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church of England, and the public forms of the proteftant church abroad;
and with this view he defigned to travel aoout. But an incident on
his firfl: day’s journey determined him to forego his projects. Happening
to arrive at a houfe where he intended to take his firfl: day’s refrelhment,
he was furprifed to find himfelf familiarly accoffed by his hoffefs. His-
wonder on this occafion was fomewhat abated by the woman ihewing him
his pidure, and alluring him that there were feveral of them upon the road,
that, being known by them, he might be feized; and that her hulband, among
others, had power to that purpofe, which he would certainly make
ufe of if he found him. The bilhop was eafily admonilhed, and pro-
fited by the account.
Upon the reftoration he returned to England, and was from the
firft defigned for higher promotion. Moll people imagined it would be
the archbiflioprick of York ; but at lafl: he was appointed archbilhop
of Armagh, to which he was translated upon the 18th of January,
1660-61.
It was a faying of his, “ men muft have fome time to return to their
“ wits, who had been fo long out of them/’ and comformably with this
moderation, he bore with great patience the difiike of fome, and the
abhorrence of others, in his new fee. However, his prudent qualities
and long fufferings foftened fome, and affeded others, and at lafl: he
lived in as much fafety and contentment as he could have defired.
He was chofen fpeaker of the houfe of lords in the parliament which
met in 1661. At this time he was fo refpeded, that both houfes ordered
committees to examine what was upon record in their books concerning
him and the earl of Strafford, and the fcandalous charges againft them to
be torn out, which was accordingly done. About this time he had
a fecond ftroke of the palfy, from which he with difficulty recovered.
In June, 1663, he was feized with a third fit, of which he died, being
then 70 years old.
He wrote feveral works, which were written and publilhed oc«
cafionally; but they were reprinted at Dublin, 1677, in one volume
folio, to which were added fome pieces never before printed. This
church of England, and the public forms of the proteftant church abroad;
and with this view he defigned to travel aoout. But an incident on
his firfl: day’s journey determined him to forego his projects. Happening
to arrive at a houfe where he intended to take his firfl: day’s refrelhment,
he was furprifed to find himfelf familiarly accoffed by his hoffefs. His-
wonder on this occafion was fomewhat abated by the woman ihewing him
his pidure, and alluring him that there were feveral of them upon the road,
that, being known by them, he might be feized; and that her hulband, among
others, had power to that purpofe, which he would certainly make
ufe of if he found him. The bilhop was eafily admonilhed, and pro-
fited by the account.
Upon the reftoration he returned to England, and was from the
firft defigned for higher promotion. Moll people imagined it would be
the archbiflioprick of York ; but at lafl: he was appointed archbilhop
of Armagh, to which he was translated upon the 18th of January,
1660-61.
It was a faying of his, “ men muft have fome time to return to their
“ wits, who had been fo long out of them/’ and comformably with this
moderation, he bore with great patience the difiike of fome, and the
abhorrence of others, in his new fee. However, his prudent qualities
and long fufferings foftened fome, and affeded others, and at lafl: he
lived in as much fafety and contentment as he could have defired.
He was chofen fpeaker of the houfe of lords in the parliament which
met in 1661. At this time he was fo refpeded, that both houfes ordered
committees to examine what was upon record in their books concerning
him and the earl of Strafford, and the fcandalous charges againft them to
be torn out, which was accordingly done. About this time he had
a fecond ftroke of the palfy, from which he with difficulty recovered.
In June, 1663, he was feized with a third fit, of which he died, being
then 70 years old.
He wrote feveral works, which were written and publilhed oc«
cafionally; but they were reprinted at Dublin, 1677, in one volume
folio, to which were added fome pieces never before printed. This