versity of Oxford, for poetry, oratory, and philosophy. His "Royal Slave" was acted before the king and queen, by his fellow-students of Christ Church; of whom the most applauded was Mr. Busby, afterward the celebrated master of Westminster School, who performed the part of Cratander. Wit, learning, judgment, elocution, a graceful person and behaviour, occasioned that well-known encomium of him from Dean Fell, "That he was the utmost that man could come to." This instance of the perfection of human nature, was also an instance of its vanity. He was suddenly snatched away by a fever in the prime of life, on the 29th of November, 1643, and had the honour to be regretted by his sovereign and his queen, who were in Oxford at the time of his death. Abraham Wright, fellow of St. John's College in that university, published five sermons, in the several styles of Bishop Andrews, Bishop Hall, Dr. Jasper Mayne, Mr. William Cartwright, the Presbyterians and Independents. GULIELMUS OUGHTRED, Et. 73. Hollar f. 1646; 4to. Mr. Evelyn tells us, that this print, which was done for his "Clavis," extremely resembles him.† GULIELMUS OUGHTRED, Et. 73; an etching. F. S. William Oughtred, rector of Aldbury, in Surrey, was generally reputed the greatest mathematician of his age and country. He was by no means deficient in the pursuit of such studies as more immediately related to his profession; but seems to have been carried to the mathematics by an irresistible force of genius. He invented several useful instruments, and composed many excellent pieces on mathematical subjects. But his masterpiece is his "Clavis Mathematica," which he drew up for his pupil, the Lord William Howard, son of Thomas, earl of Arundel. This work is thought to be so perfect as scarce to admit of improvement; and what serves instead of every other encomium, the general plan of it has been adopted by Sir Isaac Newton. He was the first that gave a turn for mathematical studies to the university of Cam * Two poets, and fellow-collegiates. ༑ ་་ Numismata," p. 341. bridge; and his "Clavis" was introduced by Seth Ward, who lectured his pupils in it. He sometimes amused himself with archery; but his very study seems to have had a good effect upon his health; as the mathematics were not only recreation to him, but Epicurism. He was sprightly and active at above eighty years of age; and if we may believe Mr. Collier, died in an ecstacy of joy upon hearing of the restoration of Charles II. Ob. 1660, Et. 86. See the Interregnum, Class IV. FRANCISCUS ROBERTS, A.M. Æt. 40, 1648. Cross sc. Before his Key to the Old Testament," 1649; 8vo. See the Interregnum. RICHARDUS BERNARD, pastor vigilantissimus de Batcombe, 1641. W. Hollar f. 4to. 1641. Frontisp. to his " Thesaurus," &c. Etatis suæ 74. Richard Bernard was twenty-eight years the worthy rector of Batcombe, in the county of Somerset. He was author of "Thesaurus Biblicus," a laborious work, formerly much used by way of concordance. He was also author of an "Abstract and Epitome of the Bible," which I have seen bound up with old Bibles. In 1627, he published " A Guide to Grand-jurymen, with Respect to Witches," the country where he lived being, if we may believe Glanville, formerly much infested with them. He was preceded in his rectory by Dr. Biss, who lived in the time of the reformation. His successor was Richard Allein, a famous nonconformist, of whom there is an account in the "Biographia Britannica." Ob. 1641.* JOHANNES SYM, rector ecclesiæ Leensis, inter Essexianos, Et. 56. Wm. Marshall f. 1637; 4to. In Sion College Catalogue occurs, "Life's Preservative against Self-killing, by John Sym, Minister of Leigh, in Essex;" Lond. 1637; 4to. See also the Bodleian Catalogue. "Threefold Treatise of the Sabbath," 1641, to which his portrait was first prefixed. JOHN FEATLY; a small head, in the title of the folloring book, of which he was the author, viz. “A Fountain of Tears," &c. printed at Amsterdam, in 1646; 12mo. In the "Remembrancer of excellent Men" is the life of Dr. Daniel Featly, by Mr. John Featly, whom I take to be the same person with our author. He was chaplain to Charles I. and II. GULIELMUS WHATELIE, theologus; six Latin verses. Frontispiece to his " Prototypes, or the primary precedent presidents, out of the Book of Genesis," 1647; 4to. William Whatelie, or Whately, a Calvinist, was many years vicar of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. His reputation as a preacher was so great, that numbers of different persuasions went from Oxford, and other distant places, to hear him. As he ever appeared to speak from his heart, his sermons were felt as well as heard, and were attended with suitable effects.* His piety was of a very extraordinary strain, as appears from his book "Of the Cumbers and Troubles of Marriage." He died the 10th of May, 1639, much lamented by his parishioners. These lines are part of his epitaph: "It's William Whately that here lies, Who swam to's tomb in's people's eyes.”t A neighbouring clergyman being deeply affected with a sermon of his, upon bounty to the poor, went to him after it was ended, and asked him what proportion of his income he ought in conscience to give. Whately advised him not to be sparing; and intimated, that when he was far from being in easy circumstances, he resolved himself to set aside a larger sum than ever, for charitable uses: and that the consequence was, that God blessed and increased the slender heap from which it was taken: and that he was then able to lend ten times as much as he had formerly been forced to borrow. See the story at large in the " Life of Mr. Jos. Mede," prefixed to his "Works," fol. 1677. Several of the poetasters of the age looked upon this thought as too beautiful to be the property of a single person, and have therefore shared it among them. See the verses on the death of Queen Elizabeth, in Camden's “ Remains, by Philipot" p. 524, or in the "Royal and Noble Authors,” i. p. 40, second edit. JOHN ROGERS, preacher at Dedham, in Essex; large beard; 12mo. John Rogers, a puritan divine, and minister of Dedham, in Essex, was as popular a preacher as any of his time. His congregation, upon lecture days, was generally an assemblage from all the country round; and his church was not only thronged, but sometimes surrounded by such as could not get admittance. Calamy, in his account of the life of Mr. Giles Firmin, informs us, "that he was converted when he was a schoolboy by Mr. John Rogers of Dedham. He went late upon a lecture day, and crowded to get in. Mr. Rogers taking notice of his earnestness, with a youth or two more, for room, with his usual freedom cried out, 'Here are some young ones come for Christ: will nothing serve you but you must have Christ: Then you shall have him,' &c. which sermon made such an impression upon him, that he thence dated his conversion." HENRICUS BURTON, theol. Cantabrigiensis, &c. Glover f. 4to. HENRY BURTON. Hollar f. a small oval, under which is some account of him. HENRY BURTON, Et. 63, 1640; four English verses; large oval. HENRY BURTON, rector of St. Matthew's, Fridaystreet; 8vo. in Clarendon. HENRY BURTON; Greek inscription at top; beneath, six English verses in the manner of Marshall; oval; scarce. HENRY BURTON, with an account of his sufferings. J. Berry sc. Henry Burton, because he could not arrive at such a height of preferment in the church as he aspired to, conceived an implacable hatred against the church itself. He wrote and preached against the hierarchy, and the administration, with all the spleen of disappointed ambition; and was jointly concerned in a seditious and schismatical libel with Prynne and Bastwick. The punishment of these men, who were of the three great professions, was ignominious and severe; they were pilloried, fined, and banished.* Though they were never objects of esteem, they soon became objects of pity. The indignity and the severity of their punishment gave general offence; and they were no longer regarded as crimi, nals, but confessors. JEREMIAH BURROUGHES, the gospel preacher to two of the greatest congregations in England, viz. Stepney and Cripplegate, London. Cross sc. Frontisp. to his "Gospel Worship," 1648; 4to. JEREMIAH BURROUGHES, late minister of the gospel. T. Cross sc. Frontisp. to his "Saint's Treasury," 1656. JEREMIAH BURROUGHES, late minister, &c. Gaywood f. 4to. JEREMIAH BURROUGHES; hand on a scull, prefixed to his "Exceeding Sinfulness of Sin;" 4to. 1654. Jeremiah Burroughes was educated at Cambridge; but was obliged to quit that university for nonconformity. He, for some time, sheltered himself under the hospitable roof of the Earl of Warwick,† and afterward retired to Holland, and was elected minister of an English congregation at Rotterdam. About the beginning of the civil war, he returned to England; not to preach sedition, like some of his nonconforming brethren, but for peace; which he earnestly prayed and laboured. His "Irenicum” was * They were imprisoned in the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Scilly. |