Chap. VI. The HISTORY of the PuRlTANS. 641 herited him ; he was firfl fellow ofChri/l College, and afterwards mailer K. Charles I. of Emanuel College Cambridge. King amen nominated him one of the 1640. four reprefentatives of the puritans in the Hampton-Court conference ; and Clamk,lves, and afterwards one of the tranflators of the bible. He commenced D:D. P. 246. 1612. and governed his college with great reputation many years, being ih°.eiserB lr- remarkable for gravity, learning, and piety ; he had a plain but effefual p. 18.' way of preaching (lays Fuller) having a flrict regard for the fabbath, and a great averfion to arminianifm: He was a fine grey- headed old gentleman, and could read without fpeltacles to his death, which hap- pened in the Toad. year ofhis age. Being advanced in years, and afraid of being fucceeded by an arminian divine, he refigned his maflerfhip to Dr. Preßon, whom he furvived and law Dr. Sancroft, and after him Dr. Holdfworth fucceed him, which laft attended his funeral at St. An- drew's church, and gave him a large and deferved commendation in a fu- neral fermon. Dr. RichardNeile archbifhop of York, born in King- Street Weftmin- OfDr. fier, of mean parents, his father being a tallow-chandler; he was edu- Neile, arch cated in St. ohn's Colle g e Cambridge, and pafred through all the degrees and orders of preferment in the church of England, having been a fchool- matter, curate, vicar, parfon, chaplain, matter of the Savoy, dean of Wßmin/ler, clerk of the clofet to two kings, bifhop of Rochefter, Litch- field, Lincoln, Durham, Winchefler; and laftly archbifhop of York. The Oxford hiftorian lays, he was an affectionate fubje t to his prince, an indulgent father to his clergy, a bountiful patron to his chaplains, and a true friend to all that relied upon him. Dr. Heylin confefles, that he was not very eminent either for parts or learning; Mr. Prynne fays, he was a popifh arminian prelate, and a perfecutor of all orthodox and godly miniflers. 'Tis certain he had few or none of the qualifica- tions of a primitive bifhop; he hardly preached a fermon in twelve years, and gained his preferments by flattery and fervile court compli- ances. He was a zealous advocate for pompous innovations in the church, and oppreffive projects in the Elate, for which he would have felt the refentments of the houfe of commons, had he lived a little longer; but he died very feafonably for himfelf in an advanced age, ,OEa. 31. 1640. three days before the meeting of the long parliament. VOL. 1. q. N CHAP.
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