From St. George's, Mr. ENOCH WOODWARD. [Mr. Harmer who was a native of Norwich, says, that from the tradition he received when a boy, there was such a person at one of the parishes, a very worthy good man, but not a popular preacher.]

Also Mr. JOHN HASBART. [Mr. Rastrick writes to Dr. Calamy, "I wonder nobody from Norwich should have sent you an account of this gentleman. I have heard that he was a very rouzing awakening preacher."]

PULHAM [Chap. 300l.] Mr. THOMAS BENTON, sen.

REPEHAM [R. S.] Mr. WILLIAM SHELDRAKE. The former incumbent Mr. Gardiner being alive, returned to his living soon after the Restoration. Mr. Sheldrake finding the church-doors shut against him, by the Act of uniformity, applied himself for some time to deal in wool and yarn, for the maintenance of his family. In the opinion of some who were intimately acquainted with him, he was a person of uncommon sagacity, and capable of managing the greatest business, or of being a considerable statesman. Upon the death of Mr. Bridge, the dissenting congregation at Yarmouth gave Mr. Sheldrake a call to be their pastor, and built him a large meeting-house; at the opening of which he preached upon Ezra vi. 6, &c. He died about 1690. He was very authoritative, and yet a very agreeable acceptable preacher. Either he, or his brother Mr. John Sheldrake, of Wisbeach, published Popery a great Enemy to Truth.

-Mr. SAMPSON TOWNSEND. Dr. Walker says, that he got the living of Hackford cum Whitwil, in 1655.

WORKS. The Christian's Daily Practice; or a Practical Discourse of Prayer.

REPPIS (South). Mr. EDMUND BROME. Father to Mr. Edmund Brome, minister of Woodbridge in Suffolk, and grand-father to Mr. Edward Brome, Fellow of St. John's College in Cambridge. This living was of considerable value. Mr. Brome was much esteemed for his learning, gravity, piety, and moderation, and was accounted an excellent preacher. He was so devoted to his studies, that he left the management of all his temporal concerns to his wife. After he was ejected, he exercised his ministry in private, as he had opportunity, among his old parishioners, till the time of his death, which was about 1667.

REPPIS (North). Mr. EDWARD CORBET. He was ejected from this considerable living in 1662, and died in this neighbourhood soon afterwards. There was one of the same name who was of Merton College in Oxford, was a member of the Assembly of Divines at Westminster; and took the degree of D. D. He was in the living of Great Hasely in Oxfordshire, and died in London in 1657.

ROLLESBY [R. 200l.] Mr. JOHN REYNER. He had not the advantage of a learned education, but was a very serious, prudent, and conscientious man. After his ejectment he went with his family to Holland, and lived at Rotterdam, where he was employed by his acquaintance in England as their factor, and by that means got a comfortable subsist-ence for himself and family. He was noted for his great care in making a just entry of all the goods consigned to him; and on a particular occasion, he declared to the lords of the admiralty, that he could appeal to the Judge of all the world, that he had never defrauded the country of one penny. He died at Rotterdam about 1697.

ROUGHTON [V.] Mr. JOHN REYNOLDS. After his ejectment he came to London, where he died Dec. 25, 1692. Mr. Slater preached his funeral sermon. He was universally esteemed an Israelite indeed, in whom there was no guile.' He was a humble Christian, a useful preacher, an able catechist, and a faithful friend.

SCOTTO [V. 9ol.] WILLIAM BIDBANCK, M. A. After his ejectment he was pastor of the congregation at Denton for several years, and there, with a small estate of his own, and a slender allowance from his people, he lived comfortably and usefully; being greatly beloved by all that knew him, for his sweetness of temper, obliging deportment, and excellent preaching. He died much lamented, about 1693.

WORKS. A present for Children.---He also wrote a Preface to some Sermons of Mr. Robert Ottees, entit. Christ set forth.

STATHAM [V.] Mr. JOHN LUCAS. He afterwards lived at Norwich, and often preached at Tunstead, Bradfield, and other places, as he had opportunity. He was a man of extraordinary humility, exemplary piety, and great industry. STANFIELD. Mr. SAMUEL ALEXANDER. Dr. Walker says, He came to this living in 1654.

STIBARD

STIBARD [R. 40l.] Mr. JOHN DURANT.

STRATTON [R.] St. Michael. Mr. THOMAS BENTON, jun.

SWANTON [R.] MORLEY, [R.] Mr. JOHN DALIEL.

TIMSTEAD (Before falsely printed Tipton) Mr. JOHN GREEN senior. Mr. Harmer says, He was a very considerable minister in his time, and was one of the founders of the dissenting churches in this county, tho' not equal in fame to some others, being in an obscure part. He adds, that he had seen an original picture of Mr. Green, which was in the possession of Thomas Nutthall Esq. of London. It seems probable that this Mr. Green, senior, was the father of Mr. John Green of Tunstead.

TRUNCH [R.] RICHARD LAWRENCE, M. A. Of both universities. He was the son of a gentleman of some estate in Cambridgeshire, where he was born. From his childhood he was designed for the ministry, and after his grammar learning, went to St. John's College, in Cambridge, and from thence to Oxford. When he was cast out of his living he had a wife and six children. He afterwards became pastor of a church at Amsterdam. In the latter part of his life he was assistant to Mr. Matthew Mead. Upon Dr. Owen's death, he was solicited to supply his place: he also had other invitations; but he was unwilling to go from Stepney. He was humble and inoffensive in his carriage, and generally well spoken of. He never was imprisoned for his Nonconformity, but was often in great danger from officers and informers, and several times very providentially escaped them. After being disabled from his work (which he was six years before his death) he used often to say, that he longed to know what heaven was. He died Nov, 17, 1702, aged 75. That day he said to his daughter, "Now, child, flesh and heart fail; but" (raising his voice considerably) "God "is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever." Mr. Galpin preached his funeral serinon, on 1 Pet. i. 4. and represented the deceased as one of those in whom his text was exemplified. Mr. Lawrence, with Mr. Greenhill and Mr. Caryl, prefaced Mr. Samuel Malbon's Discourse of Life and Death.

TUNSTEAD [V.] Mr. JOHN GREEN. He came to this living in 1657. He was moderately congregational in his

judgment,

judgment, and continued in his pastoral relation and labours among his people, for above fifty years. When the severity of the times drove him for a while from his habitation among them, he visited them frequently, and preached to them privately; sometimes in disguise, to avoid being apprehended. He afterwards returned, and preached more publicly and constantly. When the necessities of a neighbouring congregation at Bradfield called for his help, he preached to them in 1667, as well as at his own place, every Lord's-day, as long as his health and strength would permit.-He was of a very pleasant aspect and chearful conversation: an excellent and lively preacher. He had an amicable correspondence with many who differed from him in opinion; particularly with the very worthy Mr. Jeffery, minister of North Walsham, where he spent some of his last years. His acquaintance with whom was so intimate and pleasing, that he desired to be buried in his church, as near as conveniently could be, to the place where he himself designed to be laid; which accordingly he was. He suffered for some time, with great patience and submission, the violent pains of the gout, complicated with a severe asthma; comforting himself with the hope of being for ever with the Lord,' which (at his desire) was the subject of a sermon, preached upon the occasion of his death, which happened on Feb. 17, 1709.

WALCOT [C.] Mr. JOHN CORY. He was a humble serious person, but of weak lungs, and a low voice; on which account he rarely preached, unless upon extraordinary occasions. But being excellently well skilled in the Latin and Greek languages, he taught a private school at Norwich for many years before his death, which happened in 1698, when he was about the age of 67.

WALSHAM, Mr. JOHN BAKER.

WALSHAM (North) [V. 351.] Mr. NATHANIEL MITCHEL. His name is to the Attestation, as minister at Edenthorpe. He married the sister of Dr. Collinges of Norwich. He was a sincere and pious man, but under an extraordinary melancholy for many years, thro' which he was once under a sore temptation to destroy himself. He had several times told some of his relations, and Dr. Collinges among others, that he must put an end to his days, not being able to bear the trouble he was under. Many prayers were put up to God for him, and with him, and he himself,

when

when out of his bed, was almost always alone upon his knees. He indeed did little else but read and pray. After continuing some years in this deep affliction, it pleased God considerably to relieve him, so that tho' he had some remaining bodily disorder, yet his mind was much more free from these impetuous assaults, and he at last died quietly in his bed, calmly surrendering up his soul to God.

WALSINGHAM [C.] Mr. NATHANIEL NORTHCROSS.

WYMONDHAM [V.] Mr. JOHN MONY. He continued preaching in and near this town as long as he lived. He was eminent both for learning and piety, and generally admired for his frequent, fervent, and exact preaching; and the rather, because he never wrote any part of his sermons.

YARMOUTH, JOHN BRINSLEY, M. A. Of Eman. Col. Camb. He was born at Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, in 1600. His father was a worthy minister, whose name he bore. His mother was sister to Bp. Hall, as appears from an epistle of his written to her, (Decad. 2. Ep. 4.) He was educated by his father, who had the care of the public school at Ashby. He was admitted to Cambridge at the age of 13 and a half. Having resided there three or four years, he attended his uncle, Dr. Hall, then dean of Worcester, as his amanuensis, to the synod of Dort. After his return, he continued constant in his studies, and being elected scholar of the house, resided there till he took his degrees. Being ordained, he preached at Preston, near Chelmsford. In 1642 he was pastor at Somerleyton in Suffolk, and was afterwards. called to Yarmouth. But being elected by the township, contrary to the good liking of Bp. Harsnet of Norwich, he met with no small trouble and vexation. At his coming to the town, or soon after, the plague broke out, and the bills of mortality rose to near 100 a week; but thro' the goodness of God he was preserved, tho' he constantly attended his charge. After some time, by the means of Sir John Wentworth, a door was opened for the exercise of his ministry on the week-day, at a country village in the island of Lov ingland. Hither the people of Yarmouth and other places resorted, and God blessed his labours, making them more than ordinarily useful. The Long Parliament coming on, the township applied themselves to his majesty for his li cence for Mr. Brinsley to preach again in Yarmouth, and the king readily granted it; upon which he wholly devoted

himself