396 LIVES OF THE PURITANS. proctors, for receiving their appeal, were deprived of their places ; and Dr. Prideaux, rector of Exeter college, and Dr. Wilkinson, principal of Magdalen-ball, received a sharp reprimand for their concern in this business.* Mr. Thorne presented a most humble petition to the bishop, desiring his favour and pardon, and a re-admission to the university ; but without effect. Mr. Hodges desiring to be restored, preached a recantation sermon in St. Mary's church, and read a most degrading submission in the con- vocation-house, on his beaded knees, before the whole assembly, and was restored as a probationer for one year, to bewail his offence and learn obedience. Mr. Ford, making no address, returned to his friends in Devonshire ; when he was likely to be chosen vicar or lecturer of Plymouth. But Laudwas no sooner informed of this, than he procured letters from the king, forbidding the inhabitants of the town to elect him, upon pain of his majesty's displeasure ; and another to the Bishop of Exeter, commanding him not to admit him, in case he should be elected,+ Mr. Hodges afterwards conformed, and obtained considerable prefer- rnent.# Mr. Ford continued a nonconformist, and was ejected in 1662.§ And one Dr. Giles Thorne, in the year 1643, became archdeacon of Buckingham ; but whether this be the same person, we are unable to ascertain.11 THOMAS BEARD, D. D.-This person was a puritan ministerofconsiderable eminence, anda famous schoolmaster at Huntingdon. In the year 1628, when the Bishop of Winchester was accused before the house of commons, Dr. Beardwas sent for as witness against him, when his informa- tion was presented to the house by Sir Daniel Norton.1 In the year 1630, he was made justice of peace for the county of Huntingdon, being esteemed a person of great celebrity. He was schoolmaster to the famous Oliver Cromwell, who was born at this place, and who, being a youth of an aspiring and obstinate temper, often received his sharp discipline. It is observed, that when Oliver was a boy at school, ,4 he averred that, when lying on his bed, he saw a gigantic figure, which came and opened the curtains of his bed, and told him that he should hereafter Rushworth's Collect. vol. ii. p. 110. Prynne's rant. Doom°, p. 175, 116. t Wood's Athenm Oxon. vol. ii, p. 824. 11Palmer's Noncon. Mem. vol. ii. p. 26. Hood's Athenas, vol. i. p. 784. S MS. itemarkt, p. 861>
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