine^  Purity  in  Worfoi^,  true  Chrijiian  Liberty,  and 
 the  Povper  of  Godlinefs, 
 
 He  had  alfo  the  Reputation  of  a  very  Prudent  Man 
 in  Converfation.  He  was  indeed  fomething  relerv'd 
 to  Strangers,  but  open  and  Familiar  with  his  Friends. 
 He  had  a  Byafs  for  Goodnefs,  and  made  it  his  Endea- 
 vour to  promote  honeft  Defigns  upon  all  Occalions :  So 
 that  he  had  frequent  Accc fs  to  the  Magiftrai;es  of  the 
 City,  promoting  by  their  means  a  Reformation  of  ma- 
 ny diforders  without  being  fcen  in  it  himfelf.  And  tho* 
 he  lay  hid,  yet  was  it  faid,  that  he  was  the  Spring  that 
 mov'd  all  the  Wheels  in  the  City. 
 
 His  greateft  Adlivity  and  Intereft  was  leen  about 
 the  great  Revolution  in  1660,  when  the  Lord  Gene- 
 ral Moncl<^  pafs'd  thro*  Torkfinre,  where  moft  of  the 
 Gentry  of  the  County,  with  the  Lord  Fairfax  at  the 
 Head  of  them,  Addrcfs'd  to  him  for  a  free  Parlia- 
 ment. The  Addrefs  is  in  Print,  and  was  the  Pattern 
 of  all  the  reft  that  follow'd  in  other  Counties  thro' 
 >vhich  he  pafs'd.    It  m\ift  be  pwn' d  that  this  was  a 
 
 critical 
 
in  the  County  of    YORK.  781 
 
 critical  Fad,  and  one  main  Caufe  of  the  Kings  Re-  VoJ.  II. 
 ftauration*  And  as  to  this  whole  Bufinefs,  'ris  well 
 known  Mr.  Bowles  had  a  confiderable  hand  in  the 
 Management  of  it.  The  Lord  Fait  fax  being  one  of 
 the  Commiilioncrs  fent  from  the  Parliament  to  invite 
 King  Charles  into  England^  Mr.  Bowles  accompanied  him 
 to  Breda.  Some  have  been  very  free  in  charging  him 
 with  over-acting  himfelf  in  this  Matter  j  but  were  that 
 true,  he  might  v:q\\  enough  be  excus'd  of  both  Parties. 
 Of  the  Presbyterians,  who  then  faw  and  felt  fuch  an  un- 
 fettled  Succeflion  of  OprefTions,  that  became  intolera- 
 ble. A  rampant  Army  threaten'd  to  leave  neither  Prieft 
 nor  Steeple- houfe  in  England.  There  were  no  lefs  than 
 Nine  forts  of  fuprcam  Powers  in  a*  Years  fpace,  or 
 thereabout;  fome  of  them  menacing  greater  Deibla- 
 tion  to  Piety  than  we  have  fince  felt.  Sober  Men  were 
 in  an  Egyft^  and  long'd  for  their  Exodus:  Which  was 
 not  a  time  for  Perfons  of  Probity  and  Adlivity  to  fit 
 ftill  in.  The  EpifcopalV^ny  have  yet  lefs  Reafon  to  re- 
 fie<ft  upon  him  with  any  ill  Refencment:  For  had  not 
 he  and  his  Brethren  beftirr'd  them  (elves,  Epifcopa- 
 cy  had  never  been  reftor'd.  He  never  fought  after 
 Preferment  in  the  New  Eftablilhment,  tho'  his  Me- 
 rits might  have  recommended  him  to  the  Beft: 
 'Twas  Satisfaction  enough  to  him  to  have  done  his 
 Duty.  He  and  others,  might  read  over  Solomons  Ob- 
 fervation,  with  a  little  Variation,  Ecclcf.  9.  14.  15. 
 There  was  a  miferabie  Kingdom  and  great  Oppreflbrs 
 in  it  I  Novp  there  was  found  in  it  a  poor  wife  Man,  and  he 
 hy  his  fi/ifdom  delivered  the  Kjngdom  :  Tet  no  one  remem" 
 hrtd  that  poor  Man.  He  was  contented  after  all,  to 
 fuffer  with  his  Brethren,  and  determin'd  to  adhere  to 
 his  Old  Principles,  whoever  veer'd  with  the  Wind, 
 and  turn'd  with  the  Tide.  Among  other  pliable  Souls 
 who  ilrangely  encreas'd  and  multiplied  upon  that  (^ad^ 
 den  change,  there  was  one  Mr.  H- — r,  who  not  long 
 after  his  haWng  begun  to  read  the  Prayers,  was  acci- 
 dentally met  by  Mr.  Bowles,  who  accofted  him  in  this 
 Maoner :  Well  Brother  H.  hew  liks  you  the  Common 
 prayer  ?  Truly  faid  Mr.  H.  its  but  dry  Stuff:  1  always 
 thot  fo^  iaid  Mr.  Bowles  ^  and  fuppofe  that  may  be  the 
 i^afon  why  our  Vicas  Choral  run  to  the  Ale-hopje  o's  foon  at 
 th;y  have  done  ^^^ading.  He  \vas  very  facetious  m  Con- 
 veflation;  raoded,  bu:  ven'objigingj  a  tall  and  lovely 
 
 Pericn, 
 
782.  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Mimjlersy  Sec. 
 
 Y«l.  11.    Feribn,  of  a  frcfli  and  dear  Complexion  ;  as  his  Pldur^ 
 
 v^^'-V"^^  kepr  by  many  in  Tork.^%  a  particular  Memorial  of  him» 
 doth  in  part  difcovcr. 
 
 Tis  credibly  reported  the  Deahry  of  Torj^was  ofFer'd 
 him  :  But  not  being  fatisfied  with  Conformity,  he  was 
 prefently  excluded  the  Minftcr,  but  continued  preach- 
 ing at  Alhallovos,  and  afterwards  at  St.  Martins :  How- 
 ever,  he  leems  to  have  preferr'd  the  Vicaridge  of  Lc^ix, 
 and  refolv'd  to  have  retired  thither.  The  Ingenuous 
 Mr.  t(alph  Thorshy  of  that  Town,  (to  whom  I  acknow- 
 ledge my  felf  indebte(^,  for  thefe,  and  other  mate- 
 rial Hints;  hath  in  his  Collection  of  Manulcrips 
 fome  Sheets  of  original  Subfcriptions  of  the  Inhabitants 
 of  that  Town  and  Parifli,  and  a  Tranfcript  of  the  Ma- 
 giftrate's  Letter,  under  the  Hands  of  Alderman  TYwj- 
 hy,  Dax^fon,  Allan/on,  See.  to  the  King  and  Council,  con- 
 cerning his  Eledion,  C^c.  ^;^r// 1661.  But  thro' the 
 favour  of  the  times,  Dr.  John  Lake  (afterwards  Bifhop 
 ofChlchcfter  and  one  of  the  famous  Seven^  was  inftitu- 
 ted  into  that  Vicaridge. 
 
 Mr.  Bowles  kept  a  LecT:ure  every  Thurfday  in  the 
 Morning  at  St.  Peters  in  Tork^,  and  in'that  Lcdure  went 
 thro'  the  whole  Epiftle  to  the  F(pmans.  He  preach'd 
 his  Courfe  at  the  Minfter  on  the  Wednefday  Lecture, 
 and  once  a  Month  at  Tadcafter  where  he  was  often  fet 
 upon  by  the  Quakers.  He  aifo  LeClur'd  over  both  the 
 Epiftles  to  the  Corinthians,  and  the  firft  of  St.  Peter, 
 which  were  his  laft  Sermons,  and  well  worthy   the 
 
 *  m  hath  Light :  But  he  was  very  backwardto  print.  * 
 
 net  much 
 
 Extant :  Bejides  what  is  hefon  mentiorid,  I  kntr&  ef  nothing  of  hit^  hut 
 
 two  excellent  Sermons ;   one   at  Pauls  before  the  Lord  Mayor  of  London. 
 
 j^nd  another  concerning  the  Duty  and  Danger  of  jveearifig  at  York,   1655:. 
 
 And  a  plain  and  jhort   Catechifm  {without  his  Name)  8w.  the  Sth.  Im'> 
 
 prc^on^  J  6^6. 
 
 He  was  always  the  Mouth  of  the  reft,  when  the 
 Country  and  City  Minifters  had  their  quarterly  Meet- 
 ings. His  Death  was  as  generally  lamented  by  pious 
 and  well  difpofed  Perfons,  as  any  one  Mans  would 
 have  been  in  the  Land.  For  befides  his  great  Worth 
 and  eminent  Abilities,  he  was  in  the  Flower  of  his  Age 
 not  exc€eding  45.  He  was  buried  on  the  Eve  of  B/^r- 
 iholomevp   Day,  16625  fo  iha,c  his  Mouth  was  open'd 
 
 above, 
 
In  the  Ccmntj  of  Y  O  R  K.  ySj  ' 
 
 above,  juft  at  the  Time  when  they  were  ftoping  it  here  Vol.  11. 
 below.     Many  Copies  of  Verfes  were  made  to  adorn  ^-/-ys^ 
 his  Hearfe,  fome  of  which  are  not  Contemptible  ^  but 
 my  Limits  are  too  ftraic  to  infert  them  here. 
 
 Mr.  Peter  PVilliams,  *  was  a   fweet  Temper'd,  meek  *  He  hath 
 fpirited  Man;  onpof  great  Abilities,   and  coniidtxahlQ printed 
 Learning,  and  hlti  a  well  furnifli'd  Library.     He  was  ^i^slv^^cj 
 an  exad:and  curious  Preacher,  very  Spiritual  and  Sen-'^'^^  »>• 
 tentious.     He  liv'd  an  holy,  retir'd  Life.     After  his  be-  ^^^  '^^'^^' 
 ing  Silenc'd,  he  kept  clofe  to  his  Study  :  Nor  did  he^"^ «'/. 
 wholly  lay  afide  his*  Work.     He  preach'd  a  "VVeek-day  ^^l^^^f" 
 Ledure  at  the  Lady  Lifters,    Many  envied  his  Liberty,  T^ardnh 
 but  durft  not  meddle  with  him,  he  being  flirowdcd  children 
 und^r  the  Wing  of  fuch  an  honourable  Perfon,  ^hoofMen^  in 
 Cas  was  faid)   was  nearly  related  to  Thirty  Knights,  1555. 
 and  Perfons  of  the.  beft  Rank.     After  her  Death  he 
 kept  his  Lecture  at  my  Lady  iVatfon  s  Houfe;  and  flie 
 at  her  Death,  gave  that  Houfe  to   him  and  his.     He 
 died  of  the  Stone  and  a  Feaver   together,  M^rch  26. 
 1680.  y£Mr.  55. 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Calvert, k  Native  of  Yorkj  he  was  his  Fa- 
 thers youngeft  Son,  and  but  a  few  Years  younger  than 
 the  famous  Mr.  Clmftopher  Cartmlgh,  Co  well  known 
 by  his  learned  Writings,  who  was  born  in  Tork,  1602. 
 They  were  Cotemporary  at  School,  and  at  the  Univer- 
 fity,  anji  Preachers  at  the  fame  time  in  the  faid  City, 
 where  he  died  when  he  was  56  Years  of  Age.  This 
 Mr.  Calvert  had  his  Educatioli  in  Cambridge,  in  Sidney 
 College  where  Mr.  BtU  was  his  Tutor.  When  he  left 
 the  Univerlity,  he  was  Chaplain  to  Sir  Thomas  Burdet 
 in  Derbyjhire.  March  24..  1637,  he  preach'd  his  Ladies 
 Fuaeral  Sermon,  which  was  printed  in  Torky  An.  1650, 
 call'd  the  PVeary  Souls  PVifh,  or  the  Doves  Wings,  a  Me- 
 ditation on  P/4/.  55.  6.  When  he  removed  out  of  that 
 Family,  he  pafs'd  into  his  Native  Country,  and  preach- 
 ed at  Chrifts  Church  and  Alhalloves  in  the  Pavement  in 
 Torli.  He  was  epifcopally  Ordain'd ;  aiid  was  one  of 
 the  fpur  Learned  Minifters  that  the  State  with  honour- 
 able Stipends  maintain'd  at  the  Minfter  there,  where 
 he  preach'd  in  his  Courfe  till  the  Reftauration  of  King 
 Charles  the  fecond,  when  the  Cathedral  being  eraploy'd 
 10  its  former  \JCq.  he  preach'd  at  Alhaliows  in  the  Pave- 
 
7^4  r^^  Ejected  or  Silenced  MiniJierSj  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  mesr,  whence  alfo  he  was  EJedted  in  1662.  Afterwafds 
 v./^>r^^  he  lived  privately  in  the  City,  till  the  Oxford  Ad  ba- 
 
 nifli'd   him,  and  then  he  withdrew  to  the  good  Lady    j 
 
 Bamickj  near   Tadcafler -,  and  in  fome  time  return'd 
 
 back  again  to  Tork.     He  was  a  pious  devout  Man,  and 
 
 a  profound  Preacher.     His  Matter  was  excellent,  but 
 
 he  was  not  very  folicitous  as  to  Method.    He  read  and 
 
 ftudied  much;  and  had  great  Acquaintance  with  the 
 
 Jempo  Babbies,    He  had  a  reach  in  tranllating  and  ex- 
 
 *  He  ^i*/^  pounding  Scripture  which  was  peculiar.  *  Hewasbu- 
 
 fublij^d    fled  in  his  Stndy  till  the  laft  ;  but  fore  broken   in  his 
 
 ^®™"»  Spirit,  Body,  and  Eftate,  by   an  extravagant   Son,  a 
 
 McdulJa    jvterchant;  And  as  much  comforted  on  the  other  fide 
 
 ^^^"^p^"  in  his  Brother's  Son,  Mr.  James  Calvert,  (of  whom  in 
 
 />/&<rf  Ifai-"  his  Place)  He  died  in  March  i6'j(^.  /Etat^'j^.  He  had 
 
 ahs  Ctuci-  ^  Correfpondence  by  Letters  with  Dr.  Caftel,  Mr.  Pool, 
 
 fx,  bting  and  many  other  learned  Men. 
 
 an  Expofi' 
 
 tion  of  the  s^d.  Chapter  of  his  Prophecy  ;  4^0.  1(^57.  The  blejffed  feio  if 
 Morrocco,  or  the  Blackmere  madje  White  :  Being  a  Demonfiration  of  the 
 true  MeJJias,  out  of  the  Lavp  and  Prophets,  by  Rabbi  Samuel  a  Jew  turnd 
 Chriftlan  :  Written  fir Jl  in  Arabick,  afterwards  tranjiated  into  Latio  and 
 noT»  Engliflid.  To  which  Mr.  Calvert  added  a  Diatribe  of  the  Jews  Sins 
 and  their  Mijeries  all  over  the  World,  with  learned  j^nnotations  on  the 
 whole  Booky  and  large  DigreJJions,  difcovering  Jewijh  blindnefs,  their  re^ 
 fufing  the  True  Chrijl,  and  the  many  Falfe  Chrijls  they  have  receivd.  Svo. 
 J  548.  He  alfo  reprinted  a  Book  of  Mr.FoxQS,  t'^/ZV  Chriftus  Trium- 
 phans  ;  Comaedia  Apocalyptica:  With  a  learned  Epijile  prsfixd  to 
 Schoolmafters.  He  alfo  wrote  a  piece  of  Poetry  againfi  the  Papifis,  ^C. 
 He  alfo  tranjiated  and  printed  Gerards  Schoh  Confolatoria,  withfeve^ 
 ral  yidditionsy  and  Cafes  that  he  refolvd .  ^vo.  16'ji.  yind  publijh'd  a 
 Difcourfe  caWd  Heart  Salve  for  a  wounded  Soul  j  and  Eye  Salve  for 
 a  blinded  World.     And  many  Elegies. 
 
 Mr.  Rjchard  Perrot,  M.  A.  was  the  Son  of  Mr.  Richard 
 Perrct  Vicar  of  Hefil-Cum-huU,  where  this  his  Son  was 
 born,  An.  1629.  He  was  fent  from  the  noted  School  ^ 
 at  Coxvoold  to  Sidjfcy  College  in  Cambridge^  where  he 
 was  Fellow  of  Sir  John  Harts  Foundation.  He  left 
 it  in  1658  i  and  was  one  of  the  Preachers  in  Tork^Min^ 
 fter.  He  was  a  moft  learned  and  Ingenious  Gentleman, 
 and  a  moft  incomparable  Preacher.  After  his  Eject- 
 ment for  Nonconformity  ;  he  liv'd  for  fome  time  with 
 Dr.  P^hiyijon  of  Bnrnijion,  and  ftudied   and  pradtis'd 
 
 ■"     Phvfick. 
 
Inthe  County  of   YORK.  785 
 
 Phyfick  with  good  Succefs.     He  died  at  T^or^  An,  1670.  Vol.  II. 
 Aged  41.  v^-vO 
 
 SHEFFIELD;    Mr.  Fljher,  Mr.  Hancock,    Mr; 
 Bloom f  and  Mr.  Prime. 
 
 Mr.  James  Fi/her,  *  was  Congregational  in  his  Judg-  *  ^^      . 
 menc,  but  of  great  Piety   and  Worth,  and  an  excel-  //^^//  ^^^Jf 
 lent  Preacher,  and   was  an  Inftrumentof  much  good /T^^^  %^^ 
 in  this  Populous  Town.     In  his  younger  Days  he  had  remarkable 
 
 .  been  Minifter  in   London,  and   joining  with  another,  Hifiory  (f 
 it  lo  fell  put  that  when  the  other  Minifter  preach'd  ^^^.  Mar-» 
 great  Multitudes  fiock'd  to  hear  him,  while  Mr.  Fifher  tha  Hac* 
 had  but  very  few  Auditors.  .  Enquiring  the  Reafon  of  ^^^^* 
 one   of  the  Parifn,  he  was  Anfwer'd  :  Sir,  you  do  hut 
 French  the  Old  hum-drum  DoEtrines  of  Faith  and  ^epen- 
 tanccy  but    the  other  freachcth   Difpenfation   Truths.     It   1 
 
 .much  Afl-eded  him,  as  it  muft  needs  do  any  Man  than 
 hath  to  do  with  Perfons  of  a  like  Stamp  and  Chafadrer, 
 who  matter  not  Minifters  of  a  Ruih,  if  their  preaching 
 fuits  not  their  vitiated  Palate.  He  afterwards  fucceed- 
 ed  worthy  MtyToii?/*?;;,  and  Mv.  Bright  n  Sheffield,  and 
 walked  in  their  Steps,  preaching  Ufefully,  and  living 
 Exemplarily  'tillhis Ejcdlment  in  62.  Some  time  after, 
 he  was  in  much  trouble  about  pretended  Plots.  He 
 was  malicioufly  and  falfjy  accused,  and  forc'd  to  Tra- 
 verfe,  and  appear  at  the  SelTions  at  I^otheram,  Doncafter, 
 H^akefield^  and  PontefraEi  j  and  at  two  AfTizes  at  Torl^, 
 which  was  very  chargeable  to  him.     Another  tim.e  he 
 
 .  was  taken  up  by  order  of  the  D.  of  Tork^,  and  fent  from 
 Sheffield  to  fork^  a  Prifoner,  without  any  Realon  given, 
 or  Mittimus  made  him,  and  was  kept  a  Prifoner  ieve- 
 
 •rai  Months^  and  when  a  Mittimus  was  drawn  up,  it 
 
 •only  fignificd  that  he  was  a  dangerous  Perfon,  and  dif^ 
 affected  to  the  Government.  Another  time  he  was  ta- 
 ken up  and  fent  Prifoner  to  Tork^  upon  an  Information 
 upon  Oath  given  by  a  Icandalous  Parfon  in  the  Pea!(, 
 and  one  T.  Brown,  that  he  had  Ipoken  Treafon  in  a 
 P^uneral  Sermon  which  he  pjreach'd  for  the  Son  of 
 Mr.  Cook.  In  order  to  the  clearing  himfelf,  he  was 
 forc'd  to  carry  feveral  WicnefTes  Thirty  Six  Miles  to 
 
 ■Tork.  to  the  Affixes.  When  he  was  there,  he  was  puc 
 off  'till  the  laft  Day,  which  was  a  great  Expence  to 
 him     Before  it  came  On^  T.  Brovi>n,  his  Accufer,  (who 
 
786  TheE  jecled  or  Silenced  Miniflers^  &C, 
 
 Vol.  II.  was  at  that  time  Aiilftant  to  Vicar  Brown  of  Sheffield) 
 s^ry/"^^  had  a  Tryal  with  the  Burgeffes  of  Sheffield,  wherein  he 
 was  prov'd  Perjur'd  5  for  he  fwore  there  were  more^ 
 Burgeffes  than  there  really  were.  The  Judge  taking 
 notice  of  it,  and  there  being  a  talk  in  the  Court  of 
 this  T.  BrovorCs  deierving  the  Pillory,  he  ran  away  5 
 and  the  other  Drunken  Parion  not  appearing,  Mr.  Fifoer 
 was  Acquitted  by  Proclamation  in  open  Court.  At 
 another  time,  a  Man  of  Atterdiff^,  that  was  in  Tork, 
 Caftie,  condemn  d  for  murdering  his  Wife,  was  offered 
 a  Pardon  and  a  Sum  of  Mony,  if  he  would  fwear  Trea- 
 fon  againft  Mr.Fi/fef?-;  But  he  refus'd,  faying,  That  he 
 knew  no  fuch  thing,  nor  any  harm  by  him,  and  he 
 would  be  hang'd  before  he  would  fo  forfwear  himfelf  5 
 and  he  was  Hang*d  for  his  Murder.  The  laft  time  he 
 was  in  Prifon,  he  was  defign'd  to  be  kept  there  during 
 his  Life  :  But  the  Duke  of  Buckingham  coming  to 
 Tork.y  inquir'd  into  the  State  of  Prifoners  inth^Caftle^ 
 and  finding  him  and  fome  others  confin'd  there  out  of 
 ipite,  he  fet  him  and  them  at  Liberty.  But  Mr.  Fijher 
 could  not  go  home  becaufe  of  the  Five  Mile  A€t;  and 
 fo  took  up  at  Hatfield,  being  very  ill  with  his  long 
 Imprifonmcnt,  in  which  he  was  fometimes  fo  clofely 
 confin'd,  that  he  was  not  allow'd  Pen,  Ink,  or  Paper, 
 nor  might  any  Friend  come  at  him  ;  even  his  own  Son 
 could  not  fpeak  to  him  but  through  the  Windows  or 
 Grates.  He  continu'd  at  Hatfield  Four  or  Five  Months 
 in  a  languifliing  Condition,  and  then  Died,  and  was 
 Buried  there  in  January  \66^.  He  often  us'd  to  fay 
 to  his  Children,  Tah^  meafure  of  your  f elves  vphen  you  are 
 Mono, 
 
 Mr.  Rowland  Hancock.,  was  Vicar  of  Ecclesfield  near 
 Sheffield,  but  turn'd  out  in  60,  by  Mr.  PVright,  former 
 Incumbent.  He  afterwards  prcach'd  at  Bradfield,  where 
 the  A(5l  for  Uniformity  found  him  when  it  took  place. 
 When  the  Oxford  Ad:  came  out,  he  for  fome  time 
 withdrew,  and  was  entcrrain'd  by  Mr.  Syhanus  I(ich, 
 of  BuUhoufe  in  Fenny  ft  on  Parifli.  That  Storm  being 
 over,  he  returned  and  Prcach'd  at  Shcrtliff-HsiU,  where 
 he  liv'd  near  Sheffield,  maintain'd  a  Weekly  Ledure  at 
 Bradficid;  and  being  invited  to  Preach  occafionally  ac 
 yilverihorp  near  fVakefieid,  he  was  taken  and  committed 
 Frilbncr,  by  two  Juftlces  q(  Peaee^   to  Tork  Caftle, 
 
 where 
 
in  the  County  of   YORK.  787 
 
 where  he  continu'd  fome  time.  He  was  a  very  pious  Vol.  11. 
 Man,  of  excellent  Natural  Parts,  and  tolerable  Learn-  v.^/-^^ 
 ing,  tho*  he  had  not  been  bred  at  the  Univerlity. 
 His  Sermons  were  Succind:,  Methodical,  and  Elabo- 
 rate. In  the  latter  part  of  his  Life,  he  was  feiz'd  with 
 the  Palfy,  and  afterwards  continu'd  long  under  lan- 
 guifliing  Difeafes,  and  was  exercis'd  with  fevere  Pain, 
 which  was  thought  to  be  the  Stone;  but  his  Body  be* 
 ing  open'd  after  his  Deceale,  no  Stone  was  found,  but 
 they  perceived  fbmething  of  the  Strangury,  and  an 
 Ulcer  in  his  Bladder.  He  bore  his  Pain  with  an  in- 
 vincible Patience,  and  dy*d  Afril  14.  85. 
 
 Mr.  Matthevp  Bloom  was  at  Atter cliff  Chappel,  near 
 Sheffield^  and  afterwards  Afliftant  at  Sheffield,  He  v/as 
 Born  at  Brotherton  in  Torkjhire,  in  1634,  and  bred  up 
 under  Mr.  Jojeph  Hill  in  Mngdalen  College  in  Cambridge, 
 To  procure  a  Maintenance  for  his  Family  after  he  was 
 Eje<5ted,  he  turned  Malfter,  but  yet  preached  in  private  • 
 
 as  he  had  oporcunity.  He  was  a  Man  of  good  Parts^ 
 and  an  excellent  Preacher.  He  Dy'd  fuddenly  ac 
 Sir  PVillinm  Ellis's  in  Lincoln/hire.  As  he  was  rifing 
 out  of  his  Bed,  he  complain'd  of  a  Pain  in  his  Arm, 
 and  growing  Sick,  they  were  forc'd  to  carry  him  again 
 to  his  Bed  ;  where  he  was  no  fboner  laid,  then  he  cry'd 
 out,  oh  vphat  need  is  there  to  bs  always  ready  for  Death  ! 
 And  fo  breath'd  out  his  laft,  April  13.  16S6. 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Prime^  was  Born  at  Wcfton  in  Derby/hire^ 
 and  bred  at  Chejierfield  School,  and  afterwards  at  Chrifi's 
 College  in  Cambridge,  where  he  had  Mr.  Bnll^  to  his 
 Tutor,  who  was  Son  to  the  famous  Mr.  John  Ball, 
 When  he  left  the  Univerfity,  he  was  for  fome  time  in 
 the  Family  of  Mr.  PVefiby  of  I^anfield,  in  Torkjhire^ 
 whence  he  removed  to  Bajlow  in  the  Peak..  After  the 
 exercife  of  his  Miniftry  there  for  fome  tinie,  he  in  1 665. 
 was  call'd  to  be  one  of  the  Alfiftants  in  the  Town  of 
 Sheffield,  There  he  was  Ejected  in  62.  The  Sacrifice 
 of  about  2000  fuch  Men  as  he  was,  was  the  Joy  of 
 ^ome,  and  one  of  the  greateft  blows  that  ever  was  given 
 to  the  Proteftant  Intereft  in  this  Kingdom  fince  the 
 Reformation.  He  was  very  clear  in  the  point  of  Non- 
 conformity^ and  had  no  Hefitances,  buc  much  Satis- 
 Eee2  "        fadion 
 
•  7^8  The  EjeBed  or  Sile-acM  MimfterSj  Sec 
 
 Voi  II'  ^^^^^°"  about  ir.  Afrcr  his  Ejecflmenr,  he  fix'd  his  Re- 
 lid  ence  in  5'/7c;g?c/ij  tho-  advantageous  offers  of  other 
 Places  were  not  warning.  The  Ibber  Gentry  of  rhTofe 
 parts  had  a  great  value  for  him,  and  he  exercised  his 
 Miniftry  much  amongft  them,  and  very  frequently  in 
 fbme  Parts  of  his  Native  County ;  and  was  a  great 
 Inftrument  of  holding  Up  and  nourifliing  Religion  in 
 Families  by  that  means.  Befides  which  he  kept  up  a 
 conftant  Fortnight's  Lcdure  in  his  own  Town,  for  the 
 fpace  of  Forty  Five  Years,  from  62  to  his  Death,  where 
 for  fevcral  Years  there  were  many  neighbouring  Mini- 
 llers  his  Hearers,  *till  Death,  and  the  Ad:  of  Indul- 
 gence and  Liberty  call'd  cm  away.  But  for  the  Ten 
 iaft  Years  of  his  Life,  he  much  exercis'd  his  Miniftry 
 in  the  neighbouring  Congregation  at  AttercHjf.  He 
 had  a  warm  Hearr,  and  a  clear  Methodical  Cafuiftica:! 
 Head  and  Judgment,  by  the  help  of  which,  he  went 
 farther  into  fcveral  Points  than  moft.  He  met  with  a 
 Courfe  of  comfortable  Providences  during  his  Non- 
 conforiiiity  ^  and  particularly  upon  two  Accounts ;  in 
 that  he  was  skrecn'd  from  the  Perfecutions  that  fome 
 of  his  Neighbour  Miniftcrs  underwent :  And  alfo  in 
 the  Provificn  and  Supplies  that  werereach'd  to  him  from 
 the  bountiful  Hand  of  God,  by  raifinghim  up  Friends, 
 and  other  means  of  Support.  But  this  was  inrermix'd 
 with  fli.irp  Family  Afflictions  and  Excrcifes.  ¥k  did 
 not  refufe  Occtifionnl  Commuvicn  with  his  Conforming 
 Brethren  ;  and  had  a  refpedt  for  all  Pious  and  Godly 
 Minifters,  whether  of  one  or  another  Denomination, 
 and  kept  up  a  loving  Correfpondcnce  with  them  to  the 
 Iaft.  He  Gontinu'd  his  Labours  'till  "Weaknefs  and  In- 
 iirmitlts  di fabled  him.  He  was  a  very  folemh  Ol>- 
 fervcr  of  Bni  thclotncw  D^y ;  and  the  Iaft  Sermon  he 
 preach'd  upon  that  Occafion,  was  in  1707,  from 
 •^f)/^.  14.  le.  And  novs>  behold  the  Lord  hns  kept  mo  ulive 
 th'^fe  Forty  und  Five  Tears.  Afcer  which,  Sicknefs  and 
 Weakneiscame  on  in  the  Winter  following ;  and  when 
 he  had  run  a  courfe  of  about  77  Years,  he  expir'd  oa 
 Anil  26.  1708;  His  Funeral  Sermon  (whence  this 
 Account  is  taken)  was  preach'd  by  'bAr.I^ohrii  Fern,  on 
 Heb,  12.  2^. 
 
 BplIJERJ-JAM:    l^\r.  Luke  Clayton,    a  Prophet  that 
 liid  unufual  Honour  in  his  own  CouRcry,  on  the  Ac- 
 
 -    -    .  ^  -  coimc 
 
In  the  County  (?/  Y  O  R.  K-  789 
 
 count  of  his  real  Worth,  and  pious  Labours.  He  was  Vol.  iL 
 an  excellent  Difpucant,  and  a  very  ready  Man  i  and 
 for  many  Years  ^preach'd  twice  a  Day  to  a  numerous 
 Congregation,  and  Catechiz'd  the  Youth  in  publick  ; 
 after  which  he  conftantly  on  Lord's  Day  Evening  (about 
 Five  a  Clock)  repeated  the  vSubflance  of  his  Sermons, 
 He  having  no  Succeflbr  provided  for  him,  continu'd  to 
 Exercife  his  Miniftry  after  BnrtholomevQ  Day  62,  to  the- 
 great  Advantage  of  that  and  the  Neighbouring  Places, 
 and  he  c.ontinu'd  fo  to  do,  'till  the  J^ww/i/^  following, 
 when  he  cheerfully  fuifei'd  the  Penalty  of  Imprifon- 
 ment,  rather  than  the  People  lliould  be  wholly  lefcDe» 
 ftitute  pf  facred  Miniilracions.  He  was  the  firlt  of  the 
 Minifters  fhat  were  fenc  to  Tcrk  Caftlc,  by  vercue  of 
 the  Ad:  for  Uniformity.  He  was  indeed  a  very  bold 
 and  refolute  Servant  of  Jefus  Chrift  in  the  work  of  the 
 Miniftry,  balking  no  oportunity  of  preaching,  which' 
 occafion'd  his  being  Imprifbn'd  for  Six  Montiis  toge- 
 ther feveral  times.  Indeed  he  had  no  fooner  obrainVi 
 his  Liberty  after  one  Half  Years  Confinement,  but  he 
 return'd  to  his  work  and  preach'd,  for  which  he  was 
 again  Apprehended,  and  laid  up  for  another  Half  Year. 
 He  afterwards  preach'd  at  Grfijeborough  Chappel  for 
 feveral  Yea rg ;  and  Dy'd  of  a  Confumption,  June  13. 
 1^74*  at  about  |?ifcy  Years  of  Age. 
 
 Hanfvorth  :  Mr.  John  Curt.  He  redded  here  feveral 
 Years  after  his  Ejedlment  in  62.  An  Eminent  Scholar, 
 and  great  Divine.  Major  Tiiylor  of  M^allinvQcUs,  com- 
 mitted his  only  Child  to  his  Tuition,  when  he  was 
 fent  by  King  Charles  to  Fortify  Tangier.  He  was  fairh- 
 ful  to  his  Truft,  and  his  Pupil  is  a  very  worthy  Gen- 
 tiemari,  and  ufeful  iWagiilrate  in  his  Country.  He 
 dy'd.  in  1674. 
 
 Ackjvorth  :  Mr.  Thomas  Bur  beck..  He  had  been  Mini- 
 fter  there  many  Years,  when  he  was  Silenc'd  in  62I 
 lie  afterwards  dwelt  in  his  own  Houfe  at  Sheffield; 
 preach'd  frequently,  and  did  much  good.  He  was  a 
 very  worthy  Divine,  and  a  foiid  fubftantial  Preacher, 
 one  of  a  chearful  Spirit,  but  much  afflid:cd  with  the 
 Stone.  He  dy'd  in  1674.  Aged  about  60.  Dr.  Brad"^ 
 A^  Succeeded  him  at  4cxw/^^c 
 
 B  £  e  3  S^yidall 
 
W  '  '•  — = ■ ■ 
 
 790  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Minijters  &C. 
 
 Vol  II. 
 
 v^'^V'v^  Sandall  fnrva^  near  Doncajieri  Mr.  John  Hohjon,  A 
 fober,  ferious,  pious  Man,  and  faithful  Minifter.  Af- 
 ter his  being  Silencd,  he  remov'd  and  liv'd  about 
 Three  Miles  Eaft  of  Tork.  He  was  a  Man  of  a  fweec 
 winning  Deportment,  unblameable  Converfation,  and 
 yet  met  with  many  Difcouragements.  He  had  little 
 Employment,  and  yet  was  comfortably  provided  for. 
 He  dy'd  about  the  Year  16 ji, 
 
 Bradfworth :  Mr.  Pf^illiam  Havodenl  Born  near  Leeds: 
 Silenc'd  in  62,  with  his  Brethren:  Upon  the  Five 
 Mile  Ad:  he  went  to  Sherbom,  and  afterwards  removed 
 to  PVakefield.  He  preach'd  both  at  Home  and  Abroad 
 as  Oportunity  offer 'd,  as  long  as  his  Sight  continued  5 
 but  for  the  Height  or  Ten  laft  Years  of  his  Life,  his 
 Sight  faird  him.  However,  afterwards  he  had  fre- 
 quent Meetings  in  his  own  Houfe.  He  was  a  great 
 hater  of  all  Vice,  a  found  Orthodox  Divine,  a  great 
 Promoter  of  what  was  good,  and  one  of  Magnanimity 
 and  Refolution.  In  1685,  when  the  Duke  of  Mori" 
 mouth  was  Landed,  he,  with  many  others,  was  fent 
 Prifoner  to  Hull,  and  thence  convey'd  to  Tork.  Caflle, 
 where  the  CommiiTioners  requir*d  he  fhould  be  bound 
 to  his  good  Behaviour,  which  he  peremptorily  refused, 
 knowing  no  occafion  for  it;  but  the  matter  was  Com- 
 promis'd,  upon  a  Friend's  pafTmg  his  Wor^  for  him. 
 He  dy'd  ^«^.  26.  1699.  jEtat,  84. 
 
 Hickjenn:  Mr.Hugh  Evcrard.  An  Eminent  Divine, 
 and  folid  Preacher,  and  one  of  excellent  Parts.  When 
 he  was  turn'd  out,  Sir  John  Jackson  took  him  and  his 
 Wife  into  his  Family.  He  was  Chaplain,  and  his  Wife 
 the  Houfe- keeper.  He  was  very  ufeful  in  the  Family  j 
 and  Dy'd  there  uinno  1665. 
 
 Smeton:  ^  Mr.  John  Noble,  M.  Al  Born  at  j^/lehy  in 
 BoldenVanih,  Anno  1611.  Admitted  of  Chriji's  Col- 
 lege in  Cfim bridge  In  1630.  In  1637,  he  was  Minifter 
 ^t  PFhifgjf:.  In  16465  he  remov'd  to  Smeton.  One 
 of  an  happy  Memory,  a  great  Prefence,  and  readinefs 
 of  Wir ;  a  mighty  Oppofer  of  the  Fad:ions  and  Hur- 
 ries of  the  Times.  He  had  much  Trouble  with  the 
 Quakers,  whom  he  greatly  gonfgunded  in  Occalional, 
 
 and 
 
in  the  County  of  YORK.  791 
 
 and  fet  Diiputations.  He  was  an  excellent  Difputant,  Vol.  II. 
 and  never  loft  or  difparag'd  the  Caufe  which  he  un- 
 dertook, nor  his  Reputation  by  Ignorance  or  PalTion,. 
 In  the  latter  par:  of  his  J^ife,  he  preach'd  to  a  private 
 Congregation  at  Pontefra^.  He  departed  this  Life 
 Feh.  II,  1679.  j£tat,  68.  And  was  an  excellent,  ufe- 
 ful,  folid  Divine, 
 
 ihurnfco :  Mr.  fVJlinm  Benton,  Was  Born  at  PVhiskgt. 
 hill,  near  Atherton  In  Bur  ft  all  Parifh.  He  was  a  Man 
 of  Parts,  Prefence,  and  Aflurance.  After  his  Ejedi- 
 pn  in  6if  he  took  a  Farm,  and  apply'd  himfelf  to  Hul- 
 bandry,  for  the  necefTary  Maintenance  of  his  Family  : 
 And  afterwards  he  foliow'd  the  Mault  Trade.  He 
 dwelt  at  BamJI/,  where  being  an  affable,  chearful  Spi- 
 rited Man,  he  maintain'd  good  Correfpondence  with 
 the  Neighbouring  Gentry,  whereby  he  was  kept 
 much  out  of  Trouble,  but  at  the  fame  time  he  had  not 
 the  fame  Oporcunicies  for  preaching  as  many  of  his 
 Brethren  ^  and  yet  he  preach'd  femetimes.  He  Dy'd 
 Aug,  22.   1688. 
 
 Hemfaorth :  Mr.  Stephen  Chnrman.  A  pious,  painful, 
 faithful  Minifter,  but  not  fo  fuccefsful  as  fome  others 
 of  his  Brethren.  He  Dy*d  in  1667.  He  was  a  very 
 Subftantial  Divine,  and  a  good  Scholar. 
 
 Silkffton :  Mr.  John  Spaxvfordy  Vicar  there  many 
 Years.  (There's  a  very  pretty  Church  there,  and  there- 
 fore it  is  call'd  the  Minfter  in  the  Moores).  He  was  a 
 pious  Man,  of  compccent  Parts  and  Abilities;  very 
 plain  in  his  Preaching,  holy  in  his  Life,  facetious  in 
 Dilcourfe,  and  a  lover  of  all  good  Men.  When  he 
 was  Ejeded,  Mr.  Robert  Cotton,  (a  Worthy,  pious  Gen- 
 tleman in  that  Parifii)  took  him  to  his  Houfc,  and 
 kept  him  as  long  as  he  liv'd.  He  Dy'd  in  166S, 
 yEtat.  80. 
 
 Penny flon '  Mr.  Henry  Swift, ^  Who  continued  Preach  - 
 ing  after  the  Silencing  Day,  'till  he  was  Impnibn'd. 
 He  continu'd  Three  Months  in  Tork,  Caftle,  fevcpil 
 Nonconformifts  fupplying  for  him  all  the  while ;  and 
 when  he  was  at  Liberty,  he  fell  to  preaching  agaia» 
 There  was  no  ftriving  for  the  Place,  v;hicJb  was  but  a 
 ■       '^     "  '"  '       '      Eee4  ''         imall 
 
792        The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mimfiers J  .&c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  fmall  Vicaridgc.  He  was  Imprifon'd  a  fecond  and  a 
 third  time,  and  was  at  laft  prevaird  with  to  take  the 
 Oxford  Oath ;  and  he  read  fome  few  Prayers  to  keep 
 his  Place,  but  neither  declar'd  his  Aflent  and  Confent, 
 nor  made  the  Subfcription  requir'd  in  the  Ac^  of  Uni- 
 formity, and  yet  held  on  Preaching  'till  his  Death : 
 >\^hich  was  OHob.  31.  1689.  JEtat.  68. 
 
 Hoylland:  Mr.  Inman.  At  this  Place  there  were  two 
 Parfons  and  Paribnages.  One  of  them,  vi:{.  Mr.  Her- 
 ring  kept  in.  Mr.  Inman  was  Eje(5lcd  in  ^%.  He  af- 
 terwards kept  School  in  Clnyton^  and  liv'd  obfcurely, 
 but  was  a  good  Scholar.  He  Dy'd  in  March  1689. 
 JBtat.  66. 
 
 Denhy  Cappel  in  Pennyflon  Parifli :  Mt*.  John  Crook, 
 He  was  Born  in  Sheffield,  and  brought  up  at  Cambridge 
 under  Mr.  Jo/.  Hill  in  Magdalen  College.  A  fober  and 
 ftout  Man,  very  found  and  Orthodox,  of  good  natural 
 Parts,  Adtive  and  Vigorous  in  a  good  Caufe,  and  very 
 able  to  defend  the  Truth  by  Argument.  He  had  a 
 conliderable  Eftate,  and  prcach'd  but  rarely  and  pri- 
 vately. He  dy'd  2ii  H^akefield  Jan.  <).  168*.  He  was 
 but  a  Spare  and  Temperate  Man,  and  yet  had  been 
 long  a^.icted  with  the  Gout,  which  at  laft  rofe  upward, 
 from  his  Foot  to  his  Throat,  and  choak'd  him,  when 
 he  was  about  5 1  Years  of  Age.  Since  my  firft  Editi- 
 on of  this  Work,  I  have  been  inform'd  by  a  Letter, 
 that  he  was  pretty  much  refled:ed  on  as  of  a  Griping 
 Temper,  but  how  Juftly  I  know  not. 
 
 SandaUMagn/iy  near  H^akeficld  :  Mr.  Timothy  l^/ood^ 
 M.  A.  An  Univerfai  Scholar,  of  a  ready  Wit,  and 
 Voluble  Tongue.  A  diligent  Student,  and  of  a  Tena- 
 cious Memory :  An  excellent  Preacher,  and  of  a 
 peaceable  Spirit.  As  far  from  Plotting  as  any  Man, 
 tho'  by  Mifinformation  he  was  Imprifon'd  in  the  Caftle 
 of  Yo)\.  He  was  one  of  three  in  thefe  Parts,  who  could 
 not  imagine  the  Act  of  Pniformity  had  been  fo  high, 
 but  that  it  might  have  been  Paflable:  Bat  upon  fearch,' 
 they  found  the  Ford  too  deep,  they  could  neither  Wade 
 it,  nor  Swim  it,  and  therefore  they  kept  themfelves 
 oafe  (on  this  fide)  with  their  Brethren.  •   He  liv'd  fbme 
 
 time  in  ^andnlj   §frer  his  being  ^i^nc'd?  ^pd  ^f^^er-^ 
 
 ,      -  —  •      •         -  -      -       -'    ----     --    ^,^^j.j^g 
 
•    In  the  County  6^  Y  O  R  K.  79J 
 
 wards  remov'd  into  Leicefterjhire  ;  and  preach'd  often  Vol.  IL 
 in  fome  publick  Churches.  He  dy'd  at  Be/grave^  near 
 Leicefter^  in  1680.  JEtat,  63.  He  was  a  Man  of  pro- 
 digious Parts,  and  Induftry  ;  and  good  Elocution.  He 
 had  fram'd  a  Common  Place  Book  of  all  the  Heads  of 
 Divinity,  containing  the  QuintefTence  of  the  choiceft 
 Authors  he  had  Convers'd  with  :  But  he  Printed 
 nothing. 
 
 Crofion,  near  PP'akefleld:  Mr.  Edward  Hill,  M.  A.  of 
 Chriji's  College  in  Cambridge.  He  had  been  formerly  a 
 Conformift,  but  could  not  fall  in  with  the  New  Settle- 
 ment in  62.  He  was  a  pious,  grave,  ancient  Divine, 
 of  an  excellent  Temper.  Upon  the  coming  forth  of 
 the  Five  Mile  Ad,  he  remov'd  to  Shibden,  near  Hali- 
 fax. He  and  his  Wife  had  liv'd  together  Forry  Years> 
 and  Dy'd  within  Tvi^o  Hours  one  of  another,  in 
 Jan.  i66~. 
 
 SELBT:  Mr.  Birdfal.  Bred  up  in  Trinity  College 
 Dublin  in  Ireland,  in  the  beginning  of  Dr.  H^inters 
 Time  there.  -  He  often  acknowledg'd  the  Goodneis  of 
 GOD  in  the  many  Advantages  he  enjoy'd  there,  in 
 Publick  Ordinances,  and  Godly  Society.  After  his  be- 
 ing Silenc'd,  he  became  Domeilick  Chaplain  to  Mrs. 
 Hutton  of  Poppleton,  Sifter  to  my  Lord  Thomas  Fairfax, 
 He  was  of  great  Ufe  in  that  Honourable  Family, 
 and  to  the  Neighbourhood,  by  his  Example,  Prayers, 
 and  Preaching.  Efqj  Hutton^  her  Son,  continu'd  his 
 Encouragement,  and  he  dy'd  in  his  Family,  in  1686. 
 He  was  very  temperate,  and  of  a  blamelefs  Life  ;  and 
 any  contrary  Reflcdions,  becaufe  of  the  flufliing  of 
 his  Face,  which  was  natural  to  him,  were  altogether 
 groundlefs. 
 
 Long'haughton :  Mr.  Taylor.  After  his  being  Silenc'd, 
 he  became  Chaplain  to  Sir  Edward  ^[oodes ;  and  after- 
 wards liv'd  at  Mr.  H^adfwortUs  at  Swath  Hall,  near 
 Barnejl'/.  He  was  a  ferious  zealous  Chrlftian,  and 
 a  plain  laborious  Preacher.  Removing  to  Sheffield, 
 he  Dy'd  March  16^1^  ifiotmuch  ^hove  Forty  Years 
 of  Age.  .  -    -■ 
 
794  "^^^^  Ejected  or  Silenced  MiniJlerSj  SfC. 
 
 yd.  11.       fV^KJEPiELD:  Mr.  Jojhua  Kjrbj'^,  M.A.  Born  iij 
 'v>^^v*N^  London,  and  Educated  in  Oxford,  He  loft  a  good  Living 
 *He  Print' {or  retufing  to  take  the  Engagement,  after  which  he 
 td  a  little  went  Northward  upon  this  Occalion.     The  Lady  Cam- 
 Proteftant  den,  about  this  time,  gave  loo/.  fer  Annum,  to  main- 
 Catechifm  ^^an  a  Ledure  at  J4^al{efield,  and  appointed  the  Compa<= 
 in  Scrip-    ^y  ^^  Mercers  in  London  to  be  Truftees  in  Settling  and 
 ^*'*'^^^^''/^' Managing  it.    They  chofe  Mr.  K^erhji  firft  Ledurcr  on 
 that  Account;  who  went  down  thither  in  1650,  and 
 preach'd  on  Lord's  Days  in  the  Afternoon,  and  call'd 
 the  fii^  Child   Born  to  him  after  he   came  thitherj, 
 Camdena,    in  grateful  Acknowledgment  of  his  Bcne- 
 fadlrefs.     He  was  a  folid  fubftantial  Preacher,  and  a 
 great  Scripturift.     Some  complaining  of  his  citing  too 
 many  Scriptures  in  his  Sermons  ,   His  Anfwer  m'as, 
 that  it  was  as  if  the  Baker  complain'd,  that  the  Miller 
 brought  him  too  fine  Flower  to  make  Bread  of  ::  Caa 
 we  i'pcak  more  properly  than  in  God's  Language  ?  Buc 
 his  Excellency  lay  in  Prayer,  wherein  he  bad  a  pe^u^ 
 liar  Gift.     A  Conformift  Minifter  once  hearing  him, 
 faid  to  a  Friend,  Mr.  Kjrby  Pmys  Apoftolic/tliji.     He  was 
 rather  referv'd  in  Difcourfe  ;  but  if  engag'd  by  Quefli- 
 on,  there  was  much  depth  and  fignificancy  in  his  fiiort 
 Anfwers.     He  had  a  notable  Faculty  in  Expounding 
 Scripture,    where  he  had  many  pretty,  but  unufual 
 GlolTes.     He  had  fomething  of  Singularity  in  his  Sen- 
 timents, and  in  his  common  Pradlice,  but  there  was 
 no  danger  attending  it.    His  Garb  was  wonderful  plain, 
 and  he  required  the  fame  of  all  under  his  Charge,     He 
 was  very   ftrid:  in    Family  Difcipline,    and  faithful 
 in  Inftru(3:ion  and  Admonition.     He  was  a  Man  of 
 great  Courage  and  Refolution,  and  inflexible  when  he 
 had   once  fix'd  his  Principles.     He   was  Prifoner  at 
 Lambeth  in    1659,  together  with  Mr.  Gook,  of  Cbefter, 
 and  Mr.  hlnrrifin  o{  Afroton,  about  Sir   G.  Booth's  bufi- 
 nefs.     Afterwards  he  was  made  Prifoner  upon  the  Ad: 
 for  Conventicles.     Being  turn'd  out  by   the   kdc  for 
 *-.^  Uniformity*,  he  fet  up  a  Pulpit  ift  his  own  Hoiiie, 
 cular  M'^ ^^^  preach'd  to  all  Comers,  for  which  he  was  fent  to 
 fount  of  his  Tor  li  Caftle,  where  he  was  not  Idle,  but  improved  his 
 Sufferings  Solitude  in  Praying,  Medicating,  and  Preaching  when 
 fnayh/feenhQWHiiu^Qr'd, 
 in  Conf. 
 4.  Vh^for  the  Nonconf,  p.^g.  a.6. 
 
 And 
 
in  the  County  ^/  Y  O  R  K.  795 
 
 And  fometimes  he  would  divert  himfelf  in  making  Vpl.  11. 
 Verfes,  many  Copies  whereof  yet  remain  in  the  Hands 
 of  his  Friends,  as  to  which  it  muft  be  own'd  the  Senfe 
 it  far  beyond  the  Poetry. 
 
 After  Travelling  much  about  in  the  latter  Part  of 
 his  Life,  he  at  laft  finifh'd  his  Courfe  at  PVal^efield, 
 June  12.  1676.  j£tat,  59,  and  was  Bury 'd  in  his  own 
 Garden,  becaufe  he  was  Excommunicated.  He  was  a 
 Man  of  extraordinary  Sandity  and  Exaclnefs ;  a  right 
 Jacob  in  his  ordinary  Garb,  and  inward  PJainnefs  and 
 Prevalence  with  GOD :  Another  Elijah,  a  Champion 
 for  Truth  againft  many  Oppofers. 
 
 Thornhill :  Mr.  Jojhua  P0jinon,  whofe  Benefice  was 
 reckon'd  at  300/.  a  Year.  He  was  Born  at  Sower h^, 
 arid  bred  at  Cambridge,  was  a  witty  Man,  and  a  good 
 Scholar,  and  had  been  Chaplain  to  my  Lord  Ferdinando 
 Fairfax.  He  was  an  able  and  judicious  Preacher,  of 
 large  Acquaintance  and  Influence ;  and  being  blefs'd 
 with  a  plentiful  Eftate,  he  was  a  Cordial  Friend  to  his 
 poorer  Brethren.  He  was  Godfather  to  Arch-bifliop 
 Tillotfin,  When  he  heard  that  the  Ad:  of  Uniformity 
 was  come  out,  he  and  two  other  Minifters  rode  to  To-rii 
 {as  one  faid)  with  their  Cloak  Bags  full  of  Diftindi- 
 ons,  hoping  they  might  get  over  it,  and  keep  their 
 Places  :  But  having  read  it,  it  Silenc'd  and  Anfwer*d 
 them.  Tho*  they  were  all  Prudent  and  Learned  Men, 
 and  of  Catholick  Spirits  and  Principles,  yet  they  re- 
 turned with  a  Refolution  rather  to  quit  all  than  Com- 
 ply :  Two  of  them  kept  their  Refolution  to  the  Day 
 of  their  Death,  and  the  Third  remains  firm  and  fix'd 
 in  the  fame  Caufe.  Mr.  ff^binoriy  after  his  Ejedtment^ 
 remov'd  to  Torl{.  He  was  Purfe-bearer  and  Diftribu- 
 tor  of  the  Contributions  of  Charitable  Perfons,  for  the 
 Supply  of  Poor  Minifters.  He  was  a  Man  of  an  ex- 
 cellent Temper,  of  great  Integrity,  and  unufual  Sa- 
 gacity. He  was  found  Dead  in  his  Bed,  June  i.  i6j/^, 
 JEtat.  56. 
 
 Kjrhheatoni  Mr.  Chriflopher  l^chardfon.  After  his 
 Ejedmenr,  he  retir'd  to  his  own  Houfe  at  Lajfell  Hall. 
 Befides  preaching  on  Lord's  Days,  he  had  a  Ledure 
 in  his  Houle  once  a  Month,  in  which  feveral  of  his 
 Brethren  jo!n*d  wlrij  ham.  He  ^frerwards  went  to 
 " ~        "    '  L^verr 
 
-     N. 
 
 j^6  The  EjeBed  or  S-ilenc^ci  Minijlers^  &C 
 
 Vol.  II-  Leverjfool,  preaching  one  Day  in  Tuxtoth  Park^  Chappel^- 
 '  ■  and  rhe  other  Day  in  the  Town.  His  preaching  to 
 thelaft  was  very  Neat  and  Accurate,  but  plain  and 
 taking.  He  had  an  healthful  Conftitution,  which  con-' 
 tinu*d  till  Old  Age.  He'dy'd  in  Decemhsr  1698,  being 
 about  8c.  He  was  a  Man  that  was  rriighty  in  the 
 Scriptures,  being  able  on  a  fudden  to  Analyze,  Ex- 
 pound, and  draw  ufeful  Obiervations  from  whatfoe'ver. 
 Chapter  it  fell  to  his  fhare  to  read'in  any  of  the  pious 
 Families  into  "which  he  came.  When  he  liv'd  in  Tjrkr 
 /?/rr  his  preaching  was  much  folio w'd.  A  neighbour- 
 ing Minifter,  whofe  Parifliioners  us*d  to  go  to  hear 
 him,  complaining  once  to  him  that  he  drew  away 
 His  Flock  from  him,  and  made  them  go  aiiray  : 
 Mr.  I{icha-rcifon  anfwer'dp  Feed  them  better  atfd  they  wiil 
 not  Jit  ay.     '  •     ■   : 
 
 ArdJley^Chappef,  T\ezv  H^nkeflsld :  Mr.  Jeremiah  Mar f. 
 den.  Being  charg'd  with  the  Torkfhire  Plot,  he  efcap'd 
 to  London,  and  chang'd  his  Name  to  I{{ilphfon^  or  Son 
 of  I^alph,  which  was  the  Name  of  t^^e' Father,  who 
 had  Four  Sons  :  Samuel^  Jeremy,  Gamaliel,  and  Jofiah^ 
 who  were  all  Preachers.  This  fecond  Son,  was  in» 
 clin'd  to  the  Notions  of  the  Fifth  Monarchifts,  was  Im- 
 prifon'd  in  Newgate,  where  he  Dy'd,  in  1684.  /Etat,  55. 
 having  written  feveral  Treatifes. 
 
 H^odwell,  near  Leeds:  Mr.  Jeremiah  Miher.  A  Stu- 
 dent of  St.  John's  College  in  Cambridge.  A  Pious, 
 Zealous  Minifter,  Ufeful  and  Laborious.  After  his 
 Ejection  he  remov'd  to  a  Place' near  Fel-Church,  and 
 Preach'd  at  my  Lady  I^hsda'^  Chappcl  at  Haughton, 
 in  the  firft  Licenfe  Time  in  ji  :  And  afterwards 
 in  that  Worthy  and  Worihipfnl  Famify,"  where  both 
 he,  and  many  of  his  Brethren,  found  loving  Enter- 
 rainment  in  the  hardeft  TimesJ  ¥\c  was  one  of 
 good  Parrs,  and  competent  Learning.  His  Labours 
 were  very  fuccefsful.  Hq  Dy'd  March  j.  i68r.  Aged 
 about  41 . 
 
 LEEDS :  Mr.  Todd,  Mr.  Jame.s  Saks,  and  Mr.N//. 
 
 Mr.  Robert  Todd  M.  A.  was  born  An.  1 594  at  Souths 
 Cave  in  the  Eaft  lading  of  this  County,  and  after  his 
 
 Educ^- 
 
In  the  County  of  Y  O  R  K.  797 
 
 Education  in  Country  Schools  he  was  fent  to  Jefus  y^j,  jj 
 CoHege  in  Cambrige.  After  taking  his  Degrees  there  v*,/-v^ 
 he  teturn'd  into  his  native  Country,  where  he  was  firft: 
 Minifter  of  Swineflect  Chappel,  and  afterwards  of  Hint- 
 gift  Church  :  He  (as  it  appears  from  the  Book  of  Sub- 
 •fubfcri prions  in  the  Regifters  O^cq  at  TirA)' was  one  of 
 the  45  who  were  Ordain d  on  September  z  1621,  by 
 Arch-Bifhop  TobyMatthe-^s,  An.  1625  he  was  prefented 
 t>y  I{ich^rd  Harebred  Efquire  to  the  Vicaridge  of  Led- 
 'foam.  Upon  the  Death  of  Mr.  Gnrbut  he  was  call'd  to 
 be  Ledurer  at  the  old  Church  in  Leeds ;  which  being 
 too  fmall  for  the  nunnerous  Inhabitants,  Mr.  H^my(?» 
 built  a  new  one,  of  which  Mr.  Todd  was  the  firft  Incum- 
 bent. He  was  a  faithful  and  painful  Minifter  there 
 above  30  Years  ;  and  for  20  of  them  preach'd  twice 
 every  Lord's  Day,  befides  Monthly  Fafts,  Occafional 
 "Sermons,  and  thofe  Preparatory  to  the  Sacrament.  In 
 the  form-er  Part  of-  his  time,  his  Cuftom  was  to  ex- 
 pound the  Church  Catechifm  in  the  Afternoon,  on  the 
 fame  Token  that  when  the  Church  was  confecrated  by 
 Arch-Bifliop  l<:d!e.  Dr.  Cofins  (afterwards  Bifliop  of 
 Durham)  preaching  from  that  noted  Place,  let  all  things 
 ' he  done  decently  and  in  Order,  i  €or.  14.40.  lAv.Todd 
 in  the  Afternoon,  from  thefc  Words,  yes  verily  and  by 
 Gods  Heipfol  will;  which  fell  in  Courfe  in  his  Cateche- 
 tical Lcdnre,  was  fuppos'd  to  refled  upon  fome  In- 
 ftances  of  Hyper- conformity  in  the  Dodor's  Sermon  ; 
 which  was  lb  refented  that  he  was  filenc'd  for  twelve 
 Months  :  And  then  Sir  Artkir  Ingram  Senior,  and  Mr. 
 Harrifon  procured  his  Liberty.  After  which  he  fo  in- 
 duftrioufly  applied  himlelf  to  promote  the  good  of  Souls, 
 that  even  the  Danger  of  the  Plague  which  followed 
 ibme  time  after,  could  not  take  him  off  from  his  beloved 
 Work.  While  that  Vifitarion  fwept  away  1300  Per- 
 ibns  and  more,  he  was  preaching  on  He^ekjah's  BoyI, 
 which  many  have  thought  to  be  the  Plague.  And  be- 
 ing affifted  by  a  ftronger  Voice  than  his  own,  ("which 
 yet  was  naturally  fo  flirill  that  he  might  have  been  heard 
 even  at  the  Entrance  of  that  fpacious  Church- yard ,)T7f;{. 
 •that  of  ib  fmart  a  Rod,  was  effedtual  to  the  Ccnvidlioa 
 and  Converfion  of  many  Souls,  He  was  a  great  Tex- 
 tuary,  and  a  very  raking  Icriptural  Preacher.  He  us'd 
 to  hold  a  Weekly  Conference  with  fome  of  his  People, 
 concermog  the  Senfe  of  fome  PaiTage-'of  Scripture,  or 
 
79^  The  Ejected  or  Silenc*i  MiniJlerSy  &•€• 
 
 Vol.  II.  Tome  Cafe  of  Confcience,  propos'd  the  Week  forego- 
 ^^^^lyKi^  ing.  He  was  a  very  worthy  Divine,  an  excellent  Scho- 
 lar, and  a  folid,  fubftantial  Preacher:  But  hath  left 
 nothing  in  Print,  except  an  Epiftle  before  a  Book  of 
 Mr.  IVales,  He  was  a  very  Holy  and  Humble  Man* 
 The  Ad  of  Uniformity  debarr'd  him  of  the  publick 
 Exercife  of  his  Miniftry.  He  was  deeply  fenfible  of 
 ,  this  as  a  fevere  Providence  to  him  5  but  tho'  he  mourn- 
 ed in  fecret,  he  continued  his  Attendance  in  Publick,' 
 and  afterwards  preach'd  privately  in  his  own  Houfe, 
 till  his  laft  SickneS  :  In  which  Richard  Chomiey,  Efquire, 
 in  Gratitude  for  the  good  he  had  received  under  his 
 Miniftry,  delir'd  leave  to  fend  for  a  Phyfician.  No 
 fays  he,  there  is  but  one  in  England  can  do  me  good  5  and 
 that  is  King  Charles,  by  giving  me  Liberty  to  Preach,  To 
 another  Friend  who  enquired  after  his  Alfurance,  he 
 
 frudently  replied ;  I  would  not  be  too  confident  leaft 
 prefume,  nor  too  diffident  leaft  I  difpair.  He  died 
 very  pioufly,  16  January  i66i,  aged  67,  and  was  in- 
 terred in  the  Chancel  of  the  Church  where  he  had  ib 
 long  been  an  ufeful  Preacher.  Upon  his  Grave  Stone 
 lies  a  Plate  of  Brafs  with  this  modeft  Infcription :  Here 
 lieth  buried  the  Body  of  Mr.  Robert  Todd,  voho  departed 
 this  Life  January  16,  1663.  Being  thefirfl  Incumbent  and 
 Preacher  of  the  Gofpel  in  this  Place.  JEtat.  67.  His  Me- 
 mory is  to  this  Day  precious  in  Holdernefs,  where  he 
 liv'd  and  preach'd  in  his  younger  Days:  And  at  Leeds 
 where  his  Sermons  are  Kept  in  many  Hands  as  a  preci- 
 ous Treafure. 
 
 Mr.  James  Sales  formerly  Minifter  at  Thornton  Chap- 
 jjel,  was  caU'd  to  be  aififtant  to  Mr.  Todd^  An.  1 647, 
 A  Learned  and  Holy  Man,  of  fine  Parrs,  and  an  excel- 
 le^it  Preacher.  He  was  born  at  Pudfeyy  and  brought 
 up  in  Cambridge,  and  afcer  his  remove  thence  he  fpent 
 fome  time  with  Mr.  I{eyner  0^ Lincoln,  When  he  was 
 filenc'd  he  liv'd  at  his  own  Houfe  at  Pudjey.  He  kept 
 a  conftant  Courfe  of  Preaching  there  to  the  Neighbour- 
 hood, till  GOD  difabled  him  by  a  lingring  Difeafe, 
 which  iiTii'd  in  a  Palfie.  He  died  in  1679.  He  was 
 a  great  Comfort  and  Companion  to  old  Mr.  IVales, 
 with  whom  he  ferv'd  as  a  Son  in  the  'Gofpel.  They 
 were  near  Neighbours,  and  continu'd  dear  Friends ta 
 ihelaft.  ~  ~  —" 
 
 Mr: 
 
 I 
 
in  the  County  of    YORK.  799 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 Mr.  Chi  iftopher  Nejfe  was  Ledurer  ac  Leedes,    He  s^.rs/'^ 
 
 was  Son  of  Thomas  Nejfe  of  North-Cave  in  the  Eafl  Rid- 
 ing of  the  County  ofTork^  where  he  was  bom  Decern* 
 her  260  i  621:  And  Educated  under  Mr,  Seaman  in  Gram- 
 mar Learning,  till  he  was  16  Years  of  Age,  when  he 
 was  fenc  to  St.  Johns  College  in  Cambridge,  In  the 
 cime  of  the  Civil  Wars  he  recir'd  into  the  Country^ 
 and  preach'd  for  a  time  at  Cliffe  Chappel,  under  the  in* 
 fpedion  of  his  Uncle  Bre&rdiffe,  an  eminent  Divine^ 
 Vicar  of  North-Ca^e.  From  thence  he  receiv'd  a  Call 
 into  HoUerneJfe,  and  after  a  few  Years  to  Beverley  5 
 where  he  caught  School,  and  preach'd  occafionally. 
 Dr.  H^mf&r  being  elei^ed  Provoft  of  Trinitj  College  in 
 Dublin,  refign*d  to  Mr.  Nejfe,  his  Living  at  CottSngham 
 near  HuU^  where  he  was  inftrumental  in  the  Conver- 
 fifia  of  many  Souls,  particularly  Thomas  I{ajpw  an  old 
 Man,  and  one  of  the  moft  fubftantiai  in  that  Town, 
 whea  Grey  Hairs  were  upon  him.  After  Ibme  Years 
 Ise  was  call'd  thence  to  Leeds^  in  which  place  alio,  ma- 
 ay  had  caiife  to  bieis  GOD  for  him.  From  the  Year 
 1656  to  1660,  'he  was  Le<flurer  to  Mr.StHes  ^  and  up- 
 on his  Death  to  Dr.  L^k^,  afterwards  Bifhop  of  Chi* 
 ehefter  5  between  whom  there  was  the  like  uncomfor- 
 table clalhing,  as  formerly  at  the  Tempk^  between  Mr. 
 Hooker,  and  Mr„  Travers,  and  what  was  delivered  in 
 the  Forenoon,  was  confuted  m  the  Afternoon,  till  Au- 
 guft  62,  when  Mr.  Nejje  being  ejeded  for  Noncon&t- 
 mity,  preached  ia  private^  How  the  Duke  of  huckr 
 4ngham  woaid  afterwards  have  complimented  him  into 
 Cosifosrmityj  is  related  by  himfelf,  in  hi5  Divine  Lega- 
 cy, p.  2o3„  Upon  the  five  Mile  Ad  he  retirM  to  Clayton^ 
 and  from  thence  to  Morley  :  And  when  the  times  grew 
 more  favourable,  he  had  a  Houfe  of  his  own  at  Hunflet^ 
 and  inft^ded  Youth,  and  preached  in  private,  tili 
 £672,  when  the  Main  Riding  Houfe  being  converted 
 CO  a  Meeting  Houfe,  he  preach'd  pubiickly  there  to  a 
 numerous  Auditory.  Having  been  three  times  Escom- 
 inunicated,'upon  the  fourth,  there  was  iffu'd  our  a 
 Writ  de  Excommunicato  Capiendo  ;  to  avoid  which,  he 
 removed  to  London ,  A^.  1675,  and  there  he  preach'd 
 eo  a  private  Congregation,  After  he  had  been  above 
 6c  Years  a  Minlftef  ofthe  Gofpel^  he  dkd  upon  St. 
 
 $^evherr>f 
 
8oo  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MtmJterSy    &€. 
 
 .^■■i.      '  .        '  , -  t  ' — ■ — i—— 
 
 Vol.  II.    Stephens  Day,  and  was  interr'd  in  the  burial  Place  in 
 v^^rv*^  Bunhill  Fields,  December  l<).  An,  1705.  ^tat,  84.  * 
 "^  His 
 
 Works  are  thefe :  I.  The  Crown  and  Glory  of  a  ChrHlIan^  1676.  iis 
 1.  Tkc  Chriftians  Walk  and  Work  on  Earth  until  he  come  to  Hea- 
 ven, 1677.  Z<va.  3.  A  Proteftant  Antidote  againft  the  Poifon  of  Po- 
 pery ;  79.  8i;i.  4.  The  Chryftal  Mirour  or  Chriftian  Looking-glafs, 
 P>eroingths  Tredchery^  of  the  Heart.  79.  8i;a.  5.  A  Difcovery,  of  the  Per- 
 fon  and  Period  of  Antichrift,  as  to  his  Rife,  F.eign,  and  Ruin.  79, 
 Sva.  d.  The  Devils  Patriarch;  tn  the  Life  of  Pope  Innocent  the  uth. 
 i58o.  7.  A  fpiritaal  Legacy  for  young  Men.  16B1.  8,  Half  a  Sheet 
 on  the  blazing  Star.  ^*  A  Phllofophicaland  Divine  Difcourfe  ctneerning 
 the  Comet.  4^0.  168 £»  ip.  A  Whip  for  the  Fool's  Back,  voho  did  ridi' 
 cule  God's  Holy  Ordinance  of  Marriage,  ii.  A  Key  with  the  Whip  to 
 unfold  the  Intrigues  o/'Abfalom  ^»i  Achitophel.  J2.A  Church  Hifto- 
 ry  from  Adam,  and  a  Scripture  Prophecy  to  the  End  of  the  World. 
 j68r.  13.  A  Token  or  Ne-m  Tear  s  Gift  for  Childen.  1685.  1 4.  Won- 
 derful Signs  of  Wonderful  Times.  1684.  15.  Advice  to  the  Painter 
 spow  the  Earl  0/ Shaftsbury's  Enlargment  fnm  the  Tower  i5.  An  Aftro- 
 logical  and  Theological  Difcmrfe  upon  the  great  Conjunftion.  17.^ 
 ftrange  and  wonderful  Trinity  or  tripUcity  of  fiupcndious  Prodigies, 
 ggvfifing  of  a  wonderful  Eclipfc,  a  wonderful  Comet,  and  a  wonderful 
 Conjun^iion.  18.  The  Hiftory  and  Myftery  of  the  Old  and  Nevjr 
 Tcftament,  Logically  difcuffedf  and  TheoUgically  imprbvd  in  4  Vol.  /"« 
 Folio-  ^^  Antidote  againft  Arminianifm.  1700.  His  Divine  Lega- 
 cy. 1730.  He  left  alfo  in  M.  S.  ^  particular  Confutation  of  the  Romifh 
 Religion  irt  all  its  DoHrines,  S>cc.A?2da  Vindication  of  his  own  Thefts  at 
 Leeds    th^^  ^^  Divine  V/orjlnp  muji  have  a  Divine  Warrant. 
 
 *  I  have  ■  Beeflon:  Mr.  Leonard  Scurr,*  horn  in  Pontefiacl,  and 
 tf»  Infor-  bred  in  Sidney  College  in  Cambridge  He  had  a  good  Eftate 
 mation  in  thisNeighbourhocd.  And  fome  time  after  his  being fi- 
 fevt  me  lenc'd,  He,  and  his  Mother,  and  Maid,  liv'd  retir'd  at  a 
 fram  a  Houfe  in  the  Parh^,  where  Thieves  breaking  in,  robb'd 
 mtivs  of  and  Murder'd  them,  and  fetthe  Houfe  on  Fire.  They  af^ 
 Beefton,  terwards  fled  into  Ireland,  whither  they  were  purfu'd 
 til  at  one  ^wo  of  them  were  taken  and  condemo'd.  One 
 worth  "  ^'^^  hanged  in  Chains  in  Hclbecl^  Green.  The  cipher 
 was  Eieff'  '^^^^  repriev'd  in  hopes  of  a  further  Difcovery,  which 
 ed  at  that  he  could  never  be  brought  to.  A  particular  Narative 
 j^'lace,  and  of  this  Tragedy  is  extant  in  Print. 
 that  Mr 
 
 Leonard  Scurr  only  occaJionaUy  ajjiftcd  Mr.  Cudworth  there:-  But  fcan^ 
 tiQt  find  Mr.  Cud  worths  I<(ame  in  any  of  the  Lijis  I  havefeen,  and  Mr » 
 Scurr  isjlill  mention  d. 
 
 Hunjtcts; 
 
in  the  County  (p/   Y  O  R  K.  80 1 
 
 Hunjlete:  Mr.  Thomas  Havpkjworth.  An  able,  judi-Vol.  II. 
 cious  Preacher,  and  a  good  Scholar.  The  Adl  of-^^'V^ 
 Uniformity  gave  him  a  Superfedsas,  and  the  Five  Mile 
 Ad  drove  him  from  home  j  at  which  time  he  retired 
 to  Alvsf thorp  Hall,  near  H^a'^cfield,  where  he  died  Nc^ 
 vember  23.  1667.  He  was  an  Inftrumenc  of  good  to 
 many.  He  was  an  excellent  Hebrician,  a  pious  Man, 
 and  of  a  very  peaceable  Temper. 
 
 Hoibecli:  .Mv.  Robert  A^mltage.  A  pious  Man  and  a 
 plain  ufeful  Preacher.  Chaplain  in  the  Parliament's 
 Army  in  the  time  of  the  War.  A  Man  of  Spirit,  ycc 
 fober,  folid,  and  peaceable:  Of  great  Zeal  for  God 
 and  agaiaft  Sin.  He  liv'd  privately  in  Holbcck^ior  a 
 time  when  filenc'd  ;  but  retir'd  to  a  private  Corner 
 near  Hallifax  upon  the  Five  Mile  Adt.  Afcerwards 
 returning  home,  he  preach'd  in  his  own  Houfe,  and 
 tho'  fome  watched  for  an  Advantage  againft  him,  yen 
 he  was  never  Imprifon'd.  It  could  never  be  difcern'd 
 what  Judgment  he  was  of :  Whether  Pr^j/'^'^'n^w,  Con- 
 gregacionaly  or  Epijcopal.  He  died  April  20.  1639.  ^£t4fi 
 78. 
 
 fVood^kJrl^ :  Mr.  Chriflopher  MnrJhnL  Born  in  Lin^ 
 coin/hire.  Educated  partly  in  Cambridge,  and  partly  un- 
 der Mr.  Cotton,  at  Boflon  in  Nevo^En^^lnnd.  A  Congre^ 
 gntional  Man.  A  good  folid  Scholar,  of  conliderable 
 Parts,  and  of  a  ferious  Spirit,  but  inclin'd  to  Melancho- 
 ly. He  met  with  many  perfonal  and  domeftick  AfHi- 
 d:ions.  Being  Ejeded  in  62.  He  liv'd  privately  near 
 his  People,  in  a  Houfe  of  his  own.  In  the  banilhing 
 time,  he  liv'd  in  Horbmy.  Returning  again,  he  preach- 
 ed there  privately.  In  72.  He  preach'd  at  Topclijf 
 Hall.  He  was  accus'd  and  imprifon'd  on  the  Account 
 of  a  Plot,  with  feveral  of  his  Brethren,  but  they  came 
 oit  clear,  there  being  none  could  lay  any  thing  to  their 
 Charge.  He  had  a  found  Mind,  but  a  crazy  Body, 
 which  at  laft  grew  untenantable  to  his  precious  Soul, 
 which  broke  loofe,  and  expired  in  Fsbrunry  1673.  JE'^at, 
 59- 
 
 Pudfey:  Mr.  E'knmh  fVales  *,  M.  A.  He  was  the  fe- 
 cond  of  Seven  Sons  of  Johr?  ^^^nles  q{ Idle  in  the  PariOi 
 
 Fff  oi       :: 
 
8o2  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Miniflers^  &:c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  o^  Cdvsrley,  in  the  Wcji-B^idin^  of  che  County  of  York' 
 Hew  as  born  there  in  that  memorable  Year  1588;  and 
 Baptiz'd,  December  15.  After  his  Education  in  the 
 Country  Schools,  he  was  fent  to  Trinity  College  in 
 Cnmbridge,  where  he  ftaid  till  he  took  his  Degrees,  and 
 then  return'd  into  his  Native  Country,  and  accepted  of 
 the  poor  Chappelry  of  Pudfcy,  three  Miles  from  Leeds,- 
 whcre  without  the  leaft  fecular  Advantage,  he  became 
 very  famous,  purely  forhisM^ork's  Sake;  being  a  Per- 
 ion  of  great  Holinefs,  and  an  unibotted  Life.  Here  he 
 iabour'd  mightily  in  the  Word  and  Dodtrine,  taking 
 abundance  of  Pains  in  preaching,  praying,  catechizing, 
 and  expounding;  t ho' after  all  he  faw  not  lb  much 
 Fruit  of  his  Miniftry  amongft  rhcm  as  he  deiir'd,  and 
 others  expected.  But  his  Miniftry  was  very  efFedlual 
 upon  multitudes  of  others,  who  from  all  the  Country 
 round  about  flock'd  ro  hear  him.  He  was  indeed  an 
 excellent  Preacher,  of  a  profound  Judgment :  And  had 
 an  admirable  Art  in  prelTmg  Practical  Truths  home  up- 
 on the  Confcience,  and  illuftrating  things  by  pertinent 
 and  familiar  Similitudes.  So  far  was  he  from  gaping  af- 
 ter the  Preferments  of  the  World,  that  tho'  he  had  fe- 
 veral  better  Oifers,  he  contented  himfelf  with  a  mean 
 Allowance  in  this  Place,  not  worthy  to  be  nam'd,  con- 
 xidering  his  Wonh  and  Induftry.  He  was  invited  to 
 NevQcr.ftic.  He  was  courted  by  the  Grandees  of  that 
 Age,  with  whom  he  might  eafily  have  made  his  own 
 Terms.  The  Lord  Thomas  Fairfax  in  particular  had 
 a  lingular  Efteem  for  him  ;  and  oiter'd  him  feveral  Pla- 
 ces of  conliderable  Profir.  Mr.  Ifnac  Ambrofe  alfo  invi- 
 ted him  in  Col.  ^igbies  Name  to  Clifford  in  Lancajhire, 
 pfomifing  a  good  Stipend.  And  the  Committee  at  Low- 
 4ton  for  lending  Minifters  into  the  Northerii  Parts,  fix'd 
 on  him  for  the  City  of  Carlijle^  where  by  Ordinance 
 of  Parliament,  the  Yearly  Sum  of  150/.  was  granted 
 ro  a  preaching  Minifter  ;  and  he  was  accordingly  invi- 
 ted thither.  He  was  alfo  earneftly  folicited  to  a  paftoral 
 Charge  in  New-England.  But  nothing  could  prevail 
 with  him  to  leave  his  Antient  People,  for  whofe  fpirl- 
 tual  Welfare  he  was  extreamly  folicitious.  And  the 
 great  Succefs  his  Miniftry  had  at  Leeds,  fwhere  he 
 prcach'd  frequently  at  the  Monthly  ExercifeJ  and  other 
 adjacent  Pares,  and  upon  thofe  Strangers  that  heard  him 
 
 conftantlT 
 
In  the  County  ^   Y  O  R  K.  80  J 
 
 conftantancly  at  ?udfe)^  inclin'd  him  to  choofe  ro  ftay  Vol.  II. 
 among  them.  "^  ^.^y^^r^^^ 
 
 ted  an  excellent  Treatife  upon  Gal.  3.13.  calFd  Mount  Ebal  IcveJi'd, 
 Svo.  KJ59.  He  iiljo  publij\)d  afmall  TraB^  Entituled,  a  Writ  of  Error; 
 Tork  ivo.  1654.  The  OccaJIon  of  which  was  a  ^eftion  that  had  been  prs- 
 f9s^d  to  hirHf  whither  any  Woman  {Maid  or  Widow)  intending  t9  marry, 
 may  before  her  Marriage,  referve  any  of  her  goods  in  her  own  Power,  to 
 ke  difposdhy  her,  after  jbe  jhall  be  married^  without  her  Husband^ s  Dire- 
 Bion  »r  Confent.  It  has  a  modefi  Preface,  cnlyfubfcrifdE.  W.  with  thif 
 Title:  A  Writ  jof  Error,  or  a  fiiendJy  Examination  of  a  Queftion 
 and  the  Refolution  of  it,  deeply  concerning  married  Perfons,  or 
 fuch  as  intend  to  marry.  Several  of  his  Sermons  and  Manufcripts  are 
 in  the  Hands  4>f  Ralph  Thoresby  of  Leeds,  Efquire.  And  aTreatife 
 of  his  on  Rom.  7.4.  is  in  the  Pojffejjion  of  Mr.  Edw&rd  Hill,  of  Black- 
 well-Hall,  London.  He  alfo  printed  a  fhort  Catechifm,  or  the  Suht 
 ofthe  Chrijlian  Religion  in  34  ^eftions  and  Anfwers,  London  8i;ff.  1652. 
 which  he  dejtgndfor  the  youngefl  foyt  of  Catechumens  of  his  own  Congrt" 
 gat  ion,  tin  they  were  fi  for  that  of  the  jfembly. 
 
 He  contlnu'd  with  them  till  1662  when  the  black 
 Bartholomew  did  that  effedtually,  which  all  the  Art  of 
 Man  could  not  do  before;  and  feparaced  him  from  his 
 antient  People:  Which  while  many  lamented,  others 
 rather  rejoic'd  at  it.  And  now  he  was  rundown  as 
 a  Perfon  difaffedcd  to  the  Government,  tho*  he  had 
 fuffered  in  the  late  times  as  a  Favourer  of  it.  After 
 he  had  been  a  faithful  Labourer  at  Pudfey,  above  50 
 Years,  an  ill  Neighbour  taking  the  Advantage  of  the 
 five  Mile  Acfl,  forced  him  to  travail  abroad  in  his  Old 
 Age  :  But  at  length  he  ferled  at  Leeds,  where  he  had 
 many  cordial  Friends.  There  he  preach'd  privately 
 as  he  could  have  Oportunity,  efpecially  upon  the  Week 
 Days :  For  upon  the  Lords  Days,  both  he  and  Mr. 
 Todd  generally  attended  on  the  publick  Miniftry,  and 
 preach'd  at  diff.Tent  Hours.  He  had  fome  Trouble 
 for  preaching  upon  a  fpecial  Call  and  Occafion  at  B^am" 
 ley  Chappel,  and  was  carried  before  the  Juftices,  and  had 
 been  fent  to  Prifon,  but  that  fome  of  them  had  a  Re- 
 fpedl  to  his  great  Age.  He  had  the  Happinefs  of  a  Sa- 
 na fcneSius,  to  which  his  Temperance  be  th  a>  to  Diet 
 and  Palfion  contributed  much.  He  fcarce  knew  any  of 
 the  Infirmities  of  Age  but  Deafnefs.  He  was  lb  zealous 
 againft  Errors  that  he  was  a  Wirnefs  againft  Mrs.  But- 
 F  i  ^^  z  cbinjon. 
 
8o4  The  Eje5fed  or  SHenc^d  Mimfiers^  8^0. 
 
 Vol.  II.  chinfon^  and  gave  fuch  Evidence  againft  her,  as  caus'd 
 her  to  be  caft  ouc  of  the  Church,  after  which  (he  died 
 miferably.  He  had  married  her  Neice  ;  but  the  Re- 
 lation in  that  cafe  had  no  influence  upon  him.  He 
 Dy'd  at  Mr.  Hicksons  a.t  Leeds ,  Mny  ii.  1669,  being 
 near  Eighty  Years  of  Age.  He  was  Tall,  of  a  come- 
 ly Countenance,  and  winning  Behaviour  :  And  had 
 an  excellent  Difpofition,  which  was  advanc'd  by  Grace 
 to  fo  high  a  Degree,  as  to  render  him  exceeding 
 Amiable.  His  Motto  was,  Lefs  than  the  ler.ft  of  aU 
 Snints. 
 
 Idle  :  Mr.  Thomns  Swallvoood'  He  was  Born  in 
 Chefhire^  and  was  Chaplain  in  the  Army.  He  was 
 turn'd  out  of  JB^^.^r,  a  Scqucftred  Living,  in  60  :  But 
 preach'd  in  Idle  Chappel  when  Ejcdled  in  62.  He  was 
 a  Man  of  a  Noble,  Valiant,  Adive  Spirit.  He  preach'd 
 convincingly  for  the  awakening  of  Sinners  ;  there  lay 
 his  Delight  and  Excellency  ;  and  GOD  maryelloufiy 
 blefs'd  and  profper'd  him.  He  was  a  moderate  Ccngrs- 
 gntional  Man;  ready  to  adl  in  concert  with  his  Bre- 
 thren. Upon  the  Five  Mile  Ad  he  removed  to  Finn- 
 foaxv  Hall,  near  l-rakeficid,  where  he  Dy'd  Nov.  24.  1667. 
 Aged  about  45. 
 
 Hallifax  :  Mr.  £//  Bentley.  Born  in  Sov^^rb)',  and 
 bred  in  Cnmbridge,  where. he  was  fome  time  Fellow  of 
 Trinity  College.  In  Augujl  1652,  he  became  AfTiftant 
 to  Mr.  Booth  at  Hallifaxy  and  attcr  his  Death  continu'd 
 alone  'till  /^uguft  61.  He  fled  before  the  Five  Mile 
 Acl ;  but  in  72,  return'd  to  Haliifax,  and  preach'd  in 
 his  own  Houfe.  He  Dy'd  July  31.  1675.  u£tat.  49. 
 He  was  a  Man  of  good  Parts;  a  folid  ferious  Preacher, 
 of  a  very  humble  Behaviour,  and  very  ufeful  in  his 
 Place.  He  liv'd  dcfir'd,  and  dy'd  lamented.  Upon 
 his  Death-bed,  he  thus  cxprefs'd  himfelf  to  a  particular 
 Friend  :  God  will  take  a  Courfe  vaith  thefe  unreafonahle 
 Meriy  that  require  Jucb  Terms  nf  Communion,  as  n  Man 
 cannot  voith.  a  Jafe  Conjcience  fuhjcrihe  to. 
 
 Ccley:  Mr.  Oliver  Heyvpood,   Born  In  March  1629,  and 
 Baptrz'd  in   the  fame  Month  in  Boltm  Church.^    He 
 fet  a  fpccial  Remark,  ever  after,  on  the  Day  of  his  be- 
 ing Baptiz'd  ;  ufing  on  its  Annual  returns  to  renew  his 
 •  BajJtifmal Covenant,  and  dedicate  himfelf  afrefli  to  God, 
 
 H^ 
 
m  the  County  of   Y  O  R  K.  805 
 
 He  was  defign'd  by  his  Parents  for  the  Miniftry  from  Vol.  II. 
 his  Birth  j  and  was  himleifairo  inclin'd  that  way  ;  and  s.^^'V^'- 
 therefore  after  his  being  crain'd  up  in  Grammar  Learn- 
 ing, under  the  bell  Schooimailcrs  chat  were  in   thofe 
 Parts,  \\Q. 'w^wi  lo  Camhridge^  An.  164.7.     He  was  ad- 
 mitted Penlioner  in  Trinity  College,    and  piac'd  under 
 the   Tuition   of  Mr.  Akjmrfl,     His  Tutor    was   then 
 reckon'd  Eminent  for  Learning  and  Piety  :  Tho'  he  af- 
 terwards fell  into   feveral   very  odd  Notions ;    from 
 which  his  Pupil,  own'd  it  the  great  Mercy  of  God  that 
 he  was  preferv'd.     There  were  at  that  time  feveral 
 Meetings  of  Scholars  in  th.ic  College  for  reli^ous  Ex- 
 ercifes;  which  Mr.  HcyvQood^   found  very  beneficial  to 
 himfelf;    and  would  often   afterwards  heartily  blefs 
 God,    for  Dr.  Thomas  Hilly  the  Mafler  of  Ta'mV^,  and 
 Mr.  Hammond  o{  Magdalene  College,  who  were  then  the 
 moft  celebrated  Preachers  in  the  Univerfity.     Mr.  H9'- 
 vpood  attended  upon  them  with  great  Diligence  ^  and 
 with  no   fmali  Pleafure  and  Profit.     He   purfu'd  his 
 Studies  moft  induftrioufly ;  and  when  he  was  of  fuffi- 
 cient  ftanding,  took  the  Degree  of  Batchelor  of  Arts. 
 Some  time  afterwards,  his  Father,  not  able  any  longer 
 to  bear  the  charge  of  maintaining  him  at  the  Univer- 
 ficy,  call'd  him  home  ^  where  he  liv'd  for  a  while  re- 
 tiredly :  But  at  length  became  a  Preacher,  upon  the 
 Advice  and  Solicitation  of  the  Minifters  in  thofe  Parts^ 
 Having  preach'd  fome  time  about  the  Country  Occa- 
 fionally,  he  was  at  length  invited   to  Coley  Chappel  in 
 Hnllifax  Parifli,  and  he  accepted  the  Invitation  i  foon 
 after  which  he  w^as  folemnly  Ordain'd  by  the  Minifters 
 of   the   fecond  Clajfis  in  Lancajhire^    by   Fafting,  and 
 Prayer,  and  Impoficion  of  Hands.     Before  his  Ordina- 
 tion he  was  ftridbly  examin'd  in  the  feveral  Parts  of 
 Learning;  difputcd' on  that,  Queftion,  An  P  a  dob  apt  if- 
 mus  fit  Licitus ;    and   preach'd   a  Sermon  on  i^ow.  10. 
 15.     He  was  Ordain'd  in  Bury  Church,  Aug,  4.   1651. 
 The   Minifters   that   Ordain'd   him,    were   Mr.  John 
 Jiljley,  Mr.  John  Harpur,  Mv.  H^illiam  Ault,  Mr.  Peter 
 Bradjhavp^    Mr.  Jonathan  Scolfield,   Mr.  Tohias  Fournejje, 
 Mr.  Pykc^  Mr.  Henry  Pendlebury^   Mr.  Richard  Goodvpin, 
 and   Mr.  B^bert  Bath.     His  Annual  Income  from  the 
 People  of  Coley y    never  amounted  to  above  36/.  per 
 Annum  ;  and  yet  he  never  wanted  comfortable  Sup- 
 plies:  but  rejolc'd  in  the  Succefs  which  it  ple^s'd  God 
 Fffj  •  to 
 
8o6        The  Eje^edor  Silenc'dMiniprSj  Src. 
 
 Vol.  II.  to  give  to  his  Labours,  in  the  Convcrfion  of  many 
 Souls,  which  he  valu'd  more  than  the  greateft  Riches. 
 He  was  nor  however  without  his  Difficulties.  Some 
 in  the  Chappelry  were  exceedingly  difpleas'd  with  him, 
 that  he  would  not  admit  all  Comers  promifcuoufly  to 
 the  Lord's  Table  without  Diftindtion  ;  others  were 
 angry  that  he  would  not  thank  God  for  killing  the 
 Scots 'y  and  run  into  fome  Extravagancies  that  were 
 then  common.  Once  he  was  carried  before  Cornet 
 Denhnm,  by  fome  of  Col.  Lilbumes  Souldiers  3  and  the 
 Cornet  told  him  he  was  one  of  the  Chejhire  Rebels: 
 But  upon  the  Mediation  of  Friends  he  was  difmift. 
 In  1659,  he  was  various  ways  molefted  by  thofe  who 
 threaten'd  to  pull  down  the  Miniftry,  as  they  had  done 
 Magiftracy  :  But  he  kept  his  Station,  tho*  often  urg*d 
 to  Removals.  Pardcularly  Sir  I{ichard  Houghon,  of 
 Houghton-Tovoer  in  Lancajhire^  fent  him  the  Prefentation 
 to  the  Vicaridge  of  Prefton  in  Amoundemefs,  worth  a 
 100  /.  per  Annum  :  But  God  having  made  much  ufe  of 
 him  where  he  was,  for  the  good  of  many,  he  rather 
 continu'd  there,  tho'  with  much  lefs.  After  the  Re- 
 ftoration  of  King  Charles  the  Second,  he  was  Profccu- 
 ted  in  the  Confiftory  Court  at  Torl{^.  for  not  reading 
 the  Common- Prayer,  a  whole  Year  before  the  A^  of 
 Vniformity  Commenc'd  :  And  in  a  little  time  was,  by 
 the  Archbifliop's  Chancellor,  fufpended  ah  O^cio.  The 
 Sufpenfion  was  publilh'd  at  Halifax,  June  29.  1662, 
 Mr.  Heywood  hereupon  forbore  Preaching  at  Ccley  for  a 
 while ;  but  did  not  attempt  to  get  his  Sufpenfion  off, 
 becaufe  of  the  Quietus  eft,  given  him  and  his  Brethren, 
 who  were  of  his  Sentim.enrs,  by  the  Act  of  Vniformity, 
 Which  was  to  take  place  in  Augufl  following.  Hew- 
 ever  he  ventured  to  take  his  farewel  of  his  Flock,  by 
 two  or  three  Days  preaching  among  them,  before  the 
 fatal  Bartholomewtidc:  On  Novembsr  the  fecond,  the 
 fame  Year,  an  ExcommurJcntion  was  publifliM  againft 
 him  in  Halifax  Church.  Hereupon  he  went  to  Tork, 
 but  found  by  the  Chancellor,  that  there  was  no 
 room  for  Favour,  unlefs  he  would  take  an  Oath, 
 De  Parendo  Juri,  (^  ftando  Ma^rd^tis  Ecclefue  ;  which 
 he  durft  not  in  Confclence  yield  to.  Going  afterwards 
 to  Hear  at  Colc)>  Chappel,  the  Church- Warden  order- 
 ed him  to  leave  the  Place,  becaufe  he  vvas  an  Excom- 
 iftunicare  Peitron  °  but  he  made  bold  to  continue  there 
 ;••    -  '^       ■     ■  .  •  -.        ■■   .      '     :  >      'till 
 
U  the  County  ^/  Y  O  R  K,  807 
 
 'till  the  Worfiiip  of  God  was  over.  In  i66^^  came  Vol.  II 
 cue  the  Writ  de  Exccmmnnicnto  Capiendo :  But  he  was  ^^^^^/^^ 
 not  taken.  He  kept  himfeif  private,  and  held  on 
 preaching  to  a  few  at  his  own  Hoiife  5  now  and  then 
 only,  preaching  in  fome  pubiick  Church,  where  there 
 was  a  vacancy,  with  the  leave  of  the  Church-War- 
 dens ;  in  which  Courfe,  he  met  with  no  moleftation. 
 Upon  the  coming  out  of  the  Five  Mile  Ac^:,  he  k{t  his 
 Family,  and  went  into  La?2cnJ]oiref  and  Chejhirey  and 
 other  Parts;  and  for  fome  time  kept  moftly  Abroad  ; 
 returning  Home  but  now  and  then  ^  and  that  very 
 privately.  But  when  the  Edge  of  the  Adt  was  a  little 
 worn  off,  he  took  more  liberty  ^  and  preach'd  ofcen 
 pubiickly  in  Idle  Chappel,  Bmmhup  ChappeJ,  Bmrnly 
 Chappel,  F^z-M/y  Chappei,  Morlcy  Chappel,  P^/^/;^^)' Chap- 
 pel,  and  Hunjlef  Chappel ;  and  did  much  good.  An, 
 166^ y  preaching  Occaiionally  in  a  private  Hcufe  near 
 Leedsy  he  was  difturb'd  and  carry 'd  before  the  Mayor, 
 who  treated  him  like  a  Fury.  He  ask'd,  Whether  he 
 had  not  been  once  in  their  Hands  already.?  MvAIcy- 
 wood  anfwer'd,  he  was  never  in  Prifon,  but  once  for 
 the  King  in  Sir  George  Booth's  Rifing.  He  was  at 
 length  carry'd  away  with  Lanchorns  to  the  Goal  call'd 
 Capon  Hall,  and  there  pur  into  a  Room  like  a  Swine- 
 ftye,  having  nothing  in  it  but  heaps  of  Straw.  But 
 the  next  Day  he  was  releas'd  again,  and  treated  by  the 
 Mayor  with  a  great  deal  of  Civility,  upon  the  Interpo- 
 fition  of  fome  of  the  honeft  People  of  Leeds  on  his  be- 
 half. In  July  the  fame  Year,  he  preach'd  to  his  Old 
 People  in  Coley  Chappel,  upon  the  abfence  of  Mr.  Hoole, 
 who  was  then  Minifter,  and  at  the  delire  of  many  of 
 the  People.  For  this,  a  Warrant  was  iffu'd  out  to  di- 
 ftrain  upon  Ten  Pounds  worth  of  his  Goods,  and  War- 
 rants were  alfo  granted  againft  others,  as  Hearers  at  a 
 Conventicle.  Mr.  Heywood's  Goods  were  feiz'd,  buc 
 could  not  be  fold,  for  no  Body  would  buy  them,  and 
 they  prov'd  very  troublefome  ro  thofe  that  receiv'd 
 them.  But  King  Charles  his  Indulgence,  foon  afcer, 
 gave  him  and  his  Brethren  refpice  from  fuch  Severities. 
 May  8,  1672.  he  had  a  Licence  for  preaching  (cnc  him 
 without  feeking  for  it.  After  which,  he  preach'd  often 
 at  Aherthorf,  nQ:2^t  PFnkcfield,  3.1  Lajfet-H^Wy  2ii  Sowerby^ 
 at  Pf^atley,  and  many  other  places,  on  the  Week-days, 
 as  well  as  to  thqfe  of  his  own  People  near  C<^l^,  that 
 F  f  f  4    were 
 
8o8  The  Eje^ed  or  Stlenc'd  Mtnijters  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  were  ftill  for   adhering  to   him  :  On  the  Lord's  Days  \ 
 v/'V'v^  "F^"  ^hc  calling  in  the  Licenfes,  he  was  again  oft  di- 
 fturb'd.     And  upon  y^«^.  15.  1680,  he  was  again  cited 
 ,  into  the  Confiftory  Court  at  Tork^,  together  with  his 
 
 Wife,  and  feveral  of  his  Neighbours,  for  not  going  to 
 .  the  Sacrament  at  the  Parifli  Church  at  Halifax.  For 
 Contempt  in  not  appearing,  they  were  all  Excommuni- 
 cated •  and  the  Excommunications  were  read  in  Halifax 
 Church  on  0^.24.  following;  but  keeping  private, 
 rhe  Storm  foon  blew  over.  It  was  cuftomary  in  thofe 
 Parts,  about  this  time,  for  Warrants  to  be  iffued  out 
 by  the  Juftices  at  every  Selfions,  and  fent  to  the  Con- 
 ftables  in  their  feveral  Parifhes  and  fmaller  Diftrid:s, 
 that  rhey  might  take  along  with  them  Three  or  Four 
 fufficient  Townfmen,  and  iearch  fufpicious  Places  for 
 Conventicles ;  and  if  they  found  any,  to  carry  the 
 Preacher  and  chief  of  the  Hearers  before  the  next 
 Jui'tice  ;  by  which,  inany  had  a  Sword  put  into  their 
 Hands  to  difturb  their  quiet  Neighbours.  But  the 
 generality  of  the  Officers,  gave  notice  of  their  coming 
 beforehand,  and  fo  made  no  difcovcrles;  by  which 
 means  the  Succefs  of  this  Dcfign  was  etfedlually  pre- 
 vented. Whereupon  the  Juftices  ordered  certain  Bail- 
 lifis  and  Catches  to  execute  the  Warrants.  They  were 
 rr^ore  forward  and  more  fuccefsful.  By  their  means 
 Mr.  HeyvQocd  receiv'd  much  trouble  :  He  was  indicted 
 for  a  riotous  Affembly  in  his  own  Houfe,  at  the  SefTi- 
 ons  ar  PVakifield',  and  had  a  Fine  of  50/.  impos'd  up- 
 cn  him  ;  for  rcfufing  the  Paymient  ot  which,  and  for 
 not  finding  Sureties  for  his  good  Behaviour,  (/.  e.  his 
 ■  forbearing  farther  preaching)  he  was  fent  Prifoner  to 
 Xo^'k  Caftle;  where  he  had  both  an  expenfive  and  trou- 
 bleicme  Confinement ;  from  which  he  was  not  freed 
 without  much  difficulty.  Afrer  a  fatiguing  trouble- 
 ^HisWc:-h  feme  Life,  ar  length  he  Died  *  May  4.  1702.  in  great 
 /*retheje:pQ2^QQ^  and  full  afTurance,  and  without  any  fenfible 
 i^  Heart    p^-j^  ^^  Sickncfs,  in  the  73d  Year  of  his  Age. 
 
 Printed  166-].  2.  ClofrC  Prayer.  ^(^7^.  3.  Sure  Mercies  of  D^wW.'<?7 ^. 
 4Xife  in  God's  Favour.1679.  ^.Tfraefs  Lamentarion.  i<58i.  6Mv.Jn- 
 ^;>'s  Life.  !(585.  y-Baprifmal  Bonds.  '687.  8  Meetn efs  for  Heaven. 
 y6^o.  9.Family  Altar. '695.  loBefl:  Entail.  1693.  i '.A  new  Creature. 
 J693.  !  2.  Job's  Appeal.  <(59«r.  '3  Heaver.lyCo7iverfe.i6g'!.  14.  The 
 two  Worlds.  170!.  ?5.  y?  Treatife  cf  Chrift's  Intercellion.  5701. 
 'S«Jide^  which  he  Printed  md  Prefaced,  fcyere-l  Books  cf  cjherf. 
 
 §ovprh; 
 
in  the  County  of  Y  O   R  K.  809 
 
 ™-— «  vdTTT 
 
 Sowrhy-Chappel .-  Mr.  H^«)7  i^oof,  Sen.  Bred  in  Mng-  \y^\-^^ 
 dalen  College  in  Cambridge.  He  was  a  conlidcrable  Tra- 
 veller in  his  younger  Days.     In  1645,  he  gacher'd  a 
 Congregational  Church,  and  was  Paftor  to  them  'till  62. 
 Hepreach'd  in  hisChappel  after  Bartholomew  Day,  for  *<5^^  Con- 
 Half  a  Year :  But  was  at  length  feverely  dealt  with;  form.  4. 
 being  dragg'd  out  of  his  Chappel,  &c.  and  fent  to  Tori  ^^^"^ 
 Caftle,  where  he  continu'd  three  Months.     *  He  Dy'd  ^^'  /^®"- 
 oa.zo,  1669.     About  Eighty  Years  of  Age.  co    cT^* 
 
 50,  51. 
 
 Bramope :  Mr.  Crofsly.  He  had  Robert  Dinelyy  E(q; 
 for  his  Patron,  under  whofe  Wing  he  was  flirowded 
 after  Bartholomew  Day.  For  he  had  Liberty  by  Con- 
 nivance about  two  Years  5  and  he  Dy'd  ^w.  1664. 
 The  Houfe  of  this  Efquire  Dinely,  was  a  con:imon  Re- 
 ceptacle for  Nonconform ift  Minifters ;  for  he  main^ 
 tain'd  Le(flures  in  his  Houfe  to  the  Time  of  his  Death, 
 An.  1689. 
 
 Howarth  :  Mr.  Robert  Town,  Sen.  Formerly  Minlfter 
 at  Ealand  in  the  Vicaridge  of  Hallifax.  He  Dy'd  in 
 1663,  about  the  70th  Year  of  his  Age. 
 
 Moremonkton  :  Mr.  James  Conftantine.  A  Pious  and 
 difcrcet  Man;  a  good  Scholar,  and  a  judiciousPreacher; 
 very  laborious  in  his  Matter's  Work  while  he  had  Op- 
 portunity, and  not  without  good  Succels.  He  Dy'd, 
 Ann,   1665. 
 
 PONTEFI^ACT:  Mr.  Ferret.  A  conftanr,  diligent, 
 laborious  Preacher,  of  competent  Gifts  and  Learn- 
 ing. He  was  in  great  ftraits  after  his  Ejedtment  : 
 But  had  a  good  Library,  He  Dy'd  Ann.  1663.  Aged 
 about  64. 
 
 Ksrhy-Halli  Mr.  Jofhua  Smith.  Born  in  Leeds,  and 
 Student  in  Clare-H^W  in  Cambridge,  where  he  made  a 
 good  Proficiency  in  Learning.  When  fettled  in  the 
 Country,  he  became  a  very  zealous  Preacher,  took 
 much  Pains  in  inftrudling  his  People,  both  in  Publick 
 and  Pfivacei  and  the  Lord  (iicceedcd  his  Endeavours. 
 
 ■  ■        ■  He 
 
8io  The  Eje5ted  or  Silenc'*d  Minifiers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.    He  did  much  good  in  a  little  Time,  for  he  quickly  ran 
 s^y^'^T'^^  out  his  Race.    HeDy'd  in  1662. 
 
 Poppletony  near  Tork^ :  Mr.  Jofiah  Holdjlvorth.  Born 
 at  R^ppenden,  near  Hallifax.  He  was  Minifter  for 
 Ibme  Years  in  EJpx^  where  he  was  fuccefsful  for  the 
 good  of  many.  He  was  Ejeded  at  Poppleton  in  6a, 
 and  remov'd  thence  to  Wakefield.  He  preach 'd  after- 
 wards foi*  a  Year  in  Idle  Chappel :  And  Dy'd  at  H^nke- 
 field,  Oti.  18.  1677.  /Etat,  75.  He  was  a  pious  Man,  of 
 a  venerable  Afpect,  had  great  Judgment  in  Phyfick, 
 and  was  a  very  intelligent  Perfon, 
 
 ChapeLle-Bren/Sy  near  Hallifax :  Mr.  Gamaliel  M<irf~ 
 den.  He  was  Student  in  Trinity  College  by  Dublin  in 
 Ireland,  and  continu'd  there  Ten  Years,  part  of  which 
 •he  was  Fellow.  He  was  turn'd  out  with  Dr.  fainter 
 upon  King  Charles's  Reftauration,  and  then  came  into 
 ^ngland.  He  had  but  5  /.  when  he  Landed  at  Lever, 
 fool,  and  knew  no  Relations  or  Friends  he  could 
 xepair  to ;  but  refolv'd  to  go  to  Coley  in  this  County, 
 where  his  Father  had  bceti  Minifter  long  before. 
 There  he  found  Friends,  and  was  fix'd  in  this  Chap- 
 pel,  whence  he  was  Ejected  by  the  Adt  of  Unifor- 
 mity. He  afterwards  went  into  Holland^  and  at 
 his  return  taught  fome  young  Students  at  Hague 
 Hall,  Philofophy,  ^c.  He  was  a  folid  Scholar,  tho' 
 no  very  plaufible  Preacher.  He  was  Congregational,  but 
 of  a  moderate  Spirit.  A  Man  of  great  Piety  and  In- 
 tegriry.  He  was  Paftor  of  the  Congregational  Church 
 at  PVoodkirl^^  after  the  Death  of  Mr.  Chriftopher  MarfhaL 
 He  Dy'd  May  25.  1681.  /Etat.  47. 
 
 ^  ,       Brambam :  Mr.  Thomas  Ha>dcaftle  *.     Borti    at   Bar- 
 
 He  vorit  j^/c/^upon  Holm  :  AndTrain'd  up  under  Mr.Jacl^son  of 
 Trea7isT  ^^'''^^^'^.y  ^  Learned  Divine.  He  was  but  a  Young 
 upon  Mat.  Preacher  when  the  Ad^  of  Uniformity  came  out,  which 
 (5.3.  ^^//'^ found  him  zi  Bramham.  He  preach'd  afterwards  ai 
 Chriftian  Shadwel  Chappelj,  and  other  Places :  Was  a  Man  of 
 Geogra-  pregnant 
 
 phy  and 
 
 Arithmetick,  Z-vo    y^fid  Printed  fome  excellent  Difcourfes  of  Mr  GarbutVj 
 Entitukdj  One  come  from  the  Dead  to  awaken  Drunkard^. 
 
In  the  County  0/  Y  O  R  K.  811 
 
 pregnant   Pans,    and  a  bold  Spirit,    and    fear'd   no  Vol.  II. 
 Danger.     He    was   feveral    times   Prifbner    at    Tork-i  '-y\'*> 
 Sit  Leedsy    and   Chefter,      At    Briftol^    where    he    was 
 Paftor   to  a  Society  of  fober  Anabnptiftsy    they  fenc 
 him  to  the  Houfe  of  Corredion.    He  Dy'd  at  Brijiol, 
 An.  1679. 
 
 Barley-Chappel,  near  S  el  bye  :  Mr.  Pickering,  Born  at 
 Kjppax,  and  Educated  at  Cnmbridge.  A  good  Scholar, 
 and  ufeful  Preacher.  When  Ejected,  he  maintain'd 
 his  Integrity.  Some  time  Chaplain  to  Efquire  Dinely 
 at  Branihup ;  whence  he  remov'd  to  Morley.  He  con- 
 tinu'd  his  Labours  there,  'till  a  few  Days  before  he 
 Dy'd  ^  which  was  in  1680  :  Aged  about  44. 
 
 Healigh,  near  Tadcajier,  Mr.  Cornelius  Todd,  M.  A.' 
 He  was  eldeft  Son  to  Mr.  ^pi?ert  Todd  of  Leeds  ;  Bora 
 when  his  Father  was  Minifter  of  Led/ham,  and  bapciz'd 
 July  28.  1 63 1,  as  appears  by  the  Parifh  Regifter.  Af- 
 ter his  Education  in  School  Learning  at  Leeds,  he  was 
 fent  to  Cinre-Hall  in  Cambridge,  and  put  under  the  Tui- 
 tion of  Mr.  D^x^/^C/^r/^Jow.  After  taking  his  Degrees, 
 he  became  Chaplain  to  the  Religious  and  Charitable 
 Madam  Leighton,  and  afterwards  to  the  Lord  Fairfax, 
 He  was  Ordain'd  ORober  31,  1 65  5,  at  Addle ,  by  Mr.£/- 
 kanah  I4^ales,  and  other  Minifters,  on  a  Day  of  folemn 
 Prayer  and  Humiliation  ;  and  Mr.  Jo[.  Smith,  and  - 
 Mr.  Johnfon,  were  Ordain'd  at  the  fame  time  with  him. 
 The  Lord  Fairfax  afterwards  gave  him  the  Living  of 
 Bilbroughy  where  he  continu'd  about  four  Years ;  when 
 he  was  preferred  to  BUton  ,  where  he  had  an  Augmen- 
 tation of  60  I.  There  he  continu'd  'till  Aug.  24.  1662. 
 He  afterwards  held  on  his  Minifterial  Labours  in  pri- 
 vate, under  many  Diicouragements  and  Difadvantages: 
 But  thro'  the  Kindnefs  of  the  Lord  Vy^harton,  he  liv'd 
 at  H^/rf«^^  Mannor  ncSir  Tadca/ler,  and  receiv'd  8/.  per 
 Annum  during  Life.  Upon  the  Indulgence  in  1672, 
 he  was  chofen  one  of  the  Four  Miniilers  that  preach'd 
 to  a  numerous  Congregation  in  a  new  credted  Meet- 
 ing-Houfe  at  Leeds,  where,  as  he  was  preaching,  Aug, 
 16.  1674,  the  Officers,  upon  the  Information  of  two 
 Perjur'd  Wretches,  were  fent  by.  the  Mayor  to  dif- 
 charge  the  Aflembly.  He  gave  them  a  mild  Anfwer; 
 ^■'  •':  '       \  "  and 
 
8 1 2  The  EjeUed  or  Sile/7c''d  Mimjlers^  Src. 
 
 Vol.  II.  and  tho'  he  was  a  very  plain  Man,  and  not  the  moft 
 fluenr  Orator,  yet  he  was  then  (o  aififted,  that  perhaps 
 the  moft  ready  Speaker,  could  not,  upon  the  fudden, 
 have  acquitted  himfelf  better.  He  freely  lamented, 
 that  fince  even  in  F^yme,  and  under  Nero,  St.  Ptiul  could 
 for  two  Years  together,  in  his  own  hired  Houfe,  be 
 permitted  to  preach  without  any  one  forbidding  him, 
 he  fliould  not  be  allow'd  to  preach  in  a  Chriftian 
 Church  and  State  :  And  afterwards  he  went  on  quiet- 
 ly, without  any  farther  Difturbance  that  Day,  the 
 Officers  carrying  it  with  much  Civility  :  But  being  af- 
 terwards obl'g'd  to  retire,  he  liv'd  very  privately  at 
 HeUugb  Mannor,  preaching  as  he  had  Opportunity  ; 
 *till  at  length  he  had  a  Call  lo  Elenthr-r^e,  where  the 
 Charitable  Lady  Brooke  had  given  500  /.  that  the  In- 
 tereft  of  it  might  be  apply'd  to  the  Maintenance  of  a 
 preaching  Minifter.  He  had  built  a  new  Houfe  atB//- 
 ton,  before  he  left  it,  in  which  the  Vicar  of  that  Place 
 now  Refides,  which  coft  him  a  100  /.  But  it  not  being 
 quite  finifli'd  at  the  time  of  his  Ejcdion,  he  was  com- 
 peli'd  to  finifli  it,  at  the  Charge  of  10/,  tho'  he  never 
 inhabited  it,  nor  was  the  Old  one  inhabitable,  when 
 .  he  entred  upon  that  Living.  For  preaching  in  private 
 at  Efquire  Difncys,  he  was  lent  Prifoner  to  Pontefra^^ 
 where  he  was  kept  fo  clofe  Prifoner,  that  he  was  feiz'd 
 upon  by  a  Fever  and  Plurilie,  and  very  hardly  efcap'd 
 with  his  Life.  He  Printed  nothing ;  except  perhaps 
 that  Confeiiion  of  Faith  was  his.  that  is  fometimes 
 bound  up  with  the  AfTemblies  fliorrer  Catechifm.  He 
 Dy'd  very  fuddenly  as  he  was  walking  m  his  Houfe, 
 ^unc  19.  1696.  /Etnt.  65.  and  was  bury'd  at  Aln  or 
 yiwrt,  near  Bur  row  bridge^  Nine  Miles  from  TorJ{.  He 
 was  a  pious  Man,  an  Ifrnelitc  indeed.  Who  continu'd 
 his  Minifterial  Labours  under  many  Difcouragements 
 ^nd  Difad vantages. 
 
 iVorfpur,  near  Brrmd'h  -.  Mr.  Shaw.  A  pious  Man, 
 and  a  good  Scholar.  Afcer  his  being  Silenc'd,  he  was 
 Tutor  to  Mr.  Bcfvoeis  two  Sons,  whom  he  fitted  for  the 
 Univerlitv.  Afterwards  he  preach'd  at  a  place  about 
 Six  Miles  Weft  of  Hully  where  he  IqW  into  a  Confump- 
 £ion.     He  dy'd  in  vS'rr'f.  1691. 
 
 ,  Hotige 
 
in  the  County  of    YORK.  gi^ 
 
 Vol.  IL 
 Tcnge-Chappel,  near  Leeds :    Mr.  Bjchard  Core  f.     A  s-^^S/^*^ 
 fober  Man,  and  good  Scholar.     He  profefs'd  and  pra-  iHe  wrote 
 ais'd  Phyfick.     He  Dy'd  at  Leeds,  Apil  1688.     About  »  Book  of 
 70  Years  of  Age.  Myfiical 
 
 Antlchrifi. 
 
 Treatcn  :  Mr.  Chrij}opher  AmgilL  One  of  neat  Pares, 
 aad  likely  to  be  very  ufeful,  who  Dy'd  quickly  aft^r 
 he  was  Ejected  and  Silenc'd. 
 
 Addle:    }Ar.  Thomas  Sharp  ^^  M.  A.     Born  in  Little    ^  ^^ 
 Llortcyi^  near  Bradford  in  this  County,  of  Religious  Pa-  ^^^^  ^^    r 
 rents;  who  ieeing  his  Promptnefs  and  Induftry  for  at-  ^:^    p^^_ 
 taining  Human  Learning,  and  hopefuinefs  for  Religi-^^^V  to  hh 
 on.  Dedicated  him  to  Gcd  in  the  Work  of  the  Mini-  Divine 
 dry,  tho'  he  was  their  Eldcft  Son,  and  likely  to  have  Comforts, 
 a  confiderable  Eftatc.     He  was  fent  to   Cambridge  in  Antido- 
 1649.  and  admitted  \nClare¥{^\[  under  the  Tuition  of^^"g  in- 
 the  famous  Mr.  David  Ciarkjcn  (his  Mother's  Brother)  ^^'"d  per- 
 who  when  he  left  the  Univerficy,  committed   him  to  ^/'^^'^f 
 the  Care    of  that  great  Man   Mv.Jchn  Tillctf.n,  after- ^^j^'"^^ 
 wards  Archbifliop    of  Canterbury,     He  was  Coulia   to  ^^^   ^, 
 Archbifliop   Sharp.    He  was  very  Studious,  and  ha-  Thing  of 
 ving  excellent  natural  Pans,  cultivated  by  great  Ad- ^/^  that  u 
 vantages,  and  unufual  Induftry,  he  became  an  univerfal  Extant* 
 Scholar  ;    a  folid  Logician,  a  good  Linguift,  a  fluent 
 Orator,    a   profound   Philofopher,  and   a  very  skilful 
 Mathematician.     Leaving  the  Univerfity  thus  accom- 
 plifli'd,  he  firft  enter'd  on  the  publick  Stage  at  Peterbo- 
 rough^ where  he  did    not  continue  long  ;  but  rcmov'd 
 into  his  Native   Country  about   the  Year   60.     His 
 Uncle,    Mr.  M^illiam  Clark.scn,  who  was  Parfon  of  Ad- 
 dle, Dying,  he  was   prcfented  to  that   Parfonage  by 
 'Enquire  Arthingtot?,  oi  Arthington  the  Patron.     He  ac- 
 cepted it,  but  enjoy'd  it  only  for  a  very  little  whiles 
 for  Dr.  Liichj  Parfon  oiGuijeley^  challenged  it  as  his  by 
 Right,  upon  the  Return  of  King  Charles^  bccaufe  he 
 was  excluded  by  the  Ad:  againft  Pluralities,  made  by 
 the  Parliament.     Mr.  Sharp  was  capable  of  it  (having 
 been  Epifcopally  Ordain'd)  and   yet  was  willing  to  re- 
 fign,  tho*  Mr.  Arthlngtcn  was  for  trying   his  Title  to 
 prefent  by  Law.     He  was  the  more  willing  to  quit  it, 
 forefceing  aSrorm  coming.     He  had  eafily  gotten  other 
 Preferment^  had  it  nor  been  for  the  Acl  of  Uniformity, 
 
 where- 
 
S 1 4  T^^  Ejected  or  ^ilenc^d  Minifiers^    &C, 
 
 Vol.  II.  whereby  he  was  Silenc'd.  He  liv'd  afterwards  private- 
 s^/'^V^^  iy  i"  iiis  Father's  Houfe,  and  follow'd  his  Studies  very 
 clofe.  In  72,  he  took  out  a  Licenfe,  and  preach'd  in 
 his  own  Houfe,  whither  great  Numbers  reforted.  He 
 preach'd  afterwards  at  Morley  :  And  when  Mr.  Stretton 
 rennov'd  to  London^  he  fucceeded  him  in  theCongrega- 
 *  He  vnte^^^^  a$  Leeds -^  where  he  *  Dy'd  Augufl  27.  1693. 
 fome  things  ^^^^'  59-  He  was  every  way  a  great  Man,  and  yet 
 3»^/ff/7n?^r^cIoathed  with  Humility.  He  was  very  Laborious  in 
 never  his  Work,  full  of  Self-denial,  and  exceeding  rempe- 
 Pr'inted,  rate  and  monify'd  to  all  earthly  Enjoyments.  He  was 
 hut  ^^-^  >*^- excellent  in  Prayer;  and  a  fluent  Preacher.  His  Sermons 
 feryd  in  ^^j.^  £iaborate  and  Accurate;  and  all  he  did  exceed- 
 fri'vm  i^g  Polite  and  Scholar- like.  He  was  of  a  Peaceable^ 
 1  ^!^  ^  ■  a  Catholick  Spirit;  rather  for  compofing  Differences  than 
 /i^gpipTfts  efpoufing  a  Party.  His  comfortable  Exit,  may  be  feen 
 Kvon  It  in  the  Printed  account  of  him,  to  which  the  Reader  is 
 jQung  referred. 
 Mans  go- 
 ing over  to  them-  2.  jfgahifi  Two  High  Church-meny  vf  ho  gave  thentjelvet 
 a  Liberty ,  rigidly  to  cenfure  their  peaceable  Brethren  3 .  Jgainfi  feme 
 <^ueries,  faid  to  be  Dr  OwenV,  about  the  Lawfulnefs  of  their  hearing 
 Common' Pray ery  who  are  in  their  Places j  engaged  in  the  purfuit  of  farther 
 Reformation  Arid  they  were  his  Verfes  upon  Sleep,  vrhich  are  Printed  un- 
 der  ClevelandV  Name:  Bejides  which,  there  art  feveral  valuable  Poems 
 among  his  Manufcripts* 
 
 One  Mr.  Smith  having  extravagantly  commended 
 the  Liturgy,  as  if  it  had  been  compil'd  by  a  Synod  or 
 Confult  of  Archangels,  and  was  fuperior  even  to  the 
 Divinely  infpir'd  Oracles ;  Mr.  Sharp  on  the  contrary, 
 drew  up  this  fhort  account  of  the  Liturgy  : 
 
 It  is  (fays  he)  defective  in  ncccllaries,  redundant  in 
 Superfluities,  diforderly  in  all,  difputable  in  many,  and 
 dangerous  in  fome  things.  That  I  may  not,  (fays  he) 
 as  my  Antagonift,  Harangue  in  Generals;  I'll  give  an 
 Inftance  in  each. 
 
 I.  'Tis  defedive  in  Ncceffaries.  (i.)  In  ConfefTiori 
 of  Sin  there's  not  a  word  of  Unbelief,  the  greateft  of 
 all  actual  Sins;  or  of  the  violation  of  the  Covenant  of 
 Grace,  wluch  oh,  that  it  could  be  faid  none  that  need 
 the  Liturgy,  Minifters,  nor  People,  were  guilty  of! 
 Neither  is  there  any  Confeflion  of  Concupifcencc,  tho* 
 the  Article  acknowledges,  that  even  in  the  Regenerate 
 it  hath  the  nature  of  Sin.     (2.)   In  Petition;  there's 
 
 Ron€ 
 
Jn  the  County  ^/  Y  O  R  K,  815 
 
 none  for  Regenerating  Grace.  •  (3.)  In  Thankfgiving,  Vol.  II, 
 there's  none  for  Faith.     I  inftance  only  in  the  moft,  \^y\^^^ 
 concerning  things  in  the  World,  on  purpofe  becaufe  I 
 faid,  Defedive  in  NecelTaries. 
 
 2.  'Tis  redundant  in  Superfiukies.  Such  are  the  Ce- 
 remonies, of  which  there  is  no  need  in  the  World. 
 
 3.  Dlforderly  in  all.  Neither  the  whole,  nor  any 
 fart,  obferving  either  any  Rules  of  Art,  or  the 
 admirable  Order  of  the  Pattern  of  Prayer,  ths 
 Lord's. 
 
 4.  Difputable  in  many  Things.  As  kneeling  at  the 
 Sacrament;  fubftituting  Godfathers  in  the  room  of  Pa- 
 rents, and  giving  them  the  Charge  ;  promifcuous  ad- 
 milfions  to  the  Sacrament,  notwithftandmg  the  words 
 in  the  Exhortation,  both  declaring  thatBlafphemers,  l3c. 
 fhould  not  prefume,  and  that  none  fhould  come  but 
 with  a  full  Truft,  and  quiet  Confcience,  &c, 
 
 5.  Dangerous  in  fome  Things.    As  againft  the  Laws   .« 
 of  Verity,  Unity,  Charity,  Honefty,  and  Piety.     I'll    ^ 
 give  an  Inftance  fays  he  of  each. 
 
 1.  Againft:  the  Law  of  Verity  is  the  falvarory  Claufc 
 at  the  end  of  the  Office  of  Baptifm,  'vi:{.  It  is  certain. 
 by  the  Word  of  God  that  Chi  Idren  which  are  Baptiz'd, 
 dying  before  they  commit  actual  Sin  are  undoubtedly 
 faved. 
 
 2.  Againft  the  Law  of  Charity  in  the  damnatory 
 Claufe  at  the  end  of  the  Athnnnfian  Creed,  which 
 damns  all  the  Churchesof  the  Grecian  Communion,  who 
 do  not  believe  the  Filioque. 
 
 3.  Againft  the  Law  of  Unity;  no  Church  befides 
 on  Earth  ufing  it,  but  the  fchifmatical  I{omiin  which 
 hath  the  moft  of  it,  tho'  in  another  Tongue. 
 
 4.  Againft  the  Law  of  Equity,  in  the  unproportio- 
 nable  Penalties  for  not  ufing  it,  x'/;:(.  unminiftring  an4 
 unchurching. 
 
 5.  Againft  the  Law  of  Honefty,  in  acknowledging 
 a  Godly  Difcipline,  and  thundring  out  legal  Curfes, 
 inftead  of  reftoring  it,  when  there  wants  not  Power 
 but  Will.  ^ 
 
 6.  Againft  the  Law  of  Piety  ;  all  Worftiip  of  God 
 being  forbidden  except  by  it.  AH  which  are  aggrava- 
 ted by  injoyning  unfeigned  Aflenc  and  Confent  to  all 
 and  evci-y  thing  contain'd  and  prefcrib'd  in  it,  npon 
 Penalty  c(  Miniftcrs  being  turn*d  out  of  their  legal  Free 
 
 HoJds 
 
8 1 4  The  Ejected  or  SUenc*d  Miniflers^  ScC. 
 
 Y  1  TT  Holds,  and  the  Work  of  their  Office  which  they  are 
 oblig'd  to,  by  the  peremptory  Command  of  Chrift. 
 And  whether  fuch  a  Liturgy  as  this  with  all  its  Cir- 
 cumftanccs,  merits  fuch  high  Encomiums  Chrift  will 
 be  Judge.  I  have  alfo  a  Copy  by  me,  of  his  Anfwer  to 
 Dr.  Owens  Qiieries,  too  long  to  be  here  inferted. 
 
 CnvQood:  Mr.  Robert  Sherborne,  M.  A.  His  Father  was 
 Vicar  of  Bmyton  near  Selby,  His  Mother  was  fcarce 
 Seven  Months  pregnant  before  his  Birth  :  And  as  his 
 Birth  was  premature,  fo  were  his  after  Improvements. 
 For  he  was  fooner  a  Man,  a  Chriftian,  and  a  Scholar 
 than  moft  others.  He  was  fit  for  the  Univerfity  at  Thir- 
 teen Years  of  Age  ^  but  at  Fourteen  left  Coxwold  School, 
 (where  the  famous  Mr.  Smelt  was  Mafter)  and  was  ad- 
 mitted of  Sidney  College  in  Cambridge,  where  he  had 
 Mr.  Prtrro^  for  his  Tutor.  When  he  kfz  the  Univer- 
 fity  he  liv'd  fome  time  with  Mr.  MaskjU  ofSherbum,  by 
 whom  he  was  aillftcd  in.  the  Hebrew  Tongue,  at  the 
 fame  time  as  he  advanc'd  in  his  other  Studies.  His 
 firft  Minifterial  Labours  were  at  K^dllngton  ;  whence 
 he  remov'd  to  Cav^ood  in  1659,  where  he  was  a  pious 
 painful  Preacher ;  joyning  with  the  neighbouring  Mi- 
 nifters  in  their  publick  Lectures  and  private  Exercifes. 
 He  found  fo  much  fweetnefs  in  Divine  Ordinances 
 himfelf,  that  he  was  thence  led  earneftly  to  prefs  a 
 conftant  Attendance  on  them  upon  others.  He  was 
 wont  to  perfuade  even  thofe  to  attend,  who  objeiffccd 
 their  Deafnefs  :  And  he  would  encourage  them  to  it 
 by  an  Inftance  of  a  very  good  Man,  one  of  his  Parifliio- 
 ners  at  K^lli-ngtcn,  who  being  ftark  Deaf,  yet  attended 
 conftantly  when  he  preach'd  ;  for  he  thought  he  enjoy- 
 ed more  Communion  with  God,  and  had  more  Com- 
 fort then,  than  at  other  times.  For  fuch  to  be  prefenr 
 is  to  own  God*s  publick  Worfliip  as  well  as  they  can, 
 it  is  to  reproach  the  Sloth  and  Neglcift  of  thofe  who 
 might  wait  there  to  better  Purpofe,  and  yet  are  willing- 
 ly abfenr.  Their  reverend  Deportment  under  the  pub- 
 lick Miniftry,  who  only  can  fee  and  meditate,  may  be 
 a  good  Example  to  trifling  Attendants,  ^c. 
 
 He  was  labouring  in  the  Word  and  Dodbrine  among 
 his  Flock,  for  above  the  fpace  of  three  Years,  till  the 
 Uniformity  Ad  difabled  him.  His  Father  conform'd, 
 and  kept  his  Living  at  Brayton,  and  the  Son  went  and 
 
 liv'd 
 
in  the  County  <?/   Y  O  R  K.  817 
 
 liv'd  with  him,  and  was  by  Connivance  aiTiftant  to  him.  Vol.  IL 
 The  Father  read  the  Prayers,  Adminiftred  the  Sacra- 
 ments of  Baptifm  and  the  Lord's  Supper,  according  to 
 the  Rites,  and  Ceremonies  of  the  Church  of  England, 
 and  preach'd  now  and  then  j  but  the  Son  was  the  more 
 conftant  Treacher :  And  he  was  generally  belov.d  by 
 the  People,  and  his  Labours  were   greatly  Succefsful. 
 There  were  no  Informations  againft  him*     And  the 
 Arch-bifliop's  Connivance  at  him,  engaged   the  Hearts 
 of  many  good  People  to  pray  for  him.     He  held  on 
 thus  for  feveral  Years :  But  his  brittle  Conftitution  noc 
 bearing   hard   Labour,   with   that  Ad:ivity   of  Spirit 
 which  he  difcoverM  in  all  ^  he  funk  Under  his  Burthen^ 
 fell  into    a  Confumption,  and  pin'd  away  in  Six  or 
 Eight  Weeks  time  3  An.  1670  or  71.     The  lofsof  him 
 was  much  lamented  in  all  thofe  Parts.     His  Funeral 
 Sermon  was  preach'd  by  Mr.  B^l^h  H^ardy  in  Br  a)  ton 
 Church. 
 
 BK^ADFO  2^D:  Mn  Jonas  J^aterhoufe.  M.  A.  Some- 
 ftlme  Fellow  of  St.  Johns  College  ill  Cambridge,  A 
 learned  Man,  and  of  great  Efteem  for  his  Work's  Sake. 
 He  was  a  Lover  of  Peace.  After  his  Ejedment  he 
 liv'd  privately,  and  frequented  the  publick  Worfliip  ^ 
 but  lifually  preach'd  on  the  Evening  of  the  Lord's  Day 
 in  his  own  Houfe. 
 
 I{^IPPON:  Dr.  Edward  [{tcljardfon.  He  turned  out  up- 
 on the  Kings  coming  in,  and  continu'd  a  Nonconfor- 
 mift  afterwards.  He  travell'd  beyond  the  Seas,  and 
 fucceeded  Mr.  Nepcomen  in  the  Englijh  Church  at  Ley^ 
 den.    He  was  a  very  popular  Preacher. 
 
 Leighton  in  the  Morning :  Mr.  ^ichdrd  Pf^ntehurfl. 
 Who  afterwards  had  a  Congregation  near  Bradford : 
 And  thence  reniov'd  to  a  People  at  Bridlington,  where 
 he  died* 
 
 P0)ifion  :  Mr.  rhelvpell,  ot  Th^tweL  He  dy'd  in  i  ^4  ; 
 Aged  about  60. 
 
 SHEI^BOIiN:  Mr.  Thomas  Johnfon. 
 Honley  Chappel :  Mr.  Dury.a,  Scotch^Mirit  wfio  after 
 his  being  filenc'd»  departed  into  Scotland. 
 Stajnington :  Mr.  Darxven. 
 
 '  ^  g  S  l^oulton 
 
8 1 8        The  Ejected  or  Stlenc'd  Mimjlers,  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.        Boultcn  :  Mr.  John   Denton  Born   near  Bradford,  and 
 Ky'^\r^^  Bred   in  Clare-halt  in  Cambridge^  under  Mr.  Clarkfon. 
 A  very  pioi>s  Man  and  a  profitable  Preacher. 
 Birck^Un :  Mr.  David  Barns. 
 
 Tborntcn  ChappeJ,  Mr.  Jvje-ph  Daxvfon,  A  very  pious 
 and  learned  Man,  of  great  Efteem  for  his  Integrity, 
 Prudence,  and  Humbienefs  of  Mind.  He  liv'd  after- 
 wards near  Halifax,  a.nd  preach'd  at  a. Meeting- houfe 
 nc^r  Burftall.  He  was  an  afRdtionate  Preacher,  and 
 one  that  naturally  car'd  for  the  good  of  Souls.  He  was 
 eminent  for  Meeknefs;  had  a  good  Report  of  all  Men, 
 and  was  unwearied  in  his  Mafter's  Work.  He  was  a 
 patient  Sufferer  for  Nonconformity,  He  brought  forth 
 Fruit  even  in  Old  Age:  And  dy'd  in  June  1709. 
 yEtat.  73.  He  bred  up  four  Sons  to  the  Miniftry  :  But 
 "^  one  of  them  died  fome  time  before  his  Father,  and 
 three  are  yet  living. 
 
 Nunmonckfon:    Mr.  f^ott,     Beaton:  Mr.  Lea, 
 Horjferth  :  Mr.  Balkjey.      •  Chappleton :  Mr.  Stables, 
 Bijhops  Thorp  :   Mr.  Ell-       Bay  don  :  Mr.  Moor. 
 
 TPOod, 
 
 l{afirick :  Mr.  F{pbinfon.  To  whom  we  may  add  MrJ 
 Afhley,  a  Peacher,  but  unfix'd  when  tjie  Act  of  Uni- 
 formity took  Place  ^  who  was  afterwards  Minifter  of 
 a  Congregation  at  Hull.  Having  mention'd  him  alrea- 
 dy at  Blackrade  in  Lancafloire,  p.  414,  (where  perhaps 
 he  might  preach  but  occafionally,)  and  finding  him  here 
 nam'd  again,  I  fiiall  add  a  more  particular  Account  of 
 him.  He  was  born  in  Lancafhire,  and  bred  in  Cam- 
 bridge. He  was  a  very  moderate  pious  Man,  of  a 
 winning  Difpofition  and  Behaviour;  generally  belop'd 
 and  honour 'd  by  thofe  that  knew  him.  He  was  a  very 
 edifying  pradlical  Preacher,  and  God  made  his  La- 
 bours in  the  Congregation  at  Hull,  very  fuccefsful  for 
 the  converting  many  Sonls.  Mr.  Cann  his  PredecefTor 
 in  that  Place  had  leaven'd  many  of  the  People  with 
 his  Principles :  But  fuch  was  the  Prudence  and  Tem- 
 per of  Mr.  Afldley,  that  he  reduced  them  from  Extra- 
 vagancies, brought  them  off  from  their  rigid  Opinions, 
 compos'd  their  Differences,  and  fettled  and  kept  them 
 in  Peace  as  long  as  he  liv'd.  He  was  very  laborious 
 in  his  MInifterial  Work,  fhun'd  no  Opportuftity  to  be- 
 
 fpeak 
 
In  the  County  of  X  O  K  YL.  819 
 
 fpeak  Souls  for  Chrift,and  their  eternal  Good.  He  would  Vol.  IL 
 frequently  mix  what  tended  to  Edification  with  his  s/^v^^v, 
 con:imon  Difcourfe,  which  ufually  conlifted  of  a  Mix- 
 ture of  what  was  pleafant  <and  profitable.  The  Souls 
 of  his  People  were  dear  to  himj  and  his  Longiwgs  af- 
 ter their  Salvation  earneft  and  preiring.  And  his 
 Thoughtfulnefs  upon  that  Occafion  had  no  fmall  Influ- 
 ence to  the  wearing  away  both  the  Strength  of  his  Bo- 
 dy, and  the  Vigour  of  his  Mind.  He  was  a  Man 
 mighty  in  the  Scriptures  :  To  which  the  natural 
 Strength  of  his  Memory,  confirm'd  by  daily  Exercife, 
 did  very  fuccelsfully  contribute.  His  preaching  was 
 Scriptural  and  Experimental,  and  very  much  fuited  to 
 the  comforting  the  Afflicted,  and  railing  the  dcjcdted, 
 as  Mr.  Charles  s  was  to'the  awakening  the  Secure.  So 
 that  in  them  two,  Hull  had  long  a  Barnabas  and  a  Boa- 
 nerges, alternately  labouring  among  them  to  promote 
 their  eternal  Welfare.  In  the  Winter  1695  he  declin'd 
 and  continued  wafting  till  jlpril  following;  and  on 
 the  Fourth  of  that  Month  he  departed,  and  was  inter- 
 red in  Drypole  Church  on  the  Sixth.  In  his  long  Weak- 
 nefs,  his  Patience  and  Refignation  were  very  rcniarka- 
 ble.    And  to  all  thefe  we  may  add, 
 
 Armthorp :  Mr.  Holmes  :  And  Hop  ton  :  Mr.  Richard 
 Thorps, 
 
 Thefe  Perfons  following,i;/;i[.  Mr.  Tnghaw^Mr.  Peebles^, 
 Mr.  Smithy  and  Mr.  Trigoit,  were  turn'd  out  fomewhere 
 in  the  /^^y?-riding  j  but  the  Places  where  are  uncer- 
 tain. 
 
 N.B.  I  forbear  mentioning  here  Mr.  M/7w4ri,  and 
 Mr.  Stretton:  Of  the  former  of  whom  we  have  already 
 had  an  Account  under  the  Univerfity  of  Oxford,  p.  66 : 
 As  alfoof  the  latter,  under  the  County  of  SuJJeXy  p.  6q6. 
 The  former  was  turn'd  out  of  the  plealant  Living  of 
 Dtrfield-  in  the  P^f/?- riding  of  this  County,  which  is 
 reckoned  worth  300  /.  per  Annum,  and  the  latter  was 
 Chaplain  to  the  Lord  Fairfax,  and  preach'd  at  Nun  Ap- 
 plet on  in  1662. 
 
 0  g  g  a  In 
 
820  The  Eje^ed  or  Stlenc^d  Mtnifters^  &"C. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 In  f>&f  North  ^«J  Eaft-riding  of  YORKSHIRE. 
 
 Bednl :  Mr.  John  Gunter^  LL.B.  He  was  a  Native 
 of  Ucrkjhire^  and  Educated  firft  at  London^  and  after- 
 ware's  at  Eaton  •  from  whence  he  was  fcnt  to  Queens 
 College  in  Cambridge-,  and  from  thence  he  remov'd  to 
 St.  Johns  College  Oxon,  where,  An.  1649.  he  took 
 the  Degree  of  Batchelor  in  the  Civil  Law  j  and  (as  we 
 are  told  in  H-^ocd's  Fafii  Oxon,  p.  751.)  was  the  only 
 one  admitted  in  that  Faculty  that  Year.  He  was  loon 
 after  made  Fellow  of  Nevo  College,  by  the  Committee 
 of  Parliament,  and  Vificors  appointed  for  the  Refor- 
 mation of  the  Univerfity.  Here  he  was  Chamber-fel- 
 low, and  intimate  with  the  learned  Stephen  Charnockj 
 whofe  Memoirs  he  wrote.-  He  was  Burfer  to  the  Col- 
 lege two  Years.  The  Relident  at  Hamburgh  writing  to 
 Dr.  Goodmn  at  Oxford^  for  a  learned  Man  to  be  Chap- 
 lain to  the  Company  of  Merchant-Adventurers,  Mr, 
 Gunter  was  fent  thither  :  But  not  having  his  Health  in- 
 that  Country,  he  did  not  flay  there  above  two  Years, 
 and  fhcn  return'd  to  his  Fellowfliip  at  New-College, 
 where  he  remain'd  'till  the  Lord  H^harton  prefented  himf 
 to  Hadcfiicn  in  Bucl{s,  in  which  Town  are  three  Par- 
 fonage-Houfes,  each  endow'd  with  diflindl  Glebe 
 Lands  to  a  good  value.  After  this,  Oliver  the  Pro- 
 ted:or  hearing  of  his  Name,  (which  he  faid  he  refpe- 
 (5led  for  his  Uncle  Major  Gunter  s  fake)  fent  for  him  to 
 come  and  preach  before  him,  and  made  him  his  Chap- 
 lain, and  afterwards  prefer'd  him  to  this  rich  Living  of 
 Bednl,  faid  to  be  worth  500/.  fer  Annum.  He  enjoy 'd 
 it  three  or  four  Years,  'till  the  Reflauratlon  in  1660, 
 when  King  Charles  the  Second  prefented  Dr.  Samxvaies. 
 Thence  he  rcmov'd  to  J4^nttlehury  in  Northamptcnjhire, 
 whence  he  was  Ejedled  in  1662.  whereupon  he  retired 
 to  tiehugh  near  Tadcafler,  in  Tork/hire,  where  he  preach'd 
 privately  to  the  Neighbourhood,  and  Occafionally  at 
 Leeds.  He  manag'd  the  Lord  fVhartons  Concerns  in 
 ihofe  Parts,  and  in  the  North,  which  requir'd  his  fre- 
 quent Journies :  But  when  he  was  at  home,  he  preach'd 
 conflanrly  to  the  poor  Neighbourhood  Gratis,  to  his 
 dying  Day,  which  was  Nov.^  27.  1688,  in  his  Grand 
 
 Clima(^e-r 
 
m  the  County  of   YORK.  821 
 
 •Ciima(5lcncki  and  was  bury'd  in  the  Lord  P0janon'sVol,  II. 
 Vauk  at  Helaugh.  %.*-%<'>* 
 
 He  was  a  Pcrfon  of  great  Learning  and  Worth,  and 
 of  fine  Parts.  He  was  well  acquainted  with  the  Mc- 
 inorable  John  Earl  of  i{ocbefter^  who  once  urging  him 
 to  ftay  longer  after  his  Bufinefs  was  difpatch'd,  he 
 beg'd  his  Lordfliip's  cxcufe,  and  took  the  freedom  to 
 tell  him  the  Danger  and  Defperatenefs  of  his  Conditi- 
 on I  which  as  light  as  he  then  made  of  it,  came  fredi 
 into  his  Mind  upon  his  Death  bed.  And  when 
 Mr.  Gunter  appear'd  before  him,  his  Lordfhip  cxprelVd 
 abundant  Sorrow  for  what  had  pafsd  when  he  was 
 there  before :  Now  admiring  the  Divine  Patience, 
 that  he  was  not  ftruck  Dead  in  the  A6t,  as  this  his 
 faithful  Monitor  had  then  intimated  to  him.  Mr.  Gun^ 
 ter  was  indeed  us'd  to  fay,  That  he  thought  there  had 
 not  been  {o  much  wickednefs  on  this  fide  Hell,  as  he 
 found  when  the  Earl  and  his  Company  were  Blaf- 
 pheming.  He  then  apply'd  himfelf  to  a  Fellow  of  a 
 College  that  was  prefent.  Upon  which  the  Earl  re- 
 ply'd,  That  he  was  'Bel:{ehuh  amongft  them.  He  wrote 
 a  Treatife  intituled,  The  Juji  Mans  Fall  and  B^covery^ 
 with  the  Grounds  and  Rcalbns  thereof  exemplify *d 
 throughout,  in  the  opening  and  handling  David's  Cafe 
 of  Murder  and  Adultery  ;  by  the  meaneft  of  thofc 
 Watchmen  of  Ifrael^  who  having  now  been  more  than 
 20  Years  excluded,  yet  Hands  weeping  and  watching 
 without  the  Gates  of  y^rw/j/^w,  and  the  Temple,  Zve, 
 1 68 1.  ■  There  are  alfo  publifh'd  of  his,  The  brokpi 
 Heart '^   or.  Grand  Sacrifice,    on   Pfal.  51.   16,  17.  4^0. 
 
 1643.  Britain's  Remembrancer,  on  l  Chron.  15.  iz.  ^to, 
 
 1644.  A  Sovereign  Remedy  for  a.Sick,  Commonwealth,  on 
 Frcv,  14.  34.  ^to.  1649.  The  Princcfs  Reyal,  on  PfaL 
 45.  16.  ^to.  1650.  He  was  eminent  for  Piety,  Pru- 
 dence, and  Temperance;  and  Conftant  and  Serious  in 
 the  Exercife  of  Clofet  and  Family  Devotion.  He  was 
 a  great  BleiTing  in  the  feveral  Places  where  he  fuccefllve- 
 ly  liv'd  and  laboured.  His  Faith  was  found,  his  Preach- 
 ing warm,  his  Converfation  exemplary,  and  his  Death 
 comfortable. 
 
 Cherry- burton  :  Mr.Thomas  Micklethvpait:  OtiQ  of  the. 
 Aflembly  of  Divines,  long  Ijnce  Dead. 
 
 Ggg  3  BEVEI{Lr: 
 
822  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  MinifterSy  &c. 
 
 Vol.11. 
 
 •  BEVEFiLT:  Uv.mijon,  After  his  being  Silenc'd 
 here,  he  liv'd  privately  'till  1672  :  When  he  took  out 
 a  Licenfe,  and  preach'd  at  a  Meeting  at  Hull.  He  was 
 a  very  vi^orthy  Man,  He  dy'd  fudderily  in  Fehrua- 
 V,  1678. 
 
 I^rhy-Vfiderhill :  Mr.  Peter  Clark.,  M.  A.  Born  at 
 .Beverly,  of  pious  Parents,  bred  at  the  vSchool  there,  no- 
 table for  his  early  and  eminent  Proficiency.  Sent 
 thence  to  Cambridge,  and  admitted  of  St.  Johns  Col- 
 lege, whereof  he  was  afterwards  Fellow.  When  he 
 left  the  Uni'v'crfity,  he  fettled  at  Carnaby,  and  was  ufe- 
 ful  in  his  Miniftry  there,  'till  the  Civil  Wars ;  when 
 he  was  forc'd  to  take  fhelter  at  London,  and  was  cho- 
 fen  Member  of' the  j^JJembly,  When  the  Troubles  were 
 over,  he  return'd  into  Torkjhire,  where  he  was  Bene- 
 iic'd  at  KSrkby-VnderhiU,  and  there  continu'd  *tiil  the 
 %Jniformity  Acl  diflodg'd  him.  Thence  he  retired  with 
 his  Wife  and  Four  Children  to  H^alkington,  near  H«//, 
 where  he  had  a  pretty  Eftate  that  defcended  to  him 
 from  his  Father.  There  he  employ'd  himfelf  in  teach- 
 ing a  private  School,  Boarding  Gentlerrtens  Sons  in  his 
 Houfe,  who  are  now  fome  of  them  great  Ornaments 
 and  BlefTings  to  their  Country  j  and  there  he  cqntinu*4 
 to  the  time  of  his  Death. 
 
 Holden:  ?vlr.  Arlifh,  M.  A.  of  Peter  houfe  w  Camlridgeo 
 A  Man  of  lingular  Parts,  an  excellent  Preacher,  and  of 
 a  yery-  pubiick  Spirit.  He  had  a  good  Eftate,  and  did 
 good  to  many  with  it.  He  fpent  the  latter  part  of 
 his  Life  at  Torl^,  where  he  dy'd  in  1680  :  Aged  a^ 
 bout  57o 
 
 Sutton  :  Mr.  Jcfjah  Holdfivorth.  Bred  in  Cambridge^ 
 and  afterwards  Chaplain  to  Sir  I{ichard  Houghton  of 
 Houghton  Tower  in  tancajhire.  In  72,  he  {i:t  up  a 
 Meeting  in  Heckrnondwyke.  He  dy'd  in  1685,  under 
 Fifty  Years  of  Age,  A  Man  of  great  Piety,  Sincerity. 
 Srricflnefs,  and  Induftry  for  the  good  of  Souls  ^  and 
 blelVd  with  abundance  of  Succefs. 
 
 ^kjringham  :  Mr.  Plackflone,  An  A  dive,  Jud'ucious, 
 pr^ve  Old  Man,    After  his  Ejection  he  liv'd  at  Tork, 
 
 '     '        "  and 
 
In  the  County  vf   YORK.  825 
 
 and  maintain'd  his  Integrity  to  the  kft.     He  dy'd  An.  Vol.  IL 
 1686.  JEtat,  84.  '  s^''''V> 
 
 UVLL  :  Mr.  "^chn  Shnvo,  M.  A.  He  left  a  Manu^ 
 .fcript  Account  of  his  Life  and  Times  behind  him,  for 
 the  ufe  of  his, Son  j  a  Copy  of  which  having  fal- 
 len into  my  Hands,  I  thence  took  this  Account  of 
 him. 
 
 He  was  Born  at  Sickehoufe/m  the  Chappelry  of  Bra d^ 
 field f  and  Parifli  oi  Ecclesfield  in  the  J^yi-riding  of  the 
 County  of  Yiirk^  on  June  23.  1608.  The  Houfe  he 
 was  Born  in,  with  the  Land  belonging  to  It,  was  the 
 Inheritance  of  his  Anceftors.  Part  of  it  was,  upon  his 
 Father's  Death,  taken  from  him  by  the  Parifh ;  and 
 and  he  for  Peace  and  Quietnefs  fake,  never  enter'd  a 
 Suit  with  them  about  it.  Being  an  only  Child,  his 
 Parents  were  unwilling  he  fliould  go  far  from  ■  them  ' 
 for  his  Education  ;  He  was  therefore  train'd  up  in 
 School  Learning  in  that  part  of  the  Country,  and  af- 
 terwards, in  compliance  with  his  own  earned  defire, 
 he,  between  Fourteen  and  Fifteen  Years  of  Age,  was 
 ient  to  Cambridge,  and  admitted  Penfioner  into  ChrijVs 
 College,  under  the  Tuition  of  Mr.  PVUlieim  Chnpfcl,  who 
 was  afterwards  Provoft  of  the  College  of  Dublin y  Dean 
 of  Cajhel I,  and  Biftiop  of  Ccr/^f  in  Ireland,  He  had  lit- 
 tle Senfe  of  Religion  when  he  went  to  the  Univerfity, 
 but^  as  Providence  ordered  ir,  he  had  fome  good 
 Chamber-fellows,  who  kept  him  from  bad' Company, 
 which  is  the  Plague  and  Ruin  of  fo  many  young  Scho- 
 lars. "When  he  was  about  two  Years  Handing,  Mr. 
 fVeldf  fwho  afterwards  went  to  New  England,  and 
 wrote  an  Account  of  the  Rife,  and  Growth,  and  Pvuin 
 of  the  Errors  there)  happen'd  to  preach  one  Lord's 
 Day  at  a  Church  about  three  Miles  from  Cambrid-^e, 
 Mr.  Shaw  walk'd  to  hear  him  with  fome  of  his  Cham- 
 ber Fellows.  In  the  Morning  he  preach'd  on  Luke  13, 
 24.  and  in  the  Afternoon  on  Marl^  16.  16  :  And  he 
 from  that  Day  dated  his  fitft  fixed  ferious  Impre/Tions. 
 He  was  afterwards  taken  notice  of  in  the  College,  and 
 oppos'd  for  a  Puritan  5  and  yet  continued  there  'till  h:; 
 had  commenc'd  both  Barchelor  and  Mafter  of  Arts; 
 the  laft  of  which  was  An.  1630.  A  raging  Peftilence 
 dtove  him  that  Year  from  the  Univerfity,  where  he 
 ptherwife  had  made  a  longer  ftay,  into  the  Country  j 
 
 G  g  g  4  where        ^ 
 
824  The  Eje^ed  or  Stlerjc*d  Mmijters  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.   where   a  defire  of  doing  good  to  Souls,  induc'd  hltn 
 v^^/'V'N^  foon  to  take  upon  him  the  Work  and  Office  of  the  Mi- 
 niftry. 
 
 The  iirft  place  he   accepted,    was  Brampton  near 
 Chcjierfield,  in  Derhypoircy  where  he  was  Ledurer  for 
 Three  Years.     Going  upon  this  Occalion  to  Bilhop 
 Morton  (who  was  then  Bifhop  of  Coventry  and  Litch- 
 field) for  a  Licenfe  to  preach  in  hisDiocefe  ;  he  finding 
 him  young,  and  newly  come  from  Cambridge,  was  ftrict 
 in  his  Examination.     He  enquired,  what  Queftions  he 
 gave  in   the  Schools   when   he  was  Senior  Batchelor, 
 and  Difputed  very  Scholaftically  with  him  upon  them  : 
 And  when  he  had  done,  gave  him  his  Hand   full  of 
 Mony,  and  laying  his  Hand  upon  his  Head,  faid,  Tcur 
 Licenje  Jhall  be  this,  (without  demanding  any  Subfcrip- 
 lion  of  him)  that  you  Jhall  preach  in  any  part  of  my  Dio- 
 ccfe,  when  and  where  you  will.     GOY^  gave  a  comforta- 
 bk  BlelTing  to  his  Endeavours  there  for  the  good  of 
 many  :  And  his  removal  thence  was  very  Providential. 
 Going  up  to  London^  he,  at  the  entreaty  of  (bme  Friends, 
 preach'd  there,  and  was  heard  by  Ibme  Merchants  in 
 the  City  that  were  Natives  oi  Devonjljire^  who  then  rc- 
 folv'd  (as  they  afterwards  told  him;  that  if  they  could 
 prevail  with  him,  they'd  fend  him  down  to  preach  at 
 Chimlcigh,  a  Market-Town  in  their  County,  and  there 
 maintain  him :  But  after  Sermon,  he  going  his  way, 
 and  they  not  knowing  his  Name,  nor  his  Lodging  in 
 Ithe  City,  nor  dwelling  in  the  Country,  he  heard  no- 
 thing from  them.     About  that  time  Twelve  Month, 
 ^oing  up  to  the  City  again,  and  preaching  there,  it  fo 
 happened  that  feme  of  the  fame  Merchants  heard  him, 
 and  foIlowM  him  to  his  Lodging,  and  told  him  their 
 Defire  and   Intention ;  adding,  that  it  was  their  Cu- 
 ftom  to  maintain  a  Minifter  for  three  Years  at  one 
 Place;    and    if  his  Miniftry  fo  far  prevail'd  on  the 
 Hearts  of  that  People,  as  that  they  of  themfelves  would, 
 maintain  him  afterwards,  he  ftill    continu'dj  if  not, 
 they  afterwards  maintained  him  in  another  Place.  They 
 prefs'd  him  much  ;  and  after  obtaining  the  confcnt  of 
 his  Parents,  he  comply 'd,  and  went  to  Chimleigh  in  Dc- 
 vonfoire,  where  GGD  blefs'd  his  Labours  with  great 
 Succefs.    When  his  Three  Years  th^re  were  almoft 
 itxpir'd,  a  complaint  was  made  to  King  Charles  by  At- 
 ^^rney  General  No/,  and  Archbifhpp  L  W,  that  the  Ci» 
 
in  the  County  ^/  Y  O   R  K.  825 
 
 xy  Merchants  by  their  Contributions,  planted  in   the  Vol.  II. 
 feveral    Counties     Puritanical    and    Nonconforming  v.*^"V'n« 
 Preachers  3  whereupon  the  Feoffees  were  Profecuted,  as 
 "EuUer  relates  in  his  Church  Hiilory,  'Book,  U.  /.  136. 
 and  he  was  forc'd  to  leave  the  Place. 
 
 An.  1636,  his  Father  being  Dead,  he  return'd  into 
 Torkjhire^  to  SickJ^cufe,  his  own  Eftate,  and  was  loon 
 call'd  to  be  Ledburer  at  the  Church  of  AlhalUvos  on  the 
 Pavement  in  Torkj  where  Mr.  Afiough  was  then  Paftor; 
 and  there  he  continu'd  with  much  Comfort  and  good 
 Succefs  for  other  Three  Years,  When  he  had  preach'd 
 his  firft  Sermon  there,  Archbifliop  Neal  lent  for  him  by 
 his  Apparator.  The  Archbifliop  at  firft  began  to  deal 
 roughly  with  him;  but  when  he  heard  he  was  Chap- 
 lain to  Philip  Earl  of  Pembroke,  the  then  Lord  Cham- 
 berlain, he  told  him,  that  he  had  nothing  againft  him; 
 but  that  he  heard  he  was  a  rich  Man,  and  that  he  was 
 brought  in  by  Vaux  the  Lord  Mayor  of  Tork_,  to  Head 
 the  Puritan  Party  againft  him :  But  faid  he,  I  tell  you, 
 I  will  break  Vaux  and  the  whole  Puritan  Party.  But 
 Mr.  Shavff  continu'd  without  difturbance.  He  after- 
 wards attended  on  the  Earl  of  Pembroks  as  his  Chaplain, 
 when  he  went  with  King  Charles  to  Bervoick^  at  the  time  * 
 
 of  the  Pacification  with  the  Sects :  And  at  his  Return, 
 that  noble  Lord,  gave  him  the  Vicaridge  of  ^theramy 
 that  was  in  his  Gift.  In  this  Place  alfo  GOD  (ignally 
 own'd  his  Miniftry.  During  the  Treaty  at  I{tppon, 
 between  the  Englijh  and  Scots^  An.  1640,  he  was 
 Chaplain  to  the  EngUfio  Lords  CommiiTioners,  officia- 
 ting among  them  on  the  Week-day,  and  preaching 
 to  them  on  the  Lord's  Day,  and  they  treated  him 
 \vith  great  Refped:.  Afterwards,  the  Earl  of  Holland 
 being  appointed  to  Disband  the  Army  that  had  been 
 rais'd  againft  the  Scots^  Mr.  Shaw  attended  upon  him 
 at  Doncafler,  and  the  King  came  one  Day  and  din'd 
 there  at  the  Lady  Carlingford's.  At  Dinner  the  King 
 ask'd  Sir  Thomas  Glenham  (who  had  lately  been  Gover- 
 nor of  Hull)  Whether  he  could  not  ftarve  that  Town. 
 I  am  tcld,  faid  he,  that  I  can  take  theit  frefli  Water 
 from  them.  Sir  Thomas  anfwer'd,  vour  Majefty  is 
 mlfinform'd ;  For  tho'  you  map  cut  off  from  them  the 
 frefh  Spring  that  runs  to  'Hully  yet  the  very  Haven  is 
 frefli  at  Low- water,  and  every  Man  can  dig  Water  at 
 ijfis  Door :  A"c^j  ftid  h^;  they  cannot  bpry  a  Corps 
 
 phere^ 
 
826  The  Ejected  or  Silenced  MimfierSy    &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  there,  but  the  Grave  firft  drowns  him  e'er  it  buries 
 him.  Of  this  Mv.Shaw  was  Ear  Witnefs,  for  he  ftood 
 next  to  Sir  Thomas  a:  the  time  of  this  Difcourfe  ^  and 
 he  obferves  in  his  Account,  that  this  was  before  any 
 Wars  were  begun. 
 
 When  King  Charles  fet  up  his  Standard  at  Notting^ 
 ham,  and  the  Earl  of  EJfex  came  after  him  with  an 
 Army,  Mr.  Shawe  fled  by  Night  from  ^otheram  to  Hull  ; 
 but  when  he  had  preach'd  one  Sermon  there,  Sir  John 
 Hotham  the  Governor  for  the  Parliament,  would 
 not  fufFcF  him  to  ftay,  for  fear  he  fhould  oppofe  him. 
 He  return*d  therefore  to  pother am^  and  was  in  the  Town 
 when  it  was  taken  by  the  Earl  of  Nexvcaftle,  on  May  4, 
 1643.  He  then  (wich  Three  others)  had  a  Fine  of  a 
 Thoufand  Marks  fet  upon  his  Head :  But  rho*  the  reft 
 were  taken  and  imprifon'd,  he  abfconded  in  the  Steeple 
 for  fome  time,  and  tho*  they  piunder'd  his  Houfe,  yet 
 he  fled  by  Night  with  his  Man,  and  got  fafe  to  Man- 
 chefier  in  Lancajloire.  Upon  his  Atrival  there,  SitWil- 
 Ham  Brereton,  Commander  in  thofe  Parts  for  the  Par* 
 liament,  ofler'd  him  the  Living  of  Lymme  in  Che/hire^ 
 which  he  accepted,  tho'  he  liv'd  in  Manchefler,  where 
 he  preach'd  every  Frida/,  tho'  he  had  nothing  for  his 
 Pains.  Upon  an  earneft  Invitation,  he  went  from 
 hence  to  Furnefsfells,  and  the  Parts  in  and  about  Cart" 
 mcly  where  they  had  had  no  preaching  of  a  long  time  ; 
 and  in  abont  Two  Months  time;  was  extremely  labo- 
 rious, and  amazingly  fuccefsful,  among  a  People  grofly 
 Ignorant,  and  ftrangely  Stupid  :  But  he  was  forc'd  to 
 fly  from  thence,  (not  without  great  difficulty)  into 
 T.rkjhirffj  upon  the  coming  up  of  Prince  Rupert's 
 Forces. 
 
 After  TiJ't  was  furrendred,  and  the  Lord  Fairfax  well 
 fettled  there,  a  ftanding  Committee  of  th^  Gentlemen 
 o^Tj'kf^ji'e  was  appointed  to  (ic  in  the  City  of  ^o^^,  for 
 the  better  ordering  the  Aflairs  of  the  County,  and 
 counfelling  and  advifing  the  Lard  Fairfax.  Mr.  Shaw 
 WIS  Cnapiain  to  this  ftanding  Committee  :  And  there 
 was  alio  an  Affcmblv  of  Mlnifters  of  that  County,  ap- 
 pointed to  fit  every  Week  in  the  Chapter-houfe  in  Torl^, 
 to  aiTift  the  Lord  Fairfax  in  cafting  our  Ignorant  and 
 Scandalous  Minifters,  (^c.  Mr.  Shaw  was  one  of  them, 
 and  kept  all  the  Books  and  Papers,  and  writ  down  all 
 their  Orders  and  Votes ;  all  which  he  burnt  upon  the 
 
 turn 
 
In  the  County  of  X  O  K  K.  S27 
 
 turn  of  the  Times.  At  this  time  the  Lord  Fairfax  gave  Vol.  IL 
 him  the  Living  of  Sherringham  Seven  Miles  from  Torkj^  ^^/^^^>^ 
 where  he  preach'd  a  while.  And  from  thence  he  was 
 invited  to  Hull,  which  he  accepted  of  as  a  Place  of  vi- 
 iible  quiet  and  reft,  after  his  many  and  troublefome 
 Changes.  He  preach'd  at  firft  in  the  Low-church  there, 
 and  upon  Mr.  Waits  removal,  at  the  High-church  j  and 
 there  he  continued  1 7  Years  together,  preaching  every 
 M^ednefday  and  Lord's  Day  once  at  leaft  ;  and  for  fome 
 time  at  both  Churches  y  and  often  to  the  Soldiers  at  the 
 Caftle  5  befidcs  other  occafional  Labours.  He  was  pro- 
 misM  by  the  Mayor  Aldermen  and  Burgeffcs  150  I. per 
 An.  and  a  good  Houfe  ;  and  the  Agreement  was  regift- 
 red  in  the  Town  Book  :But  when  he  left  them  they  were 
 about  a  1090/.  behind  with  him.  "While  he  was  here, 
 he  went  frequently  to  the  Committee  and  AlTemibly  at 
 Tork^.  as  Occafions  required  j  but  never  receiv'd  a  Penny 
 for  his  Service  with  either  of  them.  He  preach'd  at  Tork, 
 Minfter  on  September  20.  1^44,  at  the  taking  of  the  fo- 
 lemn  League  and  Covenant. 
 
 Hehadmuch  Succefs  at  Hull,  and  yet  much  Oppo- 
 fition  ;  efpeciaily  upon  his  attempting  to  fet  up  a  regu- 
 lar Church  Difcipliue:  But  (fays  he)  J  never  repented 
 of  itf  thg  I  fuffer'd  much  from  Men  thereby :  Which  I 
 vpellknew  how  to  bave  prevsntedy  if  I  lynd  lool(d  at  my  ovon 
 Advantage  and  Mens  Friend/hip,  and  m^  own  Pay  above 
 God's  Glory. 
 
 An.  1646.  He  attended  the  Six  Commiffioners 
 from  the  Parliament  to  the  King,  who  was  then  with 
 the  Scots  at  New-cafilc. 
 
 An,  1653.  He  was  made  Mafter  of  the  Charter 
 Boufe  or  Hofpital  call'd  God's  Houfe  near  Kjngjione  upon 
 HuUj  by  the  Grant  of  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
 Hull ;  which  Place  was  promised  him.  at  his  firft  com- 
 ing among  them.  He  found  the  Houfe  100  /.  in  Debt, 
 no  Mony  to  begin  with,  and  but  Twelve  poor  People 
 belonging  to  it;  whereas  by  the  Foundation  there 
 ought  to  be  Twentyfix.  There  was  but  10/.  per  An- 
 num  and  a  Houfe  for  the  Mafter,  by  the  Laws  of  the 
 Foundation :  But  former  Mafters  had  taken  all  the 
 Fines  upon  letting  Leafes  of  Lands  to  themfelves,  by 
 which  the  Foundation  was  impoverifli'd.  Mr.  Sh^xo 
 took  none  of  the  Fines  to  himfelf,  nay  gave  a- 
 way  ro  the  Poor  df  the  Houfe  moft  part  of  his  own 
 
 10/, 
 
828  Tlje  Eje^ed  or  Silenced  Minifiers^  &C. 
 
 ^ol.  II.  10  I'  And  in  Seven  Years  time,  he  paid  the  100  /.  Debr^ 
 and  encreas'd  the  Number  of  the  Poor  to  Forty  Per- 
 ibns,  and  encreas'd  the  weakly  Pay  of  every  one  of 
 them,  and  added  alfo  to  their  extraordinary  Pay  at  cer- 
 tain times  in  the  Year :  He  laid  out  600  /.  in  adding 
 to  the  Buildings  of  the  Houfe,  and  made  it  as  Hand- 
 fome  an  Habitation  as  any  Minifter  had  in  the  North 
 oi  England  I  and  when  he  came  away  and  made  up 
 his  Accounts,  he  left  with  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen 
 for  theUfe  of  the  Poor  153  /.  and  odd  Mony,  for  which 
 he  had  their  Receipt, 
 
 In  the  time  of  Olivers  Protecftorfiiip  he  was  fome- 
 times  calld  to  preach  before  him  at  M^hitehall,  and 
 fometimes  at  Hampton-court ,  which  he  did  with  the 
 Freedom  and  Plainncfs  of  Old  Latimer,  Oliver  and 
 his  Council  gave  him  an  Augmentation  of  100 1,  per 
 Annum  which  was  duly  paid.  He  ufually  attended  al- 
 fo on  the  Judges  in  their  Circuits  and  preach'd  before 
 them.  And  he  once  preach'd  at  H^nteball  before  i^/- 
 chard  while  he  was  Protector. 
 
 Soon  after  Kmg  C/;^r/i?/s  Reftauration,  t>/;^.  July  25. 
 1660,  Mr.  S'naw  was  fworn  his  Chaplain  :  But  before 
 the  expiring  of  that  Year,  fome  of  the  Officers  and  Sol- 
 diers of  the  Garrifbn  oi  Hull  complain'd  againft  him 
 to  Bifliop  Sheldon^  and  by  him  to  the  King,  tho'  he 
 could  never  hear  what  it  was  -y  and  fome  time  after 
 vi^.  June  9.  1 661.  a  Letter  was  lent  down  in  the  King*s 
 Name  fign'd  by  Mr.  Secrerary  Nicholas^  to  the  Mayor 
 and  Aldermen  of  Kjngflone  upon  Hull  to  this  Purpofe  : 
 Tm  are  imediately  upon  Sight  hereof ,  to  remove  Francis 
 Dewicke.  John  Rogers,  4«^  Richard  Wood, /row  ^/wr 
 Places  cf  being  Aldermen  in  Kingftone  w/^ow  Hull,  and 
 aIJo  to  inhibit  Mr.  John  Shaw  from  preaching  any  more 
 at  Trinity  Church  in  Hull.  Hereupon  he  went  up  to 
 London^  and  was  introduced  to  the  King  by  the  Earl 
 of  Manchejier  then  Lord  Chamberlain.  The  King 
 told  him  he  was  willing  he  fliould  continue  Mafter  of 
 the  Charterhoufe,  and  live  there,  and  promis'd  to  take 
 Care  of  him  as  his  Chaplain  ;  but  dcfir'd  him  to  fub- 
 mit  to  his  Order  of  not  preaching  any  more  at  Trinity 
 Church  in  Hull.  He  afterwards  waited  on  Bifliop  ShcU 
 don  who  told  him,  that  he  heard  he  was  a  leading  Man 
 among  the  Clergy  in  the  North^  but  was  no  great  Friend 
 to  Epifcopacy  or  Common-Prayer.    He  anfwer'd  him, 
 
 that 
 
in  the  County  of    YORK.  829 
 
 that  in  all  thole  times,  when  there  was  Liberty  enough  Vol,  II. 
 for  it,  he  had  never  faid  a  Word  againft  either  of  them  ;  v^V^ 
 tho*  he  own'd  (that  he  might  not  be  thought  to  flatter^ 
 that  if  they  had  never  come  in,  he  would  never  have 
 fietch'd  them.  But  he  vi^ould  give  him  no  Account  of 
 the  Matter  for  which  he  complain'd  to  his  Majefty  a- 
 gainft  him, 
 
 Hereupon  he  returned  to  the  Charter- houfe,  aftd 
 preach'd  to  the  Poor  under  his  Charge  there,  every 
 Lord's  Day,  and  the  People  of  Hull  flock'd  thither; 
 fo  that  the  Churches  there  were  empty.  The  Officers 
 fent  fome  Soldiers  every  Lord's  Day  Morning,  to  befec 
 the  Charter-houfe  round,  and  hinder  the  Towns  Peo- 
 ple from  entring,  yet  fome  how  or  other  they  got  in  : 
 And  one  Lord's  Day  they  took  300  People  in  the  Char- 
 ter-Houfe,  and  kept  them  there  from  their  Houfes  and 
 Families  till  next  Morning.  Mr.  Shnw  finding  his 
 Houfe  thus  furrounded  every  Lord's  Day,  and  him- 
 felf  forbid  to  come  into  the  Town  of  Bull  to  converfe 
 with  the  People  there,  and  feeing  the  Clouds  arife, 
 and  many  Dangers  impendent,  and  himfeifnot  capa- 
 ble of  any  great  good,  he  June  20th,  1662,  after 
 making  up  his  Accounts  with  the  Mayor  and  Alder- 
 men, remov'd  with  his  Family  to  Toother  am ,  where  he 
 had  formerly  been  Vicar.  There  he  preach'd  one  Part 
 of  the  Lord's  Day,  as  Mr.  Clayton  did  the  other,  and 
 fometimcs  on  the  Week-day  till  Aug,  24.  He  had  not 
 then  any  Living;  but  he  declares  in  his  Narrative,  he 
 would  refufe  neither  Living  nor  Work,  upon  any  Con- 
 kience  fatisfying  Terms.  He  afterwards  continu'd 
 preaching  to  his  Family,  and  often  toothers  without 
 any  confidcrable  Trouble.  He  dy'd  April  i<^,  i6ji, 
 JEtat,  65.  and  lies  buried  in  t^therham  Church,  where 
 there  is  a  Btafs  upon  his  Grave  with  this  Epitaph ; 
 
 Jchmnes  Shawe  A,  M.  e  Col.  Cti.  Cantahrigi^ 
 
 OriunduSf  quondam  hujus  Ecclefi^  Vicarius, 
 
 oh  infignem  Eruditionem.,  Pieraremy  ef  KOnCN 
 
 EN  AOrQ  inter  fracifuos  jheologos 
 
 Piis  Docli/q;  conftanter   numeratus,  ac  tarn 
 
 Bnrnnhas  quam  Boanerges  rite  habitus , 
 
 in  Manftones  Cakftet  tranjlatusy' anno 
 
 JEtatis  6  5 ,  A^rilis  19.1672. 
 
 His 
 
8  ^  o  The  Ejecfed  of  Silenced  Mimjlersy  &c. 
 
 '-'-ol.  IL  His  Works  are  thefe:  A  Sermon  Entituled,  Im  clean 
 '^■-'^^  Birds  on  Levit.  14.4,  8.  Preach'd  at  5f/^j)' before  the 
 Lord  Ferdinando  Fairfax  and  his  Army,  An,  1642. 
 A  Sermon  Encided,  a  Broken  Heart  on  Pjal.  51.  16,17. 
 Preach'd  on  a  Faft  Day  at  Beverley^  on  December  iSch. 
 1642.  A  Sermon  on  Ifi.  42.24,  25.  Entitled,  T/je 
 three  Kjngdoms  Cafe.  A  Sermon  Entituled,  Britains 
 I^memhrancer,  preach'd  at  Tork^Minfier^  Sef.  20.  1644. 
 at  the  taking  of  the  Iblemn  League  and  Covenant, 
 Briitannia  rediviva  j  or,  an  AfTize  Sermon  on  Prcv, 
 14.  94.  Jhe  Princefs  ^yal :  An  Ailize  Sermon  on  PfaL 
 45.  16.  Mrs.  Shavpes  Tombftone  ;  or  fome  Memorials 
 of  the  holy  Life  and  happy  Death  of  his  Wife. 
 
 Topcliff:  Mr.  James  Calvert,  the  Son  of  I(ohert  CaU 
 •vert  a  Grocer  and  Sheriff  of  2o//^,  was  born  in  the 
 Pavement  in  that  Antient  City*  There  alfo  he  was 
 Educated  till  fitted  for  the  Univerficy.  He  was  of 
 Clare  Hall  in  Cambridge,  Cotemporary  with  the  late 
 defervedly  famous  Archblfhop  T/7/o^/ow,  and  bred  up  un- 
 der Mr.  David  Clarl^fin.  He  was  a  Graduate ;  but  I  am 
 not  certain  how  long  he  ftaid  in  the  Univerfity.  He 
 had  been  feveral  Years  at  Tcfcliffwh^n  he  was  lilenc'd 
 by  the  Aci  ofVniformity,  He  afterwards  retir'd  to  Tork^, 
 and  liv'd  privately,  but  not  idly  :  For  he  ftudy'd  hard, 
 and  wrote  his  learned  Book  concerning  theTen  Tribes, 
 He  was  an  ingenious  as  well  as  a  pious  Divine,  of 
 a  meek  and  quiet  Temper ;  and  when  he  could  not 
 conform,  he  fubmitted.  He  had  feveral  Colloquies 
 with  the  Arminian  Party,  and  the  Church-men,  many 
 of  whom  he  by  his  Learning  and  Moderation  kept  from 
 flying  too  high  in  thofe  Points;  fo  that  they  moftly  fell, 
 in  with  yiv.  Baxter  in  the  middle  Way.  Many  pious 
 Conformifts,  as  Mr.  Chr.  Jachjon,  Mr.  J^atdiff,  8cc, 
 would  have  won  him  over  to  the  Church;  but  he  could 
 not  be  fatisfyed  with  the  Anfwers  return'd  to  his  Ob- 
 jecftions.  So  that  with  all  his  Moderation,  he  was  a 
 true  Nonconform! ft  :  For  he  would  never  be  Re-or- 
 dain'd,  ncr  give  Affcnr  and  Cohfent  to  all  in  the  Litur- 
 gy :  And  yet  fuch  as  were  of  different  Sentiments  lov'd 
 
 *  'T/V  rj^«/ and  honour'd  him.  Printing  his  learn'd  Trad  *  fore- 
 
 LmituUd : 
 
 Naphthali ;  feu  Colluclat.  Theolog.  de  reditu  10.  Tribuum,  Con^ 
 
 vetfione  Judxorum,  &.  Mcqs.  Ezekielis.  Lend,  ^to.  1^72. 
 
 mentioned 
 
In  the  County  of  YORK.  8ji 
 
 mention'd,  in  72,  he  dedicated  ic  to  that  excellentVol.  11. 
 Perfbn  Bifliop  H^ilkins,  on  whom  he  waited  at  Scar^  s-^^'V**^ 
 hrough-fpaw,  together  with  Mr.  Williams  of  Tork,  He 
 receiv'd  them  with  much  RefpccT:  and  encourag'd  them 
 to  live  in  hope  of  a  Gomprehenfion  ;  which  is  yet  to 
 come.  Many  after  all  Difcouragements,  yet  long  and 
 wait  for  it,  as  the  greateft  Bleirmg  that  could  befal  this 
 Nation,  if  the  Foundation  were  but  wide  and  large 
 enough.  But  'tis  more  the  Matter  of  their  Prayer^ 
 thap  their  Hope,  that  we  may  come  to  this,  before  we 
 are  reduc'd  to  fome  great  Extremity.  About  1 675,  he 
 became  Chaplain  to  Sir  fVHUam  Strickjand'of  Boynton^ 
 where  he  continued  feveral  Years,  preaching  and  Edu- 
 cating bis  Son,  till  both  he  and  his  Lady  dy'd.  Then 
 he  remov'd  to  Hull^  and  thence  into  NoytbumberUnd^ 
 to  Sir  fVilliam  Midletons,  where  he  preach'dconftant- 
 ly  in  the  Chappel  as  Chaplain,  Educated  his  only  Son, 
 was  left  Tutor  to  him  when  his  Father  dy'd,  and  was 
 very  careful  in  his  Edjacation,  both  at  home  and  in 
 Cambridge.  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Reading,  and  a 
 good  Difputant.  He  dy'd  in  December  1698.  He  lefc 
 his  Books,  and  a  good  Colledtion  of  Mariulcripts,  to 
 his  Coufin  Mr.  Harri/on,  Fellow  of  Sidney  College  in 
 Cambridge, 
 
 Tanfield :  Mr.  John  Darnton,  He  was  nor  Ordain*d 
 when  Ejeded,  nor  for  feveral  Years  after;  but  when 
 caird  to  Preach  in  72,  he  was  much  aftiam'd  and 
 afflided  in  Spirit,  for  his  preaching  fb  long  without  So- 
 lemn Ordination  ;  whereupon  he  apply'd  himielf  to  a 
 Meeting  of  Minifters,  confe(s'd  his  failing,  and  afcer 
 Examination,  was  folemnly  i^  apart  by  Fafting  and 
 Prayer,  and  Impofition  of  Hands,  July  10.  1678.  He 
 did  goQd  in  that  dark  Place,  and  dy'd  July  9.  i63o. 
 
 THF^USK.:  Mr.  Matthew  Hill,  M.  A.  Born  and  Bred 
 in  the  Ancient  City  of  TorJ{.  He  made  good  Improve- 
 ments at  School,  and  was  afterwards  o^Migdalen  Col- 
 lege in  Cambridge,  under  the  Tuition  of  Mr.  Samuel 
 Hammond,  Returning  home,  he  improv'd  hiriilelf 
 much  in  the  Hebre-^  Tongue,  under  the  Dired:ion  of 
 Mr.  Sherwood  of  Poppleton.  The  firft  place  in  which  hm 
 was  calKd  to  the  Exercife  of  the  Mini  dry  was  at  Hf- 
 iau^h^  (a iitrle  Towiiabour  Six  Miles  from  r^r^j'where 
 
 he 
 
8j2  The  Eject eoL  or  Silenced,  Miniflers^  8rc. 
 
 Voj.  II*  he  fettled,  after  his  having  firft  been  Iblemnly  OrdainM^ 
 s^'-'V^^  The  Teftimonial  of  his  Ordination,  being  an  Original, 
 drawn  up  by  the  Famous  Mr.  Edward  Bovples,  and  in  his 
 own  Hand  Writing,  and  as  good  a  Model  as  I  have 
 *  For  as  ^een,  a  Copy  of  it  is  here  annex'd  in  the  Margin.  * 
 much  as 
 
 the  Lord  Jefus  Chrifi,  the  great  Jpofile  of  our  Profefion^has  judgd  it  meet 
 that  there  jhould  be  a  SucceJJion  ofPafiors  and  Teachers  in  his  Church,  even 
 unto  the  end  of  the  World,  for  the  edifying  of  his  Body,  until  it  come  unto 
 a  perfeB  Man,  unto  the  meafure  of  the  Stature  of  hisfulnefs  ;  and  hath  de^ 
 puted  the  Care  of  the  Continuation  of  this  Minijlerial  Office,  unto  fuch'  at 
 have  been  already  call  d  thereunto,  requiring  them  to  commit  the  things 
 they  have  receiv  d  unt§  faithful  Men,  who  Jhall  be  able  to  teach  others  alfo : 
 We  the  Miniflers  of  Chrifl,  who  are  caWd  to  watch  over  part  of  his  Flock  in 
 the  City  of  York,  with  the  ^JJifiance  offome  others,  that  we  might  not  be 
 -wanting  to  the  Service  of  the  Church  in  this  its  NeceJJity,  having  receiv  d 
 credible  Teflimony  under  the  Hands  of  divers  Minifters  of  the  Gofpel  and  o- 
 thers,  of  the  Sober  Righteous  and  Godly  Conversation  0/ Matthew  Hill, 
 M.  A.  and  Preacher  of  the  Gofpel  at  Helaugh,  as  alfo,  concerning  his 
 Gifts  for  the  Minijiry,  have  proceeded  to  make  further  Try al  of  his  Jitnefs 
 for  fo  great  a  Work  r,  and  being  in  fome  good  Meafure  fatisfed  concerning 
 his  Piety  and  ability,  have  upon  the  2-^  d.  day  of  June,  AD-  1652, 
 proceeded  folemnly  tofet  him  the  faid  Matthew  Hill  apart  unto  the  Office 
 sfa  Presbyter  and  Work  of  the  Minifiry,  by  laying  on  oar  Hands  with  Fafi" 
 ing  and  Prayer :  By  the  Vertue  whereof  we  do  efieem  and  declare  him  a 
 la-soful  Minifier  ofChrift,  and  hereby  recommend  him  to  the  Church  of  ChriJ^, 
 mnd  more  efpecially  unto  the  People  of  Helaugh  aforefaid,  that  they  would 
 receive  him  as  a  Minijier  tf  the  Gofpel,  loving,  honouring,  and  obeying  him 
 in  the  Lord. 
 
 In  Witnefswereofwe  have  hereunto  fet  our  Hands,  this  i^th  Day  o/Jun© 
 i654NathanaelJackfon,  Edward  Bowles,  Thomas  Calvert. 
 
 He  had  here  much  Oppofition  from  the  QunkerSj 
 upon  many  of  whom  he  gained  by  Degrees.  He  re- 
 niov'd  from  hence  to  Thrusk^  where'  he  was  Ejedlcd  in 
 62.  He  was  a  Man  of  quick  Parts,  a  good  Scholar,- 
 a  ferious  warm  and  lively  Preacher,  and  of  a  free  ge- 
 nerous Temper.  Being  Ejected,  he  was  wholly  de- 
 ftitute  of  a  Subfiftence ;  and  his  Father,  who  had 
 not  without  great  difficulty  born  the  Charge  of  his 
 Education,  was  not  able  to  give  him  any  great  AfTi- 
 ftance.  He  preach'd  for  a  while  privately  at  Tork^ 
 but  in  a  great  deal  of  Danger.  He  could  not  bear  be- 
 ir^^  burdenfome  to  his  Relations,  and  therefore  calls 
 himfelf  wholly  upon  Divine  Providence,  and  Tra- 
 vels t©  London,  in  fcarch  offome  Employment.    There 
 
in  the  County  of   X  O  ^Y..  8^  j 
 
 he  obtain'd  a  Chaplain's  Place,  which  drew  him  down  Vol.  II. 
 to  Gatten  in  Surrey^  where  he  had  20/.  fsr  Annum,  s^ysf^ 
 Sometime  afrer,  removing  thence,  he  lolt  his  little 
 All  in  a  Fire  at  London  ;  and  writing  to  his  near.  Rela- 
 tion, he  Subfcrib'd  thus  :  T^ur  Brother^  fine  re^  fine  fpe, 
 tantum  non  Jine  fe,  M.  H.  He  had  feveral  Relations 
 that  all  along  prefs'd  him  to  Conformity,  which  would 
 foon  have  alter'd  his  Circumftance^ ;  but  no  Necefli- 
 ties  could  tempt  him  to  think  of  offering  Violence  to 
 his  Confcicnce.  To  his  other  Calamiii  s,  was  added 
 a  weak  and  crazy  Body,  which  was  continually  almoft 
 out  of  Order.  At  laft  he  determined  upon  a  Tranf- 
 plantation  to  the  IVefl  Indies,  and  Embark'd  with  a 
 light  Cargo  :  Having  little  c\(q.  befides  a  few  Cloaths, 
 a  Bible,  a  Concordance,  and  a  fmall  parcel  of  Manu- 
 fcripts.  He  fix'd  in  Charles  County  in  Maryl/:nd,  in 
 1669,  where  a  brighter  Scene  began  to  open,  and  he 
 had  a  Profped:  of  confidcrable  Ufefulnefs  in  the  Mini- 
 ftry,  and  of  a  good  Advantage  by  his  Labours  in  Tem- 
 poral Refped:s.  But  new  Troubles  and  Difficulties 
 arofe  afterwards,  which  very  much  dilappointed  his 
 Hopes  and  Expe(5tation,"fo  that  it  may  befaid  as  truly 
 of  him,  as  of  any  one  in  modern  Times,  that  it  was 
 thro*  many  Tribulations  that  he  enter'd  into  the  King- 
 dom of  GOD.  His  whole  Life  was  indeed  a  Com- 
 ment upon  Prov.  1 6.  9,  33.  Not  being  allow'd  to 
 ferve  GOD  according  to  his  Confcience  in  his  Native 
 Country,  he  w*as  forc'd  into  the  remotcft  Parts,  where 
 he  laid  his  Bones  in  a  ftrange  Land,  but  with  the  fame 
 Hope  of  an  happy  Refurredion  unto  Eternal  Life,  as 
 if  the  fame  fpot  of  Land  that  brought  him  forth,  had 
 alfo  entomb'd  him. 
 
 Heffcl:  Mr.  Thomns  Mlckjethvpait. 
 
 Ferihy :  Mr.  I{idcr,  of  Sidney  College  in  Cambridge. 
 After  he  was  turn'd  out,  he  preach'd  privately  as  he 
 had  oportunity.  He  was  about  the  Year  1664,  forle- 
 veral  Months,  a  Prifoner  in  Torl^  Caftle.  Being  deli- 
 ver'd  from  thence  by  the  Duke  of  Buchjnghamy  he 
 ibme  time  after  came  up  to  London,  and  was  Paftor  of 
 a  Congregation  at  H^a^fi?2g,  where  he  died  above 
 Tvt^enty  Years  ago. 
 
 H  h  h  Stilling^ 
 
S  J  4        The  Ejected  or  Silenced  Mlnifters^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II. 
 
 SHUingfleet ;  Mr.  Thomas,  He  was  before  mentioned 
 twice,  borh  at  Stillingfleet^  and  at  K^lfield  ;  whereas  I 
 have  (ince  been  inform'd,  that  Kelfield  is  a  little  Town 
 in  the  Parifh  of  StilUngjleet,  that  has  neither  Church 
 nor  Chappel  of  its  own. 
 
 StilUngton  :    Mr.  Alexan-  Buyjlmcl^^ :  Mr.  Hill. 
 
 der  Medcalf,  Ganton :    Mr.  Cohvohone, 
 
 M^etwang  :  Mr.  fVait.  Wheldrnke :   Mr.  Byard. 
 
 Ellington  :   Mr.  Hulfton.  Boynton  :  Mr.  Laughthornl 
 
 Bndlington :   Mr.  Luckj,  Ellintonl   Mr.  F-^at,  or  For* 
 
 Hilfton  :   Mr.  Blunt.  Bransby :  Mr.  Pomroy. 
 
 J\nfs:  Mr.  Steven/on.  Hemminburgh  i  Mr.  Fido. 
 
 Cottingham :  Mr.  ^hinfen.  He  did  not  live  long 
 after  his  Ejectment.  He  was  a  Man  of  great  Piety, 
 hm  clouded  with  melancholy. 
 
 Sculcots,  or  Oufwood:  Mr.  SUngsby  :  Mr.  Sinclere. 
 
 Luddington.  Bugthorp:  Mr. Crayiford. 
 
 Sigglethorp  :   Mr.  Law.  Sandhuton :    Mr.  Dunkjtt, 
 Serrnby  :    Mr.  St.  Hill.  Jon. 
 
 KjrhlingtGni  Mr.  Philip  Anisbit.  A  Gentleman  of 
 dated  Parts,  and  a  publick  Spirit :  And  one  that  went 
 about  doing  good.  A  Man  of  great  Learning,  and 
 large  Principles  and  Charity.  He  much  honour'd  his 
 Office  and  Docftrlne,  by  a  very  prudent  and  winning 
 Converfatiou.     His  Living  was  worth  lool.per  Ann. 
 
 Leflingham  ;    Mr.  Peckct.     Ofmotherlay  :     Mr.  Shem* 
 fVell:   Mr.  Prober.  hold. 
 
 Eajingvpould  z  Mr.  George  iVtlfon.  He  continu'd  here 
 after  his  Ejectment,  'till  his  Death  on  Sept.  22.  1671  : 
 Aged  70.  Mr.  Thomas  Calvert  of  Torl{,  (who  was  his 
 Brother-in-Law)  Printed  a  Sheet  of  Englijh  and  Latin 
 Verfes  upon  his  Memory.  His  Motto  was,  Vp  vivas 
 vigila.    Watch,  that  thou  mayft  live> 
 
 Hepl :    Mr.  Pf'ilfon. 
 
 Stiringtonl  Mr»  Mekal,  or  XA 5^/, 
 
 K^'by: 
 
In  the  County  (?/  Y  O  R  K.  835 
 
 Vol.  n. 
 
 Kjrhy.Mall:  Mt.lf-^Uc?!.     H^alicn  :  Mr,  Haines, 
 Bushy :   Mr.  Eubank,. 
 
 Ofgarby  :    Mr.  Jennifon  ;    and  Mr.  H^jearam  5    and 
 Mr.  BnycQckjf  who  were  not  lix'd.     And, 
 
 Mr.  Nonh  iVnrd^  who  was  then  a  Student.  He  was 
 Born  in  the  Town  of  Derby.  Serious  Difpolitions  were 
 obfervM  in  him  betimes,  which  fo  grew  up  wuh  him, 
 that  it  was  not  long  before  te  could  determine  what 
 ftation  he  defir'd  to  ferve  GOD  in,  even  that  which 
 moft  anfwer'd  his  early  and  intire  devotednefs  to  GOD, 
 vi^,  the  Minifterial  Function.  His  diligence  at  School 
 reprefented  him  ading  like  a  Chriftian  in  his  Puerile 
 Years,  by  Hating  his  Defign  to  ferve  his  Redeemer^ 
 and  then  unbyafledly  levelling  at  the  great  End  of 
 his  Being.  When  he  was  grown  capable  of  manly 
 Studies,  he  was  fent  to  CAmhridge.  But  here  his  na- 
 rural  Parts  met  with  a  fpeedy  check  to  their  taller 
 Growth,  and  more  accomplffliing  improvements  in  Li- 
 terature. The  Convullions  of  the  late  Times  had  made 
 that  Affedionate  and  Healthful  Mother,  liable  tofome 
 Untimely  Births,  and  this  promifing  Fruit  was  violent- 
 ly fliaken  off  before  it  was  ripe.  For  he  had  -liv'd  in 
 that  rich  Soil  but  two  Years,  when  the  Adl  of  Unifor- 
 mity in  62,  made  the  Air  too  fiiarp  for  his  tender  Con- 
 fcience,  fo  that  he  return'd  to  his  Native  Place.  St.  Vmi 
 thought  himfelf  born  unfeafonably  :  But  no  meer  Man 
 Was  ever  born  more  feafonably  to  the  Gentile  World 
 than  he  wa§.  Mr.  l^oah  fVard  had  a  plodding  Head, 
 and  a  ferious  warm  Spirit;  was  fervent  in  Prayer,  and 
 defirous  to  ferve  GOD  in  the  Miniftry:  And  with  the 
 Divine  BlelTing  he  arriv'd  at  a  fitnefs  to  do  fome  gcdd 
 fervice  to  Souls.  He  retained  a  grateful  Senfe  of  the 
 AlTiftance  he  had  from  Mr.  Berresford,  who  had  been 
 Minifter  in  the  great  Church  at  Derby.  That  Town 
 Confulted  about  fome  Provifion  for  this  young  Mart 
 thus  nipp'd  in  the  Spring,  and  got  him  to  be  Uflier  to 
 the  Schoolmafter  there.  But  he  could  not  thrive  under 
 that  Shadow,  and  fo  quitted  the  Place,  and  went  to  a 
 Gentleman's  Houfe  to  teach  his  Children  ;  where  he 
 fell  into  a  Fever,  which  forc'd  him  to  return  Home. 
 After  his  Recovery  he  taught  School  at  /fjhehy  ;  buc 
 ibm?  Tfomble  there  drove  him  Home  again.     He  was 
 
 H  b  h  *  Ordain'd 
 
8^6  The  Ejected  or  Stlenc'^d  Mmiflers^  &c. 
 
 Vol.  ii.  Ordam  d  'ai:ihcpshi^  and  the  Tcftimonials  of  his  Ordi- 
 v/-Vs^  nacion  are  SubicriuL-d  by  Mr.  Burbeck^  Mr.  Primcy  and 
 Mr.  joJm  PVold.  He  was  fometime  Chaplain  to  Sir 
 Jolm  PVentwcrth,  in  whofe  Family  he  Married.  He 
 continued  'till  Sir  John  dy'd,  and  'till  his  Lady  Mar- 
 ried the  Lord  H^hichelfea,  who  difmiis'd  yivM^iird.  He 
 then  liv'd  at  AsJ{ani^  about  three  Miles  from  Torl{^y 
 where  he  iiv'd  Eleven  Years.  He  was  not  idle  all  that 
 time,  but  preach  d  in  feverai  Places  where  he  was  call'd, 
 and  was  an  Itinerant  Preacher  ail  his  Life.  He  was 
 reduc'd  to  many  Straits  but  never  brought  them  upon 
 himfelf.  The  Sring  of  Poverty  was  always  prevented 
 by  his  great  Frugality  and  Providence,  with  which  he 
 managed  all  his  Domeftick  Aft^airs.  He  could  not  fay 
 that  either  he  or  his,  wanted  Food  or  Raiment,  and 
 fomevvhat  of  the  Iwcet  condition  of  Contentment,  which 
 made  their  little  enough  for  them.  He  often  ferioufly 
 acknow'cdg'd  his  great  Obligations  to  Mr.  I{nlph  Vf/ard, 
 to  whom  he  was  a  Stranger,  but  got  Acquaintance 
 wiih  him  by  the  frequent  cccafions  he  took  to  employ 
 him.  ,  For  after  King  James\  Declaration  for  Liberty, 
 that  worthy  Perfon  finding  himfclf  decline,  defir'd 
 Mr.  Kor.h  fVard's  AiTiftance  for  every  Third  Lord's 
 Day,  and  every  Third  Week  day  Lecfture.  So  that 
 at  length  his  fatiguing  Itinerancy  Summer  and  Winter, 
 for  many  Years,  was  bounded  by  Tb?A,  Selby^  and  £/- 
 linthoif.  A  little  before  his  Death  he  left  5^%,  and 
 beftcw'd  one  of  his  Days  at  Hclnugh  Town,  but  conti- 
 nued the  other  two  at  Ellinthorf  and  T^rk^,  to  his  dying 
 Day.  Had  all  his  Expcdlation  embark'd  with  the 
 Creature,  his  difappointment  from  it  had  fome  time 
 over-whclm'd  him.  Had  he  not  iiv'd  by  Faith,  he  had 
 died  by  his  Difcouragemcnts.  He  always  compaflio- 
 natcly  remen-ibred  the  Afnicftlons  ofjrfeph.  He  had  a 
 deep  Senfe  of  the  Sins  of  the  Times,  and  of  the  Con- 
 gregations where  he  had  to  do,  and  thought  that  they 
 needed  a  Bf^^ncr^cs  more  than  a  Barnnhas,  He  ftudy'd 
 not  Language,  but  plain  convincing  Truths.  The  ge- 
 neral Decay  of  Piety,  and  growth  of  Prophanenefs 
 made  the  Terrors  of  the  Lord  ufually  fill  up  thegreateft 
 part  of  his  Sermons.  He  us'd  to  fay  there  were  two 
 forts  of  Prcfeifors  that  he  lik'd  not  5  thofe  that  were  all 
 for  Heaven,  and  nothing  for  the  Earthy  and  thofe  that 
 were  all  fcr  Earth,  and  nothing  for  Heaven :  The  one 
 
 makes 
 
in  the  County  ^'   Y  O  R  K.  837 
 
 makes  himfelf  all  Spirit,  and  i\\q.  other  all  Body ;  where-  Vol.  IL 
 as  Man  is  a  compound  of  both,  and  Chriftianity  di-  ^/~^\t^^ 
 vides  our  care  between  them,  with  a  due  Preference  to 
 the  more  excellent  part  of  us.  The  fear  he  had  of  lo- 
 ling  a  Daughter  (who  afcer  his  Death  recover'd)  did,  as 
 it  was  thought,  feize  on  his  Spirits,  or  elfe  it  could  not 
 be  difcern'd  where  Death  fprung  the  Mine.  A  few 
 Minutes  before  his  Death,  he  faid,  that  he  had  given 
 up  himfelf  to  GOD  when  he  was  young,  and  (ince 
 ferv'd  him  with  fince'riiy,  tho'  much  weaknefs,  and 
 many  Imperfections,  and  humbly  hop'd  that  for  Chrift's 
 fake  he  would  pardon  and  accept  him.  G.-?^,  faid- he, 
 mil  redeem  wy  Sonl  frcm  the  pxffer  of  the  Grave,  fcr  he 
 jlonll  receive  me.  Pfal.  49.  1 5  :  Which  words  he  defir'd 
 might  be  prcach*d  on  after  his  Death  j  which  was  011 
 Mny  11,   1699.  JEtiit.  59.^ 
 
 The  fcllov/mg  Pcrfons  were  turn'd  out  at  BarthiUo^ 
 rticw  Day,  and  afterwards  Confbrm'd. 
 
 Mr.  Jchn  Hool  of  'Bradficld.  My,  John  Hide  at  SldvQh^ 
 wnit.  Mr.  K^enicn  of  [{jponden.  Mr.  John  Hej)W3rth  of 
 Lctwel.  Mr.  Lifter  of  G{?^glef^ick.  ^iv.fpocd  of  S^d- 
 diewcrth.  Mr.  Scnrgil  of  Chapclthorp.  Mr,  Mocrhouje 
 of  C^ftlefcrd.  Mr.  Bovil  of  B^nmly.  ll\v.  Ether tngtcn 
 of  Mo)ley.  Mr.  Mccr  of  Bnildon.  Mr.  ObadlnB  Lee, 
 Mr.  Bud^jey  of  Hosford.  Mr.  Lmih  of  York,.  Mr.  Ti- 
 mothy B^Gt,  of  Somby-Bridge.  Mr.  ofntan,  near  T^rk.- 
 ls\v.Snmpfon  ofl^rvcliff. 
 
 Some  Nonconform'ifi  Minljlers  omitted  in   the 
 foregoing  Lifh. 
 
 Finding  there  are  feme  valuable  Pcrfons,  that  have 
 been  Well  known  forNonconformifts,that  are  not  menti- 
 on'd  cither  in  the  City,  or  the  Univerlicies,  or  any  of 
 the  feveral  Counties  of  England  and  H^a'es ;  I  (liall  here 
 take  notice  of  as  many  of  them,  as  I  can  recolleCl,  or 
 as  my  Converfacion  with  others  can  help  me  to  prefer ve 
 the  Memory  of. 
 
 Mr.  Johfi  Collins  *.     He  was  not  an  Incumbent  any    *  See  oj 
 where  when  thtVniformity  AH  took  place  9   but  was /''w,  Mr 
 
 C-iicon 
 Mather'/  UlfliYy  of  New  England.  Book  4.  fag   ^oo. 
 
 H  h  h  5  Chaplain 
 
8^8  The  EjeBed  or  Silenced  Mtmfters^  See. 
 
 Vol.  II.    Chaplain  to  General  Monk^  when  he  came  out  of  Scou 
 
 v/^V^N^  lar.d  into  England,  He  afterwards  fucceeded  Mr.  MaU 
 lory  as  Paftor  of  a  confidcrable  Independent  Church  in 
 this  City.  He  was  alfo  one  of  the  Lecturers  at  Pinners^ 
 HaU,  He  was  a  Man  mighty  in  the  Scriptures,  and 
 one  of  a  fweet  Temper,    and  very  charitable  to  all 
 
 ^  good  Men,  without  confining  himfelf  to  a  Party.  *  He 
 
 He  hath  ^^>^  ^„.   1687. 
 
 a  Sermon 
 
 in  the  Continuation  of  Morning   Exerclfe  Queftions ;  upon    this 
 
 ^eftion  J   IIow  are   the  Religious  of  a  Nation    the    Strength 
 
 of  it  ? 
 
 *  He  hath  ^^^*  7^^^-^  Janew/ty  ^.  His  Father  was  a  Minifter  in 
 Printed  Hertford Oo ire.  He  was  Student  of  Cbrift  Churchy  Oxon. 
 Heaven  He  liv'd  privately  for  fome  tiirje  after  his  leaving  the 
 upon  Univcrfity  :  And  when  the  Times  would  allow  it,  fet 
 Earth; or,  up  a  Meeting  at  I^driffj  near  Londoji^  where  he  had  a 
 the  beft  very  numerous  Auditory.  He  dy'd  March  16.  i^?-?, 
 h  ^^"^  '!?  and  was  fucceeded  by  Mr.  I{n/\velL  He  was  a  Man  of 
 Xhf  V,  orit  ^iyiinent  Piety  :  And  yet  in  his  laft  Sickncfs  he  was  un- 
 8-jTi6  ^^^  ^^^^^  concern,  upon  his  refleding  on  his  aptnefs  to 
 The  Life  ^^^^^^^'  ^^'^^  private  Duties,  when  he  was  much  en- 
 of  his  S^S'-^  ^"  publick  Work.  He  had  two  Funeral  Sermons ; 
 Brother  by  Mr.  Nathaniel  Vincent,  and  another  by  Mr.  I^yther  of 
 Mr.  Johr^  fVappitig. 
 Janeway. 
 
 8vo  1673'  The  Saints  Encouragement  to  Diligence  in  Service.  Sva» 
 i6yj,  A  Token  for  Children,  i^mo.  1671.  y^nd  after  his  Death 
 vp as  Printed,  His  Legacy  to  his  Friends,  &c.  ^njo.  1  74.  He  hath 
 aljo  fevei-al  Funeral  Sermons  in  Prim.  And  a  Ser7non  in  the  Supplement 
 to  the  Mornivg  E:iercife  at  Cripplegate,  o»  the  Duties  of  Mafiers  and 
 Ur'^^ants. 
 
 Mr.  John  Faldo.  He  had  been  Chaplain  in  the  Army, 
 •  and  was  not  in  any  Benefice  when  the  Act  of  Vniformi- 
 ty  took  place,  but  was  Silcnc'd  by  it  as  well  as  his  Bre- 
 thren. He  was  fome  time  after  Paftor  of  a  Congrega* 
 tion  in  Lcndcn,  and  dy'd  in  February  i6<)o.  His  Fune- 
 ral Sermon  was  prcach'd  by  Mr.  Q^ick,  He  was  Con- 
 gregational in  his  Judgment,  but  noted  for  his  Mode- 
 ration in  the  lairer  parr  of  his  Life.  He  wrote  a  Book 
 Entituled,  QMaksr'fm  jiq  Chrifliatiity  ^  a  ^ook  which 
 fome  much  value  :  And,  A  Dialogue  betxveen  n  Minifier 
 md  a  pivfit^  Chrijlian  ahout  the  Lord's  Suj^pey,  which  is 
 
 gcnc^. 
 
In  the  County  of  YORK.  839 
 
 generally   bound   up    with  W^.Dyke   on  the  Sacra- Vol.  I L 
 menr. 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Brand :  Born  at  Leaden  ti^othing  in  Effcx, 
 An,  1635.  His  Father  was  a  Dignitary  of  the  Church 
 cf  En^Ia?jd.  He  was  bred  at  Merton  College  in  Oxon^ 
 and  went  from  thence  to  the  Temple,  defigning  for 
 the  Law  :  But  afterwards  applied  himfelf  to  Divinity, 
 and  becan:ie  one  of  the  brighceft  Mirrours  of  Piety  and 
 Charity,  and  one  of  the  moft  fervent  ufeful  Preachers 
 the  Age  hath  afforded.  His  Zeal  was  neither  for  nor  a- 
 gainft  any  Party,  but  for  the  vigorous  promoting  of 
 the  found  Knowledge  of  thofe  Dodlrines  wherein  we 
 are  all  agreed  ;  and  of  that  Holinefs  which  all  coni- 
 mcnd,  but  too  few  pracftife.  As  he  was  himfelf  ape 
 to  teach,  fo  he  exhorted  and  encourag'd  others  to  be 
 fwift  to  hear.  He  call'd  thofe  the  Devils  Cripples  that 
 could  travel  many  Miles  for  worldly  Profit,  and  would 
 not  go  a  few,  for  Advantages  for  their  Souls.  Meeting 
 a  poor  Man  that  was  wont  to  attend  his  Lectures,  buc, 
 had  for  fome  time  abfented,  he  inquir'd  of  him  the 
 Reafon.  The  poor  Man  replied,  it  was  not  for  wane 
 of  good  will,  but  for  that  he  could  not  fpare  the  time  ; 
 his  whole  Week-days  yearnings  hardly  fi^pplying  the 
 NecelTities  of  his  Family.  Mr.  Brand  told  him,  that 
 rather  than  his  Soul  lliould  fufter,  he  would  allow  him 
 Six  Pence  a  Week,  which  the  Man  acknowledg'd  was 
 more  than  he  could  earn  in  the  time  omitted  from  h\% 
 Employment.  This  Man  had  at  laft  let  his  Allowance 
 run  into  a  longer  arrear  than  ordinary ;  which  M.t.Brand 
 queftioning  him  about,  he  thank'd  him  for  his  paft 
 Supply,  acknowledging  he  now  found  GOD  fo  to  blels 
 his  Labours,  that  he  had  no  farther  neceffity  of  that  Aid, 
 Now  as  this  Gift  was  an  Inftance  of  Mr.  Br^jwi's  Piety 
 and  Charity,  fo  this  releafe  of  it  was  a  proof  of  the 
 poor  Man's  Fidelity  and  Honefty.  And  we  have  her^ 
 an  Example  of  GOD's  BlefTmg  other  time  (b  as  to  con;- 
 penfate  for  that  fpent  in  his  Service,  and  for  their  Souls 
 good.  Hev/asaMan  of  great  Moderation.  He  ne- 
 ver was  without  fbme  Projedt  for  doing  good  ;  and 
 could  as  loon  ceafe  to  Live,  as  ceafe  to  attempt  to  be 
 ufeful  to  Souls.  He  was  blefs'd  with  an  Eftitc,  with 
 which  he  did  good  on  Earth  ;  and  laid  up  a  Treafure 
 \\\  Heaven  to  a  degree  begond  moft.  He  dy'd  Dst,  1.1691. 
 H  h  h  4  His 
 
840  The  Ejected  or  Stlefjc^d  Mimjters  &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.    His  Funeral  Sermon  was  preach*d  by  Dr.  Annejley ; 
 and  with  it  was  publifli'd   a  fliorc  Account  of  his 
 
 Life. 
 
 Mr^  Lorrimer  was  Chaplain  to  Efquire  Hall  at  Hard' 
 ing,  near  Henley  upon  Thames,  and  is  yet  living  near 
 
 London, 
 
 Daniel  Williams^  D.  D.  came  to  this  City  from  Irel 
 land^  where  he  had  been  ufeful  many  Years  at  Dublin, 
 
 Mr.  Brecknock^  who  was  Chaplain  to  the  Duke  of 
 Bedford  at  Thorney,  is  either  wholly  omitted  in  the  fore- 
 going account;  or  his  Name  is  fo  mifpell'd  in  the 
 Lifts  I  have  made  u(e  of,  that  I  cannot  difcover 
 him. 
 
 Mr.  Farnxvorth,  who  came  hither  from  Kew  England, 
 being  a  Nonconformift,  and  extreme  Poor,  died,  as  all 
 about  him  faid,  of  meer  Poverty  ;  for  want  of  warm 
 Cloaths,  Fire  and  Food,  when  the  Ad:  of  Uniformity 
 had  beggar'd  many  into  extreme  Poverty.  Baxter's 
 Pf^rld  of  Spirits,  Chap.  5.  Inftance  20. 
 
 Mr.  Lambert^  who  was  a  celebrated  Preacher  in 
 Southwark^^  and  had  a  confiderable  Congregation  of 
 DifTenters  there,  is  not  mention'd  (that  I  know  of)  any 
 where  in  this  Account ;  nor  can  I  fay  any  thing  parti- 
 cularly of  him.  , 
 
 I  do  not  remember  that  Mr.  Mence,  who  fbme  Years 
 fince  had  a  Congregation  in  IVapping,  is  any  where 
 mention'd  in  the  foregoing  Account ;  and  it  is  not  un- 
 likely but  I'omc  others  alio  may  be  omitted. 
 
 There  were  alfb  a  great  many  Schcolmaflsrs  Ejed:ed  in 
 feveral  parts  of  the  Kingdom  by  the  Act  ofVniformity, 
 and  many  of  them  v/ere  Preachers,  'till  that  Adt 
 difablcd  rhem.  Some  of  them  have  perhaps  been 
 mention'd  before  as  Minifters,  but  I  fhall  not  therefore 
 forbear  adding  them  here  again,  rho*  I  (hall  take 
 jiotice  of  that,  if  I  know  it,  to  fatisfie  the  World  thar 
 Lam  far  from  defiring  to  multiply  Names  needleily. 
 
 "  '        .  I  ^Q^t 
 
in  the  County  of  YORK.  841 
 
 I  don't  certainly  know  of  any  Schoolmafters  Ejeded  Vol.  II. 
 in  ihe  City  of  London^  tho'  its  very  likely  there  ir.ighc  x«/~V^ 
 be  fome,  who  left  their  places  for  their  Nonconformi- 
 ty.   Perhaps  fome  of  thofe  here  mendon'd,  frtg.  53.  of 
 whom  I  have  not  been  able  to  obtain  a  particular  ac- 
 count, might  be  of  that  number. 
 
 Mr.  Owfw  Price,  M.  A.  Mafter  of  the  Free-School 
 near  Magdalen  College  in  Oxon,  was  Ejected  from 
 thence.  He  was  a  learned  Man,  and  afterwards  very 
 ufeful  in  the  training  up  of  Youth  in  Devonfhire,  and 
 other  places. 
 
 In  Berk/hire,  Mr.  M^ocdbridge  was  caft  cut  of  the 
 School  at  Nexvberry^  (of  whom  before,  ^.  97.)  and 
 Mr.  Thomas  Garret^  or  Gerrard,  out  of  the  School  ac 
 I{etiding  ;  and  another  out  of  the  School  at  J^^'aUingford  ; 
 but  his  Name  I  can't  recover. 
 
 In  Buckjnghatrjjhirey  Mr.  Thomas  Singleton  was  caft 
 out  of  Eaton  School.  He  was  an  excellent  Mafter,  and 
 bred  up  many  good  Scholars.  He  was  an  admirable 
 Grecian ;  and  for  many  Years  a  celebrated  private 
 Schoolmafter  in  or  near  London. 
 
 In  Chejlnre^  Mr.  Li f  tot  was  caft  out  of  the  School  at 
 Cheftcr,  and  Mr.  Crcflale  at  Maxfield. 
 
 In  Derhjjl'jire,  Mr,  Noah  fT^ardy  of  whom  fee  p,  835. 
 was  caft  out  of  the  School  of  Derby,  and  Mr.  Jonath/in 
 Twig  from  that  at  Glcjhop. 
 
 Mr.  Anthony  tVithers  was  caft  out  of  the  School  at 
 Dorchefler. 
 
 In  EJfex  there  were  caft  out,  Mr.  H^hiting^  School- 
 mafter of  Dedham^  and  Mr.  Covcl  of  Haljled  5  together 
 with  the  Schoolmafters  of  Mafkbery,  Chigwell,  and  Lane- 
 don  Hill. 
 
 In  Huntingdonjhire,  was  Ejeded,  Mr.  H^ilUam  S?Il^ 
 SchQ6[m2i{!itvoi  Godmanchefter:  And  In  Ksnt,  Mr.  Henry 
 Montague,  from  the  School  at  Canterbury. 
 
 In  Lancafhire,  Mr.  George  Afiley,  Schoolmafter  at 
 Toxley  Parl^. 
 
 In  LeicefterJJoire,  Mr.  Cockain,  Schoolmafter  cfCaJlls 
 Dunington. 
 
 In  Lincoln/hire,  Mr. Cldrl^wzs,  ejeded  from  the  Free 
 School  at  Granthnm,  and  afterwards  pradis'd  Phyiick. 
 
 In  Norfolk^  Mr.  Lavorence,  and  Mr.  IVHJony  were  caft 
 our  of  the  Free  School  in  Tarmouth. 
 
 Jn 
 
S42  The  Ejected  or  Sile^ic'^d  MiniJierSy    &c. 
 
 Vol.  II.  In  Nortbampionjloirej  Mr.  Dominel  from  the  School  at 
 WeliingboYough.  He  was  a  Man  of  good  Learning,  and 
 great  Piety  and  Probity,  and  liv'd  to  a  good  Old 
 Age. 
 
 In  Nottingb/impolre,  was  caft  out  Mr,  Hutchinfon^ 
 Schoolmaftcr  oi  Mansfield. 
 
 In  Shrop/hire  was  caft  out  Mr.  Richard  Pigot^  who 
 ^ad  been  of  Chrift's  College  in  Cambridge.  He  was 
 Head  Schoolmaftcr  of  Shrewsbury^  not  in  Orders,  but 
 an  able,  prudent,  religious  Man.  Mr.  Tallents  fays,  he 
 much  improv'd  the  School  many  ways,  and  hath  left 
 this  Charader  of  him  ^  that  he  was  an  holy,  friendly, 
 ufeful  Perfon,  and  a  very  good  Schoolmaftcr.  He  died 
 in  1663. 
 
 In  the  fame  County,  at  Ojweflry  Free  School,  Mr, 
 '^chn  Evans  was  Ejed:ed.  He  was  Born  at  Great  Sutton 
 near  Ludlow,  in  this  County.  His  Father  and  Grand- 
 father were  both  Minifters,  and  fucceifively  Redtors  of 
 Peneges  in  Montgomeryjhire.  He  was  Educated  in  Ba/iol 
 College  in  Oxon,  under  the  Tuition  of  Dr.  Good.  He 
 left  the  Univerlity  fopner  than  he  intended,  becaufe  he 
 was  unwilling  to  fubmit  to  the  Parliament  Vifitors. 
 Returning  to  his  Father  in  Wales,  he  was  at  Brecknock^ 
 Ordain'd  Presbyter  by  Dr.  I^ger  Mnnvoaring,  Bifhop 
 of  St.  David's,  Nov.  28.  164S.  But  foon  after,  he 
 thought  he  faw  Reafon  to  alter  his  Tjioughts  abouc 
 Conformity,  upon  which  occafion  fome  Papers  pafs'd 
 between  him  and  his  Father,  who  was  very  zealous  for 
 the  Hierarchy.  He  was  admitted  one  of  the  Itine- 
 rant Preachers  of  IVales,  and  v^as  fuccefTively  Mafter 
 of  the  Free  Schools  of  D^lgelle^  in  Mcrionethfbire,  and 
 Ofweftry  in  Salop  ;  in  which  laft  place  the  Adt  of  Uni- 
 formity found  him.  "When  he  was  ejedted,  he  and  his 
 Family  were  reduc'd  to  low  Circumftances,  and  his 
 Necelfitics  were  once  fo  great,  that  he  was  forc'd  to 
 fell  a  confiderable  part  of  a  large  Library  which  he 
 was  Mafter  of,  for  prefent  Maintenance.  In  Februa- 
 ry  i66y>  he  was  chofen  Paftor  of  an  Independent  Church 
 ar  Wrexham  in  Denbigh/hire ;  and  after  his  Settlement 
 there,  kept  private  Aflt-mblics  in  his  Houfe  or  Neigh- 
 bourhood, through  moft  of  the  hotteft  Times.  Belidcs 
 the  care  of  his  Congregation,  fome  Gentlemen  of  con- 
 lidcrable  Rank,  (knowing  his  Abilities  in  School  Learn- 
 ing) Tabled  their  Sons  with  bm  {oi  fcvcial  Years, 
 ■  *"  which 
 
IntheCoumy  of  Y  O  R  K.  843 
 
 which  was  fome  relief  tp  him  under  violent  Profecuci-  Vol.  II. 
 pns.  About  the  Year  11681,  he  was  earneftly  prefs'd  s/V^*/ 
 to  Conform  by  the  Bifliop  of  the  Dioccfe,  who  at  firft 
 cxprefs'd  a  particular  regard  to  him  becaufe  of  his 
 Ppifcopal  Ordination,  and  offer'd  him  a  very  good 
 Living :  But  upon  his  pofitive  refufal,  he  profecuted 
 him  with  all  feverity.  And  the  Magiftrate,  upon  his 
 Perfonal  foliciting  againft  him  in  open  Court,  imposed 
 heavy  Fines  from  time  to  time,  and  he  was  fu'd  to  an 
 Outlawry.  But  it  was  remarkable,  that  tho'  thefe 
 meafures  oblig'd  him  to  keep  his  Doors  conftantly 
 Locked  for  fonie  Years  together,  yet  he  efcap'd  better 
 than  many  that  were  not  lb  hotly  purfu'd ;  the  moft 
 Officious  Informers  not  being  able  to  gather  one  of 
 the  Fines  laid  upon  him.  Nor  was  his  Perfon  ever 
 fciz'd,  but  once  upon  the  Road,  (notwithftanding  fre- 
 quent Warrants)  and  then  he  was  foon  happily  releas'd, 
 by  the  Mediation  of  a  Perfon  of  Honour,  who  often 
 generoufly  took  his  part.  And  yet  there  is  reafon  to 
 think,  that  his  Hardfliips  then,  and  the  frequent  Jour 
 nies  he  was  forc'd  to  take  by  Nighr,  impair'd  his 
 Health,  and  haften'd  that  weaknefs  which  he  fell  into 
 foon  after.  He  was  a  Man  of  valuable  Learning,  great 
 Gravity  and  Serioufnefs,  and  a  moft  unblamcable  Con- 
 verfation  :  And  a  Laborious  and  Judicious  Preacher, 
 'till  GOD  gave  him  his  Quietus  for  fome  time  before 
 he  died,  by  the  decay  of  his  Memory  and  Abilities; 
 and  at  length  a  compleat  reft  from  his  Labours,  by  his 
 Death  in  the  Lord,  Jufy  16,  1700.  His  Son  is  now 
 Co-paftorwith  Dr.  jVilliatns,  to  a  numerous  Diflenting 
 Congregation  in  Londcn. 
 
 In   Suffolk^  was    caft  out,    Mr.  Thomas   iVaterhcufi^ 
 Schoolmafter  at  Ipfwitch. 
 
 In  SuJJex  the  Ad  Ejeded  Mr.  George  Collins,  School- 
 rnafterof  Chichefter^  Mr.  Stephen  Marten,  Schoolmafter 
 oi  Hellingly,  Mr.  F{ichard  Savage  *,  Schoolmafter  of  5(?//'  ♦//•^^^^  ^^^^ 
 comb,    Mr.  Stafford  Schoolmafter  of  Arundel,  and  Mr.  invitation 
 Henry  Fovules,  Schoolmafter  of  Arundel ;   of  whom  fee  of  an  Uncle, 
 f.  6970  a  dignify  d 
 
 Clergy  Man 
 that  was  Childlefsf  vpsnt  into  Cumberland,  and  there  CGnforrndf  an4 
 died  in  1674. 
 
 In  I4^ales(eversl  Schoolmafter^  were  caft  out  for  their 
 Nonconformity, 
 
 '  ■    '^  Ac 
 
844  The  Ejected  or  Silem'*d  Mmijlers^  &C. 
 
 Vol.  II.  At  Denbigh  Free  School,  Mr.  Richard  Jones  was  eject- 
 ed. He  was  Born  near  LUndJannnn  in  this  County* 
 He  was  a  Man  of  Ingenuity,  confjderable  Learning, 
 iind  noted  Piety,  and  a  very  ufeful  and  fuccefsful  School- 
 mafter.  He  refus'd  Orders  and  Preferment  which  were 
 offer'd  him  if  he  would  Conform.  He  was  a  while 
 conniv'd  at  in  keeping  a  private  Sccool  at  HentUn  ; 
 but  at  length  was  hunted  from  thence.  He  had  a  vein 
 of  Poetry,  in  Lathif  Englijloy  and  iVeiJh.  He  dy'd  at 
 Dsnhigh,  Aug.  i^.  1675.  Mr. I^oher^s,  the  conforming 
 Mlnifter  of  the  Town,  preach'd  his  Funeral  Sermon  on 
 thofe  words  of  the  Pfalmift  3  PFo  is  me  that  I  fcjourn  in 
 Mtfich,  8cc.  He  Tranflated  feveral  Books  into  H^ef/h, 
 particularly  Mr.  Bnxtcrs  Call  to  the  Vnconvertedy  and  his 
 No'^  or  n^ver. 
 
 In  Glamor ganjhire^  Mr.  ^eal,  (of  whom  fee  f.  732.) 
 was  caft  out  of  the  School  oi  Cardiff ;  and  Mr.  Evan 
 Llewelyn,  out  of  the  School  of  Swnn:(cy, 
 
 In  fVarvpickfiire,  Mr.  Batchelor  was  caft  cut  of  the 
 School  at  Cc-z/^w/r;.  He  was  one  of  the  diligent  and 
 confcientious  Schoolmafters  in  that  City,  who,  tho'  he 
 could  not  Conform  as  the  other  did,  yet  he  could  pa- 
 tiently fuffcr  for  his  Confcience.  He  inftrudted  his 
 young  Scholars  in  Religion,  and  what  time  he  had  to 
 fpare,  he  fpcnt  in  praying  and  repeating  Sermons  among 
 elder  People  ;  being  an  helpful  and  forward  Man 
 among  thofe  that  would  canton  out  fome  part  of  their 
 time  in  Preparatory  Employments  for  Eternity. 
 
 In  PViltJJjIre,  Mv.lVilliaryi  Hunt^  M.  A.  was  ejeded 
 from  the  Free  School  of  Salisbury.  He  was  Born  at 
 Dolljh^  near  Ilmifler  in  Sorjierj'etjlolre^  and  had  his  Edu- 
 cation firft  in  JFadham  College  in  Oxon,  and  afterwards 
 he  remov'd  to  Cambridge.  About  the  Year,  1641,  he 
 became  Mafter  of  the  School  foremention'd,  and  there 
 be  continu'd  'till  1662.  He  was  a  general  Scholar,  an 
 extraordinary  Grecian,  and  well  skili'd  in  the  Oriental 
 Languages.  Hrr  cuntinu'd  at  Salisbury  with  his  Fami- 
 ly 'till  1672.  -.vhen  he  was  chofen  (in  conjunction  with 
 Mr.  Haddcjlcy)  by  the  Diffenting  Congregarion  in  that 
 Ciry,  where  he  exercis'd  his  Miniftry,  'till  the  Decla- 
 ration of  Indulgence  was  recali'd.  He  remov'd  fome 
 rime  after  to  Ihnifler,  and  there  taught  School  for  fome 
 Te^rs,  but  was  forc'd  to  ceafe  before  his  Death,  w^hich 
 
 was 
 
in  the  County  of    YORK.  845 
 
 was  in  1684,  in  the  74th  Year  of  his  Age.     He  lies  Vol.  II. 
 buried  in  the  place  of  his  Nativity. 
 
 In  Xorkjhire,  Mr.  John  Garnet,  and  Mr.  Ifrael  Hnwl^t^ 
 worthy  was  ejedled  from  the  School  at  Leeds.  They 
 had  fent  many  good  Scholars  to  the  Univerfity. 
 
 Nor  is  it  to  be  doubted,  but  that  there  were  many 
 others,  who  are  not  now  to  be  recover'd. 
 
 Thus  I  have  endeavour'd  togive  Poftcrity  fome  Ac- 
 count, what  were  the  Spoils  of  Vniformity,  and  what 
 fort  of  Men  they  were,  .whofe  removal  gave  occafion 
 to  (uch  mighty  Ecckiiaftical  Triumphs  :  And  (liallclole 
 with  this  fhort  Prayer  : 
 
 May  the  GOD  of  Heaven  grant  there  may  he  no  more  Si- 
 lencing and  Ejecting  among  us,  of  fuch  us  are  defircus  to 
 fpread  real  Chriftinnity.  May  they  that  have  born  fo  hard 
 ufon  their  Brethren,  never  have  any  farther  Tajle  of  the 
 Jame  Cup  :  Or  if  they  fhould  fall  into  Trying  Times,  may 
 they  prove  asjleady,  as  thcfe  agninft  whom  thsy  have  Jo  free- 
 ly  inveighed.  May  they  that  Aci  upon  the  fame  Principle 
 with  the  Bartholomaean  TVorthies^  in  eppofition  to  Un- 
 fcriptural  Impofitions,  partake  of  the  excellent  Spirit  of 
 thofe  who  went  before  them  in  Service  and  Suffering  :  And 
 may  the  GOD  of  Peace  and  Love,  yet  open  a  way,  for  uni- 
 ting thofe  in  affection  amongji  themfelvcs,  who  agree  in 
 loving  the  Lord  Jefus  Chrift  in  fincerity^  and  are  dejirous 
 of  the  common  Salvation.     Amen. 
 
 INDEX 
 
B^6 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 An  INDEX  of  the  Names  of  fuch  ns  there  is 
 any  Account  given  of  (more  or  lefs)  in  the 
 foregoing  Lift  of  Perfons  Ejefted  or  Silenc'd, 
 after  the  Reftauration  in  Sixteen  Hundred  and 
 Sixty,  by  or  before  the  Jet  of  Uniformity^ 
 in  1662. 
 
 M 
 
 R.  ^rfw^J  Ahdy,   p.  445 
 
 Mr.  Richard    AdamSy 
 
 p.  44 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Ad^ms,  p.  66 
 
 Mr.  ^ohn  Adams,  p.  566 
 
 Mr.  Willi  am  Adder  ley,  p-  34 
 Mr.  John  After,  p.  38 
 
 Mr.  '^chn  After,  p.  600 
 
 M.^.  Benjamin  Aguf,  p.  107 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Ainfvoorth,  p.  496 
 Mr.  Edward  Alexander,  p.  383 
 Mr.  Henry  Allpin,  p.  600 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Allein,  p.  580 
 
 Mr.  \}ofej)h  Allein,  p.  574 
 
 Mr.  JVilliam  Allein,  p.  263 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Allen,  p.  476 
 
 Mr.  Allen  of  New  College,  Oxorty 
 
 p.  75 
 
 Mr.  [John  Allot,  p-  5  3 1 
 
 Mr.  Vincent  Alfcp,  p.  486 
 
 Mr.  JVilliam  A  [fop,  p.  605 
 
 Mr.  Ifaac  Ainhrofe,  p-  409 
 
 Air.  JVilliam  Ames,  p.  648 
 
 Mv.  Chrifiopher  Amgill-,  p.  813 
 Mr.  Chrtftopher  Amiraut,  p.  483 
 
 IMr.  Paul  Amiraut, 
 Mr.  David  Anderfin, 
 Mr.  Anderfcn  of  Bojion, 
 Mr.  iJohn  Angier, 
 Mr.  Philip  Anisbit, 
 Dr.  Samuel  AnneJIey, 
 
 p.  483 
 
 p.  671 
 p.  456 
 r-393 
 p.  834 
 V'  47 
 
 Mr.  Arlijh,  p.  822, 
 
 Mv.Rohert  Armitage,        p.  801 
 Dr.  Arthur,  p.  666 
 
 Mr.  Simeon  Ajh,  p,  i . 
 
 Mr.  [}amcs  Afhhurft,  p.  7 1 
 
 Mr.   Ajhhurji    of    Bedford/hire, 
 
 P-93 
 Mr.  William  Afhley,  p.  414,818 
 Mr.  JVilliam  A/pinxvall,  p.  5  3 1 
 Mr.  Robert  Atkjns,  P'  214 
 
 Mr.  Peter  Atifinjon,  Sen,  p.  410 
 Mr.  Simon  Atkjnfon.  p.  1  58 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Avery ^  p.  I  o  3 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Babhingtoti, 
 Mr.  Bachelor, 
 Mr.  Thomas  Badland, 
 Mr.  Samuel  Backjar^ 
 Mr.  Edxvard  BaggJJ:)awi 
 Mr.  William  Bagjloaw, 
 Mr.  John  Balder, 
 Mr.  Jofeph  Baker, 
 Mr,  Baker  q(  Ksnt, 
 Mr.  Thomas  Bakewell, 
 Mv. Thomas  Baldwin^Sen. 
 Mr. Thomas  Baldrvin,  Jun. 
 Mr.  Roger  Baldvpin, 
 Mr.  Nathanasl  Ball, 
 Mr.  Francis  Bampfield, 
 Mr.  B^w^^r, 
 Mr.  Nnthanisl  Bann, 
 
 256 
 
 844 
 629 
 654 
 542 
 197 
 760 
 768 
 382 
 62S 
 
 774 
 624 
 
 M3 
 
 362 
 258 
 
 249 
 
 P-  544 
 Mr- 
 
INDEX. 
 
 ■V— 
 
 Mr.  Bantofi,  p.  3  ^  o 
 
 Mr.  Bar  croft  ^  p.  T'^S 
 
 Mr.  Matthew  Barker^  p.  45 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Earlier,  p.  6  5 1 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Barnes,  p.  473 
 
 Mr.  Jojhua  Barnet,  p.  5  ^  5 
 
 Mr.  Andrew  Barnet,  p.  566 
 
 Mr.  'James  Baron,  p.  98 
 
 'Mv.  Simon  Bar  ret  f  p.  loz 
 
 Mr,  Joljn  Barret,  P-  5^4 
 
 Mr.  Natbanael  Barry,  p.  380 
 
 Mr.  y.  Barfion,  P- 354 
 
 Mr.  ^<?/;w  Bart  Jet,  p.  2 1 8 
 
 Mr.  William  Bartlet,  p.  240 
 
 Mr.  ^''T?^^  B^/Tc'f,  p-  742- 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Bajfnet,  p.  738 
 Dr.  William  Bates,  p.  49 
 Mr.  Robert  Bath,  P-  399 
 Mr.  Timothy  Batt,  p.  603 
 Mr.  yoh'ii  Batt,  p.  61 3 
 Mr.  Francis  Batty,  p.  288 
 Mr.  Benjamin  Baxter,  p.  769 
 Mr.  Stephen  Baxter,  p.  776 
 Mr.  Thomas  Bay  lie,  P-  754 
 Mr.  William  Bayly,  p.  242 
 Mr.  John  Baynardy  p.  490 
 Mr.  John  Beadle,  p.  3oi 
 Mr.  Robert  Benl^,  P-  375 
 Mr.  William  Beal,  p.  328 
 Mr. Bean,  p.  742 
 Mr.  John  Beaton,  p.  685 
 Mr.  Nehemiah  Beaton,  ibid. 
 Mr.  George  Beck^,  P-457 
 Mr.  Becket,  P*  329 
 Mr.  Ifnac  Bedford,  p.  366 
 Mr.  James  Bedford,  p-  371 
 Mr.  John  Beeby,  p.  264 
 ^     Mr.  Beerman,  p.  3  5 
 Mr.  William  BcU,  p.  404 
 Mr.  Humphrey  Bell  of  Northum- 
 berland, P-  5  13 
 Mr.BeUo^  Pollcjmrth,  p.  743 
 Mr.  Benloxvs,  P*  5  1 3 
 Mr.  Benn.  P-  ^57 
 Mr.  Robert  Bennet,  p,  107 
 
 847 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Bennet,  p.  27^ 
 
 Mr.  Jojeph  Bennet^  p.  68i 
 
 Mr.  Befmet  ai  J4^itwick^  p.  420 
 Mr.  Bcrijon  of  Eff^ex,  p.  309 
 
 Mr.  Benfcn  Q^ Cumberland,  p.  I  54 
 Mr.  Ely  Bent  ley,  p.  804 
 
 Mr.  fVilliam  Benton,  p-  79* 
 Mr.  Samuel  Beresford,  p.  165 
 Mr.  Benjamin  Berry ^  p.  246 
 Mr.  Hugh  Bethel,  p.  1 3 1 
 
 Mr.  fVilliam  Bicknel,  p.  350 
 Mr.  John  Billingfley,  p.  169 
 
 Mr.  Nicolas  Billing/ley,  p.  358 
 Mr.  JB////V,  p.  30S 
 
 Mr.  Gfor^e  Bindon,  p.  602 
 
 Mr.  jr^/j«  Binmore,  p.  245 
 
 Mr.  I{obert  Birch,  p.  414 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Birch,  P*  54* 
 
 Mr.  Bird/al,  p.  795 
 
 Mr.  John  Bi'k.et,  p.  458 
 
 Mr.  John  Bijcoe^  p-  3S 
 
 Mr.  V/illiam  Blac!(more,  p.  3  5 
 M r.  H^illiam  Blacl{way,  p .  3 3  2 
 Mr.  Thomas  Bladon^  p.  631 
 
 Mr.  William  Blagrave,  p.  9i 
 Mr.  //<7«r;'  B/^/;;,  p.  765 
 
 Mr.  Blaksh,  p.  309 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Bloar,  p.  5^:^ 
 
 Mr.  Matthew  Bloomy  p.  7  87 
 
 Mr.  i^o^er^  iS/«w/-,  p.  504 
 
 Mr.  53^/w,  p.  328 
 
 Mr.  George  Boheme,  p.  449 
 
 Mr.  Bohemey    of    Leicefterfhire, 
 p.  438 
 Mr.  ^ampfon  Bond,  p-  150 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Bmner^  p.  ^^3» 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Borfet,  p.  302 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Boucher,  p.  77^. 
 Mr.  George  Bounds  p,  304 
 
 Mr.  John  Bowden,  p.  24S 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Bowles^  p,  779 
 
 Mr.  John  Bowy,  p.  2 90* 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Brace,  p.  ^  5^ 
 
 Mr.  Nathanad  Biad/havp,  p.  i :  i 
 ■   Air. 
 
S48 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Mr.  James  Bradjhaxv  of  Cbcfhircy 
 p.  123 
 Mr.  Jnmes   Brad/Joaw    of    L^-n. 
 
 cajhirey  P-.4^4 
 
 Mr.  P^obert  Bragg,  p.  5  ^ 
 
 Mr.  Thcmns  Brandy  p.  839 
 
 Mr.  B>ecknccky  p.  840 
 
 Mr.  Jcbn  Brett,  p.  697 
 Mr.  Brice  of.  Do r/etjjjire,  p.  28  I 
 
 IAt.  William  Briccy  p-  54^ 
 
 Mr.  JVillir.m  Bndge,  p.  478 
 
 Mr.  Hr^Jlcfoot  Bridgesy  p.  3 5 
 
 Mr.  :?c/jw  BriTjfle^y  p.  477 
 
 Mr.  5tf???M^/  Bririjlcy,  p.  309 
 
 Mr.  i^o/;(?>/r  Brivjjcy,  p.  ^4 
 
 Mr.  Michael  Brifcoe,  p.  4^7 
 
 Mr.  iheophilus  Br  it  tain,  p.  456 
 
 Mr.  Dayiicl  Broadly y  P*  ^  59 
 
 Mr.  Patrick  Brmifieldy  p.  5  I  I 
 
 Air.  Andrew  Brcmhally  p.  266 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Brocks  p-  '35 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Brocks.  p.  27 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  B'ooliSy  p.  371 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Broomrvichy  ^.  '76<y 
 
 Mr.  Oliver  BromskHi,  p.  42 1 
 
 Mr.  Thcmas  Brow)2y  p.  347 
 
 Mr.  Ed^aard  B'oxvn,  p-  45  I 
 
 Mr.  Thcmas  Browningy  p.  493 
 
 Mr.B'ucc.  P'  572^ 
 
 Mr.  Benjamin  Brunning,  p.  645 
 
 Dr.  jfcibw  Bryany  P-  73  5 
 
 Mx.jBtn  Bryany  p.  546 
 
 Mr.  Koah  Bryan,  p.  629 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Bryan,  p.  743 
 
 Mr.  Jarvis  B^yan,  P-  77 1 
 
 Mr.  Edt/eard  Buckjer,  p.  340 
 
 Mr.  John  Bulkjey,  p.  3  ^  i 
 
 Mr.  Ba//,  P-  47  r 
 
 Mr.  Bu^hecky  P-  7^9 
 
 Mr.  H^Miayn  Burchil,  p.  I  17 
 
 Mr.  Bu  dally  p.  616 
 
 Mr.  Jishn  BurdvQcod,  p.  220 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Bures,  p.  382 
 
 Mt,  EA^nrd  Burgal,  p.  128 
 
 Dr.  Cornelius  Burgefs,  p.  586 
 Mr.  John  Burgefs,  p.  242 
 
 Mr  Anthony  Bwgefs,  p.  739 
 Mr.  Bcfijamin  Bwgefs,  p.  349 
 Mr.  Bumandy  P*  158 
 
 yiv,  Samuel  Burnet,  P-  542 
 
 Mr.  Jeremy  Burwell,  p.  361 
 
 Mr.  St.  John  Burroughy  p.  437 
 Mr.  Burroughs   of   Lincoln/hire, 
 
 p.  461 
 Mr.  T/j5.  Burroughs  of  North  amp- 
 tonjhire,  p.  4^5 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Bury,  p.  5  57 
 
 Mr.  John  Buffo,  p.  611 
 
 Mr.  John  Bujhnel,  p.  693 
 
 Mr.  Butler  of  Buckj,  p.  107 
 
 Mr.  ^o/;«     Butler    of    A^5?/o//(, 
 
 p.  480 
 Mr.  Henry  Butler,  p.  6 1 1 
 
 Mr.  Ralph  Button,  '     p.  6© 
 
 Mr.  Richard  By  field,  p.  664 
 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 ^ir. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 
 C. 
 
 Edmund  Calamy,  Sen.    p.  4 
 Edmund  Calnmyy  Jun.  p.30 1 
 
 Levcfn  Calandrine,  p.  311, 
 
 Abrahatn  Caley,  p*  3  5 
 
 Thomas  Calvert,  p.  783 
 
 James  Calvert,  p.  830 
 
 Cammerford.  p«  4^3 
 
 S-rmuel  Campion,  p.  566 
 
 fvUtthias  Ccmdler,  p.  652 
 
 D'tn  id  Capcl,  p .  317 
 
 John  Carmitchely  p.  159, 
 
 William  Carp.ke,  p.  248 
 
 Solomon  Carjvpil,  p.  150 
 
 John  Carty  p.  789 
 
 Thomas  Carter,  p- 383 
 
 J  Im  Cartvpright,  P«  125 
 
 N^icplas  Cary,  p.  473 
 
 Jnfeph  Caryl,  p.  7 
 
 B^bert  Caryl,  p.  249 
 
 T hornets  Cajcy  p.  1 1 
 Mr. 
 
I    N    D    EX. 
 
 Mr.  Cave,  p.  159 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Cauihorn,  P-  497 
 
 Mr.  Daniel  Cdwdry^  p.  4^9 
 
 Mr.  Jofeph  Cawthdrn,  p.  4  5  5 
 
 Mr.  Thofnas  Camoriy  p.  73 
 
 Mr.  ^ohn  Chndfley,  p.  306 
 
 Mr.  Jojeph  Chadwick^  P-  ^H 
 
 Dr.  Humphrey  Chambers,  p.  753 
 
 Dr.  Ichahdd  Chdncej,  p  •  ^  ^  ^ 
 
 Mr.  Ifaac  Chancey,  p.  761 
 
 Mr.  Francis  Chandler,  p.  3 1 2 
 
 Mr.  J^ichard  Channey,  p.  624 
 
 Mr.  Chaplain,  p.  268 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Charles,  p.  182 
 
 tAr.  Stephen  Charman,  p- 79^ 
 
 Mr.  Stephen  Charnock^  P-  5  <^ 
 
 Mr.  Cheefeman,  P-  103 
 
 Mr.  5o/;w  Chefler,  p.  424 
 
 Dr.  Cheynei,  p.  675 
 
 Mr.  >/;»  Chijhul,  P-  239 
 
 Mr.  ^o/?/-/:?  C/;ttrc/^,  p.  38 
 
 Mr.  5o//Vz/?  Church,  p.  3 1  o 
 
 Mr.  >y?7///?  Churchill,  p.  262 
 
 Mr.  Nicolas  Clagget,  p.  646 
 
 Mr.  Ambrofe  Clare,  p.  240 
 
 Mr.  Sabbath  Clark:  p.  130 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Clarke  Sen.  p.  1 1 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Clark.,  Jun.  p.  X05 
 Mr.  ^o/jw  C/rfr;t  of  Nottingham- 
 
 /hire,  p.  529 
 
 Mr.  John  Clark,  of 'Berks,  p.  90 
 
 Mr.  Thomas    Clark,    of  £j9^a:, 
 p.  304 
 Mr.  Thomas CUrk.o( Hampfmre, 
 p.  1^6 
 
 lAv.  Matthew  Clark,  p.  4-I 
 
 Mr.  P^/fr  Clarkt  p.  822 
 
 Mr.  D^T^iW  Clarkson,  p.  667 
 
 Mr.  L7//(l^  Clayton,  p.  788 
 
 Mr.  H^illiam  Clide,  p.  242 
 
 Mr.  Abrnham  Clifford.^  p.  9« 
 
 Mr-  jy^rfc  C/(jf«>-^,  p.  280 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Clifford,  p.  764 
 
 Mr.  ^filliam  Clapton ^  P*  3^^ 
 
 §4? 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Coates,  p.  5  3'o 
 
 Mr.  Gjo-^f?  Cocii<ryny  p.  35 
 
 Mr.  T/7o;w^^  Co/c",  p.  6 1 
 
 Mr.-5(?/;«  Cc/^,  p.  309 
 
 Mr.  Antc7iy  Collier,  p.  353 
 
 Dr.  Colli? gs,  p.  474 
 
 M.Y.  John  Collins,       '  p.  837 
 
 Mr.  Robert  Collins,  .p.  250 
 
 Mr.  FJchard  Cbfjiyns,  p.  90 
 
 Mr.  James  Conjiantine,  p.  809 
 
 Mr.  f{obert  Confiahtine,  p.  398 
 
 Mr.  Tobiai  Conyer,  p.  331 
 
 Mr:  pyi  Hi  am  Cook.,  p.  1 19 
 
 Mr.  H^illiam  Cooper ,  p.  21 
 
 Mr.  Jofeph  Cooper,  p.  767 
 
 Mr.  Jrfeph  Cope,  p.  127 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Coppin,  p.  3 85 
 
 Mr.  ^Jjw  C(?r/^^r,  p.  335 
 
 Mr.  5^w//^/  Cor/'/w,  p.  88 
 
 Mr.  HichardCore,  p.  813 
 
 Mr.  Corker,  p.  3^2 
 
 Mr.  //fpir)  Cornijh,  "  p.  67 
 
 Mr.  j£;/6«  Cortmnn,  p.  492 
 
 Mr.  >/>»  Cmbridge,  p.  148 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Cradock^  p.  581 
 
 Mr.  Cr^w^,  p.  263 
 
 Mr.  Luke  Crdn'op ell,  P«  165 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Crees,  p.  599 
 
 Mr.  James  Crefrick,  p.  340 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Crittendon,  p.  72 
 
 Mr.  Crodacott,  P-  2-5 
 
 Mr.  T^achary  Crofton,  p.  23 
 Mr.  Ihomas  Crompton  of  Torks- 
 
 earth  Park,  Chappel  in  Lan- 
 
 cnfoire,  p.  403 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Cromptcn  of  Ajh by 
 
 Chappel  in  Laneajhire,  p.  4 1 4 
 
 Mr.  WilViam  Crompton,  p.  247 
 
 Mr.  John  Crompton,  p«  53X 
 
 Mr.  John  Cromwel,  p-  52^ 
 
 Mr.  John  Crook.,  p.  79^ 
 
 Dr.  Jofhua  Crofs,  p.  5 3 
 
 Mr.  H'illiam  Crofs,  p^  $30 
 
 Mr.  F'-anci)  Crofs,  p.  604 
 
 I  i  i  Mr. 
 
850 
 
 I     N     D     E     X. 
 
 Mr.  George  Crcjs, 
 Mr,  CrcsJIy, 
 Mr.  John  Crow, 
 Mr.  Francis.  CrovQ, 
 Mr.  "^ohn  Crump f 
 JVIr.  Richard  Cutmcr, 
 
 p.  631 
 p.  399 
 p.  33<^ 
 
 p.  647 
 
 P'  37^ 
 
 p.  388 
 
 V,  26S 
 
 ■Mr.  D^mmcr^ 
 'Mrr  Thomas  Dnndyy  p.  494 
 
 "Mr.  Thcmas  Dnnjon^  p.  648 
 Mr.  Faul  D'Aranda,  p.  684 
 ,Mr-  'John  Darhj,  p.  610 
 
 Mr.  John  Darnton  of  Bedlingt 077 ^ 
 p.  5^0 
 
 Mr.  ;>^/^w  Dnrnton  of  Tanficid, 
 p.  831 
 Mr.  ^^w^j  r)^!'/^, 
 Mr.  Jo/:7w  D^-z^^J, 
 ,Mr.  0'iiliam  Davijon, 
 Mr.  ^<?/^//>  Dnwfcn, 
 
 Mr.  Thoinns  Dnvokss^ 
 
 Mr.  Gfo^^e"!)^;'.    . 
 
 Mr.  Baldwin  T>enccn^ 
 .Mr.  WlUlnm  Dell, 
 'Mr."  !?o/?»  Ddnton, 
 '.Mr.  Jonathan  Vcvereux, 
 
 Mr.  Triftram  'Diamond, 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Dixon, 
 
 Mr,  Robert  Dod, 
 
 Mr.  ;^3/7?2  Dodderidge, 
 
 Mr-  Dominel, 
 
 Mr.  ^<3/;m  Donne,  ■  P-  9> 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Doolittel,         p.  5  a 
 
 Mr.  vS'4WJ/£'/  Doughty,        p.  425 
 
 Mr.  T^ow^^  Dcuglafs,         p.  33 
 
 Mr.  DoTT/f/,  p.  633 
 
 .  Mr.  Thomas  Dovnn,  p.  219 
 
 Mr.  Mrfric  Doww,  Pv^i9 
 
 "  Mr.  Anthony  Down,  f .  246 
 
 Mr.  fJchard  Domi,  P-  263 
 
 Dr. /^o^^??- D>'^/Cf,  p.  25 
 
 ■  Mr.  ^c/^er?  D/'^A,^,  p.  604 
 
 Mr.  M/r/S/f^/  jD/'.'j/^^,         p.  448 
 
 p.  7^*^ 
 p.  518 
 
 P-3i9 
 
 p.  818 
 
 p.  35 
 
 p.  602 
 
 p.  263 
 
 p.  83 
 
 p.  818 
 
 p.  288 
 
 P-744 
 p.  288 
 p.  308 
 p.  466 
 p.  842 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Drayton,  p.  437 
 yiv.John  Dunce,  P*  3-9 
 
 Mr.  James  Duncan/on,  p.  510 
 Mr.  Nathaniel  Durant,  p.  240 
 Mr.  Durant    of    Lincoln/hire, 
 
 p.  448 
 Mr.  y^i^w  Durant,  p.  374 
 
 Mr.  PVilliam  Durant,  p.  500 
 Mr.  D«7,  p.  817 
 
 Mr.  I),yfr,  P-  33 
 
 yiv.John  Earl,  p.  686 
 Mr.E^^ow  of  Bridprt^  p.  261 
 Mr.  Robert  Eaton,     p.  131,  407 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Eaton,  p.  412 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Edge,  p.  129 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Ecds^  P-  33© 
 
 Mr.  Kathanael  EeleSy  p-  367 
 
 Mr.  Robert  Ekjns,  p.  88 
 
 Mr.  Elford,  p.  467 
 
 Mr.  Edmund  Ellis,  p.  7  3 1 
 
 Mr.'  Matthew  Elliflon,  p.  312 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Ely,  p.  300 
 
 Mr.  Henry  EJday,  p.  3°? 
 Mr.  fi^^wJ     of     tf^armck/hire, 
 
 '     '    P-744 
 Mr.  ^^/jw    Evans  of  PVrexbam, 
 p.  842 
 Mr.  H«g^  Everard^  p.  790 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Exvins,  p.  608 
 
 Mr.  H^illiam  Eyre,  p»  75^ 
 
 Mr.  LeifP^r  Frfcy,  p.  248 
 
 Mr.  6'^??i«c/    Fair  dough  ,      Sen. 
 p.  635 
 Mr.  5'^w/W    Fair  dough  ,    Jun. 
 
 p.  91 
 Mr.  Richard  Fair  dough,  p.  582 
 Mr.  ^o/^M  Fairfax,  p.  642 
 
 Mr.  John  Faldc,  p.  83S 
 
 Mr. 
 
I    N     D     E     X. 
 
 851 
 
 43r 
 
 609. 
 
 340 
 
 3  54 
 
 669 
 
 459 
 p.  659 
 
 p.  383 
 p.  809 
 p.  404 
 p.  448 
 
 P-  769. 
 p.  625 
 p.  566 
 p.  760 
 
 p.  295 
 p.  68^ 
 
 Mr.  "^jtimes  Farmer, 
 Mr.  Ralph  Farmer, 
 Mr.  Fdrnvporth, 
 Mr.  Farrington, 
 Mr.  'John  Farrol, 
 Mr.  George  Farrol, 
 Mr.  Jojeph  Farrow, 
 Mr.  John  Fenvetck^ 
 Mr,  Robert  Fergujon, 
 Mr.  f^rr^f, 
 Mr.  Henry  Finch, 
 Mr.  Martin  Fijich, 
 Mr.  I{ichard^Flncher, 
 Mr.  William  Fincher, 
 Mr.  Reginald  Findlow, 
 Mr.  5o^?2  F///», 
 Mr.  Gi/fj  Firminy 
 Mr.  i^o/'fr?  F//^, 
 
 Mr.  ^^w<?j  Fz/fcer   of  Fatcham^ 
 
 p.  670 
 
 Mr.  J*?ww   F//??^r   of  Shefield, 
 
 p.  785 
 Mr.  Samuel  Fijher, 
 Mr.  H(?«ry  Flammack^, 
 •  Mr.  Richard  FUvel, 
 Mr.  >/?»  F/>J^/, 
 Mr.  EdvQard  Fletcher, 
 Mr.  Benjamin  Flower,  Sen.  and 
 Jun.  p.731,  7<^3 
 
 Mr.  F/c)'^^,  p.  490 
 
 Mr.  >/:jw  Fr^^,  p.  408 
 
 Mr.  F(5^^  of  Bangor,  p.  708 
 
 Mr.  John  For  bee,  p.  660 
 
 Mr.  James  Forbes,  P-  3 '  7 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Ford  of  Derbyjhire, 
 
 p.  204 
 Mr.  Thomas    Ford    of     Exeter, 
 
 p.  207 
 Mr.  Stephen  Ford,  p.  540 
 
 Mr.  Fowler     of     Glouceflerjhire, 
 
 P^  330 
 
 Mr.  Chriftopher  Fowler,       p.  97 
 Mr.  Stephen  Fowler^  p.  494 
 
 Mr.  G^^>;^^  Fowler,  p*  33 
 
 124 
 146 
 328 
 220 
 330 
 
 Mr.  Hfwr)'  Fowlcs^ 
 Mr.  Thomas  Fowncs, 
 Mr.  Samuel  Fownes, 
 Mr.  J.  Fox, 
 Mr.  Timothy  Fox, 
 Mr.  Bjchard  Fankjand, 
 Mr.  Ro^er^  Frankjjn, 
 Mr.  Samuel  French, 
 Mr.,  ^o/jw  Frewc/7, 
 Mr.  Ft;/^//,'  ^ 
 Mr.  ^e/jw  Fwfer, 
 Mr.  F/vi?jc/;  F7//CV, 
 
 p.  697 
 P-  744 
 p.  75* 
 p.  33I 
 62^ 
 
 284 
 658 
 
 377 
 
 73^ 
 
 562 
 p.  3^ 
 P-497 
 
 Mr 
 Mr 
 
 Mr, 
 
 Mr, 
 ?vlr, 
 Mr. 
 Mr 
 Mr, 
 Mr 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Dr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Dr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr 
 I  i 
 
 Theophilus  Gale,  p.  ^3 
 
 John  G  alp  in,  p.  602 
 
 Gardiner   of    Hertfordjloire, 
 p.  361 
 .  Thomas  Gardiner, 
 .  John  Gartfide, 
 .  Robert  Gaylard, 
 .  Allen  Geare, 
 .  John  Gibbons, 
 .  John  Gibbs, 
 .  John  Gidhy, 
 .  Gilbert  of  Eling, 
 .  Gilbert  of  Oxford, 
 
 Richard  Gilpin, 
 
 Gilpin  of  Brinkjow, 
 
 Thmias  Gilfen, 
 
 John  Gipps, 
 
 John  Glanvil, 
 
 Hugh  Glover, 
 
 Jonathan  Godard, 
 
 Godbolt, 
 
 Henry  Gcdman, 
 
 Thomas  Goldham, 
 
 John  Goldwire,  Sen. 
 
 John  Goldwire,  Jan. 
 
 107 
 135 
 
 253 
 
 220 
 
 p.  13 
 
 p.  io3 
 257 
 467 
 109 
 
 154 
 
 750 
 305 
 
 •  p.  73^ 
 
 P-  577 
 p.  307 
 
 P-75 
 p.  467 
 
 6.91 
 6>io 
 6^6 
 ^53 
 ^,78 
 
 .William  Gocdridg'. , 
 Thomas  Goodwin,  p.  6c/i  i  d 
 .  Richard  Goodwin^  p.  40 1 
 .  John  Goodwin,  P-  5  3 
 
 i  2  Mr. 
 
852 
 
 I     N 
 
 D     E     X. 
 
 Mr.  Philip  Goodwin, 
 
 p.  360 
 
 Mr.  Jonathan  Hanmer, 
 
 p.  244 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Gouge, 
 
 p.  8 
 
 Mv.  Jonathan     Hanmer,     Jun. 
 
 Mr.  Robert  Gouge, 
 
 p.  645 
 
 p.  257 
 
 Mr.  WilltAm  Gough, 
 
 p.  100 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Hardcaftle, 
 
 p.  8ro 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Goulfiony 
 
 p.  467 
 
 Dr.  John  Harding, 
 
 F-754 
 
 Mr.  JVilliam  Grace, 
 
 p.  625 
 
 Mr.  yo/;«  Harding, 
 
 p.  760 
 
 Mr.  ifaac  Grandorge, 
 
 p.  306 
 
 Mr.  :^o/?»  Hrf^i^/, 
 
 p.  261 
 
 Mr.  "Jonathan  Grant, 
 
 p.  447 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Hardy,  - 
 
 p.  281 
 
 Mr.  Alexander  Green, 
 
 p.  85 
 
 Mr.  yo/jw  Harmat, 
 
 P-339 
 
 Mr.  TVilliam  Green, 
 
 p.  86 
 
 Dr.  Thomas  Harrijon, 
 
 p.  121 
 
 Mr.  John  Green, 
 
 p.  437 
 
 Mr.  yo/>«  Harrifon  of  La 
 
 meajhire. 
 
 Mr.  Gree)ihil!, 
 
 p.  471 
 
 p.  39<5 
 
 Dr.  Daniel  Greenwood, 
 
 p.  58 
 
 M.  yoi&«  Harrifon  of  VValtham, 
 
 Mr.  Greenwood. 
 
 F-  752 
 
 p.  306 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Gregge,. 
 
 p.  413 
 
 Mr.  Jofeph  Harrifon^ 
 
 p.  411 
 
 IMr.  Alexander  Gregory, 
 
 p.  329 
 
 Mr.  J/^n/jK  of  £^f;c. 
 
 p.  ^04 
 
 Dr.  Obcdiah  Grew, 
 
 p.  736 
 
 Mr.  yo/:7«  H/ir-z'^  oiChefler,  p.  1 3  5 
 
 Mr.  "Jonathan  Grew, 
 
 P-75I 
 
 Mr.  Lenp/j  H^^c/;, 
 
 P-  i55 
 
 Mr.  Gi?(5/-^e  Griffith, 
 
 p.  51 
 
 Mr.  //(?»)7  Havers, 
 
 P-  303 
 
 Mr.  :?o/:j72  Gr/^>^,  ' 
 
 p.  133 
 
 Mr.  Matthew  Haviland, 
 
 p.  33 
 
 Mr.  Grifmes,  otChamhrrs,  p.  57 
 
 Mr.  nniliam  Hawden, 
 
 p.  790 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Grundy, 
 
 p.  690 
 
 Mr.  I{ichard  Hawes, 
 
 P-  354 
 
 Mr.  Martin  Grundman, 
 
 p.  712 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Hawl^sworth 
 
 sp.  801 
 
 Mr.  Pf.^f^  Gui'tkm, 
 
 p.  330 
 
 Islv.H^illiam.  Haworth, 
 
 p.  360 
 
 Mr.  Humphrey  Gunter, 
 
 p.  69 
 
 Mr.  Matthew  Ha;(ard, 
 
 p.  609 
 
 Mr.  ^o/jjj  Gunter, 
 
 F  "^^^ 
 
 Mr.  50/^/^4  Hfrt^, 
 
 p.  332 
 
 Mr.  Bjcha-rd  Gyles, 
 
 p.  381 
 
 Mr.  H^r^f/;, 
 
 p.  548 
 
 Mr.  ^o/j?i  G7H 
 
 P-777 
 
 Mr.  Cam/J:aw  Helmes, 
 
 p.  318 
 
 Mr.  William  Henderfon^ 
 
 P-  514 
 
 H: 
 
 Mr.  P/;//p  Hi?;2r7, 
 
 p.  698 
 
 Mr.  William  Her  born. 
 
 p.  537 
 
 Mr.  H-ihergham, 
 
 p.t$47 
 
 Mr.  Samp/on  Heme, 
 
 p.  381 
 
 Mv.hJnddcjy, 
 
 p.  337 
 
 Mr.  Oliver  Heywood, 
 
 p.  804 
 
 Mr.  jVfw:J  Madder idge^ 
 
 p.  253 
 
 Mr.  Mathanael  Hey  woody 
 
 P-  394 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  J  J  all. 
 
 p.  765 
 
 Mr.  H^«>>  Hlcktnan, 
 
 p.  69 
 
 Mr.  7^^^;?^  J/^.'/>^, 
 
 p.  269 
 
 Mr.  y/^^f/-  f//c^, 
 
 p.  196 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Hallet, 
 
 p.  689 
 
 Mr.  7c6«  H/cV, 
 
 p.  248 
 
 Mr.  H^//i//, 
 
 F-  159 
 
 Mr.  yfi/7w  Hieron, 
 
 p.  162 
 
 Mr.  :^5/r/>/;  H^t//^/, 
 
 p.  148 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Hieron  0^  Derbyjloire, 
 
 Mr.  George  linmynond^ 
 
 p.  158 
 
 p.  i<58 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Hammond, 
 
 P-'49.2 
 
 Mr.  Samuel   Hieron    of 
 
 Devon, 
 
 Mr.  I{cwland  Hancock^, 
 
 P-  7S6 
 
 p.  254 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Hancock., 
 
 p.  605 
 
 Mr.  7<swf  J  ///>?. 
 
 p.  408 
 
 Mt^Tbomas  H-incock^, 
 
 P-  H7 
 
 Mr.  b4w;>/  H/^/, 
 
 P.  729 
 
 Mr. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 853 
 
 Ur.  Jofejfh  Hilt,  p.  81 
 
 Mr.  Matthew  Hill,  p.  83 1 
 Mr.  Samuel  Hilder/hanjy  p.  560 
 
 Mr.  Bjchard  Jiilton,  p.  628 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Hinckj,  p.  624 
 
 Mr.  Hindy  p.  94 
 
 Mr.  Hitehcocky  P- 75 
 
 Mr.  Leonard . Hoar,  p.  3 '  2^ 
 
 Mr.  7tf/j«  HobfoTiy  p.  790 
 
 Mr.  Jo/JK  Hoddevy  p.  266 
 Mr.  H(J^^^J  of  the  Tovper,    p.  44 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Hodges,  p.  540 
 
 Ma.  Alexander  Hedges,  p.  22o 
 Mr.  fVilliam  Hodges  of  Gloueefter- 
 
 Jhlre,  p.  330 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Holbrook.,  p.  396 
 
 Mr.  Francis  Holer  aft  ^  p.  86 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Holer  oft,  p.  386 
 
 Mr.  Jo/zrf/:?  Holdefmrth  of  Po/'- 
 
 />/^^<?w,  p.  810 
 Mr.  Jofiah  Hold/worth  of  Sutton, 
 p.  822 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Holland,  p.  396 
 
 Mr.  y^TWfj  Ho/w,  P-  39<^ 
 
 Pr.  Nathanael  Holmes^  p.  1 6 
 
 Mr.  ff^illiam  Hook,  p.  33 
 
 Mr.  H'illiam  Hopkins,  p.  601 
 
 Mr.  Gwr^^  Hf^fkjns,  P-  77o 
 
 Mr.  John  Hoppin,  P-  257 
 
 Mr.  yo/jw  Home,  p.  484 
 
 ^r.  Thomas  Horrockj,  p-  305 
 
 Mr.  Charles  Hotham,  P«4i3 
 
 Mr.  ^ames  Hounjel,  p.  760 
 
 Mr.  John  Horn,  p.  23  5 
 
 Mr.  Francis  Hovrel,  P-  5  9 
 
 Mr.  Francis  Hubbard,  p.  762 
 
 Mr.  Qcorge  Hughes,  p.  222 
 
 Mr.  Obadiah  Hughes,  p.  232 
 
 Mr.  Stephen  Hughes,  P-  7 1 8 
 
 Mr.  William  Hughes,  p-  761 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Hulfe,  p.  84 
 
 Mr.  Abraham  Hume,  p.  5  J  i 
 
 J^r.^ohn  Humphrey,  p-  615 
 
 Mr.  ^Charles  Humphreys,  p.  572 
 
 Mr.  William  Hunt  of  Cambridge 
 Jloire,  p.  117 
 
 Mr.  Hunt  oi  Devon,  p.  246 
 
 Mr.  William   Hunt   of    Sarmn^ 
 p.  844 
 Mr.  Hili^  Hunton,  p.  754 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Hurft,  p.  41 
 
 J. 
 
 Mr.  Arthur  Jackjon,-  p.  5 
 
 Mr.  >/?»  Jackson,  p.  33,  670 
 Mr.  TAow4j  Jackson,  p.  685 
 Mr.  Chrijiopher  Jackson,  p.  753 
 Dr.  Thomas  Jacomb,  P*  45 
 
 Mr.  John   James    of  Berk/hire, 
 p.  loo 
 Mr.  yo/;«  James  of  Nottingham- 
 (hire,  p.  524 
 
 Mr.  y/!zwfj  7/jwfTV/f;',  p.  838 
 M r.  Henry  Jeanes,  P  •  5  8  j 
 
 Mr.  Chriftopher  Jellinger,  p.  242 
 Mr.  William  Jenlqn,  p.  1 7 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Jennings,  p.  330 
 Mr.  Richard  Jennings,  p.  649 
 Mr.  Jonathan  Jephcot,  p.  1 1  i 
 Mv.  Henry  Jeffey,  p.  35 
 
 Mr.  y^wf  J  Illingworth,  p.  84 
 Mr.  Pf^^r  J«c£>,  P-  759 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Inglet,  '  p.  7^ 
 
 Mr.  Inman,  p.  792 
 
 Mr.  ^/jwej  Innis,  p.  1 44 
 
 Mr.  Johnjon  of  Wapping,  p.  3  3 
 Mr.  Francis  Johnfon,  p*  5  9 
 
 Mr.  Peter  J olmfon,  P- 387 
 
 Mr.  yc/j«  Johnfon,  P-  67 
 
 Mr-  Thomoi  J  elite,  P-  39^ 
 
 Mr.  y^'/:"??  Jollie^  P-  124 
 
 Mr.  r?c/.'«  ^cww,  P'  131 
 
 Mr,  'jenkjn  Jones,  P-  732 
 
 Mr.  Edtnund  \}ones^  P-  398 
 
 Mr.  Nathanael  ^ones,  p.  694 
 Mr.  WilUarrf  Jones,  P*  7 1 3 
 
 Mr.  David  Joncs^  p.  j^o. 
 
 Mr.  Morgan  Jones,  P-732 
 
 Mr. 
 
S54                   I 
 
 N     D    .E    X. 
 
 Mr.  Richard  ^ones. 
 
 p.  844 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Lamence, 
 
 p.  5  57 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Jofephy. 
 
 p.  732. 
 
 Mr.  Jofeph  Lea, 
 
 p.  57^ 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Juice, 
 
 p.  769 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Leadbeater, 
 
 p.  425 
 
 Mr.  yo/;»  Leaver, 
 
 P-  399 
 
 K. 
 
 Mr.  Robert  Leaver, 
 
 p.  514 
 
 Mr.  Hi?w7  Leaver, 
 
 p.  500 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Kji^, 
 
 p.  417 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Lee, 
 
 p.  36 
 
 Mr.  John  Kfck., 
 
 p.  329 
 
 Mr.  Tobias  Legg, 
 
 p.  644 
 
 Mr.  Francis  Kseling, 
 
 p.  565 
 
 Mr.  William'  Leigh, 
 
 p.  412, 
 
 Mr.  John  jK^crnpfter, 
 
 p.  245 
 
 Mr.  jo/jw  Leighton, 
 
 p.  537 
 
 Dr.  George  IQ'ndal, 
 
 p.  239 
 
 Mr.  Nicolas  Lever tont 
 
 P-  137 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Ks^net, 
 
 p.  118 
 
 Mr.  Jerome  Littlcjohn^ 
 
 p.  6il 
 
 Mr.  Richard  K^ntif,?, 
 
 P-34 
 
 Mr.  Nicolas  Lock^yer,  p. 
 
 37,110 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Kentifo  of  Middle- 
 
 Mr.  ^c/jw  Lcmax, 
 
 p.510 
 
 ton. 
 
 p.  290 
 
 Dr.  Gfo?'^^  ^o;?^, 
 
 p.  632 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  IQntifi  of  Overton, 
 
 Mr.  Lorinrer, 
 
 p.  840 
 
 p.  351 
 
 Mr.  L^/47, 
 
 p.  750 
 
 Mr.  K^^rridge, 
 
 p.  266 
 
 Mr.  L<?t;e/, 
 
 p.  5^5 
 
 Mr.  i<:/^/.^/y. 
 
 p.  314 
 
 Mr.  ^o^w  Lover, 
 
 p.  687 
 
 Mr.  William  Kjmherlcy, 
 
 p.  77*^ 
 
 Mr.  fp'illiam  Lovp, 
 
 P-  352. 
 
 Mr.  6'/?wc'»  iO'w^, 
 
 p.  371 
 
 Mr.  Lovoder, 
 
 p;  30 
 
 Mr.  'Benjamin  King, 
 
 P-  544 
 
 Mr.  John  Lucas, 
 
 p.  480 
 
 Mr.  y(;«0«  7<;zw^, 
 
 p.  654 
 
 Mr.  .>/7«  L?#, 
 
 p.  108 
 
 Mr.  y-y^///?  Kf/i/, 
 
 P-  794 
 
 Mr.  Hcw^  Lukin, 
 
 p.  314 
 
 Mr.  Jo/;?2  Knight, 
 
 P-253 
 
 Mr.  yc^«  Luntley, 
 
 p.  717 
 
 Mr.  J/^^;:  Kj2ight, 
 
 p.  467 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Lye, 
 
 p.  24 
 
 Mr.  Jo/???  KjzGwles, 
 L. 
 
 p.  605 
 
 M. 
 
 Mr.  Mabifon, 
 
 p.  94 
 
 Mr.  P/;//^/  Lrfw;/*, 
 
 p.  279 
 
 Mr.  >/jw  Machin,  . 
 
 p.  125 
 
 Mr.  Lambert^ 
 
 p.  840 
 
 Mr.  Maddocks^ 
 
 p.  74^ 
 
 Mr.  Lamvct^ 
 
 p.413 
 
 Mr.  Mai  dwell. 
 
 p.  491 
 
 Mr.  Unc^fter, 
 
 P-  339 
 
 Mr.  George  Mainxvaring 
 
 ,  p.  J23 
 
 Mr.  y<?/7?2  Langjlon, 
 
 p.  660 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Ma  I  ban. 
 
 p.  659 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Lane^ 
 
 p.  511 
 
 Mr.  John  Maiden, 
 
 p.  5<^3 
 
 Dr.  Hi?wr>'  Langiey, 
 
 p.  59 
 
 Mr.  Malkinfon, 
 
 p.  495 
 
 Mr.  Thcmas  Larkjiam, 
 
 p.  ia6 
 
 Mr.  T/;cw,?.f  M/i//, 
 
 p.  220 
 
 Mr.  George  Larl^bdm, 
 
 p.  158 
 
 Mr.  Mallifon, 
 
 p.  411 
 
 Mr.  yo/;?i  Larkjn, 
 
 p.  306 
 
 Mr.  Maliory^ 
 
 p.  36 
 
 ?Ar.  P/r«/  Lathwv, 
 
 p.  412 
 
 Mr.  Malthurfi, 
 
 p.  467 
 
 Mr.  5^o/;?i  Lavender^ 
 
 p.  306 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Manniiig, 
 
 p.  648 
 
 Mr.  James  Langhton, 
 
 p.  205 
 
 Mr.  Daniel  Manning, 
 
 p.  468 
 
 Mr.  Chriftcpher  Larfrcm 
 
 :^,  p.264 
 
 Mr.  ;^c/;«  Mannings 
 
 p.  649 
 Mr. 
 
I    N     D    E     X, 
 
 Mr.  William  Manning,    p.  ^  5 9 
 Mr.  Kathamel  Mansfield,  Y>.  6^1 
 
 S55 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  More  of  Dorfetjhire^, 
 
 p.  42 
 p.  108 
 
 p.  79^ 
 p.  8i© 
 
 p.  347 
 
 P.135 
 p.  490 
 
 p.  750 
 p.  317 
 P-4I5 
 p.  238 
 
 Dr.  Thomas  Manton^ 
 Mr.  John  Marriot, 
 Mr.  Jeremy  Marfden, 
 Mr.  Gamaliel  Marfden, 
 Mr.  Walter  Marjloal, 
 Mr.ChriJiofher  Mar/hal,  p.  801 
 Dr  William  Marpal,  P  •  4  H 
 Mr.  Adam  Martendale, 
 Mr.  George  Marfyr/y 
 Mr.  I^icharii  Marty n, 
 Mr.  '^Increafe  Mather ^ 
 Mr.Samuel  Mather, 
 Mr.- Nathanael  Mather, 
 Mr.  Marmaduke Matthews,  p.732^ 
 Mr.  Edmund  Matthews,  p.  49 1 
 Mr.- Henry  Maurice,  V- 5^7 
 
 Mr.  Jchn  Mawdit,  p.  242 
 
 Mr.  John  Maynard.  p.  683 
 
 Mr.  Maynard  of  Norch  Taunton, 
 p.  233 
 Mr.  Richard  Mayo, 
 Mr.  Matthew  Mead, 
 Mr.  jo/;?2  Meadows, 
 Mr.  Mewcc, 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Micklethwait,  p.  821 
 Mr.  Milhum     of     Bedfordjhire, 
 
 ?'  94 
 Mr.  L?//;e  Milhurn. 
 Mr.  Thomas  Mihs^ 
 Mr.  yc/^«^  Miller, 
 Mr.  Jeremiah  Milner, 
 Mr.  M///J, 
 Mr.  Milward, 
 Mr.  5^o/:?w  M^«/, 
 Mr.  Jojeph  Moor, 
 Mr.  Siwow  Mo<7r, 
 Mr.  Pochard  Moor, 
 Mr.  Archibald  Moor, 
 Mr.  {{ohert  More, 
 Mr.  ^o/iw  MtJ)'?. 
 Mr.  Thomas   More,  of  Magdalen 
 College  Cambridge.  p.  83 
 
 p.  668 
 
 P-47I 
 p.  641 
 p.  840 
 
 p.  74<^ 
 p.  627 
 p.  731 
 p.  79^ 
 p.  458 
 p.  <56 
 p.  482 
 p.  179 
 p.  769 
 
 P-774 
 p.  513 
 p.  203 
 
 p.  2<^I 
 
 Mr.  Martin  Moreland, 
 Mr.  Charles  Mvreton, 
 Mr.  Pochard  Moreton, 
 Mr.  ;^/7Wu"j  Moreton, 
 Mr.  Rp^fr  Morrice, 
 Mr.  M^Jtliam  Mojes^ 
 Mr.  Ambrcfe  Mofton, 
 Mr.  T/jcw.-zj  Mo^/, 
 Mr. 'John  Mott, 
 Mr.  James  Mowbray, 
 Mr.  G^crjjf  Moxct:, 
 Mr.  G^orji'  Moxcn,  Jun. 
 Mr.  yo/j;/  Mwray, 
 Mr.  William  Murrel, 
 Mr.  K/r/.'^?i  A^«/70w, 
 
 N. 
 
 Mr.  Satntiel  Kabbs, 
 Mr.  Pt"^^?-  Naikur 
 Mr.  l^/j^TJi-j  Kahon, 
 Mr.  Benjamin  Needier, 
 Mr.  Chrijhpher  Ncjfe, 
 Mr.  Rowland  Nevet, 
 Mr.  H^w?7  Newcome. 
 Mr.  Matthew  Kev^comen, 
 Mr.  Edward  "Newton, 
 Mr.  G^o^^ff  Newton, 
 Mr.  Samp/on  Newtcn.^ 
 Mr.  S-amuel  Newton, 
 Mr.  6"^  Kicbclas, 
 Mr.  Fcrdlnando  Nichols, 
 Mr.  Geor^/r  Nicholfin, 
 Mr.  ?c^w  N(?/'/^, 
 Mr.  William   NckfS, 
 Mr.  RcZ'5>r  Norbury, 
 Mr.  ^o/:)?2  Norman, 
 Mr.  ;^p/?«  Ni?^^, 
 Mr.  P/j///;^  N;?, 
 
 o. 
 
 270 
 338 
 144 
 
 625 
 
 457 
 
 166 
 
 p.  85 
 
 7H 
 650 
 
 628 
 
 53* 
 
 128 
 
 313 
 513 
 331 
 
 43S 
 
 p.  67a 
 
 p.  407 
 
 p.  2 
 
 P-24 
 
 p.  799 
 p.  56i 
 
 p.  391 
 
 294 
 p.  675 
 
 P-  574 
 p.  635 
 
 p.  40S 
 p.  425 
 p.  218 
 p.  160 
 p.  790 
 P  382 
 p.  134 
 P.57S 
 p.  62S 
 p.  29^ 
 
 ?-  V 
 
 Mr 
 
S56 
 
 INDEX, 
 
 Mr.  VrUn  Oakes,  P-  349 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Oajlandy  p.  77^ 
 
 Mr.  Jofcfh  Oddyy  '  p.  88 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Ogden,  P-  1 89 
 
 Mr.  Luke  Ogle,  p.  5^0 
 
 ^ir.'P^cmas  Ogle,  P- 5^9 
 
 Mr.  Satmel  Olderfloavfi  p.  413 
 Mr,  John  Oldfield,  ^  p.  172 
 Mr.  ppilliam  Oliver  of  Cornwal, 
 p>i47 
 Mr.  William  Oliver  of  Lincoln- 
 
 jhire,  P-459 
 
 Mr.  £iTP/?r^  OrJ,  p.  51S 
 
 Mr.  5^(7/;«  0/i^()rw,  P.  54^ 
 
 Mr.  ^olm  Overhead,  p.  304 
 
 Dr.  Jchn  Ovpen,  p.  53 
 
 Mr.  HughOvoen,  p.  710 
 
 Mr.  Thankful  Omn,  V-  59 
 
 Mr.  Je'/'w  Ow>f»J,  P'  505 
 
 Mr.  John  Oxenbridge,  p.  1 1  o 
 
 P. 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Pakcmnn,      p.  468 
 Mr.  T/^ow;>»;  Palk,  p.  256 
 
 Mr.  P^/w^r  of  K.tnt,         P-  382 
 Mr.  Thomas  Palmer    of   D^r^y- 
 
 /fe;>^  P.  205 
 
 Mr.  Antony  Palmer  ofGhucefter- 
 
 {hire,  P^  3i6 
 
 Mr.  Antojiy   Palmer    of  Devon, 
 p.  245 
 Mr.  Panton,  p.  75 
 
 Mr.  i^o^^r^  P/jr/;  of  Laticipjire, 
 p.  402 
 Mr.  R^^'O-r  P^r/;,  ofSujJex,  p.  696 
 Mr.  Parker,  p.  601 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Parr,  p.  1 18* 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Parr,  p.  248 
 
 Mr.  Andrew  Parfons,         p.  5  5  5 
 Mr.  Thomas  Parfins,  p.  34 
 
 Mr.  Kdrhanael  Partridge,  p.  360 
 Mr,  Pfijhn,  p.  565 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Pearje,  p.  37 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Peck^  p.  306 
 
 Mr.  William  Pell,  p.  288 
 
 Mr.  Matthevo  Pemhertoriy  p. 25 3 
 Mr.  Henry  Pendlebury,  p.  40c 
 Mr.  Pepys,  p.  307 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Perkjns,  p.  469 
 yir.  Benjamin  Perkjns,  p.  lo? 
 Mr.  Richard  Perrot,  p.  784 
 
 Mr.  i^f./'.^/r  Perrot,  p.  92 
 
 Mr.  Per/>,  P-457 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Petto,  p.  64S 
 
 Mr.  Humphrey  Philips,  p.  250 
 Mr.  Peregrine  Philip,  p.  7 1 7 
 Mr.  Pickering,  p.  81 1 
 
 Mr.  Riehard  Pigot,  p.  842 
 
 Mt.  Pinehback.,  P.43 
 
 Mr.  ^J;w  Pindar  of  J^ottingham- 
 Jloire,  p.  529 
 
 Mv.'^ohn  Pindar  of  Suffoll^ 
 p.  659 
 Mr.  Pinkney  of  Berkjhire,  p.  99 
 Mr.  Pinckriey  of  Hamffrire, 
 p.  347 
 Mr.  ^(j/jw  Pinney,  p.  ^66 
 
 Mr.  PUckJlone,  p.  822 
 
 Mr.  7^/m  P//7>^r,  p.  374 
 
 Mr.  i^f?/'^/^  Pleajance,        p.  288 
 Mr.  £/i4j  Pledger,  p.  25 
 
 Mr.  Theophilus  Polwheily    p.  239 
 Mr,  Matthew  Pool,  P-  '4 
 
 Mr.  Thojnas  Pool,  p.  633 
 
 Mr.  Ferdinando  Pool,  P  •  5  3 7 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Porter,  P.  5<$l 
 
 Mr.  i^o/?^rf  Pi)r/f r,     '  p.  1 80 
 
 Mr.  G^t;?-^.'  Por/^r,  p.  70 
 
 Mr.  Gudltcr  Poftlethwaity  p.  675 
 Mr.  Thomas  Povpcl,  p.  2 1 8 
 
 Mr.  John  Povoel,  P/  73i 
 
 Mr.  D4«;V/  Poyntel,  p.  378 
 
 Mr.  y^/jw  Poynter,  p.  70 
 
 Mr.  Gabriel  Price,  P- 4<$9 
 
 Mr.  On?e»  P/JC^,  p.  841 
 
 Mr.  Edward  Prime,  p.  787 
 
 Mr.  Gf oy?f  Primnfe,  p.  3  5  2 
 
 Mr. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 857 
 
 Mr.  James  Prince, ' 
 Mr.  John  Pringle, 
 Mr.  Kice  Pruthero^ 
 Mr.  Mark.  Purt, 
 Mr.  Thomas  Pjke^ 
 
 Q 
 
 Mr.  Quarrel, 
 Mr.  John  Quick, 
 Mr.  William  Quipp, 
 
 R; 
 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Ml*. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Mr. 
 Dr. 
 Mr. 
 
 p.  469 
 
 p.  720 
 p.  482 
 p.  398 
 
 p.  566 
 
 p.  247 
 p.  462 
 
 Mr 
 
 Mr 
 
 Richard  Rand, 
 Nathanael  Ranewj 
 Thomas  ^njhley, 
 John  Raftrick,^ 
 B^thhand, 
 ^avenjhaw, 
 ^avplinSy 
 ^avolinfon, 
 James  B^wfon, 
 John  I^ay, 
 Daniel  I{ay, 
 Raymond, 
 Jofeph  ^ead, 
 William  I(eeveSf 
 John  Rennolds, 
 Richard  ^eshury^ 
 John  ^eve, 
 George  ^eves, 
 Edward  ^eyner^ 
 John  Beyner, 
 Daniel  I{cyner, 
 William  j^yner, 
 William  Reynolds, 
 John  Reynolds, 
 Jojhua  B^chardfon, 
 
 Edward  Bjchardfon^    ^ ^ 
 
 ^ichardfon   of    Manehefter, 
 
 P-  393. 
 
 '.  Chriftophcr  Bjchard/9niT^.'j<)$ 
 John  B^chardfon,        P*  45i 
 
 308 
 360 
 756 
 461 
 306 
 134 
 
 p.  I®2 
 p.  664 
 p.  280 
 p.  87 
 p.  303 
 p.  491 
 
 775 
 no 
 480 
 493 
 
 304 
 572 
 
 439 
 p.  84 
 p.  90 
 p.  666 
 p.  521 
 p.  624 
 p.  563 
 P..817 
 
 Mr.  John  Bolder,         p.  448,  833 
 
 Mr.  Dudley  Rider  of  H/arvoickr 
 
 fl^'^^^y  p.  74^ 
 
 Mr.  John  Bidge^  p.  684 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  B^Py,  p.  66 
 
 Mr.  Jonathan  Bsberts,  p.  716 
 
 Mr.  Timothy  Boberrs,  p.  752, 
 
 Mr.  B^ichard  Boherts,  p.  670 
 
 Mr.  Robin/on,  p.  834 
 
 Mr.  Jcfiph  Bnck^      p.  516,  625 
 
 Mr.  Bucket,  p.  457 
 
 Dr.  Chriftopher  Bogersy  p.  63 
 
 Mr.  Hugh  Bpgers,  p.  7 1 2' 
 
 Mr.  John  Bpgers,  p.  i  5  I 
 
 Mr.  Edivard  Bpgers,  p.  33 1 
 
 Mr.  Bsbcrt  Bs^ers,  p.  543 
 
 Mr.  John  BS'll,  p.  469 
 
 Mr,  Samuel  Bplls,  p.  loS 
 
 Mr.  Bolf,  p.  94 
 
 Mr.  07iefiphcru$  Bpod,  p.  52 
 
 Mr  Henry  Bpot,  p.  809 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  B^fcwell,  p.  756 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  B^we,  p.  27a 
 
 Mr.  John  Rovoe,  P*  39 
 
 Mr.  Ellis  Bpwlands,  P*  7 1 3 
 
 T>r,  Gilbert  B^lOj  P-  5  H 
 
 Mr.  But  ten,  P-  33 
 
 s. 
 
 Mr.  Timothy  Sachsvsrelj  p.  269 
 Mr.  Philologus  Sacheverel^p.  313 
 
 Mr.  John  Sacheverelf  p.  597 
 
 Mr.  John  Sadler,  p.  83 
 
 Mr.  Bjchard  Sadler^       .  p.  862 
 Mr.  Thomas  Snfford,  p-  604,  694 
 
 Mr.  Charles  Sager,  p.  205 
 
 Mr.  James  Sales,  p.  798 
 
 Mr,  John  Salkeldy  p.  641 
 
 Mr.  John  SammSf  p.  303 
 
 Dr.  Henry  Sampfon^  P-  85 
 
 Mr.  Humphrey  Sanders,  p.  240 
 
 Mr,  John  Sanders,  p.  io3 
 
 Mr.  Bjchard  Senders ^  p.  I45 
 
858 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Mr.  Snndford,  p.  3  i  I 
 
 Mr,  Gahiicl  SangaYy  p.  27 
 
 Mr.  Sayer^  p.  75 
 
 JSAt.  Sce^hen  S:andaref,  p-  <^5  5 
 
 Me  .  Jeremy  Scoales,  p .  1 7 9 
 
 Mr.  Scojffin,  P- 4<^' 
 
 Mr.  Jonathan  Scolfieldy  ?•  4'  i 
 
 Mr.  Georgia  Scortvoreth,  p.  445 
 
 Mr.  Chrijio^'her  Scott,  p.  309 
 
 Mr.  Lecnard  Scurr,  p.  Soo 
 
 Mr.  George  Seal,  p-  732- 
 
 Dr.  Lazarus  Seaman,  p.  16 
 
 Mr.  John  Sarly  p.  145 
 
 Mr.  Hsmy  Scarl,  p.  497 
 
 Mr.  John  Sjaton,  p-  5  1 3 
 
 Mr.  J^hovt  Scddo77,  p.  1 67 
 
 Mr.  H'Viinm  Sulgvokk^,  p.  117 
 
 Mr.  I'Villiam  Sygary^  p.  70 
 
 Mr.  Hjchard  Serjeant^  p.  771 
 
 Mr.  Thcmas  Scyer,  P*  33' 
 
 Mr.  Thcmns  Sharpy  P«  ^  1 3 
 
 Mr.  Snmud  Shaw,  p.  426 
 
 Mr.  ShnvQ  of  fparfpuy,  p.  8 1 2 
 
 Mr.  yo/:?/2  6'/3.tTr  of  Hull,  p.  823 
 
 Mr.  John  Sheffield,  p.  3^ 
 
 Mr.  PVilliam  Sheffield,  p.  421 
 Mr.  Thomas Shelmerdine^. p.  166 
 
 M.r.  Daniel  Shelmer dine ^  p.  166 
 
 Mr.  Rr/'.'r^  Shrrborn,  p.  814 
 
 Mr.  £  ;^37^?v/  Sherman,  p.  645 
 
 Mr.  N' colas  ShcTWilt  p-  257 
 
 Mr.  S  ^ermn,  p.  361 
 
 Mr.  6'.u-n?,?/,  p.  3S2 
 
 Mr.  Shi Iton,  P'75^ 
 
 Mr.  -r^wftjj  iS^oy/,  p.  266 
 
 Mr.  ShiittJeveocd,  p.  423 
 
 Mr.  jy^/j^  Singleton,  P-  72 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Singleton,  p.  8 1 1 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Slater,  Sen.  p.  34 
 
 tAr.  Snwuel Slater,  Jun.  p.  646 
 
 Mr.  Anthony  Sleigh,  p.  161 
 
 Mr.  y^md^j  6*^4//,  p.  307 
 
 Mr.  /^o^^}-/-  Sinalley,  P.  5  ^  5 
 
 Mr.  Thorn fis  SmallwQvd,  p,  804 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Smith  of  Shroj>Jhirf, 
 
 p.  567 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Smith  of  Hereford^ 
 
 p.  99,  35^ 
 Mr.  Samuel  Smith  of  ff^indjar. 
 
 p.  23 
 
 p.  412 
 p.  809 
 p.  690 
 p.  613 
 
 Mr.  Timothy  Smith, 
 
 Mr.  5^py^«4  6"^/?^, 
 
 Mr.  Z^achary  Smith, 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Smith, 
 
 Mr.  yc/?«    iSwjzV^   of   Berkfhire, 
 
 P-  99 
 
 Mr.  ?o/jw  6"w/^^  01  EJfex,  p.  306 
 Mr.  Samuel  Smith  of  B/T^-a:  , 
 p.  313 
 Mr. 'Jonathan  Smith,  p.  ^30 
 Mr.  Thomas  Smith,  p.  330 
 
 Mr.  H^illiam  Smith  Qi  Leicejier- 
 
 foire,  p.  423 
 
 Mr.  H'illiam  Smith   of  Oxford- 
 
 Jhire,  p.  541 
 
 Mr  i^o/^cr?  ^'wow,  p.  240 
 
 Mr.  Benjamin  Snowden,  p.  476 
 Mr.  France  Soreton,  p.  241 
 
 Mr.  Sound,  p.  626 
 
 Mr.  Compton  South,  p.  761 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Spademan,  p.  446 
 Mr.  John  Spadeynan,  p,  460 
 
 Mr.  William  Sparrow,  p.  305 
 Mr.  Amhrofe  Sparry,  P*  77^ 
 
 Mr.  Spatcher,  p. '648 
 
 Mr.  John  Spawford,  P.  79^ 
 
 Mr.  '^ohn  Spilsbury,  p.  772 
 
 Mr.  H^illiam  Spinage,  p.  761 
 Mr.  Edmund  Spink/,  p.  37X 
 Mr.  Samuel  Spring,  P-  ^53 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Sprint,  p.  340 
 
 Mr.  Sprint  of  Hampfted,  p.  469 
 Dr.  William  Spur  flow,  p.  47 1 
 Mr.  '^ohn  Stalham,  p.  304 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Stanclijf,  p.  470 
 Mr.  Jonathan  Staniforth,p.  168 
 Mr.  Timothy  Staniforth,  Ibid. 
 Mr.  Stanley,  p.  179 
 
 Dr. 
 
I    N    D    E    X. 
 
 859 
 
 Dr.  Edmund  Stanton^ 
 Mr.  Henry  Staples, 
 J^v.JoJmStarkey 
 Mr.  ■jchi  Starhy, 
 Mr.  Comfort  Smr, 
 Mr.  Rowland  St^dman, 
 Mr.  I^ichard  ^teel, 
 Dr.  Philip  Stephens. 
 Mt.. Stephens  of  Suffolk, 
 Mr.  Nathniiael  Stevens, 
 Mr.  James  Stevenfen, 
 Mr.  Samuel  Stilcman, 
 Mr.  Ovpen  Stccktdn, 
 Mr.  Stodden, 
 Pvlr.  yo/jw  Stonejlreet, 
 Mr.  yo/?«  5^&?-^>-, 
 Mr.  St  ought  on  J 
 Mr.  Richard  Stretton] 
 Mr.  ^o/jw  Strickjnnd, 
 Mr.  HcKy7  S^w/'/'J, 
 Mr.  L^TP/;  ^fw/c.^^J', 
 Mr.  y^^y^p/j  Sivaffeld, 
 Mr.  »Sw4/w, 
 Mr.  ?(?/?«  ^Tp'^w, 
 Mr.  ^o/^//-'  SwetnaWf 
 Mr.  Thomas  Swetnam, 
 Mr.  G^or^e  Srvinho, 
 Mr.  Gffo>'5^  Swinnocl^y 
 Mr.  iSTp/fi^  of  EdgvQorth^ 
 Mr.  5w/ff  of  Torkjhire^ 
 Mr.  Bjchard  Swynfen, 
 Mr.  Matthevo  Sylvefter, 
 Mr.  Edvoard  SymmeSy 
 Mr.  ^o/j«  Sympjon, 
 
 Mr.  FMWff^r  Tallents, 
 Mr.  Samuel  Tapper. 
 Mr.  VJchard  Tarrant^ 
 Mr.  Tattnal,   ~ 
 Mr.  Philip  Taverner, 
 Mr.  0llliam  Teylor, 
 
 p.  63 
 
 p.  694 
 
 p.  4S4 
 
 p.  446 
 
 p.  150 
 
 p.  98 
 
 p.  70S 
 
 p.  75 
 
 p.  660 
 
 p.  419 
 
 p.  610 
 
 p.  669 
 
 p.  291 
 
 p.613 
 
 p.  689 
 
 p.  659 
 
 p.  7:^ 
 
 p.  676 
 
 p.  755 
 
 p.  318 
 
 p.  119 
 
 p.  758 
 
 p.  74-^ 
 
 p.  381 
 
 p.  164 
 
 p.  203 
 
 p.  108 
 
 p.  IC4 
 
 p.  470 
 
 p.  791 
 
 p.  629 
 
 p.  449 
 
 p.  306 
 
 P-  39 
 
 p.  548 
 
 p.  149 
 
 p.  248 
 
 p.  30 
 
 p.  470 
 
 p.  39 
 
 Mr,  Taylor    of   Northumberian  » 
 
 p.  515 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Tiyioro(CumherUnd, 
 
 P-J59 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Taylor,  P-  563 
 
 Mr.  ;^i chary  Taylor^  p.  339 
 
 Mr.  Taylor     of     Longh^.ughton, 
 
 P-  793 
 Mr.  Thomas  Taylor  of  l^ViL'/hire, 
 
 p.  756 
 
 Mr.  Bands  Taylor^  p.  374 
 
 Mr,  Richard  Taylor,  p:  7 1 6 
 
 Mr.  Mnr7nadu!{e  Tenant ^  P-  361 
 Mr.  Edvpard  Terry,  p.  76,  472 
 Mr.  James  Terry,  p.  347 
 
 Mr.Thelmll,  P- 817 
 
 Mr.  iVilliam  Thomas  oiV hie igh, 
 
 p.  587 
 
 Mr.  HUliam-  Thomas  of  Bn'Jlof, 
 p.  610 
 Mr.  jVillinm  Thomas  of  Glamor^ 
 ganfhire,  P- 73t 
 
 Mr.  7[achary  ihomas,        p.  564 
 Mr.  H!3T??(r/  Thomas, 
 Mr.  Timothy  Thomas, 
 Mr.  Tit  us  Thomas, 
 Mr.  Gi'o^'^e?  Thomajjony 
 Mr.  yo/?«  Thompjon   of  Br//?^/, 
 
 p.  75 
 
 Mr.  yo/9w  Thompjon  o(  Northum- 
 herUndy  p.  504 
 
 Mr.  y^/'^/'/S  Thompjon,        P-  41 1 
 
 Mr.  Gf-i??-^^  T/^orw, 
 
 Mr.  y^/i'w  Thornton, 
 
 Mr.  Edmund  Thorpe 
 
 Mr.  Sawu^l  Tickner^ 
 
 Mr.  To/?//^j  Tidcomh, 
 
 Mr.  John  Tlljley, 
 
 Mr.  Theophiius  Ting:omh,  p.  150 
 
 Mr.  i^'^^^r/^  7/^^i,  P-  79> 
 
 Mr.  Cornelius  Todd,  p.  Sri 
 
 Mr.  ?o/)«  Towhes,  P-  355 
 
 Mr.  6'.'???J7W  Tyw/y«Lf,  P- 345 
 K  k  k  2  iv.r. 
 
 p.  73X 
 
 p,  565 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 p.4«i 
 
 p.  263 
 
 P-94 
 
 p.  67^ 
 
 P-  749 
 p.  6i2 
 p.  402 
 
S6o                      I     N 
 
 D     E     X. 
 
 X  Mr.  Torey, 
 
 p.  z6 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Voify, 
 
 p.  102 
 
 Mr.  Robert  Towne^ 
 
 p.  809 
 
 Mr.  miliam  Voyle, 
 
 p.  352 
 
 Mr.  Thonins  Travcrs 
 
 p.  145 
 
 Mr.  ^o/f/'/j  Vsbprn, 
 
 p.  381 
 
 Mr.  Witlinm  Tray, 
 
 p.  328 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Tregofs, 
 
 p.  142 
 
 W- 
 
 Mr.  Edmund  Trench, 
 
 p.  3S9 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Tr^fcot, 
 
 p.  140 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  jVadfworthy 
 Mr.  Humphry  jValdron, 
 
 p.  26 
 
 Mr.  PVilliam  Trevithiacl 
 
 i,P.  H« 
 
 p.  634 
 
 Mr.  Mrtr/c  Trickett, 
 
 p.  448 
 
 Mr.  G//^fr^  fValdrony 
 
 p.  750 
 
 Mr.  ^w.-frriv  Triftram, 
 
 p.  565 
 
 Mr.  £//;.4«/z/?  rr^/e/. 
 
 p.  801 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Troit^ 
 
 p.  261 
 
 Mr.  Jo/jw  fValker, 
 
 p.  414 
 
 Mr.  Gfo?-^^  Tro/}, 
 
 p.  257 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  H^alker, 
 
 p.  650 
 
 Mr.  ;;?o^'«  Troughton, 
 
 p.  68 
 
 Mr.  H^illiam  Wallace, 
 
 p.  693 
 
 Mr.  PVillldm  Tr  ought  on. 
 
 .  p. 756 
 
 Mr.  ^^wfj  Waller, 
 
 p.  640 
 
 Mr,  Jc/t^)/:;  Trumr.ji, 
 
 p.  527 
 
 Mr.  /^^Z/^', 
 
 p.  32 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Tmanty 
 
 p.  5<^5 
 
 Mr.  yo/?«  ;^^///j. 
 
 p.  753 
 
 Mr.  Edmund  Tucker^ 
 
 p.  246 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Walrond, 
 
 P-253 
 
 Dr.  ^//f^wj  Tuckjicyy 
 
 p.  77 
 
 Mr.  l^^aUon   of  Bethnal  Greeny 
 
 Mr.  Jonathan  Tuckjiey, 
 
 p.  90 
 
 p.  302 
 
 Mr.  T/4^ 
 
 p.  530 
 
 Mr.  ^^w«  Walton, 
 
 p.  411 
 
 Mr.  J;:/;;;    T/^rwi?r     of 
 
 London, 
 
 Mr.  /^-^^r.^      of     Hertford/hire , 
 
 p.  470 
 
 p.  370 
 
 Mr»  T/^T;2i'r  of  NcttirigJ. 
 
 lamjhire. 
 
 Ur.  PT^ard  of  Suffolk, 
 
 p.  659 
 
 p.  539 
 
 Mr.  R^/;/^  rr^r^,  • 
 
 P-  505 
 
 Mr.  Richard  Turner, 
 
 p.  696 
 
 Mr.  No/j/^  /K^r^, 
 
 P-S35 
 
 Mr.  H^iinam  Turtcn, 
 
 p.  626 
 
 My.  Francis  Wareham, 
 
 p.  470 
 
 Mr.  yc/j«  Tutcbin, 
 
 p.  146 
 
 Mr.  Edward  PVarr, 
 
 p.  614 
 
 Mr.  Rt?/?^??^  Tutchw^ 
 
 p.  340 
 
 Mr.  yo/j«  Wnrren, 
 
 p.  298 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Tutchin, 
 
 P-  345 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  W^rreny 
 
 p.  339 
 
 Mr.  R. -/^r-r^  Tutchhi^  Jun 
 
 .  p.  349 
 
 Mr.  Edward  ff^arren,. 
 
 p.  293 
 
 i\Ir.  fVlillam  Tutty, 
 
 p.  369 
 
 Mr.  ^^6w^.f  Watcrhoufe^ 
 
 p.  817 
 
 Mr.  jVntkins, 
 
 p.  25 
 
 u. 
 
 Mr.  Thomns  Watfon, 
 
 p.  37 
 
 Mr.  7f/.'i;r/, 
 
 p.  5S 
 
 Mr.  Thmnas  Valc^itlnc, 
 
 p.  104 
 
 Mr.  Bcnjartnn  Way, 
 
 p.  264 
 
 Mr.  KiV/ry  Faughan, 
 
 p.  440 
 
 Mr.  ^c/j;2  W-'aver, 
 
 p.  733 
 
 Jvlr.  Z:^a'^/-.'/  /7>rf/, 
 
 P-57 
 
 Mr.  Humphrey  WsaviVy 
 
 p.  337 
 
 Mr.  /<^r//;/>  Venning^ 
 
 p.  22 
 
 Mr.  Nj/i/j  IK'/'/^, 
 
 P»  35^3 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Vcntrejs, 
 
 p.  372 
 
 Mr.  yo/j;?  Weckes, 
 
 p.  262 
 
 Mr.  Tbomas  Vincent^ 
 
 p.  32 
 
 Mr.  ^'^^/c/a 
 
 p.  404 
 
 Mr.  Ktithanacl  Vi7;ccnt, 
 
 p.  104 
 
 Mr.  Ti;<)w/zj  /T.^'J, 
 
 p,  2S8 
 
 Mr.  P^/^r  K«/c''> 
 
 p.  51 
 
 Mr.  6'4m/^f/  rKf//j, 
 
 p:  540 
 
 Mr,  Vhitrcjj^[  ■ 
 
 P.-  497 
 
 Mr,  ?(?/'/?  ?r^//j. 
 
 P-39 
 
 ^ 
 
 Mv. 
 
I     N     D     E     X. 
 
 86 
 
 Mr.  John  jVcnburn,  p.  <554 
 
 Mr.  Edward  JVcft,  p.  58,  100 
 Mr.  William  Weft  mac  ot,  ^,776 
 Mr.  Jeremy  Wheat,  p.  ao5 
 
 Mr.  Wheeler,  p.  93 
 
 Mr.  Francis  Whiddon,  p.  244 
 Mr.  Edxvard  Whifton,  p.  302 
 Mr.  "^ojeph  Whifton,  p.  375 
 
 Mr.  William  Whitaker,  p.  25 
 Mr.  Kohert  Whifacre,  p.  9 1 
 
 Mr,  Thomas  White,  p.  3 1 
 
 Mr.  "Jeremy  White,  p.  57 
 
 Mr.  John  White,  p.  281 
 
 Mr.  Whitehead,  P.  413 
 
 Mr.  Whitchwft,  p.  817 
 
 Mr.  Whitevpay,  P.  7  5 
 
 Mr.  Nathanael  Whitings  p.  49  5 
 Mr.  ^o^w  Whitlocky  p.  52"o' 
 
 Mr.  Jojhua  Whitton,  p.  795 
 Mr.  ^o/jw  Whitvpick^  '  p.  72- 
 Mr.  Wicleff,  P-  505 
 
 Mr.  William  Wiggans,  p.  34 
 Dr.  i^o/'f'r^  ?r/7^,  p.  486 
 
 M:  .  Wild  here,  p.  86 
 
 Dr.  Henry  PVilkinfon,  Sen.  p.  61 
 Dr.  Henry  WHkinfen,  Jun.  p.  62 
 Mr.  Henry  WHles,  p.  496 
 
 Mr.  Peter  Williams^  P.  783 
 
 Mr.  Henry  Williams  of  Glamor- 
 
 ganjhire,  p.  73^ 
 
 Mr.  Hfw>7  Williams  of  Montgor 
 
 7neryftoire,  p.  712 
 
 Dr.  Daniel  Williams,  p.  840 
 Mr.  >/jw  Williams,  p.  7 1  o 
 
 Mr.  Thomas  Willis,  p.  470 
 
 Mr.  ^o/?«  ]Pr///?V,  p.  306 
 
 Mr.  Jonathan  Wills,  p.  146 
 Mr.  6'/7w«?/  fr///j,  p.  741 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Wilmcr,  p.  633 
 Mr.  Nathatiael  VAlmot,  p.  378 
 Mr.  jVilftey,  '  p.  626 
 
 Mr,  John    Wilfin     of     ^«c/;j, 
 ,p. 109 
 
 Mr.  Wilfon     of    Cambridg/bire, 
 p.  118 
 Mr.  Thomas  Wilfon,  p."  288 
 
 Mr.  ZF/iyb72  of  Beverley,   '  p.  822 
 Mr.  :)(?/?w   ?ri//3«    of    Chejhire, 
 
 p.  i^7 
 
 Mr.  JohnWilfon  of  Hertfordjhire, 
 p.  360 
 
 Mr.  G^(?yg^  fr///o«,  p.  834 
 
 Mr.  Wilfon      of     Peterborough , 
 p.  370 
 Mr.  ?r/«ff,  p.  284 
 
 Mr.  Samuel  Winney^  p.  605 
 
 Dr.  Samuel  Winter,  p.  544 
 
 Mr.  Seth  Woody  p.  39 
 
 Mr.  Timothy  Wood,  p.  7-92 
 
 Mr.  F{obcrt  Wood,  p.  66 
 
 Mr.  John  Wood   of  Magdalens, 
 
 p.  84 
 Mr.^yoi&w    JToo^   of   St.  yo/3«s 
 
 p.  90 
 Mr.  "^^ohn  Wood  of  Suffex,  p.  684 
 Mr.  Benjamin  Woodbridge,  p.  95 
 Mr.  John  Woodbridge,  p.  97 
 Mr.  Woodcock,,  p.  4^ 
 
 Mr.  John  Woodhgufe,  p.  5  39 
 Mr.  James  Woods,  Sen.  p.  408 
 Mr.  James  Woods,  Jun.  Ibid. 
 Mr.  William  H^oodivard  of  Glou- 
 cefterfhire,  p.  70 
 
 Mr;  H^illiam  fVoodward  of  H^r^- 
 fordfhire,  P*  3  5  3 
 
 Mr.  Jofeph  J^Voodxvard,        p.  321 
 Mr.  PVoolcomby  p.  249 
 
 Mr.  Richard  HWiley,        p.  775 
 Mj.  H^orth,  p.  495 
 
 Mr.  /^nrfj,  p.  481 
 
 Mr.  Chriftopher  Pt^ragge,    p.  305 
 Mr.  Nicolas  Hr^ffcl,  p.  503 
 
 Mr.  Snmuel  Wright,  p.  167 
 
 Mr.  Wiight     of     Lancafhire , 
 
 p.  408 
 Mr.  TViight  of  iS.vrr^y,       p.  673 
 
 Mr, 
 
862 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Mr.  George  Pf^right,  p.  424 
 
 Mr,  Thomas  fVright^  p.  5^5 
 
 Mr.J^rf^  p.  611 
 
 Y. 
 
 Mr*  Robert  TatsSy  p.  409 
 
 Mr.  H^illUm  Yates, 
 Mr.  John  Taxley, 
 Mr.  Willinm  Teo, 
 Mr.  Bartholomexv  Teo, 
 Mr.  Kkhtird  Tork^ 
 
 p.  360 
 p.  421 
 p.  243 
 p.  H^ 
 p.  631 
 
 Advcr 
 
86j 
 
 Advertifement. 
 
 HAving  a  lirtle  room  here  lefr,  I  fhall  im- 
 prove  ir,  in  order  to  a  few  needful  Altera- 
 tions, which  I  conclude  cannot  be  unacceptable 
 to  the  Reader. 
 
 Pag.  -c;.  to  the  .Name,  of  Mr.  Edward  Veal^ 
 add  B.  D,  More  may  be  expsfted  of  him  in  the 
 Appendix, 
 
 Pag.  pi.  the  Seventh  Line  from, the  bottom,  af- 
 ter Mr.  Samuel  Fair  doughy  add  Son  of  Mr,  Samuel 
 Fairclough. 
 
 Pag.  I  op.  WTCOMB\  ^x,  George  Tovonesi 
 It  fhould  be  Fownes,  who  fuffer'd  much  for  his 
 Nonconformity  •,  of  whom  a  paiticular  Account 
 may  be  expe£led  in  my  Appendix. 
 
 Pag.  155.  the  15th  line  from  the  bottom,  the 
 words  or  near  it^  may  be  blotted  out  5  for  I  am 
 informed  it  was  at  Penreth^  that  Mr.  Roger  Bald- 
 win was  Ejeftcd. 
 
 Pag.  154.  Richard  Gilpin^  D.  D.  it  fhould 
 be  M.  D. 
 
 Pag.  1S5.  lin.  37.  inftead  of  that  was^  read 
 that  it  was. 
 
 Pag.  2op.  lin.  5,  and  p.  fox  Congregation^  read 
 Convocation, 
 
 Pag.  257,  it  is  faid,  that  Mr.  George  Trofs  is 
 now  Paftor  of  a  conGderable  Congregation  in 
 Exon-^  whereas  I  underftand  he  is  lately  Dead 
 there, 
 
 Pag.  28p.  fox  fettled^  read  tmfmled^  ia  the  laft 
 Line.    ^ 
 
 Pag. 
 
864 
 
 Fc7g.  34.5.  lin.  25.  between  ajrer  and  Death 
 add  h^,  P»  37S.  lin.  7.  read  fro??i  place  to  place. 
 And  p.  ;8i.  lin.  2p.  for  60 1  read  40/. 
 
 Pag.  61^.  lin.  4.  to  over  againji  add  hfs. 
 
 Whereas  it  is  here  faid  of  Dr.  George  Long^ 
 p.  632,  ^35^  that  he  is  yet  living  at  Brijlol^ 
 Aged  44  -,  1  am  informed  that  he  died  there  on 
 Dec.  25.  17 1 2.  ^y£tat.  84.  in  great  Peace  and 
 Comfort  5  tho'  he  had  been  incapable  of  mini- 
 firing  ta  others  for  feven  Years  before- 
 
 There  are  alfo  feveral  literal  Faults,   fuch  as 
 
 Theoljgi£  for  theologian  p.  475.  lin.  6:  And  pre 
 iox  p^e^  p.  5-32.  in  the  middle,  ^c.  But  I  hope 
 none  of  them  can  crvsate  any  difficulty  to  intelli- 
 gent Readers.  * 
 
 FINIS. 
 
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