Joseph Henshaw

son of Thomas, son of Will. Henshaw of Sussex, descended from those of his name in Cheshire, was born in the Parish of S. Giles Cripplegate Lond, educated in Merchant-Taylors School. became a Communer of Madg. Hall in 1621, aged 18 years or thereabouts, took one degree in Arts, holy orders and became Chaplain to Sir Jo. Digby Earl of Bristow. In 1634 I find him Parson of Stedham with Hayshot in Sussex, and about that time Preacher at the Charterhouse and Vicar of little S. Bartholomew, in London. In 1639 he proceeded Doctor of Div. being then Prebendary of Chichester and much in renown for his admirable way of preaching; but when the nation was turn’d topsie turvey by the iniquity of the Presbyterians and other discontented people, he was dispoyl’d of all, suffered much for the royal cause, was a brand snatch’d out of the fire, and lived for sometime at Chiswick in the house of the Lady Paulet. At length, after his Majesties restauration, he was made Dean of Chichester in Sept. 1660, upon the promotion of Dr. Ryves to the Deanery of Windsore, and by vertue of the Kings Conge d’ eslire, being elected to thee see of Peterborough 15. Apr. 1663, upon the removal of Dr. Laney to Lincoln, was soon after consecrated, and on the 28. of May (Ascension day) installed. He hath written and published,

Horae Succissivae: or spare houres of meditations upon our duty to God, others and our selves. Lond. 1631. There again 1640. in tw. being the fifth edit. In the year 1620 was published in [••] a book entit.—Horae Subsecivae. Observations and discourses, but this book was written by Gilbert Lord Cavendish, who died before his father. Will. Earl of Devonshire, which William departed this life in 1625. Our author Henshaw hath also written

Dayly thoughts: or, a Miscellany of Meditations holy and humane. Lond. 1651. oct. the third edit. with enlargements. He departed this mortal life in his house or lodgings in S. James street, Covent [•] Garden with the liberties of Westminster on Sunday the ninth day of March in sixteen hundred seventy and eight:167 [•] / [•] . whereupon his body being conveyed into Sussex, was buried in the Church of East [•] Lavant near Chichester, close by the body of his only wife Jane, somtimes daughter of Thomas May of that place, and near to a son that he had buried there.