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in Hertfordshire, and his youngest daughter, Sarah, married Mr. 

 Colclough, a native of Staffordshire. The Doctor's second wife was 

 a relict of Mr. Austin Brograve. He had no issue by her ; she also 

 died before him, and was buried in Munden church. 



In 1684, Dr. Lightfoot's works were collected and printed, first 

 in two volumes folio, containing his Latin writings, with a transla- 

 tion into Latin of those which he wrote in English. At the end of 

 both those editions, there is a list of such pieces as he left un- 

 finished. A third edition, in three volumes folio, was published by 

 John Leusden, at Utrecht, in 1699. This edition contained seve- 

 ral of his unfinished pieces in Latin, which were communicated by 

 Mr. Strype to the publisher. In 1700, Mr. Strype published ano- 

 ther collection of these papers, entitled "Some genuine Remains 

 of the late pious and learned Dr. John Lightfoot." This publica- 

 tion contains some curious and interesting particulars of his life. 



In rabbinical learning Dr. Lightfoot was equalled by few of his 

 contemporaries, and excelled by none; and foreigners who came to 

 England to prosecute those studies, visited him for the purpose of 

 instruction. The most distinguished of these scholars was Frede- 

 ric Miege, who, with Theodore Haak, was recommended to Dr. 

 Pocock, with whom Dr. Lightfoot kept up a correspondence. 

 Among the number of his correspondents were also Dr. Marshall, 

 of Lincoln College, Oxford ; Samuel Clarke, Keeper of the Bod- 

 leian Library ; Dr. Barnard, of St. John's ; and the learned Bux- 

 torf. 



THOMAS BLAKE 



Was born in Staffordshire in the year 1597, and in the 19th year of 

 his age he was entered of Christ Church, Oxford, where he passed 

 through different gradations of academic distinction, and afterwards 

 went into the Church. In 1648 he promoted the cause of the Re- 

 publicans, and became an eminent puritanical divine. After he 

 subscribed to the Covenant, he was appointed pastor of St. Ale- 

 monds, in Shrewsbury, and was afterwards minister of Tamworth, 

 in his native county. 



Mr. Blake was one of the Committee appointed by Parliament to 

 examine and eject "ignorant and scandalous ministers and school- 

 masters," and exerted himself with much zeal on that occasion. 

 fie died at Tamworth in June 1657, in the 60th year of his age, and 



