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T^iR. Richard Eedes., a native of Bedfordihire, was born about the year
1555’ at Sewell in that county, where his family had for fome time
refided. He was at an early age fent to Weftminfter fchool; and from
thence, in 1571, was defied a Undent of Chrift-church in the univerfity
of Oxford. He proceeded in arts in 1578 5 in the fame year he took
holy orders, and became a celebrated preacher.
His talents foon attracted the notice of his fuperiors, and gained him
preferment.; in 1584 he was inllalled prebendary of Yarminfter in the church
of Sarum, and was appointed chaplain to queen Elizabeth: in 1586 he
was made a canon of Chrifb-church, and took the degree of dodor in di-
vinity in 1589 : on the deceafe of Dr. F. Willis, in the latter end of
1596, he was advanced to the deanry of Worcefter, and was continued as
one of the royal chaplains at the acceflion of king James.
“ He was held (fays Wood*) in great admiration at court, not only for
his preaching, but moft excellent and polite difcourfe ; his younger
years he fpent in poetical fancies, and compofing of plays (moftly tra-
gedies,) but at riper, he became a pious and grave divine, an ornament
to his profeihon, and a grace to the pulpit.”
A great intimacy fublifted between him and Dr. Toby Matthews, J- dean of
5Chrift church; and when Dr. Matthews was to remove to the deanry of Dur-
ham, to which he was appointed in 1584, Dr. Eedes intended to accom-
pany him for one day’s journey; *“ but fo betrayed were they by the
iweetnefs of each other’s company, and their own friendiliip, that he not
only brought him to Durham, but for a pleafant penance wrote their whole
journey in Latin verfe, entitled “ Iter Boreale.”—Of this poem
there is a copy among Rawlinfon’s MSS. in the Bodleian library.

+ Abp. of York, 1606.
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