44 LIVES OF THE PURITANS. affirms that he died in the hundred and fifthyear ofhis age.. His remains, says Mr. Clark, were interred in St. Andrew's church, Cambridge ; when Dr. Holdsworth preached his funeral sermon, giving him large and deserved commenda- tions : but Mr. Baker affirms that he was buried in Emanuel college chapel, and was the first person interred in that place.f The monumental inscription upon a small grave stone, at the entrance of Emanuel college chapel, will cor- rect these mistakes. It is very short and plain, of which the following is a translation :t Here lies the body of LAWRENCE CHADDERTON, D. D. who was the first Master of this College. He died in the year 1640, in the one hundred and third year of his age.. He was a divine famous for gravity, religion, and learn- ing, and a plain but useful preacher. He was ofa very charitable spirit ; a strict observer of the sabbath ; and a decided enemy to Arminianism. He could read without the use of spectacles to the day of his death.§ He was married fifty-three years ; and during the whole of this period, he never kept his servant from public worship to cook victuals. It is recorded of him to his great honour, that he Used to say, "I desire as much to have my servants to know the Lord as myself." If at any time a servant was addicted to lying, or any other open vice, he would not suffer her to remain in his house, though she could do ever so much work.lI This excellent divine, being once on a visit among his friends in Lancashire, was invited to preach ; and having preached full two hours, he paused and said, " I will no longer trespass upon your patience." Upon this all the congregation cried out, "For God's sake, go on, go on;" when he proceeded much longer in his discourse, to the great satisfaction and admiration of his audiences Echard's Hist. of Eng. vol. ii. p. 186. fi Baker's MS. Collee. vol. xviii. p. 72. Ibid. vol. vi. p.90. § Clark's Lives annexed to Martyrologie, p. 146, 147. S Fuller's Worthies, part ii. p. 117. Ibid.
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