are as follows: “April—Woful dngr ouer o heads ester day. May-Waikfeild redeemed ye 21 day b p ght* be given for euer amen. June 30-A great scrimmage in Beuerley and God gave us the victory at that tyme euer blessed be God. 1644 April--Newcastle and York beseiged. July-Yorke yielded the XVIth day bght mm and d b gvt to God for euer and euer

amen.'

The following curious entries occur among the Registers of Burials: "1645 May-Scarborough castle in seige Lord deliver it to ye parliament forces. 1645 June-Naicbies victory 14th b p g h th be given to God. In great want of scollirs.”

From the last five words it would appear that Mr. Wilson was a schoolmaster as well as a "minister." Another extract or two must satisfy the reader, although they are very numerous.

"1642 July-King came to toune the 7th day. Hull Mills burnt the 11th day. King's war hot July 29th at Beuerley."

At the end of the register book he has inserted a list of the principal parliamentarian victories, which he describes as "Deliuerances which God hath giuen to England against the wicked company of counsellors from August Anno Domini 1648. Praised be God for euermore after for the same." The following is a specimen of these entries:

* Blessing, praise, glory, honour, thanks.

+ Blessing, glory, honour thanks, might majesty, and dominion be given to God.

“Nasbils feild victory against the royal armie June Lith 1645 never to be forgotten. Caritel yielded June 10. Note this is one of ye greatest mercies that ener God bestowed upon England bogh be given to God for enter and euer Amen." "Sandall castle taken September 1645 bpg htbgtGat-J X-with ye hg for enter and euer.' "The God of heauen and

earth ad more unto these in his good tyme for Jesus Christ his sake Amen.”

After his ejectment under the Bartholomew Act, Mr. Wilson once attempted to preach in Beverley, but the doors were locked against him. He continued, however, to live there privately till 1672, when he took out a license and preached at Hull. He was a bold preacher, and probably a worthy man, notwithstanding his dislike to ceremonies and his zealous republican principles. Once when he was preaching upon the hrazen serpent being beat to powder, cast into the river, and called nehushtan, he said: "I durst tell the prondest prelate of them all, that if they bring up anything into the worship of God, without the authority of His word, it is no better than nehushtan, a piece of dead brass." He died suddenly in February, 1878.

PETER CLERK, M.A.,

Vicar of Kirby Underdale, fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, was born at Beverley, of pious parents, and was noted for his early proficiency at school.

* Blessing, praise, glory, honour, thanks, be given to God and to Jesus Christ, with the Holy Ghost.

When he left the University he settled at Carnaby, where he was useful in his ministry till the civil war, when he was forced to London, and was chosen minister of the assembly. After the troubles, he returned to Yorkshire, where he was beneficed at Kirby, and there continued till the Uniformity Act displaced him. He then retired with his wife and four children to Walkington, near Beverley, where he had a good estate, which descended to him from his father. He continued there as long as he lived, teaching a private school, and boarding young gentlemen.*

* Edward Calamy's "Lives and Sufferings of the Ministers ejected from the Church of England, chiefly by the Act of Uniformity."

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