"30. Tithe of the Leen mill, being twenty shillings, payable at Easter.

"31. Tithe of nether Trent close.

"32. Tithe of all tofts and crofts.

"33. Tithe bread of every baker in the parish, viz. a halfpenny loaf every Saturday.

"34. Tithe pigs, potatoes, flax, and all other small tithes. "35. Tithe of all gardens, occupied by gardeners, at two shillings in the pound rent.

36. For all sheep that go in the fields from Michaelmas to Martinmas, at fourpence per score.

"37. Twenty shillings per annum, for a sermon upon the subject of christian love and charity, to be preached yearly on Good Friday, in the afternoon, left by the will of Alderman Parker.

"38. Twenty shillings per annum for two sermons upon charity, to be preached yearly, one on the Sunday before Whit-sunday, the other on the Sunday before Christmas-day, left by the will of Alderman Staple.

"39. Ten shillings per annum for a sermon, to be preached yearly upon the day of the Restoration of King Charles II., left by the will of Mr. William Thorpe Clerk, late Vicar of Blidworth.

40. Surplus fees, (viz.) for every burial in the church-yard, one shilling, in the church, two shillings, in the chancel, two shillings and sixpence; the same fees are paid for those who die in the parish and are buried in other places; for every churching, sevenpence halfpenny; for the publication of every banns, one shilling and sixpence; for every certificate at the publication of banns one shilling; for every marriage by banns, one shilling'; for every marriage license, five shillings; and for every woman, who lives in the parish, and is married by license in any other place, five shillings.

"41. For every head stone set up in the church-yard, or the burial ground, two shillings and sixpence; and for every flat stone, one pound one shilling.

66 42. Mortuaries.

"43. Easter offerings, (viz.) sixpence halfpenny for every house in the parish."

We believe the above terrier, consisting of 43 articles, contains a true account of the houses, glebe lands, tithes, stipendary payments, and all other ecclesiastical dues and profits whatever, belonging to the vicarage of St. Mary, in Nottingham.

Scrope Beardmore, vicar of St. Mary, Nottingham; Thomas Pearson, Richard Liptrott, churchwardens; William White, John Nix, Charles Sulley, Thomas Lamb, Martha Nixon.

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CHAPTER V.

A list of the vicars of St. Mary's commences in the year 1290, and it is much to be regretted that so little is known concerning those distinguished gentlemen, who have, through so many ages, discharged the duties of this important office. Johannes de Hoveden, who was vicar in 1360, is thought to have been a descendant of Roger de Hoveden, the celebrated English historian, who was born in Yorkshire, in the twelfth century, and flourished in the reign of Henry II. His "Annals," which commence in the year 731, where Bede left off, and continued to the 3rd of King John, in 1202, were first published by Saville, among the "Historici Anglici, 1595, and reprinted at Frankfort, in folio, 1601. Richard Travenor was inducted into the vicarage in 1504, 21st Henry VII., being then a catholic priest, in which capacity he continued to officiate 21 years, but renounced the catholic communion at the time of the Reformation, 1525; and for the next ten years, discharged the duties of his office as a protestant minister; he died 1534, and was succeeded by the Rev. Richard Matthew, created first bishop of Nottingham, who held the living only one year, and was succeeded, 1535, by the Right Rev. Richard Wylde, second bishop, in 27st Henry VIII. For eighteen years he discharged the duties of his office, as a protestant minister; but on the accession of Queen Mary, 1553, renounced the protestant faith, and was ordained priest in the catholic communion; he died the following year, and was succeeded by the Right Rev. Oliver Haywood, also a catholic priest, third bishop, 2nd Queen Mary, 1554, and died 1558.

The Right Rev. Richard Barnes, catholic priest, succeeded, and was created fourth and last bishop of St. Mary's. He renounced the catholic church, and embraced the faith of the protestants on its re-establishment, 1st Queen Elizabeth, 1558. The prelatical honours that had been some time enjoyed by him and his predecessors, were taken from him, not as a punishment of the bishop, but because the funds belonging to the church were insufficient to support the dignity, under these circumstances to be relieved from the expenses, which must have been principally supplied out of his private fortune, was an act as kind as it was just.

The Rev. J. Whitlock was presented to the living as vicar in 1651, his friend, the Rev. W. Reynolds, was lecturer, during the time of his incumbency, which was eleven years.

The following biographical sketch of the latter, is copied from an authentic document, written with Mr. Whitlock's own hand.

"He was the son of Mr. William Reynolds, citizen and clothworker, of London, who afterward also became merchant, trading to Russia, and was likewise engaged in the copperas works; he lived in Abb-church lane. This son of his, Mr. William Reynolds, was born at Bewers, (a town partly in Essex, and partly in Suffolk) where his mother lay-in of him, among some of her husband's relations, being by her husband sent down from London thither, by reason of the great plague that was in London that year, 1st Charles I. He was born 28th October, 1625, and was brought up for some time, under one Mr. Ashley, a minister and schoolmaster at Bilson, near Hadley, with whom he boarded, a good man, under whom he imbibed some good principles; afterwards, some time before he went to Cambridge, he went to Christ's Church school, and from thence to Cambridge, about the month of May, 1641, and was admitted of Emanuel College; Dr. Benjamin Whichcott, was his tutor, as Dr. Ralph Cudworth was mine, they both being then Fellows of that college. It was in the year 1643, that he and I became first intimately acquainted, and I hope I may say it was religion that was the first ground of our acquaintance. Soon after we became chamber fellows, and so continued till summer, 1644, and all that time, he was studious and improving, being designed by his father, and himself designing for the ministry.

"But then he was for some time diverted upon this occasion, he had an elder brother in Russia, who was his father's factor there, and proved extravagant, whereupon his father called him home, and resolved to send this second son of his into Russia, to manage his business there, as having more confidence in his sobriety and ability, religion and faithfulness; and therefore he writes to him to Cambridge, declaring his purpose to take him off from University studies, and send him to Russia, to manage his business there, as aforesaid; urging that it might otherwise prove to his father's great prejudice. This was no pleasing tidings to this his son, and as little to me, but I durst not advise him against complying with his father's desire, and only persuaded him (not knowing but that God by his providence might so order it, that he might return again to his studies in order to the ministry, which God was pleased afterwards to do, both for his own and the church's good,) to take his degree of Bachelor of Arts, at Midsummer, 1644, though his time in ordinary course to take that degree, was not till the January following, and he did accordingly

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take the degree at Midsummer, of Bachelor of Arts, his father being willing to it.

"In July, the same year, he took shipping for Russia, I going down with him to Gravesend, and seeing him on board the ship; and in the two and twenty months of his being out of England, we had intercourse by letters, as much as the distance of place would admit. In August, 1645, his father died, and left a very perplexed estate, though he had driven a very great trade, and was judged rich; but it is thought he overdid himself in merchandize, and his engagements in the copperas works. He hearing of his father's death, left his business in the best hands he could, hastened over to England, (the most part of the way by land) not questioning but to have found a good estate left, and himself to have had a considerable share in it. He came to London in May, 1646, but when he came, he found no estate left, and his elder brother a prisoner in the King's Bench for debt, which greatly discouraged him, not knowing what course to take. The long parenthesis of two and twenty months, as to his academical studies, (though he had kept what he had got) quite discouraged him at present from settling to study, in or to the work of the ministry, though I earnestly persuaded him to it. But he resolved to go to sea again, and to settle in some way of merchandize, and in order to that agreed with the master of a ship that was going to the Straits; but God graciously, in mercy to him and to his church, stept in, and prevented it by a wise, holy, gracious, and very remarkable providence; over-ruling to this purpose an illegal action of man, viz. an unjust imprisonment of this his servant. Being thus detained, he was hindered from his voyage, and the ship, wherein he was to have gone, put to sea soon after, and neither it, nor any of the passengers were heard of more; it was supposed to be stranded. Thus his life was saved, and he preserved for the work of the ministry, in which God used and blessed him for above one and fifty years. And can we do other than make a little stand here, and express our admiring, adoring thoughts of God! Oh, the tender, the watchful providence of God over his people; who spies out their way for them, sees, and prevents the dangers before them, which they saw not, and stops up such a dangerous way! What cause have we to praise God for his preventing mercies, and delivering us from unseen dangers, and what cause have we to commit our way to the Lord continually, and to submit to his wise conduct even in those instances of it that cross our present inclinations, and we do not see at first can be any way advantageous to us, but conclude with the old patriarch, mistakingly, All these things are against us!' The

occasion of this illegal but merciful and graciously over-ruled imprisonment, was this: his brother being a prisoner in the King's Bench, yet having liberty to go abroad with a keeper, made an escape, of which his brother, Mr. William Reynolds, had no knowledge, till after he was gone; but hereupon the marshall of the King's Bench, Sir John Lenthal, (brother to the speaker of the then House of Commons,) arrested him, and cast him into prison, though he had no knowledge of, or hand in his brother's escape, and he was also then somewhat under the age of one and twenty years, and so not liable to any such action against him ; and he continued for some months a prisoner in Ludgate, which prison he made choice of, he, as a scholar, having the liberty to choose his prison. But at last, before the end of that summer, his brother was retaken in Wales, and then he was set at liberty, and though he had sufficient grounds to sue him that imprisoned him, for false imprisonment, yet he being a great man, and having seized some of his brother's trunks and writings, which he would not deliver without this our Mr. Reynolds' promise that he would not sue him; he, at his brother's desire, and to procure him better treatment, made Sir John Lenthal such a promise, and so that business went off; I often visited him in prison.

"That summer, viz. about Midsummer, 1646, I was invited to preach at Leighton-bean desert, in Bedfordshire, two miles from Hockley, and I did supply that place during the remainder of that summer, usually going from Cambridge, (which was thirty miles distant,) on Suturdays, and returning on Mondays; intending to settle again in Cambridge for that winter, but the people of Leighton were very importunate that I should come and settle among them, and at last I yielded to their importunities, and about November did remove thither and boarded, and being once settled there, I did earnestly invite my dear brother Reynolds to come down thither and live with me, in order to his studying and entering upon preaching; which invitation he did accept of, and in December, 1646, he came down and lived with me, and we have lived together ever since, till God took him to himself, the 26th of Feb. 1697, always living under the same roof, (though while he was married keeping distinct houses,) and studying in the same room, and writing at the same table.

"This relation I have been the more large in, that God's special providence in calling him to the work of the ministry, after considerable diversions and discouragements, and fixing him in it may be the more taken notice of, and thankfully owned, especially by those whom God made his ministry profitable to, as, blessed be God, he hath made it to many souls.