, said to be brother to the preceding, was born in 1633, and was educated at Queen’s college, Cambridge,
, said to be brother to the preceding, was born in 1633, and was educated at Queen’s
college, Cambridge, where he gained such esteem by his
learning and piety, that Dr. Cudworth, in 1656, wrote in
the strongest terms to secretary Thurloe, to recommend
him to Oliver Cromwell, as a proper person for the chaplainship of the English factory at Lisbon. Some years after
the restoration, he was made canon-residentiary of Chichester, and was elected fellow of Eton college in 1672.
In 1680 he was chosen by the fellows provost of Eton in
opposition to Waller the poet, who was twice disappointed
of the same preferment, once in 1665, when the lord chancellor Clarendon refused to put the seal to the grant, because it could be held only by a clergyman, and now when
the privy-council came to the same determination. Dr.
Cradock, who was admired in his own time for his uncommon talents, great copiousness and vivacity in preaching,
is scarce known to the present day, except by the high
character given of him by his contemporaries, and two excellent sermons: one on Providence, preached before
Charles II. by whose command it was printed: it has since
passed through several editions: the other “On the great
end and design of Christianity,
” was printed some years
after his death, which happened Oct. 16, 1695, when he
was interred in the college chapel.
, a learned and worthy prelate, whojxperienced a fate extremely singular, was born in 1633, at Sandford in Devonshire, where his father was
, a learned and worthy prelate,
whojxperienced a fate extremely singular, was born in
1633, at Sandford in Devonshire, where his father was
curate; became chorister of Magdalen college, Oxford, ia
1649; at the age of about sixteen, he was usher of the
school adjoining, being already B. A.; he was chaplain of
the college when M. A.; and would have been fellow, had
his county qualified him. All this time he lived and was
educated under presbyterian and independent discipline;
and about the time of the restoration became assistant to
Dr. Spurstow of Hackney. He was afterwards elected
preacher at one of the city churches; the bishop of London, however, refused to admit him, as he was a popular
preacher among the fanatics; but after some time he was
settled in the parish church of St. Mary Wolnoth. Having
retired to Exeter on account of the plague, he obtained
the living of St. Mary’s church at Exeter, was countenanced by bishop Ward, and much admired for the comeliness of his person and elegance of preaching. The lord
Robartes in particular (afterwards earl of Truro) w*as so
pleased with him, that he gave him his daughter Araminta
in marriage, took him as his chaplain to Ireland in 1669,
gave him the deanery of llaphoe, and recommended him
so effectually to his successor lord Berkeley, that he was
consecrated bishop of Raphoe, Oct. 27, 1671, and translated to Londonderry in 1681. Driven thence by the
forces under the earl of Tyrconnel, in 1688, he retired
into England, and was elected minister of Aldermanbury
in Sept. 1689, where he died, June 22, 1690. He published five single sermons, afterwards incorporated in two
volumes; “An Exposition of the Ten Commandments,
1692, 4to, with his portrait; and an
” Exposition of the
Lord’s Prayer," 1691, all printed in one volume, 171O,
folio. An edition of his works has very recently appeared
in 4 vols. 8vo.