6f) LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SHARP. 



was afterwards appointed Chaplain in ordinary 

 to his Majesty, and continued so till the Revo- 

 lution ; but this appointment was not till the 

 next year, April 20, 1686. 



In the mean time he was busied in giving 

 good advice, and doing good offices to as many 

 as applied themselves to him during the difficul- 

 ties of the present administration of affairs. 

 And he was able to do the more service for hav- 

 ing the good luck to be in some kind of favour 

 with the Lord Chancellor Jefferies, whose friend- 

 ship he not only made use of for the sake of 

 others, but experienced himself in his troubles, 

 which soon succeeded. This year he obtained 

 favour of his Lordship for Sheriff Cornish's, 

 widow and children. Mr. Cornish had sent for 

 Dr. Sharp and Dr. Calamy to attend him on the 

 morning he was executed, which accordingly 

 they both did, and the next day they went both 

 together to my Lord Chancellor Jefferies, to 

 plead on the behalf of that gentleman's family. 

 His Lordship was exceeding angry and pas- 

 sionate for some time. But they desisted not, 

 till they at length pacified and appeased him, 

 and then had good success with their petition. 



It was at the close of this year, that he joined 

 with Dr. Busby, of Westminster, in an act of 

 charity and respect to the Rev. Dr. John Pell, 

 who had been Chaplain to Archbishop Sheldon, 



