to a senior Master Soon after he left Oxon and became Chaplain to Robert Earl of Leycester and afterwards tho not in Orders from a Bishop he was made Minister of S. Mary Magdalens Church in Milkstreet in London which place he keeping till the day of S. Barthelmew an 1662 left it because he would not conform Whereupon retiring to Hoxton alias Hogsden near London preached in a Conventicle there to his dying day being always held in great esteem for his piety by those of his perswasion He hath written Spiritual antidote for a dying soul Lond. 1665. oct Gods terrible voice in the City by plague and fire Lond. 1667. oct Of Christs certain and sudden appearance to judgment Lond. 1667. oct and several times after the sixth edit came out in 1683. and the book it self is grounded on Rev. 22.20 last part Answer to the sandy foundation of Will Pen the Quaker Defence of the Trinity Satisfaction by Christ and Justification of Sinners Lond. 1667. in tw or sixt Wells of salvation opened or words whereby we may be saved With advice to young men Lond. 1669. oct Explicatory Catechisme or an explanation of the Assemblies shorter Catechisme wherein all the Answers are taken asunder under Questions and Answers the Truths explained and proved c. Lond. 1673 c. oct The true Christians love of the unseen Christ or a discourse chiefly tending to excite and promote the decaying love of Christ in the hearts of Christians Lond. 1677. 84. in tw Appendix concerning Christs manifestation of himself to them that love him Printed with The true Christians love c. Holy and profitable Sayings Lond. 1680. Printed on one side of a sh of paper Several sermons as 1 Fire and Brimstone from Heaven from Earth in Hell or three discourses 1. Concerning the burning of Sodome and Gomorrah formerly 2. Concerning c. Lond. 1670. oct contained in several sermons 2 Wherein doth appear the blessedness of forgiveness and how it may be attained on Psal 32.1 Lond. 1674. 76. qu. in The Supplement to the morning exercise at Cripplegate published by Sam. Aneley 3 Sermon on 1 Tim. 4.1.2 and part of the third verse This is the seventeenth sermon in The morning exercise against Popery c. preached in a Conventicle in Southwark Lond. 1675. qu. 4 Serm. on Isa 57.1.2 Printed 1667 oct This I have not yet seen nor certain controversial Writings between him and Dr. VVill. Sherlocke This Mr. Vincent died at Hogsden before mentioned in the Parish of S. Leonards Shoreditch in the month of Octob. the 15 day as it seems in sixteen hundred seventy and eight and was buried in the new Churchyard belonging to Cripplegate Parish as his Brother Nathaniel hath informed me at which time Sam. Slater preached his funeral sermon on Heb. 13.7 afterwards published under the title of Vincentius redivivus in the beginning of which he tells us that the said Mr. Vincent was buried 27 of Oct. 1678. SILAS DOMVILLE or D'omvill alias Taylor son of Silvanus Taylor a Committee man for Herefordshire in the time of the rebellion a busie man against the Kings party and a Commissioner for Herefordshire and certain Counties in Wales for the ejecting of scandalous ignorant and insufficient Ministers and School-Masters was born at Harley near Muchwenlock in Shropshire on the 16 of July 1624 bred in the Free-Schools at Westminster and Shrewsbury became a Communer of New Inn in the beginning of the year 1641 but being soon after called thence without the taking of a degree upon the eruption of the Civil Wars he took part with the Rebels upon his fathers instance and at length became a Captain under Colonel afterwards Major General Edw. Massey and when the Wars ceased he was made by his fathers endeavours a Sequestrator of the Royalists in Herefordshire and had in those times great power there which he used so civilly and obligingly that he was beloved of all the Kings party His father setled upon him a good estate in Church Lands which he had bought and had the moity of the Bishops Pallace in Hereford setled on him the other part Col. John Birch had got into his clutches on which he laid out much mony in building and altering Upon the rising of Sir George Booth in Cheshire in the beginning of Aug. 1659 he received a Commission to be Captain of a Troop of Horse for the Militia of the City of Westminster and shew'd himself very active in that employment but at the Kings return he lost all and was in a manner ruined Soon after by the favour of certain persons whom he had before obliged he became Commissary of the ammunition and warlike provision at Dunkirke and five years after about 1665 he was by the endeavours of Sir Paul Neile and others made keeper of the Kings Store-houses for Shipping and other marine matters at Harwich a Sea-port Town in Essex where he continued to the time of his death This person being a great lover of Antiquities did in the times of usurpation ransack the Library belonging to the Church of Hereford of most or at least the best Mss therein and did also garble the Mss in the Library of the Church at Worcester and the evidences pertaining thereunto among which as I have heard he got the original grant of K. Edgar whence the Kings of England derive their right to the soveraignty of the Seas which is printed in Mr. Seldens book called Mare Clausum lib. 2. He had got also into his hands a quarto Ms of great antiquity which treated of the Philosophers stone in Hieroglyphicks with some few lat verses underneath And being limn'd with very great curiosity it was presented to the view of his Majesty K. Ch. 2 who offer'd 100 l. for it but was refused by the owner This person commonly called Captain Taylor hath written The History of Gavel-kind with the Etymology thereof containing also an assertion that our English laws are for the most part those that were used by the antient Britains notwithstanding the several conquests of the Romans Saxons Danes and Normans Lond. 1663. qu. Observations and remarks upon many special occurrences of British and English History Printed with the former book At the end of which is an Anonymus Ms by him publish'd entit Brevis relatio de Willielmo Comite Normannorum c. The original of which is in the Archives of Bodlies Library communicated to him by Dr. Tho. Barlow the head keeper of that Library He had also written and published several pamphlets before the restauration of K. Ch. 2 but his name being not put to would never after own them He also laboured four years or more in collecting various antiquities as Armes monumental Inscriptions c. in many places of Herefordshire during his employment there under the two Protectors Which being now or at least lately in the hands of Sir Edw. Harley of Brompton Brian may serve as an Apparatus for him who shall hereafter write the
1680. EDWARD REYNOLDS son of Austin Reynolds one of the Customers of Southampton by Bridget his wife son of John Reynolds of Langport in Somersetshire and he the son of another John was born in the parish of Holy-rood within the said borough of Southampton in the month of Nov. 1599 bred up in Grammar learning in the Free-School there founded by K. Ed. 6. in the 7. year of his raign became one of the Portionists or Postmasters of Merton Coll. in 1615 and Probationer Fellow in 1620 in which place which he got by his skill in the Greek tongue as also throughout his Bachelaurship he shewed himself a good Disputant and Orator After he had taken the degree of Master he entred into holy Orders and became a noted Preacher tho of an hoarse voice afterwards Preacher to the honorable society of Lincolns Inn and Rector of Braunston or Braynton in Northamptonshire At length the grand rebellion breaking forth in 1642 he sided with the Presbyterian party having long before that time been puritanically affected and in the year 1643 he became one of the Assembly of Divines a Covenantier a frequent preacher in London and somtimes before the Long Parliament In 1646 he was appointed by the Parliament one of the six Ministers to go to and settle in Oxon to preach the Scholars into obedience to the said Parliament afterwards one of the Visitors to brake open turn out and take possession Dean of Ch. Ch. in the place of Dr. Sam. Fell ejected and Vicechancellour of the University at which time he became Doctor of Div. by actual creation and what not But being forced to leave his Deanery in the latter end of 1650 because he refused to take the Independent Engagement he retired to his former cure for a time Afterwards he lived mostly in London preached there and flatterd Oliver and his Gange and after his death being then Vicar of S. Lawrence in the Jewry he did the like to Richard and was the Orator or Mouth of the London Ministers to welcome that Mushroom Prince to his Throne 11. Octob. 1658. Also when hopes depended on Monke's proceedings from Scotland he struck in with him and who more ready than he Dr. Reynolds and other Presbyterians when he and they saw how things would terminate and could not be otherwise holpen to bring in the King after his long exile by using his interest in the City of London where he was the pride and glory of the Presbyterian party When the secluded Members were restored to sit in Parliament they restored him to his Deanery of Ch. Ch. on the eleventh of March 1659 with hopes to continue there and carry on the Presbyterian discipline In May following 1660 when his Majesty was at Canterbury in order to his restauration he and Edm. Calamy another zealous Presbyterian were admitted his Chaplains on the the 26. of that month and after his restauration he preached several times before him as he did also before the Houses of Parliament But in the latter end of June following he being desired to leave his Deanery to make room for an honest and Orthodox man he was in the next month elected by vertue of the Kings Letter Warden of Mert Coll choosing rather to have somthing than nothing Soon after upon the feeling of his pulse the King bestowed on him the Bishoprick of Norwych which See he willingly taking without a Nolo was after he had taken the Covenant and had often preached against Episcopacy and the Ceremonies of the Church of England consecrated thereunto in S. Peters Church within the City of Westminster on the sixth day of January an 1660 by vertue of which Bishoprick he became an Abbat a strange preferment me thinks for a Presbyterian I mean Abbat of S. Bennet in the Holme which he kept with great regret to his quondam Brethren whom he then left to shift for themselves to his dying day He was a person of excellent parts and endowments of a very good wit fancy and judgment a great Divine and much esteemed by all parties for his preaching and florid stile A writer of another persuasion tells us that he was a person of great authority as well as fame among the men of the Calvinistical perswasion c. and many there were that were of the like opinion One that knew him well saith that he was a person of singular affability meekness and humility of great learning a frequent preacher and constant Resident And it was verily thought by his contemporaries that he would have never been given to change had it not been to please a covetous and politick Consort who put him upon those things he did His works are these The vanity of the creature on Eccles 1.14 Sinfulness of sin on Rom. 7.9 and on 6.12 Use of the Law on Rom. 7.13 Life of Christ on 1. Joh. 5.12 An explication of 110. Psal Meditations on the holy Sacrament of the Lords lâ—st suppper Explication of the 14 chapter of Hosea in seven humiliation Sermons Treatise of the Passions and faculties of the soul of man All or most of which having been printed several times in qu. were all printed in one folio at London an 1658 with the authors picture before them and went by the name of Dr. Reynolds his works They were much bought up read and commended by men of several persuasions and one who was esâ—eâ—meâ— by all that knew him a jovial wet Presbyterian that had read them several times could not forbear to write two short Poems in commendation of them Thirty Sermons preached on several solemn occasions They were preached between the year 1634 and that of his death and some of them had been printed several times At length they were reprinted in the second impression of his works at Lond. 1679 fol. Among them is his Lat. Sermon preached at Oxon. 1649 entit Animalis homo on 1. Cor. 2.14 He also wrot the Ass of Divines Annotations which are on Ecclesiastes which being admirably done it was wished by many learned men of the Presbyterian perswasion that the rest had been all wrote pari filo eruditione He also was the author of the Epistolary preface to Will. Barlee's Coâ—reptory Correction c. of some notes of Tho. Pierce concerning Gods decrees especially of Reprobation which book of Barlee with the said Ep. Preface a second of Tho. Whitfield and a third of Dan. Cawdrey somtimes of Cambridge were printed at Lond. 1656. qu. At length this learned Bishop Dr. Reynolds who probably hath written other things besides those I have already mention'd made his last change in this world on the 28 of July in sixteen hundred seventy and six and was buried at the upper end of the Chappel built by him 1662 joyning to the Bishops Pallace in in Norwych Over his grave was soon after fastned marble to the wall with this Epitaph engraven thereon H. I. S. I. Edoardus Reynolds SS T. P. primus a reditu Regis Caroli
on the north side of the Chancel belonging to the Church of S. Laurence in the Jewry before mention'd At which time Mr. Tho. Manton one of the chief Presbyterians in London preached his Funeral Sermon which was afterwards made publick It was observed by many and looked upon as miraculous by the Brethren that when the members of the Rump Parliament had passed their votes for his death did happen one of the most terrible thunder claps that was ever heard Also that that day on which he suffer'd was seen a most clear sky but soon after his death which was about two of the clock in the afternoon the sky began to thicken and at last was envelop'd in a black and dismal Cloud and all that night and till the next morning such thunder lightning and tempest hapned as if the machine of the world had been dissolving This was the observation of the Presbyterian who stuck not to say thereupon that God was angry at these things that had passed c. Yet the Independent Anabaptist and others made another construction of the matter which was published soon after in the common Mercury called Politicus viz. That on the 22 of Aug. the old Tyrant Ch. 1. did first erect his Standard at Nottingham and then Mr. Love and his Brethren did well to cry it down But it being down and themselves not set up as they expected then they deserted their first principles and cryed up his son whose interest however disguised is the same with his fathers and he by their instigation making way into England entred and erected his Standard at Worcester also upon the 22 of Aug. 1651 upon which very day likewise it was that Mr. Love who having help'd to beat down the old malignant Standard and then turning Apostate to set up the new one lost his head upon Tower-hill as a just judgment of God for his implacable Apostacy and Enmity and for a terror to all the men of his Confederacy c. At the same time and upon the same Scaffold was beheaded Mr. Jo. Gibbons engaged in the same plot but as for others engaged therein and to be brought to their tryal viz. Col. Joseph Vaughan sometimes a Leather-seller in London Lieut. Col. ..... Jackson Capt. Hugh Massey brother to Maj. Gen. Edw. Massey Dr. Drake Mr. Th. Case Mr. Arthur Jackson Mr. W. Jenkyns Minister of Ch. Church in London Mr. Th. Watson Mr. Ralph Robinson Mr. Rich. Heyrick c. were upon the motion of a certain noble person pardoned for Life and Estate and freed both from Sequestration and Imprisonment CLEMENT WALKER was born at Cliffe in Dorsetshire educated in Acad. learning in Ch. Church as I have been informed by his son Joh. Walker sometimes a Gent. Com. of Linc. Coll. but in what year or years of the Lord I know not for his name occurs not in the Matricula either under Ch. Church or Broadgates Hall adjoyning a receptacle mostly in the Reign of K. Jam. 1. for Dorsetshire men Afterwards leaving the University without a degree he retired to an Estate he had at Charterhouse near Wells in Somersetshire where living in good repute was esteem'd among the Gentry in those parts for his knowledge in secular affairs and always taken to be as really he was an enemy to the Puritans as making it his frequent theme to declaim against them Before the Civil War commenc'd he was made Usher of the Exchequer but when the Puritans or Presbyterians were like to carry all before he closed with them was elected one of the Burgesses for the City of Wells upon the retreat to his Maj. of Sir Ralph Hopton and Sir Edw. Rodney who were elected to serve for that City in the Parliament began at Westminster 3 Nov. 1640. Afterwards he became a zealous Covenantier and was Advocate to that Congregation of Murderers that adjudged Rob. Yeomans and George Bowcher Citizens of Bristow to death having had as 't is said his hands stayned with his own Wives blood before he dipped them so deep in those Martyrs at Bristow About that time he and W Prynne inseparable Brethren became great Enemies to Col. Nath. Fiennes for his cowardly surrendring up the City of Bristow and were the chief men that brought him to a tryal for his life for the same During the time that our Author Walker sate in the Parliament he was a curious Observer and diligent Enquirer after not only the Actions but the Counsels of those times He was well read also and notably vers'd in the Liberties and Privileges of Parliaments and in the Statute Law of this Kingdom as those that knew him well have often affirmed it And when he saw how the Independent Faction began to sway and govern all things then did he become a bitter enemy to Fairfax the General for his folly to be led by the nose by O. Cromwell and to Cromwell for his devilish hypocrisie falsness tyranny c. and an indefatigable enemy in his Writings and Prayers against the said Independents that were then the Saints militant But so it was that tho he shew'd himself a zealous Presbyterian yet he was very serviceable in many things to the Parliament and did not at all get as others did as his own words which I believe are true averr it thus I have served you the Parliament faithfully from the beginning and have taken as much pains and run as many hazards as most men in your service wherein I have lost my health and above seven thousand pounds of my estate without any penny of compensation as other men have had Nor have I laid my hands upon any mans money or goods or had any gainful Imployments from you I was contented to serve my Country gratis and some little honor I had gotten thereby whereof you have now rob'd me c. by a roaving Accusation shot at random at me c. Thus our Author which service of his was performed till 1647 when he saw the Independent Faction to grow mighty he being then an elderly man and of a low stature His works that are published are these An Answer to Col. Nathan Fiennes relation concerning his surrender of the City and Castle of Bristow printed 1643 in 2 sheets in qu. But for some misconstruction made of a clause in the said answer the Author was suddenly seiz'd and sent Prisoner to the Tower of Lond. by the Parliament where he continued for some time Articles of impeachment and accusation exhibited in Parliament against Col. Nath. Fiennes touching his dishonorable surrender of the City and Castle of Bristow Lond. 1643. in 2 sh in qu. W. Prynne had a hand also in drawing up of the said articles at the end of which is his letter to the said Fiennes True and full relation of the prosecution arraignment tryal and condemnation of Nath. Fiennes late Colonel and Governour of the City and Castle of Brist before a Counsel of War held at S. Albans during 9 days space in
on the â—â— of Sept. in the same year had then leave given to him to keep his Deanery and Archdeaconry in commendam In the beginning of the Rebellion he adhered to the Cause 〈◊〉 his Majesty and the first book that he wrot in his 〈◊〉 against the Rebels was his Vindiciae Regum c. for which he was fetch'd away from his house at Apethorpe in Northamptonshire by a Troop of Soldiers and carried Prisoner to Northampton where the Committee that were appointed by the Parliament to meet and sit there had the said book in their hands Afterwards he retired to Oxon and printed his Discovery of Mysteries and on that very day he was preaching at S. Maries before the House of Commons the Soldiers from Northampton went and plunder'd his House and all his Houshold-stuff at Apethorp where his Wife and Children then resided and sequestred his Lands for the use of the Parliament The next winter following he wrot his Jura Majestatis and according to his poor abilities out of the means he had in Wales he gave unto his Majestys own hands every winter for three years together the testimony of his loyalty and affection to the utmost of his power Upon the the declining of the Kings cause this our author being then brought very low the said Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery offered to procure him a Benefice in Lancashire worth 400 l. per ann conditionally that he would submit himself to the Parliament but he refused it as he did also the importunat invitation of his singular good friend Dr. Williams Archb. of York for the same purpose Soon after he retired into Wales where for 12 years together as he saith having not one penny of Ecclesiastical means nor 20 l. per an in all the world to maintain himself and servants of any temporal estate he was forced to live upon a little Tenement for which he paid 2 l. 10 s. per ann to Sir Gr. Williams and 4 l. Land per ann besides of his own So that he lived worse than a poor Curat with oaten-bread barley-bread buttermilk and somtimes water being not able to keep any drop of ale or beer for two lusters of years He went attir'd in very mean cloaths as he farther adds and was forced to do many servile works himself about his House Garden and Cattel And all this he did as he said rather than accept of means benevolence or maintenance from the Usurpers Rebels and the Robbers of Christ's Church He then also perswaded as he had done before some of the Earl of Pembrokes children who had been his Scholars to adheer to his Majesty altho their Father was misled to adheer to the Parliament but they refused Hen. Cromwell also Lord Lieutenant of Ireland while his Father was Protector of England offer'd him as he did other Irish Bishops an 100 l. per ann if he or they would submit to the then Government and conform in their Ministry but he scorn'd that motion also as he farther tells us After the Kings return in 1660 he was restored to his Bishoprick Deanery and Archdeaconry but rose no higher or was translated to any other place because the King was informed that he had kept pace with the Parliamenteers particularly with Philip Earl of Pembroke and that also he enjoyed his Deanery even in the times of Usurpation paying a small Rent to the Usurpers and not only suffered the Deanery House to go to ruine but helped it forward by selling some of the Wainscot of it which last is yet frequently reported by the Neighbours at Bangor Afterwards he retired into Ireland lived as privately as might be obtained what he could from the Revenues of his Bishoprick to make Reparations on the Cath. Church belonging thereunto The Works that he hath written and published are these The delights of the Saints A most comfortable Treatise of grace and peace c. Lond. 1622. oct Seven Gold Candlesticks or 7 Lights of Christian Religion Lond. 1627. qu. The true Church shewed to all men that desire to be members of the same in 6. books Lond. 1629. fol. The best religion wherein is largely explained the sum and principal heads of the Gospel Ibid. 1636. fol. This book contains 24 Sermons at least which he had formerly preached and mostly published besides some treatises among which is The delights of the Saints before mention'd Vindiciae Regum or the grand rebellion that is a looking glass for Rebels whereby they may see how by ten several degrees they shall ascend to the heighth of their design c. Oxon. 1643. qu. The discovery of Mysteries or the plots and practices of a private faction in this present Parliament to overthrow the established religion c. Printed 1643. qu. Jura Majestatis the rights of Kings both in Church and State granted 1. By God 2. Violated by rebels and 3. Vindicated by the truth Oxon. 1644. qu. The only way to preserve peace Sermon at the publick fast 8. March at S. Maries in Oxon before the H. of Commons on Amos 5.6 Oxon. 1644. qu. The great Antichrist revealed before this time never discovered And proved to be neither Pope nor Turk nor any single Person nor the succession of any one Monarch or Tyrant in any policy but a collected path or multitude of hypocritical blasphemous and most scandalous wicked men that have fulfilled all the prophecies of the Scripture c. Lond. 1660. fol. Seven treatises very necessary to be observed in these bad days to prevent the seven last vials of Gods wrath that the seven Angels are to pour down upon the earth Revel 16. c. Lond. 1661. fol. The declaration of the just judgment of God 1. Upon our late Kings friends 2. Upon the Kings enemies that rebell'd and warr'd against him c. This is printed at the end of the Seven Treatises c. Four Treatises suffering of the Saints burning of Sodom c. Lond. 1667. qu. Several Sermons as 1 The happiness of Saints on Joh. 20.26 Printed 1657. qu. 2 Gods war with the wicked Rebels and Murtherers on Isa 57.21 3 The property and prerogative of true Saints on Joh. 10.27.28 4 The monstrous murther of the most holy Jesus parallel'd to the murther of Kings on Acts 7.32 5 The four chief duties of every Christian man on 1. Pet. 2.17 6 The chiefest cause why we should love God on 1. John 4.19 7 The lively picture of these hard times on Jer. 14.10 8 The grand rebellion c. Psal 106.16 9 The tragedy of Zimri that slew his King that was his Master on 2. Kings 9.31 All these Sermons except the first with others were printed in folio an 1662. Other Sermons as 1 Description of the four Beasts explained in 4 Sermons on Rev. 4.8 Lond. 1663. qu. 2 The ejection of four devils on Matth. 17.21 Lond. 1664. qu. 3 The saving Serpent on John 3.14 Ibid. 1664. qu. 4 The monstrous murther of two mighty Kings on 2. Cor. 24.23 Ibid. 1665. qu. 5
when he was at Worcester which he did with so much vigour and confidence that Tichbourne the next day durst throw the Kings declaration into the fire made at the Exchange c. with other passages which for brevity sake I now omit At length he dying of the stone in his house at Chilton Park on the 28. of July in sixteen hundred seventy and five was buried in an isle joyning to the Church of Falley or Fawley near Marlow in Bucks which he had built for a burying place for his family Among the sons that he had by Rebecca his wife daughter of Thom. Benet Alderman of London was James Whitlock first a Captain afterwards Fellow of All 's Coll then a Colonel in the parliament Army one of the Knights for Oxfordshire to serve in that Parliament which began at Westminster 3. of Sept. 1654 knighted by Oliver 6. Jan. 1656 Burgess for Aylesbury in Bucks to serve in the Parl. which began at West 27 Jan. 1658 c. THOMAS TOMKINS son of Joh. Tomk somtimes Organist of S. Pauls Cathedral was born in Aldersgate-street in the Parish of S. Botolph in London educated in Virtue and Learning from his cradle by the care of his Uncle Nathan Tomkins Prebendary of Worcester became a Commoner of Ball. Coll. in Act term 1651 probat Fellow of All 's in 1657 and taking the degree of M. of A. was elected one of the Proctors of the University for year 1663. Afterwards he became Chaplain to Dr. Sheldon Archb. of Canterbury Rector of Lambeth in Surrey Monks-Risborow in Bucks and at length Chancellour of the Cath. Ch. of Exeter and D. of D. The Archb. valued him so much that he kept him many years Chaplain in his house and resolving never to part with made him Rector of Lambeth before mention'd which he kept to his dying day The books that he hath published are these The Rebells plea examined or Mr. Baxters judgment concerning the late warr c. Lond. 1660. qu. Short Strictures or animadversions on so much of Mr. Zach. Croftons Fastning of S. Peters bounds as concern the reasons of the Univers of Oxon concerning the Covenant Lond. 1661. oct The inconveniencies of toleration or an answer to a book called A proposition made to the K. and parl c. Lond. 1667. qu. The modern pleas for toleration comprehension c. considered and discussed Lond. 1675. oct This book came out the second time with this title The new distemper or the Dissenters usual pleas for comprehension toleration and renouncing the Covenant considered and discussed Lond. 1680. oct To which is a large Preface written by Sam. Thomas Chantour of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. now Vicar of Chard in Sommersetsh The first edition of this book 1675 is reflected upon by Mr. Rich. Baxter in his Apol. for the Nonconformists ministry c. from p. 147. to p. 154. This Dr. Tomkins died at Exeter in sixteen hundred seventy and five and his body being carried into Wocestershire was buried in the Chancel of the Church at Marton near Droitwych Soon after was a marble table fastned to the wall over his grave with this inscripton thereon Thomas Tomkins SS Theologiae Professor Coll. Om. An. Oxon. olim Socius reverendiss Archi-Episcopo Cantuariensi à sacris Ecclesiae cathedralis Exon. Cancellarius Lambethanae c Rector Ecclesiae Anglicanae contra Schismaticos assertor exiimius Vir ingenio judicio memoriâ literaturâ eloquentiâ clarus Exoniae morbo correptus obiit Augusti 20 an Dom. 1675 aetat 37. Cujus corpus huc translatum hic subtus quiescit Over his grave is laid a flat stone with an inscription thereon containing his name dignity and death which for brevity sake I now omit In his Rectory of Lambeth succeeded Dr. George Hooper of Ch. Ch in Monks-Risborow John Wolley M. A. of Trin. Coll. and in his Chancellourship Dr. Joh. Copleston of Cambridge Canon of Exeter the same who was elected Provost of Kings Coll. in that University 24. Aug. 1681. THOMAS WILLIS the most famous Physitian of his time was born at Great Bedwyn in Wilts 27. Janu. 1621. His father was Tho. Willis of North Henxsey near Abendon in Berks somtimes a retainer to S. Johns Coll but no Graduat afterwards Baillive or Steward to Sir Walt. Smith of Bedwyn and in his last days a constant inhabitant of N. Henxsey before mention'd Which last Thomas was son of another Thomas a Taylor as I have been informed who mostly lived at Kennington near Abendon also As for Thomas our author he was bred in Grammar learning under Edw. Sylvester who taught a private School in Allsaints parish in Oxon to whom he went every day from N. Henxsey In 1636 he became a retainer to the family of Dr. Tho. Iles Canon of Ch. Ch. and was his Batler there where applying himself very severely to his studies took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1642. About that time Oxford being garrison'd for the King he among the Scholars that were then remaining bore arms in his defence and all the time that he could obtain he bestowed on his beloved study of Physick In 1646 the Garrison being then surrendred for the use of the Parliament he took the degree of Bachelaur of that faculty fell to the practice of it and every Munday kept Abendon Market So that by his great care and industry he in short time became famous in these parts setled in S. John Baptists parish in an house opposite to Merton Coll. Church and was sent for far and near for his help while in the mean time Mr. John Fell whose sister he had married Mr. Joh. Dolben and somtimes Mr. Rich. Allistry did constantly exercise in his house as they had partly before done in his lodgings in Canterbury quadrangle the Liturgy and Sacraments according to the Church of England to which most of the Loyallists in Oxon especially Scholars that had been ejected in 1648 did daily resort In 1660 after his Majesties restauration he became Sedlies professor of Natural Philosophy in the place of Dr. Josh Cross then ejected and shortly after he was created Doctor of his faculty and upon the foundation of the Royal Society was made fellow of it In 1666 after the dismal conflagration at London he upon the invitation of Dr. Sheldon Archb. of Câ—nt went to the City of Westminster took a tenement in S. Martins Lane and in very short time after he became so noted and so infinitely resorted to for his practice that never any Physitian before went beyond him or got more mony yearly than he About that time he was made one of the Coll. of Physitians who for the most part had him in great esteem The truth is tho he was a plain man a man of no carriage little discourse complesance or society yet for his deep insight happy researches in natural and experimented Philosophy Anatomy and Chymistry for his wonderful success and repute in his practice the natural smoothness
congregations in the beginning of the year 1643 and would admit no man to the sacrament but such as were members of the same or baptize any children tho born within the Parish for which they were supposed to serve but of such that should enter into their New Covenant and that they challenged to themselves a power of examining the lives and conversations of the members of their said congregation casting out whom they please and for what they list and not admitting any to the Eucharist nor the children of any to baptisme till they had satisfied the Church that is themselves in the sincerity of their repentance and be again restored by them Also that neither of them would permit the Sacrament of the Lords Supper to be administred in their parishes at Easter in 1643. Besides a congregation or more in London our author Holmes had several in the Country particularly at Dover and like a Bishop of a diocess he would go twice or thrice in a year to visit purposely to pray and preach to them and in one of his Sermons to the members there he prayed God to bless and remember them who had but a bit once in a quarter or half a year He was accounted by many especially those of his perswasion a profound Divine and to be well skill'd in the Tongues particularly in the Hebrew and by others a mutable and fantastical person When the Act of conformity was published he left his cure or cures and spent most of his time in the parish of S. Giles without Cripplegate London where he kept or at least frequented Conventicles He hath written Usury is injury cleared in an examination of its best apology alledged by a Country Minister out of Dr. Ames in his cases of conscience Lond. 1640. qu. The new world or the new reformed Church discovered out of the 2. Epist of Pet. ch 3.13 first briefly opened before some of the Nobility and others in the Country Afterwards more fully delineated and prosecuted before the honorable House of Commons 30 May 1641. Lond. 1641. qu. Besides this he hath other Sermons extant as 1 Gods gracious thoughts towards great sinners in two Sermons on Isaiah 55.8.9 2 Thanksgiving Sermon before the H. of Com. in Ch. Ch. Lond. 6. Oct. 1659. on Psal 33.1 Lond. 1659. qu. c. Vindication of baptizing believers In some animadversions upon Mr. Tombes his exercitations about infant baptisme as also upon his examen c. Lond. 1646. qu. Daemonology and Theology the first the malady demonstrating the diabolical arts and devillish hearts of men The second the remedy demonstrating God a rich supply of all good Lond. 1650. oct This was answer'd by Anon. Character of the crying evils of the times Lond. 1650. octavo Church cases cleared Wherein are held forth some things to reclaim professors that are slack-principled Antichurchians Nonchurch-seekers Church levellers with a pacificatory preface The resurrection revealed or the dawning of the day-star about to rise and radiate a visible incomparable glory far beyond any since the creation upon the universal Church on earth for a thousand years yet to come before the ultimate day of the general judgment to the raising of the Jews c. Lond. 1654. c. fol. in 7. books This piece is looked upon by some to be learnedly written who take the author to be a perfect Chiliast or Millinarian as Mr. Jos Mede Dr. Hen. More and many other Orthodox as well as Hetrodox Divines Peter Sterry that high flown Blasphemer and Joseph Caryl perused this book and gave their judgments thereof and the last of them an Imprimatur in the title Whence 't is very easie and proper to observe how ready and extreamly forward the last pretended Reformers were not only to countenance but patronize the many generally exploded opinions in matter of religion of their Brethren however hetrodox erroneous and groundless insomuch that Divines by publick appointment were ordered to peruse their books and after a transient cursory view of to represent them to the world in extravagant lavish characters of their extraordinary worth and excellency As for the author Holmes tho he was accounted a Millinarian yet he doth not contend for a carnal sensual and gross liberty and worldly to be enjoyed before the general resurrection by the Saints but spiritual purified and refin'd freedom from the dominion and enslaving vassalage of sin and corruption to be exercised in holiness and sanctity Open door for mans approach to God Lond. 1650 qu. Of Gospel musick Printed in qu. This and the next going before I have not yet seen In the year 1652 was published by him the said Dr. Holmes a folio book containing 16 several treatises as 1 Christs offering himself to all sinners as concerning all objections on John 6.37 2 Mistakes about prayer 3 Faith in abstract in its high acting above outward sense inward sensation and natural reason 4 Antidote against Antinomianisme 5 Gods gracious thoughts This is mention'd before 6 Gods gracious expressions engaging to comfort them that accept of his grace on 1. Cor. 1.3.4 7 Moderation of spirit for quietation of mind in trying times on Phil. 4.5 8 Necessaria Or the Body of Div. necessary to salvation on Rom. 8.29.30.31 9 Soul-cordials against sore discomforts in a Com. or explications and applications of the whole 43. Psal 10 The gracious heart is not to seek great things in grievous times on Jer. 45. ver 5. former part 11 Gods saving a people with a notwithstanding their sins on Psalm 106.8 12 The Christian Hammerers against the Antichristian horns on Zech. 1.21 latter part 13 The Churches glory and defence from Isay 4. ver 5. 14 The only happy people described out of Psal 144.15 15 The malady of a mixt Communion 16 Commentary literal or historical and mystical or spiritual on the whole book of Canticles These 16 things I say were printed for the author in one vol. at Lond. 1652. fol. with the general title to them of The works of Nathaniel Holmes But they laying dead on the Booksellers hands they printed a new title to them with the year of our Lord 1669 which hath made them move among some of the Brethren Ten Exercitations in vindication of The resurrection revealed Lond. 1661. fol. An essay concerning the Sabbath or the Sabbath day rest from controversie c. Lond. 1673. oct The brazen serpent or Gods grand design c. Lond. 1673. qu. Besides several other things which I have not yet seen as The peasants peace c. At length this Dr. having lived till he was almost blind departed this mortal life in the Parish of S. Giles without Cripplegate before mention'd in the month of June as I conceive in sixteen hundred seventy and eight and was buried as I suppose according to his will in the Chancel of the Church of S. Mary Aldermanbury in London close to the worthy Ministers there interred He died rich left behind him a Widow called Sarah a
72 persons Members of the House of Commons Officers of the Army and Citizens of London sate upon benches some degrees above one another as Judges Hacker I say by order of the Court which was erected in the same place where the Judges of the Kings-bench use to hear causes brought his Majesty to a velvet chair opposite to the President at which time John Cook the Sollicitor General was placed on the Kings right hand I shall pretermit the Judges names the formality of the Court and the proceedings there by way of charge as also his Majesties replies in regard all those particulars have been published at large by several writers Nor indeed was much to be observed seeing his Majesty having heard the allegations against him would sometimes smile but not acknowledge their jurisdiction or that by any known law they had any authority to proceed in that manner against the King it being without example also whereupon the Court made no farther proceedings on that day Afterwards his Majesty was conveyed to Cotton house where Sir Tho. Cotton the Master thereof and Mr. Kinnerslie of the Wardrobe did make the best accommodation they could in so short a time in the Kings Chamber The Soldiers that were upon the Guard were in the very next Chamber to that of the King which his Majesty perceiving he commanded Mr. Herbert to bring his pallet and place it on one side of the Kings bed which he did and there slept Sunday the 21. of Jan. Dr. Will. Juxon the good Bishop of London had as his Majesty desired the Liberty to attend the King which was much to his comfort and as he said no small refreshing to his spirit especially in that his uncomfortable condition The most part of that day was spent in prayer and preaching to the King Munday 22. Jan. Col. Hacker brought his Majesty the second time before the Court then sitting as formerly in Westminster Hall Now the more noble the person is the more heavy is the spectacle and inclines generous hearts to a sympathy in his sufferings Here it was otherwise for assoon as his Majesty came into the Hall some Soldiers made a hideous cry for justice justice some of the Officers joyning with them At which noise the King seemed somewhat abashed but overcame it with patience Sure to persecute a distressed soul and to vex him that is already wounded at the heart is the very pitch of wickedness yea the utmost extremity malice can do or affliction suffer as the learned Bishop of Winchester Bilson saith in one of his Sermons preached before Qu. Elizabeth upon Good Friday which was here very applicable As his Majesty returned from the Hall to Cotton house a Soldier that was upon the Guard said aloud as the King passed by God bless you Sir The King thank'd him but an uncivil Officer struck him with his cane upon the head which his Majesty observing said The punishment exceeded the offence Being come to his apartment in Cotton house he immediatly fell upon his knees and went to prayer which being done he asked Mr. Herbert if he heard the cry of the Soldiers in Westminster hall for justice he answer'd he did and marvell'd much at it So did not I said the King for I am well assur'd the Soldiers bare no malice towards me the cry was no doubt given by their Officers for whom the Soldiers would do the like if there were occasion His Majesty likewise demanded of him how many there were that sate in the Court and who they were he replied there were upward of threescore some of them members of the House of Commons others Commanders in the Army and others Citizens of London some of whom he knew but not all The King then said he viewed all of them but knew not the faces of above eight and those he named The names tho Mr. Herbert told me not yet they were generally supposed to be Thomas Lord Grey of Grobie William L. Monson Sir Henry Mildmay Sir John Danvers Oliver Cromwell who had shew'd seeming civility to him at Childerlie Newmarket and Hampton Court Major Harrison Lieut. Gen. Tho. Hammond c. Tuesday 23. Jan. The King was the third time summoned and as formerly guarded to the Court where as at other times he persisted in his judgment that they had no legal jurisdiction or authority to proceed against him Upon which Cook the Solicitor began to offer some things to the President of the Court but was gently interrupted by the King laying his staff upon the Solicitors arme the head of which being silver hapned to fall off which Mr. Herbert who as his Majesty appointed waited near his Chair stoop'd to take it up but falling on the contrary side to which he could not reach the King took it up himself This was by some looked upon as a bad Omen But whereas Mr. Herbert puts this passage under the 22 of Jan. is a mistake for it hapned on the first day of the Trial when the charge was read against the King The Court sate but a little time that day the K. not varying from his principle At his going back to Cotton house there were many men and women crouded into the passage behind the Soldiers who as his Majesty pass'd said aloud God almighty preserve your Majesty for which the King returned them thanks Saturday 27. Jan. The President came into the Hall and seated himself in his Scarlet Gown whereupon the K. having quick notice of it he forthwith went seated himself in his chair and observing the President in his red Gown did imagine by that sign that it would be the last day of their sitting and therefore he earnestly press'd the Court that altho he would not acknowledge their jurisdiction for those reasons he had given yet nevertheless he desired that he might have a conference in the Painted Chamber with a Committee of Lords and Commons before the Court proceeded any farther whereupon the President and Court arose and withdrew In which interval the K. likewise retired to Cotton house where he and Dr. Juxon were private near an hour and then Colonel Hunks gave notice that the Court was sate The King therefore going away he seated himself in the Chair The President told his Majesty that his motion for a conference with a Committee of Lords and Commons had been taken into consideration but would not be granted by the Court in regard he would not own their jurisdiction nor acknowledge them for a lawful assembly Whereupon the King with vehemency insisted that his reasonable request might be granted that what he had to offer to a Committee of either House might be considered before they pronounced sentence His Majesty had the former day mov'd the President that the grounds and reasons he had put in writing for his disavowing their authority might be publickly read by the Clerk but neither would that desire be granted The President then gave judgment against the King who at the Presidents pronouncing it
Gent. belonging to the Bed-chamber of the Prince of Wales came by Col. Hacker's permission who commanded the Guards at S. James's to his Majesties chamber door desiring to speak with the King from the said Prince and being admitted he presented to the King a letter from him dated at the Hague 23 Jan. 1648 old stile At Mr. Seymour's entrance he fell into a passion having seen his Majesty in a glorious and now in a dolorous state and having kist the Kings hand he clasp'd about his legs and mourned in a most lamentable condition Hacker came in with this Gentleman and beholding these things was very much abash'd But so soon as his Maj. had read his sorrowing letter and heard what his servant had to say and he imparted to him what his Maj. thought fit to return the Prince's servant took his leave and was no sooner gone but the King went to his devotion Dr. Juxon praying with him and reading some select Chapters out of the sacred Scripture The same evening also the K. took a ring from his finger having an emrold set therein between two diamonds and gave it to Mr. Herbert and commanded him as late as 't was to go with it from S. James's to a Lady living then in Canon row on the back-side of Kingstreet in Westminster and to give it to her without saying any thing The night was exceeding dark and Guards were set in several places as at the Houses in the Gardens Park at the gates near Whitehall in Kingstreet and elsewhere nevertheless getting the Word from Col. Math. Tomlinson then there and in all places wheresoever he was about the K. so civil both towards his Majesty and such as attended him as gained him the Kings good opinion and as an evidence thereof gave him his gold pick tooth case as he was one time walking in the Presence Chamber Mr. Herbert pass'd currently tho in all places where Sentinels were he was bid stand till the Corporal had the Word from him Being come to the Lady's house he delivered her the Ring Sir said she give me leave to shew you the way into the parlour where being seated she desired him to stay till she returned In a little time after she came and put into his hands a little Cabinet closed with 3 seals two of which were the Kings Arms and the third was the figure of a Roman which done she desired him to deliver it to the same hand that sent the ring which ring was left with her and afterwards Mr. Herbert taking his leave the Word served him in his return to the King at which time he found that Dr. Juxon was newly gone to his Lodging in Sir Hen. Henns house near S. James's gate Mr. Herbert gave the Cabinet into the hands of his Majesty who told him that he should see it opened next morning Morning being come the Bishop was early with the King and after Prayers his Majesty broke the seals and shew'd them what was contained in the Cabinet There were Diamonds and Jewels most part broken Georges and Garters You see said he all the wealth now in my power to give to my Children That day the Bishop preached before the King on Rom. 2.16 In the day when God shall judge c. inferring from thence that Altho Gods judgments be for some time deferred he will nevertheless proceed to a strict examination of what is both said and done by every man Yea the most hidden things and imaginations of men will most certainly be made to appear at the day of judgment when the L. Jes Ch. shall be upon his high tribunal c. It may not be forgotten that Sir Hen. Herbert Master of the Revells and Gent in ord of his Maj. Privy Chamber one that cordially loved and honour'd the King and during the War had suffer'd considerably in his estate by sequestration and otherwise meeting Mr. Tho. Herbert his kinsman in S. James's Park first enquired how his Majesty did and afterwards presenting his duty to him with assurance that himself with many others of his Majesties Servants did frequently pray for him desir'd that his Maj. would be pleased to read the second Chapter of Ecclesiasticus for he should find comfort in it aptly suting his present condition Accordingly Mr. Herbert acquainted the King therewith who thanked Sir Harry and commended him for his excellent parts being a good Scholar Soldier and an accomplish'd Courtier and for his many years faithful service much valued by the King who presently turned to that Chapter and read it with much satisfaction Munday Jan. 29. the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Glocester her brother came to take their sad farewell of the K. their father and to ask his blessing The Princess being the elder was the most sensible of her royal fathers condition as appeared by her sorrowful look and excessive weeping Her little brother the Duke seeing his sister weep he took the like impression tho by reason of his tender age he could not have the like apprehension The K. raised them both from off their knees he kist them gave them his blessing and setting them on his knees admonish'd them concerning their duty and loyal observance to the Queen their mother the Prince that was his successor Love to the D. of York and his other relations The K. then gave them all his Jewels save the George he wore which was cut in an Onix with great curiosity and set about with 21 fair Diamonds and the reverse set with the like number and then again kissing his children had such pretty and pertinent answers from them both as drew tears of joy and love from his eyes And then praying God almighty to bless them he turned about expressing a tender and fatherly affection Most sorrowful was this parting and the young Prince shedding tears and crying most lamentable moved others to pity that formerly were hard-hearted And at the opening the chamber door the K. returned hastily from the window kissed them blessed them and so parted This demonstration of a pious affection exceedingly comforted the K. in this his affliction so that in a grateful return he went immediately to Prayer the good Bishop and Mr. Herbert being only present That day the K. eat and drank very sparingly most of it being spent in Prayer and Meditation It was some hours after night ere Dr. Juxon took leave of the King who willed him to be early with him the next morning After Dr. Juxon was gone to his Lodgings the King continued reading and praying more than two hours after The K. commanded Mr. Herbert to lye by his bed-side upon a Pallat where he took small rest that being the last night his gracious Soveraign and Master enjoyed But nevertheless the King for four hours or thereabouts slept soundly and awaking about two hours before day he opened his curtain to call Mr. Herbert there being a great cake of wax set in a silver bason that then as at all other times burnt all