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The Life of Thomas Ken, D.D. : Deprived Bishop of Bath and Wells Columbia SUntoertfitp mtijeCtipofJtogork THE LIBRARIES '•" .,A,nNGER fcfcaa- • • T^-\ C^8« ^ . I f , < « »C I < >/'/// ,/ THF LIF E OF THOMAS KEN, D.D. DEPRIVED BISHOP OF BATH AND WELLS. VIEWED IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC EVENTS, AND THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS, IN WHICH HE LIVED. INCLUDING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE FORTUNES OF MORLEY, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER, HIS FIRST PATRON, AND THE FRIEND OF ISAAK WALTON, BROTHER-IN-LAW OF BISHOP KEN. "Persecuted, but not forsaken; as poor, yet making many rich ; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things." ST. PAUL. BY THE R E V. W. L. BOWLES, M.A. M.R.S.L. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1830. " • t 4 • « * ' t • • t 33 LONDON : J. B. NICHOLS AND SON, PARLIAMENT STREET. TO THE MOST REVEREND WILLIAM, LORD ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, AND PRIMATE OF ALL ENGLAND. MY DEAR LORD, I know not to whom this Life of Bishop Ken could with more propriety be dedicated than to Him, who learned the same lessons, at the same distinguished school, where Bishop Ken was edu- cated, — to Him, who was Fellow of the same College in Oxford — elected Fellow of the same College of Winchester — from thence advanced to the Episcopal Bench, like Bishop Ken and Bishop Lowth — and who from thence has been advanced to the highest station in the Episcopal Church of Christ, like Chicheley and Warham, educated in the same illustrious Seminary. But, independently of these circumstances, I am persuaded this offer- ing will not be unacceptable, as coming from one IV DEDICATION. of your Grace's oldest friends and schoolfellows, equally attached with yourself to that school where our studies began, and the Communion of that Church over which you so auspiciously preside. Without presuming to think your Grace will agree with me in all the opinions, political or reli- gious, expressed in this work, I am sure, at least, of your candid construction of them. I have only to pray that your valuable life may be long continued, to exhibit that exemplary piety and virtue, those qualities of heart and understand- ing, which distinguished the character I have en- deavoured to describe ; and I remain, as from our early days, till called away for ever, Your Grace's Most sincere and affectionate Friend, W. L. BOWLES. Canonry House, Salisbury, January ], 1830. ... .. ... .. CONTENTS. Page. • . ix Introduction . Errata, and Preliminary Explanations , . xxxviii CHAPTER I. Birth—Family Connections I • 114 Pedigree . • • • 5, CHAPTER II. Ken a College -boy, at Winchester School — Catherine Hill—Election-Chamber— Reflections on Public Schools 15 Note on Thomas Russell . 21 CHAPTER III. Ken at Oxford—Antony Wood's Musical Club (see also p. 229)—First acquaintance with Thynne of Christ-Church, afterwards Viscount Weymouth — Connection of the Family of Thynne and Packington—Morley, afterwards Bishop of Winchester, the means of Ken's acquaintance • . with Thynne . 30 Observations on the authorship of the Eacuv BaviXiKi] 45,122,217 CHAPTER IV. Retrospective View of Religious Parties in the Seven- teenth Century, from the opening of the Long Parlia- ment, 1640, to the Death of Cromwell, 1658— Presby- terian Domination — Episcopal Clergy oppressed — Prayer-book proscribed—Prayer-book of Isaak Walton, Ken's Brother-in-law —Independants —Milton —Crom- well's Death -51 . .. .. VI CONTENTS. CHAPTER V. Page. Oxford, after the Restoration—Ejected Ministers restored —Morley, ejected Canon, made Dean of Christ-Church — Connection with Isaak Walton, Ken's Brother-in-Law —Ken's Patron — His rise in the Church — Fellow of Winchester — Party at the Episcopal Palace . 88 Dramatic Scene at the Cottage of Isaak Walton . 99 Morley *s Farewell to the Cottage of Isaak Walton . Ill Pedigree of Floud ..114 CHAPTER VI. Life, Fortunes', Character, and Times of Bishop Morley, Ken's First Patron —Parentage —Early society—Chap- lain to Charles the First — Last interview — Expelled from his Canonry of Christ-Church by the Parliamen- tary Visitors — His wanderings, after leaving Walton's Cottage —Character —Reflection —Domestic groupe in the Palace Household when he was Bishop of Win- chester 115 Lines on the Funeral of Charles the First 129 Pedigree of Morley 152 NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. Persecuted Clergy 153 Lilly and Hugh Peters—Predestinarianism and Astrology ibid. Joice, Executioner of Charles the First . 155 Milton the suggester to Cromwell of the King's Trial, as a grand national spectacle of justice . 155 Cheynell over Chillingworth's Grave . 158 CHAPTER VII. Piety of the Episcopal Church of England contrasted with the spirit of Puritanism—Presbyterian and Papal perse- cution Historians . • — —Concluding Reflections . 165 . ... .. ... ... .... ... ; CONTENTS. Vll HISTORICAL AND MISCELANEOUS DOCUMENTS AND REFLECTIONS. Page. Concluding observations on the Eikiov BaatXiKt] . 217 Oxford after the Parliament- Visitation in 1647, to 1652; Decline of fanatical feelings through the Nation Causes, &c. 222 Suppression and Revival of Cathedral Services . 229 Lines on the poor Blind Man of Salisbury Cathedral . 232 Domination of Presbyterian and Independent Puritanism 233 The Trial ofJames Nayler, the Quaker .. .. .. 239 Progress and Domination of Puritanic Intolerance . 245 Cheynell's own account of his conduct at Chillingworth's Funeral . 249 Concluding Reflections . 254 Lines addressed to the Widows of Seth Ward's College, Salisbury . 264 PLATES. Portrait of Bishop Ken To face the Title. Isaak Walton's Epitaph on his Wife, from the MS. draft in his Prayer-book Page 73 Isaak Walton, Kenna his wife, and Morley, afterwards Bishop of Winchester, at Walton's cottage in Stafford- shire Page 97 Portrait of Bishop Morley . .. .. .. Page 115 a 4 ERRATA. There are some errata to which I "would particularly call the reader's attention, as, by the omission or addition of a f&vo letters, the sense of the passage has been completely altered. Page xx. note \,for "this," read, "The intolerant Prelate (Laud), who " — P. 56, at the foot, read, " had condemned millions and mil- lions of human beings to eternal torments, merely for his own " good pleasure ! P. 170, line 4, read, " doubly affecting and tender." P. 178, line 16, for "lift up," read "say." P. 182, last line, for " the," read " them." *** When, in speaking of our Articles, I said the word " Decreed " was not Scriptural, it is to be understood that this word, in the sense of Calvin, was not Scriptural. INTRODUCTION. The eminent position which the Episeopal Church of England holds, and has held, among the Protestant Churches, since the Reformation, of which Reformation her own Wycliff was the morn- ing-star, cannot be better illustrated than by the lives and example of some of her most illustrious, learned, and pious sons. Among this splendid host, few will be found, in practical holiness of life, in humility, gentleness, yet uncompromising integrity of virtuous intrepidity, under all trials, more worthy of record and imitation than the subject of these pages. When we consider his character, his station, and his fortunes, it is singular that so little should have been recorded of Bishop Ken. When we turn our attention, more particularly, on the great events of the period, and remark him, equally dignified by the death-bed of one expiring Monarch,* or in im- prisonment on account of his uncompromising op- position to the mandates of another, both of whom expressed an equal personal regard for him ; —when we consider him calm and consistent in prosperity or in prison ; — when we see him, on account of his * Charles. Even Burnet says he spoke like one inspired. VOL. I. b X INTRODUCTION. conscientious principles, voluntarily relinquishing a large revenue and baronial palace, reduced to find his only asylum in the mansion of the noble friend of his early days ; — when we look on his grave, not among the sculptured monuments of the Prelates of his own cathedral, but that of a poor man among the poor, in the open church-yard of a country- town, the nearest consecrated place of Christian rest* in his former diocese ; — whilst all these sin- gular circumstances crowd on our reflections, as we think of the life and death of Bishop Ken, it seems still more extraordinary that there should be only one meagre record "j- of a life so truly Christian, of fortunes so varied, which, to every Christian heart, and to all who reflect on the changes and chances of this mortal course, teach a lesson as important as impressive. The only relation of his life, authentic, indeed, as having Ken's "imprimatur" before he died, is that by William Hawkins, published after his death, an- nouncing an intended collection of all his works. Four volumes in consequence appeared, containing a series of sacred poems, written chiefly in his retire- ment at Longleat, and two eloquent Sermons. Of the poems more will be said in another place. The Life of Ken bears the affix, in the title- page, of " William Hawkins, barrister," from which * Frome, in Somersetshire. f By William Hawkins. All the Lives are based upon this, as to mere Jacts. INTRODUCTION. XI a general reader derives information as satisfac- tory as from the meagre facts called the " Life.'' Of this William Hawkins * and his family an ac- count is given in the first chapter of this volume. His hooks, the most valuable treasures of his varied life, Bishop Ken left to the lihrary of his generous friend at Longleat. In the last volume a catalogue will he given. To Dr. Hawes alone I am indebted for the novelty of the information which the reader will find in the chapter of Morlcy ; and to Dr. Hawes, my friend from school-days, inheriting his ances- tor's active benevolence, "primitive"-^ piety, and love of the Church, I have expressed my obliga- tions elsewhere.
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