APPENDIX C. SHORT NOTICES OF PRELATES AND EMINENT DIVINES WHO HAVE BEEN PREACHERS TO THE SOCIETY OF LINCOLN'S INN. CONTENTS. JUNE and November, 1581. Earliest Entries in the Register of Lincoln's Inn respecting the appointment of a Preacher- Mr. Charke-Doctor Lawrence Chadderton, first Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge-[November, 1581.] Letter to one of the Lords of the Privy Council from the Masters of the Bench, stating that they had chosen Mr. Charke for preaching in their House, and that the Bishop of London wished their Lordships to be made acquainted therewith, to the end that their approbation might concur with his for Mr. Charke's continuance-Dr. John Rainolds, called by Latin writers Reginaldus-Letter to the Bishop of London [John Aylmer] from the Lords of the Council, who, understanding the ability of Mr. Charke, joined their good liking to the Bishop's -Archbishop Whitgift's Letter to the Masters of the Bench, and Order thereupon made 6th February, 1593-William Charke, Fellow of Peter-HouseBishop Chadderton-William Charke and Lord Burleigh-Bishop Aylmer's counsel to Lord Burleigh respecting Charke and other persons of a contrary way to Papists-Charke's writings-Charke and Richard Hooker's widowDr. Richard Field-16th January, 1594. Order of the Masters of the Bench upon Mr. Field being willing to accept the place of Preacher or Reader of Divinity — Friendship between Dr. Field and Richard Hooker-Sir Henry Saville, Field's intimate acquaintance-Sir Henry Neville rejoiced in no man's company more than Dr. Field's- What King James said the first time he heard Dr. Field preach-King James once had a purpose of sending Dr. Field into Germany for the composing of the differences between the Lutherans and the Calvinists-King James very willing to bestow upon Dr. Field the Bishopric of Salisbury-The Duke of Buckingham told Dr. Field that if he was minded to take the See of Oxford upon him he should repair to Court and kiss the King's hand-What King James said when he heard of Dr. Field's death-The Rev. Thomas Gataker-22nd April, 1602. Order of the Masters of the Bench electing Gataker Preacher to the Society of Lincoln's InnGataker's auditory at Lincoln's Inn, or the generality of them, not a people that affected change, either novelty or variety, but rested well satisfied with his constant course and tenour of preaching — About the end of the reign of Elizabeth, or the beginning of the reign of James I., an alteration was made as to the hour of the Lecture on the Lord's Day at Lincoln's Inn-Neither arguments could persuade, nor examples induce, Gataker to conceive that one - 193 man at one time could discharge his duty having two cures of souls-Dedication of Gataker's Historical and Theological Treatise Of the Nature and Use of Lots to the Society of Lincoln's Inn-Gataker was Seventy-eight years old when he published his Marcus Antoninus-Gatakeri Opera Critica, edited by Witsius: Extract from the Dedication Omnibus Sacrarum Literarum veræque Theosophiæ Cultoribus-Dr. John Donne-Mr. Donne, having grappled with many extremities at home, passed over into France, where he gave himself to the study of the laws-Lord Chancellor Ellesmere took Donne to be his Chief Secretary-24th October, 1616. Order of the Masters of the Bench choosing Dr. Donne to be Divinity Reader of the Society of Lincoln's Inn-Dr. Donne, by a special command from the King, appointed to assist and attend Lord Doncaster, Ambassador to the Princes of the Union-Lincoln's Inn, at a Council, 14th October, 1619. Letter from Lord Doncaster read to excuse the stay of Dr. Donne, who by the King's command accompanied him to Germany -King James appointed Dr. Donne to attend him at Dinner, and what his Majesty, when set down, said to him-Within the first year of Donne's entering into Sacred Orders he had fourteen Advowsons presented to him, but they were in the country, and he would not leave London-11th February, 1622. Dr. Donne being advanced to the Deanery of St. Paul's, by reason whereof he could not supply the place of Preacher at Lincoln's Inn: Order that he should continue his chambers which he had as a Bencher of the House-Inscription in Donne's handwriting in a volume of a Commentary upon the Bible presented by him to Lincoln's Inn Library-Part of the said inscription, "Novi sacelli primis saxis suâ manu positis et ultimis fere paratis"-The new Chapel Sermon preached by Donne at the Consecration of Lincoln's Inn new Chapel, Ascension Day, 1623. [See also the Index to the present Volume.] — A volume containing Five Sermons by Dr. Donne, upon special occasions, presented to the Society of Lincoln's Inn by Bishop Jackson-26th May, 1623. Instrument of Consecration for the New Chapel - Conclusion of Donne's Sermon of Valediction at his going into Germany preached in Lincoln's Inn Chapel, April 18th, 1619-The figure of Dr. Donne in his shroud is the principal of the monuments in the old Church of St. Paul's which has been preserved-Dr. John Preston-21st May, 1622. Order of the Masters of the Bench electing and choosing Preston to be Preacher-Account of Preston from Fuller's Church History, first published 1655-Dr. Preston on the day of King James's death rode with the Prince (Charles the First) and Duke of Buckingham in a coach shut down from Theobalds to London - Preston's party would persuade us that he might have chosen his own mitre-Dr. Preston dies of a consumption, aged Forty years-What Mr. Attorney General Noy was wont to say of Preston's preaching-The Broad Seal, if the condition had pleased Preston, was proffered unto him Account of Preston from Fuller's Worthies, first published 1662-Preston chosen Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge-The Duke of Buckingham rather used than loved Preston -Account of Preston from Neal's Puritans-Preston being appointed to dispute before King James, maintains the affirmative of the question, whether brutes had reason or could make syllogisms-Preston has the honour of partaking dinner at his Majesty's [King James] table-College Statutes, which seemed an insuperable objection to Preston's holding both places (the Preachership of Lincoln's Inn and the Mastership of Emmanuel College) so interpreted as to admit of his repairing to London at the usual periods-The Duke of Buckingham offers Preston the Bishopric of Gloucester-Dr. Preston was in waiting [upon Prince Charles at Theobalds] when King James diedPassage in Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Times respecting PrestonDr. Preston's coming up in the coach from Theobalds to London with the King and the Duke of Buckingham, being against the rules of the Court, gave great offence-It was given out that the Duke of Buckingham offered Dr. Preston the Great Seal, but he was wiser than to accept it-Two Letters from Dr. Preston to Archbishop Usher-Dr. Preston declined a place of eminence in Ireland, his friends thinking that his stay in Cambridge would be most advantageous to the Church-Dr. Preston's works-Other works of Dr. Preston -Bishop Reynolds-16th October, 1628. Order of the Masters of the Bench choosing Dr. Reynolds Preacher-30th October, 1628. Order that Reynolds should take possession of the chamber which was Dr. Preston's-Latin Dedication of Bishop Reynolds' Three Treatises to the Society of Lincoln's InnThe Rev. Joseph Caryl-5th June, 1632. Order of the Masters of the Bench choosing Caryl to be Preacher-Some hours before King Charles the First suffered, Caryl and other ministers ordered to attend him-Caryl with another minister sent to Scotland to attend Oliver Cromwell-Caryl's journey towards Scotland to give General Monk a right understanding of affairs in EnglandCaryl's Exposition, with Practical Observations on the Book of Job-Letter of Archbishop Laud, 16th December, 1633 [then Bishop of London], to the Benchers of Lincoln's Inn: From the Society's Register-Very many of the gentry spend part of their time in the Inns of Court, and afterwards returning to live and govern as justices of the peace or otherwise in their several counties, there guide themselves according to such principles as in those places are infused into them-This Letter not written as by any ordinary jurisdiction of Laud intromitting himself at Lincoln's Inn-The Minister or Curate-The Preacher-Archbishop Usher -23rd November, 1647, 3rd February, 1648, 8th February, 1648, 12th February, 1648. Orders of the Masters of the Bench for presenting money to Archbishop Usher for his free coming and preaching to the Society-for raising a sum fit to be presented to him for his learning and godly labours in preaching to the Society-for raising a constant supply of a convenient sum to be quarterly presented to him so long as he should please to continue his preaching-and for providing that Chambers should be forthwith opened and fitted for his present use-Text on which Usher preached at Lincoln's Inn whilst Charles the First was kept prisoner at Carisbrook Castle-8th November, 1649. Order of the Masters of the Bench touching the sum per term to be paid to the Primate of Ireland for his pains in preaching; that all gentlemen behind should pay in their arrears to the Steward of the House, or in default of payment that their names should be returned, and the defaulters attend at the next council but one, to show cause why they did not pay what was arrears-The Archbishop persuaded to go up upon the leads of Lady Peterborough's house just over against Charing Cross, when King Charles the First was in his speech upon the scaffold-Extract from Dr. Gataker's last Letter to Archbishop Usher-Archbishop Usher's way of preaching-1655. Usher uses his interest with Cromwell, that as he granted liberty of conscience to almost all sorts of religions, so the episcopal divines might have the same freedom of serving God in their private congregations (since they were not permitted the public churches) according to the Liturgy of the Church of England, and that neither the ministers, nor those that frequented that service, might be any more hindered or disturbed by his soldiers-Archbishop Usher told Charles I. that if he was satisfied by what he had heard of Lord Strafford's trial that he was not guilty of treason, his majesty ought not in conscience to consent to his condemnation - Erroneous superscription of a Letter of Archbishop Usher “to the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn" in Dr. Parr's Collection and in Usher's Works by Dr. Elrington-Dr. Sibbes Preacher of Gray's Inn-26th January, 1623-24. Usher when Bishop of Meath, admitted a member of the Society of Gray's Inn-Rev. Thomas Greenfield-1st November, 1657. Order of the Masters of the Bench electing the Rev. Thomas Greenfield Preacher of Lincoln's Inn-13th June, 13 Car. II. Order of the House of Commons that the thanks of the House should be returned to Greenfield for a Sermon preached by him, and that he should be desired to print it, and Prynne was to return the thanks of the House-Greenfield's Dedication of his Sermon to the House of Commons-Archbishop Tillotson-Dr. Maynard-28th November, 1690. Order of the Masters of the Bench, upon consideration of the debts and difficulties of the Society, that whenever Dr. Tillotson should leave it, the Preacher's salary should be reduced to the ancient salary-13th November, 1691. Order of the Masters of the Bench choosing Dr. Maynard Preacher— November, 1691. Order of the Masters of the Bench as to Dr. Maynard's exhibition and allowances, duty and attendance-25th November, 1691. Order of the Masters of the Bench to let Dr. Maynard know what exhibition and allowances he was to expect, and what duty and attendance would be expected from him-Preface to Vol. I. of Dr. Maynard's Sermons preached before the University of Oxford, or the Society of Lincoln's Inn-When the storm which threatened the whole nation fell so heavily on Magdalene College, Oxford, in King James's reign, 1687, a comfortable place of refuge was, upon an acquaintance contracted at college, afforded to Maynard by the Lord Digby, at his seat in Warwickshire-Dr. Maynard returns his acknowledgment to the Society of Lincoln's Inn for their constant kindness and respects to him all the eight years that he was their Preacher-Dr. Maynard's account of his good fortune to light upon the Second Edition, corrected and enlarged by the author's own hand, to which is prefixed his Life, written by himself, of Dugdale's St. Paul's -Archbishop Tillotson told Maynard that he had always written every word before he preached it, but used to get it by heart (till he found it heated his head) a day or two before, and after that he was forced to leave offArchbishop Wake told Maynard he was resolved no longer to preach without book, for every body had left it off, even Dr. Tillotson-Bishop Gastrell-9th November, 1699. Order of the Masters of the Bench whereby Bishop Gastrell was chosen Preacher-Bishop Gastrell's Christian Institutes-Dedication to the Masters of the Bench and the rest of the Members of the Society of Lincoln's Inn-Dr. Lupton-17th April, 1714. Order of the Masters of the Bench declaring Dr. Lupton Preacher-Archbishop Herring-23rd January, 1726. Order of the Masters of the Bench declaring Archbishop Herring to be Preacher-Bishop Warburton-Burroughs, Master in Chancery, and Warburton, wrote the Legal Judicature in Chancery Stated-Lord Hardwicke, when Attorney General, wrote the Discourse of the Judicial Authority of the Master of the Rolls-Queen Caroline, wife of George II., taking a pleasure in the discourse of men of learning and genius, and asking Bishop Hare if he could recommend a person of that description to be about her, the Bishop mentioned Mr. Warburton-Mr. Murray, Solicitor-General (afterwards Lord Mansfield), easily prevails on the Bench of Lincoln's Inn to invite Mr. Warburton to accept the office of Preacher-16th April, 1746. Order of the Masters of the Bench declaring Bishop Warburton Preacher--Warburton had used himself very little to write Sermons till he came to Lincoln's Inn-War. burton's Sermons, being written for the use of men of parts and learning, fitted for the closet rather than the church-Offer to Warburton of a Prebend in the Church of Gloucester, by Lord Hardwicke-The stall to which he was preferred was the same in which Lord Nottingham had placed Dr. CudworthBishop Warburton gives a sum for the purpose of founding a Lecture at Lincoln's Inn, in the form of a Sermon, to prove the truth of Revealed Religion in general, and of the Christian in particular, from the completion of the Prophecies in the Old and New Testament which relate to the Church, especially to the apostacy of the Church of Rome-Dedication to the Masters of the Bench of Lincoln's Inn of Bishop Warburton's Principles of Natural and Revealed Religion-Sermons on the occasion of the Rebellion of 1745-Sermon on First Public Fast Day after Earthquake at Lisbon-Dr. Ashton-8th April, 1761. Order of the Masters of the Bench declaring Dr. Ashton Preacher-Letters between Horace Walpole and Richard West, Esq. Walpole is sure West would approve Ashton's Sermons, and admire them still more when he heard him deliver them-Bishop Hurd-6th November, 1765. Order of the Masters of the Bench declaring Bishop Hurd Preacher-Dedication to the Masters of the Bench of Bishop Hurd's Sermons preached at Lincoln's Inn - Bishop Hurd had the offer from King George the Third of the Archbishopric [of Canterbury] with many gracious expressions, and pressed to accept it; but humbly begged leave to decline it as a charge not suited to his temper and talents, and much too heavy for him to sustain, especially in those times, 1783-Bishop Hurd confirms Prince Edward [afterwards Duke of Kent] in the Chapel of Windsor Castle, May 14th, 1785——Summer of 1788. Royal visit to Bishop Hurd-Dr. Cyril Jackson-17th May, 1779. Order of the Masters of the Bench declaring Dr. Cyril Jackson Preacher-Dr. Cyril Jackson refuses the Primacy of Ireland-He also declines the Bishopric of Oxford-Bishop Jackson-9th July, 1783. Bishop Jackson elected Preacher-12th February, 1812. Resolution of the Masters of the Bench, Dr. William Jackson, Lord Bishop of Oxford elect, having sent in his resignation of the office of Preacher: that he should be requested to do the Masters of the Bench the honour to accept a general invitation to the Bench Table - Bishop Van Mildert-Bishop Van Mildert elected Preacher, 18th April, 1812-Mr. Ives's relation of the circumstances attending the election of Bishop Van Mildert to the Preachership of Lincoln's Inn-Two Letters to Bishop Van Mildert from two eminent barristers shortly afterwards raised to the Bench, upon the occasion of his accepting the Divinity Chair at Oxford, entreating him not to resign Lincoln's InnTwo volumes of Bishop Van Mildert's Sermons preached at Lincoln's Inn, inscribed to the Masters of the Bench Sermon preached at Lincoln's Inn, May 31st, 1812, on the occasion of the assassination of Mr. Perceval-Mr. Ives's account of the Bishop's publication of a selection of the Discourses which he had preached at Lincoln's Inn-A clergyman of high theological learning declared, that such a collection of Sermons as those of Bishop Van Mildert, preached at Lincoln's Inn, had not appeared since the publication of Bishop Horsley-Letter from an aged Dignitary of the Church to Bishop Van Mildert upon his Sermons preached at Lincoln's Inn-The Boyle Lecture-Extract from Mr. Boyle's Codicil of July 28th, 1691—Bishop Van Mildert's Preface to his Series of Sermons preached at the Boyle Lecture-List of those who have preached the Boyle Lecture since its first institution to the year 1823The Bampton Lecture-Extract from the will of Mr. Eampton, founding the |