it might, it is certain that his stay there was not very long, for he took up his residence at Lynn in 1646, * where he continued ever after to the day of his death,

drawn from the poor circumstances ministers' widows were often left in: but the younger said she should think herself happy if she might have such a man, though she begged her bread with him. This was carried to Mr. H and she became his wife. She survived him [ten years] but never wanted while she lived." (Nonconf. Mem. vol. 2.

Mr. Palmer dates the commencement of his residence and ministry here in 1647, in which he is mistakeu, as appears both from the document above referred to, and also from the old parish-book of South Lynn, which prove beyond all doubt, that he was here in 1646. -The former contains the following curious memoranda-"Oct. 2. 1646: ord. yt Wedn. 14th be a day set apart for public thanksgiving to God for his so mercifully freeing this town fr ye contagious disease of the Plague. Notice to be given to sevl minrs by Mr. ald. John May. It is this day also agreed and ordered that the sevl. ministers of this Town, viz. Mr. Almond, Mr. Hoogan, Mr. Toll, Mr. Leech, and Mr. Horne if he please, shall every one of them be intreated in his turn weekly at the Hour appointed to pray every morning before the Hall here with the company of this House by the space of a quarter of an hour or thereabout; and that every one of the aldermen or comn. Counsell that shall at any time be absent frm. such Prayer shall pay for his respective fine or brogue 6d. to the use of the Poor. and yt. ys. order as to the sd. payment of 6d. for ye sd. absence from prayer shall be inserted in the Table of ancient orders."-again-"9, Dec. 1646: Whereas Mr. Almond, Mr. Hoogan, Mr. Toll, and Mr. Leech, ye now ministers of this Burgh did lately present a Petition un to ys. House concerning an order lately made in ys House for Prayer amongst ourselves by them and Mr. Horne: and this day 3 of ym came into this House to desire an answer thereof; which said Petition was now plainly read, wherein were some dark sentences and words not well understood, whereupon ys House hath intreated and nominated Mr. Hudson, Mr. Slany, Mr. Bassett, and Mr. Wormell, aldermen; Mr. Barnard Utber, Mr. Williams, Mr. Scott, and Captain Joshua Greene, a committe for that purpose, giving ym power forthwith to request all and every the said ministers to meet together, to make explanation of ye sd dark words and sentences; and then to draw up such an answer thereof as they shall conceive fitting, and tender it to this House, that being approved on may be returned in writing.”—again— "14. Dec. 1646: Whereas the last Hall,day the ministers' Petition was twice read, and referred to a Committee to consider thereof and certify the several explanations of dark sentences by ye sd ministers

which was full thirty years. His coming hither was in consequence of having obtained the living or vicarage of Allhallows, or All-saints, in South Lynn, where he succeeded Mr. John Man, whom we noticed before, at p. 702 of this work, and who had resided here, first as usher, then master of the Grammar School, and afterwards as vicar of South Lynn, for the long space of between 50 and 60 years. ‡

Having obtained the vicarage of South Lynn Allhallows, in 1646, Mr. H. continued in the faithful and diligent discharge of his duty there till 1662, when the act of uniformity, which took effect on Bartholomew day that year, rendered his situation there no longer tenable. He was then ejected from his vicarage of Allhallows in this town, as were also above 2000 worthy clergymen in different parts of the kingdom, to the great discouragement of integrity and piety, and the eternal disgrace of the rulers in church and state. A very respectable biographer and memorialist speaks of Mr. Horne as follows-"He was an Arminian in the point of redemption, and contended earnestly for the univer

It is ys day upon the report of ye sd. committee ord. that Mr. Edward Robinson shall return this answer to ye sd ministers, that ys House doth adhere to their former vote, mentioned in a former order of ys House."

That Mr. Man was settled here as early as 1593 appears from the following passage in the old record already quoted-"1593 Mar. 18. John Man B. A. Bennet Coll. Cambr. chose usher, wages 107. a yr."-Afterwards we have it noted-"1597, Sept. 26. John Man. M A. old. M Gr. Sch. loco Nic. Eston M A."

"Bartholomew-day (said Locke) was fatal to our church and reJigiou, in throwing out a very great number of worthy, learned, pious, and orthodox divines."

sality of it; but did not either believe or teach, that men may therefore live as they list, because Christ died for them; but taught that Christ therefore "died for all, that they which live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him that died for them and rose again." 2. Cor. v. 14, 15. He was a man of most exemplary and primitive piety, and blameless conversation; very ready in the scriptures; excellently skilled in the orien tal tongues, and very laborious in his private capacity after he was cast out of his living. He went constantly to church, and yet preached thrice at his own house every Lord's day; first, in the morning before sermon; then after dinner, before church-time; and again in the evening. On the other days of the week, beside lecture. sermons, he constantly expounded the scriptures in order twice a day, to all that would come to hear him, as some always did. He was a man of great charity, commonly emptying his pocket of what money he had in it amongst the poor, when he went into the town. He was of great compassion and tenderheartedness towards such as were in any affliction; a man of wonderfull meekness, patience, and dispassionateness; and was generally very much honoured and esteemed for his goodness, both in town and country." We need no further proof of his being held here in high and general esteem, than that he was suffered to live in the town, and exercise his ministry, for the whole fourteen years he resided here after his ejection, and which was perhaps the very worst

He was doubtless more diligent and laborious in his ministry than any we have here now, or, perhaps, ever had since his time, of any denomination. His memory ought therefore to be revered.

part of the persecuting and detestable reign of Charles II. Some old people used to say some years ago, that his lecturing or preaching place was in some obscure alley about Black-goose Street. However that was, Mr. Horne may justly be considered as the father of the Lynn Dissenters: nor need they be ashamed to own him as such. Beside his other labours, which were so very abundant, his labours as a writer were by no means inconsiderable. Mr. Palmer has preserved the titles of near thirty publications, of different sizes, of which he was the author; which shews how active he was in employing his pen, as well as his tongue, in promo. ting what he deemed useful and profitable instruction. On the whole, it may be pretty safely concluded that such a union of laboriousness, conscientiousness, and piety, as appeared in the person of Mr. Horne, was scarce ever witnessed in any minister of this town, either before or since his time. Ilis memory therefore ought to be very highly honoured. He died here on the 14th of December 1676, aged 61. His wife survived him near ten years. She died May 24. 1686, aged 73. 65

*Some of them are controversial, in answer to Dr. Owen, Dr. Kendal, Mr. Grantham, &c. Others are funeral serinons preached at different times, at Lynn and other parts of Norfolk: one is a narrative of the penitent behaviour of Rose Warne of Lynn, a coudemned malefactor; another is a Farewel to his parishioners at the time of his ejection in 1662; another a Poem, entitled The Divine Wooer, at the end of which is a long Epitaph drawn up by him for his friend and parishioner, Thomas Lilly, Great Great Crandfather of our Sir Martin Browne Folkes. Most of the rest are pious practical discourses, all very creditable to his memory.From the Farewell to his Pa rishioners, it appears that the income of his vicarage was 80%. a year, equal we suppose to 5007. of our money. That income he sacrificed for conscience' sake.

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What family they had we are unable to say. One Son, named Thomas, died about two years before the father, at the of 28: and we are inclined to think there was another son, of both the father's names, who long survived his parents, and that this son was no other than the afterwards famous master of the Lyun grammar school, who may be justly called the Dr. Busby of this town. That he exercised over his pupils so severe a discipline as that of the celebrated master of Westminster School, is what we will not take upon us to affirm-nor yet that he educated an equal number of eminent men; but in the assiduity with which he executed his charge there must have been a strong resem blance, and especially in the length of time he continued at the head of his seminary, for he held the mastership of the Lynn grammar school upwards of fifty years. Ile must therefore have been notable and eminent in his day among the inhabitants of this town. On which account, whether he was the son of the former John Horne, or not, he is entitled to some notice in the present list.

5. John Horne junr. A. M. (of the University of Cambridge, as it is supposed) was born in 1644. So that in case he was the son of the former, he must have been born about two years before his father settled in this town, which will very well agree with the former suppositiou, of his being previously married, while he resided at, or near Bullingbrook. After he left the university, the subject of the present article was for some time usher of the Grammar School at Norwich,