, brother of the above, was librarian and professor in the University
, brother of the above, was librarian and professor in the University of Sora, in Denmark,
where he died Jan. 22, 1657, aged forty-five years, and
left several critical and philosophical works, written in
Latin. The principal are: 1. “A treatise on Subterraneous Fires.
” 2. “Dissertation on Tacitus.
” 3. “Observations on Ammianus Marcellinus.
” And 4. “A disputation on the Style of the New Testament,
” Sora, 4to,
, brother of the above, was born near Florence in 1558, and received his
, brother of the above, was born near Florence in 1558, and received his early instructioa from his father, but afterwards went to Rome, where he studied geometry, and also the works of Buonaroti, and other great masters. He devoted his principal attention to perspective, in which branch he arrived at eminence, and gave a demonstrative proof of his great abilities in one of the pope’s palaces, having painted a design in that style which procured him much fame. The chief nobility at Rome were solicitous to employ him, and he worked in many of the chapels and convents with general approbation, for he recommended himself to all persons of taste by the elegance of his composition, the firmness and delicacy of his pencil, the grandeur of his thoughts, the judicious distribution of the parts, and by the spirit visible throughout the whole.
, D.D. brother of the above, was also born at Broughton in 1632, and educated
, D.D. brother of the above, was
also born at Broughton in 1632, and educated at Westminster school, and elected student of Christ-church in 1651,
of which he was M. A. 1657. He was chaplain to sir Richard Fanshaw, ambassador in Spain and Portugal, and on
his return was made chaplain to archbishop Stern, who gave
him the prebend of Southwell and rectory of Castleton in
Synderick. In 1667 he held the prebend of Barnaby in
York cathedral, and in 1668, that of Friday Thorp. He
took the degree of B.D. 1668, and D.D. 1671. In 1672
he was made chaplain to the lord treasurer Danby, and
rector of St. Botolph’s church, Bishopsgate, London, which
he exchanged for Houghton-le-Spring. In 1680 he was
installed a prebendary of Durham, and died at Houghton,
Dec. 30, 1709. He was of a totally different character from
his brother. He published “Diatribae, or discourses upon
select texts, against Papists and Socinians,
” London, 1680,
8vo, and several single sermons.
Bow-brick-hill in the county of Bucks, and domestic chaplain to the right-hon. lord Cadogan, was the brother of the above-mentioned Edward. Having received the rudiments
, M. A. and F. A. S. prebendary of
Ely, rector of Bow-brick-hill in the county of Bucks, and
domestic chaplain to the right-hon. lord Cadogan, was the
brother of the above-mentioned Edward. Having received
the rudiments of classical learning in the grammar-school
of Ely, he was admitted of Trinity college, Cambridge,
March 26,1727, where he proceeded B. A. 1730, and M. A.
1738, and was elected F. A. S. 1767. In the year 1733 he
was presented to the vicarage of Stapleford in Cambridgeshire, which he resigned in 1736, on being made minor
canon in the church of Ely. In 1767 he was presented by
bishop Mavvson to the vicarage of Wymondharn in Norfolk,
which he resigned in the year following for the rectory of
Feltwell St. Nicholas, in the same county. This he resigned in 1774 for the rectory of Northwold, which in 1779
he was induced by bishop Keene to change for aprebendal
stall in the church of Ely, though he was far from improving his income by the change. But his attachment to his
native place, with which church the family had been connected without any intermission for more than 100 years,
surmounted every other consideration. In 1783 he was
presented to the rectory of Bow-brick-hill, by the rev.
Edward Guellaume. From his first appointment to an office in the church of Ely, he seems to have directed his
attention to the study of church architecture. It is probable that he was determined to the pursuit of ecclesiastical antiquities by the eminent example of bishop Tanner
(a prebendary of the same stall which Mr. Bentham afterwards held), who had honoured the family with many marks
of his kindness and friendship. For researches of this kind
Mr. Bentham seems to have been excellently qualified.
To a sound judgment and a considerable degree of penetration, accompanied by a minuteness and accuracy of inquiry altogether uncommon, Mr. Bentham added the most
patient assiduity and unwearied industry. The history of
the church with which he was connected afforded him full
scope for the exercise of his talents. It abounds with almost all the various specimens of church architecture used
in England to the time of the reformation. Having previously examined with great attention every historical monument and authority which could throw any light upon
his subject, after he had circulated, in 1756, a catalogue
of the principal members of this church (Ely), viz. abbesses, abbots, bishops, priors, deans, prebendaries, and
archdeacons, in order to collect further information concerning them, he published “The History and Antiquities
of the conventual and cathedral Church of Ely, from the
foundation of the monastery, A. D. 675, to the year 1771,
illustrated with copper-plates,
” Cambridge,
, brother of the above, was born at Antwerp, in 1679, and it is generally
, brother of the above, was born at Antwerp, in 1679, and it is generally supposed that he was a disciple of old Rysbrack, as well as his brother Charles; but he chose very different subjects; for, at an early time of life he painted portraits with so great success, that he was appointed painter to the court of Hesse-Cassel, where his works were very much esteemed. He also painted conversations, feasts, assemblies, and carnivals, subjects very pleasing to the lovers of the art, and on that account he was induced to paint a great many in that style. However, from a levity of temper, he quitted the court of Hesse, where he was exceedingly caressed, and went to England, where, probably, he found sufficient encouragement, as he continued there for several years along with his friend Vandermyn. His conversations and other compositions are finely executed, agreeably coloured, and well disposed; and those pictures of his band are most preferred where he has endeavoured to give a proper variety to his figures. In those the dresses are usually in the mode of the time; the persons represented are of different ranks and occupations, mixed with some of the military order; and through the whole there is an appearance of nature, truth, and a great deal of spirit. He died in 17 So.
, brother of the above, was born at Monilaws in Northumberland, March
, brother of the above, was
born at Monilaws in Northumberland, March 15, 1685,
was educated along with his brother Ebenezer in the university of Edinburgh, and took the degree of A. M. 1704,
after which he was licensed to preach as a probationer in
1709. But notwithstanding his popular abilities as a
preacher, yet he did not obtain a settlement in the church
till 1711, when he was ordained minister at Dunfermline
in Fifeshire. There he continued till 1734, when, joining
the st'ceders along with his brother Ebenezer, he was deposed by an order from the general assembly. Esteemed
and beloved by his hearers, they built a meeting for him,
and attended his ministry till his death, which happened
Nov. 6, 1752, in the sixty-eighth year of his age. As
a divine, few men were ever more esteemed in Scotland;
and the character given of him by the late Mr. Hervey sets
his abilities in the highest point of view. His works, in 2
vols. fol. were published in 1764, consisting principally of
sermons, “The Gospel Sonnets,
” and “A Paraphrase in
verse of the Song of Solomon.
”