The HISTORY of the PuRITANS. VoL. II, K.Charlesi. in the fields, or frequent the public houfes. In a word, notwithflanding ~ the difference of men's opinions, and political views, there was a zeal for God, and a much greater appearance of fobriety, Virtue, and true reli– gion, than before the civil war, or after the bleffed relloration. Deatb of · Among the puritan divines who died this year, was the reverend Mr. Mr. Hcrbert Herbert Palmer B. D. of whom mention has been made among the ~~lm;r· Cambridge profeffors ; his father was Sir 'Thomas Palmer of Wingham in liv~~. 5 Kent, his mother the eldeil: daughter of Herbert Pe!ham of Sz1Jex, Efq; Our divine was born at Wingham, and baptized there March29, 16or. he had a polite education in his father's hollfe, and learned thefrench language almoil: as foon as be could fpeak. In the year 16 I 5· he was ad– mitted fellow commoner in St. Jobn's College, Cambridge. In the year 1622. he took the degree of M. A. In 1623. he was chofen fellow of ~een's College in that univerfity ; the year following he was ordained to the minillry, to which he had devoted himfelf from his infancy : his firll exercife was at a lcL'1ure in the city of Canterbury, where be preach– ed once a week, till it was put down with the reft of rhe afternoon fer– mons. In the year I 632. he was prefented by archbilhop Laud to tbe vicarage of Ajh7pe!l in Hertfordfbire, where he preached twice every Lord's-day, and catechifed the children of his pari!hioners. The fame year he was chofcn one of the univerlity preachers of Cambridge, by which he had authority to preach, as he {hould have occalion, in any part of E1zgland. In the year I 640. he and Dr. 'Tuckney were chofen clerks of the convocation for the diocefe of Lincoln. In the year I643• he was called to be a member of the affembly of divines at lYeflmi'!fter, and after fame time chofen one of their ajjdfors, in which place he be– haved with great wifdom and integrity. April I I, I 644. he was con– fiituted maller of f?<.!fecn's College Cambridge, by the earl of Manchefter ; here he fet himfelf ind ui1:riou!1y to the promoting of religion and learn– ing, being very felicitous that none {hould be admitted to a fcholarfhip or fellowfhip in his college, but fnch as were qualified in both thefe re– fpeC1:s, the good effeCts of which appeared in the reputation and credit of that fociety, beyond mail: others of the nniverfity in his time. Mr. Palmer was a gentleman of a low t1:ature, and a weakly conllitution, but indefatigable in bulinefs; his leifure was employed in works of de– votion and charity, and as he had a competent eil:ate, nnd chafe a lingle life, he had an opportunity of doing a great deal of good; he maintained feveral poor fcholars at his own expence in the college, and when he died left a confiderab!e benefaCtion to the fame purpofe. His lafl: fi ckne(s was not long, his confl:itution being fpent; but his behaviour was un– common, he looked th e king of terrors in the face with an unfhaken re– folution, and refigned his life this fummer with a firm expectation of the mercy
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