98 The LIFE of the Part IFI '. Mr. Berry in DevonJhire, an extraordinary humble, tender- coñfcienced, ferious, godly, able inifter. 8. Mr. Benj. Woodbridge of.Nembury, whocame outof New-England to fucçeed Dr. 7wifjè; a Man of great Judgment, Piety, Ability, and moderate Principles, ad- difted to no Faltion, but of a CatholickSpirit. 9. Mr. Simon King, force-time of Coventry, fencenear Peterborough, who firft En- tertain'd me at Coventry in the beginningof the Wars, when I was forced to fly from Home ; a Man of a folid Judgment, an honeft Heart and Life, and addi&edto no Extremes, and an ableScholar ( long ago chiefSchool-Mafter at Bridgnorth.) Divers others of my ownAcquàintance I could defcribe, in Wales, in Derbyfhire, Chefhire, YorkJhire, and other Counties; but I will endwith a feseof my old Neigh- bours that I hadforgotten. t o. Old Mr. Samuel Hilderfham about go Years old, only Son to theFamous Arthur Hilderfham; a Conformift formerly, but refolved enough againft the New Conformity : A grave, peaceable, pious, learned Divine, raft out of Wegh-Feltotà in ShropJhire. r 1. Mr. TM. Gilbert, of Edgmond in Shropfhire, an Ancient Divine, of extraor- dinary Acutenefs, and Concifenefsof Stile, and a molt piercing Head, as his (mall Lat. rraá. of the necellity of Chrilt'sSatisfaction, lheweth. t a. Mr. Samuel , Fgher, an Ancient Reverend Divine; fame-time of Withington, then of Shrewsbury, turned out with Mr. Blake, for not taking the Engagement againít King and Houle of Lords; then lived in CheJhire, and thence calkout and Silenced 2 a.very able Preacher, andof a godly Life. 13.lvky-old Friend, Mr. Will. Cook, bred up under Mr. Yolln Ball, a Learned Man, and of a molt godly Life, and unwearied Labour. Like the lintPreachers, he can go in poor Clothing, live on a little, travel onFoot, Preach and Pray almoft allthe Week, if he have opportunity, in Seafon, and out of Sedfon, trampling on thisWorld as dirt, and living a mortified laborious Life. Being an oldNoncon- formiít and Presbyterian, hewas greatly offendedat the Anabaptilts, Separatilts, and Se&aries, and Cromwel's Army, for Dilloyalty to the King, whom they Beheaded, -and this Kingwhom they kept out ; and therefore joynedwith SirGeorge Booth, now Lord Delamere, in hisRiling tohavebgpught in the King : And beingthenMinifter inChefler, perfuaded theCitizens to deliver up the City to Him: For whichhe was brought toLondon, and long Imprifoned : But all this wouldnot procure his Liberty to Preach the Gofpel of Chrift,withoutthe Oaths, Subfcriptions, Declarations, Re- ordination, and Conformity required. 14.. To thefe I may fubjoyn my old Friend Mr. Pigot, chief School-mafter of Shrewsbury. 15. And my old FriendMr:Swain; fame-time School -matter atBridgnortb, and line a godly fervent Preacher in RadnorJhire : But I mull flop. § nos. Let the Reader note, That there is not one of all there that was put out for any Scandal, but meerly not Subfcribing, doe. and Conforming ; nor one of them all that ever I heard anyPerfon charge, or oncedufpe& of Wantonaefs, Idlenefs, Surfetting, Drunkennefs, or any fcandalous Sin. And of thofe of the Prelatilts that were Sequeltred by the Parliament, I knewnot one that I remem- others that knewfome fuh. Not including the fidegeSinft Scandal he Wars, though fide called fcandalous in the other ; and whichyet buta fhall part of there namedby me, medled in, that ever I could learn. § aso. Therefore I conclude, That we that know not the Mylteries of God's judgments, law not what a Mercy it was that God took to Himfelf, before they were Silenced, fuck Excellent Men as Dr. 7wifs, Dr. Gouge, Mr.7ohn Ball, Mr. Gataker, Mr. yer. Whitaker, Dr. Arrow Smith, Dr. Hill, Mr. Strong, Mr. Herbert Palmer, and moll ofthe Affembly, with manymore fach. Nor yet that God took away fuch Menas Bithop Dement, Bllhop Hall, Arch-Bithop Viler, Bithop Norton, yea, and Dr. Hammond, before they were under a Temptation tohave a Hand in the tattingout of fo many excellent worthy Men (which yet I am confident by my own
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