prediction might prove true: but this is very improbable. Ob. Jan, 1639. See Athen. Oxon.

Mr. STOCK; under an arch composed of books. Frontisp. to his "Commentary on Malachi," 1614; fol.

Mr. STOCK; in Boissard; another in Clarke's" Lives;" both small 4to.

Mr. STOCK; prefixed to his " Commentary on Malachi," 1641. J. Jenner exc.

Richard Stock, rector of Allhallows, Bread-street, was a very assiduous and pathetic preacher, and of a most exemplary life. His success in his ministry was answerable to his character. His "Commentary on Malachi" was esteemed a learned and useful work. Ob. 20 April, 1626. See Fuller's "Worthies," in Yorkshire, p. 231.

THOMAS WILSON. T. Cross sc. ruff; black cap. Frontispiece to his "Christian Dictionary;" fol.

Thomas Wilson, minister of St. George's church, in Canterbury, was highly esteemed for his learning and piety. In 1614, he published his "Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans," which was generally approved. His "Christian Dictionary," which has been often printed, seems to have been the first book ever composed in English, by way of concordance.* He died in the latter end of this reign, or in the beginning of the next; as he is styled, “late minister," &c. in the title to the second edition of his Commentary, 1627. His Funeral Sermon, which is in print, was preached, January 25, 1621, by William Swift, minister of St Andrew's, in Canterbury, and great-grandfather of Dr. Swift.†

NICOLLAS BYFIELD, “Minister, sometimes of the city of Chester, but last of Isleworth, in the county of Middlesex, where he deceased on the fourth day of September, Anno Domini 1620, Ætatis

* See the preface to Cruden's "Concordance."
+ Appendix to Swift's "Life of Dr. Swift."

suæ 40. The next day after his death he was opened by Mullins the Chirurgeon, who took a stone out of his bladder of this form; being of a solid substance, 18 inches compass the length way, and 13 inches compass in thickness; weighed 33 ounces avoirdupois weight." (Trotter sc.) W. Richardson, 1790; quarto; with the representation of the stone.

WILLIAM PEMBLE, M. A. Vertue sc. His portrait is in the right hand group of figures in the Oxford Almanack" for 1749; it is between William Tindall and Dr. Pocock; the former of whom holds a book.

William Pemble, of Magdalen Hall, in Oxford, was a celebrated tutor and divinity reader of that house, to which he was a singular ornament. His learning was deep and extensive; and he has given abundant proofs of it, in his writings on historical, metaphysical, moral, and divine subjects. Adrian Heereboord, professor of philosophy in the university of Leyden, speaks very highly of his abiHilles in his "Meletemata Philosophica." This truly learned and pious man, and excellent preacher, died the 14th of April, 1623, aged only thirty-two years. His English works have been collected into one volume, which has been four times printed. The two last editions are in folio.

JOHN RAWLINSON, A. M. S. T. P. in the "Oxford Almanack," 1747.

John Rawlinson, a fluent and florid preacher of his time, was born in London, educated in Merchant Taylors' school, elected scholar of St. John's College 1591, aged 15, and was afterward fellow and M. A. He became, successively, rector of Taplow, in Bucks, vicar of Asheldain, in Essex, prebendary of Sarum, D. D. principal of St. Edmund Hall, chaplain to Tho. Egerton, baron of Ellesmere, lord-chancellor of England, and chaplain in ordinary to King James I, rector of Selsey, in Sussex, and of Whitchurch, in Shropshire in all which places he was much followed for his edifying preaching, great charity, and public spirit. He died 1631,

and was buried in the chancel of the church at 'Whitchurch, in Shropshire. See a list of his works in Wood's "Athenæ Oxoniensis."

THEOPHILUS WODENOTE, B. D. in the title to" Hermes Theologus, or new Descants upon old Records," 1649; 12mo.

Theophilus Wodenote, born at Lankenhorn, in Cornwall, descended from an ancient family in Cheshire, was educated at Eton, and from thence removed to King's College, Cambridge, and was incorporated at Oxford July 13th, 1620. He was made rector of Lankenhorn, the place of his birth. Mr. Wodenote wrote "Good Thoughts on bad Times;" "Hermes Theologus," 1649, and other works. See Wood's "Athenæ."

ROBERT BOYD, of Trochrig, from an original in the college of Glasgow. Rivers sc. 8vo.

This learned professor was the son of James Boyd, of Trochrig, in Airshire, archbishop of Glasgow, who died in 1581. The Boyds of Pinkhill, and of Trochrig, were descended from Adam Boyd, third son of Alexander, the second son of Robert, lord Boyd, the famous chamberlain of Scotland in the minority of James III.

The celebrated Mark Alexander Boyd was of the family of Pinkhill, and first-cousin to the professor.-Robert Boyd, of Trochrig, was professor of divinity at Saumur, in France, when he was invited by James VI. to the office of principal of the university of Glasgow. But not supporting the king's views in promoting episcopacy, he resigned, and was then called by the city of Edinburgh to the same station in the university there, and found equal opposition from the court. He therefore abandoned that charge, and became minister at Paisley. He died in 1629.

His writings were, a Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians; and a poem called Hetacombe Christiana, preserved in the Delicia Patarum Scotorum, and dedicated to his relation, Andrew Boyd, bishop of Argyle, a prelate eminent for his active virtues in reclaiming that barbaric see.

NONCONFORMISTS.

JOHN DOD; Ob. 1645, Et. 96. T. Cross sc. four English verses; 8vo.

A grave divine; precise, not turbulent ;
And never guilty of the churches rent:
Meek even to sinners; most devout to God:
This is but part of the due praise of DOD.-C. B.

Copied by W. Richardson.

This head may be placed with equal propriety in the next reign. John Dod received his education at Jesus College, in Cambridge. He was in learning excelled by few, and in unaffected piety by none. Nothing was ever objected to this meek and humble man, but his being a Puritan. He was particularly eminent for his knowledge of the Hebrew language, which he taught the famous John Gregory of Christ Church, in Oxford.* He was, from his Exposition of the Ten Commandments, which he wrote in conjunction with Robert Cleaver, commonly called the Decalogist. His "Sayings" have been printed in various forms: many of them on two sheets of paper, are still to be seen pasted on the walls of cottages. An old woman in my neighbourhood told me, "that she should have gone distracted for the loss of her husband, if she had been without Mr. Dod's Sayings' in the house."

ARTHUR HILDERSHAM, late preacher at Ashby de la Zouch (in Leicestershire); preaching; 4to.

ARTHUR HILDERSHAM, &c. R. Vaughan sc. 4to. Arthur Hildersham, who was great-grandson, by the mother, to George, duke of Clarence, was educated in the Roman Catholic religion; and when he was about fifteen years of age, disinherited by his father, for refusing to go to Rome. The Earl of Huntingdon his kinsman, very generously became his patron, and contributed to his support at Cambridge. He was several times silenced in this reign for nonconformity, but was restored by Archbishop Abbot

* See Mr. John Gurgany's account of his life.