a chapel of ease to Whitchurch, dedicated to St. Mary; but entirely ruined in the civil war."-In 1650 they were destitute of a minister for want of maintenance, and desired a sufficient one.

Page 458. HILLINGDON. To the account of Philip Taverner, add-Wood says of him "Son of John Taverner of High Wycombe in Bucks: was born in that county, admitted a poor scholar of Exeter Col. 12 May, 1634, aged 17, took one degree in Arts, holy orders, and was made vicar of West Drayton, and afterwards of Hillingdon, both in Middlesex. V. ii. p. 244.

Page 449. HACKNEY. Wood in his Fasti Oxon. has some further account of Dr. Spurstowe. "He was the son and heir of William Spurstowe, citizen and mercer of London, but originally descended from the Spurstows of Spurstow in Cheshire.-Master of Cath. Hall, Camb. where he had been educated, in the place of Dr. Ralph Browning; and Doctor of Divinity. He hath published [besides those before mentioned] England's pattern aud duty in monthly fasts; a Sermon before both houses, July 21, 1643, on 1. Sam. vii. 6.-Sermon bef. H. of Com. June 24, 1646.-Fun. serm. for Lady Viner.-A practical treatise on the excellence and right use of gospel promises.

Page 470. TWICKENHAM. Thomas Willis. Wood gives. the following account of him, V. ii. p. 1082.-" Born in Middlesex, descended from those of his name at FennyCompton, Warwickshire: bred in school learning under his father (mentioned among the writers of this vol.)-entered in St. John's Col. before the grand rebellion-left it when the rebellion began, and returning to the college after the surrender of the garrison of Oxford, for the use of the Parliament, was created M. A. by virtue of the letters of Sir T. Fairfax, Gen. Afterwards being subservient to the men that were uppermost in the time of the Usurpation, he became one of the assistants to the commissioners of Middlesex, and the city of Westminster, for the ejection of such whom the godly party then (1654) called " scandalous," &c. and was beneficed in that county. After the Restoration of K. Cha. II. he turned about, became minister of Kingston upon Thames, about 1667; chaplain in ordinary to his majesty ;

majesty; Rector of Dunton in Bucks, and 1670, was actually created D. D. in the Orangian creation, he being then one of those who were not or had not been true sons of the church of England, that procured by favour and money, their names to be put in the Roll to be created. He is the author of Several Sermons-The Key of Knowledge."

**Many more anecdotes of the ejected ministers might have been collected from WOOD, of whose work Dr. Calamy did not make all the use which it was presumed he had done. The editor hopes hereafter to avail himself of some valuable information from that illiberal writer.

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