civil war began; viz. in 1637, and therefore had an unquestionable title to it. There is a Mr. Cummen among the fifteen Tuesday lecturers appointed by Parliament, at Hitchin, July 19, 1642. Probably this was the same per

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ASHWELL [V.] JOHN CROW, M. A. Of Kath. Hall, Camb. He was born in Kent, and was half-brother to the famous Mr. Herbert Palmer, whom he succeeded at this place; where, for about sixteen years, he faithfully discharged the ministerial office in all its parts, and kept up the piety which Mr. Palmer left in that large parish. After being silenced, he continued with his family several years at Ashwell, living in great amity first with Mr. Milburn, (a man of a different spirit from his nephew) [Mr. Luke Milburn] and afterwards with Mr. Bland, both of them men of great moderation and good temper, curates to Dr. Cudworth, who was Mr. Crow's immediate successor. With them he cheerfully united in the several parts of public worship, and assisted them all he could, in subserviency to their public ministry, by pious conference with his neighbours, and repeating and reinforcing their sermons to such as would come to him at his own house. He afterwards removed to London. If he was inferior to Mr. Palmer in learning and controversial skill, he was equally eminent for piety, simplicity, humility and moderation. He was indeed of a most sweet, mild, and peaceable temper, and very charitable to the poor; to whom, when he was minister of Ashwell, he used to sell corn below the market-price. His life was so unblameable, that he was universally beloved. But he was not without his trials, and some of them considerable and shocking too, in his old age.

BALDOCK [L.] and WALLINGTON [R. 160l.] Mr. WILLIAM SHERWIN, These two places are about two miles distant. He kept an assistant in his house to preach at Wallington on Lord's-days in the afternoon, when he preached at Baldock; casting his net where there was plenty of fish. And he did it to good purpose; for God blessed his ministry to that great congregation very much. In the latter part of his life he lived with his daughter, Mrs. Crackinthorp, whose husband was minister at Foulmire in Cambridgeshire, and there died in a good old age; viz. about 80. He had a venerable aspect, was a considerable scholar, a hard student, and of an unblameable life. He bent his studies very much

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WORKS. Several small Treatises on the prophecy of Daniel, and the Revelation ; commonly bound up together. § The following is a more compleat account of his principal treatises. The world to come. The word written concerning the word ever-living.The fore-runner of Christ's kingdom.-Christ's peaceful kingdom. -The first and last preacher.-The new Jerusalem.

BARLEY. See ROYSTON.

BARNET [R.] Mr. SHAW.

BUSHY. Mr. WARD is mentioned here in Dr. Calamy's account, but ought to be omitted; for, as Dr. Walker says, "being possessed of this living in 1660, he got a presentation to it from his majesty, per lapsum, and disusing the surplice, he mangled the prayers here until his death, in 1684."

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CHESHUNT [V.] Mr. WILLIAM YATES. ejected either here or at Barn-Elmes in Surry. In the time of Charles II.'s Indulgence, it is certain he lived here, and preached at Theobalds in the same parish; and here he died, leaving a worthy name behind him, in August. 1679, being near a 100 years of age.

COTTERED [R.] Mr. THOMAS GARDINER. An ingenious and learned divine. The father of Dr. Gardiner, who lived and died in Abchurch-Lane, London. § Chauney's entries here are, " 1627, Thomas Gardiner, A. M. 1661, John Gardiner, D. D." (Hist. of Hertfordshire.) Hence it seems that the father was ejected at the Restoration, and that the son being a conformist, succeeded him.

ESSINGDON. Mr. SKINGLE. See Hadham parva.

GILSTON+ THOMAS MOCKET, M. A. Of both uni versities, first of Queen Col. Camb. Born about the year 1602. He was sometime chaplain to the Earl of Bridgewater, when he was lord president of the Marches of Wales, in the reign of K. Charles I. and by him was favoured, and promised preferment. He was preacher at Holt in Denbighshire, before he was settled at Gilston, viz. about 1639. This last

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WORKS. Gospel Duties and Dignity.-A Discourse on the Covenant and Protestation.-The Church's Trouble and Deliverance.-Christian Advice to old and young, rich and poor. § This piece has his portrait prefixed, engraved at the expence of Edward Brewster. He also published, in 1651, Christmas the christians grand feast, its original growth and observation : also, of Easter, Whitsuntide, &c.

GRAVELEY [R.] Mr. CARTER. § Chauney enters his name ANDREW CATER. Edwards, in his Gangrena, P. iii. p. 105, has this passage, which is supposed to refer to him. "There is one Carter, having but one eye, a sectary at Watton in Herts, and a great preacher, who keeps conventicles on the Lord's day, there being great resort to him, never coming to the public assemblies." After his ejectment, he lived some time in the family of Sir Robert Josseline, near Sabridgeworth. When he died, he left a charity, of which the heir of that family is one of the managers in course.

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** HADHAM Magna [R. 300l.] DANIEL Dyke, M. A. Of Camb. University. He was born in 1617, at Epping in Essex, where his father, the good old Puritan, Mr. Jeremiah Dyke, was minister. He was nephew to the famous D. Dyke, B. D. who wrote the treatise Of the deceitfulness of the heart. He had episcopal ordination. When he appeared in public he was soon taken notice of for his great learning and useful preaching, and was preferred accordingly. Besides having this valuable living, he was made one of the chaplains in ordinary to Oliver Cromwell, and in 1653 was appointed one of the Triers of ministers, for which office he was well qualified by his learning, judgment, and piety. He was of the Baptist persuasion, and appears to have been the only one of that persuasion, besides Mr. Tombes, in that commission. Upon the Restoration, he shewed his integrity by refusing to conform to the episcopal government, and to the ceremonies of the church established, and voluntarily resigned his living soon after; foreseeing the approaching storm. When his intimate friend Mr. Case, (who was one of the ministers deputed to wait on the king at the Hague, and one of the commissioners at the Savoy endeavoured to persuade him to continue, and told him what a hopeful prospect they had from the king's behaviour, &c.

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Mr. Dyke very wisely ans vered, "That they did but de"ceive and flatter themselves: that if the king was sincere " in his shew of piety, and great respect for them and their religion, yet when he came to be settled, the party that had formerly adhered to him, and the creatures that would come over with him, would have the management of public affairs, would circumvent them in all their designs, and in all probability not only turn them out, but take "away their liberty too."

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After he resigned his living, he preached as often as he had opportunity, and was generally preserved by some kind appearance of Providence from the rage and malice of his persecutors. Tho' he lived in two or three great storms, and had several writs out against him, he was never imprisoned more than one night. He was at length chosen and ordained co-pastor with Mr. William Kiffin to the congregation of Baptists in Devonshire-square, London, where he continued a faithful labourer to his death in 1688, when he was about 70 years of age. He was buried at Bunhill-fields, and Mr. Warner preached his funeral sermon. He was a man of so much modesty, that he could never be prevailed upon to publish any thing. His name, however, stands with some others in two or three printed papers, in the composing of which it is supposed he had some concern; v. g.

WORKS. The Baptist's Answer to Mr. Willis's Appeal.--A Recommendation of Mr. Cox's Confut. of the Errors of T. Collier. -Relation of a Meeting at Barbican between the Baptists and Quakers. He was the editor of several select sermons of his father.

HADHAM Parva. Mr. DANIEL SKingle. This was most probably the person mentioned at Essingdon, of whom the following anecdote is related. He was once invited to preach at a chapel of ease belonging to Hitchin (called Minsden, or Minzell, now in ruins) which he accordingly did, and a prosecution was immediately set on foot; but no one of the auditors would betray him. At length a person waited on him hypocritically pretending to be under deep conviction of sin, and by this method, drawing Mr. Shingle into free discourse, got out of him the particulars of his preaching at the said chapel. Upon this he was thrown into the Spiritual court, and after expending about gool. he and the chapel-warden were glad to get clear, by making the following submissions: "I Daniel

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"I Daniel Skingle, of the parish of Minsden magna in the county of Hertford, do acknowledge and confess to have committed a great fault, by taking upon me to preach contrary to law, in the chapel of Minsden, within the parish of Hitchin-and do beg the right rev. father in God, James lord bishop of Lincoln his pardon, and all others offended thereat; and do promise that I will not commit or do the like for the future. Witness my hand this 20th day of Dec. A. D. 1700, Daniel Skingle." Concordat cum orig. Testibus nobis, FR. BRAGGE Vicar de Hitchin. THOMAS HARRIS.

The other is given in the Note below *

HARDEN [Chap. S.] Mr. NATHANIEL EELES. Of Eman. Col. Camb. He was born at Aldenham in this County, in 1617, of good parentage. Having prosecuted his studies till he was senior batchelor, in order to his greater improvement he studied two years at Utrecht, under the celebrated Gisbert Voet; and being judged competently qualified for the ministry, was there ordained a Presbyter, and then came into England, and preached at Caddington in Bedfordshire. In 1643, he was called by the people at Harding to be their pastor. There he continued preaching with great satisfaction, and good success, till 1661, when he was ejected by the succeeding incumbent Dr. Killigrew. For that being a chapel of ease to Wheathamstead, (both belonging to the dean and chapter of Westminster,) and being a sequestered

* The Submission of John Heath, made in Hitchin Church, Sunday Nov. 23, 1701." Whereas I John Heath, Chapel Warden of Minsden, a member of this church, have contrary to the duty and dignity of my office, which I was sworn to observe and execute, permitted and suffered Daniel Skingle, a mere Layman and in a Lay-Habit, to preach or rather profane the holy word of God, in the chapel of Minsden; and did also invite and encourage him to the repetition of such his illegal and unwarrantable practices, and have thereby violated the solemn oath I took, for the performance of my office, and have given great offence to the church in general, and to this church, and the minister and parishioners of this parish in particular: I am therefore, by the command of my ordinary's own letter, to make this acknowledgment, which I heartily and willingly submit to, and do, in the presence of Almighty God and this congregation, unfeignedly confess my said fault, and the great sin I have thereby committed against God, and the offence I have given to the church in general, and to this church, and minister, and people, in particular; and I beseech God and you all to forgive me, and to join with me in prayer for the assistance of his holy spirit that I may have a due regard to my duty for the future." Then he repeated the Lord's prayer.-This is a true copy. Witness Fr. Bragge, vicar of Hitchin.

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