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hill, by the mayor and aldermen of London. He applied 
himfelf to the di (charge of his miniilry, with the ntmofi 
zeal and adiduity. He was highly inftruilive in his dif- 
conrfes from the pulpit ; and his labours were crowned 
with fiich fuccefs, that lie was (tyled “The great reviver 
and refto ter of primitive piety.’’ Bifhop Id inch man, his 
diocefan, having conceived a great efteem for him, col¬ 
lated him to a prebend of St. Paul’s, December 22, 1674; 
and his fuccellbr, Dr. Compton, conferred upon him the 
archdeaconry of Colchc-fler, November 3, 1681. Novem¬ 
ber 5, 1634, he was inftalLed prebendary of Canterbury ; 
and about the fame time appointed chaplain to Icing Wil¬ 
liam and queen Mary. In 1691, he refilled the fee ot 
Bath and Wells, vacant by the deprivation of Dr. Kenn, 
on his objecting to take tlie oaths to king William and 
queen Mary: but fome time after he accepted of St. A- 
faph, and was confecrated July 16, 1704. This prelate 
did not long enjoy his epifcopal dignity, for he died March 
5, 1707, in the feventy-firft year of his age, and was bu¬ 
ried in St. Paul’s cathedral. He left the greatelf part of 
his eftate to the focieties for propagating Chriftian know¬ 
ledge. He was a benefactor to the vicarage of Barrow, 
where he was born, and to the curacy of Mount-Sorrel, 
in the parifh of Barrow. He wrote a number of fermons, 
and many learned works, particularly on the oriental lan¬ 
guages. His Private Thoughts upon a Chriftian Life is a 
very popular book ; and his Tbelhurus Tlieologicus is in 
much efteem. 
BEV'ERLACKE, a river of Germany, which runs 
into the Aland, three miles fouth from Seeliaufen, in the 
Old Mark of Brandenberg. 
BEV'ERLAND (Hadrian), born at Middleburgh in 
Zealand, was a man of genius, but proftituted his talents 
in the eompofition of obfcene pieces. He took the degree 
of doctor of law, and became an advocate but his paf- 
iion for polite literature diverted him from any purfuits 
in that way. He was an admirer of Ovid, Catullus, Pe- 
tronius, and fucli authors. Mr. Wood tells us that Be- 
verland was at the.univerfity of Oxford in 1672. His 
treatile on original fin involved him in great troubles and 
difficulties. It is intitled “ Pcccatum Originate, host’ 
fie Nuncupation Pfiilologice Prob/ematicos elucubratum a. Thcmi- 
dis Alurnno, &c." At the end of the work are thefe words : 
“ In horto Hifpcridutn Typis Adami Eva Terra: JAiiy 1678.” 
Hisdclign in this piece is to ftiew, that Adam’s fin con¬ 
fided entirely in the commerce with his wife, and that 
original fin is nothing elle but the inclination of the fexes 
to each other. He expatiates very largely upon this in¬ 
clination, and the effects of it, and introduces the mod 
obfcene terms. He was committed.to prifon at the Hague, 
.arid his book condemned to be burnt ; he was difeharged 
however after he had paid a fine, and taken an oath that 
he would never write again upon fucli (objects. He re¬ 
moved to Utrecht, where he led a diifolute life, and boaft- 
ed of his book, which had been burnt at the Hague. His 
behaviour at length obliged the magiftrates to fend him 
notice privately, that they expected lie fliould immediately 
leave the city. He removed from thence to Leyden, where 
lie wrote a fevere fatire againlt tine magiftrates and mini li¬ 
ters of that city, under the title of “ Pox Clamantis in Di- 
J'erto,” which was difperfed in manufeript : but rinding, 
after this, that it would not be fate for him to remain in 
Holland, he went over to England, where Dr. Ifaac Vof- 
lius procured him a penlion. His income was inconfider- 
able, yet he fpent the greatelt part of it in purchafing 
fcarce books, obfcene deligns, pictures, medals, and cu¬ 
rious fhells. He feems to have repented of his irregular 
life, and to have been forry he had written fucli pieces : 
and as an atonement he is laid to have publifived his trea- 
tile De Fornicatione Cavcnda , 1698. Afterwards lie fell into 
extreme poverty, and wandered over-England in a (late of in- 
fanity, in which he is (aid to have died about the year 1712. 
BEV'ERLEY, a large, populous, corporate and bo¬ 
rough town, in Yorklhire, governed by a mayor, alder¬ 
men, and common-council, with a recorder. It is plea- 
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fantly fituate at the foot of the Would?, near the naviga¬ 
ble river Hull, and connected with it by a canal or beck 
of about half a mile in length, and navigable by veffels of 
conftderable burthen, that carry corn, coals, materials for 
building, &c. It is the principal town of the eaft-riding 
of the county of York, about 1S3 miles north of London, 
and nearly on the meridian. It has four fairs in the year, 
viz. Thurfday before February 25, Holy Thurfday, July 
5, and November 5. Alio, five principal markets tor 
hogs. &c. on Wcdnefday before Old May-day, May 9, 
Wedndday, before New Holy-Rood, Wednefday after 
Chrillmas-day, and Wednefday before April 5 : and two 
weekly markets, one on Wednefday for cattle, the other 
on Saturday for corn. 
Beverley began to be of great note from the time that 
John of Beverley archbilhop of York, the firlt doCtor.of 
divinity in Oxford, and preceptor to the venerable Bede, 
built a monnltery here, and afterwards retired into it-him- 
felf, where he died, A. D. 721. There are feven alfiVs- 
houffes in the town, and legacies left for t« o more. It has 
a capital free-fehool, to the fcholars of which are appro¬ 
priated two fellowlhips of St. John’s college in Cambridge, 
fix fcholarftifps, and three exhibitions. Here were formerly - 
four churches, now only two, but the larged - and fine ft 
parochial ones in the kingdom, viz. the collegiate church 
of St. John the Evangelilt, called the Minder, and St. 
Mary’s. In 1528, the (teeple of St. Mary’s fell in the 
time of divine lervice, and beat down part of the church, 
and killed and wounded feveral men, women, and children. 
The minder was alfo in a very ruinous date, from which 
it was relieved by the benevolence and zeal of Mr. Moy- 
fer, one of its members in parliament, who in 1708 opened 
a public fubfeription, himfelf and family firft'contributing 
very largely, as did alfo George I. for putting the church 
into complete repair, which he had the plealure of feeing 
effected in his life-time. The choir is paved with marble 
of four different colours, lozenge-wile, appearing cubical 
to the eye. Over the altar is a large and magnificent arch 
curioufly engraven, Handing upon eight Huted columns of 
the Corinthian order. The eaft window is of painted 
glafs, collected out of the feveral windows about the 
church ; but fo artfully joined, that they make through¬ 
out one regular and entire figure. The fereen between 
the choir and the nave was rebuilt of Roch-abbey-ftone, 
in the Gothic (tile, and is defervedly efteemed one of the 
chief ornaments of the church. The body of the church 
is paved with the fame done, intermixed with black mar¬ 
ble. The pulpit, reading-delk, and cover of the font, 
are of excellent workmanllfip. In this church are feveral 
monuments of the Percies, earls of Northumberland, who 
have added a chapel to the choir. On the right fide of 
the altar Hands the freed-ftool, made of one intire Hone, 
-faid to have been removed from Dunbar in Scotland ; and 
to which every criminal who fled had a right to protec¬ 
tion. At the upper end of the body of the church, next 
the .choir, hangs an ancient table with the picture of Sr. 
John the Evangelilt (from whom the church is named) 
and of king Athelftane the founder of it. 
The principal trade of Beverley is making malt, oatmeal, 
and tanned leather; but the poor people moftlv lupport 
themfelves by working bone-lace, which of late lias met 
with particular encouragement; tire children being main¬ 
tained at fchool to learn to read, and to work this fort of 
lace. The market-place contains four acres, and is adorn¬ 
ed with a beautiful crofs, fupported by eight columns, 
each of one intire (rone. It has fent two b urge (Fes to par¬ 
liament ever fince the 26th of Edward I. except fome in- 
termiflions in the reigns of Edward II. and III. There 
are four common pastures near the town, containing xooo 
acres, in which every burgefs or freeman may keep twelve 
head of cattle. In one of them to the eaft, called Swine- 
more, there is a mineral fpring, which hath cured many 
fores, ulcers, Sc c. by walking and bathing. The feffions 
are always held here ; and an office has been erected for 
the public regilter of all deeds, wills, See. 
Bever- 
