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At leaping ofe a Midsommer bon-fire, ° 
Or at the drawing Dan out of the myer : 
At any of those, orall these presently, 
Wagge but your finger, [ am for you, I. 
I scorne {that any younster of our towne) 
To let the Buw-bell Cockney put me downe.” 
a 
The author of this work was Samuel 
Rowlands, a prolific poetical pamphlet- 
teer, whose other writings in verse are 
enumerated in Ritson’s work already 
quoted.—See also the Literaria, vol. 11. 
p- 150. 
Memorials of Worthy «Persons: two 
SDaoar by Cl. Bar *ksdale.” 24mo. 
Lond. 1661. 
Of Barksdale, who compiled this. este 
a long account is given in Wood’s Athenz 
Oxonienses: ist edit. vol. 11. 613, 614; 
2d edit. vol. ii. p. 812. . He was born at 
Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire, Nov. 
23, 1609; educated at Abingdon, in 
Berksbire; and afterwards, in 1025, en- 
tered of Merton College, Oxtord ; but 
removing to Gloucester Hall, since Wer- 
cester College, he there becaure a) gra- 
duate of the University. 
During the troubles of the civil war, 
he was a sufferer for the cause of Charles 
the First; but,-at the restoration, was 
presented to the parsonage of Naunton, 
near Hawling and Stow in the Wold, in 
Glotcestershire, which he retained till 
bis death, Jau. 6th, 1687. His. prin- 
cipal pieces were : 
“ Mcnumenta Literaria: sive obitus 
et Elogia doctorum Viroram, ‘ex Histos 
riis Jac: Ang. Thuam.” Lond. 1640, 
“$t0~, } ; 
“ Nympha Libethris ; 
‘wold Muse.” 8vo. 1651. 
« Noctes Hiberne: Winter Nig ght’s 
Exercises.” © 8vo0. Lond. 1653, 
« Of Contentment ;. a little treatise.” 
_94mo. Lond. 1660. 
“ Mesore: a Collection out of the 
Jearned Master Joannes - Buxtorfius’s 
Commentarius Masoveticus.” 8vo. Lond, 
1665. 
“« Beze Epitapbia Selecta.” 
Lond. 1680. 
Beside a great sais of Translations 
from the Eapinds a3 
The third Decad of: thse - Wicscisks 
of Worthy Persons,” was printed at Ox- 
ford, in depdectaie. 1662: the fourth, 
in 1663 ; and the fifth, under the title of 
“A Bemenbrasee of Excellent Men.” 
Evo. Lond. 1670. 
: Tue following are the characters given 
fm the two fsst Deca 3 
or: the. Cots- 
fate 
Scarce Tracts, Ke. 
(Feb. Fe 
> As) DECAD: 
A. Dr. Joseph Hall, B. of Norwich. 
2. Dr. John Donne, Dean of St. Paul's. 
3. Sir William Cokain, Ald. of London. _ 
4. Sir Thomas Bodley. 
5. Dr. John Jewell, Bishop ef Sarum. 
6. Mr. George Herbert., 
7. Dr. James Usher, A. B. of Armagh. 
8. Mr. John Hales, of Eton. 
9. R. Evelyn. 
10. Dr, Arthur Lake, B. of Bath and Wells. 
II. DECAD. 
1. Edward Peyto, Esq. 
2. Dr. William Laud, A.B. of Ganter- 
bury. 
. Archbishop Usher. 
. Thomas Brandeston, of Barfold, 
. Mr. John Dod. 
Mr. Joseph Mece. 
. Mr. Josias Shute. 
. Francis Bacon, L. Verulam. 
. Dr. Thomas Jackson. 
10, Lady Falkiand. 
The following is the character of the 
ever-memorable ; 
JOHN HALES: : -% 
1. Mr. John Hales,*sometime (Fellow of 
Merton Coliedge, and) Greek Professor of the 
University of Oxtord, long Fellow of Eton 
Colledge, and, at last, also Prebendary of’ 
Windsore, was a man, I think, of as great a 
sharpness, quickness, .and subtilty of ‘wit, as 
ever this, or perhaps any nation, bred. 
2. His industry did strive, if it were pos- 
sible, toequall! the i iargenesse of his capacity ;. 
whereby re became as great a master of po-, 
lite, various, and universal learning, as 
ever yet converst with books, 
3. Proportionate to his reading was hisme- 
ditation, which furnished him with a judge 
ment beyond the vulgar” reach of man, built 
upon unordinary notions, raised out of strange 
observations, and comprehensive thoughts’ 
within himself. So that he really was a 
pa ah ig ad 
~ ‘most prodigious example of an acute and pier-, 
cing wit; of a vast and illimited knowledge 5- 
of a severe and profound judgement. 
4. Yet, had he never understood a letter, 
he had other ornaments sufficient to endear- 
him. For he was ofa nature (as we ordina= 
rily speak) so kind, so.sweet, so courting all 
mankind; -of an "afbabilicy sO prompt, so 
ready to receive all conditions of men, that I- 
conceive it were as easy a task for any one to 
become so knowing ag so obliging. ) 
5. Asa Christian, none more ever ace 
quainted with the nature of the gospel, 
because non€ more studious of the knowledge- 
of it, or more curious in the search; which 
being strengthened by those great advan-- 
tages before mentioned, could not prove 
other than highly effectual 
6. He'took, indeed, to himself'a liberty of - 
judgins, not of others; but for himself ; and 
waver aby man might be allowed in these 
‘ rs aad 
