The HISTORY oj the PuRITANS. VoL. II. X. Charles I. Dr. CaMBER was another of the king's chaplains, though imprifoned 16 44· and deprived, for fending the univerlity plate to the kin g ; after his en- ~ largement he lived privately till the year 16H· when he died; he;: was a learned man, and of great piety and charity. Dr. HoLoswoRT H had bee n a celebrated preacher in the city of Lon– don, and divinity profeifor in Grejham-Co!lege; he was atierwards chofen mafl:er of Emanue!-Col!ege Cambridge, and was a zealous advocate for the king, for which he was fometime under confinement. He attended his majefl:y at Hampton ·Court and the ljle qf Wigbt, and foon after died with grief. He was a pious and charitable man, but high in his principles, and of an hafty pafllonate temper. He publifhed one fermon in his life– time, and after his death his friends publi!11ed his Pre!etliones, and a vo– lume of fermons. Dr. W ARD was one of the englijh divines at the fynod of Dort, and nominated of the committee of divines that fat in the Jerzifalem-Cham– ber, and of the atrembly at W~fiminjter, though he never fat; he was a very learned man, and died fo on after his ejeCl:rnent. Dr. BROWNRIGGE was inftalled bifhop of Exeter 1642. and deprived of his mallerfhip in the year 1645· for fame expreflions in his fermoFJ upon the king's inauguration. He was an excellent man, and of a peace– ~ble and quiet difpolition ; after th e war he was allowed the liberty of the pulpit, and was chofen mafl:er of the <Jemp!e, where he died about the year r 659· F ar be it from me to detract from the perfonal merit of any ofthefe fuf-.. ferers, or fi·om their rank in the commonwealth of learning; but their political principles, like thofe of archbifhop Laud, were certainly inco:J– fifl:ent with the conllitution and liberties of England, and expofed them very naturally to the refentments of the parlia,ment. in thefe boifl:erous times. Thofe who fucceeded the ejeCl:ed mafters, having been firft examined and approved by the afrembly of divines at Wtjimirifier, were thefe; And of tbtir Dr. LAZARUS SEAMAN , a very confiderable divin·e, aceording· to jimejfors. Mr. Wood, a compleat mafrer of. the oriental languages, an excellent ea~ Calamy's fuifl:, and a judicious moving preacher. ·He was well verfed in the conAbridg!. troverfy of church government, which made the parliament fend him Vol. I. 11 f , P· 1 6. with their commiflloners to the iue o Wigt:Jt, wh(;:re his majefl:y was pleafed to take particular notice of his abilities, He was ejeCl:ed out of his mallerfhip of Peter-Houfe in 1662. and died in 1667. He printed feveral fermons, and aVindication if the Judgment of the reformed Churches concerning ordination. Dr.
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