Thomas Howell

elder brother to Jam. Howell mention’d among the Writers under the year 1666, was born ((e))((e)) Reg. Matriculat. Univ. Oxon. P. p. 473. in Caermerthenshire, admitted into Jesus Coll. (of which he was Scholar and afterwards Fellow) an. 1604 aged 16 years or thereabouts, took the degrees in Arts, holy Orders, and became a painful Preacher in these parts for a time, and soon after elsewhere. Afterwards he was made Chaplain in ord. to K. Ch. 1, Rector of VVest Horsley in Surrey, of S. Stephens in VValbroke near London, D. of D. and Canon of VVindsore an. 1636 in the place of Dr. Tho. Horne deceased. But in the beginning of the Troubles, he being forced thro vexation to leave S. Stephens (tho by many accounted a puritannical Preacher, and afterwards VVest Horseley, his Maj. thereupon nominated him to the See of Bristow on the death of Dr. Tho. VVestfield, in July 1644, and soon after was consecrated at Oxon, Dr. Usher Primate of Ireland assisting then at the Ceremony. This worthy person, who was accounted a meek man and a good Preacher, died in sixteen hundred forty and six;1646. whereupon his body was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Bristow, near to the entrance out of the south isle into the Choire. Soon after was a plain stone laid over his grave, but no inscription thereon, only Expergiscar. One Mr. Thom. Howell published A sermon preached at the funeral of Sir Rob. Butler, an. 1622—3. Whether the same with him who was afterwards Bishop of Bristow I know not.