much concerned for the miseries of the poor in that neighbourhood. He often used to say, "his food would be more pleasant to him, if others were not in such want." Not long before his death, however, something considerable fell to him by the death of a relation, [which enabled him to eat his bread with greater chearfulness, by relieving those whom before he could only pity.] He died about the year 1704, YELDHAM Magna [R. 20l.] Mr. ROBERT CHADSLY. His successor, according to Newcourt, took possession 23 Feb. 1662. He was very poor, but was remarkably provided for till he was taken hence by death. Mr. HENRY LUKIN was a minister in this county, who was silenced by the Act of Uniformity, tho' not ejected; being in France [with Sir William Masham] at the time when that act passed, where he spent about three years. When he returned, he took his lot with the despised suffering Nonconformists. He lived many years with Mrs. Masham, (the mother of Sir William, as is supposed) preaching to a small society in the neighbourhood; no temptations being able to induce him to conform. He was a man of great note and eminence. His works shew him to have been a judicious and learned divine. [They are all of them small pieces, of a very practical nature and useful tendency] His Chief Interest of Man, was translated into Latin by a clergyman of the church of England. He had a daughter who lived in the latter part of her time at Hackney, who told a friend of the editor, that her father had a particular intimacy with Mr. John Locke, (which he contracted by his connection with the Masham family) and that he was the last person with that great man before he died. Mr. Lukin lived to the great age of 92. He died Sept. 17, 1719. It was customary at that time to give pious books to the company who attended at Funerals, with the name of the deceased printed on the cover. The editor is in possession of one of the books given at the funeral of Mr. Lukin, which is one of his own: viz. The Chief Interest of Man. It has the following inscription, inclosed in a mourning border printed on a Ticket within the first cover: In Memory OF THE Reverend Mr. Henry Lukin, Who died XVII. SEPTEMBER, MDCCXIX. AGED XCII. WORKS. WORKS. A Funeral Sermon for the Rev. Mr. John Warren, of Bishop Stortford.-An Introduction to the Holy Scriptures.The chief Interest of Man; or a Discourse of Religion.-The Life of Faith, with the general Use of Faith.--The Interest of the Spirit in Prayer.-A Remedy against Spiritual Trouble.-The Practice of Godliness. The following are said to have been ejected in this county, but the places are uncertain. Mr. BLAGRAVE. Perhaps this was Mr. WILLIAM BLAGRAVE, the person mentioned at Wooburn, in Bedfordshire. Mr. PINDAR. He died pastor of a congregation at Little Baddow, in 1681. Most probably this was Mr. WILLIAM PINDAR, who is mentioned in Newcourt's Rep. vol. ii. p. 359.-Mr. John Pindar is taken notice of in Nottinghamshire.- The person here intended had one daughter, who was married to Dr. Charles Owen, an eminent dissenting minister and tutor at Warrington, whose son was living there in 1755, and preached in the neighbourhood. Mr. Job Orton (who spent a year in the Doctor's family before he went to Northampton*) says, that he heard both Dr. Owen and his wife speak highly of the character and abilities of Mr. Pindar. Mr. EDMUND TAYLOR. He preached in several places. He was imprisoned in Tilbury Fort, in the Duke of Monmouth's time; and died at Witham. Perhaps he was the person mentioned in Monmouthshire. There was one person in this county, of whom it is hard to say whether he is to be reckoned among the Conformists or the Nonconformists, viz. Mr. John Chandler, of Bromley Parva. After the general ejectment he had the living of Petto. He had been ordained by Mr. John Fairfax and others, in the Presbyterian way, and would not yield to any thing that might be capable of being interpreted as casting a reflection on his former ordination. Upon his signifying this to Bishop Reynolds, he desired the company that were present to take notice, that Mr. Chandler was already as good a minister as he could make him ; and told him that he might go and preach the gospel at Petto. He read some of the Common-prayer; and now and then wore the surplice; but did not use all the ceremonies, for which he was sometimes threatened, but never prosecuted. *The late learned Mr. HUGH FARMER also, previous to his studying under Dr. Doddridge, was a pupil of Dr. Owen's. The following Persons afterwards conformed. Mr. THOMAS HARPER, of Epping.—Mr. HOWEL, of Wickelshow.-Mr. LATHUM, of Orset.-Mr. HILL, of High Rooding. Mr. HOLMES, of Writtle.-Mr. FERRIS, of Norton. Mr. THOMAS DEERSLEY, of Belcham Water, who subscribed the Testimony, 1648, as Minister of Wickham. Mr. John Deersley, it appears was not a Nonconformist, as had been supposed. He was, however, much of that cast. He was minister of Chattisham when Mr. Owen Stockton resided there, and used to preach for him constantly once a month at Hadleigh. He used often to pray, That God would forgive the nation that great sin of turning out 60 many ministers, MINISTERS MINISTERS EJECTED OR SILENCED IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE. STON SOMERVIL, Mr. WOOD. § The name of the place, before doubtful, is now indentified, but nothing more than the name of the person can be procured. BECKFORD [C,1 RICHARD EEDS, M. A. After his ejectment he lived at Cleve. He was an affectionate, useful preacher, and one of the Worcestershire association. He was overcome with melancholy before he died, which was at Gretton in this county, in April 1686. WORKS. The Great Salvation; a Discourse on Heb. ii. 3. to which Mr. Baxter wrote a Preface. He BRIMSFIELD [R.] Mr. THOMAS JENNINGS. signed the Testimony of the ministers in this county, as minister of Matson. He was a moderate Baptist. § Crosby, in his History of the Baptists, has nothing more concerning him than this passage quoted from Calamy, tho' he takes care to give the Dr. a sarcastic stroke. BOURTON on the Water, [R.] ANTONY PALMER, M. A. Educated in Oxford, and some time Fellow of Baliol College. Born in Worcestershire. He was forced out by some of the neighbouring gentry, before the Act for uniformity was framed. He put in a curate, who also was disturbed for disusing the Common Prayer. He had a congregation afterwards in London, and exercised his ministry there till his death, on Jan. 26, 1678. He possessed good ministerial abilities, and was of the congregational persuasion. § Atkyns, in his History of Gloucestershire, says, " 1649 Anthony Palmer, Rector of this place, was a great instrument in ejecting loyal and orthodox ministers, and after the Restora Q 4 tion tion of Cha. II, he engaged in all rebellious plots."-But Bigland, in his Collections (tho' he carefully omits the puritani cal preachers, putting asterics instead of their names) has the following noble testimony in Mr. Palmer's favour: "1649 Anthony Palmer M. A. appointed by the parliament: was born at Great Cumberton, co. Warwick, admitted Fel. of Bal. Col. 1640. He is pourtrayed by the severe pencil of A. Wood with the strongest traits of party zeal, being appointed a Commissioner for ejecting scandalous ministers' by the parliament; and adopting their virulent and unprincipled measures. His writings were frequent in support of his religious tenets and party. The Gospel New Creature, which was published in 1658, is the most approved of his productions. He died in 1678. The high esteem in which his memory is held by his followers, compensates for the extreme severity with which the Royalists have marked his chaIt may be candid to determine from such opposite descriptions, that he was a man of strong parts, enterprizing and undaunted in the prosecution of what he thought his duty; and it is but just to allow, that no part of his private life could justify any suspicion of his integrity." racter. WORKS. A Scripture Rail to the Lord's Table; against Mr. J. Humphreys's Treatise of Free Admission.-Memorials of GodTiness and Christianity.-The Christian's Freedom by Christ-The Gospel New Creature, CHARLTON (Kings) [C. or D.] Mr. THOMAS HAR RISON. CHELTENHAM [C. or D.] Mr. JOHN COOPER. CIRENCESTER. Mr. ALEXANDER GREGORY. He was one of the Country Triers. When the king's army besieged this town, a cannon-ball fell upon the house where he lived, and tore a great part of it to pieces, while he was at prayer; but he was wonderfully preserved. When the town could hold out no longer, he with one other person attempted to make an escape. One of the king's soldiers pursued them, and quickly killed his companion; but tho' he ran at him several times, he parried off the blows, and got away unhurt, Upon the town's being taken by the king's army, Mr. Gregory was forced away from his people; and when the war was at an end, he settled at another place, at some considerable distance, |