The lives of sundry eminent persons in this later age in two parts : I. of divines, II. of nobility and gentry of both sexes / by Samuel Clark ... ; printed and reviewed by himself just before his death ; to which is added his own life and the lives of the Countess of Suffolk, Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston, Mr. Richard Blackerby and Mr. Samuel Fairclough, drawn up by other hands.

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Author:	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.
Title:	The lives of sundry eminent persons in this later age in two parts : I. of divines, II. of nobility and gentry of both sexes / by Samuel Clark ... ; printed and reviewed by himself just before his death ; to which is added his own life and the lives of the Countess of Suffolk, Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston, Mr. Richard Blackerby and Mr. Samuel Fairclough, drawn up by other hands.
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THE PREFACE, With the Life of the Author.

To the Christian and Candid READER.

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A Brief Narrative of my LIFE, and of the most remarkable Acts of Gods Providence in guid∣ing and governing of the same.

TO THE READER.

A Table of the Principal things contained in these Lives.

A Table of the Names of all those Persons whose Lives are contained in this Volume.

Directions to the Book-binder.

Errata in the Lives of the Divines.

Errata in the Lives of the Nobility.

THE LIVES Of Divers Eminent Divines OF THIS LATER AGE.

section begins with an illustration: portrait of Hugh BroughtonThe Life of Mr. Hugh Broughton who Died Anno Christi 1612.

The Life and Death of Mr. Robert Boyd, who died, An. Chr. 1627.

The Life and Death of Dr. Twiss, who dyed Anno Christi 1644.

The Life and Death of Mr. Thomas Wilson, who dyed Anno Christi 1651.

A Testimony given by a Reverend and godly Neighbour Minister concerning Mr. Wilson.

On the much lamented Death of Mr. Thomas Wilson, Pastor of Maidston in Kent.

An Epitaph upon Mr. Thomas Wilson.

section begins with an illustration: portrait of Samuel Bolton A brief account of the latter part of the Life and Death of Dr. Samuel Bolton, who died Anno Christi 1654.

An Epitaph on the truly Religious and Learned Dr. Bolton, Master of Christs Colledge in Cambridge.

Ʋpon the Death of the Pious and Learned Samuel Bolton, Dr. of Divinity, and Master of Christs Colledge in Cambridg.

On the deplored Death of the Reverend Doctor Samuel Bolton, Mr. of Christ's Colledge in Cambridge.

Ʋpon the Death of the Reverend, his never to be forgotten Friend, Dr. Bolton, Mr. of Christ's Col. Cambr.

A brief account of the Life and Death of Mr. Richard Vines, who died Anno Christi 1655.

Let us also hear what Mr. Simeon Ash, and Mr. Edmund Calamy have left upon Record concerning Mr. Vines.

Richardus Vines. Anagramma. Charus Dei sinu.

Richardus Vines. . Hic rarus videns. 1 Sam. 9. 9.

On his receiving the Lords-Supper, not many Hours before his Death.

Ʋpon the Death of so many Ministers of late.

Ʋpon the much Lamented Death of the Reverend Mr. Richard Vines.

Upon the Death of the Learned and Pious Mr. Rich. Vines.

To the Honourable Memory of Mr. Richard Vines.

On the sudden and unexpected Death of that famous and incomparable Preacher of the Gospel, Mr. Rich. Vines.

section begins with an illustration: portrait of Richard BlackerbyThe Life and Death of Mr. Richard Blackerby, who died Anno Christi, 1648.

The Life and Death of Mr. Ralph Robinson, who died Anno Christi, 1655.

Upon the Death of that Eminent Servant of God Mr. Ralph Robinson.

Ʋpon the Death of the much lamented Mr. Ralph Robinson. Raalphe Robinson. Anagram. Non' so able in Praer.

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Ʋpon the much to be lamented Death of Mr. Ralph Robinson.

Radulphe Robinson. Anagram. On, on, double Praers.

The Life and Death of Mr. John Janeway, who died Anno Christi, 1657.

The Life and Death of Mr. John Machin, who Died Anno Christi 1664.

The Life and Death of Dr. Samuel Winter, who died An. Christi, 1666.

The Life and Death of Mr. Thomas Tregoss, who died Anno Christi 1670.

The Life and Death of Mr. Richard Mather, who Dyed Anno Christi, 1669.

The Life and Death of Mr. Joseph Allein, who Died Anno Christi, 1669.

Some of his Sayings.

The Life and Death of Dr. Edmund Staunton, who Died Anno Christi, 1671.

Of Dr. Stauntons great care to promote Religion and Learn∣ing in C. C. C. whilst he was President, by Mr. J. M. Sometime Fellow of the same.

section begins with an illustration: portrait of Samuel FaircloughThe Life and Death of Mr. Samuel Fairclough, who died Anno Christi, 1677.

The Life and Death of Mr. Thomas Wads∣worth, who Died Anno Christi, 1676.

An ELEGY on the Death of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Wadsworth.

The Life and Death of Mr. Owen Stock∣ton, who Died Anno Christi, 1680.

section begins with an illustration: portrait of Thomas GougeThe Life and Death of Mr. Thomas Gouge, who Died Anno Christi, 1681.

Some Remarkable Passages in the Lives of divers Eminent Divines of the Church of Scotland.

Of Mr. Hugh Kennedy.

Of Mr. John Scrimger.

Of Mr. Robert Blair.

Of Mr. Andrew Steward.

Of Mr. John Welch.

Of Mr. Robert Bruce.

Of Mr. Davidson.

Of Mr. Patrick Simpson.

Providences, Strange and Extraordinary.

THE LIVES Of Several English Nobility And GENTRY EMINENT in this LATER AGE.

section begins with an illustration: portrait of Philip SidneyThe Life and Death of Sir Philip Sidney, who Died An. Ch. 1586.

A brief account of the Life and Death of Sir Charles Coot, who dyed, Anno Christ. 1642.

The Life and Death of John Lamot, Esq; who died Anno Christi, 1655.

section begins with an illustration: portrait of Nathaniel BarnardistonThe Life and Death of the Eminently Religious, and much Honoured Knight, Sir Nathaniel Barnar∣diston.

The Mourners Blazonry.

The Life and Death of Mr. John Row, who Died, February Anno Christi, 1659/60.

The Life and Death of Sir Matthew Hale, Knight, sometimes Lord Chief Justice of His Majesties Court of the Kings Bench, who Died, Anno Christi 1676.

THE LIVES Of Several Excellent LADIES AND GENTLEWOMEN IN THIS LATER AGE.

The Life and Death of Mrs. Mary Gunter, who died about the year, 1633.

The Life and Death of the Lady Alice Lucy, who Died, Anno Christi 1648.

section begins with an illustration: portrait of Mary VereThe Life and Death of the Right Honourable, the Lady Mary Vere, who Died, Anno Domini 1671.

section begins with an illustration: portrait of Katherine ClarkeThe Life and Death of Mrs. Katherine Clark who Died, Anno Domini 1675.

On the Death of my Dear and much Honoured Grand∣mother, and to my Honoured Grandfather Mr. Samuel Clark, on her Life written by him.

The Life and Death of that Excellent Lady Mary, Countess Dowager of Warwick, who died Anno Christi. 1678.

The Life and Death of Mrs. Margaret Baxter, the Wife of Mr. Richard Baxter, who died June 14th. Anno Christi. 1681.

section begins with an illustration: portrait of Mary ArmyneThe Life and Death of the Lady Mary Armyne, who Dyed Anno Christi. 1675:

Upon the much lamented Death of the Truly Honourable, very aged, and singularly pious Lady, the Lady MARY ARMINE.

The Life and Death of the Right Honourable, the Lady Elizabeth Langham, who died, Anno Christi, 1664.

On the Memory of the Right Honourable the Lady Elizabeth Langham.

The Life and Death of the Right Honourable Susanna Countess of Suffolk, who Died, May the 19th, 1649.