Nicholas Clagett

was born within the City of Canterbury, entred a Student of Merton Coll. in the beginning of the year 1628, took one degree in Arts, went afterwards to Magd. Hall, and as a member of that House took the degree of Master of that faculty, being then esteemed by the generality thereof a very able Moderator in Philosophy. Afterwards, at two years standing in that degree, he became Vicar of Melbourne in Derbyshire, and some years after Rector of S. Maries Church at S. Edmonds-bury in Suffolk, where he was held in great veneration by the precise party for his edifying way of preaching, and for his singular piety. He hath written,

The abuses of Gods grace, discovered in the kinds, causes, &c. proposed as a seasonable check to the wanton libertisme of the present age. Oxon. 1659. qu. He paid his last debt to nature on the twelfth day of Sept. in sixteen hundred sixty and three, aged 56 years,1663. or thereabouts, and was buried in the Chancel of S. Maries Church before mentioned. He left behind him a Son named William Clagett educated in Emanuel Coll. in Cambridge (of which Univ. he was Doct. of Divinity) afterwards Preacher to the honourable Society of Greys inn, Chaplain in Ord. to his Majesty, and Lecturer of S. Mich. Basinghaugh. This Person who died at London in the beginning of the year (latter end of March) 1688, hath published several things, as (1) A discourse concerning the operations of the holy spirit: with a confutation of some part of Dr. Owens book upon that subject. In three parts. In the second part of which, is An answer to Mr. Jo. Humphreys animadversions on the first part. (2) Notion of Idolatry considered and confuted. Lond. 1688. &c. Another Son also he left behind him named Nich. Claget M. of Arts who is now, or at least was lately Preacher at S Maries in S. Edm. Bury before mentioned, Author of a Serm. intit. A perswasive to peaceableness and obedience, &c. Lond. 1683. qu. and of another preached at S. Edm. Bury before William Bishop of Norwich, &c. 4. May 1686. &c.