CHURCH PREFERMENTS, &c.
OXFORD.

Jan. 30.] LATELY was preferred, by John Lethbridge, Efq. the Rev. Thomas Boucher, to the valuable living of Withiel Florey, in Somerfet.

Feb. 6.1 On Thursday laft the Rev. Herbert Randolph, Mafter of Arts, of Corpus Chrifti College, was admitted Bachelor in Divinity. The Rev. John Fox, of Queen's College; Mr. Robert Talbot, of Brafenofe College; Mr. Richard Huck, Rev. Tho. Butt, and Mr. William Page, of Chrift Church; Meffrs. George Baker, John Hearn Pinckney, John Bond, Charles Kemys Watkins, James Phillott, and Robert Gatehoufe, of Corpus Chrifti College; Rev. William Blow Collis, of Worcester College; Richard Cooke, and William Warren Porter, of St. John's College, Bachelors of Arts, were admitted Mafters of Arts.

Meffrs. William Burridge, of Exeter College; John Hearle Tremayne, and Powell Colchester Guife, of Chrift Church; Maurice James, of Corpus Chrifti College; Robert Edward Jones, of Wadham College; John Parfons, of Worcester College; and William Miller, of New College, were admitted Bachelors of Arts.

Feb. 13.] The Rev. C. Afhfield, M. A. has been inftituted, by the Bishop of Lincoln, to the vicarage of Stewkly, in the county of Bucks, on the prefentation of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Laft week, the Rev. Edmund Hill, B. D. Fellow of Corpus Chrifti College, and Chaplain to the Earl of Portsmouth, was prefented to the rectory of Fenny Compton, Warwickshire.

The Rev. Thomas Thomas, A. M. curate of St. Mary Redcliff, Bristol, is inftituted to the vicarage of Tidenham, Gloucestershire, in the room of the late Rev. Francis Davis, L. L. D.

Feb. 20.] Thurfday, the 11th inft. in a congregation of the University, the Rev. Richard Grape, Bachelor of Arts, of Worcester College, was admitted Mafter of Arts. Wednesday laft a convocation was holden for the election of a Prælector of Poetry, in the place of Dr. Hurdis, deceased, when the Rev. Edward Coplestone, M. A. and Fellow of Oriel College, was unanimoufly elected.

Thurfday, in congregation, Mr. John David Macbride, of Exeter College; and the Rev. Heneage Horfley, of Chrift Church, Bachelors of Arts, were admitted Masters of Arts. Meflrs. Edw. Edwards, of All Souls' College; Richard Finch, George Hicks, and Edward Thorold, of Trinity College; and Thomas Richard John Slatter, of Pembroke College; were admitted Bachelors of Arts.

Wednesday laft, the Rev. George Wafey, M. A. was inducted into the rectory of Whittington, Gloucestershire, on the prefentation of Charles H. Tracey, Efq. of Toddington, and Henrietta Sufannah, his wife, patron and patronefs thereof, void by the death of Walter Thomas, clerk.

The Lord Bithop of London has licensed the Rev. Lancelot Sharpe, A. M. Chaplain to the Countess of Loudoun, to the perpetual curacy of All-hallows Staining, Mark Lane, on the unanimous nomination of the Worfhipful Company of Grocers.

CAMBRIDGE.

Jan. 30.] The Rev. Abraham Jobfon, M. A formerly Fellow of Trinity Coll. is prefented, by the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Ely, to the living of Wisbech St. Peter's, with St. Mary annexed, in the ifle of Ely, vacated by the promotion of the Rev. Dr. Morgan, to the rectory of Stretham. By the above prefentation, the vicarage of Wymefwould, in Leicestershire, becomes vacant, in the patronage of Trinity Coll. The Rev. William Waters, curate of Stebbington, in Northamptonfhire, is prefented, by the Governors of the Charter houfe, to the rectory of Dunfby, in Lincolnshire. The Rev. John Higgins is inftituted, by the Lord Bishop of Hereford, to the living of Bacton, in that county, on the presentation of Sir Hungerford Hofkins, Bart. Feb. 5.1 The Rev. Charles Cage, and the Rev. Daniel Sanders, of Emanuel College, were on Monday laft admitted to the degree of Mafter of Arts.

Mr. John Henfman, B. A. of Bene't College, is elected a Fellow of that fociety. Meffrs. Hugh Price and Robert Gutch, B. A. of Queen's College, are elected Fellows of that fociety.

The Rev. J. C. Leake, LL.B. is inftituted to the rectory of Barningham Parva, in the county of Suffolk.

Feb. 19. The Rev. Thomas Holden Gawthrop, M. A. Fellow of St. John's college, was on Monday admitted to the degree of Doctor in Divinity.

The Rev. Richard Jeffreys, of Trinity college, was the fame day admitted to the degree of Mafter of Arts.

His

His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cambridge has appointed the Rev. Thomas Morgan, of Hampton, Middlefex, to be one of his domeftic Chaplains.

The Rev. C. Athfield, of Slapton, M. A. has been inftituted by the Bishop of Lincoln, to the Vicarage of Stewkley in the County of Bucks, on the Prefentation of his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.

Feb. 5. The two prizes of 251. each, given by the late Dr. Smith, for the beft proficients in Mathematics and Natural Philofophy, are this year adjudged to Mr. Thomas Penny White, of Queen's, and Mr. John Grifdale, of Chrift's college, the first and fecond Wranglers.

The late Rev. John Hulfe's premium of 40l. will this year be given for the best Differtation on the following fubject:

The Internal Evidences of the Truth of the Chriftian Religion.

To be written by a member of this univerfity, under the degree of Mafter of Arts. The fubjects appointed by the Vice-chancellor for Sir William Browne's prizes for the prefent year, are,-For the Odes, Pompeii Columna.--For the Epigram, Exnvǹ wäs Το βίος.

The following are the names of thofe gentlemen who lately obtained Academical Honours, on taking their degrees.

Wranglers, Mellrs. White, of Queen's college; Grifdale, of Chrift's; Paley, of Pembroke-hall; Yeates, of Trinity college; Cunningham, of St. John's; Parfon, of Clare-hall; Thompfon, of Queen's college; Phillipps, of Sidney; Macfarlan, of Trinity; Barber, of St. John's; Barnwell, of Caius; Harenc, of Pembroke; Godfrey, of Queen's; Okes, of Caius; Wilding, of Magdalen; and Stanley, of St. John's-16.

Senior Optimes. Meffrs. Barker, and Humphries, of Queen's; Wilfon, of Magdalen; Judgfon, and Campbell, of Trinity; Bingle, of St. John's; Bodley, of Peterhoufe; Wainewright, and Holland, of Emmanuel; Birch, of St. John's; Newton, of Pembroke Palgrave, of St. John's; Ferguson, of Emmanuel; Forge, of Jefus; Marthall, of Sidney; and Shepperdion, of Trinity-16.

Junior Optimes. Meffrs. Briggs, of Pembroke; Evans, of St. John's; Pye, of Benc't; Sutton, of Trinity; Layton, of Bene't; Stephen, of St. John's; Atkinson, of Magdalen; Frere, of Trinity; Hutchinfon, of Peterhoufe; Bennett, of Jefus; Thompion, of Sidney; and Morritt, of Clare-half—12.

Ninety-five ftudents had degrees conferred on them, but the above 44 only had honours.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

WE decline inferting J. B. B's remarks on the critical talents of our valuable correfpondent Infpector. Talents like his are entitled to refpect, and unlefs, by at leaft an equal difplay of learning and ability Mr. B. can convince us that they have been mifemployed, we are by no means inclined to encourage remarks, which may betray a want of judgment in ourselves.

The London Curate's letter came too late for infertion this month, but it fhall appear in our next Number.

T. T. is likewife informed, that from the fame caufe, his favour is neceffarily deferred. We fhall be happy to hear from him as often as fuits his convenience.

If from the refpectable Clergyman who fent us a few outlines of the character of B. Langton, Efq. we could obtain a biographical memoir of that accomplished gentleman, we would with pleafure pay to it the attention, that fo much excellence deferves.

Alpha is informed, that his Paper, entitled "Cantate Domino," is left for him at our Publifher's.

The tranflation of the Chaldee Paraphrafes of the O. T. &c. will be acceptable; we will affign them a regular infertion in our Magazine, provided our learned friend who offers them, will fend his MSS. before the 12th of each month.

For the Tracts against Popery we feel obliged. They will be inferted occafionally. The excellent letter on "Private Theatres," came too late for the prefent Number, but it fhall certainly appear in our next; as likewife that on "Burial Places."

IOTA's Remarks on the London Miffionary Society are in the fame predicament, and

will be alike attended to next month.

We again entreat our correfpondents to confider, that as the whole of our Magazine is always made up before the 20th of the month, it is neceffary that we should receive their favours by the 15th at fartheft.

THE LIFE OF WILLIAM WARBURTON, D. D. LORD
BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER.

WILLIAM WARBURTON was defcended from an ancient and very confiderable family in Cheshire, at the head of which is the present

Sir Peter Warburton, Bart. of Arley, in that county.

His grandfather, to go no father back in his pedigree, distinguished himfelf in the civil wars. He was of the royal party, zealous and active, and served under Sir George Boothe, at the affair of Chefter. He married Frances, daughter of Robert Awfield, of Etfon, in the county of Nottingham, by whom he had three fons; the second of whom, George, was Mr. Warburton's father. His refidence was at Shelton, a village about fix miles from Newark, where he died.

Mr. George Warburton was bred to the law. He fettled at Newark, as an attorney, and was efteemed for his integrity in his profeffion. He married Elizabeth, daughter of William Hobman, alderman of Newark, and had by her, five children, George, William, Mary, Elizabeth, and Frances.

George died very young. William, the fubject of this memoir, was born at Newark, December 24, 1698. He received his first instruction from Mr. Twells, whofe fon afterwards married his fifter Elizabeth; but had the chief part of his education at Okeham, in Rutlandfhire, under Mr. Wright; with whom he continued till the year 1714, when he returned to his native place, and was for a fhort time under his coufin and name-fake, Mr. William Warburton: a very learned and refpectable man, and juft then elected head-mafter of the grammar-school therein.

During his ftay at school, he diftinguifhed himself by no extraordinary efforts of genius or application. He loved his book, and his play, as other boys did. His understanding was not premature. The mountain-oak, which is one day to make the ftrength of our fleets, is of flower growth, than the faplings which adorn our gardens.

With a moderate fhare of parts, and induftry, he could not fail of acquiring, by the age of fixteen, a competent knowledge of Greek and Latin, under fuch mafters as thofe of Okeham and Newark,

Vol. II. Churchm. Mag. March, 1802.

Having

Having loft his father very early, in 1706, his family devolved, of course, upon his widow, who gave her fon, as we have seen, the best fchool education. She proved herself an excellent mother, and the difcharged her duty towards her children in fuch a manner as to excite in them both love and gratitude. He, in particular, gave her every proof of his affection, while fhe lived, and after her death feldom fpake of her but with tears.

The circumftances of the family could be but moderate: and Mr. Warburton, who had now finished his education at school, was intended to follow his father's profeffion. He was accordingly articled to Mr. Kirke, an eminent attorney, of Great Markham, in Nottinghamshire, in April 1714, and continued with him till the spring of the year 1719.

His paffionate love of reading prevailed over his affiduity to the law. Every opportunity that he could feize from the drudgery of the desk, he fpent in perufing again the claffic authors which he had read at school. By degrees he alfo made himself acquainted with the other elementary studies; and by the time that his clerkship was expired, had laid the foundation of, as well as acquired a tafte for, general knowledge. He then returned to Newark, but whether he practised there as an attorney is uncertain. His love of letters increased, and his inclination for taking orders prevailed. And as the seriousness of his temper, and the purity of his morals, concurred with his unappeasible thirst after knowledge; these gave the fureft prefages of future eminence; and it was thought advifeable to give way to a defire that seemed to fpring from a right principle. But to rush into the church all at once, his good understanding, and awful fenfe of religion, would by no means allow him to do. The propriety of making the best preparation he could, before he offered himfelf a candidate for the facred character, he thought indifpenfible. From his relation, the mafter of Newark school, who was an excellent divine, and a truly learned, as well as good man, he received the best advice. He applied to him for affiftance, and received it in the most liberal way. My father," fays Mr. Archdeacon Warburton, "employed all the time he could fpare from his fchool, in inftructing him. and ufed to fit up very late at night with him, to affift him in his ftudies." And this account was confirmed by his pupil, who used to enlarge with pleasure on his obligations to his old tutor; whose theological and other attainments he has celebrated in a handfome Latin epitaph, which he wrote upon him, after his death.

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He was ordained deacon the 22d of December 1723, in the cathedral of York, by Archbishop Dawes; and prieft, by Bishop Gibson, in St. Paul's, London, March the 1ft, 1726-7.

If, from the time of his quitting school, in 1714, to his taking orders, it is to be lamented, that he had not spent that precious interval in one of our universities, rather than in his private ftudy, or an attorney's office, we must remember, that industry and genius like his, are calculated to overcome all difficulties; and it may even be conceived, that he derived a benefit from them. His faculties were of no common fize, and his own proper exertion of them probably tended more to his improvement, than any affiftance of tutors and colleges could have done. He ftruck out for himself an original caft both of thought and composition :

Faftidire lacus et rivos aufus apertos.

And his fuperior fenfe did the office of that authority, which, in general,

is

is found fo neceffary to quicken the diligence, and dire& the judgment of young ftudents in our universities.

The fact is, that without the benefit of an academical education, he had qualified himself, in no common degree, for deacon's orders in 1723; and from that time till he took prieft's orders, in the beginning of the year 1727, he applied himself diligently to complete his ftudies, and to lay in that fund of knowledge which is requifite to form the confummate divine. For to this character he reasonably afpired; having that ardour of inclination, which is the earneft of fuccefs; and feeling in himself those powers which invigorate a great mind, and push it on irrefiftibly to the pursuit of letters. (To be continued.)

ADDITION TO THE CATALOGUE OF BISHOPS TO THE

YEAR 1608;

Being a Character and History of the Bishops during the Reigns of Queen ELIZABETH, and King JAMES; and an additional Supply to Dr. GOD WIN'S Catalogue. By Sir JOHN HARRINGTON, Kt. Written for the private ufe of Prince Henry.

(Continued from page 69.)

NUMBER III.- -WINCHESTER.

HAVING paft Canterbury and London, both neighbours to the court, and as it were within the verge; I thought the greatest part of my task paffed over. Howbeit Winchefter I finde alfo will afford fome variety of matter; and as it hath been a place that hath had many learned men, and bred many, both divines, philofophers, and poets, fo I thall take occafion in fpeaking of fome of these that enfue, to produce fome: poems both Latin and English*; fome made at Winchester, fome of Winchefter, fome against Winchefter; not digreffing herein much from the method and manner of my author; who, as your highneffe may fee, produceth good old riming verfes of fryers, both in praise and dispraise of fome of the bishops, for my purpose from the beginning, though it were chiefly to inform your highneffe, with knowledge, and a faithfull report of fome things paffed in Queen Elizabeth's time, overpaffed by my authour; yet was it also to sauce it in fuch fort with fome variety of matter, not im pertinent, to cheer your spirit, left a dull relation of the acts of gray-beards to a young prince might grow faftidious.

First therefore of the firft Bishop Wickham, whose life my author hath fet out fo amply and orderly, as I need adde nothing thereunto; onely, because a man that hath made fo many good schollers deferves a better verfe than that on his tomb.

Willelmus dictus Wickham jacet hic nece victus;
Jugiter oretis, tumulum quicunque videtis.

And fuch like ftuffe, which a Winchester scholler now would be fcourged, if he made no better. I having a pretty poem of his whole life, made by Doctor Johnson, thought I could never doe it or him more honour, then to prefent it to your princely view, for as Sir Philip Sidney curfeth all defpifers of poetry, with this poeticall anathema: firft, that they may be in love, and lofe their love for lack of a fonnet; next, that when they die, * These, on account of their length, have been neceffarily omitted.