The HISTORY of the PuRITANs.- Vot II. King About this time died the reverend Mr. Matthew Newcomen, M. A. the Charles If. · · 1669 . eJcCl:ed mmifi:er of Dedham in E.J!ex; he was educated in St. 'John's Col- ~~ l'ge Cambridge, and fucceeded the famous Mr. 'John Rogers. He was Death of Mr a mofl: accompli!hed fcholar and chrifi:ian, a member of the affembly of N cwcomen. divines, and together with Dr. Arrowjmith and Tuckne)•; drew up their catechifm. He was one of the commiffioners of the Savoy, and had many offers of preferment in the late times, but would not defert h is church at Dedham, till he was difplaced by the act of uniformity; after which he retired to Holland, and b~came paftor of the englijb chnrch at Leyden, where he died about this time, univerfally lamented by the pro– fe!Tors, for his humble and pleafant converfation, as well as his univerfal learning and piety. Of M··· JoMr. 'Jqfeph Al/ein, the ejeCl:ed minifi:er of Taunton, and author of the feph Allcin, call to the wzctmverted, was born at the Devizes in Wiltjhire, and educat– ed in Lincoln College Oxon. He was public preacher in the church of 'Taunton about [even years, and was univerfally beloved for his great pie– ty and devotion. After his ejeClment, he preached as he had opportunity fix or feven times a week. May 26, 1663 he was committed to 1/– cbef!er goal, for finging pfalms in his own houfe, and preaching to his family, others being prefent: Here he tontinned a year, but upon his enlargement he returned again to his work, which he followed with un– wearied diligence. July 10, I 665 he was committed a fecond time to gaol with feveral other minifiers, and forty private perfons, where he contraCl:ed fuch difiempers and weakneffes as brought him to his grave, before he was thirty fix years of age. He Was an awakening lively preacher, zealous and fuccefsful in his mafi:er's work, and withal of a peaceable and quiet fpirit. He died in the year 1668 or 69. 167o. The tide in the houfe of commons fi:ill run very firong on the fide of Con·ven~icle perfecution, as appears by two 'extraordinary claufes added to the con– at/ revwed. ven ticle Innocent theater of the two. It hath 'been here a common fame for divers weeks, (be– fore, at, and lince the aa) that -the vicechancellor had given 300 I bond (fame fay s oo l. bond) to the terrte filius, to fave them harmlefs, whatever they fhould fay, provided it were neither blafphemy nor treafon. But this I take to be a flande:. A lefs encourage– ment would ferve the turn with fuch perfons. Since the aa, (to fat1sfy the common cla– mour), the vicechancellor bath imprifoned both of them; and 'tis faid, he means to expel them. 1am, Sir, lOur honour's /7ery humble and affetlimate fervant, joHN WALLfS•
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