Volume II Part 37 (1/2)

The King returned out of Holland just as this accident happened--Proclaainst the Papists, etc

16th April, 1691 I went to see Dr Sloane's curiosities, being an universal collection of the natural productions of Ja of plants, fruits, corals, minerals, stones, earth, shells, animent; several folios of dried plants, and one which had about 80 several sorts of ferns, and another of grasses; the Jamaica pepper, in branch, leaves, flower, fruit, etc This collection,[76] with his Journal and other philosophical and natural discourses and observations, indeed very copious and extraordinary, sufficient to furnish a history of that island, to which I encouraged him

[Footnote 76: It now forms part of the collection in the British Museum]

19th April, 1691 The Archbishop of Canterbury, and Bishops of Ely, Bath and Wells, Peterborough, Gloucester, and the rest ould not take the oaths to King William, were now displaced; and in their rooms, Dr

Tillotson, Dean of St Paul's, was made Archbishop: Patrick removed from Chichester to Ely; cumberland to Gloucester

22d April, 1691 I dined with Lord Clarendon in the Tower

24th April, 1691 I visited the Earl and Countess of Sunderland, now co's hand after his return fro to return to the army

7th May, 1691 I went to visit the Archbishop of Canterbury [Sancroft]

yet at La of the tined Bishops; he told me that by no canon or divine law they could justify the rened Bishop of Bath and Wells, cah he should give it, he believed he would not take it; the Doctor said he would; why then, says the Archbishop, when they come to ask, say ”_Nolo_,” and say it fro easier than to resolve yourself what is to be done in the case: the Doctor seemed to deliberate What he will do I know not, but Bishop Ken, who is to be put out, is exceedingly beloved in his diocese; and, if he and the rest should insist on it, and plead their interest as freeholders, it is believed there would be difficulty in their case, and it er a schism and much disturbance, so as wise men think it had been better to have let theor to turn theainst their consciences I asked at parting, when his Grace removed; he said that he had not yet received any suether disfurnished and his books packed up

1st June, 1691 I ith my son, and brother-in-law, Glanville, and his son, to Wotton, to solemnize the funeral of my nephehich was performed the next day very decently and orderly by the herald in the afternoon, a very great appearance of the country being there I was the chief mourner; the pall was held by Sir Francis Vincent, Sir Richard Onslow, Mr Tho's Guard), Mr Hyldiard, Mr James, Mr Herbert, nephew to Lord Herbert of Cherbury, and cousin-german to my deceased nephew He was laid in the vault at Wotton Church, in the burying place of the fareat concourse of coaches and people accompanied the solemnity

[Sidenote: LONDON]

10th June, 1691 I went to visit Lord Clarendon, still prisoner in the Tower, though Lord Preston being pardoned was released

17th June, 1691 A fast

11th July, 1691 I dined with Mr Pepys, where was Dr cu been put out for not acknowledging the Government cumberland is a very learned, excellent iven to Dr Tillotson, at Laone, but had left his nephew to keep possession; and he refusing to deliver it up on the Queen's e, was dispossessed by the Sheriff, and imprisoned This stout demeanor of the few Bishops who refused to take the oaths to King Williareat party to forsake the churches, so as to threaten a schish those who looked further into the ancient practice, found that when (as formerly) there were Bishops displaced on secular accounts, the people never refused to acknowledge the new Bishops, provided they were not heretics The truth is, the whole clergy had till now stretched the duty of passive obedience, so that the proceedings against these Bishops gave no little occasion of exceptions; but this not a the new Bishops, to prevent a failure of that order in the Church I went to visit Lord Clarendon in the Tower, but he was gone into the country for air by the Queen's permission, under the care of his warden

[Footnote 77: A h and Dr John Moore succeeded Dr Lloyd in the see of Norwich]

18th July, 1691 To London to hear Mr Stringfellow preach his first sermon in the newly erected Church of Trinity, in Conduit Street; to which I did recommend him to Dr Tenison for the constant preacher and lecturer This Church, for Jaed by Dr Tenison, rector of St Martin's, was set up by that public- in Dover Street, chiefly at the charge of the Doctor I know him to be an excellent preacher and a fit person This Church, though erected in St Martin's, which is the Doctor's parish, he was not only content, but was the sole industrious ard of the neighborhood having become so populous Wherefore to countenance and introduce the new ned for my son's family, I went to London, where,

19th July, 1691 In thehis text from Psalm xxvi 8 ”Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth” In concluding, he gave that this should be made a parish church so soon as the Parliament sat, and was to be dedicated to the Holy Trinity, in honor of the three undivided persons in the Deity; and he minded them to attend to that faith of the church, now especially that Arianis us In the afternoon, Mr Stringfellow preached on Luke vii 5 ”The centurion who had built a synagogue” He proceeded to the due praise of persons of such public spirit, and thence to such a character of pious benefactors in the person of the generous centurion, as was comprehensive of all the virtues of an acco, that I never heard a sermon more apposite to the occasion He ation they had to that person who should be the author and promoter of such public works for the benefit of ion, such as building and endowing churches, hospitals, libraries, schools, procuring the best editions of useful books, by which he handsomely intimated who it was that had been so exemplary for his benefaction to that place Indeed, that excellent person, Dr Tenison, had also erected and furnished a public library [in St Martin's]; and set up two or three free schools at his own charges

Besides this, he was of an exe, and incessantly e himself to promote the service of God both in public and private I never knew a enerous spirit, with so reat victory of King William's army in Ireland was looked on as decisive of that war The French General, St Ruth, who had been so cruel to the poor Protestants in France, was slain, with divers of the best co 1,000 killed, but of the enemy 4,000 or 5,000

26th July, 1691 An extraordinary hot season, yet refreshed by some thundershowers

28th July, 1691 I went to Wotton

2d August, 1691 No sermon in the church in the afternoon, and the curacy ill-served

16th August, 1691 A sermon by the curate; an honest discourse, but read without any spirit, or see preachers Great thunder and lightning on Thursday, but the rain and wind very violent Our fleet co done at sea, pretending that we cannot reat storm at sea; we lost the ”Coronation” and ”Harwich,” above 600autu, yet there has been great loss of shi+ps by negligence, and unskillfulthe fleet and Navy board

7th Nove , was now coth of the French King, and the difficulty of our forcing hi impression into France, was very wide from e fancied

8th to 30th November, 1691 An extraordinary dry and war; such as had not been known for ton was burned