DINGLEY-ARROWSMIT}1. 315 JOHN ARROWSMITH, D. b.-This learned divine was born at Gateshead, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 29, 1602, educated in St. John's college ' Cambridge, and after, wards chosen fellow of Katharine-hall, in the same univer- sity. He was elected one of the university preachers, was beneficed at Lynn in Norfolk, afterwards preacher at St. Mar- tin's, Ironmonger's-lane, London, and chosen one of the assembly of divines.. He constantly attended during the session ; he united with several of his brethren in drawing up the assembly's catechism; and was one of the divinesapproved by the parliament to be consulted in ecclesiastical matters. April 11, 1644, he was elected master of St. John's 'college, when Dr. Beale was ejected, in the following manner:- " The Right Honourable Edward Earl of Manchester, in pursuance of an ordinance of parliament, for regulating and reforming the university of Cambridge, came in person into the chapel of St. John's college, and, by the authority to him committed, did, in the presence of all the fellows then resi- dent, declare and publish Mr. John Arrowsmith to be con- stituted master of the said college in room of Dr. Beale, late master,there, but nowjustly and lawfully ejected : requiring him the said John Arrowsmith, then present, to take upon him the saidplace, and did put him into the said master's seat or stall, within the said chapel : and did likewise straitly charge all, and every of the fellows, &c. to acknowledge him to be actually master of the college, and sufficiently autho- rized to execute the said office." Upon his admission, he was required to make and subscribe a solemn declaration, of which the following is a copy :t " I, John Arrowsmith, being called and constituted by the Right Honourable Edward Earl of Manchester, (who is authorized thereto by an ordinance of parliament,) to be master of St. John's college, in the university of Cambridge, with the approbation of the assembly of divines now sitting at Westminster, do solemnly and seriously promise, in the presence of Almighty God, the searcher of all hearts, that, during the time of my continuance in that charge, I shall faithfully labour to promote piety and learning in myself, the fellows, scholars, and students, that do or shall belong to the said colleff'e, agreeably to the late solemn national league and covenant by me sworn and subscribed, with respect to all the goodand wholesome statutes of the said college, and of the university, correspondent to the said covenant; and by all Baker's MS. Collec. vol. i. p. ess. + Ibid. vol. ail. p.169,170.
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