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This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google.com THOMAS KEN, D.D. T ' L K ; r*' i i i i vr 5 v : A- * - v _ ' * i L i. A. : ,'■/.■//. ' ■>. ■ ■ - .' I ■ * • V- ► . -„ £ THE LIFE OF THOMAS KEN, D.D. BISHOP OF BATH AND WELLS By E. H? fLUMP TEE, D.D. A K DEAN OF WELLS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY E. WHYMIER " Of whom the world was not worthy." " Isti sunt triumphatores et amici Dei, qui, contemnentis jussa principum, merucrunt prrcmia ajterna : Modo coronantur et aecipiunt palmam. Isti sunt qui venerunt ex magna tribulatione ut laverunt stolas suaa in sanguine Agni : Modo coronantur et aecipiunt palmam." IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II. geconb (fMtton "&cv\icb WITH ADDITIONAL LETTERS TO QUEEN MARY AND OTHERS LONDON Wm. ISBISTER Limited 15 & 1G TAVISTOCK STREET COVENT GARDEN 1890 v. z Steele ' 7 . 9 5^ 3L I TABLE OF CONTENTS. vol. n. XVIII. TAOK THE TRIAL OF THE SEVEN BISHOPS, A.D. 1688 . 1 XIX. THE REVOLUTION OF A.D. 1688 24 XX. HESITATION — FINAL DECISION — DEPARTURE FROM WELLS, A.D. 1689 — 1691 37 Note. — BISHOP KIDDER 60 XXI. KEN AND THE NON-JURORS TO THE DEATH OF MARY, A.D. 1689 — 1694 . 64 Notes. — l. THE JACOBITE LITURGY AND MODEST ENQUIRY 82 2. KEN'S LETTER TO ARCHBISHOP TENISON . 86 XXII. KEN AND THE NON - JURORS TO THE DEATH OF WILLIAM III., A.D. 1694 — 1702 95 Note. — DID KEN WRITE 'THE ROYAL SUFFERER?'. 115 XXIII. KEN AND THE NON-JURORS UNDER QUEEN ANNE, A.D. 1702 — 1705 119 TABLE OF CONTENTS XXIV. PAOK EPISODES IN PRIVATE LIFE, A.D. 1695 — 1710 1. THE "STUDENT-PENITENT" OF 1695 165 2. THE TRAGEDY OF STATFOLD . 160 3. LEWIS SOUTHCOMBE, PENITENT 163 4. THE LADIES OF NAISH COURT 167 5. KEN AND ELIZABETH ROWE . 172 6. KEN'S ' LYRA INNOCENTIUM ' 174 XXV. LITERARY CORRESPONDENCE WITH DR. THOMAS SMITH 179 XXVI. CLOSING YEARS AND DEATH, A.D. 1709 — 1711 191 Appendix. — KEN'S WILL 206 XXVII. KEN'S MORNING, EVENING, AND MIDNIGHT HYMNS 210 XXVIII. KEN AS A POET AND THEOLOGIAN 231 XXIX, ESTIMATES, CONTEMPORARY AND LATER 267 APPENDICES. I. KEN PORTRAITS 291 II. KEN'S BOOKS 294 III. ADDITIONAL LETTERS TO QUEEN MARY AND OTHERS 302 INDEX 313 KEN'S LETTERS. VOL. II. LETTER XXII. To Viscount Weymouth. (Longleat MSS.) . XXIII. To Lord Dartmouth. (Dartmouth MSS.) . XXIV. To Archbishop Sancroft. (R., p. 41. A., p. 474) XXV. To Archbishop Sancroft. (A., p. 489. From Tanner MSS., xxviii., p. 299) .... XXVI. To Viscount Weymouth. (Longleat MSS.) . XXVII. To Viscount Weymouth. (Longleat MSS.) . XXVIII. To Henry Dodwell. (Morrison MSS.) XXIX. To Henry Dodwell. (Morrison MSS.) XXX. To Bishop Burnet. (R., p. 18. A., p. 630. From Hawkins, Life) XXXI. To Mrs. Gbigge. (B., ii., p. 192. R., p. 43. A., p. 605, MaletMSS.) XXXII. To the Rev. Mr. Harbin. (B., ii., p. 198. R., p. 44. A., p. 370. From Malet MSS.) . XXXIII. To Archbishop Sancroft. (A., p. 564. From Tanner MSS., xxvii., p. 155) .... XXXIV. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 48. From Williams MSS.) XXXV. To Robert Nelson. (A., p. 671. From Life of KettUwell, App., p. lxxxvi.) .... XXXVI. To Viscount Weymouth. (Longleat MSS.) . XXXVII. To Dr. Thomas Smith. (R., p. 45. From Smith MSS., Bodleian Library) .... XXXVIII. To Dean Hickes. (R., p. 48) XXXIX. To Dean Hickes. (R., p. 50) XL. To Rev. Mr. Harbin. (B., ii., p. 228. R., p. 53. A., p. 682. From Malet MSS.) XLI. To Rev. Mr. Harbin. (B., ii., p. 231. R., p. 54. A., p. 682. From Malet MSS.) XLII. To Henry Dodwell. (Communicated by Rev. Canon Moor; 113 XLIII. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 55. A., p. 699. From Williams MSS.) 120 XLIV. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 55. A., p. 699. From Williams MSS.) 122 XLV. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 54. From Williams MSS.) . 123 viii KEN'S LETTERS. LKTTXB PAOK XL VI. To Bishop Lloyd. (B., ii., 246. R., p. 58. From Williams MSS.) 124 XLVII. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 59. From Williams MSS.) . 125 XLVIII. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 60. Prom Williams MSS.) . 126 XLIX. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 61. A., p. 703. From Williams MSS.) 127 L. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 62. A., p. 704. From Williams MSS.) 128 LI. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 63. A., p. 706. From Williams MSS.) 129 LII. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 64. A., p. 70. From Williams MSS.) 129 LIII. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 65. A., p. 713. From Williams MSS.) 130 LIT. To Bishop HoorEr. (B., ii., p. 249. R., p. 65. A., p. 712. From Prowse MS.) 131 LV. To Bishop Lloyd. (B., ii., p. 241. R.. p. 66. A., p. 712. From Williams MSS.) . .133 LVI. To Bishop Hooper. (B., ii., p. 260. R., p. 67. A., p. 714. From Prowse MS.) 134 LVII. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 80. A., p. 715. From Williams MSS.) 138 LVIII. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 81. A., p. 716. From Williams MSS.) 139 LIX. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 82. From Williams MSS.) . 140 LX. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 68. A., p. 718. From Williams MSS.) 141 LXI. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 68. A., p. 720. From Williams MSS.) 143 LXII. To Bishop Lloyd. (B., ii., p. 262. R., p. 74. A., p. 723. From Williams MSS.) . .145 LXIII. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 76. A., p. 724. From Williams MSS.) 146 LXIV. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 78. A., p. 727. From Williams MSS.) 149 LXV. To Bishop Hooper. (B., ii., p. 252. R., p. 78. A., p. 730. From Prowse MS.) 150 LXVI. To Bishop Lloyd. (R., p. 60. A., p. 732. From Williams MSS.) 152 LXVn. To Bishop Hoopee. (B., ii., p. 263. R., p. 79. A., p. 735. From Prowse MS.) 153 LXVIII. To Mrs. Graham. (From Paget's Student Tenitmt) . 158 LXIX. To Viscount Weymouth. (Longleat MSS.) . .170 LXX. To Viscount Weymouth. (Longleat MSS.) . .171 LXXI. To Dr. Thomas Smith. (R., p. 84. From Smith MSS. in Bodleian Library) 181 LXXII. To Dr. Thomas Smith. (R., p. 85. From Smith MSS., in Bodleian Library) 181 KEN'S LETTERS. ix LETTER PAGE LXXIII. To Dr. Thomas Smith. (R., p. 89. From Smith MSS., in Bodleian Xjibrary) 182 LXXIV. To Dr. Thomas Smith. (R., p. 92. From Smith MSS., in Bodleian Library) . 184 LXXV. To Dr. Thomas Smith. (R., p. 93. From Smith MSS., in Bodleian Library) 184 LXXVI. To Dr. Thomas Smith. (R.,p. 95. From Smith MSS. in Bodleian Library) 186 LXXVII. To Dr. Thomas Smith. (R., p. 98. From Smith MSS. in Bodleian Library) . 186 LXXVIII. To Dr. Thomas Smith. (R., p. 161. From Smith MSS., in Bodleian Library) 187 LXXIX. To Dr. Thomas Smith. (E., p. 104. From Smith MSS., in Bodleian Library) 188 LXXX. To Dr. Thomas Smith. (R., p. 10s. From Smith MSS. in Bodleian Library) 189 LXXXI. To Henry Dodwell. (From Morrison MSS.) . .193 LXXXII. To Robert Nelson. (A., p. 776. From Marshall's Defence of Constitution, 1717) 194 LXXXIII. To Henry Dodwell. (Communicated by T. M. Fallow, Esq.) 195 LXXXIV. To Viscount Weymouth. (Longleat MSS.) . .196 LXXXV. To Rev. Mr. Cressy. (Sloane MSS., 4,274-15, British Museum) 197 ADDITIONAL LETTERS. IX. A. To Dean Hickes. (Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, Catalogue) 302 XXXIV. A. To Mistress Jessen. (Bodleian Library) .... 304 XXXIV. B. To Mistress Jessen. (Bodleian Library) . .306 XXXIV. C. To Mistress Jessen 307 XXXIV. D. To Queen Mary 308 LXVII. A. To Dean Hickes. (Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, Catalogue) 311 ABBREVIATIONS. A — Anderdon, Life of Ken, by A Layman. Second Edition. B — Bowles, Life of Ken. R — Bound, Prose Works of Ken. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. vol. n. PAGE Fac-simile op the Draft Petition of the Seven Bishops (from the Original in Sancroft's Hand, in the Bodleian Library) Frontispiece Medals to Commemorate Acquittal of the Seven Bishops . 9, 36 Sancroft's Desion for Medal 11 Lonoleat 57 Fac-stmile of Letter from Ken 112 Ken's Paten and Chalice 190 Ken's Tomb . 205 Ken's Coffee-Pot , 230 CHAPTER XVIII. THE TRIAL OF THE SEVEN BISHOPS. " And next I mark, 'twas trial did convey Or grief, or pain, or strange eventful day, To my tormented soul such larger grace." J. H. Newman. The tale of that passage from Whitehall Stairs to the Traitors' Gate, on the evening of that " Black Friday," June 8th, has been told by many masters of narrative. We see the crowds that follow the Bishops to the river's edge, and kneel, asking for their blessing, or rush towards the boats, that they may grasp their hands or touch the hem of their garments. We hear the shouts of the thousands who greeted them as the saviours of their Church and country. Even the soldiers of the Tower by turns fall on their knees before them, and drink their health, in spite of orders to the contrary, with three times three. To one of those who listened to that clamour there must have come, if I mistake not, as there did to William III., when he too was for the moment the idol of the people, the memory of a crowd that once shouted to-day, ' Hosanna,' and to-morrow, ' Crucify.' We at least may remember that, within two years from that day, men were writing pamphlets against Ken and the other non-juring Bishops, and were stirring up the people to that form of ' lynching ' which was then known as ' De Witting,' a phrase which to Ken, who had lived in Holland, was only too terribly significant (p.