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enjoyed for about nine years. In 1659, Dr. Reynolds was again restored; but the next year was obliged to give place to Dr. Morley, who was appointed dean by royal authority. The king, soon after his restoration, endeavoured to bring over to the church some of the most eminent divines among the dissenters, by offering them dignities. They all refused, except Dr. Reynolds, who accepted of the bishopric of Norwich. He was universally allowed to be a man of extraordinary parts, and discovers in his writings a richness of fancy, as well as a solidity of judgment. He died the 29th of July, 1676, and was buried in the new chapel belonging to his palace, which was built at his own expense.

JOHN HACKET, bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, Et. 78, &c. Faithorne sc. Over the head is this motto, "Serve God and be chearful." There is a character of cheerfulness in his countenance.* This head is prefixed to his " Century of Sermons."

JOHANNES HACKET, &c. 1670. Faithorne sc.

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The motto of this worthy prelate was perfectly adapted to his 22 Dec. character. He was pious and humane, learned and eloquent, and highly esteemed by all that knew him. As his temper was naturally lively, these advantages still added to his innate cheerfulness, and rendered him the happy man that he appeared to be. He was chaplain in ordinary to James I. who preferred him to the rectories of St. Andrew's, Holborn, and Cheam, in Surrey. He was in the next reign promoted to a prebend and residentiary's place in the church of St. Paul, London; but was soon after forced to quit that, and his rectory of St. Andrew's, which he recovered at the restoration.‡

⚫ Character, of any kind, is the strongest presumptive proof that a portrait is like the person represented.

"Biog. Brit." p. 2456.

+ Dr. Hacket, when minister of St. Andrew's, Holborn, having, soon after the restoration, received notice of the interment of a fanatic, belonging to his parish, got the Burial Office by heart. As he was a great master of elocution, and was himself always affected with the propriety and excellence of the composition, he delivered it with such emphasis and grace, as touched the hearts of every one present, and especially of the friends of the deceased, who unanimously declared, that they never heard a finer discourse. But how were they astonished, when they were told

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He was, the year after, advanced to the bishopric of Lichfield and Coventry. He caused the magnificent cathedral, which Dr. Plot calls "the finest public building in England," to be repaired and beautified, at the expense of 20,000l. He wrote, during his retirement with his pupil Sir John Byron, at Newstede Abbey, his Latin comedy, entitled, "Loyola," which was twice acted before James I. His "Sermons," and his "Life of Archbishop Williams," to whom he was domestic chaplain, were published after his decease. The former are too much in the style of Bishop Andrews; the latter is thought to be too favourable to the character of the archbishop. But this is not to be wondered at, as it is as difficult for a good natured and grateful person to speak ill of his friend and patron, as it is to speak ill of himself. Ob. 28 Oct. 1670, Æt. 78.

EDWARD RAINBOW, bishop of Carlisle, Et. 74.
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Before his "Life," by Jonathan Banks.†
Six English verses. Copied by Richardson.

Edward Rainbow was born at Bliton, near Gainsborough, in Consec. Lincolnshire, on the 20th of April, 1608. He was educated at July 10,

that it was taken from our Liturgy, a book which, though they had never read, they had been taught to regard with contempt and detestation!

This story, but without the name of Dr. Hacket, who was certainly meant, is circumstantially told in Bishop Sprat's excellent Discourse to his Clergy, 1695, p. 15, &c.

• The west fronts of the cathedrals of Lichfield, Wells, and Peterborough, are greatly and deservedly admired: so is the church of Salisbury, which was begun early in Henry the Third's reign, and finished upon a settled plan, without any variations; and is therefore by far the most regular of all our ancient churches ; but these beautiful and magnificent Gothic structures are by no means comparable to the church of St. Ambrose at Milan, and the cathedral at Rheims. There is a fine print of the last in Beger's Antiquities of that place; a small 4to. in French. + See "Athen. Oxon." ii. coll. 1168.

The worthy Bishop Bull, when a parish-priest, is known to have practised the same honest art, with like success, in using other offices of our Liturgy. See his "Life," p. 40 & 55.

See Bentham's "Hist. &c. of the Church of Ely," p. 38, &c. where are some excellent remarks on our Gothic churches. [In Mr. Grose's beautiful and curious work, is a no less excellent account of the Saxon architecture.] There are two prints of the cathedral of Salisbury worth the reader's notice: the one drawn by Jackson, and engraved by Fougeron; the other, an inside view, drawn by Biddlecombe, a gentleman's servant, and engraved by Miller, who used to write his name Müller.

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Magdalen College, in Cambridge, of which he was some time master. He gave early proofs of the quickness and brilliancy of his parts, by an extemporary speech, spoken at a public act, when he was called upon to supply the place of the prevaricator, who was ordered, by the vice-chancellor, to be pulled down for his scurrility. He afterward acquitted himself with honour in an unpremeditated sermon, preached, at the request of the vice-chancellor, before the university; the person whose turn it was to preach failing to perform his duty. He was celebrated for his eloquence in the pulpit; but his style was, in the former part of his life, too florid, and bordering, at least, upon affectation, a fault which he afterward corrected. He was a man of polite manners, uncommon learning, and of exemplary piety and charity. He died on the 26th of March, 1684. There are only four of his sermons in print, the most considerable of which is that which he preached at the funeral of Anne, countess of Pembroke, Dorset, and Montgomery. There runs through all his works a vein of the pedantry of the two former reigns.

SETHUS WARDUS, episcopus Salisburiensis. Loggan sc. 1678; large h. sh.

SETH WARD, &c. mezz.

SETH WARD; an etching. (Claussin) Richardson.
SETH WARD; in the "Oxford Almanack," 1738.
His portrait, by Greenhill, is in the town-hall at Salisbury.

Seth Ward was the first that brought mathematical learning into of Exeter 20 July, vogue in the university of Cambridge; where he lectured his pupils 1662, trans- in the " Clavis Mathematica," a well known work of the celebrated lated to Sa- Mr. Oughtred. He was followed by Dr. Barrow, who carried this lisbury Sept. branch of science to a great height. These able mathematicians

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were succeeded by Mr. Isaac Newton, who made such discoveries as perhaps no human capacity was ever equal to but his own.† Dr. Ward particularly excelled in astronomy, and was the first that

* Called Terræ Filius, at Oxford.

+ Dr. John North, who succeeded Dr. Barrow in the mastership of Trinity College, used to say, that he believed Mr. Newton would have killed himself with study, if he had not wrought with his hands in making experiments.-" Life of Dr. John North, by R. North," p. 243.

demonstratively proved the elliptical hypothesis, which is more plain and simple, and consequently more suitable to the analogy of nature, than any other. He succeeded Mr. John Greaves, as Savilian professor of astronomy at Oxford, and was, a little before the restoration, elected president of Trinity College, in that university; but was soon after forced to quit this preferment. He published several books of divinity; but the greatest part of his works are on mathematical subjects. See the "Athenæ Oxonienses." This very able man, whose character was exemplary as a prelate, died on the 6th of January, 1688-9. He was a close reasoner and an admirable speaker, having, in the House of Lords, been esteemed equal, at least, to the Earl of Shaftesbury. He was a great benefactor to both his bishoprics, as, by his interest, the deanery of Burien, in Cornwall,† was annexed to the former, and the chancellorship of the Garter to the latter, for ever. He was polite, hospitable, and generous; and, in his lifetime, founded the college at Salisbury, for the reception and support of ministers' widows; and the sumptuous hospital at Buntingford, in Hertfordshire, the place of his nativity. His intimate friend, Dr. Walter Pope, the noted author of "The old Man's Wish," has given us a just and curious account of his life, interspersed with agreeable anecdotes of his friends.

JOHN DOLBEN, lord-bishop of Rochester. J. Haysmans (Huysmans) p. Tompson exc. large h. sh.

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JOHN DOLBEN, &c. together with Bishop FELL

Glanvill's "Plus Ultra," p. 46.

+ The last dean of Burien was Dr. Thomas Wykes, who had more wit than discretion, and was notorious for his puns, of which the following is recorded by Dr. Pope. When Charles I. was in Cornwall, in the time of the civil war, Dr. Wykes, being well mounted, was near his majesty: "The king spoke thus to him, "Doctor, you have a pretty nag under you: I pray, how old is he?" To which he, out of the abundance of the quibbles of his heart, returned this answer "If it please your majesty, he is in the second year of his reign (rein)." The good king did not like

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this unmannerly jest, and gave him such an answer as he deserved, which was this: "Go; you are a fool."

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He was the last dean before the annexation of the deanery to the bishopric of Exeter. It has since been separated from that see.

"Life of Seth Ward," p. 59.

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JOHN DOLBEN, &c. 4to. from an original picture. W. Richardson.

There is a portrait of him at Christ Church.

John Dolben, who distinguished himself by the early pregnancy of his parts at Westminster school, was, in 1640, elected a student of Christ Church, in Oxford. In the civil war, when that city was made a garrison for the king, he entered a volunteer into the royal army. He acquitted himself so well in his military capacity, that he was soon made an ensign, and at length advanced to the rank of a major. Upon the disbanding of the army, he again applied himself to his studies; and having entered into holy orders, he was, upon the restoration, preferred to a canonry of Christ Church. He was afterward made archdeacon of London, clerk of the closet to the king, and dean of Westminster. In 1666, he was advanced to the bishopric of Rochester, with which he held his deanery in commendam. He was a man of great generosity, candour, and benevolence, and was justly admired as a preacher. The people, as they afterward did in the reign of Anne, assembled in crowds to hear

"Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense
Flow'd in fit words, and heavenly eloquence."
DRYDEN'S ABSOLOM, &C.

He was afterward translated to York, and died the 11th of
April, 1686. Two or three of his sermons only are in print.*

* In the "History and Antiquities of Rochester, &c."+ by an able hand, is the following character of him, taken from a manuscript of Sir William Trumbull, who drew this great and good man from the life. "He was an extraordinary comely person, though grown too fat; of an open countenance, a lively piercing eye, and majestic presence. He hated flattery; and guarded himself with all possible care against the least insinuation of any thing of that nature, how well soever he deserved. He had admirable natural parts, and great acquired ones; for whatever he read he made his own, and improved it. He had such a happy genius, and such an admirable elocution, that his extempore preaching was beyond, not only the most of other men's elaborate performances, but (I was going to say) even his own. I have been credibly informed, that in Westminster Abbey, a preacher falling ill after he had named his text, and proposed the heads of his intended discourse, the bishop went up into the pulpit, took the same text, followed the same method,

+ Printed at Rochester in 8vo. 1772. p. 176, 177.

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