J. SEDGWICK. 485 turned into a prison ; where, it is said, " he did to some purpose make reprisals for his damages, and with much rigour persecuted the purses of the loyal clergy and gentry.' How far this may be correct we are unable to ascertain ; but, supposing every word of it be true, it will never justify intolerance and persecution, either in himself or in his enemies. He was keeper of the above prison in the year 160, but when he died we are not able to learn.+ JOHN SEDGWICK, B. D.-This person was the younger brother to Mr. Obadiah Sedgwick, another worthy puritan divine ; born at Marlborough. in Wiltshire, in the year 1601, and educated first at Queen's college, then at Mag- dalen-hall, Oxford ; where he made uncommon application in the study of divinity. When he applied for the degree of bachelor of arts, it was at first denied him, says our author, " because that when he was to be admitted to the order of deacon, he did belie the university by using the title of B. A. before he was admitted to that degree. ' If he acted thus, his conduct was base indeed. It is, however, added, that he afterwards begged pardon for what be had done, made a public submission before the venerable con- gregation of regents, and obtained that degree, as also the others. Leaving the university, he was beneficed in the city of London, and about the same time he became preacher at Chiswick in Middlesex, and was afterwards vicar of Langley in Essex.. Wood mistakes him for his brother, whenhe observes that he was minister of Coggeshall in this county. Upon the commencement of the civil wars, he became chaplain to the Earl of Stamford's regiment;§ was appointed one of the sub-committee for raising money to carry on the war ; and chosen rector of St. Alphage, near London-wall. He was an avowed enemy to prelacy and antinomianism. Wood says, "Though he had only one thumb, yet he would not have had one ear, had not his majesty bestowed two upon him ; when, about the year 1633, they were sentenced to the pillory. Since which time he hath been so grateful a penitent, that in one day he was proved guilty of simony, sacrilege, and adultery." 11 Nalson's Collec. vol. i. p. 512. + Wharton's Troublesof Land, vol. i. p. 193, 203. Newcourt's Repert. Eccl. vol. ii. p. 157. § Sylvester's Life of Baxter, part i. p. 42. Wood's Atlienm, vol. ii. p. 16, 17. 1111...m.pmmraaas..,,Fsemww. site.gh, _ftt ,ostmrsip-
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