86 The HIS T 0 R Y of t~e PuRITANS. · VoL. IL · K. Charles I. putant, and a judicious divine, as appears by his taC!ica facra, a ~-~ bo?!' of great reputation in thofe times. He died .before the refio– Cl. Lives, P· 230· ·calamy's Abridg. P· 77 · Calamy's Abride;. Vol. ll. p. 471 • rauon. Dr. THOMAS HnL was fellow of Emanuel-College, and one of the affembly of divines at W ejlmi1?Jler. He was firft conftituted mafier of Emanuel, and afterwards removed to <frinit)•-Col!ege, where he employed all his zeal in. the advancement of knowledge arid virtue, and in keep– ing up the college exercifes. He was twice vice- chancllor, and as folicitous to preferve the honour and privileges of the univedity as any of his pre– decelfors. He was a zealous calvinijl, and after about ten years govern– ment of his college died in the year r653· Dr. ANTONY TucKNEY had been vicar of Bqflon in Lincolnjbire, fr om whence he was called up to fit in the alfembly of divines at Wtjt– minfter. In the year 1645. he was conflituted mafter of Emanui?l-Col– lrge. In 1653· hewaschofen mafter ofS t. 'John's, and upon thedeath of Dr. Arrowjmith regius profeifor, which place he enjoyed till the ref– toration, when ki ng Charles II. by letter under the hand of fecretary Ni– cbo!as, ordered him to refign, prornifin g him, in confideration of his great pains and diligence in difcharge of h is duty, one hundred pounds per mm. which was paid by his fucceifor till his death, in the year 167 I. He left behind him the character of a pious and learned man, an inde– fatigable fiu dent, a candid difputant, and a zealous promoter of truth and piety. H e publi!hed fame pradical treatifes in his life; and his prceleC!iones th(o/ogicce, with a volume of fermons, were printed after his death. Dr. ·RrcHARD MrNSHULL was fellow of Sidney-Co!lege, and upon the death of Dr. Ward chofen regularly, according to the ftatutes, in– to the vacan t mafte dhip, and continued therein till the reftoration, when he conformed, and was confirmed in his pldCe, which he filled with re- .putation to his death . Dr. WnLIAM SPuRsTow <me of the aifembly of divines, and one of the commifiioners at the Savoy in the year 1662. was a perfon of good learning, of a pcare able aDd quiet di(pofition, and of great hu– mility and charity. He was turned out of his m.afier!hip of Kathe– rine-Ha!l for refufing t he engagement, and fucceeded by the famous Dr. LIGHTFOOT, the mofi: compleat mafier of oriental learning of his age; the do(tor enjoytd this mafterfhip, with the fequeftered living of Much-Munden, given him by the alfembly of divines, till the reftora– tion, when he wonld h ave religned it back into the hands of Dr. Spur– flow, but he declini ng it, Ligbifoot conformed, and upon his application to the king was confirmed in both his prefermentss till his death. His works were publi!hed by Mr. Strype in two volumes folio. 2 If
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