BAYNES. 261 complain of his adding affliction to their bonds, seeing it brought them into many troubles. Mr. Stone, therefore, to acquit himselfof the blame attached to him by his brethren, drew up and published a vindication of what he had done. The reasons alleged inhis own defence, were in all sixteen; but the principal were, " That he thought it was unlawful to refuse an oath, when offeredby a lawful magistrate.-That, having taken the oath, hewas not at liberty to say nothing, much less to deliver an untruth.-And he saw no pro- bability, nor even possibility, of things being any longer concealed."*' Mr. Stone, with several others, having fully discovered the classical associations, many of his brethren were cast into prison, where they remained a long timeunder extreme hardships ; but he was himself released. Having obtained his liberty, hereturned to his ministerial charge at Warkton ; where he continued without further molestation the re- mainder of his life. He died an old man and full of days, in the year 1617. Bridges observes, that he was inducted into the living of Warkton in' the year 1553.1. If this statementbe correct, he must have been rector of that place sixty-fouryears. He was a learned man, of great upright- ness, and uncommon plainness of spirit, minding not the things of this world ; yet, according to Wood, " a stiff nonconformist, and a zealous presbyterian."t PAUL BAYNES, A. M.-This excellent divine was born in London, and educated in Christ's college, Cambridge, wherehe was chosen fellow. His conduct at the university was, at first, so exceedingly irregular, that his father was much displeased with him; and, at his death, left forty pounds a year, to the disposal of his friend Mr. Wilson of Birchin-lane, desiring, that if his son should forsake his evil ways, and become steady, he would give it him; but if be did not, that he should withhold it from him. Not long after his father's death, it pleasedGod to convince him of his sins, and bring him to repentance. He forsook the paths of vice, and soonbecame eminent forpiety and holiness. Much being forgiven him, be loved much. Mr. Wilson, being taken dangerously ill, and having heard what the 4. Fuller's Church Hist. b. ix. p. 209, 210. 1. Bridges's Hist. of Northamptonshire, vol. i. p. 274. Fuller's Church Hist. b. ix. p. 210. -Wood's Athente Oxon. vol. i. p. 749.
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