mention'd, died in the year 1636, or thereabouts. Another
Tho. Goad was Doctor of the Laws, and the Kings Professor of
that Faculty in Cambridge, who died about the beginning of 1666.
Of one Tho. Goade see in the Pamphlet entit. A Century of scanda∣lous,
malignant Priests, &c. p. 27.
Benj. Laney M. of Arts.—He was the fourth Son of a wealthy
Merchant of Ipsu••ych named Joh. Laney Esq; who sparing nothing
that might advance his education, took him from School, and cau∣sed
him to be admitted a Student in Christs Coll. in Cambr. Where
making great proficiency in his studies, was removed to Pembroke
Hall, of which he became Fellow, and contemporary there with
Ralph Brownrig. Afterwards he was made Master of that house,
Doct. of Div. Vicechancellour of the University, Chaplain in or∣dinary
to K. Ch. 1, Prebendary of Winchester, and about the same
time of Westminster, in the place of Lambert Osbaldeston deprived
an. 1638, and afterwards (upon the restauration of Osbaldeston by
the Long Parliament) in the place of Griffith Williams, an. 1641.
Soon after, he was outed of his Mastership of Pembroke Hall for
his Loyalty, and about that time did attend in his Majesties Service
in the Treaty at Vxbridge, being then esteemed a learned Divine.
Afterwards when his Majesty Ch. 2. was in exile, he did in a most
dutiful manner attend him, and for several years after suffer'd
great calamity, as innumerable Royalists did. Upon his Majesty's
return to his Kingdoms, he was restored to his Headship, and in
recompence of his sufferings, he was first made Dean of Rochester,
in the place of Dr. Tho. Turner, in which Dignity he was installed
24 of July 1660, and soon after had the Bishoprick of Peterborough
confer'd upon him, (with liberty to keep his Mastership in com∣mendam)
to which he received Consecration in the Abbey Church
of S. Peter at Westminster, on Sunday Decemb. 2. an. 1660. After∣wards,
upon the death of Dr. Rob. Sanderson, he was translated
to Lincoln, and on the death of Dr. M. Wrenn, to Ely; where he
sate to the time of his death, in the latter end of 1674. Five of
his Sermons preached before the King, were printed in 1668—9.
And after his death were published his Observations on a letter about
liberty and necessity, &c. Lond. 1676, in tw. which Letter was
written to the Duke of Newcastle by Tho. Hobbes of Malmsbury.
Rich. Holdsworth M. A. of S. Johns Coll.—This most eminent
and loyal person was a Native of Newcastle upon Tyne in Nor∣thumberland,
where, for some time, he was educated in Grama∣ticals;
afterwards being sent to the said Coll. he made wonderful
proficiency in Arts and Theology, became successively Divinity
Professor of Gresham Coll. (being about that time D. of D.) Ma∣ster
of Emanuel Coll. several times Vicechancellour of Cambridge,
Archdeacon of Huntingdon in the place of Dr. Owen Gwynn Master
of S. John's Coll. before mention'd deceased, an. 1633, (which
Dignity Gwynn had confer'd upon him in 1622 upon the resignation
of Dr. Laud) and at length upon the grant of the Deanery of
Durham to Dr. Christopher Potter in the latter end of 1645, had
the grant of the Deanery of Worcester made unto him, having in
the beginning of the grand Rebellion refused the Bishoprick of
Bristow. But the principles of this reverend Doctor being wholly
orthodox, he suffered therefore very much during the miserable
condition which the Members of the Long Parliament had brought
this Kingdom to, lost most, if not all, his Spiritualities, was seve∣ral
times imprison'd, yet afterwards being at liberty he attended
his Majesty in his disconsolate and afflicted condition at Hampton
Court and in the Isle of Wight. At length, after he had seen him
crown'd with Martyrdom, he surrendered up his pious soul to him
that gave it on the 22 Aug. 1649. Whereupon his body was bu∣ried
in the Church of S. Peter le poore in London; of which Church
he had been Minister till the violence of the Presbyterians forced
him thence, an. 1642. After his death were published some of his
Works, viz. (1) Valley of vision in 21 Sermons.—printed 1651.
qu. (2) Praelectiones Theologicae habitae in Collegio Greshamensi apud
Londinenses. Lond. 1661. fol. which last book was published by Dr.
Pearson his Nephew, who hath set an account of his life before
that book.
Henry Burton.
Abraham Gibson.
Of these two, who were incorporated Masters again, I have
made mention among the Incorporations, in an. 1612 and 1615.
Will. Isaacson M. A.—He was afterwards D. of D. Rector of
S. Andrews Church in the Wardrobe in London, and of Wodford in
Essex; but whether he hath published any thing, I know not. He
was younger Brother to Henry Isaacson the Chronologer, sometimes
Amanuensis to Dr. Andrews Bishop of Winchester, Son of Rich. Isaac∣son
Sheriff elect of London, who died 19 Jan. 1620, and he the
Son of Will. Isaacson of Sheffield in Yorkshire, by Isabel his first
Wife. This Hen. Isaacson, by the way I must let the Reader
know, was born in the Parish of S. Catherine Coleman in London,
in Sept. 1581, but what Academical Education he received, I can∣not
yet tell. Sure it is, that he arrived to great knowledge in
Chronology, as his large book of that subject, doth sufficiently at∣test;
and dying about the 7 of Decemb. 1654, was buried in the
Church of S. Catherine Coleman before mention'd, having before
been a considerable benefactor to the poor of that Parish.
Will. Beale M. A. of Pemb. Hall.—See among the Incorpora∣tions,
an. 1645.
Dan. Horsmanden M. A.—He was afterwards D. of D. and Re∣ctor
of Vlcomb in Kent, and accounted by his Contemporaries a
learned man; but he being a zealous person for the Church of
England, and a high Loyalist, was thrown out of his Living by the
Committee of Religion, an. 1643, as you may see in the Pamph. en∣tit.
The first century of scandalous, malignant priests, &c. p. 36, 37▪
He lost other Spiritualities, and suffer'd much for the Kings Cause
during the time of the Rebellion.