Chap. V.eHISTORY of the PURITANS. 583 recommendatory letter, defring their friendsto enlarge their charity, as .X Charter I. to men of the fàme faith and profefion with themfelves, and promifing to 1634 fee to the right diftribution of the money ; but as loon as Laud heard of it, he cited the divines before the high commifion, and put a ftop to the colle&ion. This year put an end to the life of the reverend Mr. Hugh Clarke, born at Burton upon `Trent 1563, and educated partly at Cambridge, and k partly at Oxford. He was firft minifter of Oundle in Northam ton ire P Y p h and then of Wooßotz in Warwickfhire, from whence he was fufpended, and afterwards excommunicated, for expounding upon the catechifm. At length he was indiéted for high treafon, becaufe he had prayed, that God wouldforgive the queen [Elizabeth] herfns, but was acquitted. He was an awakening preacher, of a warm fpirit, anda robuft conftitution, which he wore out with preaching twiceevery Lord's day, and frequently on the week days. His miniftry met with great fuccefs even to his death, which happened Nov. 6th. 1634. in the feventy-fecond year of his age. About the fame time died the reverend and pious Mr. yohn Carter, a fledMr. man that feared God from his youth, and was always employed in alts John Car- of devotion and charity. He was born in Kent 1554, and educated in Clare Hall Cambridge. He was firft minifter of Bramford in Sufòlk for thirty -four years, and then reâor of Bedfiead in the fame county; and though often in trouble for his non- conformity, he made a fhift by the . afüftance of friends, to maintain his liberty without any finful compliance. He was mighty in prayer, frequent and fervent in preaching, anda refo- lute champion againft popery, arminianifm, and the new ceremonies. He lived to a good old age, and died fuddenly, as he was laying down to fleep, in the eightieth year of his age, greatly lamented by all who had a tafte of praé3ical religion and undiffetnbled piety. His funeral fermon was preached before a vaft concourfe of people from thole words, Myfather,, my father, the chariots of Ifrael and the horfemen thereof( Conformity to the new ceremonies and the king's injunctions, was now Safferings preffed with the utmoft rigor. The reverend Mr. Crook of Brazen Nofefr non-con- College, and Mr. Hobbesof Trinity College Oxford, were enjoined a publickformity. recantation for reflefting upon the arminians. Mr. Samuel Ward of Ipfwich having preached againft the book of Ruthw. fpórts, and bowing at the name of .fetus, added that the church of P 283ï England was ready to ring changes in religion ;. and that the gofpel floodP ;Tee' a tip-toe, ready to be gone to America. For which: he was fufpended, and enjoined a publick recantation. Another underwent the fame cenfure, for faying it was f /picious that the night was approaching, becaufe the fhadows were fomuch longer than thebody, and ceremonies more in force than the power of godlinefì. The
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