[960]Thomas Fuller, D.D., borne at Orwincle[LXXIII.]in Northamptonshire. His father was minister there, and maried ..., one of the sisters of John Davenant, bishop of Sarum.—From Dr. Edward Davenant.
[LXXIII.]J. Dreyden, poete, was borne here.
[LXXIII.]J. Dreyden, poete, was borne here.
He was a boy of a pregnant witt, and when the bishop and his father were discoursing, he would be by and hearken, and now and then putt in, and sometimes beyond expectation, or his yeares.
He was of a middle stature; strong sett[961]; curled haire; a very working head, in so much that, walking and meditating before dinner, he would eate-up a penny loafe, not knowing that he did it. His naturall memorie was very great, to which he had added theart of memorie: he would repeate to you forwards and backwards all the signes from Ludgate to Charing-crosse.
He was fellow of Sydney College in Cambridge, where he wrote hisDivine Poemes. He was first minister of Broad Windsor in Dorset, and prebendary of the church of Sarum. He was sequestred, being a royalist, and was afterwards minister of Waltham Abbey, and preacher of the Savoy, where he died, and is buryed.
He was a pleasant facetious person, and abonus socius.
Scripsit 'Holy Warre'; 'Holy State'; 'Pisgah Sight';
'England's Worthies'; severall Sermons, among others,
a funerall sermon on Henry Danvers, esq., the eldest son
of Sir John Danvers, (and only
He was minister of Waltham Crosse in Essex, and also of the Savoy in the Strand, where he dyed (and lies buryed) not long after the restauracion of his majestie.