of Lords, the same year.-5. The Independency on Scriptures of the Independency of Churches. In this perform. ance the Question of the Independency of Church government is temperately stated, fairly argued, and particularly cleared from objections. 4to. pp 44. London, 1643.6. Worldly Policy and Moral Prudence; the vanity and folly of the one, and the solidity and usefulness of the other, in a moral Discourse; a small book, London, 1654. This book was printed again, in the year 1655, under the title of Wisdom's Tripos, in three Treatises. 1. Of Worldly Policy. 2. Of Moral Prudence. Christian Wisdom. The vanity of the first, the useful. ness of the second, and the excellency of the third. An excellent book. It was also printed, London, 1670.

3. Of

RICHARD HEYRICK, A. M. OF MANCHESTER,

A MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY OF DIVINES AT WESTminster.

RICHARD HEYRICK was born in London, and educated in Merchant Taylor's school. He was a younger son of Sir William Heyrick of Beaumannour in Leicestershire. He became commoner of St John's college in Oxford, in the beginning of the year 1617, aged seventeen years. In due time, he took the degrees in arts, and was elected fellow of All-Soul's-college, in the same University, in the year 1624, and about that time he entered into holy orders. Afterward he was pastor of a church in Norfolk, and made warden of Christ's-college in Manchester, in Lancashire in England, by means of Archbishop Laud. Upon the commencement of the civil wars, he espoused the cause of the Parliament, and was chosen a member of the Assembly of Divines at Westminster. He is called in Neal's list, "Mr Richard Heyrick of Manchester," and marked as constantly attending the Assembly. He took the Covenant, and is said to

have been very zealous in promoting the interests of the Reformation. In the year 1644, Mr Heyrick, and other ministers, to the number of twenty-one, had full power given them by an ordinance which passed the Houses of Parliament, for the benefit of the county of Lancaster, to ordain ministers for a time in that county." He was concerned in that affair respecting the restoration or expedition of Charles II. into England, after his father's death, which has been called Love's plot, as he was a principal sufferer on account of it. It was formed by a number of gentlemen and ministers, and designed to raise money by private contribution, to forward the expedition of Charles II. into England; but the object was soon discovered and defeated by the great vigilance of the commonwealth, which had its active spies in all places. The celebrated Mr Christopher Love and Mr Gibbons were made public examples, as a terror to other persons, when some, by petitioning for mercy, and promising submission to the government in time to come, were released, and escaped the severity of the storm. Several persons absconded; but in what manner Mr Heyrick came off, I cannot tell. Be that as it may, he was afterward appointed an assistant to the commissioners for ejecting ignorant and scandalous ministers and school-masters in Lancashire. Wood says, "Upon the approach of his Majesty's Restoration, he seemed to be zealous for it, and turning about, as many of his party did, he kept his wardenship to his dying day." He died on the sixth day of Aug. 1667, aged 67 years, and his remains were interred in the collegiate church of Manchester. Soon after there was a comely monument put over his grave at the charge of Anna Maria, his widow, with a large inscription thereon, which was composed by his ancient and real friend, Thomas Case, Minister of the Gospel in London, who had been intimately acquainted with Mr Heyrick while he was a student in the University of Oxford. This inscription gives Mr Heyrick a very eminent character, as a person of genteel extraction, a most diligent student, a

a Neal's Hist. Purit. vol. iii. chap. iv.

most faithful pastor, and a most watchful guardian of his college. A man of solid judgment, with acute penetration, of singular zeal mingled with remarkable prudence, of great gravity, accompanied with much sweetness of manners and true humility. He is allowed to have beeu a man of great learning.*

He has published several sermons, among which are the following:-Three sermons preached in the collegiate church of Manchester, from Psalm cxxii. 6. 2 Thess. ii. 15. and Gen. xlix. 5, 6, 7. London, 1641.-Queen Esther's Resolves: or, A Princely Pattern of Heaven born Resolution, for all the Lovers of God and their country; a Sermon preached from Esther iv. 16. before the House of Commons, at the monthly Fast, 27th of May, 1646. 4to. London, 1646. I have seen this sermon, in Wigtonshire, and in Ayrshire, in Scotland. It is said, that he has a sermon from Gal. iv. 16. And Wood mentions a sermon of his from 2 Kings xi. 12. 4to. London, 1661. But these two I have not seen.

GASPAR HICKES, A. M.

PASTOR OF LAUDRAKE IN CORNWALL, AND A MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY OF DIVINES AT WESTMINSTER.

GASPAR HICKES was the son of a Minister, and was born in Berkshire, an inland county in England. He was educated in Trinity-college in Oxford, where he entered in the year 1621, aged sixteen years. He took the degrees in arts, and entered upon the holy ministry, and at length became pastor of Laudrake, or Lawrick, in the county of Cornwall. Here he continued a constant, diligent, and faithful preacher, several years, under the name of a Puritan. Upon the commencement of the

a Wood's Athenæ Oxon. vol. ii. 2d edit.

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civil war, he espoused the cause of the Parliament, openly and plainly expressed his sentiments in his sermons, and shewed his zeal in that cause. When the royalists entered that country and were prevalent, he found his situation uneasy, and retired to London. He was chosen a member of the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, took his seat there, and constantly attended. He preached frequently in London, and sometimes be fore the Parliament. Afterward, upon the declining of the King's interest, he returned to his pastoral charge in Cornwall. In the year 1654, he was appointed an assis tant to the commissioners of Cornwall for ejecting ignorant and scandalous ministers and school-masters in that county. And Wood says, that "ever after, till the Act of Conformity came forth, he was esteemed there the chief of the Presbyterian Ministers." Being ejected, by the Act of Uniformity, in 1662, from Laudrake, he continued to live there, and near that place, several years, preaching always as he had opportunity; but in that honourable and good work he met with much trouble and disturbance. Continuing, after May 30, 1670, to preach in his family, to the number which the Act against Conventicles allowed, with some other persons under sixteen years of age, Mr Winnel, the young parson of Laudrake, was greatly enraged, and informed against him, as keeping conventicles, and caused his house to be searched by the officers of the parish, who found but four persons there above the age of sixteen, beside his own family. The furious zealot rode from Justice to Justice to convict Mr Hickes, but the gentlemen in the neighbourhood would not give him any countenance, being sensible that the law was not violated. Upon this he went into Devonshire, where he found some Justices for his purpose, who convicted Mr Hickes; and taking it for granted that he preached, though there was no proof of it, they levied £40 upon him. Mr Hickes appealed to the next general sessions, where, contrary to law, he was denied a Jury, and the Justices passed sentence of judgment upon him by vote, and his appeal hereby being made unjust, they beside the 40 gave treble cost against him, and at the VOL. II.

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same time loaded him with foul reproaches. Poor dissenters sometimes have not had common justice. But, Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophels who were before you.

Mr Hickes died in the year 1677, about the seventythird year of his age. His remains were buried, according to his own desire, in the porch of the parish church of Laudrake, and many pious persons attended his funeral.

He has published some sermons, as, The Glory and Beauty of God's Portion, a sermon from Isai. xxviii. 5. 6. before the Honourable House of Commons, at the Public Fast, June 26, 1644. 4to. pp. 43. London, 1644. The Life and Death of David, a sermon at the Death of Will. Strode, Esq. from Acts xiii. 36. 4to. Lond. 1645. The Advantage of Afflictions, a sermon from Hos. v. 15. before the House of Peers, Fast, 4to. pp. 31. London, 1645. Dr Calamy says, that he was a good scholar, and a celebrated preacher.

THOMAS HILL, D. D.

PASTOR OF TICHMARSH, IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON, A MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY OF DIVINES AT WESTMINSTER, AND MASTER OF EMANUEL AND OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMbridge.

THOMAS HILL was born in Worcestershire, in Eng. land, of godly parents, who solemnly dedicated him un to God in his childhood. This duty. which is shamefully neglected by us, was, among our forefathers, an object of chief attention. His parents also, with great cheerfulness, resolved to educate him for the important work of

a Calamy's Acc. vol. ii. p. 136. Cont. p. 175. Wood's Ath. vol. ii.