John Arnway

a Shropshire man born, became a Commoner of S. Edm. Hall in the year 1618, and in that of his age 18, took the degrees in Arts, entred into the sacred function, and had a cure of Souls bestowed on him. At length the Civil Wars breaking forth, he adhered to the Kings cause, suffer’d much for it in his own Country, went after him to Oxon, and was actually created D. of D. in 1642, being about that time (as I conceive) made Archdeacon of Lichf. and Coventry, in the place of Dr. Ralph Brownrig promoted to the See of Exeter. He had then quitted a large fortune to serve his Prince, and thereupon was plunder’d by the Rebels, and lost his books and papers, which he could never recover. Afterwards upon the declining of the Kings cause, he went to the Hague in Holland, and afterwards to Virginia where he died. He hath written,

The Tablet, or moderation of Charles the first, martyr.

An Alarum to the Subjects of England.

A few copies of these two little treatises were both printed together in a small character at the Hague, an. 1650, afterwards reprinted at Lond. 1661. in oct. by the care of Will. Rider sometimes of Mert. Coll. who married the authors near kinswoman. Clar. 1651. Afterwards Dr. Arnway being reduced to necessity, left the Hague, and upon an invitation he went into Virginia to exercise his function among the English, where he died about Lyn haven, Elizabeth river or Nausunum, but when I cannot tell, unless about the year 1653.